Makerere University offers more than 100 graduate programmes under their respective academic units.

Masters degrees (full time)  take two academic years while part time  takes three – four academic years.

Below is a list of the graduate courses offered at Makerere University

1. College of Agricultural Sciences & Environmental Sciences (CAES)

• MSc. in Agricultural Extension & Education
• MSc. in Crop Science
• MSc. in Animal Science
• MSc. in Agricultural Engineering
• MSc. in Soil Science
• MSc. in Agricultural Economics
• Master of Agribusiness Management
• MSc. in Food Science & Technology
• MSc in Agricultural & Applied Economics
• MSc. in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems
• Msc in Applied Human Nutrition
• MSc. in Environment & Natural Resources
• MSc. in Agroforestry
• MSc. in Forestry
• M.A. in Geography

2. College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS)

• PGD in Demography
• PGD in Statistics
• M.A. in Economic Policy and Planning
• M.A. in Economic Policy Management (Day &Evening)
• M.A in Economics
• Master of Business Administration
• M.A. in Gender Analysis in Economics (Day)
• M.A. in Demography
• Master of Statistics
• M.A. in Population and Development
• MSc. in Population and Reproductive Health
• MSc. in Quantitative Economics
• MSc in Population Studies

3. College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS)

• PGD in Information Technology
• PGD in Computer Science
• PGD in Data Communication and Software Engineering
• PGD in Information Systems
• MSc. in Computer Science
• Master of Information Technology
• MSc. in Data Communications and Software Engineering
• Msc. in Information Systems
• MSc. in Information Science

4. College of Education and External Studies (CEES)

• PGD in Education
• M.Ed. in Science Education
• M.Ed. in Social Sciences & Arts Education
• M.Ed. in Language & Literature Education
• M.Ed. in Curriculum Studies
• M.Ed. in Educational Foundation
• M.A. in Educational Policy and Planning
• Master of Adult and Community Education

5. College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT)

• PGD in Construction Project Management
• M. of Engineering – Civil (Evening)
• M. of Engineering – Mechanical(Evening)
• M. of Engineering – Electrical (Evening)
• MSc. in Civil Engineering(Day)
• MSc. in Electrical Engineering(Day)
• MSc. Mechanical Engineering (Day)
• M. of Architecture (Day)
• MSc. in Renewable Energy (Day)
• M.A. in Fine Art

6. College of Health Sciences (CHS)

• M. Med: Internal Medicine
• M.Med Family Medicine
• M.Med Microbiology
• M.Med Ophthalmology
• M.Med Paediatrics and Child Health
• M.Med Pathology
• M.Med Psychiatry
• M.Med Radiology
• M.Med Ear, Nose &Throat
• M.Med General Surgery
• M.Med Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• M.Med Anaesthesia
• M.Med Orthopaedic Surgery
• Msc in Medical Illustration
• MSc in Human Anatomy
• MSc in Pharmacology
• MSc in Physiology
• MSc in Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
• Master of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
• Master of Public Health (Full Time)
• Master of Public Health (Distance)
• Master of Health Services Research
• Master of Public Health Nutrition

7. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS)

• PGD in Gender and Local Economic Development
• PGD Counselling
• M.A. in Human Rights
• M.A. in African Languages
• M.A. in Philosophy
• M.A. in Languages(foreign)
• M.A. in History
• M.A. in Music
• M.A. in Literature
• M.A. in Religious Studies
• M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies
• M.A. in Religious and Theological Studies(Ggaba & Kinyamasika)
• M.A. in Journalism and Communication
• M.A. in Linguistics
• M.A. in Gender Studies
• M.A. in Public Administration & Management
• M.A in Social Sector Planning & Management
• M.A. in Sociology
• M.A. in International Relations& Diplomatic Studies
• M.A. in Rural Development
• M.Ed. in Educational Psychology
• Master of Organisational Psychology (Evening)
• M.A. in Counselling
• MSc. in Clinical Psychology

8. College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS)

• MSc. in Mathematics
• MSc. in Physics
• MSc. in Chemistry
• MSc. in Botany
• MSc. in Zoology
• MSc. in Geology
• MSc. in Mathematical Modelling
• M.Sc. in Biochemistry

9. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biodiversity (CoVAB)

• PGD in Livestock Development Planning & Management
• M. of Vet. Medicine (Food Animal Health & Production)
• MSc. in Molecular Biology
• MSc. in Vet Pathology
• M. of Veterinary Preventive Medicine M. of Wildlife Health and ManagementMSc in Livestock Development Planning and Management
• Master of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences and Management
• Master of Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Management
• Master of Science Natural Products Technology and Value Chain Management
• Master of Science in Animal Product Processing, Entrepreneurship and Safety

10. School of Law (LAW)

• Master of Laws

DOCTORAL DEGREES BY COURSEWORKS AND DISSERTATIONS

• Ph.D in Information Systems
• Ph.D in Computer Science
• Ph.D in Software Engineering
• Ph.D in Information Technology
• Ph.D in Information Science
• Ph.D in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology.

DURATION OF PROGRAMMES

• Diplomas – One academic year
• Masters degrees (full time) – Two academic years
• Masters degrees (part time) – Three – four academic years
• Masters of Medicine – Three academic yearsMaster of Public Health (Day) – Three academic years
• Master of Public Health (Distance) – Three to six academic years
• PhD (Provisional Admission) – One academic year Maximum
• Ph.D/MD/LLD (full time) – Three academic years
• Ph.D/MD/LLD (part time) – Five academic years.