Our 5-year bachelor degree in Telecommunication Engineering has been designed to help graduates with the best platform for acquiring skills and the practical experiences as well as the relevant theoretical understanding of the prevailing situations. This Degree of Telecommunication Engineering is a program meant to enable students to come up with solutions that are practically applicable and economical in the modern world.
This degree program is thus dedicated to helping students in demonstrating their capacity and technical ability in handling telecommunication systems. Our program also helps students develop industry-specific skills. The skills range from problem-solving, critical thinking, and self-learning to clear communication, organizational abilities, and creative thinking. These skills are essential for professional engineers who work alone or in teams and deal with projects that pose various challenges and require hard work.
Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of this program are to:
- Produce graduates who are able to practice Telecommunication engineering to serve Uganda and the regional industries, government agencies, or national and international industries.
- Produce graduates with the necessary background and technical skills to work professionally in one or more of the following areas: telecommunication hardware and software design, computer network design, telecommunication system design and integration in wire line, mobile and satellite systems.
- Prepare graduates for personal and professional success with awareness and commitment to their ethical and social responsibilities, both as individuals and in team environments.
- Prepare graduates who are capable of entering and succeeding in an advanced degree program in a field such as engineering, science, or business.
Career Opportunities
With our telecommunication engineering degree, you are opened the door to many job opportunities.
The most common jobs with our telecommunications degree include:
Engineer: An engineer works on many different areas of networks, mainly mobile networks.
Data Analyst: A data analyst or data scientist develops and manages systems that process and analyze network data.
Equipment Technician: An equipment technician installs and repairs equipment to support telecommunication networks.
Line Installer: A line installer builds, installs, and repairs lines and cables used in physical networks. They may also work on the infrastructure required to place the wires.
Project Manager: A project manager oversees teams designing, building, and implementing networks or developing new network concepts.
Network Designer: A network designer researches, visualizes, designs, and works with teams to build a network or parts of a network.
Specialist: A telecommunication specialist may have knowledge of many telecommunication networks, maintain systems, assess and solve issues that arise within a network, and implement and manage solutions.