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Background


Philosophy was introduced in the University Curriculum in the early 1960s. Initially it was put under the Department of Religious Studies, thus creating the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy. Though Philosophy was a section in this new arrangement like Religious Studies it retained its own distinct curriculum.

The learning of philosophy is salient in the University Curriculum. Philosophy equips one with a conceptual foundation and capacity to grapple with problems which always arise in our private, professional and public life. It helps develop critical thinking by which an individual and a group of people such as policy makers can intelligibly and rationally proceed to make decisions and choices that affect our practical ends.

Career Prospects The courses offered in the Department of Philosophy may offer one opportunities to teach in tertiary institutions or to serve in the Civil service in areas such as President's Office, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labour and Social Welfare, Gender, Culture and Community Development, and with NGOs and other private institutions. Philosophy graduates can also serve with the security forces, particularly police and prisons.

The courses aim at giving students an understanding of the fundamental issues in ethics, politics, law, economics, gender, human rights and culture, helping them identify and analyse the basic reasons that motivate the above dimensions of human life.

The new M.A. programmes in Ethics and Public Management and in Human Rights are intended to give students advanced skills of developing and formulating theories and principles which ought to guide persons in institutional life and to help students to understand the justification of human rights, their history and their present situation in the world, most especially in A

Course descriptions Philosophy

First Year
All First Year Courses are Core

Semester I
PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 101 Introduction to the History of Philosophy		 Semester II
PHI 120 Introduction to Logic
PHI 121 Introduction to Ethics

Second Year
Philosophy Majors offer 2 Core and 2 Electives while Philosophy Minors offer 1 Core and 1 Elective per semester.

Semester I
Core Courses
PHI 200 Advanced Logic
PHI 201 Ethics, Pure and Applied

Elective Courses
PHI 202 Traditional African Philosophy
PHI 203 History of Ancient Philosophy
PHI 204 Philosophy of History
PHI 205 Philosophy of Law
PHI 206 Philosophy of Gender		 Semester II
Core Courses
PHI 220 Metaphysics and Epistemology
PHI 221 Philosophical Anthropology

Elective Courses
PHI 222 History of Medieval Philosophy
PHI 223 Philosophy of Religion
PHI 224 Philosophy of Economics
PHI 225 Philosophy of Natural Science
PHI 226 Philosophical Thought Throughout the Ages

Third Year

Philosophy Majors offer 2 Cores and 2 Electives while Philosophy Minors offer 1 Core and 1 Elective per semester.
Semester I
Core Courses
PHI 300 Contemporary Philosophy
PHI 301 Axiology

Elective Courses
PHI 302 History of Modern Philosophy
PHI 303 Political and Social Philosophy
PHI 304 Aesthetics
PHI 305 Philosophy of Education
PHI 306 Philosophy of Language		 Semester II
Core Courses
PHI 320 Philosophy of Development
PHI 321 Research Paper

Elective Courses
PHI 322 Contemporary Africa Philosophy
PHI 323 Philosophy and Culture
PHI 324 Philosophy of the Social Sciences
PHI 325 Philosophy of Literature
PHI 326 African Philosophy

MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME

M.A (PHILOSOPHY)


First Year
All the courses are taught in the First Year. Each student offers three Cores and two Electives.
Semester I
Core Courses
PHI 600: African Philosophy
PHI 601: Moral Issues and Human Rights in Africa
PHI 602: Logic

Elective Courses
PHI 603: An African Philosopher
PHI 604: Issues in Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 605: A School or Period of Philosophy		 Semester II
Core Courses
PHI 606: Research Methodology
PHI 607: Philosophical Thought in Uganda
PHI 608: Applied Ethics
Elective Courses
PHI 609: Issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology
PHI 610: Issues in Aesthetics
PHI 611: Intercultural Philosophy

Second Year
The second year is devoted to research and writing the dissertation.

M.A. (ETHICS AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT)

First Year
All the courses are taught in First Year. Each student offers three Cores and two Electives.

Semester I
Core Courses
ETPM 600: The History of Public Policy
ETPM 601: Social Ethics
ETPM 603: Policy Analysis and Design Formulation

Elective Courses
ETPM 604: Professional Ethics
ETPM 605: Ethics, Ideology and Public Policy
ETPM 606: Theory of Organization and Management		 Semester II
Core Courses
ETPM 608: Research Methodology
ETPM 609: Ethics and Policy in Uganda
ETPM 610: Programme and Project Management

Elective Courses
ETPM 611: Environmental Ethics
ETPM 612: Ethics and Public Policy
ETPM 613: Local Government, Administration, Decentralization and Public Policy


M.A (HUMAN RIGHTS)

First Year
All the courses are taught in First Year. Each student offers three Cores and two Electives.

Semester I
Core Courses
HRT 600: Introduction to Concepts and Theories of Human Rights
HRT 601: Classical Theorists of Human Rights
HRT 602: Evolution of Human Rights

Elective Courses
HRT 603: Gender and Human Rights
HRT 604: Conflict Resolution
HRT 605: The Media and Human Rights		 Semester II
Core Courses
HRT 606: Research Methodology
HRT 607: Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Uganda
HRT 608: International and Regional Human Rights Regimes

Elective Courses
HRT 609: A Study of Children's Rights
HRT 610: Human Rights and Refugees
HRT 611: A Detailed Study of Selected Human Rights Issues