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Online Courses

Online courses have transformed the landscape of higher education, offering unparalleled flexibility and accessibility. With advancements in technology, students now have the option to pursue a wide range of academic subjects and professional development courses from the comfort of their homes.

Benefits of Online Learning:

  1. Flexible Scheduling: Online courses allow students to learn at their own pace, making it easier to balance education with work, family, and other commitments.
  2. Accessibility: With just an internet connection, students can access course materials, lectures, and assignments from anywhere in the world.
  3. Affordability: Many online courses are more cost-effective than traditional in-person programs, often offering lower tuition fees and eliminating the need for commuting or housing.

Types of Online Courses:

  • Full Degree Programs: Many universities now offer fully online bachelor’s, master’s, and even doctoral degrees.
  • Professional Development: Short courses designed to enhance specific skills—such as coding, project management, or marketing—are increasingly popular.
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Platforms like Coursera, edX, and Udemy offer thousands of free and paid courses on a wide variety of topics.

How to Succeed in Online Learning:

  • Stay Organized: Keep track of deadlines, assignments, and course materials using digital tools like calendars or task managers.
  • Engage Actively: Participate in discussion forums, group projects, and live sessions to make the most of your learning experience.
  • Self-Motivation: Online learning requires a high level of self-discipline and motivation, as students must take initiative in completing coursework without the structure of a physical classroom.

Online courses provide the perfect solution for those looking for convenience, flexibility, and affordability in education. Whether you’re looking to advance your career or pursue personal interests, online education is an excellent option.

Continuing and Distance Education

Nekemte Campus (Evening program)


  • Accounting                                                                  Banking and Finance
  • Business Management                                                  Economics
  • Marketing Management                                               Procurement and Supplies Management
  • Public Administration and Develop. Mgmt                   Cooperative and Marketing Management
  • Computer Science                                                            Information Technology
  • Civil Engineering                                                              Construction management technology
    Clinical Nursing                                                                Medical Lab Pharmacy
  • Biology                                                                                 Physics
  • Sport Management                                                               Chemistry
  • Statistics                                                                               Environmental Science
  • Geology                                                                               Sport Management
  • Geo-environmental science                                                    Geo-information science (GIS)
  • Afan Oromo                                                                         English
  • Law                                                                                      Amharic
  • Journalism and Communication

Gimbi Campus (Evening program)

  • Civic and Ethical Studies                                                 Geography & Environmental Studies
  • History and Heritage Management                                   Sociology and Social Anthropology
  • Political sci. and international Relations

                                   Shambu Campus (Evening program)

  • Animal Science                                                        Plant Science
  • Soil Resource and Water Shade Management          Agricultural Resource Economics Management
  • Food Science and Nutrition                                      Water Resource and irrigation Management
  • Sugar Technology

Graduate Programs

Post Graduate Programs
  1. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  2. Public Administration (MA in PA & MPA)
  3. Agricultural Economics (MSc in Agricultural  EC)
  4. Development Economics
  5. MBA in Banking & Finance
  6. Oromo Language & Literature (MA in OLL)
  7. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (MA in TEFL)
  8. Plant Breeding (Master of Science in Plant Breeding)
  9. Nutrition and Food Science (MSc in NFS)
  10. Sugarcane Agronomy (MSc in Sugarcane agronomy)
  11. Political Science (MA in Political Science)
  12. Master of Public Health/General
  13. Master of Public Health/Reproductive Health
  14. Master of Public Health/Microbiology
  15. Physics/ Master of Science in Physics
  16. Accounting
  17. Medical Anthropology

Undergraduate Programs

  • 1. College of Engineering and Technology                     

    • Department of Civil Engineering                                                
    • Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering
    • Department of Construction Technology and Mgt
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Department of Architecture and Urban Planning 
      • Architecture Program
      • Urban Planning Program 
    •  Department of Food and Bioprocess Technology
    •  Department of Informatics
      •  Computer Science Program
      •  Information Technology Program 

    2. Collage of Natural and Computational Science

    •  Department of Biology
      •  Biology program
    •  Department of Chemistry
      •  Chemistry program
    •  Department of Computational science
      •   Statistics program
      •    Mathematics program
    •  Department of Earth and Environmental Science
      •   GIS program
      •   Geology program
      •   Environmental Science program
      •   Geo - Environmental Science program
    •  Department of Sport Science Studies
      •    Sport Science program
      •    Sport Management program

     3. College of Health and Medical Science

    • School of Veterinary Medicine
      • DVM Program
      • VLT Program
      • Animal Health Science Program
    • Department of Public Health
      • Health Officer Program
    • Department of Medical Science
      • Medicine Program
      • Pharmacy Program
    • Department of Laboratory 
    • Department of Nursing  and Midwifery
      • Nursing Program
      • Midwifery Program

    4. College of Agriculture and Natural Resource

    • Department of Plant Sciences
    • Department of Animal Sciences
    • Department of Agricultural Economics & Value Chain Management
        • Agricultural Resource and Economics Mgt Program
        • Agri-Business and Value Chain Mgt Program
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    • Department of Natural Resource 
      • Natural Resource Mgt Program
      • Soil Resource and Water Shade Mgt Program
      • Water Resource and Irrigation Mgt Program
      • Bio System Engineering Program
      • Soil and Water Engineering Program
    • Department of Food Science and Sugar Technology
      • Sugar Technology Program
      • Food Science and Nutrition Program

    5. College of Social Science and Education

    • School of Law
      • Law Program
    • School of Education
      • Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching
      • Educational Planning and Management
      • Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership
    • Department of Language Studies and Literature
      • English Program
      • Teaching English as Foreign Language—TEFL (MA) Program
      • Amharic Program   
    • Department of Journalism and Communication
    • Department of Oromo Language, Literature, and Arts Studies
      • Oromo Language and Literature Program
      • Oromo Language and Literature (MA) Program
      • Oromo Arts and Folklore Program

      6. College of Social Science and Humanities

    • Department of Governance
      • Political Science and international relation Program 
      • Civic &Ethical Education Program  
    • Department of Social Studies
      • Geography &Environmental studies Program  
    • Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
      • Sociology and Social Anthropology Program
      •  History( HIHM)  Program

     7. College of Business and Economics

    • Department of Economics
    • Department of Accounting & Finance
      •  Accounting Program
      •  Banking & Finance Program
    •  Department of Management
    •  Department of Cooperative
    •  Department of  Public Administration  
     

Campuses

Main Campus (Nekemte)

Gimbi Campus(Faculty of Social Science and Humanity, Resource Mgmt. and Economics, Natural and Environmental Science , Business and Development )

Shambu Campus(Fuculty of Agriculture, Technology, Resource Mgmt. and Economics )