Programme Title: Population Studies

Exit Award: Bachelor’s Degree Honours in Population Studies

Programme Duration: Bachelor’s Degree Honours in Population Studies (2 years)

Programme pre-requisite: Diploma of Higher Education (as per the Rwandan Qualifications Framework or its equivalent)

Career Opportunities in Population Studies at completion of the programme:

Population Studies graduates have a range of career opportunities in national

and international agencies, local authorities, academic and research sectors

and business establishments.

They are demographers in economic and statistical offices, in census

and planning departments, in national and state governments as well as

in local health, education and town planning departments.

At the international level, Population Studies graduates work in various

United Nations agencies including UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNDP, WHO, ILO

and FAO as well as World Bank, other international NGOs for example,

Population Council, Ipas, The Gates Foundation.

Demographers are also employed in academic and research sectors including

university departments and national level research agencies such as

medical statistics, epidemiology, public health and social and economic research units.

Other career prospects are in business and market research organizations,

multinational corporations including insurance, banking and media.

Population Studies graduates may also work in multidisciplinary groups

with people from other several disciplines such as social epidemiology,

medical anthropology, population dynamics and other public health related topics.

Modules:

 Modules in year 3 Population Studies

 Modules in year 4 Population Studies

ULK UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION STUDIES PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION AND MODULES DESCRIPTIONS:

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For More details on the Programme Specification and Modules Descriptions, please contact:

The Head of the Department of Population Studies, Kigali Campus:

hodpopkigali@ulk.ac.rw
+250788303751
P.O. Box. 2280 Kigali, Rwanda, Africa