The Faculty started with one programme, the Bachelor of Agriculture, as it waited to build its capacity. From the 2007/2008 Academic year, the Faculty started offering Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering. More programmes like Food Science and Post-harvest Technology, and Natural Resources Management are in the offing.

Bachelor of Agriculture is a professional degree in agriculture different from the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture which is being offered elsewhere in Uganda. The main distinguishing features of this programme are:

• Basic science courses have been reduced by about 20% compared to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture programme
• Eighty percent (80%) of the courses are of an applied nature
• Management courses have been increased to 16% compared to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture  programme
• Environmental courses have been included to the level of 6%
• Hands-on experience has been increased up to sixteen weeks, distributed into two recess terms. In addition to this, the third year students are attached to selected farmers around the University for a whole year!
• Funds are being sought to form the revolving fund for a “the Students’ Supervised Enterprise Project” for graduate students. This is akin to internship in human medicine. It is believed that this will build graduates’ confidence in farming as a business.