Uttarakhand Open University distance courses, UOU Graduate courses, UOU Post Graduate Courses, UOU Preparatory Courses, UOU Diploma Courses, UOU Certificate Courses, UOU courses offered distance education, list of UOU courses, UOU programmes list:
The Uttarakhand Open University (UOU) was established by an Act of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in 2005 (Act No. 23 of 2005) with the aim of providing education to all areas of state through the mode of distance learning. The university uses the most flexible and innovative methods of education so that the learners can easily do the studies independently without requiring the help from anyone. It is a state distance learning university which has been established to promote education in rural and far flung areas. The university provides Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates as per the programme chosen by the learner.The major objective of the UOU is to provide skill based knowledge and education to the learners so that they can easily get the jobs which results in boosting the development of the State.
The Uttarakhand Open University offers various distance education programmes to students from all over the state. The university offers need-based academic programmes to the learners which is very much helpful in getting the job opportunity. The university offers courses such as Bachelor’s Preparatory, Post Graduate, Graduate, Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma, Certificate and Preparatory Programmes. The subjects which has been included in these courses are conventional as well as innovative and they have been also given professional and vocational orientation by university.
The UOU has established various Schools of Studies which are responsible to design, develop, plan, supervise and organise its academic programmes and courses in coordination with the School staff and different academic, administrative and service wings of the University. The main focus of UOU is to provide the wide choice of courses to the learners at different levels. At present, the University has been running various courses through its 13 Schools of Studies which includes 47 departments. These Schools are as follows:
Uttarakhand Open University School of Studies |
School of Agriculture and Development Studies |
School of Humanities |
School of Computer Science & IT |
School of Social Science |
School of Health Science |
School of Law |
School of Science |
School of Journalism and Media Studies |
School of Library and Information Science |
School of Tourism, Hospitality & Hotel Management |
School of Management Studies and Commerce |
School of Vocational Studies |
School of Education |
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The Uttarakhand Open University offers admission to most of its distance courses in two academic sessions i.e. in Summer Session and Winter Session. There are few disciplines for which admission is provided in only any of the one session. To take admission to the various courses mentioned above, the university provides the latest Uttarakhand Open University Prospectus which includes the required information about all the programmes such as admission eligibility, age limit, duration, fee, etc. The learners can obtain the prospectus from the nearest UOU Regional Centre or they can simply download the soft copy of prospectus from university official website at following path: http://www.uou.ac.in/system/files/Prospectus-2015-16.pdf
There are few UOU courses for which the university follows the semester system approach of study whereas some courses follows the yearly system. The students can apply for admission to these courses online at UOU online admission portal. The university publish the advertisement for admission to its various programmes on its website and local daily newspapers. All the important information such as commencement of admission, last date of admission, etc. is provided in the advertisement itself. For the student’s convenience, we have provided below the list of UOU courses which university offers in different sessions:
S.No |
Post Graduate Programmes |
Programme Code |
Min. Duration |
1 |
M. A. English |
MAEL12 |
2 Years |
2 |
M. A. History |
MAHI10 |
2 Years |
3 |
M. A. Political Science |
MAPS10 |
2 Years |
4 |
M. A. Public Administration |
MAPA10 |
2 Years |
5 |
M. A. Sociology |
MASO10 |
2 Years |
6 |
M.A Urdu |
MAUL12 |
2 Years |
7 |
M.A. Economics |
MAEC12 |
2 Years |
8 |
M.A. Education |
MAED12 |
2 Years |
9 |
M.A. Hindi |
MAHL12 |
2 Years |
10 |
M.A. Sanskrit |
MASL12 |
2 Years |
11 |
M.A. Yoga |
MAY13 |
2 Years |
12 |
Master of Geo Informatics |
MGIS11 |
2 Years |
13 |
Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
MBA13 |
2 Years |
14 |
Master of Commerce (M.Com) |
MCOM10 |
2 Years |
15 |
Master of Computer Application (MCA) |
MCA11 |
3 Years |
16 |
Master of Hotel Management (MHM) |
MHM11 |
2 Years |
17 |
Master Of Journalism & Mass Communication |
MJMC12 |
2 Years |
18 |
Master of Laws |
LLM12 |
2 Years |
19 |
M.Sc. (Botany) |
MSCBOT13 |
2 Years |
20 |
M.Sc. (Chemistry) |
MSCCH13 |
2 Years |
21 |
M.Sc. (Information Technology) |
MSCIT12 |
2 Years |
22 |
M.Sc.(Physics) |
MSCPHY13 |
2 Years |
23 |
Master of Social Work (MSW) |
MSW10 |
2 Years |
24 |
Master of Tourism Management (MTM) |
MTM12 |
2 Years |
S.No |
Graduate Programmes |
Programme Code |
Min. Duration |
1 |
Bachelor of Arts (Single Subject) |
BAS12 |
1 Year |
2 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) |
BA12 |
3 Years |
3 |
Bachelor of Arts with Geography |
BAGEO12 |
3 Years |
4 |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
BBA12 |
3 Years |
5 |
Bachelor of Commerce |
BCOM10 |
3 Years |
6 |
Bachelor of Computer Application |
BCA11 |
3 Years |
7 |
Bachelor of Hotel Management |
BHM11 |
3 Years |
8 |
Bachelor of Science(B.Sc.) |
BSC12 |
3 Years |
9 |
Bachelor of Science (Single Subject) |
BSCS12 |
3 Years |
10 |
Bachelor of Tourism Studies (BTS) |
BTS12 |
3 Years |
11 |
Bachelor of Yoga & Naturopathy(BYN) |
BYN12 |
3 Years |
S.No |
Diploma Programmes |
Code |
Min Duration |
1 |
Diploma in Management |
DIM10 |
1 Year |
2 |
P.G. Diploma in Advertising & Public Relations |
PGDAPR12 |
1 Year |
3 |
P.G. Diploma in Broadcast Journalism And New Media |
PGDBJ12 |
1 Year |
4 |
P.G. Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication |
PGDJMC12 |
1 Year |
5 |
P.G.Diploma in Cyber Law |
PGDCL12 |
1 Year |
6 |
P.G.Diploma in Disaster Management |
PGDDM12 |
1 Year |
7 |
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application |
PGDCA11 |
1 Year |
8 |
Post Graduate Diploma in Geo Informatics |
PGDGIS11 |
1 Year |
9 |
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management |
PGDHRM10 |
1 Year |
10 |
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management |
PGDMM10 |
1 Year |
S.No |
Diploma Programmes |
Code |
Min Duration |
1 |
Diploma in Accommodation Management |
DAM12 |
1 Year |
2 |
Diploma in Commercial Horticulture |
DCH12 |
1 Year |
3 |
Diploma in Front Office Management |
DFO12 |
1 Year |
4 |
Diploma in Hotel Management |
DHM11 |
1 Year |
5 |
Diploma in Management Non Wood Forest Products |
DMNWFP10 |
1 Year |
6 |
Diploma in Phalit Jyotish |
DPJ12 |
1 Year |
7 |
Diploma in Public Health and Community Nutrition |
DPHCN10 |
1 Year |
8 |
Diploma in Tourism Studies |
DTS10 |
1 Year |
9 |
Diploma In Value Added Product From Fruits And Vegetables |
DVAPFV10 |
1 Year |
10 |
Diploma in Yoga and Naturopathy |
DYN13 |
1 Year |
11 |
Diploma in Acupressure |
DIA11 |
1 Year |
S.No |
Certificate Programmes |
Code |
Min. Duration |
1 |
Certificate Course in Office Management |
CCOM12 |
6 Months |
2 |
Certificate Course in Organic Farming |
CCOF10 |
6 Months |
3 |
Certificate Course in Panchayati Raj |
CCPR12 |
6 Months |
4 |
Certificate Course in Technical Excellence |
CCTE15 |
6 Months |
5 |
Certificate in Ayurvedic Food & Nutrition |
CAFN12 |
6 Months |
6 |
Certificate in Ayurvedic Herb Cultivation |
CAHC10 |
6 Months |
7 |
Certificate in Ayurvedic Masseur |
CAM12 |
6 Months |
8 |
Certificate In Basic Workshop Techniques |
CBWT11 |
6 Months |
9 |
Certificate in Commercial Flower Production |
CCFP12 |
6 Months |
10 |
Certificate in Computer Application |
CCA11 |
6 Months |
11 |
Certificate in Geo Informatics |
CGIS11 |
6 Months |
12 |
Certificate in Herbal Beauty Care |
CHBC12 |
6 Months |
13 |
Certificate in Mass Media |
CMM12 |
6 Months |
14 |
Certificate in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants |
CMAP12 |
6 Months |
15 |
Certificate in Naturopathy |
CIN11 |
6 Months |
16 |
Certificate in Phalit Jyotish |
CPJ11 |
6 Months |
17 |
Certificate in Vedic Karmkand |
CVK14 |
6 Months |
18 |
Certificate in Vegetable Production |
CVP12 |
6 Months |
19 |
Certificate in Yogic Science |
CYS11 |
6 Months |
20 |
Certificate in Acupressure |
CIA11 |
6 Months |