The University Of Development Alternative (UODA) (Bengali: ইউনিভার্সিটি অব ডেভেলপমেন্ট অল্টারনেটিভ) is a private university in Bangladesh. It offers four-year honours degrees in ten subjects under four faculties and several master's programmes. Its campuses are in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A group of individuals formed a non-profit and non-political social organization, the Student Welfare Organization of Bangladesh (SWOB) in 1978 for guiding youth. To achieve SWOB's mission, the College of Development Alternative (CODA) was founded in 1992 and the School of Development Alternative (SODA) in 1996. The University of Development Alternative was opened in 2002. The three institutions embody the original vision of a system of Complete Education for Alternative Development (CEFAD), imparting technical and social education from childhood to maturity. In 2002 the government of Bangladesh approved the University Of Development Alternative (UODA). Under four faculties, UODA offers four-year honors degrees in 11 subjects. The students can also get Master's degrees. The School of Life Science is the largest faculty.