The Bachelor degree course in Urban Development and Environmental Management is intended for persons who will conduct and coordinate urban development and environmental planning and management activities; design and prepare urban development plans; coordinate environmental related programmes and projects; and control, monitor and evaluate the implementation of urban development plans.
After completing this course, graduates are expected to be competent in application of knowledge and skills in a wide range and unpredictable variety of contexts in urban development and environmental management with substantial personal responsibility and responsibility for the allocation of resources at various administrative and spatial levels.
Specifically graduates will be able to do a variety of urban development and environmental management functions such as facilitating the preparation of the urban physical and socio-economic profiles, prepare urban detailed planning schemes, facilitate the preparation of participatory urban general planning schemes and manage urban development and the environment.
Minimum Entry requirements
The candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission to a course leading to the Bachelor Degree in Urban Development and Environmental Management award if he/she has obtained either Ordinary Diploma in Environment and Development, Development Planning and any other relevant field (NTA level 6, with at least lower second class for classified awards or a B average grade for unclassified awards) from IRDP or any other learning institution accredited by NACTE.
OR
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSEE) with a minimum of 4.5 grade points obtained from at least two principal passes and any subsidiary pass in Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Agriculture, History, Accountancy and Commerce.
Minimum Entry requirements
The candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission to a course leading to the Bachelor Degree in Human Resource Planning and Management award if he/she has obtained either Ordinary Diploma (NTA level 6, with at least lower second class for classified awards or a B average grade for unclassified awards) from IRDP or any other learning institution accredited by NACTE.
OR
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSEE) with a minimum of 4.5 grade points obtained from at least two principal passes and any subsidiary pass in Commerce, Geography, History and English.
Bachelor Degree in Population and Development Planning (BPP)
This course is intended for persons who will conduct research, coordinate planning activities, design and prepare development plans with population related programmes/ projects, prepare policies and perform monitoring and evaluation of plan implementation.
After completing this course, the graduates are expected to be competent in the application of knowledge and skills in a wide range and unpredictable variety of contexts in Population and Development Planning with substantial personal responsibility and responsibility for the allocation of resources at various spatial levels. Moreover, the graduates are expected to be responsible for policy formulation, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of projects/ programme related to population and development.
Entry Requirements
A candidate should have either
(i) At least two principal passes not below 4.5 points in the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) in Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History and Religious studies based on the following grades to point conversion scale: A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1;S=0.5
Or
(ii) A relevant Ordinary Diploma with at least second class or Higher Diploma from any higher learning institution registered by the Government or any recognized body of the country of study
Course modules
Semester One (Year One)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact Hours |
|
CA 110 |
Application I |
64 |
|
PD 110 |
Introduction to Population Studies |
64 |
|
EC 110 |
Micro Economics |
96 |
|
QM 110 |
Introduction to Mathematics and Statistics |
96 |
|
DS 110 |
Development Studies I |
64 |
|
CS 110 |
Communication Skills |
64 |
|
PW 100 |
Studio/Practical |
64 |
Semester Two (Year One)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact Hours |
|
PD 120 |
Perspective Demographic Features |
64 |
|
PD 121 |
Population and Gender Planning |
64 |
|
PD 122 |
Social Development Planning |
64 |
|
CA 120 |
Computer Application |
64 |
|
PD 123 |
Population and Settlement Planning |
64 |
|
PW 100 |
Practical Work I |
|
|
RPW 210 |
Field Work: Area / District Socio- economic Profile |
210 |
Semester Three (Year Two)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
PD 210 |
Theories and Models of Population |
64 |
|
QM 210 |
Applied Statistics I |
96 |
|
PD 211 |
Population and Education Development |
64 |
|
EC 210 |
Macro-economics |
96 |
|
DS 210 |
Development Studies II |
64 |
|
PW 220 |
Studio/ Practical work |
64 |
Semester Four (Year Two)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
PD 220 |
Population and health Planning |
64 |
|
PD 221 |
Population and Food Security |
64 |
|
PD 222 |
Migration and Urbanization |
64 |
|
PT 223 |
Development Planning Techniques |
64 |
|
MG 220 |
Principles and Practices of Management |
64 |
|
PW 220 |
Practical Work II |
170 |
|
Elective Courses |
||
|
DF 124 |
Financial Management and Development |
64 |
|
DF 110 |
Financial Accounting |
64 |
|
RPW 210 |
Studio: Field Placement |
210 |
Semester Five (Year Three)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
PD 310 |
Population Policy Analysis and Development Planning |
64 |
|
PD 311 |
Population, Environment and Natural Resources |
64 |
|
RP 314 |
Principles of Law |
64 |
|
QM 310 |
Applied Statistics II |
96 |
|
RM 311 |
Applied Social Science Research |
64 |
|
PW 320 |
Studio/Practical |
64 |
Semester Six (Year Three)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
PD 320 |
Human Resource Planning and Management |
64 |
|
RP 320 |
Project Planning and Management |
96 |
|
PD 321 |
Population and Poverty Analysis |
64 |
|
PD 322 |
Disaster Management |
64 |
|
PW 320 |
Practical Work III |
210 |
|
Elective Courses |
|
|
|
RP 323 |
Agricultural Development Planning |
64 |
|
PD 323 |
Youth Employment and Development |
64 |
|
PW 310 |
Research Work |
160 |
Bachelor Degree in Development Finance and Investment Planning (BDF)
The general objective of the Bachelor Degree in Development Finance and Investment Planning Course is to impart knowledge to students on Development Finance and Investment. Specifically, it intends to: equip students with skills of conducting researches on development finance and investment issues; enable students to facilitate preparation of development finance and investment plans; equip students with skills of coordination and implementation of development finance and investment plans; enable students to monitor plan implementation and enable students to correlate practice with policy tenets pertaining to sustainable development finance and investment and poverty reduction strategies.
After completing this course, the graduates are expected to be competent in application of knowledge and skills in a wide range and unpredictable variety of contexts in Development Finance and Investment Planning with substantial personal responsibility for the allocation of resources at various spatial levels. Moreover, the graduates are expected to be responsible for policy formulation, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of projects/programmes related to Development Finance and Investment Planning.
Entry Requirements
A candidate should have either
(i) At least two principal passes not below 4.5 points in the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) in Mathematics, Accountancy, Commerce, Economics, Geography, History, English and Kiswahili based on the following grades to point conversion scale: A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1;S=0.5
Or
(ii) A relevant Ordinary Diploma with at least second class from the Institute of Rural Development Planning or any higher learning institution recognized by the Government or any other recognized accreditation body of the country of study
Course modules
Semester One (Year One)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
QM 112 |
Mathematics |
64 |
|
CS 110 |
Communication Skills |
32 |
|
EC 110 |
Micro-economics |
96 |
|
DS 110 |
Development Studies I |
64 |
|
DF 112 |
Financial Accounting |
64 |
|
DF 113 |
Information and Communication Technology |
64 |
|
PW 110 |
Studio: Baseline Data Collection Techniques |
96 |
Semester Two (Year One)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
QM 121 |
Statistics |
64 |
|
EC 120 |
Macroeconomics |
64 |
|
DF 120 |
Financial Management I |
64 |
|
DF 121 |
Investment Analysis I |
64 |
|
DF 122 |
Introduction to Econometrics |
96 |
|
DF 123 |
Development Finance |
64 |
|
PW 120 |
Field Work: Area / District Socio-economic Profile |
210 |
Semester Three (Year Two)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
DF 213 |
Financial Management II |
64 |
|
DF 212 |
Risk and Insurance Analysis |
64 |
|
DF 211 |
Entrepreneurship Development |
96 |
|
DF 214 |
Investment Analysis II |
64 |
|
DF 215 |
Principle of Auditing |
64 |
|
DS 210 |
Development studies II |
64 |
|
DF 210 |
Studio: District Investment Planning |
170 |
Semester Four (Year Two)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
DF 221 |
Principles of Marketing |
64 |
|
PD 320 |
human Resources Planning Management |
64 |
|
RP 320 |
Project Planning and Management |
64 |
|
DF 222 |
Cost and Management Accounting |
64 |
|
DF 223 |
Institutional Economics |
64 |
|
PW 221 |
Studio: Field Placement |
210 |
|
MG 220 |
Principles and Practices of Public Administration and Management |
64 |
Semester Five (Year Three)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
DF 311 |
Public Finance |
96 |
|
DF 312 |
International Economics |
72 |
|
PD 314 |
Applied Social Science Research |
96 |
|
RP 315 |
Agricultural Development Planning |
64 |
|
DF 313 |
Financial Markets and Institution |
64 |
|
PW 210 |
Studio Work |
36 |
|
Elective Courses |
||
|
EP 313 |
Natural Resource and Land Use Planning |
64 |
|
DF 316 |
Farm Business Planning and Management |
64 |
Semester Six (Year Three)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
DF 315 |
Investment Planning and Management |
96 |
|
RP 313 |
Industrial Development Planning |
64 |
|
DF 322 |
Business Law |
64 |
|
DF 323 |
International Finance and Development |
64 |
|
DF 320 |
Studio: Preparation of a Investment Plan |
36 |
|
DF 325 |
Research Work |
160 |
|
RP 325 |
Agricultural Development Planning |
64 |
|
Elective Courses |
||
|
DF 324 |
Transport Economics |
64 |
|
DF 326 |
Labor Economics |
64 |
Bachelor Degree in Environmental Planning and Management (BEP)
This course is intended for persons who will conduct research, coordinate planning activities, design and prepare development plans with environmental related programmes/projects, prepare policies, perform monitoring and evaluation of plan implementation and conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Auditing of Development Projects
After completing this course, the graduates are expected to be competent in the application of knowledge and skills in a wide range and unpredictable variety of contexts in Environmental Planning and Management with substantial personal responsibility and responsibility for the allocation of resources at various spatial levels. Moreover, the graduates are expected to be responsible for policy formulation, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of projects/ programme related to environment and development and conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Auditing of Development Projects.
Entry Requirements
A candidate should have either
(i) At least two principal passes not below 4.5 points in the advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) in Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and
Agriculture based on the following grades to point conversion scale: A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1; S=0.5
Or
(ii) A relevant Ordinary Diploma with at least second class from any institution registered by the Government or any other recognized body of the country of study.
Course modules
Semester One (Year One)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
EP 110 |
Environment and Development |
64 |
|
QM 110 |
Introduction to Mathematics and Statistics |
96 |
|
EC 110 |
Micro-Economics |
96 |
|
CS 110 |
Communication Skills |
64 |
|
DS 110 |
Development Studies I |
64 |
|
EP 111 |
Planning Theory and Practice |
64 |
|
CA 110 |
Computer application |
64 |
|
PW 100 |
Studio/Practical work ( Data Collection and Analysis Techniques) |
64 |
Semester Two (Year One)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
EP 123 |
Settlement Planning |
64 |
|
EP 122 |
Environmental Sociology |
64 |
|
EP 125 |
Environmental health and Sanitation |
64 |
|
EP 121 |
Land Use Planning |
96 |
|
EP 124 |
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information system |
96 |
|
PW 100 |
Studio/Ptactical Work (Data Collection and Analysis Techniques) |
64 |
|
PW 110 |
Field Work : Area / District Socio-economic Profile with Environmental concern |
210 |
Semester Three (Year Two)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
QM 210 |
Applied Statistics I |
96 |
|
EP 210 |
Gender and Environment |
64 |
|
EP 211 |
Poverty and Environment |
64 |
|
DS 210 |
Development Studies II |
64 |
|
EP 212 |
Natural Resources Planning and Management |
64 |
|
RP 211 |
Transport Planning |
64 |
|
PW 200 |
Studio work (Preparation of Land Use Plan) |
64 |
Semester Four (Year Two)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
EP 224 |
Environmental Pollution and Control |
96 |
|
EP 225 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
64 |
|
PT 221 |
Development Planning Techniques |
64 |
|
MG 220 |
Principles and Practice of public Administration and Management |
64 |
|
EP 226 |
Environmental Ecology and Livelihood |
64 |
|
PD 322 |
Disaster Management |
64 |
|
PW 220 |
Studio/Practical Work (GIS Applications) |
64 |
|
Elective Courses |
||
|
DF 110 |
Financial Accounting |
64 |
|
DF 224 |
Financial Management and Development |
64 |
|
RPW 210 |
Studio: Field Placement |
210 |
Semester Five (Year Three)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|||
|
QM 310 |
Applied Statistics II |
96 |
|||
|
RM 311 |
Applied Social Science Research |
64 |
|||
|
EP 310 |
Environmental Economics |
96 |
|||
|
EP 311 |
Principles of Environmental Planning and Management |
96 |
|||
|
EP 312 |
Urban Development and Environmental Management |
64 |
|||
|
EP 314 |
Principles of Urban Planning Schemes |
64 |
|||
|
PW 310 |
Studio/ Practical Work (Environmental Impact Assessment ) |
64 |
|||
Semester Six (Year Three)
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact hours |
|
RP 320 |
Project Planning and Management |
96 |
|
EP 322 |
Environmental Law |
64 |
|
EP 323 |
Environmental Policy Analysis |
64 |
|
EP 324 |
Climatic Changes and Variability |
64 |
|
EP 325 |
Environmental Communication and Education |
64 |
|
PW 320 |
Studio/Practical Work ( Environmental Auditing) |
64 |
|
Elective Courses |
||
|
RP 325 |
Agricultural Development Planning |
64 |
|
RP 313 |
Industrial Development Planning |
64 |
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