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)

Semester Two (Year One)

Semester Three (Year Two)

Semester Four (Year Two)

Semester Five (Year Three)

Semester Six (Year Three)