Bachelor of Economics and Statistics
Duration: 4 Years
Start Date:
Cost: KES 79,000 per year
This program is aimed to develop dynamic professionals with knowledge, skills and attitude competences geared towards solving present and emerging socialeconomic realities in principles and empirical aspect through research, modelling and economic analysis to inform policy and practice.
Program's Academic Focus and Career Prospects
This program is intricately designed to cultivate versatile professionals, equipped with a profound understanding, practical skills, and the right attitude to confront the contemporary and evolving socio-economic challenges. Through a blend of rigorous research, advanced modeling, and economic analysis, graduates are poised to provide evidence-based insights that drive policy formulation and practical interventions in both principle and empirical contexts.
Economics and Statistics Career Projections:
The program lays a robust foundation for diverse and promising career pathways in the domains of economics and statistics, including but not limited to:
- Economist
- Financial Analyst
- Market Research Analyst
- Urban Planner
- Government Economist/Statistician
- Economic Journalist
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This program fosters learning in the following key domains:
- Mastery of fundamental concepts and principles in economics and statistics.
- Cultivation of critical, analytical, and problem-solving acumen within the realms of economics and statistics.\
- Proficiency in the application of statistical methodologies for conducting research in economics, thereby informing policy development and implementation strategies.
- Exploration of economic systems, with a keen focus on their applicability in deciphering the evolving socio-economic phenomena encountered in real- world scenarios.
Programme Learning Outcomes
By the end of this programme, the student will be able to learn about:
- Basic concepts and principles in economics and statistics.
- Critical, analytical and problem-solving skills in economics and statistics.
- Application of statistical tools to conduct research in economics and inform policy and implementation strategies
- Economic systems that apply to the changing real life socialeconomic phenomena
Total credit hours and course units required for graduation
Total credit hours and course units required for graduation The programme shall be offered in 8 semesters. The minimum total courses for the programme are 48. The minimum total course credit hours required for graduation is 144 hours.
A candidate must satisfy the general University admission criteria for undergraduate programmes.
- A mean grade of C+ and above at KCSE OR
- Diplomas or professional qualifications OR
- A certificate of foundation or bridging courses from recognised institutions OR
- A portfolio for the purpose of recognition of prior learning OR
- Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education with a minimum of 1 principal OR
- A bachelor’s degree from an institution recognised by Senate.
Credit Accumulation
Regulations on credit accumulation, including possible pathways, shall be in line with the provisions of Universities Regulations, Universities Standards and Guidelines, and general national trends.
Credit Transfer
A candidate may be allowed to transfer credits from part or all of the coursework requirements if the senate is satisfied that the candidate has completed and passed the prescribed courses(s) at the undergraduate level from accredited institutions and programs recognized by the senate. Any course considered for credit transfer must have been completed at an equivalent level and in an equivalent institution, with a minimum grade of 50%.
Guidelines For Transfer Of Credit/ Exemptions
A candidate may be exempted from degree level courses if the Senate is satisfied that the candidate has completed a similar course at the Diploma level from a recognized institution. The general rules governing credit transfers and exemptions will apply. In addition, the following rules apply:
- Must meet the requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Data Science program.
- Must obtain and submit an official transcript from the previous university/college indicating academic status, courses offered, credits units completed, and grades obtained.
- Will be allowed to transfer/exempt credits earned from the courses described, but only up to 49%.
- If permitted to transfer/exempt, he/she will not be permitted to transfer units in courses in which he/she received a pass mark of less than 50%.
- All applications must be accompanied by recommendations from the institution from which he or she is transferring.
- The school will evaluate the application and make recommendations to the Sen- ate.
Student Assessment at programme level
The course will be assessed through:
- Content embedded quizzes
- Online practical work
- Open book tests
- Project reports
- End of course online examination
The projects will be assessed through e- portfolios. Students will present their work to an evaluation panel. All students’ work will be checked for plagiarism. The students should be logged in with the university provided login details in order to carry out any task.
Countinous Assessment
Tests/Tasks: 50%
Examination 50%
FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
Introduction to Microeconomics | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
Foundations of Mathematics | Introduction to Mathematical Economics |
Introduction Statistics | Calculus |
Entrepreneurial Environment | History of Economic Thought I |
Introduction to Computing | Society and National Development |
Contemporary Issues in Psychology | Introduction to Philosophy |
FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
Intermediate Microeconomics | History of Economics Thought I |
Mathematical Economics | Intermediate Macroeconomics |
Statistics for Economists | Advanced Mathematical economics |
Probability and Statistics | Advanced Statistics for Economics |
Psychology of the Family | Linear Modeling |
Linear Algebra | Philosophy, Culture & Social Integration |
FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
Bayesian and Decision Theory | International Economics |
Applied Econometrics I | Research Methodology |
Development Planning | Advanced Econometrics |
Behavioural and Institutional Economics | Public Sector Economics |
Research Project | Field Attachment |
Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment | Health Economics Industrial Economics |
Production Economics | |
Energy Economics |
FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
Information Systems Control and Audit | Security Analytics and Visualization |
Secure Software Development | Advanced Information Security Management |
Embedded Systems and Mobile OS Programming | Emerging Cybersecurity Technologies and Digital Forensics Bootcamps |
Cybersecurity Policy | Final Year Project |
Cybersecurity Law and Ethics | Elective 2 |
Elective 1 |