Bachelor of Arts with Education (Geography)

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BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH EDUCATION (GEOGRAPHY)

The Department of Geography emphasizes two geographic tracks including:

Physical Geography, which focuses on the Earth’s Biophysical aspects of the environment and
Human Geography. Both tracks are strongly blended with principles and applications of Geoinfomatics and research methodology.

The B.A. in Geography programme introduces students mainly to Physical and Human Geography. Physical geography focuses on Planning, components of and Geo-information Systems that provide synergy to make spatial examination and analysis of the human environment geographically complete.
The program pays particular attention to knowledge and applications of geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing techniques, and computer-assisted cartography, land use assessment and planning, and applied human and earth resource management.

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH EDUCATION (GEOGRAPHY)

The Department of Geography emphasizes two geographic tracks including:

Physical Geography, which focuses on the Earth’s Biophysical aspects of the environment and
Human Geography. Both tracks are strongly blended with principles and applications of Geoinfomatics and research methodology.

First Year

First Semester

	School Common Courses (6 Units)
Code	Course	Units
SAS 101	Introduction to Reading & Writing Skills	3
SAS 102	Computer Literacy & Skills	3
	Degree Core Courses (9 units)
Code	Course	Units
GEO 120	Introduction to Earth’s Physical Environment	3
GEO 123	Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS	3
GEO 122	History and Philosophy of Geography	3
	Interdisciplinary Electives (recommended from outside the discipline 6 units)
BGS 121	Introduction to Political Geography	3
BAS 101	Ethnography of African Society	3
BAS 102	Introduction to Social Science	3

Second Semester

	School Common Courses (3 Units)
SAS 103	Deviation & Rehabilitation	3
	Degree Core Courses (9 units)
Code	Course	Units
BGS 120	Geography of Kenya	3
GEO 121	Introduction to Human Geography	3
GEO 124	Introduction to Practical Geography and Fieldwork	3
	Interdisciplinary Electives (recommended from outside the discipline 9 units)
BAS 104	Introduction to World Civilizations	3
ANT 104	Leadership and Ethics	3
ANT 105	Culture and Society	3
PSA 103	Introduction to Public Administration	3

Second Year

First Semester

	School Common Courses (3 Units)
SAS 201	Introduction to Research Methods	3
Degree Core courses (12 units)
Code	Course	Units
GEO 201	Introduction to Cartography	3
GEO 204	Spatial Organization	3
GEO 203	Computer Science for geographers	3
BGS 200	Economic Geography	3
GEO 209	Remote sensing	3
Degree Specialization Electives (3 Units)
GEO 211	Introduction to Hydrology	3
BGS 201	Rural Geography	3
Interdisciplinary Electives (Recommended from outside the discipline 3 units)
BAS 201	Kenya in World History	3
SWK 201	Fundamental Issues of Diversity and Globalization in Social Work	3

Second Semester

	School Common Courses (3 units)
Code	Title	Units
SAS 202	Critical Thinking	3
	Degree Courses Core courses (12 units)
GEO 202	Introduction to Land surveying	3
GEO 207	Population Geography	3
GEO 208	Land Use Planning	3
GEO 212	Geographic information Systems (GIS)	3
	Degree Specialization Electives (3 units)
GEO 214	Hydrology and Watershed Management	3
BGS 202	East African Environments	3
BGS 203	Geography of Displaced persons	3
BGS 204	Human Migration and Settlement	3
	Interdisciplinary Electives (outside the discipline 3 units)
BAS 202	Introduction to Political History	3
SWK 202	Individual Functioning in a Complex Society	3
PSA 209	Principles of Management	3

Third Year

First Semester

	School Common Courses (3 Units)
Code	Title	Units
SAS 301	Contemporary Gender Issues	3
	Degree Core courses (12 units)
GEO 301	Climatology	3
GEO 318	Quantitative Methods in Geography	3
GEO 315	Biogeography	3
	Degree Specialization Electives (6 units)
BGS 300	Geography of Tourism and Travel Management	3
BGS 302	Cultural and Behavioral Geography	3
GEO 309	Urban Geography	3
GEO 319	Photogrammetry	3
	Interdisciplinary Electives (Recommended from outside the discipline) 3 units
BAS 301	Religion and Science	3
BAS 302	Nationalism and the African States	3
PSA 307	Politics of Industrialization and Agriculture in Africa	3

Second Semester

	School Common Courses (3 Units)
Code	Title	Units
SAS 302	Entrepreneurship & Accounting	3
	Degree Core Courses (15 units)
GEO 311	Geography of Natural Resources	3
GEO 314	Research Methods and Field Course in Geography	6
	(NB: There shall be a 14 days integrated Field Course Designed to Cover All Areas of Geography as part of GEO 314)
GEO 322	Geomorphology	3
GEO 328	Computer Assisted Cartography	3
	Degree Specialization Electives (6 units)
GEO 305	Soil Survey and Mapping	3
BGS 301	Arid and Semiarid Lands	3
BGS 303	Political Geography	3
GEO 323	Medical Geography	3
GEO 320	Land Surveying	3
	Interdisciplinary Electives (Recommended from outside the discipline 3 units)
BAS 303	Contemporary Political Ideologies	3
BAS 304	Social Economic Change & Development	3
PSA 319	Public Policy and Government Planning in Kenya	3
GEO 327	Institutional Attachment (Core BA Geo Only, a two months program)	3

Fourth Year

First Semester

	School Common Courses (3 units)
Code	Title	Units
SAS 401	Conflict & Disaster Management	3
	Degree Core Courses (12 Units
GEO 410	Agricultural Geography	3
GEO 412	Environmental Management	3
GEO 423	Digital Image Processing	3
GEO 400	Applied Remote sensing and GIS	3
	Degree Specialization Electives (6 units)
GEO 405	Industrial Geography	3
GEO 406	Geography of Coastal Areas	3
GEO 421	Applied Climatology	3
BGS 400	Regional Development Planning	3
	Interdisciplinary Electives (outside the discipline 3 units)
BAS 401	Issues in Social Ethics	3
BAS 402	History of Science	3
BAS 403	Planning, Culture and Development	3

Second Semester

	School Common Courses (3 units)
Code	Title	Units
SAS 402	Policy Planning, Analysis & Project Management	3
	Degree Core courses (12 units)
GEO 404	Conservation of Biodiversity	3
GEO 409	Geography of Africa	3
GEO 425	Special Project in Geography	3
GEO 414	Data Processing	3
	Degree Specialization Electives (3 units
GEO 413	Environmental Impact Assessments and Audit	3
GEO 407	Wetlands Management	3
GEO 419	Applied Geomorphology	3
GEO 415	Oceanography	3
BGS 401	Transport Geography	3
BGS 402	Waste Management	3
	Interdisciplinary Electives (outside the discipline) (3 units)
SOC 407	Environmental Sociology	3
SOC 412	Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation	3

Objectives/Admission

Objectives
The main objective of the programme is to mold students and build their capacity in evaluating, analyzing and applying geospatial knowledge and skills in resource and environmental management for sustainable development.
Specific objectives of the programme are:

To equip students with geospatial knowledge
To develop students capable of applying the various geospatial techniques.
To produce graduates who can participate effectively in the formulation of natural and human resource management strategies and policies at the local, nationaland international levels,
To prepare students for graduate studies.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into the degree programme, an applicant must be in possession of the minimum qualification for admission into a B.A degree programme in the public universities in Kenya, or its equivalent. In addition, he/she will be required to:

Have obtained a minimum of a Grade C+ in Geography and C in Mathematics and any of Group II courses at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) level or 2 principles (one of which should be in geography) and 2 subsidiaries at A level and should have at least three years or relevant working experience in a recognized field. or
have a Diploma and/or also have a Higher National diploma in a related subject (with distinction or credit) from a recognized institution.

Duration and Mode of the Programme
The B.A. Degree Programme in Geography normally takes four years. However, mature entry Diploma holders and mature
age students may join the programme at second year level.
Those with Higher national Diploma may Join at Third year of study. The programme will be run through course-work,
field-course, attachment and project writing.