Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY

A specialization in Sociology is designed to achieve the two-fold objective of providing a thorough grounding in the discipline and applying sociological analysis to areas of national concern where graduates can put their sociological understanding and skills into practice.

Students who upon entering the second year of study and opt for sociology as their discipline of specialization have to select their courses in terms of units distributed as given earlier

Field course for third and fourth year students will be arranged to visit projects and institutions concerned with development and social welfare. The organization of the course is coordinated with the teaching in relevant courses by respective lecturers. The course counts as an assignment and a report is to be submitted, to be assessed as part of course work.

At the end of third year, students are required to undertake a research project. The research project requires field-work during the long vacation following the third year of study, and the project is to be prepared during the first semester of the fourth year and submitted for examination at the beginning of the second semester. The project is executed under supervision of a member of staff assigned by the Department.

Field attachment will be taken at the end of the 3rd year of study. It is a skills course designed to enable all the 3rd year students majoring in the discipline get exposure to the practical elements/realities of the didactic material they have mastered at previous levels of study.

First Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 101	Introduction to Reading & Writing Skills (Required)	3
SAS 102	Computer Literacy & Skills (Required) 3 (Required)	3
BAS 101	Ethnography of African Society (Required) 3 (Required)	3
BAS 102	Introduction to Social Science (Required)	3
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology (Core)	3
	*Take any one of the following electives
CMD 110	Introduction to Community Development	3
SWK 110	Introduction to Social Work	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 103	Deviation & Rehabilitation (Required)	3
SAS 104:	Social Science Perspectives on HIV and AIDS (Required)	3
BAS 103	Introduction to Philosophy and Religion (Required)	3
BAS 104	Introduction to World Civilizations (Required)	3
SOC 120	Psychology of Individual Development and Social Life (Core)	3
	*Take any one of the following electives
SPY 120	Introduction to Psychology	3
CMD 121	Introduction to Community Organizing	3

Second Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 201	Introduction to Research Methods (Required)	3
BAS 201	Kenya in World History (Required)	3
BAS 202	Social Statistics (Required)	3
SOC 210	Classical Sociological Theory (Core)	3
SOC 211	Social Psychology (Core)	3
	*Take any one of the following electives
CMD 211	Group Techniques and Analysis	3
CMD 213	Crisis intervention in Community Development	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 202	Critical Thinking (Required)	3
SAS: 203	Ethnicity, Peace Relations and Nation-Building in Kenya (Required)	3
BAS 203	Religion and Society (Required)	3
BAS 204	Introduction to Political Philosophy (Required)	3
SOC 220	Human Growth and Development (Core)	3
SOC 221	Gerontology (Core)	3
SOC 222	Quantitative Methods (Core)	3
SAS 202	Critical Thinking (Required)	3
	*Take any one of the following electives
SOC 223	Sociology of Marriage and Family	3
SOC 224	Sociology of Revolution	3
CMD 222	Public Relations in Community Development Organizations	3

Third Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 301	Contemporary Gender Issues (Required)	3
BAS 301	Religion and Science (Required)	3
BAS 302	Nationalism and African States (Required)	3
SOC 310	Research Methodology (Core)	3
SOC 311	Contemporary Sociological Theory (Core)	3
SOC 312	Qualitative Methods (Core)	3
	*Take any one of the following electives
SOC 313	Sociology of Sex and Gender	3
SOC 314	Environmental Sociology	3
SOC 315	Sociology of Religion	3
CMD 310	Leadership & Management of Community Projects	3
CMD 314	Human Service Organizations	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 302	Entrepreneurship (Required)	3
BAS 303	Contemporary Political Ideology (Required)	3
BAS 304	Social Change and Development (Required)	3
SOC 320	Formal Organization (Core)	3
SOC 321	Social Policy and Administration (Core)	3
SOC 322	Field Attachment (Core)	6
	*Take any one of the following electives
SOC 323	Sociology of Planning and Development	3
SOC 324	Economy and Society	3
SOC 325	Criminology	3
SOC 326	Social Stratification	3
SOC 327	Social Demography	3
SOC 328	Sociology of Death and Dying	3
SOC 329	Globalization and Its Discontent	3
CMD 320	Extension Education	3

Fourth Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 401	Policy Analysis and Project Management (Required)	3
BAS 401	Issues in Social Ethics (Required)	3
BAS 402	History of Science (Required)	3
SOC 410	Research Project (Core)	6
SOC 411	Research Paper (Core)	3
	*Take any one of the following electives
SOC 412	Sociology of Urbanization	3
SOC 413	Sociology of Work	3
SOC 414	Rural Sociology	3
SOC 415	Comparative Development Strategies	3
SOC 416	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOC 417	Practice of Consultancy in Sociology	3
CMD 411	Gender and Development	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 402	Disaster and Conflict Management (Required)	3
BAS 403	Planning, Culture and Development (Required)	3
SOC 420	Field Course (Core)	3
SAS 402	Disaster and Conflict Management (Required)	3
BAS 403	Planning, Culture and Development (Required)	3
SOC 420	Field Course (Core)	3
	Electives	3
SOC 421	Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation	3
SOC 422	Majors’ (Honours) Seminar	3
SOC 423	Political Sociology	3
SOC 424	Social Development	3
SOC 425	Sociology of Education and Information	3
SOC 426	Community Health	3

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

To be admitted in the degree programme the applicant must fulfill the common academic requirements as prescribed by Moi University. These are mainly:
1.    Mean grade of C+ at KCSE or
2.    Two principal passes and the subsidiary pass at KACE - “A” Level or
3.    A diploma in a related discipline from a recognized/ accredited institution

Students in this program will take all required courses whichinclude school wide courses (SAS), Degree programme courses (BAS), Course specialization (Core) and the elective courses.
Electives can be chosen from any relevant programme to Sociology in the School. The school common courses are to be taken by all students in the school.