BSc Natural Resource Management Program Offered at Egerton University

Bachelors Degree 4 years Fulltime Fee: on application Intake: Ongoing

Bachelors Degree (Accredited by: Egerton University)

About BSc Natural Resource Management Bachelors Degree program.

The prime consideration of man as the most intelligent being on this planet is to utilize and conserve the existing natural resources for sustainable development. The process requires continued understanding by man of the biotic and the abiotic conditions and their interrelationships. There is no greater long-term need in Kenya today than the conservation and management of her vast arid and semi-arid lands ASALS., fauna and flora, the natural forests, water-catchment areas, wetlands, and the aquatic life. The pressure on natural resources for fuel and timber and on land in general, for crops and pasture, has led to forest recession, soil erosion, desertification and water-catchment degradation - all of which combine to impair the land and water resources. 
Kenya being a small "niche" on the global environmental complex system needs to produce competent natural resource conservationists / managers who will make effort to facilitate utilization and conservation of her natural resources without upsetting the environmental equilibrium. 
The approach to education and training must accordingly be re-oriented. The emphasis needs to shift from a narrow base to a broad base so as to effect integration. The main objective is to produce resource conservationists and managers who are multi-disciplinary in approach and can view the management of natural resources holistically. 
The purpose of this BSc. Natural Resource Management degree programme at Egerton University is to offer educational opportunities to students who desire a broad knowledge in the management of renewable and non-renewable natural resources. Emphasis is placed on an ecological approach relative to the conservation and management of natural resources.
Increasing opportunities for employment of graduates with background in the management of Forestry and Watershed Resources, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Resources, Wildlife and Fisheries Resources and Non-Renewable Resources are available in public and private sections. 
The BSc. Natural Resource Management graduates from Egerton University will be deployed in areas such as resources use planning, environmental monitoring and impact studies, natural resource development, conservation information and education, and regulatory activities.

Objectives of BSc Natural Resource Management

The basic objective of the B.Sc. Programme in Natural Resource Management at Egerton University is to equip the trainees with relevant technical and professional knowledge that will enable them to manage and conserve resources effectively, wherever they are employed. At the end of the programme, Egerton University students will be able to:

  • Apply the acquired knowledge in ecological, sociological, technical and economic concepts to the theory and practice of natural resource conservation, utilization and management.
  • Communicate this knowledge and management techniques to the relevant members of the society at large.
  • Analyse and evaluate critical issues in natural resource policy, conservation, utilization and management.

Entry requirements for BSc Natural Resource Management

Candidates must have achieved the minimum entry requirements for the university, at least grade B- in Biology or B in Biological sciences, B- in Geography, C+ in Chemistry or B- in physical science and C+ in mathematics at K.C.S.E. or equivalent examination.

An added advantage will be given to candidates who have passed with at least a C grade in Agriculture or Economics at K.C.S.E. or equivalent examination.

Admission will be granted to outstanding Diploma holders who have passed with Distinction, Credit or the equivalent in Range Management, Animal Husbandry, Animal Health, Forestry, Wildlife and other related fields.

 

Mininum Entry Requirements for Bachelor's Degree
The entry requirements set out below are only minimum, and they in no way entitle an applicant to a place in the University. Applicants must:

  • Have the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with an average grade C+ (C plus)passed at one sitting from at least seven subjects drawn from subject groupings as specified by the Kenya National Examinations Council or its equivalent.

OR

  • Have one of the following combinations of passes in the Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education examination:
  • Two (2) Principal passes obtained at the same sitting.

OR

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  • Two (2) Principal passes obtained at different sittings provided the passes are of Grade C or higher.

OR

  • Hold a Diploma of Egerton University with a 'Credit' pass or higher or an equivalent
  • Qualification from a recognized institution in the relevant field of specialization acceptable to Senate. Those with a 'Pass' Diploma will be considered if they have at least two years relevant experience after graduation.

AND
Meet additional entry requirements as may be specified by the respective Department, Faculty, School or Institute.

To be admitted for a PRE-SERVICE DEGREE PROGRAM, a prospective candidate must have all the requirements set up by the joint Admission Board (JAB), with a prospective IN-SERVICE student must have completed a diplomaprogram in the relevant field and graduated with at least a CREDIT.

BSc Natural Resource Management Course Subjects

The BSc in Natural Resource Manangement programme at Egerton University will take four academic years. Part-time students shall be put on a tailor made programme to ensure that they cover all the C.Fs.

Each Semester shall consist of 15 teaching weeks and 2 examination weeks.

To graduate from this programme a student must have acquired the CF. of 159.

Units to be covered include:

  • ntroductory courses,
  • principle courses,
  • ecology,
  • climate,
  • management courses,
  • applied courses,
  • planning,
  • research seminars, and students projects,
  • policy, law and administration.

About Egerton University

Egerton University is the oldest institution of higher learning in Kenya. It was founded as a Farm School in 1939 by Lord Maurice Egerton of Tatton, a British national who settled in Kenya in the 1920s.

Egerton University has three (3) Campuses and one Campus College.

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