Bachelor of Science in Range management

Admission Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Range management

Candidates must have obtained the minimum University and School admission requirements.
The following shall be eligible for registration for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Range management in the Department of Water and Agricultural Resource Management:
a)    Holders of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with mean grade of C+ or equivalent with passes at C plain or above in Biology or Biological Sciences/C + (plus) in Agriculture; C (plain) in Chemistry and C (plain) in any one of the following subjects: Physics, Physical Sciences, Mathematics or Geography
b)    Holders of KCSE mean Grade of C- or equivalent plus a Diploma in a relevant field from an institution recognized by the Senate.
c)    Holders of ‘O’ level Division II or equivalent plus, a Diploma in a relevant field from an institution recognized by the Senate
d)    Holders of ‘A’ level with two Principal Passes or equivalent in Biology and any one of the following subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geography or Agriculture.
e)    Holders of KCSE mean Grade of C plain or equivalent plus a Diploma in Biological Sciences or related sciences from an institution recognized by the senate.
f)    Holders of a higher national Diploma in Biological Sciences or related sciences from an institution recognized by the Senate.
g)    Holders of a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences or related sciences from an institution recognized by the senate
h)    Equivalent qualifications to the above from institutions recognized by the Senate

Duration of Study
Four (4) academic years

Expected Learning Outcomes
a)    Enhance sustainable natural resources management for increased rangeland production and environmental protection
b)    Assess the environmental and socio-economic impact of resource extraction and use in rangelands
c)    Combat pollution and degradation of the rangeland environment
d)    Contribute to research and technological innovations in rangeland and environment management and
e)    Contribute to the implementation of the national policies relating to sustainable natural resource management.

Career prospects
The University of Embu aims to train Range Managers who will work in industry and academia

Bachelor of Science Range management Courses/Unit Distribution Table

First Year

Code	Course title	Hours
ACS 103	Mathematics	45
AVP 101	Animal Physiology	45
ASS 101	Landforms and soil formation	45
AEC 101	Communication skills	45
ARM 101	Introduction to Range Management	45
ACH 101	Chemistry for Agricultural Sciences	45
	Semester hours	315
Code	Course title	Hours
ARM 102	Range ecology I	45
ACS 104	Introduction to plant/crop physiology	45
ACP 101	Microbiology	45
ASS 102	Principles of soil chemistry	45
ABC 101	Biochemistry	45
AEC 102	Microeconomics	45
ACS 105	Principles of Genetics	45
AEB 101	Introduction to computers and information Systems	45
	Semester hours	360

 

Second Year

Code	Course title	Hours
ACS 206	Statistics I	45
ASS 202	Environmental soil physics	45
AEB 201	Power systems & machinery for agriculture	45
ASS 201	Soil microbiology and biochemistry	45
ARM 201	Plant taxonomy	45
ARM 203	Basic wildlife biology	45
AAS 201	Principles of animal production	45
AEC 201	Sociology and development	45
ARM 205	Natural resources and man	45
	Semester II
Code	Course title	Hours
ARM 202	Range Ecology II	45
ACP 201	Principles of crop protection	45
AEC 202	Macroeconomics	45
ARM 204	Principles of wildlife management	45
AAS 206	Principles of animal nutrition	45
AAS 202	Animal genetic resources	45
ACS 207	Pastures and fodder production	45

 

Third Year

Code	Course title	Hours
ARM 305	Methods of rangeland analysis	45
ASS 301	Applications of remote sensing and G.I.S. in land use management	45
AEC 301	Firm accounts and planning	45
ARM 301	Principles of range management	45
ARM 303	Pastoral production systems and dryland securities	45
ACS 306	Statistics II	45
ARM 307	Dryland agro-forestry	45
	Tutorials	45
	Semester II
Code	Course title	Hours
AEC 304	Agricultural Policy and law	45
AAS 303	Population and quantitative genetics	45
AEB 302	Irrigation and water management	45
ARM 302	Range plants and their values	45
AEC 302	Production economics and firm management	45
ARM 304	Range livestock nutrition	45
ARM 306	Bees and bee-keeping	45
ARM 308	Range field practice	8 Weeks

 

Fourth Year

Code	Course title	Hours
AAS 405	Animal breeding	45
ARM 401	Human wildlife interactions	45
ARM 405	Economics of livestock production	45
ARM 403	Range problems, projects and seminars	45
ARM 407	Range appraisal and planning	45
AEC 403	Agricultural extension and technology transfer	45
ARM 409	Range livestock production systems	45
	Tutorials	45
		45
	Semester II
Code	Course title	Hours
ACS 410	Biotechnology	45
AAS 414	Animal health management	45
AEC 412	Agric. Marketing and international trade	45
ARM 404	Range improvement and rehabilitation	45
ARM 408	Environmental and social impact assessment	45
ARM 410	Range research methods	45
ARM 402	Global development and ecological sustainability	45
ARM 406	Range resource economics and policy	45

 

Graduation Requirements
Award of Degree
a)    The degree award and classification shall be based on the average score of all units taken in the programme.
b)    The degree award shall be Bachelor of Science in Range Management

Classification of Degrees
A candidate who qualifies for Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Range management shall be placed in one of the classes as follows:
i)    First Class Honours                                         70% - 100%   
ii)    Second Class Honours (Upper Division)             60% - 69%
iii)    Second Class Honours (Lower Division)            50% - 59%
iv)    Pass                                                          40% - 49%