Code and Overview
To graduate in the Master of Sciences (Climate Change and Sustainability) a candidate must听either听(i) pass in the thesis, and ten (10) units听辞谤听(ii) pass in the project and all the fourteen (14) units (Table 1). In the second year of study, students will carry out a field research and submit a thesis/project for examination. Students will be required to attend seminars and present at least two critique papers in areas related to climate change and sustainability. The courses/units offered are presented in Table 1.
Table 1:听Courses /Units Offered for the Programme
| Sn | Core Units for Thesis and Project Options |
| 1 | ESU 800: Applied Statistics |
| 2 | ESU 801: Research Methods |
| 3 | ESU 802: Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit |
| 4 | ESU 803: Project Planning and Management |
| 5 | EED 801: Environmental Change and Development |
| 6 | EED 822: Climate Change Management Tools |
| 7 | EED 823: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
| 8 | ENS 801: Global Warming and Climate Change |
| Electives | |
| Two electives for thesis option/six electives for project option | |
| 9 | EED 824: Carbon Trading and Environmental Management |
| 10 | EED 825: Climate Change and Food Security |
| 11 | EED 826: Climate Change, Resettlement and Development |
| 12 | EED 827: Climate Change and Health |
| 13 | EED 828: Climate Change Modelling |
| 14 | ECD 811: Environmental Risks and Disaster Management |
| 15 | EED 834: Economics of Climate Change |
| Thesis/Project | |
| 16 | EED 830: Thesis (Equivalent to 8 Units) |
| 17 | EED 831: Project (Equivalent to 4 Units) |
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Rationale of the Programme
Climate change has received unprecedented attention in the recent decades culminating in the formation of Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to establish causes and find mitigation measures. Specific manpower development is needed to augment national and global efforts to unravel and stem effects of climate change. The Master of Sciences (Climate Change and Sustainability) is expected to develop requisite skills in students to take on climate change issues in Kenya and beyond.
The programme of Master of Sciences (Climate Change and Sustainability) seeks to train and produce climate change practitioners equipped with knowledge and multi-disciplinary research skills necessary for devising innovative and practical solutions to the dynamic climate change and mitigation issues for sustainability. By the end of the programme it is expected that the learners will:
Mode of Delivery of the Programme
The course is offered through blended learning.
Applicants for the Master of Sciences (Climate Change and Sustainability) must hold a Bachelor鈥檚 degree with First-Class Honors or Second-Class Honors (Upper Division) degrees or their equivalent. The Programme is multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary and applicants will be required to have any of the following degrees; Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Environmental Education, Biophysical sciences, Social sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Natural resources, Education, Economics and any other relevant degree in a relevant field of study from 吃瓜头条 or any other recognized university (this will be considered for admission on the basis of courses done in reference to the transcript and climate change and adaptation-related professional experience). For holders of Second Class (Lower Division) degree in the above-mentioned areas they will be expected to have evidence of at least two years of relevant work experience.
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Fee Structure
Full Time; Fees ksh.295,800; Non East Africans ksh.369,750 p.a
Career Opportunities
Our graduates find employment in a wide range of organisations in both the private and public sectors. Majority of our graduates are certified and licensed EIA Lead Experts with the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), and many others have made successful careers as local and global consultants in climate change and sustainability, green economy and other related disciplines.