Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management

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School of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Management/ Agribusiness

OVERVIEW:
Description of the Programme:

The programme is structured to prepare students to cope with some of the recent developments and trends in both the national and global economies. Furthermore, the program reflects the current thinking and direction taken by similar programs by contemporary universities in the region and world wide. The purpose of this curriculum is to produce graduate students who will contribute to the national economic development by applying the skills learned during the program to real life agribusiness development and management situations.

Admission Requirements:

a) Candidates must satisfy the minimum university requirements of mean grade of C+. in KCSE and a minimum of  C+ (Plus) in Biology and Mathematics; C(plain) in any two of the following; Physics, Chemistry, Agriculture, Business Studies and Geography. OR

b) Holders of KACE with two principal passes of which one must be Biology and one subsidiary pass. OR

c) Holders of diploma from any accredited institution.

Programme Learning Objectives (PLOs):

The overall objective of the programme is to produce skilled, motivated and internationally competitive graduates to work in both private and public agribusiness entities.

The specific objectives of the programme are:

a) To develop competence in students in allocative efficiency in resource use and management in the agribusiness industry.

b) To produce students with relevant knowledge and skills in agribusiness development and management.

c) To provide the students with positive attitude and motivation in the agribusiness sector. 



STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMME:
Duration of the Program:

a) The degree shall normally take four academic years of 8 semesters.

b) Courses shall be offered in units. A course unit is that part of a subject described by a coherent syllabus and taught normally over a period of one semester. Its designa

Courses Distribution:

YEAR ONE : SEMESTER ONE

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
AAE 3111 Fundamentals of Development in Agribusiness 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3112 Introduction to Agribusiness Management 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3113 Farming Systems and Rural Livelihoods 42 0 42               1C
SMA 3111 Mathematics 42 0 42               1R
AEN 3115 Communication Skills 42 0 42               1R
SBI 3114 HIV and AIDS 42 0 42               1R
APT 3114 Introduction to Agriculture 42 0 42               1C
SCS 3111 Computer Organization and Application 28 14 42               1R
Total 322 14 336 8


YEAR ONE: SEMESTER TWO

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
BEN 3121 Principles of Microeconomics 42 0 42               1C
AEN 3120 Social Ethics and Integrity 42 0 42               1R
AAE 3122 Sociology and Development 42 0 42               1C
APT 3125 Principles of Crop Production 28 14 42               1C
SMA 3122 Mathematics II 42 0 42               1R
SLB 3121 Development Studies 42 0 42               1R
AFB 3122 Introduction to Food Industry  42 0 42               1R
SCS 3123 Fundamentals of Programming 42 0 42               1R
Total 322 14 336 8

YEAR TWO : SEMESTER ONE

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
AAE 3211 Extension Methods and Community Outreach 42 0 42               1R
AAE 3212 Biodiversity and Agricultural Biotechnology  42 0 42               1R
BBM 3212 Business Accounting 42 0 42               1C
BEN 3213 Principles of Macroeconomics 42 0 42               1R
AAE 3213 Agribusiness Human Resource Management 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3214 Principles of Agricultural Marketing 42 0 42               1C
APT 3216 Principles of Plant Pathology 42 0 42               1R
Total 224 70 294 7


YEAR TWO : SEMESTER TWO

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
BBM 3226 Operations Research 42 0 42               1R
AAS 3221 Principles of Animal Production 28 14 42               1R
BBM 3227 Organizational Theory 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3221 Agribusiness Industrial Organization 28 14 42               1R
AAS 3222 Livestock Production Systems 28 14 42               1R
AAE 3223 Agricultural Finance 42 0 42               1C
BEN 3225 Production Economies 42 0 42               1C
Total 252 42 294 7


YEAR THREE : SEMESTER ONE

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
BBM 3317 Financial Management 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3311 Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics I 28 14 42               1C
BEN 3312 Managerial Economics 42 0 42               1C
APT 3313 Crop Protection 28 14 42               1R
AAS 3316 Animal Health Management 28 14 42               1R
AAE 3312 Analysis and Planning of Agricultural Projects 42 0 42               1C
BLB 3318 Business Law  42 0 42               1R
BEP 3315 Entrepreneurship 42 0 42               1R
Total 280 56 336 8


YEAR THREE : SEMESTER TWO

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
AAE 3321 Crop and Livestock Production Economics 42 0 42               1R
AAE 3322 Agribusiness Management Plans and Strategies 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3323 Agribusiness Rural and Micro-finance
 42 0 42               1R
AAE 3324 Agribusiness Price Analysis
 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3325 Farming as a Business
 42 0 42               1C
AAS 3321 Ruminant and Non-Ruminant Production 28 14 42               1R
APT 3321 Perennial Crops 28 14 42               1R
Total 266 28 294 7


YEAR THREE: SEMESTER THREE

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
AAE 321 Industrial Attachment 0 480 480               


YEAR FOUR : SEMESTER ONE

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
AAE 3411 Agricultural Marketing Strategies 42 0 42               1C
BBM 3416 Management Accounting 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3412 Agribusiness Research Methods 28 14 42               1C
APT 3413 Horticultural Production 28 14 42               1C
AAE 3424 Project I & II 0 42 42               1C
AEB 3417 Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment 42 0 42               1R
BEN 3415 Intermediate Microeconomic 42 0 42               1R
Total 252 42 294 7


YEAR FOUR : SEMESTER TWO

Course Code Course Title Course Contact Hours Weight (Units)
Lecture Practical  Total
AAE 3421 Agricultural Law and Institutional Analysis 28 14 42               1C
AAE 3422 Agricultural Policy Analysis 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3423 International Agricultural Trade 42 0 42               1C
AAE 3424 Project I & II 0 42 42               1C
AAE 3425 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 28 14 42               1R
BEN 3426 Intermediate Macroeconomics 42 0 42               1R
AAE 3427 Farm Management 42 0 42               1C
Total 224 72 336 7
















EXPECTED CAREER DIRECTIONS:

Graduates can work as agribusiness managers, financial managers, marketing specialists for food production, supply chain managers, retail farming or agricultural economists.

Programe Fees:

Kshs: 126,000 per year