Kenya Universities

1. UNIVESITIES COMMON
CURRICULA
BY
DR TRONG arap TANUI

2. BACKGROUND AND CONCEPT
• The philosophy of
harmonization, coordination and optimization
of resources to achieve Vision 2030 and
university education objectives
• The Universities Act 2012
• The establishment of Kenya Universities and
Colleges Central Placement Service Board

3. NEW LIBRARY APPROACHES
• Freedom of information
• The open access initiatives
- Web 2.0 and 3.0
-Open source software
- Shared cataloguing
• Networks and networking
• Social media

4. MODELLED PROGRAMMES
• Bachelor of Education: University of Nairobi
and Moi University
• Bachelor of Laws: Moi University, University of
Nairobi and Strathmore University

5. METHODOLOGY
• Used course content available online in the
university web site

6. University of Nairobi Moi University
Africa in international
relations
Africa in world politics
African economic history since
1800
Agricultural geography
Aspects of Latin American
history since the 15th centur
Biogeography
Climatology
Communication skills in
Kiswahili
Comparative studies in
imperialism in Africa and
other third world countries
Computer studies for
geographers
Current issues in the
Advanced research and
writing skills
Communication skills
Curriculum development
Development project appraisal
Educational administration
and management
Educational measurement and
evaluation
Educational media and
resources
Educational planning and
economics
Educational technology
Entrepreneurship
Environmental education
General educational
psychology

7. NAIROBI STRATHMORE MOI
Accounting for
lawyers
Advanced Legal
Research and
Writing
Family Law
Accounting for
Lawyers (e)
Administrative Law
(c)
Administrative
law/law and
administrative
authorities
Air and Space Law
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Advanced Legal
Writing and
Advocacy (e)
Advocacy Banking Law Banking Law (e)
Banking law Bankruptcy Law Bankruptcy Law (e)
Bankruptcy and
commercial
securities
Children and the
Law
Children and the
Law (e)
Civil procedure Civil Procedure Civil Procedure (c)
Commercial Law (r)

8. CONCLUSION
• Information for course content is available in
all the universities with similar programmes
• Develop common specific bibliographic
database (with Internet links to contents) for
each programme to be hosted by KENET
• Shared catalogues will also be used
• Each university library shall be responsible for
providing access to the materials

10. END
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