Maasai Mara University Course List, Fees, Requirements, How to Apply

OVERVIEW

Maasai Mara university offers postgraduate, undergraduate and diploma level academic programs distributed in five different schools, namely: School of Tourism and Natural Resources Management (2 departments), School of Education (2 departments), School of Science (4 departments), School of Business (2 departments) and school of Arts and Social Sciences (2 departments). These programs are offered after a thorough demand assessment, and are responsive to community needs and give the students and the community the capacity to solve real-life and day to day social, economic, livelihood and environmental challenges.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Academic Programmes

Undergraduate Programmers

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Penology
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration
Bachelor of Arts in Community Development
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Bachelor of Arts in Religion
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Public Relations
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Journalism
Bachelor of Arts in Kiswahili and Media Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Theatre, and Film
Bachelor of Arts in History
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts in Language and Communication Studies

SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Academic Programmes

Bachelor of Tourism Management
Bachelor of Hotels & Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Resource Management
Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Forest Management
Bachelor of Science in Animal Health & Production
Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Geospatial Techniques
Bachelor of Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Earth Sciences
Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning
Bachelor of Environmental Planning, Management and Policy

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Admission Requirement:

Minimum Mean Grade of C+ at KCSE and at least a C Plain in English and Mathematics or Business Studies or Commerce or Accounting or Economics OR

Two Principles and a Subsidiary Pass at ‘A’ Level plus at least a Pass in Mathematics and English at ‘O’ Level OR

Diploma holders in Business related discipline from a recognized institution

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Academic Programmes

Bachelor of Education (Arts)
Bachelor of Education (Science)
Bachelor of Education (Arts) with Special Needs Education
Bachelor of Education (Arts) with Guidance and Counseling
Bachelor of Education (Science) with Special Needs Education
Bachelor of Education (Science) with Guidance and Counseling
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Development Education)

SCHOOL OF PURE, APPLIED AND HEALTH SCIENCES

The School has a variety of Undergraduate programs in various areas like Computer Science, Applied Statistics with Computing, Information Science, Chemistry, Botany, Physics, Zoology, and Mathematics. The following programs are ongoing in the school. Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)

Bachelor of Science (Applied statistics with Computing)
Bachelor of Science in Information Science
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
Bachelor of Science (Physics)
Bachelor of Science (Botany)
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)
Bachelor of Science (Zoology)
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)
Bachelor of Science (Microbiology)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing

SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Academic Programmes

Undergraduate Programmers

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Penology
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration
Bachelor of Arts in Community Development
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Bachelor of Arts in Religion
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Public Relations
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Journalism
Bachelor of Arts in Kiswahili and Media Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Theatre, and Film
Bachelor of Arts in History
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts in Language and Communication Studies

SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Academic Programmes

Bachelor of Tourism Management
Bachelor of Hotels & Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Resource Management
Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Forest Management
Bachelor of Science in Animal Health & Production
Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Geospatial Techniques
Bachelor of Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Earth Sciences
Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning
Bachelor of Environmental Planning, Management and Policy

SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Academic Programmes

Bachelor of Education (Arts)
Bachelor of Education (Science)
Bachelor of Education (Arts) with Special Needs Education
Bachelor of Education (Arts) with Guidance and Counseling
Bachelor of Education (Science) with Special Needs Education
Bachelor of Education (Science) with Guidance and Counseling
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Development Education)

SCHOOL OF PURE, APPLIED AND HEALTH SCIENCES

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

General Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants admitted into programmes offered at Maasai Mara University must meet the following general minimum entry requirements in addition to specific subject requirements for each programme.

Certificate Programmes

Minimum mean grade of a D+ at KCSE or equivalent

Diploma Programmes

1 year Diploma programmes require a minimum mean grade of C plain at KCSE

2 year Diploma programmes require a minimum mean grade of C- (minus) at KCSE

3 year Diploma programmes (Diploma in Primary Education /Diploma in Secondary Education) require a minimum mean grade of C+ at KCSE

In addition, applicants must meet the specific subject requirements for each programme

Undergraduate Programmes

Minimum mean grade of C+ at KCSE

2 principals and 1 subsidiary pass at “A” level

A Diploma in a relevant field of study from a recognized institution.

In addition, applicants must meet the specific subject requirements for each programme

Masters Programmes

Bachelors Degree, Second Class (Upper Division) in a relevant field of study or its equivalent from a recognized University

Bachelors Degree, Second class Honors (Lower Division), with at least two years post qualification work experience

Bachelors Degree with a Pass and a Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant field of study.

PhD Programmes

Masters degree in a relevant field of study, from a recognized University.

How to Apply

Apply for Undergraduate Programmes

Apply for Postgraduate Programmes

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