MSc. with Education (MSc. Ed)

Programme Type : Post Graduate Programme Duration : 24 Months Academic Unit : College Of Natural And Applied Sciences

Programme Requirements

For a candidate to be awarded a MSc with Education, he/she must earn a minimum of 180 credits of which a minimum of 120 credits are from coursework and 60 credits from the dissertation. Students will be compelled to do a minimum of 60 credits per semester. The dissertation part will be 60 credits in respective departments.


Education Courses


Year 1

Course Code

Course title

Status

Semester

Credits

FE 600a

Research Methods in Education-I

Core

1

12

CT 640

Curriculum and Teaching

Elective

1

12

CT 645

Computer Assisted Learning in Science and Mathematics

Core

 

12

FE 600b

Research Methods in Education-II

Core

2

12

CT 644

Assessment of Performance in SMT

Elective

2

12

EP 644

Theories of Teaching and Learning

Elective

2

12

CT 643

Professional Development in SMT

Elective

2

12

EA 647

Management of Education Systems and Institutions

Elective

2

12

 


Biology Courses


Year 1

Core courses

Course title

Status

Semester

Credits

BL 661

Genetics

Core

1

12

BL 617

Molecular Biology

Core

1

12

ZL 604

Protozoology and Helminthology

Core

1

12

ZL 612

Animal Reproductive Physiology

Elective

1

12

BC 604: 

Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation

Elective

1

12

BT 601

Advanced Plant and Fungal Systematics

Elective

1

12

BL 607

Biostatistics

Core

2

12

BL 662

Biological methods and techniques

Core

2

12

BL 663

Advanced Physiology 

Core

2

12

BT 605

Plant  Protection

Elective

2

12

BL 668

Soil-Plant-Water Relations

Elective

2

12

BL 670

Fauna and Flora of East Africa

Elective

2

12

ZL 616:

Insect Ecology, Pest

            and Vector Management                     

Elective

2

12

Year 2

BL 699

Dissertation

Core

 

    60


Chemistry Courses


Year 1

Core courses

Course title

Status

Semester

Credits

CH 606

Coordination Chemistry

Core

1

12

CH 619

Physical Chemistry

Core

1

12

 

 

 

 

 

CH 603

Solid State Chemistry

Elective

1

12

CH 607

Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry

Elective

1

12

CH 610

Surface and Colloid Chemistry

Elective

1

8

CH 611

Heterocyclic Chemistry

Elective

1

8

CH 651

Chemistry of Biomolecules

Core

2

12

CH 618

Structure and Properties of Polymers

Core

2

12

CH 630

Advanced Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation

Core

2

12

CH 394

Fundamentals of Theoretical Chemistry

Elective

2

12

CH 613

Advanced Environmental Chemistry

Elective

2

8

CH 616

Chemistry of Natural Products

Elective

2

12

Year 2

CH 699

Dissertation

Core

 

      60

 


Mathematics courses


Year 1

Core courses

Course title

Status

Semester

Credits

MT 602

Numerical Analysis

Core

1

12

MT 641

Advanced Mathematical Statistics

Core

1

12

MT 663

Ordinary Differential Equations I

Core

1

12

MT 619

Applied Functional Analysis

Elective

1

12

MT 657

Methods of Mechanics

Elective

1

12

MT 674

Real Analysis

Elective

1

12

MT 660

Computer Applications and Programming

Elective

1

12

MT 604

Optimization Methods of Operations Research

Core

2

12

MT 605

Advanced Linear Algebra

Core

2

12

MT 610

Complex Analysis

Elective

2

12

MT 601

Advanced Probability Theory

Elective

2

12

MT 630

Differential Geometry

Elective

2

12

MT 683

Partial Differential Equations

Elective

2

12

Year 2

MT 698

Mathematics Dissertation

Elective

 

60

 


Physics courses


Year 1

Core courses

Course title

Status

Semester

Credits

PH 611

Electrodynamics

Core

1

12

PH 613

Electronics

Core

1

12

PH 617

Quantum mechanics

Core

1

12

PH 615

Computational physics

Elective

1

12

PH 616

Statistical mechanics

Elective

1

12

PH 618

Condensed Matter Physics

Core

2

12

PH 619

Nuclear Physics and instrumentation

Core

2

12

PH 620

Aerosol Physics

Elective

2

12

PH 621

Atmospheric dispersion and air quality modeling

Elective

2

12

PH 623

Physics of sustainable electricity generation

Elective

2

12

PH 625

Nuclear technique and applications

Elective

2

12

Year 2

PH 699

Dissertation

Core

 

60

 

Requirements

Applicants to be admitted to this programme should have first BSc with Education (in either of the following subjects; Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and or Biology). Applicants with relevant bachelor of science degree science and PGDE will be considered for admission.