Economics has quite an extensive role to play in a multitude of contexts, particularly in solving agricultural and environmental problems. For example, it has much to contribute to improved policies for the efficient targeting of agricultural subsidies, the control of pollution, and the depletion of natural resources.
Economists study the allocation of resources between competing and alternative uses. Resources are finite, and people and governments must make choices. By studying the way that people make choices, economists are able to make decisions and provide solutions.
This Bachelor of Economics program is both a rigorous and flexible program of study that provides analytical tools and aids in the student’s development of problem-solving skills for economic analysis while allowing individuals the opportunity to explore specific areas of interest in various fields of economics.
Economics has quite an extensive role to play in a multitude of contexts, particularly in solving agricultural and environmental problems. For example, it has much to contribute to improved policies for the efficient targeting of agricultural subsidies, the control of pollution and the depletion of natural resources.
Economics has three main subsections:
Bachelor of Economics students gain an understanding of consumer and firm-level decision making and how the economic system functions and can be influenced.
Application areas include such topics as health care, sports, tax policy, financial markets, international marketing and trade, and natural resources. The following options are available:
Bachelor of Economics graduates will:
Cluster Subjects
Group I: English, Kiswahili, Mathematics
Group II: Biology, Physics, Chemistry
Group III: History and Government, Geography, Christian Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education, Hindu Religious Education
Group IV: Home Science, Art and Design, Agriculture, Aviation Technology, Computer Studies
Group V: French, German, Arabic, Music, Business Studies
Year 1, Semester 1
Year 1, Semester 2
Year 2, Semester 1
Year 2, Semester 2
Year 3, Semester 1
CORE UNITS
ELECTIVES
Year 3, Semester 2
CORE UNITS
ELECTIVES
Year 4, Semester 1
CORE UNITS
ELECTIVES
Year 4, Semester 2
CORE UNITS
ELECTIVES