BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT Program Offered at University of Nairobi

The Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Development at the Institute of African Studies is a degree programme designed and developed to articulate gender and development issues in a changing political, socio-economic and cultural environment. At a more theoretical level, the programme seeks to provide a deeper understanding of an evolving gender system as a socially constructed system of hierarchical relationships, which are manifested differently under diverse cultural contexts. At the level of intervention, the focus is on how development partners can be sensitized and encouraged to increase their support for and commitment to the promotion of gender equity through a variety of gender responsive policies and programmes and also to develop strategies to accelerate and institutionalize the process of gender mainstreaming.

Eligible candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Development admission at the University of Nairobi are:

1.      Those who have obtained an aggregate of C+ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its equivalent;

2.      Those with at least Division II in “O” level certificate plus three years relevant work experience.

3.      Those who have obtained at least two principal passes of D plain in A-level certificate or its equivalent.

4.      Those with a degree or diploma from a recognized University or other institutions of higher learning.

Courses Outline

Semester 1

Introduction to Gender and Dev. Studies

Gender and Culture

Gender Division of Labor

Introduction to Anthropology

Elective Courses

Inter-disciplinary Approaches to

Gender Analysis

Cultural Anthropology

Semester II

Mainstreaming Gender into the Dev. Process

Gender Analysis in Cross-Cultural

Perspectives

Women and the Democratization Process

Gender and Homelessness

Elective Courses

Introduction to Ethnology

Gender and Entrepreneurship

Semester III

Core Courses

Gender and Agricultural Development

Gender and Poverty

Gender and Employment

Gender and Governance

Elective Courses

Comparative Ethnography

Ecological Anthropology

Semester IV

Core Courses

Gender and Shelter

Gender and Sustainable Development

Gender and Politics

Gender and Education

Elective Courses

Gender-Sensitive Language

Ethnology of African Societies

Semester V

Core Courses

Gender and Health

Theoretical Perspectives in Gender Studies

Gender and Community Development

Gender Violence

Elective Courses

Gender and Communication

Economic Anthropology

Semester VI

Gender and law

Gender and Environmental Management

Gender and Migration

Gender and Technology

Elective Courses

Women’s Development Organizations in a Changing World

Family and Kinship

Semester VII

Gender and Reproductive Health

Gender and the Media

Gender Research Methodology

Gender and Pastoralism

Elective Courses

Gender and Armed Conflict

Cultural Context of Nutrition

Semester VIII

Gender, Power and Decision-making

Gender and Tourism

The Impact of Development on Gender Roles and Relations

Cultural Change and Development

Elective Courses

Gender in the Third World

Gender and Medical Pluralism

Gender and Aging

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