Bachelor of science Electrical & Electronic Engineering Program Offered at Jomo Kenyatta University

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) designed the Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Computer Engineering course offered in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering  intending to produce engineers competent in the theory, design, installation and maintenance of electronic systems and components, computer software and computer hardware. These skills find application, for example, in modern engineering and manufacturing systems, communication networks, process control, Telecommunications and Information Technology. This is indeed the first course of its kind available in the region at tertiary level.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) designed Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Computer Engineering  to;

• To meet the electronic and computer engineering industry demands for suitably equipped and knowledgeable engineers in the field.
• To build capacity for the training of manpower in the electronic and computer engineering field.
• To enhance research and production, of new ideas and products, in the area of electronic and computer engineering.

A graduate of  Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Computer Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) will be expected to exhibit competency in the theory, design, installation and maintenance of:

a.electronic equipment

b.electronic communication systems

c.computer hardware and software systems

d.computer networks

In addition the graduate will have the essential

basics of:

a.natural sciences

b.general engineering

c.management

d.accounting and financ

Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Computer Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has to have the following minimal requirements;

KCSE Mean grade B- (minus) and mean grade for the total score in the four JAB cluster subjects of at lest B (plain) and the following minimum grades in the individual luster subjects: Mathematics C+, Physics C+, Chemistry C+, Geography or Biology, or group III or any group IV.
 

Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Computer Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)  has the following course structure;

Year 1

• HRD2101 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (University Unit)
• SMA2170 ALGEBRA
• SPH2170 PHYSICS I
• SCH2102 CHEMISTRY I
• EME2101 ENGINEERING DRAWING AND DESIGN I
• EME2102 WORKSHOP PRACTICE I
• SMA2171 GEOMETRY
• SMA2172 CALCULUS I
• SMA2173 CALCULUS II
• SPH2171 PHYSICS II
• SCH2108 CHEMISTRY II
• EME2103 MATERIAL SCIENCE I
• EEE2110 WORKSHOP PRACTICE II
• EME2113 ENGINEERING DRAWING AND DESIGN II
• HRD2102 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
• HRD 2103 GENERAL ECONOMICS
• SZL 2111 HIV/AIDS COURSE

Year 2

• SMA2273 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
• EEE2202 ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS I
• EEE2203 MATERIAL SCIENCE II
• EEE2204 PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS I
• EEE2205 ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS
• SMA2174 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
• SMA2270 CALCULUS III
• EEE2208 CIRCUITS AND NETWORK THEORY I
• SMA2271 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• EEE2210 ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS II
• EME2211 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• EEE2212 PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS II
• EEE2213 CIRCUIT AND NETWORK THEORY II
• EEE2214 ELECTRICAL MACHINES I
• EEE2215 ELECTROMAGNETICS I
• SMA2175 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I
• EEE2217 PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT I (8 WEEKS)

Year 3

• SMA2370 CALCULUS IV
• EEE2302 ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS III
• EEE2303 CIRCUIT AND NETWORK THEORY III
• EEE2304 ELECTROMAGNETICS II
• EEE2305 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS I
• EEE2306 ELECTRICAL MACHINES II
• EME2315 THERMODYNAMICS
• EEE2308 POWER ELECTRONICS I
• SMA2371 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• EEE2310 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS II
• SMA2272 STATISTICS
• EEE2312 ELECTRICAL MACHINES III
• EEE2313 SIGNAL AND COMMUNICATION I
• EEE2314 TRANSMISSION LINES
• EEE2315 ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS IV
• SMA2276 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II
• EEE2317 PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT II (8 WEEKS).

Year 4

• SMA2480 COMPLEX ANALYSIS
• HRD2114 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• EEE2403 CONTROL ENGINEERING I
• EEE2404 POWER ELECTRONICS II
• EEE2405 ANALOGUE FILTERS
• EEE2406 MICROPROCESSOR I

ELECTIVES

• EEE2413 POWER SYSTEMS I
• EEE2414 ELECTRICAL MACHINES IV
• EEE2417 SIGNALS & COMMUNICATION II
• EEE2418 VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS I
• EEE2407 INSTRUMENTATION
• SMA2471 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I
• SMA2472 OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
• EEE2411 CONTROL ENGINEERING II
• EEE2412 MICROPROCESSOR II
• EEE2416 POWER SYSTEMS II
• EEE2415 ELECTRICAL MACHINES V
• EEE2422 ILLUMINATION ENGINEERING
• EEE2419 MICROWAVES
• EEE2420 VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS II
• EEE2408 INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
• EEE2421 PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT III (8 WEEKS).

Year 5

• *EEE2501 PROJECT (2 UNITS)
• EEE2502 CONTROL ENGINEERING III
• EEE2503 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING
• HRD2104 MANAGEMENT
• HRD2505 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
• EEE2508 ELECTRICAL MACHINE DESIGN
• EEE2509 HIGH VOLTAGE TECHNOLOGY
• EEE2511 POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS I
• EEE2515 DIGITAL COMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES
• EEE2516 ANTENNA AND PROPAGATION
• EEE2517 ELECTROACCOUSTICS
• EEE2518 DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN I
• HRD2115 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
• EEE2507 CONTROL ENGINEERING IV
• EEE2512 ENERGY SYSTEMS
• EEE2513 MACHINE DRIVES
• EEE2514 POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS II
• EEE2510 POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION
• EEE2504 QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
• EEE2519 DIGITAL FILTERS
• EEE2520 TELETRAFFIC ENGINEERING
• EEE2521 DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN II

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is a public university near Nairobi, Kenya. It is situated in Juja, 36 kilometres northeast of Nairobi, along the Nairobi-Thika SuperHighway. It offers courses in Technology, Engineering, Science, Architecture and Building sciences. The university has a strong research interest in the areas ... read more