Programme objectives
The Bachelor of Scinece in Agriculture Programme at Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) is designed
to train agricultural specialists equipped with the basis tools of
business innovation in agriculture.
It aims at developing practitioners
who will be committed to developing sustainable agricultural practices
and who view agricultural production, processing, marketing and
provision of technical services as sustainable business.
Students are
adequately prepared to engage in production as self employed
entrepreneurs, to take up jobs in agricultural advisory services,
establish consultancy services, to invest in production, processing or
marketing and to carry out research in any aspect of the sector. The
programme is designed to train graduates to gain an understanding of the
physical , biological, socio-economical and business potentials,
opportunities and constraints in the agricultural sector;
Specific Objectives of the programme
Pre-service candidates/ beginners:
Candidates must meet minimum
university requirement of a mean of C+ (C Plus) in the Kenya Certificate
of Secondary Education (KCSE) or equivalent qualification.
In addition,
the candidate should have C+ (C Plus) in biology or biological
sciences and C (C Plain) in mathematics and chemistry or physical
sciences.
Candidates with passes in agriculture will have an added
advantage.