Community development gives individuals and groups the opportunity to take action and address issues within communities. Problems ranging from economic to social, environmental to cultural can help to rebuild inequitable systems that leave certain demographic populations isolated, marginalized, and without access to important resources vital to living efficiently and successfully.
In line with Kenya's Vision 2030 and with the promulgation of a new constitution in Kenya, it is paramount that we build better communities that are responsible for their own development. The Bachelor of Science degree in Community Development directly responds to these challenges by endeavoring to equip community development workers with the required knowledge and skills that will enable them to act as facilitators in community development in all dimensions.
A career in Community development often involves collaborating with various stakeholders with different (and sometimes conflicting) goals to create solutions that work. Successful people in this field are comfortable navigating complex problems, thinking creatively and holistically about problems, and identifying and gaining consensus on cross-sector solutions. If you tend to avoid conflict and opposition, or prefer to work only with people just like you, you may want to explore other fields.
Community development is a continuous effort to find solutions that benefit the community and enact collective action to empower individuals and agencies to support and improve the lives of disadvantaged communities.
CAREER PROSPECTS
Bachelor of Arts in Community Development course is designed to prepare students to respond to the current needs and challenges in both rural and urban communities. The program will add value to development work within the local communities, churches, faith-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, co-operatives as well as relevant government departments.
By the end of the program, the learner will be able to:
Community development is a holistic approach grounded in principles of empowerment, human rights, inclusion, social justice, self-determination, and collective action. Community development considers community members to be experts in their lives and communities and values community knowledge and wisdom. Community development programs are led by community members at every stage - from deciding on issues to selecting and implementing actions, and evaluation. Community development has an explicit focus on the redistribution of power to address the causes of inequality and disadvantage.
The Bachelor in Community Development program is designed to provide a thorough grounding in the discipline and applying sociological understanding to the areas of national and international concerns where graduates can put their critical thinking and skills into practice.
The units covered in this course are:
First Year, First Semester
Second Semester
Second Year, First Semester
Third Year, First Semester
Third Year, Second Semester
Fourth Year, First Semester
Fourth Year, Second Semester
