Maseno University: Courses Offered, Fees, Location and Campuses

Maseno University is a public university in Kenya situated right on the Equator on the Kisumu – Busia Highway. The Main Campus is 25 kilometers from Kisumu City, Kisumu County.

Maseno started in 1990 as a University College it became a fully-fledged University in 2001.

The student population has rapidly risen to 27,000, with additional campuses in Kisumu, located in the Central Business District of Kisumu City, Odera Akang’o Campus in Yala, and the eCampus.

The University offers PhD Programmes, master’s degrees, undergraduate, diploma, certificates and post-graduate programmes in different disciplines at the following faculties and schools.

Maseno offers four Education degree programs, including Education in Science (With IT), Early Childhood Education (With IT), Primary Education (With IT) and Education in Special Needs Education (With IT).

School of Agriculture & Food Security

The courses offered under this School include Horticulture (With IT), Animal Science (With IT), Agronomy (With IT), Soil Science (With IT) and Aquatic Resources Conservation & Development (With IT).

Others are Fisheries & Aquaculture (With IT), Agricultural Education & Extension (With IT), Agribusiness Management (With IT), Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management (With IT), Agricultural Economics (With IT) and Agricultural Economics (With IT).

School of Arts & Social Sciences

The School of Arts is the largest, offering a wide range of courses. These include Arts in French (With IT), Arts in Psychology (With IT), Arts in Sociology & Anthropology (With IT), Arts in Communication & Media Technology (With IT), Arts in Drama & Theatre Studies (With IT), Arts in Interior Design (With IT), Arts in Music (With IT), and Arts in Criminology (With IT).

Other courses include Arts in Theology (With IT), Arts in Religion (With IT), Arts in Textile, Apparel Design & Fashion Merchandising (With IT), Arts in English (With IT), Arts in Literature (With IT), Arts in Kiswahili (With IT), Arts in History and Archaeology (With IT), Arts in Language and Communication (With IT), Arts in Fine Art (With IT), and Arts in Gender and Development (With IT).

The School of Physical & Biological Sciences offer a Bachelor of Science in Ecotourism, Hotel & Institutional Management (with IT).

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School of Development & Strategic Studies

Candidates can also join the School of Development & Strategic Studies.

They can pursue B.A in International Relations and Diplomacy (With IT), Political Science (With IT) and Development Studies (With IT).

School of Business & Economics (SBE)

Maseno offers the following courses

• Business Administration (With IT)
  (with 7 specializations at years 3 & 4).
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies (With IT).
  • B.A in Economics (With IT).
  •Bachelor of Arts in Business Entrepreneurship (With IT).
  • Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management (With IT).
  • Human Resource Management (With).

School of Computing & Informatics

Students can also pursue Computing and Informatics courses.

The Institution offers Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Communications and Technology Management and Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology (With IT).

School of Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Sciences

Those who performed well in Mathematics can also pursue Mathematics & Business Studies (With IT), Actuarial Science (With IT), Mathematics & Computer Science (With IT), Applied Statistics (With IT), Mathematics & Economics (With IT) and Mathematical Sciences (With IT).

School of Environment & Earth Sciences

This school offers a Bachelor of Science in: Environmental Science (With IT), Earth Science (With IT), Geography & Natural Resource Management (With IT) and Climate Change & Development (With IT).

School of Planning & Architecture

The Undergraduate programs in this School include Urban and Regional Planning (With IT), Disaster Management (With IT) and Geospatial Information Science (With IT).

School of Public Health & Community Development

Students can also join Maseno to pursue Public Health (With IT), Nutrition & Health (With IT), Medical Biotechnology (With IT), Medical Laboratory Sciences (With IT) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (With IT).

The University also offers a Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies (With IT) in the Institute of Gender Studies.

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Maseno University Fee Structure

The fee per year ranges between Ksh 122,000 and Ksh 306,000, varying depending on the courses pursued.

Some of the fee structure for Business courses include Business Administration with IT, Marketing with IT, Economics with IT, and Human Resource Management with IT each costing Ksh 184,000 per year.

Arts courses include Criminology with IT (Ksh153,000), History and Archaeology with IT (Ksh122,000), Literature with IT (Ksh122,000), Music with IT (Ksh204,000) and Philosophy with IT (Ksh122,000).

Others like Sociology and Anthropology with IT, International Relations and Diplomacy with IT, Kiswahili with IT, Language & Communication with IT cost Ksh153,000 per academic year.

Drama & Theater Studies with IT and Interior Design with IT cost Ksh184,000.

Actuarial Science with IT yearly fee is Ksh245,000 while Biochemistry and Medical Laboratory Science cost Ksh275,000.

Others, like Computer Science with IT, Computer Technology with IT and Information Communication Technology with IT cost Ksh306,000.

Bachelor of Pharmacy with IT fee is Ksh428,000 per year.

Health and medical sciences include Medicine and Surgery with IT (Ksh612,000), Nursing with IT (Ksh275,000), and Public Health with IT (Ksh275,000).

Education programs include Education Arts with IT (Ksh184,000), while Education Science with IT and Education Special Needs cost Ksh245,000.

Environmental and planning studies feature Environmental Science with IT (Ksh245,000) and Urban and Regional Planning with IT (Ksh306,000).

Tourism and Hospitality category includes Travel and Tourism Management with IT (Ksh204,000).

Students can visit the Maseno University fee structure portal to view the detailed fees for each course.

There are also fees for PhD programmes, postgraduate diplomas, diploma and certificate courses.

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