On Monday, the Commission for University Education (CUE) announced that a number of degree courses offered in Kenyan universities had been scrapped.
According to the commission, this decision was made after they realized some of the courses were “useless” and no longer meaningful in the modern world.
The most affected institution was Tom Mboya University College which offers 25 unapproved courses.
Below is a list of affected universities and the number of unapproved courses that have been dejected by the CUE.
1. Garissa University (10)
2. Alupe University College (10)
3. Kenya Highlands Evangelical University (7)
4. Lukenya University (6)
5. Kisii University (5)
6. Kenyatta University (4)
7. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (4)
8. Moi University (3)
9. Kabarak University (2)
10. University of Embu (6)
11. Turkana University College (5)
12. The East African University (4)
13. Technical University of Mombasa (2)
14. University of East African Baraton (2)
15. Karatina University (4)
16. Great Lake University, Kisumu (8)
17. African University (3)
18. Bomet University College (1)
19. Catholic University of East Africa (2)
20. Co-Operative University of Kenya (3)
21. Gretsa University (1)
22. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Institute of Science and Technology (6)
23. Kenya Methodist University (2)
24. Tom Mboya University College (25)
Here is another list of some of the 133 courses scrapped by the commission.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Sciences in Logistics
Bachelor of Arts (Homescience)
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Sciences in Piloting
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Security
BSc. Leadership and Health Services Management
BSc. Clinical Nutrition
BSc. Public Health Nutrition
BSc. Community Health and Development
Bachelor of Arts (History)
Bachelor of Maritime Management
Bachelor of Aviation Management
Bachelor in Agricultural Economics
B.Sc. (Biochemistry)
B.Sc. (Botany)
B.Sc. (Chemistry)
B.Sc. (Mathematics)
B.Sc. (Physics)
B.Sc. (Zoology)
BSc in Agricultural Biotechnology
BSc in Agricultural Extension Education
BSc in science(Rural sociology)
BSc in Seed Science
BSc in Soil Science
BSc in Irrigation and Land Use Management
BSc in Crop Production
BSc in Food nutrition
BSc in Dry Lands and Sustainable Agriculture
BSc in Management
BSc in International Diplomacy
BSc in Community Health
BA. Economics
BA. Political science
BA. Banking and Finance
BA. Religion
BA. Real Estate Management
BA. Tourism
BA. Hospitality Management
BSc. Range Land and Wildlife Management
BSc. Peace Science
BSc. Leather and Textile Technology
BSc. Lingusitics
BA. Anthropology
BSc. Sport Science
BA. Mass Communication
BSc. Life science
BA. Marriage Counselling.
BA. Conflict Management
BA. Front Office Management