Bachelor of Science in Computer Science course; Requirements, duration, job opportunities and universities offering the course

The bachelor of science degree in computer science is a four-year programme that aims at equipping students with sufficient theory to be able to adapt to new technologies and new ideas in the rapidly growing computer industry.  Students are prepared to work in the following areas: (i) designing and building software;(ii)developing effective ways to solve computing problems, such as storing information in databases, sending data over networks; and (iii)providing new approaches or devising new and better ways of using computers to address new challenges in areas such as robotics, computer vision and digital forensics.

The first two years are dedicated to computer science fundamentals including data structures, differential equations, algorithms, statistics, and database systems.  In the last years students take more advanced courses including electives.  The courses includes transaction processing systems, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, user interface, architecture, distributed computing systems, neural systems, parallel computing systems and digital image processing.

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Career Opportunities

Career opportunities occur in a wide variety of settings including large or small software companies, large or small computer services companies, and large organizations of all kinds (industry, government, banking, healthcare, etc.).  A career path in this area can also involve advanced graduate work, followed by a position in a university or industrial research and development laboratory; or entrepreneurial activity.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE

On the KUCCPS site, this course is placed under cluster 9.
CLUSTER SUBJECT 1 MAT A
CLUSTER SUBJECT 2 PHY
CLUSTER SUBJECT 3 BIO / CHE / HAG / GEO / CRE / IRE / HRE
CLUSTER SUBJECT 4 BIO / CHE / HAG / GEO / CRE / IRE / HRE / HSC / ARD / AGR / WW / MW / BC / PM / ECT / DRD / AVT / CMP / FRE / GER / ARB / KSL / MUC / BST
NOTE: A subject may only be considered ONCE in this section

MINIMUM SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS

SUBJECT 1 MAT A C+
SUBJECT 2 PHY C+

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INSTITUTIONS WHERE THE PROGRAMME IS OFFERED

Some of the institutions offering this programme are:

ANU AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
AUC ALUPE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
COPUK CO-OPERATIVE UNIVERSITY OF KENYA
CU CHUKA UNIVERSITY
CU CHUKA UNIVERSITY
CUEA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA
DAYSTAR DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY
DKUT DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
EU EGERTON UNIVERSITY
GRETSA GRETSA UNIVERSITY
GU GARISSA UNIVERSITY
JKUAT JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

KABU KABARAK UNIVERSITY
KARU KARATINA UNIVERSITY
KBBU KIBABII UNIVERSITY
KCA KCA UNIVERSITY
KHEU KENYA HIGHLANDS EVANGELICAL UNIVERSITY
KSU KISII UNIVERSITY
KSU KISII UNIVERSITY
KU KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
KWUST KIRIRI WOMENS UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
KYU KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY
LU LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY
MCKU MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY
MMARAU MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY
MMU MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA
MMUST MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
MNUC KENYATTA UNIVERSITY – MAMA NGINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
MSU MASENO UNIVERSITY
MU MOI UNIVERSITY
MUST MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MUT MURANGA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
PU PWANI UNIVERSITY
PUEA PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA
RNU RONGO UNIVERSITY
RU RIARA UNIVERSITY
SEKU SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY
SPU ST PAULS UNIVERSITY
TEAU THE EAST AFRICAN UNIVERSITY
THRKUC THARAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
THRKUC THARAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
UMMA UMMA UNIVERSITY
UOE UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET
UOEM UNIVERSITY OF EMBU
UOK UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA
UON UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

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