Bachelor of Science Honours in Agricultural Economics and Management

The programme is intended to impart students with skills to diagnose, analyze and offer sound solutions to economic and social problems associated with the agricultural and natural resource sub-sectors of the economy. It also aims to train students in applied management principles that will assist them in the planning, organizing, leading and controlling agricultural production, financing, marketing and human resources activities in the private and public sectors of the economy.

All applicants have to meet  the following minimum requirements for admission prescribed under the general regulations (i.e.):

• Have obtained at least five Ordinary Level subject passes including English Language and Mathematics passed with a grade C or better
• Passes at Advanced Level in at least two subjects as follows:
  – Category 1:  Any two of the following, Biology, Agriculture, Chemistry, Physics and Food Science.
  – Category 2: Either Mathematics, Accounting Economics or Business Studies in addition to any one subject in Category 1.

PART I
Code            Description
AG 101        Introduction to Agricultural Economics
AG 102        Introduction to Sociology and Ethics in Agriculture
AG 103        Introduction to Statistics for Agriculture
AG 104        Introduction to Agricultural Education and Extension
CS 101        Introduction to Computer Science
AG 105        Communication in Agriculture    
AG 106        Introduction to Animal Science
AGM 101    Micro-economics for Agriculture I
AGM 102    Macro-economics for Agriculture I
AGM 103    Agricultural Production Economics
AGP101      Practical Agricultural Management I       
AGP 102     Practical Agricultural Management II
ES 102        Introductory Soil Science
ES 103        Introductory Plant Science
HS 101        HIV/AIDS Education     
PC 108        Citizenship Education and Conflict Transformation
PC 103        Communication Skills

PART II                                                                     
Code            Description
AG 201        Principles of Agricultural Marketing
AG 202        Principles of Organic Farming
AG 203        Farm Business Management I
AG 210        Project Appraisal
AG 204        Land and Natural Resource Evaluation
AG 205        Principles of Agronomy
AG 207        Principles of Animal Production
AG 209        Research Methods in Agriculture
AGE 204      Land Use and Natural Resource Evaluation
AGE 207      Agricultural Extension
AGM 201     Micro-economics for Agriculture II
AGM 202     Macro-economics for Agriculture II
AGM 203     Mathematics for Agricultural Economics
AGM 204     Agribusiness Management I
AGM 206     Econometrics I
AGM 207     Agricultural Trade and Development
BS222          Entrepreneurship
ES209          GIS and Remote Sensing
 
 
PART III
AG 301        Research Project
AGP 301     Attachment

PART IV                                                       
Code            Description
AG 402        Agricultural Policy
AG 403        Agricultural Marketing
AG 406        Soil and Water Management
AGM 401     Agricultural Finance
AGM 402     Econometrics II
AGM 403     Natural Resource Economics
AGM 404     Farm Business Management II
AGM 405     Agribusiness Management II
AGM 406     Agricultural Production Economics
ES 403         Organisational Behaviour
ES 404         Agro-forestry