INTRODUCTION
Philosophy is one of the subjects offered under the Bachelor of Arts degree programme in the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences. This programme is suitably designed to combine with other subjects in the programme to produce a Bachelor of Arts graduate with relevant skills, knowledge and values in humanities responsive to social, economic and political needs of the twenty first century.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The main objective is to develop a Bachelor of Arts programme capable of producing graduates with the skills and competencies required by the fast changing life in the twenty first century. In particular, the program aims at producing people who are broad and open-minded, with critical and creative skills, high moral and ethical values and responsive to societal needs.
JUSTIFICATION/RATIONALE
This programme, taking cognizance of the fast changing needs of the 21st century helps to enhance key competencies, skills and values such as: critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and innovation and self-efficacy. The product of this programme will be a self-reliant, autonomous thinker with critical and creative insights on diverse issues, be they political, social and economic at both national and international levels.
ENTRY REQUIREMNTS
To qualify for admission to take philosophy under the Bachelor of Arts programme the applicant should have attained at least:
A minimum mean grade of C+ at KCSE level or its equivalent
OR
At least two (2) Principals and one (1) Subsidiary in any subjects (A-level) or its equivalent.
OR
Mean grade C (plain) at KCSE or its equivalent with a Diploma in Philosophy
OR
Mean grade C- (minus) at KCSE or its equivalent with a Certificate in philosophy and subsequent Diploma in Philosophy
MODE AND STRUCTURE OF DELIVERY
Mode of delivery of the Programme
The mode of delivery of this programme will be blended learning, which involves both face-to face interactions and online teaching and activities on Kusoma online teaching platform. The programmme is rendered on both regular and digital and open learning modes.
PROGRAMME DURATION
The programme takes four academic years and is structured as follows:
Year 1: Course work
- Semester 1 (1 units)- Total number of contact hours-39
- Semester 2 (2 units)- Total number of contact hours-78
Year 2: Course work
- Semester 1 (2 units) - Total number of contact hours-78
- Semester 2 (2 units)- Total number of contact hours-78
Year 3: Course work
- Semester 1 (3 units)- Total number of contact hours-117
- Semester 2 (3 units)- Total number of contact hours-117
Year 4: Course work
- Semester 1 (3 units)- Total number of contact hours-117
- Semester 2 (3 units)- Total number of contact hours-117
CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS
List of the core and elective courses of the specialization area
Level One
Core Units
APH 100: Introduction to Philosophy (39 hours)
APH 101: Introduction to Logic (39 hours)
APH 103: Introduction to Ethics (39 hours)
Level Two
Core Units
APH 200: Symbolic Logic (39 hours)
APH 201: History of Philosophy (Ancient and Medieval) (39 hours)
APH 202: Epistemology (39 hours)
APH 203: Metaphysics (39 hours)
LEVEL THREE
Core units
APH 300: History of Philosophy (Modern and Contemporary) (39 hours)
APH 301: African Philosophy (39 hours)
Electives
APH 302: Social and Political Philosophy (39 hours)
APH 303: Philosophical Anthropology (39 hours)
APH 306: Gender Philosophy (39 hours)
APH 307: Environmental Ethics (39 hours)
LEVEL FOUR
Core units
APH 400: Contemporary Moral Problems (39 hours)
APH 401: Research Project (39 hours)
Electives
APH 403: Philosophy of Mind (39 hours)
APH 404: Aesthetics (39 hours)
APH 406: Philosophy of Development (39 hours)
APH 408: Philosophy of Law (39 hours)
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Civil service
- Research Organizations
- Human rights organizations
- Nongovernmental organizations
TUITION AND FEE STRUCTURE
Full Time ;Fees ksh.153,000/= per year
Digital mode of study Ksh153,000 Per year
Non East Africans ksh.191,250 per year
WHY CHOOSE THIS PROGRAMME AT KENYATTA UNIVERSITY?
Kenyatta University is a centre of excellence in teaching, learning and research, boasting of cutting edge facilities, equipment and research materials to facilitate and enhance the quality of teaching, learning and research
The Bachelor of Arts courses in philosophy are well aligned with the currents trends in the field of philosophy and are taught by highly qualified academic staff.