Below is a list of courses you will go through in the course of your program. Keep referring to the catalog as you study to make sure you have done all the courses given. Students are reminded to select their specialization in third year

YEAR 1 SESSION I

  • COMS 111 : Communication Skills
  • ENSC 101 : Environmental Education
  • LINS 111 : Introduction to Information Science
  • HIST 100 : National Cohesion and Integration in Kenya
  • LINS 112 : Classification Theory

YEAR 1 SESSION II

  • PHIL 101 : Introduction to Logic
  • PHIL 105 : Government and Society
  • LINS 113 : Cataloguing Theory
  • LINS 131 : Fundamentals of Information Technology
  • LINS 121 : Records Management

YEAR 1 SESSION III

  • LINS 114 : Publishing and Book Trade
  • LINS 132 : Information Literacy
  • LINS 211 : Classification Practice
  • LINS 221 : Archives Administration
  • LINS 213 : Collection Developments and Management

YEAR II SESSION I

  • EPSC 224 : Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods
  • LINS 241 : Writing Skills for Information Professionals
  • SOCI 202 : Community Development and Social Welfare
  • LINS 212 : Cataloguing Practice
  • LINS 232 : Media Informatics
  • LINS 231 : ICT for Information Resource Management

YEAR II SESSION II

  • COMM 212 : Gender Issues in Communication
  • LINS 214 : User Studies and Information Services
  • LINS 233 : Computer Networks and Internet
  • LINS 310 : Preservation of Information Resources
  • LINS 311 : Information Organisation, Storage and Retrieval

YEAR II SESSION III

  • LINS 351 : Principles and Practices of Management
  • LINS 312 : Entrepreneurship for Knowledge Management Centres
  • LINS 331 : Online Information Systems
  • LINS 332 : Database Management Systems & Design
  • LINS 313 : Knowledge Management(KM) I

YEAR III SESSION I

Library and Knowledge Management Specialization
  • LINS 314 : Information Behaviour
  • LINS 341 : Research Methods
  • LINS 315 : Financial and Human Resource Management
  • LINS 316 : Public Speaking and Leadership Skills
  • LINS 317 : Repackaging, Consolidation, Information Retrieval, Indexing and Abstracting

YEAR III SESSION I

Records and Archives Management Specialization
  • LINS 314 : Information Behaviour
  • LINS 341 : Research Methods
  • LINS 321 : Management of Record Centres
  • LINS 322 : Management of Electronic Records
  • LINS 323 : Legal Issues and Managing Records and Archives

FIELD ATTACHMENT

  • LINS 381 : Field Attachment & Report

YEAR III SESSION II

Library & Knowledge Management
  • LINS 411 : Communication and Information in Society
  • LINS 412 : Knowledge Management II
  • LINS 431 : Management Information Systems
  • LINS 441 : Research Project
  • LINS 413 : Sectoral Librarianship
  • LINS 414 : Information Technology in Libraries

YEAR III SESSION II

Records & Archives Management
  • LINS 411 : Communication and Information in Society
  • LINS 412 : Knowledge Management II
  • LINS 431 : Management Information Systems
  • LINS 441 : Research Project
  • LINS 421 : Management of Legal Records
  • LINS 422 : Management of Health Records

YEAR III SESSION III

Library and Knowledge Management
  • LINS 415 : Digital Libraries and Information Portals
  • LINS 451 : Business Information Management
  • LINS 452 : Legal and Professional Aspects of Information
  • LINS 453 : Contemporary Issues in information science
  • LINS 416 : Advanced Information Retrieval
  • LINS 417 : Library Supervision and Management
  • LINS 418 : Marketing of Library Products and Services

YEAR III SESSION III

Records and Archives Management
  • LINS 423 : Management of Personnel Records
  • LINS 451 : Business Information Management
  • LINS 452 : Legal and Professional Aspects of Information
  • LINS 453 : Contemporary Issues in information science
  • LINS 424 : Advanced Records Management
  • LINS 425 : Advanced Archives Administration
  • LINS 426 : Marketing of Records, Archival Products and Services