About the Program

The Master of Science programme in Community Studies and Extension (COSE) is designed to address the rapid changes affecting individuals, families, communities, and the society. These changes evolve around cultural, economic, technological, political, environmental and human factors at different levels in society. COSE focuses on sustainable development, which proposes a range of complementary policies to enhance active participation of individuals and families at the grass root level in development interventions. M.Sc. Community Studies and Extension is unique and differs from most programmes offering Masters degree in Community development related areas in the following ways:

MSc COSE has the extension component, which lacks in the other degree programmes. The target groups for M.Sc. COSE are the individuals, families and households. This gives it a grassroot approach, which is not emphasized in other programmes.

The practicum component is unique to M.Sc. COSE and gives students an opportunity to critically analyze the approaches, activities and roles of organizations involved in community development. The M.Sc. COSE program is expected to contribute towards development in critical areas of community improvement such as family and youth development, gender and development, entrepreneurship, community resource management, project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Program Objectives

The objectives of the Programme are to:

• Build human capacity in academic and critical thinking to address issues related to physical, economic, technical, social, and psychological transformation of the family and community.
• Provide the student with knowledge and skills in identifying, analysing and interpreting issues in community development.
• Equip the student with understanding of the process of identifying, planning, and managing community development projects.
• Enhance the student’s capacity to incorporate information technology in resource allocation, networking and community development programmes.
• Demonstrate an understanding of theory and practice of research in community studies and extension.

Program Learning Outcomes

The graduate will be able to use acquired knowledge and skills and attitudes to:

• Build human capacity in academic and critical thinking.
• Identify, analyse and interpret issues in community development
• Identify and manage community development projects and programmes
• Incorporate information technology in resource allocation and networking
• Carry out Research and Innovation and be able to undertake further studies.

Requirements

How to Apply

• Apply online via the link given below the Program
• In the Registration portal, click apply and fill out your details in the fields
• Pay the Application fee of Kshs. 2,000 through Egerton University Account Number: KCB Bank A/C No. 1101906812

Fee

Fee Structure Annual charges for the programmes will be as follows:
Tuition Fee per Course Unit:
Undergraduate KES. 13,000.00

Administrative Costs Annually:
Undergraduate KES. 43,900.00

The breakdown of the administrative charges is given below

The Annual Administrative fee for the 2nd year is less the Caution money, Student ID Charges ,and Registration fee (total, Kshs. 5,500) amounting to Kshs. 37,400

The fee summary is given below per academic year

Note that the amount might be more depending on the number of units you take each session.
The fee is paid through the following bank account

KCB, Account no. 1101893680