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BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS

Degree Code:	X74
Degree Name:	BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS
Degree Type:	BACHELOR
Degree Duration:	4
Degree Description:
Introduction A growing economy and demand for education in Kenya and elsewhere need the input of highly skilled economists. The government, whose economic policies shape the growth and stability of the economy, needs the input of economists. The private sector, which is an important instrument for socioeconomic transformation, also needs well trained economists. Presently, there are few centres of learning in Kenya that have the capacity for training an adequate number of economists. It is in this context that the School of Economics has designed this new syllabus to fill the gap. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics
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DEGREE REGULATIONS

Admission Requirements

Applicants for the Bachelor of Economics degree must, in the first instance, satisfy the general University of Nairobi’s admission requirements. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

In addition, they should have obtained a minimum of grade c+ in Mathematics offered in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, or their equivalents. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

When the equivalents are difficult to establish, a candidate may be required to pass an entrance examination before being admitted into the programme. The pass mark for the entry examination shall be 50%.

Award of Degree

In order to qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Economics degree, a candidate must have registered for, attended lectures, sat examinations and passed in all the 54 units taken throughout his/her period of study for the degree.

A candidate who satisfies the examiners for the award of the Bachelor of Economics degree shall be recommended for the award of the degree. He/she shall be placed in one of the following four categories according to his/her performance:

1. First Class Honours

2. Second Class Honours (Upper Division)

3. Second Class Honours (Lower Division)

4. Pass

The final classification of the degree shall be based on all the units studied and examined during the degree programme. The degree classification shall be based on a cumulative average mark for the four years of study. The classification shall follow the following key:

70% – 100% = First Class Honours

60% – 69% = Second Class Honours (Upper Division)

50% – 59% = Second Class Honours ( Lower Division)

40% – 49% = Pass

Course Structure and Duration

This is a FOUR YEAR undergraduate program. Each year is broken into TWO semesters of 15 weeks each.

Students are expected to cover FIFTY FOUR units of study, each with 45 contact hours.

The 54 units shall include FOUR common courses. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

ONE common course shall be covered in each semester of the first and second years of study.

During the first and second years of study, students will be required to take SIXTEEN course units each year including the TWO common courses. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

During the third year of study, students will be expected to take a total of TWELVE course units, FOUR of which will be selected from third year electives.

During the fourth and final year of study, students will be expected to take TEN course units, FOUR of which will be selected from a menu of fourth year electives.

Course Structure and Duration

This is a FOUR YEAR undergraduate program. Each year is broken into TWO semesters of 15 weeks each.
Students are expected to cover FIFTY FOUR units of study, each with 45 contact hours.
The 54 units shall include FOUR common courses.
ONE common course shall be covered in each semester of the first and second years of study.
During the first and second years of study, students will be required to take SIXTEEN course units each year including the TWO common courses.
During the third year of study, students will be expected to take a total of TWELVE course units, FOUR of which will be selected from third year electives.
During the fourth and final year of study, students will be expected to take TEN course units, FOUR of which will be selected from a menu of fourth year electives. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

Examinations Regulations

The common examination regulations for bachelors degrees in all colleges of the University of Nairobi will apply.
A candidate shall NOT be permitted to sit for an examination unless he/she has attended prescribed courses of study in accordance with university regulations. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics
Assessment of each candidate’s performance in each course unit shall be through Continuous Assessment Tests (CATs) and a written TWO – HOUR end – of – semester examination. The end of semester examination shall account for 70% of the total marks while continuous assessment shall account for 30% of the total marks. The continuous assessment tests shall take one or more of the following forms: class assignments, written tests, or take – away tests.
Each course unit shall be graded out of 100 marks. The marks obtained by a candidate shall be translated into letter grades based on the following key:

70% – 100% = A

60% – 69% = B

50% – 59% = C

40% – 49% = D

Below 40% = E

The pass mark for each course unit shall be 40%.
Provisional examination results shall be made available to students following the School Board of Examiners meeting at which those results are approved. Such provisional results shall be issued to each candidate in the form of a provisional result slip indicating letter grades obtained in each course unit examined. Further, the provisional result slip shall indicate a candidate’s average mark in the particular year of study together with the cumulative average mark.
Final examination results shall be issued by the Academic Registrar as soon as the results are approved by Senate. The final result slip shall also indicate a candidate’s average mark for a particular year of study together with the cumulative average mark.
A candidate shall be permitted to proceed to the third year of study only after passing all units of the first and second years of study.
A candidate who fails an examination in any of the course units at the first attempt shall take a supplementary examination in the failed unit up to a maximum of two times.
A supplementary examination shall earn a maximum of 40% of the total marks and coursework marks shall not be considered.
A candidate who, for a reasonable cause, fails to sit for a final examination at the scheduled time may, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by the University Senate, be allowed to sit for a special examination in the concerned course unit. A special examination shall be graded as any other examination for the first attempt.
A candidate who fails more than half of the total number of units studied in a particular year of study (that is, level) shall be DISCONTINUED.

Examinations Regulations

The common examination regulations for bachelors degrees in all colleges of the University of Nairobi will apply.

A candidate shall NOT be permitted to sit for an examination unless he/she has attended prescribed courses of study in accordance with university regulations.

Assessment of each candidate’s performance in each course unit shall be through Continuous Assessment Tests (CATs) and a written TWO – HOUR end – of – semester examination. The end of semester examination shall account for 70% of the total marks while continuous assessment shall account for 30% of the total marks. The continuous assessment tests shall take one or more of the following forms: class assignments, written tests, or take – away tests.

Each course unit shall be graded out of 100 marks. The marks obtained by a candidate shall be translated into letter grades based on the following key:

70% – 100% = A

60% – 69% = B

50% – 59% = C

40% – 49% = D

Below 40% = E

The pass mark for each course unit shall be 40%.

Provisional examination results shall be made available to students following the School Board of Examiners meeting at which those results are approved. Such provisional results shall be issued to each candidate in the form of a provisional result slip indicating letter grades obtained in each course unit examined. Further, the provisional result slip shall indicate a candidate’s average mark in the particular year of study together with the cumulative average mark.

Final examination results shall be issued by the Academic Registrar as soon as the results are approved by Senate. The final result slip shall also indicate a candidate’s average mark for a particular year of study together with the cumulative average mark.

A candidate shall be permitted to proceed to the third year of study only after passing all units of the first and second years of study.

A candidate who fails any of the units at the first attempt may be permitted to re-sit or retake the failed unit up to two times when the unit is next offered.

When resat, a failed unit shall carry a maximum of 40% of the total marks and coursework marks shall not be considered.

When retaken, a failed unit shall carry a maximum of 100% of the total marks and coursework marks shall be considered.

A candidate who fails more than half of the total number of units studied in a particular year of study shall be DISCONTINUED.

Fees (Self Sponsored Students)

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ENTERPRISES AND SERVICES LTD
MODULE II CURRENT FEES STRUCTURE
5.1.2	Bachelor of Economics ( 54 units) and Bachelor of Economics and Statistics (56 units)– X74 & X75- (foreign students to add 25% on all item )
	Tuition/unit	7,500.00	7,500.00
	Medical/year	5,000.00	5,000.00
	Computer/year	5,000.00	5,000.00
	Caution-once	5,000.00	5,000.00
	Activity/year	2,000.00	2,000.00
	Student Organization	1,000.00	1,000.00
	Registration/sem	1,000.00	1,000.00
	Examination/unit	500.00	500.00
	ID Card/year	500.00	500.00

Fees Payment Mode

Payment should be made to UNES by Bankers Cheque or Direct Deposit

Account No. 03-073-1021554

Barclays Bank of Kenya

Westlands Branch.

Intermission of Studies

A student may intermit his/her studies at any time, for a valid cause and with documentary evidence conveyed in writing to the Academic Registrar through the Director of the School and may resume later duly notifying the Director of the School and the Academic Registrar. During the entire period of intermission, the student shall be required to keep his/her registration current by paying such intermission charges as the School may from time to time determine. The period of intermission shall not exceed two consecutive academic years. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

Introduction

A growing economy and demand for education in Kenya and elsewhere need the input of highly skilled economists. The government, whose economic policies shape the growth and stability of the economy, needs the input of economists. The private sector, which is an important instrument for socioeconomic transformation, also needs well trained economists. Presently, there are few centres of learning in Kenya that have the capacity for training an adequate number of economists. It is in this context that the School of Economics has designed this new syllabus to fill the gap. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

Level Four Course Units

First semester			Second Semester
Codes	Titles	Contact Hours	Codes	Titles	Contact Hours
	*Core Units*			*Core Units*
XEQ 401	Introductory Econometrics I	45	XEQ 402	Introductory Econometrics II	45
XET 401	Public Economics	45	XET 402	Institutional Economics	45
XET 403	Introduction to Research Methods	45	XEA 402	Research Paper	45
	*Electives (To choose 2)*			*Electives (To choose 2)*
XEA 401	Environmental Economics	45	XEA 404	Health Economics II	45
XEA 405	Transport Economics	45	XEA 412	Economics of Water Resources	45
XEA 407	Monetary Economics	45	XEA 406	Poverty and Development	45
XEA 403	Health Economics I	45	XEA 410	World Food Policy	45
XEA 409	Economics of Industry	45	XEA 408	Public Finance & Fiscal Policy	45

Level One Course Units

First semester			Second Semester
Codes	Titles	Contact Hours	Codes	Titles	Contact Hours
XET 101	Introduction to Microeconomics	45	XET 102	Introduction to Macroeconomics	45
XEQ 101	Basic Mathematics	45	XEQ 102	Economic Statistics I	45
XEA 101	Economic History of Kenya	45	XEQ 104	Calculus I	45
XET 103	Introduction to Sociology	45	XEA 102	Introduction to Political Economy	45
XET 105	Introduction to Logic	45	XET 104	Introduction to Ethics	45
XET 107	Legal Systems and Methods	45	XEA 104	Introduction to Computers	45
XET 109	Introduction to Psychology	45	XET 106	Aspects of Language Skills	45
CCS 001	Communication Skills	45	CCS 010	HIV / AIDS	45

Level One Course Units

First semester			Second Semester
Codes	Titles	Contact Hours	Codes	Titles	Contact Hours
XET 101	Introduction to Microeconomics	45	XET 102	Introduction to Macroeconomics	45
XEQ 101	Basic Mathematics	45	XEQ 102	Economic Statistics I	45
XEA 101	Economic History of Kenya	45	XEQ 104	Calculus I	45
XET 103	Introduction to Sociology	45	XEA 102	Introduction to Political Economy	45
XET 105	Introduction to Logic	45	XET 104	Introduction to Ethics	45
XET 107	Legal Systems and Methods	45	XEA 104	Introduction to Computers	45
XET 109	Introduction to Psychology	45	XET 106	Aspects of Language Skills	45
CCS 001	Communication Skills	45	CCS 010	HIV / AIDS	45

Level One Course Units

First semester			Second Semester
Codes	Titles	Contact Hours	Codes	Titles	Contact Hours
XET 101	Introduction to Microeconomics	45	XET 102	Introduction to Macroeconomics	45
XEQ 101	Basic Mathematics	45	XEQ 102	Economic Statistics I	45
XEA 101	Economic History of Kenya	45	XEQ 104	Calculus I	45
XET 103	Introduction to Sociology	45	XEA 102	Introduction to Political Economy	45
XET 105	Introduction to Logic	45	XET 104	Introduction to Ethics	45
XET 107	Legal Systems and Methods	45	XEA 104	Introduction to Computers	45
XET 109	Introduction to Psychology	45	XET 106	Aspects of Language Skills	45
CCS 001	Communication Skills	45	CCS 010	HIV / AIDS	45

Level Three Course Units

First semester			Second Semester
Codes	Titles	Contact Hours	Codes	Titles
	*Core Units:*			Economics Units:	Contact hours
XEQ 301	Mathematics for Economists II	45	XET 306	Welfare Economics	45
XEA 301	Development Economics	45	XEA 302	Development Planning	45
STA 301	Probability and Statistics II	45	STA 302	Linear Modeling I	45
STA 305	Probability Modeling	45	STA 304	Testing Hypotheses	45
	*Elective Units (To choose two)*			*Elective Units (To choose two)*
STA 221	Economic and Social Statistics	45	STA 222	Introduction to Time Series Analysis	45
STA 303	Theory of Estimation	45	STA 318	Statistical Inference	45
XET 301	Further Topics in Microeconomics	45	XET 302	Further Topics in Macroeconomics	45
XEA 307	Introduction to Labour Economics	45	XEA 310	Asset Pricing	45
XEA 311	Entrepreneurship Development and Technology	45	XEA 312	Resource Economics	45

Level Two Course Units

First semester			Second Semester
Codes	Titles	Contact Hours	Code	Titles	Contact Hours
XET 201	Microeconomics	45	XET 202	Macroeconomics	45
XEQ 209	Linear algebra	45	XEQ 202	Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations	45
XEQ 201	Calculus II	45	XEQ 204	Introduction to Numerical Methods	45
XEQ 203	Mathematics for Economists I	45	XEQ 206	Introduction to Optimization	45
XEQ 205	Economic Statistics II	45	XEQ 208	Economic Statistics III	45
XEA 201	Introduction to Financial Accounting	45	XEA 202	Introduction to Management Accounting	45
XEQ 207	Introduction to Real Analysis & Topology	45	XET 204	Property Law	45
DCC 203	Natural Resource Management	45	CCS 007	Science & Technology in Development	45

Course Structure

The program aims at meeting the demand for senior economic policy analysts and managers. Students will be equipped with: 1) a firm understanding of economic principles; and 2) ability to analyze a wide range of economic problems and formulate and implement meaningful economic policies. Each student will, at the end of training be proficient in economic theory, quantitative methods and applications (including computer applications, and in economic policy analysis and management).

objectives of the course

The objective of the Bachelor of Economics programme of study is to impart knowledge and prepare undergraduates for careers in the field of Economics through a judicious mix of units that are core to the discipline and those drawn from complementary disciplines.

Semester 1 Fees

		Semester totals
Sem1	2 units	35,500.00
	3 units	43,500.00
	4 units	51,500.00
	5units	59,500.00
	6 units	67,500.00
	7units	75,500.00
	8 units	83,500.00

Semester 2, 3, 5, 6,8,9,11,12 Fees

		Semester totals
Sem2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12	1 unit	9,000.00
	2 units	17,000.00
	3 units	25,000.00
	4 units	33,000.00
	5 units	41,000.00
	6 units	49,000.00
	7 units	57,000.00
	8 units	65,000.00

Semester 4, 7, 10, 13 Fees

		Semester totals
Sem 4,7,10,13	1 unit	22,500.00
	2 units	30,500.00
	3 units	38,500.00
	4 units	46,500.00
	5 units	54,500.00
	6 units	62,500.00
	7 units	70,500.00
	8 units	78,500.00

Transfer of Credits and Exemptions

A candidate from a recognized university, or any other equivalent institution recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate, wishing to transfer to the Bachelor of Economics degree programme, shall be allowed to transfer credits from his / her university if those credits are deemed relevant and meet the required minimum contact hours.

A Bachelor of Economics student who obtains credits from a recognized university shall also be allowed to transfer those credits to the University of Nairobi. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

The transferred credits shall not exceed one third of the total number of required units for the award of the Bachelor of Economics degree. University Of Nairobi UoNBI Economics

A candidate shall only be exempted from a course unit upon passing an exemption examination in the course unit. The pass mark for an exemption examination shall be 50%.

A candidate shall not be exempted in more than one third of the total number of units required for the award of the Bachelor of Economics degree.

Transfer of Credits and Exemptions

A candidate from a recognized university, or any other equivalent institution recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate, wishing to transfer to the Bachelor of Economics degree program, shall be allowed to transfer credits from his / her university if those credits are deemed relevant and meet the required minimum contact hours.
A Bachelor of Economics student who obtains credits from a recognized university shall also be allowed to transfer those credits to the University of Nairobi.
The transferred credits shall not exceed one third of the total number of required units for the award of the Bachelor of Economics degree.
A candidate shall only be exempted from a course unit upon passing an exemption examination in the course unit. The pass mark for an exemption examination shall be 50%.
A candidate shall not be exempted in more than one third of the total number of units required for the award of the Bachelor of Economics degree.

DEGREE COURSES

Level : 1
Semester: 1
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
CCS 001	Communication Skills	45
XEA101	Economic History Of Kenya	45
XET105	Introduction To Logic	45
XET103	Introduction To Sociology	45
XET107	Legal Systems And Methods	45
XEQ101	Basic Mathematics	45
XET 101	Introduction To Microeconomics	45
Semester: 2
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
XEA 104	Introduction To Computers	45
XEQ 102:	Economic Statistics I	45
XET 102	Introduction To Macroeconomics	45

Level : 2
Semester: 1
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
XEQ209	Linear Algebra	45
XEQ207	Introduction To Real Analysis & Topology	45
XEQ201	Calculus Ii	45
XEA 201	Introduction To Financial Accounting	45
XEQ 203	Mathematics For Economists I	45
XEQ 205	Economist Statistics Ii	45
Semester: 2
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
XEQ 202	Introduction To O Ordinary Differential Equations	45
XEA 202	Introduction To Management Accounting	45
XEQ 208	Economic Statistics Iii	45
XET 202	Macroeconomics	45

Level : 3
Semester: 1
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
XEA 309	International Economics	45
XET 303	Economic History	45
XEQ 301	Mathematics For Economists Ii	45
XEA 301	Development Economics	45
XEA 303	Corporate Finance I	45
XEA 305	Agricultural Production & Marketing Analysis	45
XEA 307	Introduction To Labour Economics	45
XEA 311	Entrepreneurship And Technology	45
XEQ 301	Mathematics For Economists Ii	45
XET 301	Intermediate Microeconomics	45
XET 303	Economic History	45
Semester: 2
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
XEA 312	Resource Economics	45
XEA 304	Corporate Finance Ii	45
XEA 306	Agricultural Development & Policy	45
XEA 308	Financial Markets & Institutions	45
XEA 310	Asset Pricing	45
XET 302	Intermediate Macroeconomics	45
XET 304	History Of Economic Thought	45
XET 306	Welfare Economics	45

Level : 4
Semester: 1
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
XET 401	Public Economics	45
XET 401	Public Economics	45
XET 403	Introduction To Research Methods Electives	45
XEA 401	Environmental Economics	45
XEA 403	Health Economics I	45
XEA 405	Transport Economics	45
XEA 407	Monetary Economics	45
XEA 409	Economics Of Industry	45
XEQ 401	Introductory Econometrics I	45
XET 403	Introduction To Research Methods	45
Semester: 2
Course Code	Course Name	Course Hours
XEA 402	Research Paper Electives	45
XEA 408	Public Finance & Fiscal Policy	45
XEQ 402	Introductory Econometrics Ii	45
XET 402	Institutional Economics	45
XEA 402	Economics Of Water Resources	45
XEA 410	World Food Policy	45