Students are developing gray hair
just trying to decode what course to take at the university. Medicine,
engineering, law and actuarial science are doing just fine, but some courses
are almost becoming extinct at the universities. History and linguistics are
some of the courses that have failed to attract discipleship at the University
of Nairobi. Veterinary medicine taught at UoN’s Kabete Campus has also been
avoided, with many saying it’s a tough course.Range management and
agroecosystem also rarely attract students. At Kenyatta University (KU),
Bachelor of Science (Coastal and Marine Management) presently has only 30
students. Most of these almost shifted to other courses, but the institution
prevailed on them to stick to the programme. Bachelor of Science (Forensic
Science) has 61 students. The course entails study and analysis of past
information to be used as evidence in a court of law. Another course with few
students is Bachelor of Science (Petroleum Engineering) with just 28 students.
The course still does not have sufficient lecturers. Courses like BSc
(Restaurant Management), BSc (Rooms Division Management), BSc (Catering and
Institutions Management, BA (Culinary Arts) and BSc (Meetings and Events
Management) do not have even a single student. Dr Stephen Nyagah, the Academic
Registrar at Kenyatta University says students only apply for courses their
parents advise them to take, and that many students do not know much about the
different courses.” See also: There should be no more 'dangerous' sex on
rooftops - KU Student leader Anthropology is enjoying a renaissance, and is
currently one of the popular courses in local universities because it opens
paths to several careers. Anthropology is the study of humans, their past and
present, and the sweeping complexity of cultures across all of human history.
At Moi University, Bachelor of Sports Management is not yet popular. Stephen
Irungu, Managing Director of Optimum Performance Solutions, an HR consultancy
firm, says, “There is a stereotype that science careers pay well compared to
humanities. “The dominant mindset, especially among the youth. is getting rich.
This is what has killed the interest in courses like history or philosophy,
which do not guarantee six-figure salaries,” says Professor Yakobo Mutiti, a
lecturer at the department of philosophy and linguistics at Egerton University.
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