Overview
1.4 Goal and Objectives of the Programme
The objectives of the Language and Communication Programme are to:
- Equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for meeting the challenges encountered in language-based communication careers.
- Train transdisciplinary manpower for the management and supervisory roles in the various language-based communication careers.
- Train personnel capable of training other people in language-based tasks in both print and electronic media; and
- Empower individuals with the entrepreneurial expertise that can be used in setting-up business in technical communication and media for themselves and for other members of society.
1.5 Programme Learning Outcomes
At the successful completion of the Language and Communication Programme, the students are expected to be able to:
- Have skills that are applicable in the day-to-day operations of language-based communication careers and technical communication settings.
- Be competent to communicate in science and medical communication projects.
- Have competence and skills to enable them give leadership in language-based communication careers and project implementation and reporting.
- Gainfully set-up and run language-based firms in areas such as publishing, editing speech-writing, public speaking couching consultancies, and project reporting
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
1. Minimum Admission Requirements
The common regulations for admission requirements for B.A. in the University of Nairobi shall apply.
2. Regulations for Credit Transfer and Exemptions
1. The common regulations for credit transfer and exemptions of the University of Nairobi shall apply,
2. A student shall be allowed to seek credit transfer or exemptions for up to one-third of the total taught course units provided that they are equivalent to those offered by the University of Nairobi and were taken at equivalent level of study from an institution recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate,
3. A student seeking credit transfer or exemptions shall send a formal application to the Dean, Faculty of Arts through the Chairperson of Department, justifying the request, and attaching relevant supporting documents.
4. Grades for transferred course units shall be entered in the candidate's transcript while the exempted course units shall be entered as 'exempt',
5. Credit transfers in case of exchange students shall be applicable only to specific Memoranda of Understanding or Agreements signed in advance between the University of Nairobi and the collaborating universities/institutions for joint programmes.
Careers
- Translators
- Editors
- Researchers
- Language Documentation
- English Teachers (after PGDE)
Fees and Funding
Fee Structure for the Bachelor of Arts (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
|
SN |
Item |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Totals |
|
YEAR ONE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuition |
58,826.70 |
58,826.70 |
117,653.40 |
|
|
ICT Services - (Per Year) |
7,000.00 |
7,000.00 |
|
|
|
Caution - (Once) |
5,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
|
|
|
Examination Fee |
12,000.00 |
12,000.00 |
|
|
|
Medical Fee (Per Year) |
6,500.00 |
6,500.00 |
|
|
|
Activity (Per Year) |
2,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
|
|
|
Registration (Per Semester@2250) |
2,250.00 |
2,250.00 |
4,500.00 |
|
|
ID Card (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Student Organisation (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Library (Per Year) |
4,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
|
|
TOTAL |
99,576.70 |
61,076.70 |
160,653.40 |
|
|
|
YEAR TWO |
|
|
|
|
|
Tuition |
58,826.70 |
58,826.70 |
117,653.40 |
|
|
ICT Services - (Per Year) |
7,000.00 |
7,000.00 |
|
|
|
Caution - (Once) |
|
||
|
|
Examination Fee |
12,000.00 |
12,000.00 |
|
|
|
Medical Fee (Per Year) |
6,500.00 |
6,500.00 |
|
|
|
Activity (Per Year) |
2,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
|
|
|
Registration (Per Semester@2250) |
2,250.00 |
2,250.00 |
4,500.00 |
|
|
ID Card (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Student Organisation (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Library (Per Year) |
4,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
|
|
|
Total |
94,576.70 |
61,076.70 |
155,653.40 |
|
|
YEAR THREE |
|
|
|
|
|
Tuition |
58,826.70 |
58,826.70 |
117,653.40 |
|
|
ICT Services - (Per Year) |
7,000.00 |
7,000.00 |
|
|
|
Caution - (Once) |
|
|
|
|
|
Examination Fee |
12,000.00 |
12,000.00 |
|
|
|
Medical Fee (Per Year) |
6,500.00 |
6,500.00 |
|
|
|
Activity-(Per Year) |
2,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
|
|
|
Registration (Per Semester@2250) |
2,250.00 |
2,250.00 |
4,500.00 |
|
|
ID Card (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Student Organisation (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Library (Per Year) |
4,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
|
|
TOTAL |
94,576.70 |
61,076.70 |
155,653.40 |
|
|
|
YEAR FOUR |
|
|
|
|
|
Tuition |
58,826.70 |
58,826.70 |
117,653.40 |
|
|
ICT Services - (Per Year) |
7,000.00 |
7,000.00 |
|
|
|
Caution - (Once) |
|
||
|
|
Examination Fee |
12,000.00 |
12,000.00 |
|
|
|
Medical Fee (Per Year) |
6,500.00 |
6,500.00 |
|
|
|
Activity (Per Year) |
2,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
|
|
|
Registration (Per Semester@2250) |
2,250.00 |
2,250.00 |
4,500.00 |
|
|
ID Card (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Student Organisation (Per Year) |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Library (Per Year) |
4,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
94,576.70 |
61,076.70 |
155,653.40 |
Structure
Course Description of Units in the Programme
Course Structure and Duration
- The degree programme shall consist of course work, examination, and thesis.
- The programme shall be covered in a minimum of seven (7) and a maximum often (10) from the date of registration,
- Each candidate shall be required to successfully complete a minimum of forty-four (44) course units,
- Each course unit shall have a minimum of 45 contact hours and shall be covered within a semester of 15 weeks. e. Each student shall be required to take a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of seven (7) course units in one semester.
List of Course Units
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Hours |
|
YEAR 1 |
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|
SEMESTER 1 |
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|
Core courses |
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|
CLC 3111 |
Principles and Practice of Communication |
45 |
|
CLC 3113 |
Computer Applications in Information Communication |
45 |
|
SEMESTER 2 |
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|
Core courses |
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|
CLC 3112 |
A Communicative Grammar of English |
45 |
|
CLC 3114 |
Communication Systems |
45 |
|
YEAR 2 |
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|
SEMESTER 1 |
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|
Core courses |
||
|
CLC 3211 |
Fundamentals of Writing |
45 |
|
CLC 3213 |
Crisis Communication and Language in Public Relations |
45 |
|
SEMESTER 2 |
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|
Core courses |
||
|
CLC 3212 |
Public Speaking |
45 |
|
CLC 3214 |
Language of Broadcasting |
45 |
|
YEAR 3 |
SEMESTER 1 |
|
|
CLC 3311 |
Desktop Publishing |
45 |
|
CLC 3313 |
Report and Project Writing |
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ELECTIVES |
|
|
CLC 3315 |
Business Communication |
45 |
|
CLC 3317 |
Principles of Persuasion |
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEMESTER 2 |
|
|
CLC 3312 |
Research Methods in Communication |
45 |
|
CLC 3314 |
Stylistics |
45 |
|
|
ELECTIVES |
|
|
CLC 3316 |
Language in Advertising |
45 |
|
CLC 3318 |
Communication and Gender |
45 |
|
YEAR 4 |
SEMESTER 1 |
|
|
CLC 3411 |
Language of Newspapers and Magazines |
45 |
|
CLC 3413 |
Organizational Communication |
45 |
|
|
ELECTIVES |
|
|
CLC 3415 |
Aspects of Forensic Linguistics |
45 |
|
CLC 3417 |
Fictional and Non-Fictional Communication |
45 |
|
CLC 3419 |
Interview Principles and Practice |
45 |
|
|
SEMESTER 2 |
|
|
CLC 3412 |
Communication and Development |
45 |
|
CLC 3414 |
Editing |
45 |
|
|
ELECTIVES |
|
|
CLC 3416 |
Speech Writing |
45 |
|
CLC 3418 |
Intercultural Communication |
45 |
|
|
|
|
Duration and Structure of Course Units
A candidate who fails to attend two thirds of the 45-hours lectures indicated in the schedule above shall not be allowed to sit the examination at the end of the unit.