BSc. Soil, Water & Environmental Engineering

BSc. Soil, Water & Environmental Engineering

Admission Requirements

Must have a minimum aggregate of C+ (plus) in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and should have a minimum grade of C+ (plus) in each of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics: OR C+ (plus) in each of the following subjects; Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Geography or any of the group IV subjects OR

Must have a diploma in agricultural Engineering or Biomechanical and Processing Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or any other relevant diploma, with credit and above from a recognized institution.

Year 1

• SCH 2107 Inorganic Chemistry
• AHS 2101 Intro. to General Agriculture and Agro-meteorology
• SMA 2170 Algebra
• SMA 2171 Geometry
• SMA 2172 Calculus I
• SPH 2160 Physics I
• HRD 2103 General Economics
• HRD 2101 Communication Skills
• ASE 2101 Intro. to Soil, Water and Environmental Engineering
• SCH 2106 Physical Chemistry
• SCH 2108 Organic Chemistry
• EME 2103 Material Science
• EME 2101 Engineering Drawing and Design I
• SMA 2173 Calculus II
• SPH 2161 Physics II
• HRD 2102 Development Studies
• SZL 2111 HIV/AIDS

Year 2

• ASE 2201 Soil Genesis and Physics
• ECE 2203 Fluid Mechanics I
• ECE 2204 Strength of Materials I
• ECE 2218 Engineering Surveying I
• AHS 2102 Animal Production
• ICS 2110 Information Technology I
• EME 2215 Engineering Drawing and Design II
• SMA 2270 Calculus-III
• ASE 2202 Soil Mechanics
• SBT 2210 Ecology
• ECE 2214 Strength of Materials II
• ECE 2320 Hydraulics IA
• ECE 2219 Engineering Surveying II
• AHS 2130 Crop Production
• ICS 2215 Information Technology II
• SMA 2271 Ordinary Differential Equations
• ABE 2202 Internal Practical Attachment (8 Weeks)

Year 3

• ASE 2301 Introduction to Hydrology
• ASE 2302 Soil Chemistry and Fertilizer Use
• SBT 2312 Applied Environmental Microbiology
• ECE 2321 Hydraulics IIA
• SMA 2372 Fourier analysis
• HRD 2301 Engineering Economics
• SMA 2262 Statistics
• SZL 2309 Aquatic Ecology (IA)
• ASE 2304 Engineering Hydrology
• ABE 2309 Energy Resources and Conservation
• ABE 2304 Tillage and Planting Machinery
• ASE 2305 Agro-meteorology
• ABE 2310 Agricultural Process Engineering
• ASE 2307 Remote Sensing and GIS
• ASE 2303 Soil Nutrient Cycles & Contamination
• AHS 2306 Experimental Design
• SMA 2371 Partial Differential Equations
• ABE 2307 External Practical Attachment-I (8 weeks)

Year 4

• ASE 2403 Irrigation engineering
• ASE 2406 Solid waste management
• ABE 2501 Systems engineering
• ABE 2421 Construction and agricultural machinery
• ASE 2404 Soil erosion and control
• ASE 2405 Computer modelling and simulation (IA)
• ASE 2401 Drainage engineering
• SMA 2471 Numerical Analysis
• ABE 2418 Farm structures
• ASE 2414 External field attachment-II (8 weeks)
• ASE 2407 Irrigation systems design and management
• ASE 2409 Research project-I
• ASE 2411 Wastewater engineering
• ASE 2410 Environmental impact assessment
• ABE 2411 Structural Design
• ASE 2408 Soil and water conservation structures
• ASE 2412 Drainage systems design and management

Year 5

• ASE 2502 Aquacultural engineering
• ASE 2513 Liquid waste management
• ASE 2510 Research project II (2 units)
• ASE 2501 Water resources management
• ASE 2506 Rainwater harvesting and storage
• ASE 2505 Environmental monitoring
• ASE 2511 Agro forestry and woodland management
• ASE 2507 Project planning and management
• ASE 2504 Watershed management
• ASE 2508 Engineers in society
• ASE 2512 Research project III
• ASE 2503 Land reclamation and management
• AHS 2407 Soil survey for land evaluation and planning
• HRD 2504 Entrepreneurship
• HRD 2113 Rural sociology and extension