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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agriculture and Community Development

About the About Programme

This program is aimed at improving livelihoods and community development through adoption of innovative agricultural technologies through training appropriate human resources at tertiary level. Graduates from this program are expected to enhance community development through capacity enhancement for improved agricultural productivity. It is expected that these graduates would assist in improving the capacity of communities to harness their resources and skills effectively and efficiently.

These graduates will focus on holistic agricultural development and aim at improving yield, quality and strengthen the agribusiness activities of communities through encouragement of suitable technologies and sustainable integrated production systems. This will enhance communities to engage in viable agribusiness enterprises to take the beyond subsistence agriculture and improvement in food and nutrition security.

 

Entry Requirements

  • Passes with credit in at least five GCE Ordinary level subjects including Mathematics and English Language

AND

  • At least two GCE Advanced level/ High school or equivalent passes

OR
A diploma in fields recognised by Africa University senate.

Year One Semester One

  1. HAS 100 African Studies 1
  2. HESL 111 English as a Second Language 1
  3. HPO 111 Portuguese for Beginners 1
  4. HFR 111 French for beginners 1
  5. HIT 100: Introduction to information   technology
  6. HCS 101: Communication skills 1
  7. ARD 101: Practical Aspects of Agriculture and Community Development 1
  8. ACP 101 Introduction to Soil Science

Year One Semester Two

  1. HSA 201  Introduction to Sociology
  2. HESL 111 English as a Second Language 2 or,
  3. HPO 111 Portuguese for Beginners 2 or,
  4. HFR 111 French for beginners 2
  5. HCS 102 Communication skills 2
  6. AEC 101 Introduction to agricultural economics
  7. ARD 102: Practical Aspects of Agriculture and Community Development 2
  8. ACP 102 Agricultural Botany and Plant Physiology

Year Two Semester One

  1. TEV 200: Ethics and Christian Values
  2. ACP 202 Biometry
  3. AAS 202  Animal Production
  4. ACP Principles of 202 Crop Production
  5. AEC 201 Introduction to Agribusiness Management
  6. HSA 420 Sociology of Science and Technology

 

Year Two Semester Two

  1. ACP 204 Research Methods
  2. AEC 202 Agricultural Education and Extension
  3. ACP 206 Ecology
  4. AAE 301 Agricultural Processing and Technology
  5. ANR 202 Introduction to Natural Resources Management
  6. ANE 208 Rural Development

Year Three Semester One

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Year Three Semester Two

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Year Four Semester One

  1. AEC 307 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development in Agriculture
  2. AEC 309 Agricultural Policy Analysis
  3. ARD 409 Agriculture and Community Development 
  4. AEC 308 Project Appraisal and Evaluation 
  5. HSA 410 Theories and Models of Development

Year Four Semester Two

  1. AEC 310 Agricultural Development and Trade
  2. HSA307Poverty and Development
  3. HSA 317 Sociology of Rural Life
  4. ARD 400 Research Project

    5. Graduates from the program will be expected to be absorbed in community development and in development of agribusiness activities. Graduates will be employed in:

    1. Nongovernmental development agencies
    2. Agricultural input providers
    3. Agricultural marketing organizations that serve he business of smallholder farmers
    4. Local authorities that deveop agribusiness empowerment for communities
    5. Agricultural marketing organizations that purchase agricultural products from communities.
    6. Microfinance institutions that target smallholder farmers in communities.
    7. Industrial entities that work with value addition.
    8. Organizations that work with value addition
    9. Gradiates should also be able to create employment through development of agribusiness projects.

Career and Job Opportunities

Graduates from the program will be expected to be absorbed in community development and in development of agribusiness activities. Graduates will be employed in:

  1. Nongovernmental development agencies
  2. Agricultural input providers
  3. Agricultural marketing organizations that serve he business of smallholder farmers
  4. Local authorities that deveop agribusiness empowerment for communities
  5. Agricultural marketing organizations that purchase agricultural products from communities.
  6. Microfinance institutions that target smallholder farmers in communities.
  7. Industrial entities that work with value addition.
  8. Organizations that work with value addition
  9. Gradiates should also be able to create employment through development of agribusiness projects.