Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science, with IT) & Bachelor of Science (Climate Change and Development, with IT)

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with IT programme intends to produce a graduate who is:

Well-grounded in the fundamentals of environmental science, able to use the acquired knowledge to contribute to management of environment for sustainable development.
Creative and innovative with the power of imagination for work in research, industry, academia qualifying them to be strong policy practitioners.
Possess necessary skills for team work in an industrial and scientific research environment.
Competent to undertake postgraduate work in environmental science and its related fields.

Programme Courses

Year 1 Semester 1

NES 101	Introduction to Environmental Studies
NES 102	Environment and Development
AEC 101	Introduction to Micro-Economics
SCH 101	Basic Physical Chemistry I
MMA 106	Mathematics I
NGA 101	Introduction to Earth Systems Science
UCI 101	Foundations of Information Technology
UCI 103	Word Processing and Design of Presentations

Year 1 Semester 2

NES 103	Environmental Pollution
NES 104	Renewable and non-renewable Energy resources
NGA 105	Atmospheric Science
SBT 102	Survey of Plant Kingdom
SCH 104	Basic Analytical Chemistry I
SZL 102	Vertebrate Zoology
PHT 112	HIV and AIDS Determinants, Prevention and Management
UCI 102	Computer Communication Systems
UCI 104	Data Manipulation and Analysis using Spreadsheets

Year 2 Semester1

NES 201	Social Dimensions of Development
NES 202	Elements of Ecology
NES 203	Properties and Ecology of soils
NES 204	Environmental Ethics
NGA 205	Remote Sensing
UCI 201	The Internet and World Wide Web
UCI 203	Desktop Publishing Techniques
NES 205	Fresh Water Ecology
NES 206	Pollution Chemistry

Year 2 Semester 2

NES 207	Forestry and Forest management
NES 208	Rangeland Ecology and Management
NES 209	Sustainable Development and Climate Change
NES 210	Economics of Natural Resources Management
NGA 208	G I S and Modeling
UCI 202	Computer Based Information Systems
UCI 204	Relational Database Management Systems
NES 211	Agroforestry Systems
NES 212	Fisheries Biology

Year 3 Semester 1

NES 301	Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Environment
NES 302	Biodiversity and Conservation
NES 303	Environmental Statistics I
NES 304	Water Supply and Sanitation
NES 305	Management of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
UCI 301	Management of Information Technology Projects
UCI 303	Multimedia and Graphics Systems and Applications
NES 306	Economics of Pollution Control
NES 307	Wildlife Behavioral Ecology

Year3 Semester 2

NES 308	Participatory Rural Appraisal
NES 309	Hydrology and Water Resources Management
NES 310	Water Quality Assessments and Monitoring
NES 311	Research Methods in Environmental Studies
NES 312	Environmental Statistics II
UCI 302	Electronic Commerce
UCI 304	Statistical Data Analysis
NES 313	Solid Waste Management
NES 314	Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Natural Resources Management
NES 315	Wetland Ecology and Management
NES 316	Environmental Health

Year 4 Semester 2

NES 401	Economic Valuation for Environmental Protection
NES 402	Environmental Policy
NES 403	Disaster Management
NES 404	Environmental Planning and Management
NES 405	EIA and Strategic Environmental Assessment
NES 411	Independent Research Project I
UCI 401	Social and Professional Issues in IT
UCI 403	Information assurance and Security
NES 406	Environmental Accounting
NES 407	Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

Year 4 Semester 2

NES 408	Environmental Law
NES 409	Gender, Development and the Environment
NES 410	Environmental Auditing
NES 411	Independent Research Project II
NES 412	Cleaner Production Technologies
UCI 402	Human Computer Interaction
UCI 404	Special Topics in Contemporary ICTs
NES 413	Occupational Health and Safety
NES 414	Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
NES 415	Environmental Modeling
NES 416	Environmental Biotechnology
NES 417	Geoinformatics applied to Environmental Management

Year 4 Semester 3

NES 418

Industrial Attachment

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