Bachelor of Radiography | Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences

The JKUAT Bachelor of Radiography programme is an integrated academic and clinical course of 4 years duration.
The Bachelor of Radiography will offer an opportunity to ‘O’ Levels graduates and Diploma holders to pursue a Degree course and enable them to advance in Health Sciences.

This will enhance the scope and satisfy a professional base recommended by the WHO of at least one Radiographer to 20,000 citizens.
This will also enhance performance in practice, education and research in Radiography and Medical Imaging. Current statistics show that Kenya has only 20 graduate radiographers in a population of about 38 million.

The clinical component of this course requires students to rotate in a progressive manner in a hospital radiology department. The students will pursue their practical hands-on training at leading hospitals.

Additional training will be obtained at collaborating radiology diagnostic facilities. In the clinical setting students will have an opportunity to apply theory to practice under the supervision of experienced Radiographers and Radiologists.

Attendance is mandatory for the clinical component of each unit. Throughout the course, the biological sciences are closely integrated with radiologic science, and students develop a range of professional skills in relation to the assessment and management of patients.

In the final year, students complete a research project in an aspect of medical imaging and radiation sciences of interest to them.

On successful completion of this degree the graduate can apply for registration as a diagnostic radiographer as well as become a member of the Society of Radiography in Kenya.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF RADIOGRAPHY

The common regulations for all Bachelors degrees in the JKUAT shall apply.

The common regulations for admission requirements in all Bachelors degrees in the ITROMID shall apply.

The candidate must have a minimum KCSE mean grade of C+. In addition, a student must

EITHER

1.1.3.1 Have the following alternative combinations of cluster subjects, at the minimum grades shown:

Alternative A
Physics B

Biology B

Mathematics or Chemistry B

Alternative B

Biological Sciences B+

Physical Sciences B+

1.1.3.2 Have a minimum of 2 principal passes in science subjects in IGCE/GCE.

OR
1.1.3.3  Have a Diploma in Radiography/ Diagnostic medical Imaging from an institution recognised by the University Senate,
OR
1.1.3.4 Have a Higher National Diploma in Radiography/Radiotherapy/Diagnostic medical Imaging from an institution recognised by the University Senate,
OR1.1.3.5  Have any other qualifications accepted by the University Senate as equivalent to 1.1.3.1 to 1.1.3.4 above.

1.1.5 Credit Transfer System

1.1.5.1 Applicants who hold the qualifications 1.1.3.3 and 1.1.3.4 from an institution recognised by the JKUAT Senate, may at the discretion of the Senate be admitted directly into the second year.

1.1.5.2 All diploma holders admitted as per the specifications of 1.1.3.3 and 1.1.3.4 above would be required to take one semester of the minimal basic sciences, which are not covered in the Radiography Diploma courses at the Kenya Medical Training College.

1.1.5.3 Students who have successfully completed one or two years of a Bachelor of Radiography level study in any institution recognized by the Senate may be allowed to transfer to the JKUAT Bachelors Programme, and shall be considered for appropriate credits based on the years of study in the institution(s) they are transferring from.