SPS – Physics Department

UNDERGRADUATE

Currently, there are four bachelor degree courses offered in our department. These are:

• BSc. in Physics

• BSc. in Control and Instrumentation

• BSc. in Geophysics

• BSc. in Renewable Energy and Environmental Physics

They are all fulltime four-year courses and are in line with JKUAT’s mission statement of providing accessible quality university education, training, research and innovation in order to produce leaders in the fields of agriculture, engineering, technology, enterprise development, health and other applied sciences to suit the needs of a dynamic world. All these undergraduate courses incorporate classical and modern Physics units (Mechanics, Classical and Statistical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Quantum mechanics, etc.) in their syllabus. Additionally, these students are taught entrepreneurship skills so that they can use the knowledge and skills gained to engage in business.  Our students are able to implement their learning through mandatory industrial attachment of a minimum period of 8 weeks and through final year research projects in the last two semesters (about 14 weeks each) of their final year of study. For industry experiences, our students are normally attached to various institutions and industries including Del Monte Kenya, KPLC, EABL, KenGen, KEBs, etc. For the research projects, students are encouraged to identify a research problem, propose a method to tackle it, and implement the proposal. This activity is normally student-centred with minimal supervision and guidance from the lecturers. Immediately after graduating, our department also recommends the graduated students for internship in industry and institutions.