Board of Postgraduate Studies

The Directorate of Postgraduate Studies at Karatina University has the responsibility of:-

• Ensuring that postgraduate programmes are initiated and maintained.
• To ensure high scholarly standards, qualified students are attracted into various programmes.
• Professional handling of students’ complaints as a neutral body
• Ensure high level of research at postgraduate and postdoctoral level
• Studies are completed in stipulated time,
• maintain uniformity in presentation and binding of theses
• Ensure that research findings are disseminated to relevant users in the society.

We envisions where students are given express service at one point ranging from admission, finance, examinations, collection of graduation gowns and academic certificates.

Postgraduate directorate allow students ample time to concentrate with their academic work and worry little about university processes.

For more information email: dps@karu.ac.ke

Postgraduate Diploma

Eligibility

The following shall normally be eligible for admission to Postgraduate Diploma:

Holders of a Bachelor’s degree of Karatina University or any other accredited Institutions.

Holders of qualifications considered by the Senate to be equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree.

Duration

The Postgraduate Diploma Programme (PGD) shall consist of a minimum of 27 units, and a maximum of 30 units of course work, examination and project distributed over two consecutive semesters as follows:

FIRST SEMESTER:            Coursework   15 Units maximum- 5 Courses

                                                   Project                        2 Units maximum

SECOND SEMESTER:        Coursework            6 Units minimum- 2 Courses

                                                     Project                        4 Units maximum

Students shall choose courses and topics for their projects in consultation with departmental graduate faculty. All students are required to participate in all the seminars arranged by their departments.

Masters Degree

Eligibility

The holders of the following qualification shall normally be eligible for admission to Academic Masters degrees:          

Relevant Academic Bachelor’s Degree;

• First Class Honours; or
• Upper Second Class Honours or Accumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 on a scale of 4.00; or
• Lower Second Class Honours or Accumulative Grade Point Average of 2.50 on a scale of 4.00 with additional relevant Training, evidence of research capacity either through research presentation or peer reviewed publications and Two (02) years working experience; or
• Bachelor’s Degree and relevant Post Graduate Diploma.