Mount Kenya University  

IAU-012192

Kenya

top General Information

Address

Street:P. O. Box 342-01000
General Kago Road

City:Thika

WWW:https://www.mku.ac.ke

Other Sites

Also following campuses: Parklands, Mombasa, Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Meru,and Kigali. MKU Centres, MKU Institutes.ODEL (Online)

Institution Funding

Private

History

Founded 1996 as Thika Institute of Technology . Acquired present status and title 2011.

Admission Requirements

At least KCSE mean grade C Plus

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Commission for University Education (CUE)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Deogratius Jaganyi

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

top Divisions

College : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Community Health, Dietetics, Health Sciences, Medical Technology, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Public Health


Institute : Film, Creative and Performing Arts

Fields of study:Dance, Film, Music, Theatre


Institute : Security Studies Justice and Ethics

Fields of study:Ethics, Government, Law, Peace and Disarmament


School : Business and Economics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Hotel Management, Management, Tourism


School : Computing and Informatics (SCI)

Fields of study:Business Computing, Computer Science, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology


School : Education

Fields of study:Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Preschool Education, Special Education


School : Engineering, Energy and the Built Environment

Fields of study:Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering


School : Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management

Fields of study:Hotel and Restaurant, Tourism


School : Law

Fields of study:Law


School : Postgraduate Studies

Fields of study:Business Administration, Economics, Education, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Sciences


School : Pure and Applied Sciences

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Animal Husbandry, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics


School : Social Sciences

Fields of study:African Languages, Arts and Humanities, Civil Security, Development Studies, English, Ethics, Government, Journalism, Mass Communication, Modern Languages, Psychology, Social Sciences, Swahili

top Degrees

Certificate / Diploma


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Administration, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Arabic, Art Education, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Business Computing, Communication Studies, Community Development, Community Health, Computer Science, Criminology, Dental Technology, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Film, Finance, Food Science, Government, Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Hotel and Restaurant, Hotel Management, Industrial Chemistry, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Management, Mass Communication, Medical Technology, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Oral Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacy, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Real Estate, Science Education, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Statistics, Surgery, Tourism


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Biology, Education, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Ethics, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Psychology, Sales Techniques


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Security, Community Development, Community Health, Criminology, Development Studies, Dietetics, Ecology, Economics, Education, English, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Film, Finance, Food Science, Geography, Government, Health Administration, Health Education, History, Hotel and Restaurant, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Justice Administration, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Media Studies, Medical Technology, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Police Studies, Preschool Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Religious Studies, Sociology, Special Education, Statistics, Sustainable Development, Swahili


Doctor's Degree

Fields of study:Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Development Studies, Ecology, Education, English, Entomology, Immunology, Information Technology, Justice Administration, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nursing, Organic Chemistry, Preschool Education, Psychology, Public Health, Religious Studies, Sociology, Swahili, Zoology

Note

Also Executive MBA and International Executive MBA.

Updated on 14-03-2025