MKU College of Graduate Studies and Research has devised a strategy to enable postgraduate students complete their studies on time by following a semester structured plan from admission to completion. The semester-based guide intertwines coursework and research. “In the new plan a lot of emphasis is put on the course units offered during the first semester to ensure students are taught the requisite research units.
The remaining semesters are loaded with less course work with more time dedicated to research,” asserts
Dr. Samuel Karenga, the Director Graduate Studies. The move will help graduate students save on resources usually spent whenever they take long to complete their studies. The university will allow students longer periods depending on circumstances that are likely to interfere with their progression.
MKU Pro Chancellor and ViceChairman, University council, Dr. Vincent Gaitho said, ‘’The mechanism to enable students complete their studies on time will however not be a compromise on quality. “Fast-tracking does not mean that we are rushing people for the sake of graduating them. It is a moment to sacrifice and focus on your studies. We would also want to release them to go out as soon as possible and become productive in the economy,” he said.
“Kenya is in need of specialists across different economic sectors. We have identified postgraduate
studies and postgraduate students as our next frontier,” he said during research books launch at the Nairobi Campus postgraduate centre. The books worth several thousand dollars will enhance the quality of research output by postgraduate students and staff He also remarked this country, the world and humanity require specialised training. “At undergraduate level, students are introduced to the broad spectrum and having gotten this broad knowledge in their area, they can then pick a specific area that would make them specialists in their fields,” he continued.
