Founding Student’s Educational Programs:

 Left:  Samuel Wakungu and right: Stephen Kamau are the founding students of Education is Power

  

Stephen Kamau’s Educational Programs:

Bachelor of Tourism Managment, Moi University, Nairobi, Kenya (July 2013 to Present):

In line with the Ministry of Tourism’s Strategic Plan for realization of Vision 2030, the Bachelor of Tourism Management (BTM) program aims at producing highly, but broadly inter-disciplinary oriented professionals in aspects of tourism planning, development and management; tourism promotion and marketing and; also, sensitized to the variety of the natural and cultural habitats of the world, the basis of tourism activities. After completion of the training, the BTM graduates should be equipped with competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) in planning, development and management of tourism and recreation resources in ways that enhance sustainability.

The overall goal of the Bachelor of Tourism Management program is to provide students with knowledge, skills and appropriate attitudes in tourism management in order to enable them to effectively participate in the development of tourism as an academic discipline and to improve the standards of management in the tourism industry, and also to enhance the cultural and environmental aspects in the promotion of domestic and international tourism on a sustainable basis.

(Stephen started in year 2 because he completed a joint Diploma program with Wildlife Clubs of Kenya)

Year 2:
Semester 1: Theme: The Business of Tourism

Courses:
Tourism Economics
External Environment
Principle and Practices of Management
Tourism Geography
Leadership and National Development
French Structure II or
Intermediate German I or
Beginners Spanish III or
Intensive Reading and Writing in Chinese

Semester 2: Theme: Tourism Planning and Development

Courses:
Tourism policy and Planning
Tourism Product Development
Tourism and Environmental Management
Financial Management and Control
Airfare and Ticketing and Information Systems
Intermediate French or
Intermediate German II or
Intermediate Spanish I or
Chinese Speaking and Listening
Industrial Attachment I (Outside the Semester)

Year 3
Semester 1: Theme: Strategic Management of Tourism I
Courses:
Quality Management Systems
Strategic Marketing Management
Travel and Tour Operations Management
Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
Research Methods
French for Tourism I or
Advanced German I or
Intermediate Spanish II or
Extensive reading and listening comprehension

Semester 2: Theme: Strategic Management of Tourism II

Courses:
Destination Management
Consumer Behavior
Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Events
Entrepreneurship
Statistics and Data analysis
French for Tourism II or
Advanced German II or
Intermediate Spanish III or
Chinese for Tourism
Industrial Attachment II (Outside the Semester)

Year 4:

Semester 1: Theme: Sustainable Tourism Development

Courses:
Tourism Law and Practice
Sustainable Tourism
Contemporary Issues in Tourism
Research Project and Presentation
Oral Expression or
German in the Hotel Industry or
Advanced Spanish or
Advanced Chinese for Tourism

Semester 2:
Elective Semester Series: Students are required to select one of the three clusters.

Cluster One
Theme: Culture Based Tourism

Courses:
Rural and Urban Tourism
Cultural and Heritage Tourism
Community Based Tourism
Project Development and Management
Business French or
Chinese Language Computer Programs

Cluster Two
Theme: Nature Based Tourism

Courses:
Project Development and Management
Wildlife Based Tourism
Coastal and Marine Based Tourism
Leisure and Recreation Management
Business French or
Chinese Language Computer Programs

Cluster Three
Theme: Tourism Diversification

Courses:
Project Development and Management
Domestic Tourism
Sports Tourism
Special Interest Tourism
Business French or
Chinese Language Computer Programs

 Stephen’s Diploma in Wildlife Management and Tourism (May 2008 to April 2010) 

ABOUT THE COLLEGE :

The Centre for Tourism Training and Research is a part of Wild Life Clubs of Kenya (a charitable non governmental organization), and Moi University. Moi University is a government institution and examining body hence their accreditation will be highly valued and recognized in the case of job seeking.  Stephen will also have the option to do a joined degree program at Moi University.

The school is located about 15 km South of Nairobi. The school is accessed by people who are able to raise the fees or by people who have persons to support them. There are no loans available to students in tertially college except in public university which are very few compared to high school graduates per year. There are several private universities and colleges which are very expensive for a common person in Kenya.

DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND WILDLIFE STUDIES

• The diploma in Tourism and Wildlife studies course is a joint programme between Moi University (Faculty of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management and Tourism Department) and the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya (WCK).

• The course aims at meeting the needs of the middle cadre professionals in the tourism and wildlife sector that is currently no longer offered in Kenya. The tourist sector is one of the most important industries in our country and this is to a large degree driven by our wildlife and other natural resources.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

• Students must take Fourteen courses in the first year namely, Professional Techniques in Tour Guiding and Administration, Touristic Geography of East Africa, French/German, Tourism Theory, Social Studies, Law, Radio Theory and communication practice, History of E.A, Social Anthropology, Community Based Conservation, Intro. to Computing, First Aid, Driving, Field attachment.

In the second year students will take twelve courses:  Mammology, Ornithology, Outward Bound Training, Introduction to Tourism management, Basic Statistics & Research Methods, Principles of Marketing , Animal Diseases, Wetland Conservation , Research Project, Park management, Policy and law in Tourism & Wildlife Management, Introduction to Hospitality Management, Human Dimensions in Wildlife Management, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Principles of Accounting, Principles of Management, Travel and Tour Management, World Tourism, Health and Environment, Range Ecology and Management, Introduction to Wildlife Utilization and Economics, Ecotourism and Entrepreneurship.

Samuel Wakung’u Kiarie’s Educational Program’s: 

MSC. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya  (January 2013 to present)

Kenyatta University is situated about 23 kilometres from the city of Nairobi on the Nairobi-Thika highway.  It is a large university with 1,100 acres of land. Although, this university is less expensive compared to The University of Nairobi, it is still impossible for a common Kenyan citizen with good grades to attend. The majority of Kenyan citizens that attend university are of the upper class or have been able to find someone to support them.

COURSE OUTLINE

1.      ECD 500: Environment and sustainable community development

2.      ECD 501: Applied statistics

3.      ECD 502: Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing

4.      ECD 503: Participatory and Qualitative research approaches

5.      ECD 505: Ethics, political systems and Environmental Governance

6.      ECD 506: Research methods and scientific reporting

7.      ECD 507: Environmental organisational and institutional development

8.      ECD 508: population dynamics and environmental health

9.      ECD 509: Agriculture, dry land management and environment.

10.  ECD 512: Environmental risks and disaster management

11.  ECD 514: Community capacity building and project management

12.  ECD 517:  Gender, environment and sustainable development

13.  ECD 519:  Ecosystems and Human well-being

14.  ECD 521:  Social thoughts and analysis

15.  ECD 522:  Environmental insecurity and peace building

16.  ECD 523:  Global environmental challenges

Bachelor of Science and Environmental Education, Kenyatta University (January 2009 – December 2012)

 Courses in Samuel’s Degree program:

 Enterpreneurship
 Introduction to creative and critical thinking
 HIV/AIDS and Drug Education
 Principles of Environmental Education
 Philosophy of Environmental Education
 Formal Environmental Education
 Environmental Interpretation and Communication
 Environmental Sociology
 Indigenous Natural Resource Conservation Practices
 Education for Sustainable Development
 Environmental Advocacy
 Information Technology for Environmental Education
 Environmental Journalism
 Curriculum Development for Environmental Education
 Field Attachment
 Population and Natural Resources in Kenya
 Non Formal Environmental Education
 Outdoor and Outreach Environmental Education
 Social Impacts of Development
 Environmental Policies and Laws in Kenya
 Environmental Conflicts Resolution
 Research project I
 Research project II

For more info visit: www.ku.ac.ke