List of 16 Courses that Never Received Single Application from Students Selected to Join University
Students applying to join universities and colleges have for a long time chosen to study courses deemed more marketable than others
These include law, engineering, information and technology, computer science, journalism, medicine, nursing and education
The stark revelation by KUCCPS sparked the old-age debate on the relevance and marketability of some university courses
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The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) class of 2020 shunned at least 16 courses while applying to join university.
Kibabii University student. Photo: Kibabii University.
A first-year student (r) joining Kibabii University to pursue a course of his own choice. Photo: Kibabii University. Source: Facebook
Courses deemed marketable
Students applying to join universities and colleges have for a long time chosen to study courses deemed more marketable than others.
These include law, engineering, information and technology, computer science, journalism, medicine, nursing and education.
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But according to a revelation by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), 16 programmes on offer in 10 universities did not receive a single application from the over 90,000 potential students.
Daily Nation reports that the courses had a capacity of 795 students.
But still, none of the learners who qualified for university admission in 2019 thought they would make a career from studying them.
Courses shunned by learners
The courses included BSc in Energy Technology, Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Technology in Renewable Energy, Bachelor of Technology in Building Construction, and Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Automotive Technology.
Others were Bachelor of Agribusiness Management, BSc in Fisheries, BSc in Animal Production and Nutrition, BSc in Oceanography, BSc in Agricultural Education and Extension, BSc in Aquatic Resources, BSc in Economics and Statistics, BEd in Technology, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws and Sharia, and BSc in Renewable Energy and Technology.
