Admission requirements
Relevant Master’s degree of MUST or an equivalent qualification from any other institution recognized by MUST Senate.
Duration: 3 years
Mode of Study: Fulltime/Weekend
Campus: Meru Town Campus (Hart Towers)
Tuition fees per semester: Ksh. 105,000
Programme description
The coursework shall comprise of six (6) compulsory courses and two (2) elective courses covering a total of 360 instruction hours as outlined in the course distribution. Additionally, a candidate must show proof of presentation in three seminars as well as publication/acceptance for publication of at least two refereed journal papers. Once the prior conditions have been met, the candidate must pass the research component which shall be evaluated through a written PhD thesis and an oral defense. The program takes a minimum of 6 semesters for full time students and a maximum of 12 semesters for part time student.
Programme Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the most advanced research in the candidate’s specialization area of Computer Science
- Exhibit ability to select appropriate research methods and techniques suitable for the candidate’s research field
- Conduct ethically and scientifically sound research in the chosen specialization domain of Computer Science
- Manage research undertakings which may include aspects not only from the chosen research domain but also from other domains within the discipline of Computer Science
- Disseminate research findings and computer science knowledge in an academically
- Generate new computer science knowledge that advances the theory and practices of computing fields