MASTER OF ARTS IN ARMED CONFLICT AND PEACE STUDIES

Schedule of intakes

Programme intake is once every year in September with the course duration
taking two Academic Years.

Mode of delivery

The program is offered under three modules; full time, part time and through
open distance and e- learning. This will involve face to face and online lecture
sessions, written instructional study materials and mediated technical learning
materials.

Exemption from One or More Course Units

A person admitted to the postgraduate diploma programme may, on acceptable grounds, apply for exemption from one or more course units, provided that no person shall be exempted from more than 30% of the total number of course units that he/she shall be required to take in order to graduate.

Applicants who meet the following criteria may apply for exemption:

i)      A person who has followed the prescribed course of instruction in the relevant course unit(s) and passed the applicable examination(s) for the semester or semesters in question at the University of Nairobi;

ii)     A person who has followed a course of instruction in a subject which subsumes the current content of the relevant course unit or course units, and passed the applicable examination or examinations in respect of the whole subject or subjects at the University of Nairobi;

iii)    A person who has followed the prescribed course of instruction in the relevant course unit or course units, and passed the applicable examination or examinations with a minimum mark of 50% in each unit taken at any other university recognized by the Senate of the University of Nairobi;

iv)    A person who has followed a course of instruction in a subject which subsumes the current content of the relevant course unit or units, and passed the applicable examination or examinations with a minimum mark of 50% in respect of the unit or units taken at any other university recognized by the Senate of the University of Nairobi.

Examination Regulations

Final University of Nairobi examinations shall be given at the end of every semester in each taught course unit; and each final examination shall be in the form of a three-hour written examination paper.

Where a semester-long project paper is required, work on the project paper shall be started and completed during the final semester of the postgraduate diploma programme. The project paper shall be graded as though it were 2 taught course units without coursework; and consequently the paper shall contribute 100% of the marks awarded in those course units.

To be awarded the postgraduate diploma, a candidate must pass all specialized, core and elective course units taken, as well as the Project Paper where applicable.

All examinations shall be governed by the following rules:

i)      Each course unit shall be graded over 100.

ii)     The written final examination shall account for 60% of all the marks in   each course unit, while continuous assessment tests shall account for 40%; but the Project Paper or “Independent research” paper shall be graded over 100%, as there shall be no continuous assessment test associated with them.

iii)    In every course unit taken, the pass mark shall be 50%, which shall be arrived at by adding the overall continuous coursework grade obtained in that course to the final end-of-semester grade.

iv)    A candidate who fails in any examination in a specialized, core, or elective course unit taken at the end of a semester may re-sit that examination when it is next given during scheduled end-of-semester examinations, and should he/she once again fail, may re-sit the examination one more time when it is next scheduled as part of the University’s regular end-of-semester examinations calendar, provided that he/she shall pay such fees as may be prescribed by the University in respect of such examination. There shall be no special or supplementary examinations between or during semesters.

v)     A candidate who fails in any examination in an elective course unit may, at his/her own discretion, register in an alternative elective course unit, in lieu of re-sitting an examination in which he/she failed once or more than once; provided that he/she shall pay such registration and other fees as may be prescribed by the University in respect of such examination.

In the event that a candidate re-sits the final examination in any course unit, the final grade shall be based entirely on the marks obtained in the final written examination, which shall be graded over 100 marks; and the continuous coursework marks pertaining to that course unit shall not be considered.

Each candidate’s cumulative performance in the course of the postgraduate diploma programme, as well as his/her overall performance shall be summarized in an average score over 100, and a letter reflecting current University practice.

A student who, for good cause supported with authenticated documentary evidence, fails to sit or complete an end-of-semester examination may be allowed to sit for the paper(s) concerned when the examination is next scheduled, without paying additional fees.