Bachelor of Library and Information Science

Admission Requirements for the Bachelor of Library and Information Science

a) The general University admission requirement for a Bachelor’s degree shall apply.
b) To be eligible for admission, applicants shall satisfy the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the University statutes, which are at least a C+ grade aggregate in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its equivalent (‘A’ Levels).

Admission will be granted to diploma holders who have at least a Credit or its equivalent from institutions recognized by the University of Embu Senate. Diploma holders may qualify for Credit transfer to the programme as stipulated by University of Embu Statutes.

Duration of Study
Four (4) academic years

Expected learning outcomes
1.   Equip students with knowledge and skills in managing different types of information in organizations and society.
2.   Provide knowledge-based skills for provision and utilization of information at all levels of development.
3.   Promote the use of ICT in delivery and access of information and emerging issues.
4.   Provide market oriented education and training in information industry.

Course requirements.
A total of 52 courses are required for graduation with a Bachelor of Information Science which includes the attachment and a project which is equivalent to four (4) courses.

Bachelor of Information Science Courses/Unit Distribution Table

			COURSE UNITS
			FIRST YEAR
NO .	CODE		COURSE TITLE				LECTURE HOURS
			Common undergraduate courses
1	CCS 001		Communication skills				45
2	CCS 010		HIV/AIDS				45
			FIRST YEAR COURSE
			First semester
1	LIS 111		Foundations of Information Science				45
2	LIS 112		Information and Society				45
3	LIS 113		Introduction to Cataloguing and Classification				45
4	LIS 114		Application of ICT in information centers				45
5	LIS 115		Information Literacy				45
			Second semester
1	CCS 009		Fundamentals of Development and Its Application				45
2	LIS 121		Introduction to Philosophy				45
3	LIS 122		Principles of Records Management				45
4	LIS 123		Information Resources and Services				45
5	LIS 124		Collection Development and Management of Information Resources				45
6	LIS 125		Users and Information Studies				45
7	LIS 126		Automation of Records and Archives				45
			SECOND YEAR
			SEMESTER 1
1.	LIS 211		Cataloguing Principles and Practices				45
2.	LIS 212		Classification of Knowledge				45
3.	LIS 213	Social Informatics					45
4.	LIS 214	Knowledge Management					45
5.	LIS 215	Government Information Systems					45
6.	LIS 216	Principles and Practices of Management					45
7.	LIS 217	Information Marketing and Public Relations					45
		SEMESTER 2
1.	LIS 221	Disaster Management in Information Science					45
2.	LIS 222	Preservation and Conservation of Information					45
3.	LIS 223	Informetrics					45
4	LIS 224	Multimedia Application					45
5	LIS 225	Infopreneurship and Consultancy					45
6	LIS 226	Automation of Information Systems					45
7	LIS 227	Project Management					45
		YEAR 3
		SEMESTER 1
1.	LIS 311	Special Libraries and Information Centres					45
2.	LIS 312	Documentation and Resource Management					45
3.	LIS 313	Publishing and Book Trade					45
4.	LIS 314	Indexing and Abstracting					45
5.	LIS 315	Information Retrieval and Analysis					45
6.	LIS 316	Information Repackaging					45
		SEMESTER 2
1.	LIS 321	Database Management					45
2.	LIS 322	Principles of Archives Administration					45
3.	LIS 323	Business Information Systems					45
4.	LIS 324	Management of E- Records					45
5.	LIS 325	Research Methods					45
6.	LIS 326	Digital Technology and Applications					45
8.	LIS 327	Practical Attachment (2 Units)					90
		FOURTH YEAR
		FIRST SEMESTER
1.	LIS 411	Website Design and Development					45
2.	LIS 412	Information for Sustainable Development					45
3.	LIS 413	Innovations in Information Centers					45
4.	LIS 414	Information Ethics and Constitutional Foundation Rights					45
5.	LIS 415	Digital Libraries					45
6.	LIS 416	Science and Technology Information Systems					45
		SECOND SEMESTER
1.	LIS 421	Academic Libraries					45
2.	LIS 422	Electronic publishing					45
3.	LIS 423	Computer Mediated Communication					45
4.	LIS 424	Information Security					45
5.	LIS 425	Librarianship for Children and Young Adults					45
6.	LIS 426	Digital Archives					45

LEVEL/YEAR		1		2	3	4
SEMESTER I		7		7	6	6
SEMESTER II		7		7	6	6

Requirements for graduation

A total of 52 Courses are required for graduation with BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. Industrial attachments/internship will only serve as graduation requirements but will not be used in the calculation of the final grade.

Classification of Degrees

At graduation, students’ overall performance will be classified as follows:
A         First Class Honours
B         Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
C         Second Class Honours (Lower Division)
D        Pass

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