Minimum Course Admission Requirements
- Any diploma or degree holder from a recognized Institution of Higher Learning.
- A Level certificate holder or K.A.C.E. and its equivalent.
- Minimum KCSE mean grade of C (plain) or Division 3 at K.C.E. or its equivalent.
- Certificate in Crime Management and Prevention from recognized institutions with relevant work experience.
Course Study Duration: 4 semesters
Course Outline
Semester I
ASC 012 Introduction to Criminology
ASC 011 Introduction to Social and Criminal Psychology
ASC 013 Introduction to Psychology
ASC 010 Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology
ELECTIVES
ASC 016 Victimology
ASC 015 Social Change and Development
ASC 014 Social Problems and Deviance
SEMESTER TWO
CORE UNITS
ASC 020 Introduction to Law and Society
ASC 022 Introduction to Criminal Justice
ASC 023 Theories of Crime
ASC 021 Methods of Social Inquiry
ELECTIVES
ASC 025 Community based corrections and Crime Prevention Programmes
ASC 024 Effects of crime
SEMESTER THREE
CORE UNITS
ASC 030 Criminal justice policy
ASC 032 Crime, Culture and Society
ASC 033 Correctional and Rehabilitative Systems
ASC 031 Foundations of Social statistics
ELECTIVES
ASC 034 Gender and Crime
ASC 036 Contemporary Issues in Criminology
ASC 037 Counseling
ASC 035 Methods of Detecting Crime
SEMESTER FOUR
ASC 040 Penology
ASC 041 Policing in Society
ASC 044 Crime and Public Policy
ASC 045 Information Technology and Crime
ASC 043 Criminal Law and Justice
ASC 046 Police Administration
ASC 042 Juvenile Delinquency and Justice Systems
ELECTIVES
ASC 047 Management Techniques
ASC 048 Research Project