MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION

Minimum University Entrance Requirements

The minimum admission requirements for all programmes in CUK are as guided by the Kenya National Qualification Framework (KNFQ):

            (a) Bachelor’s Degree Qualification (level 7)

          The minimum admission requirements shall be:

1. i) a mean grade of C+ (Plus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination or its equivalent
2. at least two Principal Passes in the Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education examination; or

• completion of KNQF level 6.

(b) Post-Graduate Certificate/Diploma Qualification (level 8)

          The minimum requirements shall be:

1. i) a bachelor’s degree from an accredited education institution.

(c) Masters Qualification (level 9)

          The minimum requirements shall be:

1. a bachelor’s degree from an accredited education institution, provided that the applicant satisfies the minimum requirements for admission to a Bachelors’ degree qualifications level.

(d) Doctorate qualifications (level 10)

The minimum requirements shall be a master’s degree from an accredited education institution or completion of KNQF level 9.

 

 Procedure of application for admission to the University

Application for admission to the university is mainly done through the university’s online application system on our website: www.cuk.ac.ke by going through the following simple steps: registration of the applicant; payment of the application fees; selection of the course; filling of the applicant profile; uploading of certificates; and finally, the completed application is submitted to the admissions office for processing. Alternatively, this can be by downloading the application form from our website, manually filling it and delivering it to the admissions office physically or through postal system. Admissions Committee considers the applications and makes a decision based on requirements for each course applied for after which the decision is then communicated to the applicant.

 

 

Table 1: Units distribution table indicating allocated instructional hours and credit hours

No.	Unit Code			Unit Name				Instructional Hours		Credit Hours
FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 1
1.	MENT 1101			Foundation of Entrepreneurship				42		3
2.	MENT  1102			Creativity, Technology & Innovation				42		3
3.	MENT 1103			Legal aspects & ethics in Entrepreneurship and innovation				42		3
4.	MENT  1104			Entrepreneurial Venture creation				42		3
5.	MENT 1105			Entrepreneurial Finance & Risk Management				42		3
FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 2
6.	MENT 1201			Entrepreneurial Strategy & Business Model Generation				42		3
7.	COMC 4109			Business Statistics				42		3
8.	MENT 1202			E- Business in Entrepreneurship				42		3
9.	MENT 1203			Strategic Innovation Management				42		3
10.	MENT 1204			Research Methods				42		3
SECOND YEAR	No.	Unit Code	Unit Name		Inst Hrs	Crdt Hrs	No.	Unit Code	Unit Name	Inst Hrs	Crdt Hrs
	EITHER-PROJECT						OR- THESIS
	SEMESTER 1						11         12	MENT 2105       MENT 2203	Practicum 1       Thesis in Entrepreneurship and Innovation	42         378	3         27
	11	MENT 2105	Practicum1		42	3
	12	MENT 2101	Managerial Economics		42	3
	13	MENT 2102	Entrepreneurial Marketing		42	3
	14	MENT 2103	innovation and Technology management		42	3
	15	MENT 2104	Corporate Entrepreneurship		42	3
	SEMESTER 2
	16	MENT 2201	Research Project		210	15
TOTAL HOURS					840	60				840	60