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Kenyatta University (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in both Nairobi County and Kiambu County, Kenya. It acquired the status of university in 1985, is the third university after the University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of October 2014, it was one of 23 public universities in the country. 

History

In 1965, the British government handed over the Templar Barracks in Kahawa, to the newly formed government of Kenya. The barracks were then converted into a college called Kenyatta College. In 1970, Kenyatta College became a constituent college of the University of Nairobi, and its name changed to Kenyatta University College, following an Act of Parliament.

In 1985, it was granted full university status and was renamed Kenyatta University.

U.S. President Barack Obama, whose late father, Barack Obama, Sr. (an economist) and paternal relatives are from Kenya, visited Kenya in 2015; while there, he visited one of the university's campuses.

As of March 2016, the university has 12 campuses offering bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees. The degrees awarded include those in medicine and law. The university has open-learning, e-learning, school-based, part-time and full-time teaching. Kenyatta University is accredited by the Kenya Commission of University Education, the Inter-University Council for East Africa, the Africa Association of Universities, the International Association of Universities and the Commonwealth Universities.

Schools and institutes

As of March 2016, the university maintains the following schools:

School of Security, Diplomacy and Peace Studies(2018)

Institutes and centers

The university hosts institutes and centers such as;

1.     Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University,

2.     Africa Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership (ACTIL)

3.     Chandaria Business Innovations and Incubation Centre (CBIIC)

4.     Center for Refugee Studies and Empowerment

5.     Cisco Networking Academy

Degrees and courses

The following courses are offered by the university and accredited by the Commission for University Education in Kenya (CUE)

·        Doctorates and Ph.D. - 14

·        Master's degree - 94

·        Bachelor's degree - 117

·        Postgraduates Diploma – 12

Bachelors

·        Accounting, B.Com.

·        Actuarial Sciences, B.Com.

·        Actuarial Science, B. Sc.

·        Agriculture Health, B.Sc.

·        Nursing and Public Health, B.Sc.

·        Biochemistry, B.Sc.

·        Biology, B.Sc.

·        Biotechnology, B.Sc.

·        Biosystems & Agricultural B.Sc.

·        Laws, Bachelor of

·        Leisure and Recreation Management, B.Sc.

·        Library & Information Science, Bachelor of

·        Library Science, B.Ed.

Masters

·        Administration, Master of  Education

·        African Music, M.A.

·        Agriculture, Master of Economics

·        Agroforestry and Rural Development, 

·        Master of Environmental Studies

·        Chemistry, M.Sc.

·        Community Development, Master of Environmental Studies

·        Community Resource Management, M.Sc.

·        Composition, Master of Music