Cartography Courses

Regular Courses offered

Regular courses offered by this department are Diploma and Higher Diploma in Cartography.

Course duration:

  • Diploma 3 years
  • Higher Diploma 2 years

Examining body:

The Kenya National examination Council (KNEC) / TVETCDACC

Syllabus:

Approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD).

Course Commencement:

September every year

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Minimum Course entry requirements

               Diploma:

KCSE C- aggregate or KCE division II or equivalent qualification  with C- in mathematics, English and Geography.

Higher Diploma:

Diploma in Cartography or any other equivalent qualification

Facilities

Cartography Department has State – of-the-Art Equipment and Software for Geographical Information Systems (GIS) We offer short courses at affordable fee during the April, August and December holidays to government department and parastatals and both our tranees and the public.Apart from the trainees two core subjects i.e.Cartography, the trainees of this course are also taught common and trade support subjects i.e. Communication Skills, Social studies, Entrepreneurship, Management, Land survey, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Mathematics, Physics and Map Reproduction

Higher Diploma Course units

First year
  • Topo Cadastral cartography
  • Applied Cartography
  • Environment, GIS and Physical planning studies
  • Land survey
  • Photogrammetry
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
Second year
  • Topo Cadastral cartography
  • Applied Cartography
  • Image Processing and Interpretation
  • Environment, GIS and Physical planning studies
  • Land survey
  • Photogrammetry
  • Mathematics

Diploma Course units

First year
  • Topo Cadastral Cartography
  • Mathematics
  • Communication Skills
  • Social studies
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Geography
  • Physics
  • Computer studies
Second year
  • Topo Cadastral Cartography
  • Applied Cartography
  • Computer Assisted Mapping
  • Land survey
  • Photogrammetry
  • Mathematics
  • Geography
  • Physics
  • Entrepreneurship/Business Plan
Third year
  • Topo Cadastral Cartography
  • Applied Cartography
  • Land survey
  • Photogrammetry
  • Mathematics
  • Management
  • Trade Project
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