Maseno University

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Department of Art & Design.

The department of Art and Design offers degree courses leading to Bachelor of Design with IT in two areas namely: Interior Design and Textile and Apparel Design. Students take University common courses, Departmental common courses and courses in their areas of specialization. It also offers Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in Design. The department trains and produces skilled manpower in the field of Design, who are able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills to the advancement of design and technology. The department, thus, produces graduates who are job creators in their areas of specialization.  The programmes offered are as follows:

Vision
Fostering an intellectual environment in which the spirit and the skill of the creative individual will thrive and the artistic, educational and business needs of the nation be served.

Mission
To train and produce skilled manpower in the practical and research aspects of design who are able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills to the advancement of design and technology.  The department, thus, produces graduates who are job creators in their areas of specialization.

Objectives

  1. Provide the necessary educational background and training for those wishing to enter design profession.
  2. Train students that will fit in the industry both locally and internationally.
  3. Guide students to study and research in their area of interest in the profession that will add to the existing body of knowledge and skills.
  4. Develop an atmosphere intended to stimulate creativity and innovation in design.
  5. Equip students with appropriate knowledge and skills that will enable them to make correct choices of products.
  6. To create interlink between the department through industrial attachment, field   trips, collaboration in research and publications.





Dr. Susan Anyango Abong'o

Chair of Department

Email: sabongo@maseno.ac.ke

Address: P.o.Box 333 Kisumu

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:Ph.D (Senior Lecturer)

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Postgraduate Programmes

-Master of Arts in Textile and Apparel Design
-Master of Science in Textile Science and Conservation
-Master of Arts in Fashion Merchandizing
-Doctor of Philosophy in Design

 

Undergraduate Programmes

-BA Interior Design with (IT)
-BA Textile, Apparel Design and Fashion Merchandising with (IT)