The idea of establishing a University dates back many years to the early 1960s when the Njuri Ncheke (Council of elders of the Meru people) conceived an idea of establishing an institution of higher education in Meru. It was in the mid-1960s soon after Kenya’s Independence that the elders initiated the process of establishing the institution. The idea was first floated to the government at a time when it was interested in training the youth of the nation in order to equip them with skills in various technical fields to enable them work in the upcoming industries and other sectors that required qualified manpower and also to meet local and national economic developmental needs. Meru College of Technology (MECOTECH) was therefore one of several institutions suggested by the Government.
In 2008, the Government of Kenya converted Meru College of Technology (MECOTECH) into a University and named it Meru University College of Science and Technology (MUCST). It was established through Legal Notice No. 103 of 18th July 2008 as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) was established as a full-fledged University following the Award of Charter on 1st March, 2013. Subsequently, Dr. James N. Mwangi, CBS was appointed the first Chancellor.
Undergraduate Programmes
Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Bachelor of Science in Animal Health and Production
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education &Extension
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Management
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Purchasing and Supplies Management
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Co-operative Management
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information Science
Bachelor of Business Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Computer Security and Forensics
Bachelor of Education (Science)
Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics in Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Medicine and Community Health
Bachelor of Science in Community Health and Development
Bachelor of Science in Health Records and Information Management
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Direct Entry Programme)
Bachelor of Science in Statistics
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science
Bachelor of Science (Physical Science option)
Bachelor of Science (Biological Science)
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Resource Management
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