Hello and welcome to the Department of Distance Studies. This is an exciting time for distance education and adult education. Its also a historic event. In 2005, the Senate of the University of Nairobi approved the syllabus for a MASTER IN DISTANCE EDUCATION. The Senate had previously approved:

Postgraduate Diploma in Adult Education and Community Development Postgraduate Diploma in Distance Education.

The Department of Distance Studies is currently offering courses in Open and Distance Learning, youth in development work, adult education and community education. The targets group or clients of the department are educators of the adults, the youth and the community. These three target groups have unique needs for training and education. Currently the department is offering professional adult learning and youth education short courses as well as higher-level courses leading to ordinary and postgraduate certificates, diploma, masters and PHD qualifications.