IAU-020320
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-020320

Namibia

top General Information

Address

Street:Private Bag 13301
340 Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue
Pioneerspark

City:Windhoek

WWW:https://www.unam.edu.na

Other Sites

12 campuses accross the country

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1992 to provide a University responsive to the needs, culture and values of Namibia through highest quality education and research for students who may benefit from them, regardless of race, colour, gender, ethnic origin, religion, creed, social and economic status or physical condition.

Academic Year

January to November

Admission Requirements

International General Certificate of Secondary Education, with 5 subjects passed normally in not more than 3 examination sittings, and with a minimum of 25 points on the UNAM evaluation scale. English IGCSE (English as First, or Second, Language) compulsory. Entrance examination and/or interview

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA); National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Kenneth Matengu

Job title:Vice Chancellor

top Divisions

Centre : Language

Fields of study:African Languages, Communication Studies, English, Modern Languages, Writing


Centre : Open, Distance and eLearning

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Epidemiology, Government, Labour and Industrial Relations, Management, Nursing, Primary Education, Public Relations, Secondary Education, Taxation


Centre : Postgraduate Studies

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Business Administration, Chemistry, Demography and Population, Economics, Engineering, English, Gender Studies, German, Heritage Preservation, Information Technology, Law, Mathematics, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Nursing, Performing Arts, Political Sciences, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Special Education, Statistics, Translation and Interpretation


Faculty : Agriculture, Engineering & Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Agriculture, Building Technologies, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Fishery, Military Science, Natural Sciences


Faculty : Commerce, Management & Law

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Government, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Management


Faculty : Education & Human Sciences

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Education, Social Sciences


Faculty : Health Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Fields of study:Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Veterinary Science


Institute : Confucius Institute

Fields of study:Asian Studies, Chinese


School : Accounting

Fields of study:Accountancy


School : Agriculture & Fisheries Sciences

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Crop Production, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Tourism, Veterinary Science, Wildlife


School : Allied Health Sciences

Fields of study:Health Sciences


School : Business Management, Governance & Economics

Fields of study:Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Government, Taxation


School : Dentistry

Fields of study:Dentistry


School : Diplomatic Studies

Fields of study:Political Sciences

More details:Namibia


School : Education

Fields of study:Business Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Foreign Languages Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Social Sciences, Special Education


School : Engineering & The Built Environment

Fields of study:Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering


School : Humanities, Society & Development

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Environmental Studies, Geography (Human), History, Information Sciences, Literature, Mass Communication, Modern Languages, Performing Arts, Sociology, Tourism, Visual Arts


School : Law

Fields of study:Civil Law, Commercial Law, Justice Administration, Law, Private Law, Public Law


School : Medicine

Fields of study:Anatomy, Behavioural Sciences, Biochemistry, Community Health, Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Surgery


School : Military Science

Fields of study:Military Science


School : Namibia Business School

Fields of study:Business Administration


School : Nursing and Public Health

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Midwifery, Nursing, Public Health, Radiology


School : Pharmacy

Fields of study:Applied Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy


School : Science

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Demography and Population, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics


School : Veterinary Medicine

Fields of study:Veterinary Science

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Dental Surgery, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Information Sciences, Law, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Radiology, Secondary Education, Social Work, Statistics, Surgery, Veterinary Science


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, Nursing, Protective Services


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Geology, Information Technology, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Mining Engineering, Natural Resources, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Wildlife


Doctorate

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Computer Science, Crop Production, Economics, English, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Geography, Geology, Law, Management, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Wildlife

Note

Also Advanced Diploma; Higher Diploma; Bachelor's Degree (Honours); Professional Diploma in Education; Advanced Diploma in Translation and Interpretation

Updated on 26-02-2024