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

Namibia

top General Information

Address

Street:Private Bag 13303
340 Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue
Pioneerspark

City:Windhoek

WWW:http://www.unam.na

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

Tuition Fees

National:Registration, c. 215; Tuition fees, 3,250 per annum (NAD)

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Education; National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Lazarus Hangula

Job title:Vice-Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : Ellen Ndeshi Namhila

Job title:Pro Vice Chancellor (Administration, Finance and Resource Mobilization)


Senior Administrative Officer : Francis Sifiso Nyathi

Job title:Registrar


International Relations Officer : Kenneth Kamwi Matengu

top Divisions

Centre : eLearning and Interactive Multimedia


Centre : Human Rights and Documentation

Fields of study:Human Rights


Centre : Language

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


Centre : Multidisciplinary Research

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Technology


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


Centre : Professional Development, Teaching and Learning Improvement

Fields of study:Education, Teacher Training


Centre : Quality Assurance and Management


Faculty : Agriculture and Natural Resources

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


Faculty : Economics and Management Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Economics, Management, Political Sciences, Taxation


Faculty : 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, Special Education


Faculty : Engineering and Information Technology

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


Faculty : Humanities and Social Sciences

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


Faculty : Law

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


Faculty : Science

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


Institute : Confucius Institute

Fields of study:Asian Studies, Chinese


School : Medicine

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


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

top Degrees

Certificate


Diploma


Bachelor's Degree


Postgraduate Diploma

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


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Afrikaans, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Demography and Population, Economics, Educational Psychology, English, Environmental Management, Finance, Fine Arts, Gender Studies, Geology, German, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, Law, Mathematics, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Physics, Political Sciences, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Soil Management, Special Education, Statistics


Doctorate

Fields of study:Business Administration, English Studies, Nursing

Note

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

Updated on 02-02-2017