UNAM Higher Diploma In Agriculture
Degree
Higher Diploma In Agriculture
Admission Criteria
The normal basic requirement for entrance to Diploma programmes shall be a Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSC O-Level) or a recognized equivalent, provided that a candidate has passed five subjects with a minimum of 22 points on the UNAM Evaluation Point Scale. The following minimum requirements will apply:
i) English with a ―D‖ symbol at NSSC O-Level (English as a Second Language);
ii) Mathematics with a ―D‖ symbol;
iii) For Higher Diploma in Agriculture: Any two of the following: Biology NSSC O-Level (D symbol
better), Agriculture NSSC O-Llevel (D symbol or better) or Physical Science NSSC O-Level (E symbol or better);
iv) For Higher Diploma in Natural Resources Management: Any two of the following: Biology NSSC O-
Level (D symbol or better), Agriculture NSSC O-Level (D symbol or better), and Physical Science NSSC O-Level (E symbol or better) or Geography NSSC O-Level (E symbol or better); and
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v) Any fifth additional subject.
Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not necessarily ensure admission. Admission is based on the number of places available and is awarded on the basis of merit after a rigorous selection process. The Faculty reserves the right to interview candidates before admission.
Duration of Study
Subject to the provisions of Faculty Special Regulations the minimum duration of full-time study for a Bachelor‘s degree shall normally be four years, and that of the Diploma normally three years.
The maximum period of full-time study for a Bachelor‘s degree or a Diploma, is the minimum full-time period of study for that Degree or Diploma plus two years.
Modules
| Year 1, Semester 1 |
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| English for General Communication |
| Computer Literacy |
| Contemporary Social Issues |
| Mathematics and Basic Statistics |
| Biology |
| Farm Duties I |
| Year 1, Semester 2 |
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| English for General Communication |
| Basic Economics |
| Physical Science |
| Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Reproduction |
| Farm Duties I |
| Year 2, Semester 1 |
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| Communication and Information Systems |
| Financial Management |
| Introduction to Rural Sociology |
| Soil Science |
| Applied Animal Health |
| Farm Duties II |
| Year 2, Semester 2 |
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| Introduction to Research |
| Workshop technology, surveying and farm structures |
| Vegetable and Fruit Production |
| Crop Production |
| Applied Animal Breeding |
| Farm Duties II |
| Year 3, Semester 1 |
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| Special Study |
| Field Attachment |
| Principles of Agricultural Extension |
| Agricultural Marketing and Policy |
| Intensive Animal Production |
| Water Management and Soil Conservation |
| Range Management |
| Year 3, Semester 2 |
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| Special Study |
| Project Management |
| Entrepreneurship |
| Animal nutrition and Feeding |
| Game Farming |
| Extensive Animal Production |
| Farm Power and Machinery |
| Crop Protection |
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