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  • About UNAM
  • Study @ UNAM
    • Overview
    • Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL)
    • Qualifications
    • Student Fees
    • Bursaries & Loans
    • International Students
    • Online Application
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    • Application Forms
    • Faculty Prospectuses
    • Undergraduate Admission
    • Postgraduate Admission
    • Mature Age Entry
    • Evaluation Scale
    • New Student Number
  • Campuses
    • Main
    • Eng. José Eduardo dos Santos
    • Hage Geingob
    • Hifikepunye Pohamba
    • Katima Mulilo
    • Khomasdal
    • Neudamm
    • Ogongo
    • Oshakati
    • Rundu
    • Sam Nujoma
    • Southern
  • Faculties
    • Agriculture & Natural Resources
    • Economics & Management Sciences
    • Education
    • Engineering & Information Technology
    • Humanities & Social Sciences
    • Law
    • Namibia Business School
    • Science
    • Health Sciences
    • School of Medicine
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  • Centres & Units
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    • Centre for Open, Distance and eLearning
    • Centre for Postgraduate Studies
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    • Centre for Quality Assurance and Management
    • Human Rights and Documentation Centre
    • Industry and Cooperative Education Unit
    • Language Centre
    • Multidisciplinary Research Centre
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    • Centre for Research and Publications
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Frequently Asked Question

  • How do I apply?

The yearbook contains detailed information on admission requirements and on all programmes and courses offered.
Please download the yearbook for this faculty at http://www.unam.edu.na/apply-to-unam/faculty-prospectuses  

  • Where do I view my Class Timetable?

At the beginning of the semester the Faculty of Science will distribute a Timetable booklet.  You use this booklet to construct your own Timetable

  • What are the admission requirements for a programme offered by our school?

For a full description you can download the prospectus at  http://www.unam.edu.na/apply-to-unam/faculty-prospectuses 

Diploma admission requirements

To qualify for admission to the undergraduate Diploma at the University of Namibia, a candidate must hold a valid Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) (ordinary or higher) or a recognized equivalent qualification, obtained in not more than two examination sittings with a minimum of 22 points in five subjects on the UNAM Evaluation Scale.

English is a compulsory subject and should have been obtained on a First or second Language Ordinary Level with symbol D or higher. In addition to the University requirements, candidates wishing to register for a Diploma in Computer Science also need to have obtained a minimum of a D-symbol in NSSC Mathematics, or equivalent qualification.

Degree admission requirements

To register for an undergraduate degree programme in the Faculty of Science, a candidate must hold a valid Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) (ordinary or higher) or a recognised equivalent qualification.

English is a compulsory subject and should normally have been obtained as a Second Language at NSSC (O level) with a minimum C symbol or English as a First Language at NSSC (O level) with a minimum D symbol. In addition to the above, admission to the Bachelor of Science in Statisitics or Population Studies (Honours) programme requires at least a symbol C on NSSC or equivalent qualification in Mathematics.

A candidate should obtain a minimum of 25 points on the UNAM Evaluation Point Scale in his/her five (5) best subjects (of which Mathematics and English must be included) to be admitted to this degree programme

Exemption rules for students who have completed a Diploma in Computer Science should apply.

  • Where do I view my exam Timetable?

Before the exam your Timetable will be uploaded to your portal.

  • I am a prospective student.  Where can I get more specific information for prospective students?

The following link will give you some guidelines.  Please browse through and check out the whole website.

http://www.unam.edu.na/apply-to-unam/becoming-a-unam-student

  • How can I be clued up on what’s happening at UNAM as a student?

On UNAM’s homepage, http://www.unam.edu.na/, news and upcoming events will be displayed.

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School of Computing Gallery

Robotics and Programming outreach to local high schools. Weekly robotics and programming instruction at A. Shipena Secondary School in Katutura.

 

Robotics and Programming outreach to local high schools. 

School of Computing robotics and programming at the NCRST Science, Technology and Innovation Fair, Ongwediva Sept. 12-16

UNAM School of Computing students demonstrate robotics projects they worked on this year at the National Research Symposium of the NCRST, Safari Hotel September 21.

contact us

Dr. Kauna Mufeti
Associate Dean

+ 264 61 2063348
+264 61 2063791
kmufeti@unam.na

University of Namibia

Contact

 
(+264) 61 206 3111
 
(+264) 61 206 3199
 
info@unam.na
 

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