Bachelor of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development Honours NQF Level 8
Description of the Qualification
This qualification is to provide a critical survey of the contemporary field of environmental management, planning and policy in the Namibian and international contexts. The qualification is centrally concerned with understanding deliberate efforts to translate environmental knowledge into action in order to achieve particular outcomes in the way landscapes, societies and/ or natural ecosystems are used and managed. The qualification will contribute to the national efforts of protecting and managing natural resources, as well as to promote sustainable utilization of natural resources as articulated in Chapter 5 of the Vision 2030 and Article 95 of Namibia’s Constitution. The qualification will further set the scene for an analysis of contemporary approaches to environmental policy making, planning and management to critically examine contemporary thinking on these environmental themes including: sustainable use practices, political ecology, decentralized
Admission / Entry Requirements
Students will be admitted into this qualification if they hold Namibia Secondary School Certificate (NSSC) with minimum of 25 points in five (5) best subjects with minimum of D in English or equivalent. Students may also enter through mature age.
Career opportunities
Employment opportunities may be found in the following public and private entities such as Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism; Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform; Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources; Ministry of Mines and Energy; Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development (a subsection on environmental related); Ministry of Higher Education (subsection on research); Namwater; Nampower; AgriBank; Banks (Green products); Namibia Commission of Research, Science and Technology; Benguela Current Commission; International University of Management; UNAM; NUST;UNDP; Environmental Investment Fund; NACSO; IRDNC; CUVECOM; OKACOM.
Qualification structure
YEAR 1 (128 Credits) | ||||
SEMESTER 1 (64 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
English Communication and Study Skills | ECS40US | 100 | 4 | 10 |
English for Academic Purposes | ECA60US | 120 | 6 | 12 |
Mathematics | MTH51US | 100 | 5 | 10 |
Physics for Life Sciences | PLS60US | 100 | 6 | 10 |
IT Skills | BIT41US | 100 | 4 | 10 |
Introduction to Biology | IBI60US | 120 | 5 | 12 |
SEMESTER 2 (64 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
Chemistry for Life Sciences | CLS60US | 100 | 6 | 10 |
Introduction to Statistics | ISS50US | 100 | 5 | 10 |
Environmental Education | EED50US | 120 | 5 | 12 |
Introduction to Ecology | ICO60US | 100 | 6 | 10 |
Sustainable Development I | SDV60US | 100 | 6 | 10 |
Conservation Biology | CBI60US | 120 | 7 | 12 |
Total Year 1 Hours & Credits |
| 1’280 |
| 128 |
YEAR 2 (128 Credits) | ||||
SEMESTER 1 (64 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
Environmental Management I | EM160US | 100 | 6 | 10 |
Ecological Processes I | EP160US | 120 | 7 | 12 |
Marine Conservation |
| 120 | 6 | 12 |
Plant Ecophysiology |
| 100 | 6 | 10 |
Environmental Science and Processes |
| 100 | 6 | 10 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics I |
| 100 | 6 | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 (64 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
Environmental Management II |
| 120 | 7 | 12 |
Environmental Impact Assessment Process |
| 120 | 7 | 12 |
Ecological Processes II |
| 100 | 7 | 10 |
Project Management |
| 80 | 6 | 8 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics II |
| 120 | 7 | 12 |
Environmental Ethics |
| 120 | 7 | 10 |
Total Year 2 Hours & Credits |
| 1’300 |
| 128 |
YEAR 3 (122 Credits) | ||||
SEMESTER 1 (60 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
Environmental Legislations |
| 100 | 7 | 10 |
Human Population and the Environment |
| 100 | 6 | 10 |
Renewable Energy Financing |
| 80 | 7 | 8 |
Research Methodology I |
| 100 | 6 | 10 |
Geographic Information System |
| 120 | 6 | 12 |
Intermediate Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| 60 | 6 | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 (62 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
Environmental Governance |
| 80 | 8 | 8 |
Research Methodology II |
| 120 | 7 | 12 |
Community Based Natural Resource Management |
| 100 | 6 | 10 |
Social issues and the environment |
| 100 | 7 | 10 |
Soil and Water Conservation |
| 120 | 8 | 12 |
Environmental Remote Sensing |
| 120 | 8 | 10 |
Total Year 3 Hours & Credits |
| 1’200 |
| 122 |
YEAR 4 (134 Credits) | ||||
SEMESTER 1 (54 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
Indigenous Knowledge Biodiversity Management |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
Environmental Management III |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
Field Work Techniques |
| 120 | 8 | 12 |
Strategic Assessments and Development Planning |
| 120 | 8 | 12 |
Natural Resource Assessment |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 (80 Credits) | ||||
Course Title | Course Code | Hours | NQF Level | Credits |
Environmental Sustainability and Rehabilitation |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
Spatial Planning and Sustainable Urban Development |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
Global Land Use Analysis |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
Environmental Risks Assessment and Management |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
Research Project |
| 300 | 8 | 30 |
Sustainable Development II |
| 100 | 8 | 10 |
Total Year 4 Hours & Credits |
| 1’240 |
| 134 |