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DIPLOMA IN HIV/AIDS MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELLING70DHIVIntroductionThe Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management and Counselling will be offered in 2009 for the first time to students.AimThe aim of the Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management and Counselling is to develop students as leaders in the field of HIV/AIDS by providinga systematic introduction to the knowledge, principles, concepts and problem-solving techniques of HIV/AIDS.Programme overviewThe diploma is a two-year diploma programme, normally offered over three years on distance. The focus of this Diploma is HIV/AIDScounselling, treatment and management thereof.Admission requirementsTo qualify for admission to the Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management and Counselling, an applicant shall satisfy any one of the followingminimum requirements:• A Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) or equivalent, obtained in not more than three examination sittings with aminimum of 22 points in five subjects on the UNAM Evaluation Scale. English is a compulsory subject and should have beenobtained on a First or Second Language ordinary Level, symbol D or higher.• At least a lower second pass (60%) in the University of Namibia Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling.• At least a 50% pass in the University of Namibia Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling with at least 2 years working experience inthe field of HIV/AIDS.• Admission could also be considered for persons who qualify through the Mature Age Entry Scheme. See page 16 of thisprospectus for more information on the Mature Age Entry SchemeAssessment and promotion requirementsModule assessment is based on continuous assessment by means of tutor-marked assignments, and a written examination atthe end of the module. You will be admitted to the examination if you have gained an average mark of at least 40% for yourcontinuous assessment mark. To complete the module successfully you should obtain a minimum mark of at least 40% in theexamination and a final mark of at least 50%.You may sit for the first opportunity examinations when you obtained a continuous assessment mark of at least 40%. If youqualify for the examination, but could not sit for the first opportunity examination, you will be allowed to sit for the secondopportunity examination. If you failed the first opportunity examination, but obtained a final mark between 45 and 49% you willbe allowed to write the second opportunity examination.ExemptionsStudents, who have passed the University of Namibia Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling, together with 2 years experience in the field ofHIV/AIDS, may be exempted from the Module: Introduction to HIV/AIDS Counselling.CurriculumCode Module NQFlevelCreditsPre-/CorequisiteCodePre-/Co-requisite ModuleYear 1Semester One and Two (Double module)ULEG2410 English for General Communication 4 32Semester OneUCLC3409 Computer literacy 5 8196