UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA CENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIES ...

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION12BBADAimThe Bachelor of Business Administration degree aims at developing a student’s intellectual ability, executive personality and managerialskills through an appropriate blending of business and general education. The program assists the student in understanding anddeveloping the unique leadership qualities required for successfully managing business functions, an organizational unit or an enterprise.The specific objectives of the program are to produce up-to-date, assertive and effective executives for business and other organizationsand prepare students for higher studies in business at home and abroad.Programme overviewThe Programme is a four-year degree programme offered over a six-year period through external studies. Three different specialisationsare offered in the degree, namely Human Resource Management, Strategic Marketing and Banking and Finance.Holders of this qualification will be able to communicate effectively in a business environment, demonstrate competence inconceptualizing, conducting and reporting on business, research at a basic level, demonstrate an understanding and application ofmanagement principles in a business environment, demonstrate a knowledge of the economic and legal environment and its potential,demonstrate a functional understanding of the roles, core processes and interfaces among the various departments of a business,demonstrate the ability to contribute to a process of driving transformation and change within a business organization, and demonstratean understanding of the entrepreneurial process.Entry requirementsTo qualify for admission to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree you should meet the normal basic requirements for entranceto the undergraduate programmes of the University. To register for the degree, a candidate must hold a valid Namibia Senior SecondaryCertificate (NSSC) or any other equivalent qualification. English is a compulsory subject and should be obtained at NSSC (English as aSecond Language) grade C or at least grade D at NSSC (English First Language) level.A candidate should obtain a minimum of 25 points in five subjects on the UNAM Evaluation Scale to be admitted. However, if theminimum of 25 points in five subjects is obtained, it does not necessarily ensure and/or guarantee admission. The Faculty reserves theright to interview students before admission.Admission could also be considered for persons who qualify through the Mature Age Entry Scheme upon successful completion of therelevant examinations as set out in the General Regulations. A special application form is available for this purpose.Assessment and promotion requirementsModule assessment is based on continuous assessment by means of tutor-marked assignments and/or tests, and a written examinationat the end of the module. To complete a module successfully you should obtain a minimum mark of at least 40% in the examination, anda final mark of at least 50%. The final mark is calculated according to a ratio of 50% year mark to 50% examination mark.Academic advancement rulesA student advances to the following academic level of study when at least 2/3 of the modules of the curriculum for a specific year havebeen passed. If a student passed only one third (1/3) of the full curriculum of a specific year, he/she may not register for any module onthe following higher level. In all cases prerequisites for modules have to be passed before a student can proceed to register for modulesthat require a prerequisite. A student should pass• 88 credits out of 136 credits of the first year in order to proceed with the second year of the degree• 88 credits out of 136 credits of the second year in order to proceed with the third year of the degree• 88 credits out of the 136 credits of the third year in order to proceed with the fourth year of the degree• ALL modules prescribed for the curriculum to complete the degree.A student will not be allowed to register for more than 12 modules per year.Re-admission to the programmeA student will not be re-admitted into the Faculty if s/he has not passed at least:• 32 credits at the end of the FIRST YEAR• 80 credits the end of the SECOND YEAR• 144 credits at the end of the THIRD YEAR• 208 credits at the end of the FOURTH YEAR67