2015 graduation report - namibia university of science and...

Department: Institutional Planning

2015 Graduation Report

2015 October Graduation Ceremony

November 2015

Management Information and Institutional Research Office

Private Bag 13388 Windhoek Namibia

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Introduction This document presents statistics of the Graduates for the 2015 October Graduation. The data was collected from the faculty officers and forwarded to the MIIR Office for processing, verification, analysis and report compilation. A total of 1189 awards were offered to 1033 graduates of which 668 or 65% were females. These graduates met the graduation requirements and were awarded with degrees, diplomas or certificates both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The 2015 October graduation report comprises six sections as follows:

1. Qualification type awarded 2. Awards by offering mode 3. Graduates by faculty and department 4. Qualifications name awarded 5. Graduates duration of period of study 6. Graduates nationality, age and sex

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1. Qualification Type Awarded

This section presents the graduate awards by qualification type awarded and sex. Table 1.1: Awards by Qualification Type Awarded and Sex

Qualification Type Awarded # %

FEMALE MALE TOTAL FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE 366 154 520 47.1 37.4 43.7

CERTIFICATE 94 61 155 12.1 14.8 13.0

DIPLOMA 224 125 349 28.8 30.3 29.4

HIGHER CERTIFICATE 53 35 88 6.8 8.5 7.4

HONOURS DEGREE 26 14 40 3.3 3.4 3.4

MASTERS DEGREE 8 8 16 1.0 1.9 1.3

POST GRAD CERTIFICATE 1 4 5 0.1 1.0 0.4

PROFESIONAL DEGREE 5 11 16 0.6 2.7 1.3

Total 777 412 1189 100.0 100.0 100.0

Table 1.2: Awards by Qualification Type Registered, Qualification Type Awarded and Sex

Qualification Type Registered Qualification Type Awarded # %


BACHELOR DEGREE 704 338 1042 90.6 82.0 87.6

CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE 5 5 10 0.6 1.2 0.8

DIPLOMA BACHELOR DEGREE 2 2 0.3 0.0 0.2

CERTIFICATE 9 14 23 1.2 3.4 1.9

DIPLOMA 5 8 13 0.6 1.9 1.1


HIGHER CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE 1 1 2 0.1 0.2 0.2

HIGHER CERTIFICATE 1 1 0.1 0.0 0.1

HONOURS DEGREE HONOURS DEGREE 26 14 40 3.3 3.4 3.4

MASTERS DEGREE MASTERS DEGREE 8 8 16 1.0 1.9 1.3

POST GRAD CERTIFICATE POST GRAD CERTIFICATE 1 4 5 0.1 1.0 0.4

PROFESIONAL DEGREE PROFESIONAL DEGREE 5 11 16 0.6 2.7 1.3

Total 777 412 1189 100.0 100.0 100.0

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2. Awards by Offering Type This section presents the graduate awards by offering type, qualification type and sex.

Figure 2.1: Awards by Offering Type

Table 2.1: Awards by Offering Type and Sex Offering Type # %


DISTANCE 213 61 274 27.4 14.8 23.0

FULLTIME 374 220 594 48.1 53.4 50.0

PARTTIME 190 131 321 24.5 31.8 27.0

Total 777 412 1189 100.0 100.0 100.0

Table 2.2: Awards by Offering Type, Qualification Type Awarded and Sex

Offering Type Qualification Type Awarded # %


DISTANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 125 27 152 16.1 6.6 12.8

CERTIFICATE 22 12 34 2.8 2.9 2.9

DIPLOMA 53 21 74 6.8 5.1 6.2


HONOURS DEGREE 3 0 3 0.4 0.0 0.3

FULLTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 161 80 241 20.7 19.4 20.3

CERTIFICATE 51 27 78 6.6 6.6 6.6

DIPLOMA 113 70 183 14.5 17.0 15.4


HONOURS DEGREE 5 5 10 0.6 1.2 0.8

MASTERS DEGREE 0 1 1 0.0 0.2 0.1

PROFESIONAL DEGREE 5 11 16 0.6 2.7 1.3

PARTTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 80 47 127 10.3 11.4 10.7

CERTIFICATE 21 22 43 2.7 5.3 3.6

DIPLOMA 58 34 92 7.5 8.3 7.7


HONOURS DEGREE 18 9 27 2.3 2.2 2.3

MASTERS DEGREE 8 7 15 1.0 1.7 1.3

POST GRAD CERTIFICATE 1 4 5 0.1 1.0 0.4

Total 777 412 1189 100.0 100.0 100.0

274

594

321

DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME

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Table 2.3: Number of Awards by Faculty, Offering Type and Sex

Faculty Name DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL

FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE

COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS 0 0 19 25 17 25 86

ENGINEERING 1 0 23 41 2 11 78

HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 0 0 1 7 2 5 15

HUMAN SCIENCES 51 10 35 20 21 35 172

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES 161 51 247 89 144 51 743 NATATURAL RESOURCE & SPATIAL SCIENCES 0 0 49 38 0 0 87

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR 0 0 0 0 4 4 8

Total 213 61 374 220 190 131 1189

Table 2.4: Number of Awards by Faculty, Qualification Type Awarded, Offering Type and Sex

Faculty Name Qualification Type Awarded

DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL


COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 7 10 6 11 34

DIPLOMA 0 0 12 14 5 7 38

HONOURS DEGREE 0 0 0 0 4 3 7

MASTERS DEGREE 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

POST GRAD CERTIFICATE 0 0 0 0 1 4 5

ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

CERTIFICATE 0 0 10 15 0 0 25

DIPLOMA 0 0 3 4 0 3 10

HIGHER CERTIFICATE 1 0 5 12 0 0 18


PROFESIONAL DEGREE 0 0 5 10 0 0 15

HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 1 6 2 4 13



HUMAN SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 37 3 10 6 9 9 74

CERTIFICATE 5 3 1 1 2 13 25

DIPLOMA 2 3 1 1 6 5 18



MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 88 24 110 39 62 22 345

CERTIFICATE 17 9 40 11 15 5 97

DIPLOMA 51 18 90 38 47 19 263



MASTERS DEGREE 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 NATURAL RESOURCE & SPATIAL SCIENCE BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 33 19 0 0 52

DIPLOMA 0 0 7 13 0 0 20



OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR CERTIFICATE 0 0 0 0 4 4 8

Total 213 61 374 220 190 131 1189

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3. Number of Graduates By Faculty, Department and Offering Type

This section presents number of awards by Faculty, department. Further, a breakdown of all faculties is shown by department, offering type, qualification type and sex. Tab 3.1: Faculty of Management Sciences

Department Name Qualification Type Awarded


FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE ACCOUNTING,ECONOMICS &

FINANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 23 6 43 15 24 10 121


DIPLOMA 14 6 33 18 19 13 103

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 1 1 7 1 0 0 10


DIPLOMA 5 0 5 0 0 0 10


HP GRADUATE FACULTY OF BUSINESS MASTERS DEGREE 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 55 14 36 12 27 6 150

CERTIFICATE 14 7 34 9 10 1 75

DIPLOMA 31 8 47 19 22 4 131

HIGHER CERT. 3 0 5 1 1 0 10


MARKETING AND LOGISTICS BACHELOR DEGREE 9 3 24 11 11 6 64


DIPLOMA 1 4 5 1 6 2 19



Total 161 51 247 89 144 51 743

Tab 3.2: Office of the Vice Chancellor


DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTA

FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE L

CENTRE FOR ENTREPRISE DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE 0 0 0 0 4 4 8

Total 0 0 0 0 4 4 8

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Tab 3.3: Faculty of Human Sciences




COMMUNICATION BACHELOR DEGREE 15 0 3 1 0 2 19


EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES CERTIFICATE 1 1 0 0 0 5 7

DIPLOMA 0 1 0 0 0 0 1


SOCIAL SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 21 3 7 5 9 7 55


DIPLOMA 2 2 1 1 6 5 17


Total 51 10 35 20 21 35 172

Tab 3.4: Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences


DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME

FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE TOTAL

HEALTH SCIENCES PROFESIONAL DEGREE 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 1 6 2 4 13


Total 0 0 1 7 2 5 15

Table 3.5: Faculty of Computing and Informatics




COMPUTER SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 4 8 4 10 26

DIPLOMA 0 0 1 13 2 6 22



INFORMATICS BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 3 2 2 1 8

DIPLOMA 0 0 11 1 3 1 16



POST GRAD CERTIFICATE 0 0 0 0 1 4 5

Total 0 0 19 25 17 25 86

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Table 3.6: Faculty of Engineering




CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 0 0 1 0 1


DIPLOMA 0 0 2 3 0 3 8




ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1


DIPLOMA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1



MECHANICAL & MARINE ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE 0 0 0 3 0 0 3

DIPLOMA 0 0 1 0 0 0 1



PROFESIONAL DEGREE 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 MINING AND PROCESS ENGINEERING PROFESIONAL DEGREE 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Total 1 23 41 2 11 78

Table 3.7: Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences




ARCHITECT & SPATIAL PLANNING BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 2 2 0 0 4

DIPLOMA 0 0 6 5 0 0 11

GEO-SPATIAL SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 5 4 0 0 9

DIPLOMA 0 0 1 5 0 0 6


LAND AND PROPERTY SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

DIPLOMA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1



NATURAL RES & AGRI SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 0 0 24 13 0 0 37

DIPLOMA 0 0 0 2 0 0 2


Total 0 0 49 38 0 0 87

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4. Qualifications Name Awarded by Faculty and Sex This section presents number of awards and graduates by Faculty, department. Further, a breakdown of all Faculties is shown by department, offering type, qualification type and sex.

Tab 4.1: Faculty of Management Sciences Qualification Type Awarded Qualification Name Awarded FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (NQF: 7) 31 14 45

BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANANCE (07BACG) NQF:7 5 2 7

BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANANCE (07BACP) NQF:7 2 5 7

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 59 16 75

BACHELOR OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (OLD CURICULLUM) 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT NQF: 7 5 1 6

BACHELOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 8 1 9

BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS & SUP CHAIN NQF: 7 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (NQF: 7) 13 3 16

BACHELOR OF MARKETING 13 5 18

BACHELOR OF MARKETING NQF: 7 14 8 22

BACHELOR OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (OLD CURRICULUM) 12 0 12

BACHELOR OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY NQF: 7 8 1 9

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (23BACF) 41 8 49

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF THECHNOLOGY IN ECONOMICS 41 16 57

BACHELOR OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT (NQF: 7) 3 4 7

BACHELOR OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT (OLD CURICULLUM) 2 1 3

CERTIFICATE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 0 1 1


CERTIFICATE IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT (NQF: 5) 2 5 7

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS STUDIES 56 16 72

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (OLD CURRICULUM) 2 0 2

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM OPERATIONS (OLD CURICULLUM) 5 1 6

NATIONAL CIRTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (23BACF) 6 2 8

DIPLOMA DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (NQF: 6) 33 14 47

BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING (GENERAL) NQF: 7 1 0 1


BACHELOR OF MARKETING NQF: 7 4 1 5

DIPLOMA IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT (NQF: 6) 5 5 10

DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANANCE (06DPAF) NQF:6 15 11 26

DIPLOMA IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY NQF: 6 12 2 14

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (23BACF) 50 26 76

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41 13 54

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (OLD CURICULLUM) 5 0 5

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 8 1 9

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (OLD CURRICULUM) 6 1 7

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT (OLD CURICULLUM) 5 0 5

HIGHER CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS NQF: 5 2 0 2

CERTIFICATE IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY NQF: 5 9 1 10

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HONOURS (NQF: 8) 2 1 3

BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS HONOURS (NQF: 8) 10 4 14

BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS HONOURS NQF: 8 2 0 2

BACHELOR OF MARKETING HONOURS NQF: 8 1 0 1

MASTERS DEGREE BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (NQF: 9) 3 0 3

MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 1 0 1

MASTER OF LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT - NQF: 9 2 0 2

Total 552 191 743

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Tab 4.2: Office of the Vice Chancellor

Qualification Type Awarded Qualification Name Awarded FEMALE MALE TOTAL

CERTIFICATE APPLIED BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT 4 4 8

Total 4 4 8

Tab 4.3: Faculty of Human Sciences


BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (NQF: 7) 1 0 1

25BACO BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION NQF: 7 9 3 12

BACHELOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT) NQF: 9 0 1 1

BACHELOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (POLICING) NQF: 7 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF ENGLISH NQF: 7 7 0 7

BACHELOR OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT NQF:7 22 9 31

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY: PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 16 5 21

CERTIFICATE BACHELOR OF CRIM. JUS. (COR. MGMT) NQF:7 0 2 2

BACHELOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (POL) NQF:7 2 5 7

CERTIFICATE IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: TRAINER NQF: 4 1 6 7

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (Old Curriculum) 5 4 9

DIPLOMA CERTIFICATE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE NQF: 5 3 4 7

DIPLOMA IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: TRAINER NQF: 6 0 1 1

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (Old Curriculum) 6 4 10

HIGHER CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT NQF: 5 30 16 46

HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: TRAINER NQF: 5 2 5 7

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF ENGLISH HONOURS NQF: 8 2 0 2

Total 107 65 172

Tab 4.4: Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences


BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (Economics Option) NQF: 7 3 10 13

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN APPLIED STATISTICS NQF: 8 0 1 1 PROFESIONAL DEGREE BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES NQF: 8 0 1 1

Total 3 12 15

Table 4.5: Faculty of Computing and Informatics


BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS COMPUTING NQF: 7 5 3 8

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING NQF: 7 3 7 10

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION AND NETWORKS 5 11 16

DIPLOMA DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NQF: 5 17 21 38

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE HONOURS (COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) NQF: 8 0 1 1

BACHELOR OF INFORMATICS HONOURS (BUSINESS INFORMATICS) NQF: 8 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF INFORMATICS HONOURS (WEB INFORMATICS) NQF: 8 2 0 2

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HONOURS IN COMPUTER NETWORKING NQF: 8 1 2 3

MASTERS DEGREE MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE NQF: 9 0 1 1

MASTER OF INFORMATICS NQF: 9 1 0 1

POST GRAD CERTIFICATE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN INFORMATICS (INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDIT) NQF: 8 1 4 5

Total 36 50 86

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Table 4.6: Faculty of Engineering Qualification Type Awarded Qualification Name Awarded FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN POWER ENGINEERING 0 1 1

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (WATER) 1 0 1

CERTIFICATE NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN POWER ENGINEERING 1 2 3

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT) 9 10 19

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 0 3 3

DIPLOMA NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT) 2 6 8

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1 0 1

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN POWER ENGINEERING 0 1 1

HIGHER CERTIFICATE HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: TRAINER NQF: 5 1 0 1

NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN POWER ENGINEERING 1 4 5

NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT) 4 3 7

NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 0 5 5

MASTERS DEGREE MASTER OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING NQF:9 0 3 3

MASTER OF INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NQF:9 1 4 5

PROFESIONAL DEGREE BACHELOR ENGINEERING: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3 1 4

BACHELOR ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL 0 1 1

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING NQF:10 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING NQF:11 0 1 1

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING: CIVIL 1 1 2

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL POWER 0 4 4

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING: MINING 0 1 1

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 0 1 1

Total 26 52 78

Table 4.7: Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences


BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT: NQF: 7 21 10 31

BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL MGMT. NQF: 7 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF GEO-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NQF: 7 4 3 7

BACHELOR OF LAND ADMINISTRATION NQF:7 2 0 2

BACHELOR OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NATURE CONSERVATION) 6 2 3 5

BACHELOR OF REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT NQF: 7 1 1 2

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOMATICS NQF:7 1 1 2

BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING NQF: 7 1 1 2

DIPLOMA DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT NQF:6 0 2 2

DIPLOMA IN GEO-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NQF: 6 0 4 4

DIPLOMA IN GEOMATICS NQF: 6 1 1 2

DIPLOMA IN PROPERTY STUDIES: NQF: 6 0 1 1

DIPLOMA IN REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT NQF: 6 4 3 7

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN LAND USE PLANNING 2 2 4

HIGHER CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN LAND ADMINISTRATION: NQF: 5 4 1 5

HONOURS DEGREE B. NAT. RES. MGMT HONS IN NAT CONS NQF:8 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT HONOURS NQF:8 1 1 2

BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURE HONOURS NQF: 8 0 1 1

BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURE HONOURS NQF:8 1 1 2

BACHELOR OF GEO-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HONOURS NQF :8 1 0 1

BACHELOR OF PROPERTY STUDIES HONOURS: NQF: 8 1 2 3

Total 49 38 87

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5. Duration of Period of Study (Time to Award) This section presents the average number of years to graduate by qualification type, offering type, Faculty and sex.

Table 5.1 Duration of Period of Study by Qualification Type Awarded and Sex

Qualification Name Awarded FEMALE MALE Total

BACHELOR DEGREE 5.5 5.1 5.4

CERTIFICATE 5.1 4.2 4.8

DIPLOMA 5.2 4.9 5.1

HIGHER CERTIFICATE 3.9 3.9 3.9

HONOURS DEGREE 2.4 2.8 2.5

MASTERS DEGREE 3.3 3.4 3.3

POST GRAD CERTIFICATE 1.0 1.0 1.0

PROFESIONAL DEGREE 5.2 5.2 5.2

Total 5.1 4.7 5.0

Table 5.2 Duration of Period of Study by Offering Type, Qualification Type Awarded and Sex

Offering Type Qualification Type Awarded FEMALE MALE Total

DISTANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 6.4 6.9 6.5


DIPLOMA 6.7 6.5 6.6


HONOURS DEGREE 3.7 . 3.7

FULLTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 4.6 4.4 4.5


DIPLOMA 4.4 4.2 4.3



MASTERS DEGREE 3.0 3.0


PARTTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 5.8 5.4 5.7


DIPLOMA 5.5 5.2 5.4





Total 5.1 4.7 5.0

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Table 5.3 Duration of Period of Study by Faculty, Qualification Type Awarded and Sex

Faculty Name Qualification Name Awarded FEMALE MALE Total

COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS BACHELOR DEGREE 4.8 4.9 4.9

DIPLOMA 3.2 3.5 3.4




ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 3.0 11.0 7.0


DIPLOMA 5.0 4.4 4.6




HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 4.7 4.8 4.8

HONOURS DEGREE 3.0 3.0

PROFESIONAL DEGREE 3.0 3.0

HUMAN SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 5.4 5.7 5.5


DIPLOMA 6.6 5.8 6.2


HONOURS DEGREE 3.5 3.5

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 5.7 5.4 5.6


DIPLOMA 5.4 5.3 5.3



MASTERS DEGREE 3.0 3.0

NAT RESOURCE & SPATIAL SCIENCE BACHELOR DEGREE 4.3 3.6 4.1

DIPLOMA 4.6 4.5 4.5



OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR CERTIFICATE 3.3 3.0 3.1

Total 5.1 4.7 5.0

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6. Nationality and Age of the Graduates

This section presents number of graduates by nationality, age and sex.

Table 6.1 Nationality of the graduates

Country Name FEMALE MALE TOTAL

ANGOLA 3 9 12

BOTSWANA 3 1 4

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 0 3 3

GHANA 0 1 1

INDIA 1 0 1

NAMIBIA 760 393 1153

RWANDA 1 1 2

SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1

UGANDA 0 1 1

ZAMBIA 4 1 5

ZIMBABWE 2 2 4

NOT RECORDED 2 0 2

Total 777 412 1189

Table 6.2: SADC Countries Graduates

SADC Country Name FEMALE MALE TOTAL

ANGOLA 3 9 12

BOTSWANA 3 1 4

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 0 3 3

SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1

ZAMBIA 4 1 5

ZIMBABWE 2 2 4

Total 13 16 29

Table 6.3: Age of Graduates

Age Group FEMALE MALE TOTAL

20-24 310 137 447

25-29 212 160 372

30-34 113 50 163

35-39 68 33 101

40-44 57 19 76

45-49 16 11 27

50+ 1 2 3

Total 777 412 1189

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