Overview

The School of Nursing and Public Health is the “mother school” of all schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. The School started on 1 January 1986 when nursing was taken up in the stream of higher education from a hospital-based education.

The key objectives of the Nursing Science (Clinical) (Honours) programme from University of Namibia are:

To provide professional and ethical directed education in health sciences;
To enable the Namibian public to receive high quality, safe, professionally and ethically based health care; and
To conduct operational/action based research directed to the health needs of society, which is instrumental in rendering community service and education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Midwifery Science
Human Anatomy and Applied Biophysics
Social Psychology for Nurses
Ethos of Nursing
English for Academic Purposes
Computer Literacy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

516 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Blended

Campus Location

Windhoek, Namibia
Oshakati, Namibia
Rundu, Namibia
Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Disciplines

Nursing

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

To register for the program, the candidate must hold a valid Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) at ordinary level and NSSC at higher level or equivalent qualification.
English is a compulsory subject and should normally be obtained at IGCSE/NSSC (English as a Second Language) grade C or better, or a grade D or better at IGCS/NSSC (English First Language) level.
Student should obtain a minimum of 25 points on the UNAM Evaluation Point Scale in his/her five best subjects, to be admitted.
However, if the minimum of 25 points is obtained; it does not necessarily guarantee admission.
Entrance is based on the availability of places within the Department and awarded on the basis of merit.
The school reserves the right to interview students before admission.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29048 NAD / year

≈ 29048 NAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

25548 NAD / year

≈ 25548 NAD / year

Additional Details

SADC and Non-SADC: Tuition + International Student Levy NAD 3 500.

Living costs

Windhoek

Namibia

10175 - 12578 NAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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