FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES (FANR): UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (crop science) [ogongo campus]

FIRST YEAR (New curriculum
All modules listed below, except English Communication and Study Skills, English for Academic Purposes and  Contemporary Social Issues, will be offered by the Faculty of Science.

COURSE CODE TITLE NQF LEVEL L P CREDITS
SEMESTER 1
UCLC 3409 Computer Literacy 4 02/28 42 8
ULCE 3419 English Communication and Study Skills 4 04/56 0 16
UCSI 3429 Contemporary Social Issues 4 02/28 0 8
SBLG 3411 Introduction to Biology 4 04/56 42 16
SPHY 3401 Physics for Life Sciences I 4 02/28 42 8
SMAT 3511 Basic Mathematics 5 04/56 0 16
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 CREDITS 72
SEMESTER 2
ULEA 3419 English for Academic Purposes 4         04/56 0 16
SCHM 3532 Chemistry for Life Sciences 5 04/56 42 16
SPHY 3412 Physics for Life Science II 4 04/56 42 16
SBLG 3512 Diversity of Life 5 04/56 42 16
SMAT 3512 Precalculus 5 04/56 0 16
SSTS 3422 Introduction to Statistics 4 04/56 0 8
TOTAL SEMESTRER 2 CREDITS 88
TOTAL FIRST YEAR CREDITS 160

second year (NEW CURRICULUM)
COURSE CODE TITLE NQF LEVEL L P CREDITS
SEMESTER 1
AGEC 3681 Principles of Microeconomics 6 03/42 0 12
AGEC 3691 Rural Sociology 6 03/42 0 12
AASC 3601 Genetics 6 02/28 21 8
ACSC 3681 Plant Science 6 03/42 28 12
AFST 3601 Human Nutrition 6 02/28 14 8
AFST 3621 General Microbiology 6 02/28 21 8
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 CREDITS 60
SEMESTER 2
AAEN  3602 Agricultural Engineering 6 02/28 21 8
AGEC 3682 Production Economics 6 03/42 0 12
AGEC  3692 Principles of Macroeconomics 6 03/42 0 12
AASC  3612 Biochemistry 6 04/56 21 16
AASC 3602 Livestock Production Systems 6 02/28 21 8
ACSC 3682 Agronomy 6 03/42 42 12
AFST  3602 Food Technology 6 02/28 21 8
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 CREDITS 76
TOTAL SECOND YEAR CREDITS 136

third year (new curriculum)
COURSE CODE TITLE NQF LEVEL L P CREDITS
SEMESTER 1
ACSC 3781 Research Methods I 7 03/42 21 12
ACSC  3791 Field Crop Production 7 03/42 21 12
ACSC 3701 Seed Science & Technology 7 02/28 21 8
ACSC  3721 Weed Science 7 02/28 21 8
AACA 3708 Field Attachment I 7 0 0 6
ACRS 3781 Plant Breeding 7 03/42 21 12
AGEC 3781 Farm Planning and Management 7 03/42 21 12
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 CREDITS 70
SEMESTER 2
ACSC  3782 Research Methods II 7 03/42 21 12
ACSC  3702 Crop Ecophysiology 7 02/28 21 8
AAEN 3702 Crop Storage & Handling 7 02/28 21 8
AAEN 3722 Farm Mechanization 7 02/28 21 8
ANRE 3602 Climatology and Hydrology 6 02/28 21 8
AGEC 3732 Agricultural Extension 7 04/56 21 16
AGEC  3782 Agricultural Marketing 7 03/42 14 12
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 CREDITS 72
TOTAL THIRD YEAR CREDITS 142

FOURTH year (new curriculum)
COURSE CODE TITLE CREDITS L P TOTAL
SEMESTER 1
ACSC  3810 Research Project 8 04/56 42 16
ACSC  3808 Field Attachment II 8 0  0 6
ACSC  3801 Horticulture I 8 02/28 21 8
ACSC  3821 Entomology 8 02/28 21 8
ACSC 3881 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 8 03/42 21 12
AAEN 3881 Soil and Water Management 8 03/42 21 12
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 CREDITS 62
SEMESTER 2
ACSC  3810 Research Project 8 04/56 42 16
ACSC 3882 Horticulture II 8 03/42 21 12
ACSC 3802 Plant Pathology 8 02/28 21 8
ACSC 3822 Plant Biotechnology 8 02/28 21 8
AAEN 3802 Land Use Planning 8 02/28 21 8
AGEC  3892 Entrepreneurship and Agric Business Management 8 03/42 21 12
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 CREDITS 64
TOTAL fOURTH YEAR CREDITS 124
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