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

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (agricultural economics)

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 3512 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
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 5 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
AGEC  3711 Mathematical Econ & Linear Prog 7 04/56 14 16
AGEC 3781 Farm Planning and Management 7 03/42 21 12
AGEC  3791 Research Methods in Agric Economics 7 03/42 14 12
AACA 3708 Field Attachment I 7 0 0 6
AGER  3781 Resource Economics 7 03/42 14 12
ACSC  3791 Field Crop Production 7 03/42 21 12
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 CREDITS 70
SEMESTER 2
AGEC  3782 Agricultural Marketing 7 03/42 14 12
AGEC 3792 Econometrics for Agric Economists 7 03/42 28 12
AGEC  3712 Agricultural Extension 7 04/56 21 16
AGEF 3782 Agricultural Finance and Credit 7 03/42 14 12
AASC 3742 Game Ranching 7 02/28 21 8
AAEN 3722 Farm Mechanization 7 02/28 21 8
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 CREDITS 68
TOTAL THIRD YEAR CREDITS 138

FOURTH year (NEW curriculum)
COURSE CODE TITLE NQF LEVEL L P TOTAL
SEMESTER 1
AGEC  3810 Research Project in Agric Econ 8 04/56 42 16
AACA 3808 Field Attachment II 8 0 0 6
AGEC  3881 Project Planning and Management 8 03/42 21 12
AGEC 3801 Rural Development 8 02/28 14 8
AGEC  3891 International Agric Trade & Policy 8 03/42 21 12
AASC 3891 Beef Production 8 03/42 28 12
ACSC 3881 Horticulture 8 03/42 21 8
tOTAL SEMESTER 1 CREDITS 74
SEMESTER 2
AGEC  3810 Research Project in Agric Econ 8 04/56 42 16
AGEC  3882 Agricultural Policy Analysis 8 03/42 28 12
AGEC  3892 Entrepreneurship & Agric Business Management  8 03/42 21 12
AGEC 3802 Development Economics 8 02/28 14 8
AASC  3892 Small Ruminant Production 8 03/42 21 12
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 CREDITS 60
TOTAL FOURTH YEAR CREDITS 134
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