Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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

Bachelor of Science in natural reources (Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)

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 (L 4 = 56; L 5 = 60)						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
ANRE	3601	Environmental Science	6	03/42	14	12
ANRW	3681	Biosystematics	6	03/42	21	12
AFST	3621	General Microbiology	6	02/28	21	8
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 CREDITS						64
SEMESTER 2
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
ANRE	3602	Climatology and Hydrology	6	02/28	14	8
ANRF	3682	Water Chemistry	6	03/42	21	12
ANRF	3692	Natural Resource Economics	6	03/42	21	12
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 CREDITS						70
TOTAL SECOND YEAR CREDITS						134

third year (new curriculum)

COURSE	CODE	TITLE	NQF LEVEL	L	P	CREDITS
SEMESTER 1
ANRF	3781	Physical Oceanography	7	03/42	21	12
ANRF	3711	Fish Biology and Marine Animal Physiology	7	04/56	28	16
AACA	3708	Field Attachment I	7	0	0	6
ANRF	3791	Integrated Coastal Zone Management	7	03/42	14	12
ANRB	3781	Business Management	7	03/42	28	12
ACSC	3781	Research Methods I	7	03/42	21	12
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 MODULES						68
SEMESTER 2
ANRF	3782	Microbiol & Chemistry of Seafood	7	03/42	42	12
ANRF	3792	Aquatic Ecology	7	03/42	21	12
ANRC	3782	Chemical and Biological Oceanography	7	03/42	14	12
ANRC	3792	Conservation Biology	7	03/42	21	12
ANRA	3782	Aquatic Invertebrate Biology	7	03/42	14	12
ACSC	3782	Research Methods II	7	03/42	21	12
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 MODULES						72
TOTAL THIRD YEAR CREDITS						140

FOURTH year (new curriculum)

COURSE	CODE	TITLE	nQF LEVEL	L	P	TOTAL
SEMESTER 1
ANRF	3810	Research Project	8	04/56	42	8
AACA	3491	Field Attachment	8	0	0	6
ANRF	3881	Fisheries Economics	8	03/42	42	12
ANRF	3811	Population Dynamics for Aquatic Resources	8	04/56	42	16
AGEC	38811	Project Planning and Management	8	03/42	21	12
TOTAL SEMESTER 1 MODULES						62
SEMESTER 2
ANRF	3810	Research Project	8	04/56	42	16
ANRF	3812	Fish Processing and Quality Control	8	04/56	28	16
ANRF	3832	Fisheries Management	8	04/46	42	16
ANRF	3851	Aquaculture	8	04/56	21	16
TOTAL SEMESTER 2 MODULES						64
TOTAL THIRD YEAR CREDITS						126