Unima Courses

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI PROGRAMMES AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR 2008-2009 1)

Bunda College of Agriculture

a)

Faculty of Agriculture:

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Science in 4 years Agriculture.

ABREV BD-AGRI

Bachelor of Science in Irrigation Engineering. Bachelor of Science in Animal Science Bachelor of Science in Agronomy Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science

4 years

BD-IRE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including: English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science and Biology or any one of the following subjects in order of priority: Geography, Home Economics, Cookery and Nutrition. Same as above

4 years

BD-AS

Same as above

4 years

BD-AGRO

Same as above

4 years

BD-NFS

Same as above

b)

Faculty of Development Studies:

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Science in 4 years Agri-Business Management

ABREV BD-ABM

Bachelor of Science in 4 Years BD-AED Agriculture Education Bachelor of Science in 4 years BD-AE Agricultural Economics Faculty of Environmental Sciences: PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Science in 4 years Aquaculture and Fisheries Science

ABREV BD-AQUA

1

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including: English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science and Biology or any other of the following subjects in order of priority: Geography, Home Economics, Cookery and Nutrition. Same as above Same as above

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including: English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science and Biology or any other of the following subjects in order of priority: Geography, Home Economics, Cookery and Nutrition.

Bachelor of Science in Forestry Bachelor of Science in Horticulture Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management

4 years

BD-FORE

Same as above

4 years

BD-HORT

Same as above

4 years

BD-ENV

Same as above

4 years

BD-NRM

Same as above

2)

Chancellor College

a)

Faculty of Humanities:

PROGRAMME Bachelor of Arts

ABREV CC-HU

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, plus any other two humanities subjects, e.g. another language, History or Geography.

CC-HUT

Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, plus any other two humanities subjects, e.g. another language, History or Geography.

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Arts Public 4 years Administration

ABREV CC-PA

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language and Mathematics.

Bachelor Science.

Social 4 years

CC-SS

Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language and Mathematics.

Bachelor of Arts 4 years Political Science

CC-PS

Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language and Mathematics.

ABREV CC-ESC

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and Physical Science/General Science.

Bachelor of (Theology)

b)

c)

DURATION 4 years

Arts 4 years

Faculty of Social Science:

of

Faculty of Education:

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Education 4 years (Science)

2

Bachelor of Education 4 years (Language)

CC-LED

Bachelor of Education 4 years (Social Studies)

CC-SED

d)

Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language and any other two Humanities subjects e.g. another language, Bible Knowledge, Geography or History. Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language and two social sciences e.g. History, Bible Knowledge, Social Studies, Geography and Home Economics.

Faculty of Science:

PROGRAMME Bachelor of Science

ABREV CC-SC

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Physical Science/General Science.

ABREV COM-MSLT

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics and any Science subject(s) e.g. Physics, Chemistry and Biology

ABREV POLY-PB

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language and Mathematics.

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Science in 5 years Civil Engineering.

ABREV POLY-PCE

Bachelor of Science in 5 years Electrical Engineering.

POLY-PEE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics and Physical Science/General Science. Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics and Physical Science/General Science.

3)

DURATION 4 years

College of Medicine.

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Science in 4 Years Medical Laboratory Technology

4)

Polytechnic.

a)

Faculty of Commerce:

PROGRAMME Bachelor of Accountancy/Bachelor of Business Administration. b)

DURATION 4 years

Faculty of Engineering:

3

Bachelor of Science in 5 years Mechanical Engineering.

c)

POLY-PME

Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics and Physical Science/General Science.

Faculty of Applied Sciences:

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Science in 4 years Environmental Health

ABREV POLY-EH

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Six credits, including English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science and Biology.

Bachelor of Science in 4 years Environmental Science and Technology

POLY-EST

Six credits, including English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science and Biology.

Bachelor of Science in 4 years Mathematical Sciences Education

POLY-BMSE

Six credits, including English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science.

Bachelor of Science in 4 years Information Technology

POLY-INTEC

Six credits, including English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science.

Bachelor of Science in 4 years Business Information Systems

POLY-BINFS

Six credits, including English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science.

d)

Faculty of Built Environment

Bachelor of Science in 5 years Land Surveying

POLY-BLS

Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying Bachelor of Science in Land Economy Bachelor of Science in Physical Planning Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies.

5 years

POLY-BQS

Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics and Physical Science/General Science. Same as above

5 years

POLY-BLE

Same as above

5 years

POLY-BPP

Same as above including Geography

4 Years

POLY-BARC

Same as above

e)

Faculty of Education and Media Studies:

PROGRAMME

DURATION

ABREV

4

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor of (Journalism).

Arts 4 Years

POLY-JOU

Bachelor of Education 4 years (Technical).

POLY-TED

Bachelor of Education 4 Years (Business Studies)

POLY-EBS

5.

Kamuzu College of Nursing.

a)

Faculty of Nursing:

PROGRAMME DURATION Bachelor of Science in 4 years Nursing and Midwifery

ABREV KCN

5

Six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language and at least a pass in Mathematics Six MSCE/O-level credits, including English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science. Candidates with other credits in Technical Drawing with either Wood Work or Metal Work will have an added advantage. Six MSCE/O-level including: credits in English Language and Mathematics.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Candidates must specify Nursing as their first choice, they must have six MSCE/O-level credits including English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/General Science and Biology • Candidates will be required to undergo an interview.