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Complete application form –> Pay the processing fee of N$200 (Non refundable) –>Attach proof of payment of processing fee to application form –> Submit the form.
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What are the Admission Requirements?
What undergraduate courses do you offer?
DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH SPECIALISATION IN:
Computer and Digital Forensics
This programme will equip students with the most up-to-date skills to carry out comprehensive technical analysis of networks and computers. The student learns about file formats, data recovery techniques, networking and routing, communication protocols and security, cryptography, reverse engineering, and investigative techniques. The student will be exposed to and use industry computer forensic tools such as X-Ways, Magnet AXIOM, UFED Cellebrite, and Passware. The students will also learn the techniques and processes that allow them to recover, trace and capture digital data, and gain experience in preparing and presenting data as digital evidence to both business and legal audiences.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Cybersecurity
This programme is designed to equip students with the core cybersecurity and technical skills and knowledge they will need to protect and manage information and systems security. The students will also learn how to spot potential vulnerabilities and weaknesses of existing and emerging technologies.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Data Analytics
This programme will equip students with the skills to solve business problems based on statistical techniques used to understand and analyse big and complex data with descriptive, diagnostic, prescriptive, and predictive analytics. The student will also be introduced to data mining processes which are used to evaluate system informatics for data modeling, monitoring, pattern recognition, and control.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Data Science
In our Data Science programme, students will study the application and development of methods that facilitate insight from available data in order to understand, predict, and improve business strategy, products and services, marketing campaigns, medicine, public health and safety, and numerous other pursuits. This programme will equip the students to become cutting-edge data scientists able to develop, optimise, and scale disruptive AI and machine learning models.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
BACHELOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE WITH SPECIALISATION IN:
Computer and Digital Forensics
This programme provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the technologies, policies, and procedures used to protect computer systems and networks from unauthorized access. It also helps them to gather and analyse digital evidence in the event of a cyber-attack or data breach. The curriculum will cover a wide range of topics such as incident response, digital forensics, and legal issues related to cybercrime.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Cybersecurity
This programme will equip students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to protect organizations, networks, IT systems, and individuals against cyber threats, attacks, risks, and vulnerabilities. This includes core security concepts and skills needed to monitor, detect, investigate, analyze, and respond to cybercrime, cyberespionage, insider threats, advanced persistent threats, regulatory requirements, and other cybersecurity issues facing organizations. The programme emphasizes the practical application of the skills needed to maintain and ensure security operational readiness of secure networked systems. It will also provide students understanding of how to manage information and the risks to that information as well as provide practical approaches to implement necessary controls to reduce risk.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Data Analytics
This programme will equip students with a solid foundation in forecasting, predictive modeling and statistical fundamentals. The curriculum places a strong emphasis on the mathematical underpinnings essential for effective data analysis. The students will be exposed to a diverse range of industry-standard tools like NoSQL, Data Warehousing, PyTorch, Tableau, R, and Splunk. The programme ensures that students gain practical skills that are directly applicable in real-world scenarios. This programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education that combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills. By nurturing a strong foundation in both mathematical principles and industry-relevant applications, the programme prepares students to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving field of data analytics and predictive analytics, while also fostering their potential to contribute to cutting-edge developments such as Meta Verse technology.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Data Science
This programme will equip students with advanced mathematical techniques such as machine learning and mathematical modelling to find patterns and to separate features in big data. This will enable the students to appropriately formulate models and apply optimization techniques for data analyses challenges. The students receive hands-on experience, applying their knowledge in real-world scenarios with a focus on the industrial application of computational intelligence.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Software Development
This programme will equip students with a specific understanding of the theories, concepts, processes, methods, and tools used for software development and their application to the development of solutions that have real value. Students will be provided with the in-depth technical knowledge, understanding, and skills needed to become effective software development professionals capable of working in highly technical roles to develop the software systems required by modern businesses. Students will learn to design and build software applications, websites, and mobile apps using a variety of programming languages such as C# and Java, and frameworks on our Software Development specialization. They will explore various areas of software development, including software architecture, user interface design, software testing and quality assurance, and database management, and gain hands-on experience through internships and final major projects.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS SCIENCE WITH SPECIALIZATION IN:
Business Analytics
The course introduces students to real-world applications of business analytics. With data processing techniques, the students learn about the ways to extract useful information from unstructured data. They will also get an in-depth look at different analytics models, including descriptive and predictive analytics for data-driven decision-making.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Digital Marketing
In a world where more and more activities are centred online, developing an effective digital marketing plan is a must for every organization. This programme will equip students with the skills that will enable them to assess customer needs and utilize social media, search engine marketing, display advertising, content marketing, email, and more to develop high-performing integrated marketing plans that deliver on key metrics.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Students in this programme will be introduced to the main principles of sustainable development in business and green logistics. The students will examine the environmental, financial, and social impacts of logistics and procurement operations at a local and global scale and learn why these need to be minimized. The students will be introduced to a set of solutions ranging from CO2 reporting, supply chain optimization, sustainable warehousing to sustainable fuels and carbon offsetting. This programme will also help the students to understand critical related concepts and trends, such as circular economy, sustainable packaging , scope 3, and net zero emissions.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Risk Management
This programme will equip students with the skills to identify perils and hazards and improve their skills in managing risk. Risk management is essential for the success of every business as it helps identify, assess, and manage risk in financial and non-financial organization. The programme will teach the students why there is a need for risk management tools as well as the main steps of risk management that every business student needs to know.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
BACHELOR IN BUSINESS SCIENCE DEGREE WITH SPECIALISATION IN:
Business Analytics
This programme provides students with a thorough grounding in digital and data-analysis skills and decision-making applying theory to real-life applications and business situations from the start. It equips each student to develop as a data-driven solutions architect able to facilitate the digital transformation of business and thrive in a data-led world. The students will learn how to apply: AI/machine learning, econometrics/statistics, and computer science/programming techniques within a business environment. These methods will lead to data-centric answers to business cases and problems within organizations. With analysis, interpretation, and recommendations, the student will help organizations to improve their performance. With hands-on experience in real-world projects, the student will become a confident business analytics translator capable of unlocking innovative solutions for businesses using data insights.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Digital Marketing
This programme in Digital Marketing is an industry-driven, project-based specialization with a distinct focus on the power of digital media and social drivers of behaviours. This unique programme arms students with essential media, design, communication, behavioural, analytical, technical, and research skills. The students will learn evidence-driven strategies for identifying and segmenting markets, reaching, and engaging potential consumers, and converting them into loyal customers. The programme triangulates theories from the greatest minds in marketing including Philip Kotler, Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, and Gary Vaynerchuk. The students will also master in-demand strategies for social media, SEM, SEO, mobile, email, content, and video.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management
This programme will equip students with the skills and knowledge which will cause a firm to attain its economic targets, minimize environmental hazards, reduce its harmful environmental effects, and enhance the ecological efficiency of the firm and its partners across the supply chain. The programme provides students a comprehensive view of the subject that illustrates the environmental impacts of logistics and the actions that companies can take to deal with them. The programme exposes students to various ways in which freight transport adversely affects the environment, how the impact can be measured, and how environmental standards can be imposed. In particular, the focus will be on key topics like carbon auditing of supply chains; transferring freight to greener transport modes; reducing the environmental impact of warehousing; improving the energy efficiency of freight transport; making city logistics more environmentally sustainable; and the role of government in promoting sustainable logistics. In addition, the students will be updated on the recent developments in green logistics such as distribution by drone, 3D printing, physical Internet, and the concept of “peak freight” that has the potential to reduce the impact of logistics on environment.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Risk Management
This programme aims to provide students with the skills and expertise to enable them to acquire the theory and methodology behind the scientific process of risk management, with an aim to examine and find solutions to the risks that affect the bottom line of major corporations and companies in a domestic and multinational setting. Additionally, this programme is designed to provide solid training in the concepts of the risk management process, statistical models and methods of risk management, and good risk management practice through innovative coursework and real-world experience.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Financial Engineering
This multidisciplinary programme will provide students with the knowledge and skills to combine financial and economic theory with the mathematical and computational tools needed to design and develop new financial strategies and tools used to forecast financial trends, develop financial instruments / models, and establish new methods that are beneficial to businesses and organizations to make strategic financial decisions.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Management
This programme will introduce students to a variety of organizations in all sectors of the economy and will teach them to understand techniques which are subject-specific including marketing, organizational behaviour, and analyzing financial data. From their studies, the students will acquire interpersonal skills in problem-solving, critical thinking and self-reliance, and will be empowered to interrogate evidence, challenge logic, and question established ways of practising management.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This programme aims to provide students with the skills needed to succeed in either a start-up environment or within an organization embarking on significant change. The student will investigate business behaviour, such as creativity, risk taking and sustainability, in a range of contexts and environments, and will develop a solid grounding in business theory. In addition, the students will acquire solid communication, collaborative, and co-production skills which will allow them to develop and manage networks, operate with integrity in an ethical manner, and lead business and innovation projects with confidence.
NQF Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Green Economy
This programme in Green Economy and Sustainability is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the challenges and opportunities of our changing economy. With a focus on environmentally and socially friendly practices, this programme prepares the students for roles in Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability across various industries. Students will study a range of subjects including environmental economics, financial management, and resource and energy economics. With flexible course options and the opportunity to conduct research, this programme offers a unique learning experience.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Students in this programme will be introduced to the main principles of sustainable development in business and green logistics. The students will examine the environmental, financial, and social impacts of logistics and procurement operations at a local and global scale and learn why these need to be minimized. They will be introduced to a set of solutions ranging from CO2 reporting, supply chain optimization, sustainable warehousing to sustainable fuels and carbon offsetting. This programme will also help the students to understand critical related concepts and trends, such as circular economy, sustainable packaging, scope 3, and net zero emissions.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Blue Economy
The aim of this programme is to give students a broad understanding of the critical balance between economy and use, on the one hand, and ecosystem sustainability on the other, of marine industrial activities such as fisheries, aquaculture, shipping, offshore and tourism, and maritime activities of major importance for the society and how these activities are managed and regulated in various regions of the world. The programme is also an introduction to how marine and maritime resources are owned and governed at national, regional, and global levels, and how different commercial activities can affect the marine environment and how they could be sustainably managed.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
Admission Requirements: click here for admission requirements and policies
Climate Change
This programme will equip students with an in-depth understanding of Earth’s climate system and the skills and knowledge to effectively communicate the consequences of a changing environment. The course begins with an exploration of climate, climate science, and the greenhouse effect before moving onto the history and development of Earth’s structures and their relation to surface climate. The students will learn about specific climates associated with Earth’s biomes, their reaction to climate change, and how to differentiate Earth’s most important climate regulation biogeochemical cycles. The students will also be introduced to the climate response strategies in regard to sustainable energy, renewable resources, and types of production.
NQF Level: 6
Duration: 2 years
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SERVICE COURSES
Foundation Courses
THEATRE ARTS
Music, Dance, and Drama
Global Languages
English
French
German
Mandarin
Portuguese
Spanish
What postgraduate courses do you offer?
Bachelor in Computer Science Honours Degree with specialization in:
Computer and Digital Forensics
Cybersecurity
Data Analytics
Data Science
Software Development
Bachelor in Business Science Honours Degree with specialization in:
Business Analytics
Digital Marketing
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Risk Management
Financial Engineering
Management
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) with specialization in:
Business Analytics
Description
The Business Analytics concentration provides students with the necessary skills and tools which will enable them to solve specific problems and determine decisions for an organization. In this concentration, students cover descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive methods and models needed to make informed decisions about optimising operations, managing risk, and effectively handling challenges and opportunities in both structured and unstructured decision environments. Finally, as a multidisciplinary degree, students will learn the statistical and quantitative methods used to analyse data and provide useful information to decision makers, and training in both technical skills, business fundamentals, management practices, leadership, and communication, in addition to those skills specific to business analytics.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Digital Marketing
Description
The Digital Marketing concentration provides students with the strategic and analytical skills to guide organizations in a digital world that are overflowing with data on customers, products, and interactions. In this concentration, the students will be equipped with the skills and tools needed to engage audiences through digital media and effectively market businesses through these networks. Students will learn to develop marketing strategies and effective business planning for digital marketing which will enable them to become experts in leveraging social media for business growth.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Risk Management
Description
The Risk Management concentration provides students with the necessary skills and tools which will enable them to analyze and predict movements in the financial markets for the purpose of fostering sustainable company performance. In this concentration, students will be trained to identify and analyze the potential risks caused by natural disasters, product failures, inflation, volatility in capital markets, recession, and bankruptcy, and measures to limit those risks across entire enterprises and society.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Description
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation concentration provides students with the necessary skills, analytical tools, perspectives, and experiences that prepare them for the entrepreneurial business community. In this concentration, students combine theory with practice which provide them the opportunity to test the theories, models, and strategies learned in the classroom by creating real business plans, working on other field projects, and gaining access and insight from leaders in the entrepreneurial business community in Namibia. Whether a student wants to start a business while in school, join an emerging business, or set the groundwork to launch a new firm later in his or her career, the programme aims to provide preparation for all of these exciting options.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Description
The Logistics and Supply Chain Management concentration provides students with the necessary skills and analytical tools which will enable them to acquire a solid mastery of international operations and supply chain and logistics management concepts and methods. In this concentration, students will effectively use concepts of operations and supply chain management and qualitative and quantitative methods to make appropriate decisions in international business contexts that include new and unfamiliar situations. Students will also learn to design appropriate management plans for global supply chains that are lawful, ethical, and are environmentally and socially responsible.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Financial Engineering
Description
The Financial Engineering concentration provides students with the necessary skills and analytical tools from finance and economics, engineering, applied mathematics, and statistics to address problems such as derivative securities valuation, strategic planning and dynamic investment strategies, and risk management. In this concentration, students will be trained to adapt theoretical and financial constructs into profitable and innovative opportunities by creating innovative and custom-designed instruments in the marketplace. Finally, students will engineer the future of finance and transform financial theory into practice.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Doctorate Degree(PhD) of Business Administration with specialization in:
Management
The PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Management trains scholars to develop and test management theories that contribute to management education and practice. Students will acquire advanced knowledge of literature and theory in management that broadens their foundation. Students will also gain theoretical and practical knowledge of advanced research skills; essential for publishing in leading academic journals. This programme prepares students for careers in scholarly research. Graduates can also take jobs in academic or research institutions.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Business Analytics
Description
The PhD programme in Business Analytics equips students with both classical statistical techniques and modern computational methods. This will provide students with the necessary skills to tackle cutting-edge research questions relevant to today’s businesses, markets, and societies using small, medium and big data sets in order to improve effectiveness and efficiencies across several business disciplines. This programme covers more than just the mining and analysis of data. It explores the wider application of big data to all business functions and creation of new business models. Finally, students will develop knowledge of the organization, administration, and governance of this data.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Description
The PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management aims to develop scholars in supply chain management, who are committed to advancing the knowledge of supply chain management to tackle the challenges faced by supply chains in the 21st century. Students in the programme will gain knowledge in the theoretical and substantive areas of supply chain management. They will acquire the conceptual skills and methodological tools necessary to design and conduct independent research and interact with others in academic and business environments. Throughout the programme, the faculty will work closely with doctoral students; training and mentoring them to become great scholars, educators, and colleagues. This programme prepares individuals for academic careers in research, teaching, and service at universities.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Master (MSc) in Computer Science with specializations in:
Cybersecurity
This programme is designed to provide a strong foundation and detailed technical knowledge in information security, computer security, network security, software security as well as an appreciation of the social, policy, ethical, and legal aspects of security and privacy.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Data Analytics
Description
This is a theory and an application-based programme that will provide students the ability to develop algorithms and computer programmes for discovery of information from large amounts of data. This includes the architecture of programmes and technical details of algorithm development, parallel programming, machine learning, data mining, data visualization, and network science. Students are expected to be able to write and maintain novel computer programmes that make efficient use of cutting-edge computer technology.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Data Science
Description
This programme will give students an in-depth understanding of data science methods in predictive modeling, data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data visualization, and big data. The programme will equip students with the analytical tools to design sophisticated technical solutions using modern computational methods and with an emphasis on rigorous statistical thinking.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Software Development
Description
This programme is a comprehensive and rigorous STEM programme which will equip students with knowledge and skills in advanced writing and implementation of both generic and customized programmes. Courses include instruction in the full software development lifecycle, system design, software design, and software architecture. Additional areas of focus include agile software development and delivery methodologies, mobile development, advanced database design, secure coding, and software testing.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Computer and Digital Forensics
Description
This programme examines the various methods used to determine whether something has been used for illegal or unauthorized activities, or has fallen victim to an illegal attack by covering many advanced and in-demand computer topics, including cybersecurity, data analysis, investigative techniques, and cyberoperations. Students will learn about cybersecurity risk assessment and management, computer and mobile forensics, systems, web and network penetration testing, and threat intelligence by focusing on a variety of subjects. This programme is unique in that theory and practice are integrated.
NQF level : 9
Duration : 2-3 Years
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Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Science with specializations in:
Cybersecurity
Description
This research-based programme in Cybersecurity combines a strong security technical foundation with a security policy and social sciences perspective. It seeks to prepare graduates to advance the state of the art of security in systems, networks, and the internet in industry, academia, and government. Techniques in specialized cyber operations are covered, including data collection, software exploitation, reverse engineering, and malicious code analysis. Work may also include programming, network security, secure operating systems, software engineering, and software design. Students learn to detect cybercrimes and protect confidential information stored in computers and servers.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Data Analytics
Description
The programme will provide a strong foundation in the major methodologies associated with Big Data Analytics such as predictive analytics, data mining, text analytics, and statistical analysis with an interdisciplinary component that combines the strength of statistics and computer science. It will focus on programming, statistical computing, and statistical data mining and its application to business, social, and health problems complemented with ongoing industrial collaboration. The scope of this programme is specialised to prepare data analysts who will work with very large data sets.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Data Science
Description
This programme will introduce the students to the main areas of statistical theory (with emphasis on foundations, Bayes theory, decision theory, nonparametric statistics), probability theory (stochastic processes, asymptotics, weak convergence), information theory, bioinformatics and genetics, classification, data mining and machine learning, neural nets, network science, optimization, statistical computing, and graphical models and methods. In addition, the data science life cycle which involves gathering data and maintaining data, processing data, analyzing data, and communicating the results in a professional setting will be looked at in depth from applied and theoretical perspectives.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Software Development
Description
This programme introduces students to applied database research, bioinformatics, computer graphics, computer vision, cybersecurity, data mining, distributed software systems, higher performance computing, network information systems, programming languages, software engineering, theoretical computer science, and visual attention.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Computer and Digital Forensics
Description
This programme will provide students with the theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and computational skills needed to understand the role of digital and cyber forensic science in post technological societies. The programme will allow students to explore the potential for forensically sound digital data capture and analysis and to develop new tools and methods for handling digital and cyber forensic evidence. In doing so, this programme has, as its primary focus, research into the computational and scientific bases for forensic and cyber technologies.
NQF level : 10
Duration : 3-6 Years
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Master of Tourism Management with specializations in:
Marine (Blue) Tourism
Wellness and Health Tourism
Sports Tourism
Strategic Hospitality Management
Hospitality for Cruise Tourism
Doctorate Degree(PhD) of Tourism Management with specializations in:
Marine (Blue) Tourism
Wellness and Health Tourism
Sports Tourism
Strategic Hospitality Management
Hospitality for Cruise Tourism
A Brief Historical Perspective
In a significant sense, the establishment of the City University of Windhoek (CUW), a new private university in Namibia, is linked to that of the Graduate University of Southern Africa (GUSA) which, itself, was founded in 2019 to offer postgraduate (Masters and PhD) qualifications. It was during the stakeholders’ engagement meetings when most of the key stakeholders recommended, strongly, that the management of GUSA also…
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