Diploma in Police Management (12EDPM)

Due to limited space, meeting the minimum requirements for the programme does not guarantee admission. The NBS reserves the right to interview candidates before final admission.

• A Grade 12 certificate, with a minimum of 22 points in five subjects including English with at least a D symbol as per UNAM General Regulations, with a minimum of one (1) year experience in the Police Force or related service.
• A professional police training completed – assessed at a minimum of Level 3 by the NQA.

Admission could also be considered for persons who qualify through the Mature Age Entry Scheme upon successful completion of the relevant examinations as set out in the General Information and Regulation Prospectus. A special application is available for this purpose.

This qualification;

• serves as an entry point to any other relevant level 6 qualification of the University of Namibia or any other recognised institution upon the discretion of the relevant department

may provide credits for any other relevant levels 4 and 5 qualifications of the University of Namibia or any other recognised institution upon the discretion of the relevant department.

Blended learning conducted through e-learning augmented by face-to-face lessons on a Bock-Release Basis.

The minimum duration of this programme is one (2) years and the maximum duration is three (3) years.

The examination mark and the continuous assessment mark constitute 50% and 50% of the final mark respectively.

1. In order to pass a module, a student must obtain a final mark of at least 50% (subject to the sub-minimum rule)

In order to advance to the following academic level of study i.e. second (2) year, a student must pass at least 50% of the courses for the curriculum for first (1) year which amounts to 76 credits. A student who passes only one third (1/3) (i.e. 50 credits) of the full curriculum of a specific year, may not register for any course in the following higher level, but may be readmitted to repeat. Furthermore, pre-requisites for courses have to be passed before a student can proceed to register for courses that require pre-requisites.

Graduation for the diploma requires the successful completion of all prescribed modules, i.e. 288 credits of which 136 credits must be at Level 5. As an executive programme, students are required to complete a related work base project in the final year of study.

NQF Level: 5

Year 1 – First Semester

Year 1 – Second Semester

Year 2 – First Semester

Year 2 – Second Semester

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