Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA)

The Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management Programme seeks to recruit suitably qualified students who can benefit from, contributing to, and completing the programme. To be considered for admission to this programme, a prospective student must:

• Hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree at NQF Level 7 from the University of Namibia or any other recognised institution.
• Demonstrate competency in English communication in business at postgraduate level, as demonstrated by the fact that the undergraduate degree was done in the medium of English. If the undergraduate degree was not done in the medium of English, then the candidate will be required to show competency in the medium of English through achieving at least Band 7 of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or an equivalent test.

Additional Selection Criteria

In the event of too many students qualifying for admission, those with more years of experience in managerial positions will be given priority.

This qualification may provide entry into the Master in Business Administration programme, any other Master’s degree programmes or pursue further studies in business and commercial studies or related cognate area of learning, provided other requirements are met.

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

The minimum duration of this programme is one (1) year.

Taught modules will be assessed through formative and summative assessments. On successful completion of the coursework, students are expected to complete a mini thesis which will be assessed following the University’s regulations as outlined in the Postgraduate Studies guidelines. The assessment of each course shall be as follows:

• weighting in assessments for modules (except mini thesis) is 25% individual assignments, 25% group assignments, 50% examination.
• To pass a module, a minimum final mark of 50% is required.
• The final mark for each module will be calculated using a ratio of 50:50 i.e., CA: Exam mark
• Notwithstanding the above, a subminimum of at least 40% will apply to the Exam Mark.
• Mini thesis shall be examined by an appointed internal examiner and moderated by an external examiner.
• To pass the Mini Thesis, the student must obtain a minimum average final mark of 50%.

The Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration qualification will be awarded to candidates who have completed the 138 credits at Level 8 as prescribed in the curriculum and have met all the administrative and financial requirements of the University

SUMMARY TABLE FOR ALL MODULES IN THE PROGRAMME

First Semester

Module code	Module	NQF Level	Credits	Contact hours per week (L / P / T)	(Co-requisites) / Pre-requisites	Compulsory (C) / Elective (E)
B5811BM	Marketing Management	8	18	4 l/w	None	C
B5811BO	Operations and ICT Management	8	18	4 l/w	None	C
B5811BF	Financial Management	8	18	4 l/w	None	C
B5811BE	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	8	18	4 l/w	None	C
B5811BB	Business Research Methods	8	14	4 l/w	None	C
Total Credits Semester						86

Second Semester

Module code	Module	NQF Level	Credits	Contact hours per week (L / P / T)	(Co-requisites) / Pre-requisites	Compulsory (C) / Elective (E)
B5812BH	Human Resource Management	8	18	4 l/w	None	C
B5812BG	Globalisation and Strategy	8	18	4 l/w	None	C
B5812BT	Mini Thesis	8	16	4 l/w	Business Research Methods (B5811BB)	C
Total Credits Semester 2						52
Total credits for Year 1						138

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