The programme includes all courses covered in the first two semesters of the Certificate in Hospitality Operations (Level 5). At this level apart from the emphasis on technical skills and quality delivery of customer service, there is also an emphasis on written and verbal communication skills, basic computer and accounting skills. The students are therefore expected to take additional courses in English language, a foreign language, and business accounting and computer skills.

The Bachelor of Hospitality Management seeks to enable students to demonstrate a systematic, professional scientific and technical knowledge, skills, and values needed to make decisions in the hospitality industry.

The Bachelor of Economics specifically aims at:

• Providing students with a good foundation in the fundamental concepts, theories and frameworks of economics;

• Developing the ability of students to analyse information from a wide range of sources;

• Equipping students with the requisite skills to work effectively as individuals and as members of teams; and,

• Enabling students to communicate effectively in the workplace

This programme is purposefully designed to prepare students who completed their Accounting degrees (NQF Level 7 or equivalent) at institutions that are not accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in South Africa (SAICA), and/or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN), to enter a Postgraduate Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (PG CTA), which is required by SAICA and ICAN for entry to Part 1 of the Qualifying Examinations (QE1) leading to the Chartered Accountant (Namibia) (CA, NAM).

The Bachelor of Accounting (Chartered Accountancy) is intended for students who wish to pursue careers in Accounting in the public practice (chartered accountant), including auditing and taxation.

The Bachelor of Accounting is intended for students who wish to work as accountants in various types of businesses including pursuing further academic studies. The degree represents a coherent introduction to the broad knowledge, concepts and problemsolving techniques in the areas of Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Taxation and Auditing.

The programme’s main emphasis is on the evaluation and application of public management theories and public sector data in order to solve complex problems that face the public sector and civil society organisations, while also catering for the needs of the private sector. Students are required to complete a combination of compulsory and elective courses, as well as a Mini-thesis.

The Bachelor of Criminal Justice Honours is an initial postgraduate specialisation degree, designed for registration at NQF Level 8. The programme builds on the outcomes of the Bachelor of Criminal Justice degrees and aims at consolidating and deepening the knowledge and skills of students in the main cognate area of learning, as well as developing their capacity to conduct supervised research of an applied nature.

The Master of English and Applied Linguistics (MEAL) is a distinct postgraduate degree programme developed to consolidate and deepen the knowledge and expertise in English and Applied Linguistics dicpline specifically to deliver the language and , competence needed for the 21st century digital societies.

The programme focuses on digital literacies, popular literature and the application of literary and linguistic knowledge to solve real world problems.

The Bachelor of English Honours D e g r e e has been revised to ensure its continued relevance, as well as full compliance with Curriculum Framework and National Qualifications Framework (NQF) requirements.

The revised programme addresses the ongoing need for qualified language experts in both the public and private sectors, as confirmed by members of the Programme Advisory Committee during consultations.