School of Military Science (Namibia)

School of Military Science
Dean Prof Frednard Gideon
Undergraduates
  • Bachelor of Military Science (Honours) in:
    • Aeronautical,
    • Army,
    • Nautical- Electronics,
    • Nautical- Mechanical,
    • Nautical- Weapon Systems
Postgraduates Master of Arts in Security and Strategic Studies (MA-SSS)
Location Windhoek,  Namibia
Campus Windhoek
Affiliations University of Namibia
Namibian Defence Force
Website http://www.unam.edu.na/faculty-of-science/military-science/

The School of Military Science is a academic unit of the Namibian Defence Force. As per international norm the School is a military unit of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and It is housed in the School of Military Science of the University of Namibia.

It is an academic unit Namibian military and offers a variety of training ranging from undergraduate as well as postgraduate academic qualification. It provides officer from the service arms an opportunity to earn a military science oriented academic qualification .

History

In 2012 it was announced that the Ministry of Defence and the UNAM agreed to twin up and come up with a degree level military science curriculum to provide cadet officers with a degree level qualification.[1]

Location

The school is located at the University of Namibia main campus in Windhoek.

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate offerings
    • Bachelor of Military Science (Honours)

As of 2013, the University of Namibia and the military school jointly began offering the undergraduate Bachelor of Military Science (Honours) degree with three specialization areas, Aeronautical, Army and Nautical. The Nautical specialization is sub-divided into an additional three fields: Nautical-Electronics, Nautical-Mechanical and Nautical-Weapon Systems.[2]

  • Postgraduate offerings
    • Postgraduate diploma in Security and Strategic Studies
    • Master of Arts in Security and Strategic Studies (MA-SSS)[3]

The MA-SSS programme was the first implemented as a joint curriculum between UNAM and the Ministry of Defence in 2007. It is a master's level degree. It mainly enrolls senior officers of the Namibian military. In 2012 the postgraduate diploma in Security and Strategic Studies was also initiated by the Ministry of Defence and UNAM as a "bridging" course to help students prepare for the tougher Master of Arts in Security and Strategic Studies degree course.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "First ever Bachelor of Military Science in 2013" (PDF). My.unam.na. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  2. ↑ "UNAM - School of Military Science". Unam.edu.na. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  3. ↑ "UNAM - School of Military Science". Unam.edu.na. University of Namibia. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Ministry of Defense". Mod.gov.na. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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