IUM Namibia Bachelor Degree in HIV/AIDS Management

International University Of Management Bachelor Degree in HIV/AIDS Management

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Philosophy

The stakeholders, communities and the government are all overwhelmed by the state of planning, implementation and management work that has to be done effectively to execute programmes and preventive projects to curb the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Institutions of Higher learning have not embarked seriously on training HIV and AIDS management. Thus, the International University of Management by establishing HIV and AIDS courses at Degree levels fills this gap.
The HIV and AIDS educational programmes will produce personnel that can deal with the complexities involved in managing HIV and AIDS while the search for cure goes on. Such management requires a comprehensive response framework that includes theoretical, cognitive and practical skills that only a centre of higher learning can provide.

Programme Outcomes

Upon completion of the programme, the student will be able to:

Plan, manage, organize and lead HIV and AIDS management projects and programmes

Objectives (Purpose)

Design awareness and prevention measures for HIV and AIDS
Facilitate care, support and treatment plans for HIV patients
Analyse different situations posed by the pandemic
Know the possibilities and limitations of developing countries for managing HIV and
Create channels of interventions adapted to the given situations
Develop expertise, knowledge and skills on social behaviour surrounding HIV and AIDS.
Conduct research on HIV and AIDS and related diseases

Field Projects
There will be field projects in each of the second, third and fourth years. The second year project will be carried out in groups of four students. The third year project will be carried out in pairs and the final year ‘Action Learning’ project will be an individual assignment. All assignments will be assessed.

Course Outline

Year I (100 Credits)
Business Communication I
Community Based Care & Support I
Computer Studies I
Health Education I
HIV and AIDS Studies I
Mathematics I
Psychological Counselling I
Introduction to Regional Economics (SADC)

Year 2 (120 Credits)
Computer Studies II
Health Education II
HIV and AIDS Studies II
Networking & Partnerships I
Project Management I
Psychological Counselling II
Research Methodology I

Year 3 (120 Credits)
HIV and AIDS Studies III
Psychological Counselling III
Health Education III
Ethics for HIV and AIDS Management

Year 4 (140 Credits)
Field Project: HIV and AIDS Management Case Study
Human Rights and HIV/AIDS III
Social Anthropology IV
Strategic Management IV
Choose one subject and one research project from the following:
Health Education IV
HIV/AIDS Studies IV
Psychological Counselling IV