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Program Description

BSc in Animal Science is post-secondary school four-year programme. The programme shall be delivered using mostly through face-to-face. Nevertheless, a blended mode of the e- learning and face-to-face shall be encouraged except for the practical sessions. The study will have farm rotations/attachments and outreach for hands-on experience which shall be done at the departmental farm and farmers in the surrounding community in Year 2 and 3 and an industrial attachment for six weeks upon the completion of Year 3. The Department of Animal Science shall enroll and graduate at least 80 students at each programme cycle to its BSc in Animal Science. The BSc in Animal Science shall require students to do a research project as a partial fulfilment requirement for the award of a degree. Students and their supervisors shall be encouraged to publish their research work, make discoveries and innovations and patent them. The programme shall make farm attachment and outreach a core module and students shall be required to produce an evidence of supervised farm attachments and outreach in farms in the surrounding community.

Requirements for Admission

The programme has four admission entry points depending on the entry qualifications and the candidate’s prior professional experience.

Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)
Students entering the generic programme must have MSCE certificate with 6 credits which must include Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry (or Physical Science in place of Physics and Chemistry), Biology and any other subject. Such student will enter in first year.

General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary (O) level
Alternatively, Students can enter the generic programme with GCE ‘O’Level certificate with 6 credits which must include Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and any other subject. Students with such qualifications will enter in first year

GCE 'A' Level
Students with a minimum C “A” level passes in Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology will enter in 2nd Year.

Diploma Holders or Mature Entry
Entry level for candidates with diplomas shall depend on the discipline of study. Candidates with diplomas without the basic sciences (Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Physics) will join in first year as long as they satisfy conditions stipulated for MSCE and GCE holders. A candidate with a diploma that had basic sciences that is not animal production and health or veterinary science or not related to animal science or veterinary science may enter in second year if the candidate has a strong pass with a cGPA of 2.5 or greater. In addition, the diploma should have the required basic science modules of Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Physics and the candidate must have worked for 2 years in a relevant industry. If the candidate does not satisfy these conditions, then requirements stipulated for MSCE and GCE holders will apply. Candidates with diploma in animal production and health or veterinary science will be assessed based on their performance and modules covered and passed as shown on the transcript. The applicant should have passed the following modules: Chemistry, Biochemistry I, Biochemistry II, Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Animal Health. Candidates with passes in the mentioned modules will join in 3rd year). A candidate with a diploma in animal production and health or veterinary science or a related diploma that is short of the mentioned modules will enter the programme in the second year.

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Programme Curicullum

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