SOCIAL SCIENCES ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

A. UNDERGRADUATE SUB-DEGREE PROGRAMMES

CERTIFICATE IN STATISTICS – 2 YEARS

This is normally a two (2) year programme for qualifying candidates.

Requirements: To be considered for admission candidates must have:

  • Sat for a minimum of six (6) subjects in LGCSE Examination
  • Obtained a maximum APS of 23 in the best five (5) passed subjects
  • LGCSE or its equivalent with a minimum achievement rating of a “C” or better in three subjects including Mathematics.
  • A “D” or better in English Language.
  • An “E” or better in the remaining subject.

Career Opportunities:   High employment prospects in almost all sectors of the economy that is in government, private, non-governmental and international organizations in areas requiring middle manpower skills in statistics for producing information to inform policy and decision making at both National and International Levels.

Self-development Opportunity: Any graduate from the Certificate in Statistics, who had an overall performance of a credit or higher has an opportunity to join BA Double Major in Statistics and Demography degree programme.

 

B. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Preamble

The Faculty of Social Sciences offers a number of degree programmes. These are normally of four (4) year duration for direct entrants.

 

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

Bachelor of Commerce is offered in the following areas of specialization:

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance
  • Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing
  • Bachelor of Human Resources Management

Direct Entry

Requirements:  To be considered for admission, candidates must have:

  • sat for a minimum of six (6) subjects in LGCSE Examination
  • LGCSE or its equivalent with a minimum achievement rating of a “C” or better in four subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
  • A “D” or better in the remaining two subjects.

 Indirect Entry

The normal entry requirements for candidates shall be:

  • Diploma in Business Management of the Institute of Extra Mural Studies (IEMS) with at least a pass with credit.

       OR

  • Licensed Accountant of the Centre for Accounting Studies (CAS) with at least a “D” in LGCSE Mathematics and English Language.

Career Opportunities:  Accountancy, Taxation, Insurance, Auditing, Financial Planning, Banking Business, Imports and Exports, Marketing and Sales, Commercial Law, Actuarial Science, Information Systems, Office Management and Technology, Administration and Organizational Psychology.  Most importantly is to be an entrepreneur.

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS

The Bachelor of Arts in Economics is offered with three subject’s combinations called minors:

  •  Economics with minor in Business Administration
  • Economics with minor in Mathematics
  • Economics with minor in Statistics

Direct Entry

Requirements: To be considered for admission, candidates must have:

  • Sat for a minimum of six (6) subjects in LGCSE Examination
  • LGCSE or its equivalent with a minimum achievement rating of a “C” or better in four subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
  • A “D” or better in the remaining two subjects.

Indirect entry

The normal entry requirements for candidates shall be:

  • Diploma in Business Management of the Institute of Extra Mural Studies (IEMS) with a pass with Distinction.

Or

  • Diploma in Business Management of the Institute of Extra Mural Studies (IEMS) with a credit pass and have a minimum of a “C” in Quantitative Techniques and Business Statistics.

Career Opportunities:  Economics graduates are employed in the Public Sector, in the Private Sector, the Financial Sector and in International Organizations, as Researchers, Finance and Investment Analysts, Policy Analysts, Economic Planners, Managers, Bankers, Insurance Officers.  Others are Self-Employed as Consultants and Entrepreneurs.

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY

Direct Entry

Requirements: To be considered for admission, candidates must have sat for a minimum of six (6) subjects in LGCSE Examination

  • LGCSE or its equivalent with a minimum achievement rating of C or better in four subjects including English Language.
  • A “D” or better in the remaining two subjects.

Career Opportunities:  Employed in Public, Private, Civil Society, and International Organizations as Senior Analysts and Administrators, Graduates are also employed in institutions of Higher Learning to pursue Teaching and Research Careers.

 

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Direct Entry      

Requirements: To be considered for admission candidates must have:

  • A minimum of six (6) subjects in LGCSE Examination
  • LGCSE or its equivalent with a minimum achievement rating of C or better in four subjects including English Language.
  • A ‘D’ or better in the remaining two subjects.

Indirect Entry

  • A candidate who holds a minimum of a credit pass in the Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Social Work from a recognized institution shall start in the second year of the 4 –year programme.
  • A candidate who holds a pass with credit in the advanced Diploma in Social Work from a recognized institution shall start in the Third year of the 4-year programme.

Career Opportunities:  Social Worker, Probation Officer, Medical/Psychiatric Social Worker, Child Welfare Officer, Residential Social Welfare Manager/Officer (institutions for children in need of care, older persons, people with disabilities), social worker in refugee settings, Industrial Social Work/Employee Welfare and Counselling, Social Welfare/Development Policy Analyst, and management of NGOs.

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (DOUBLE MAJOR)

BACHELOR OF ARTS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (DOUBLE MAJOR)

**The requirements below apply to all the above four (4) Programs.

Direct Entry

Requirements: To be considered for admission, candidates must have:

  • Sat for a minimum of six (6) subjects in LGCSE Examination
  • LGCSE or its equivalent with a minimum achievement rating of a “C” or better in four subjects including English Language.
  • A “D” or better in the remaining two subjects.

Indirect Entry

The normal entry requirements for candidates shall be:

  • Diploma in Public Administration of Lesotho Institute of Public Administration and Management (LIPAM) with at least a Pass with Credit.

Career Opportunities:  Employed in Public, Private, Civil Society, and International Organizations as Analysts and Administrators, Graduates are also employed in Institutions of Higher Learning to pursue Teaching and Research Careers.

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DEMOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS (Double Major)

Direct Entry

Requirements: To be considered for admission candidates must have:

  • Sat for a minimum of six (6) subjects in LGCSE Examination
  • LGCSE or its equivalent with a minimum achievement rating of a “C” or better in four subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
  • A “D” or better in the remaining two subjects.
  • A maximum Admission Point Score (APS) of 26 in the best six (6) passed subjects.

Indirect Entry

Candidates with Certificate in Statistics from NUL, equivalent qualification or Diploma in Statistics from other institutions of higher learning recognized by the NUL Senate are considered admissible into the programme if:

  • They have passed with a credit or higher.
  • They have obtained a pass and have subsequently acquired a minimum of two years relevant working experience after graduating.

Career Opportunities:  High employment prospects in almost all sectors of the economy that is in government, private, non-governmental and international organizations in areas requiring application of demographic and statistical methods to produce information that informs policy and decision making at both National and International Levels.

 

C. MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMMES

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS – 2 YEARS (FULL TIME)

Requirements: BA Economics with a minimum of Second Class Second Division (C) or any other relevant qualification that may be approved by NUL Senate on the advice of the department and Faculty.

Career Opportunities: Banking and Insurance, Finance and Investment Analyst, Research & Policy Analysis, Management & Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Journalism (Applies to both Undergraduate & Postgraduate).

 

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SOCIOLOGY – 2 YEARS (FULL TIME) 3 YEARS (PART TIME)

Requirements

  1. Graduates of the National University of Lesotho with at least Pass (D+ average) in Sociology and/or a combination of these two with any other related discipline.
  2. Graduates of other approved universities with a minimum C+ average or its equivalent in Sociology and/or a combination with any other related discipline.

Areas of specializations:

  • Industrial Sociology
  • Health and Medical Sociology
  • Rural Sociology
  • Urban Sociology

Career Opportunities: Social Researcher in different companies, in Government/Non-Governmental Organizations, International Organizations, Lecturer at Institutions of Higher Learning, Analyse problems, Policy Formulation, Project Manager and Implementer.

 

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK – 2 YEARS (FULL TIME) 3 YEARS (PART-TIME)

Requirements:

  1. Graduates of the National University of Lesotho with at least a second-class second division (C+ average) in Social Work.
  2. Graduates of other approved universities with a minimum of second-class second division (C+ average) or its equivalent in Social Work.

Areas of specialization:

  • Clinical Social Work
  • Social Development and Planning
  • Social Work Administration

Career Opportunities: Social Researcher in different companies in Government/Non-Governmental Organizations, International Organizations, Lecturers at Institutions of Higher Learning, Analyse Problems, Policy Formulation and Implementation, Project Manager and Implementer.

 

MASTER OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – 2 YEARS

Requirements:

  • BA/BSc in the Second Class Second Division category Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Political Science, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Sociology and Public Administration with Sociology all obtained at NUL.  OR
  • Any other qualifications equivalent to BA/BSc obtained from an academic institution recognized by the NUL Senate.

Career Opportunities: Employed in Public, Private, Civil Society, and International Organizations as Senior Analysts and Administrators, Graduates are also employed in institutions of Higher Learning to Pursue Teaching and Research Careers.