Programs in Malawi 2025

The aim of the B.Ed. in Primary Education is to train new teachers to a high standard so that they may in turn teach their pupils to a high standard and positively contribute to their school and communities. The aim is further to train new teachers in such large numbers that they make a significant impact on meeting the targets of access and quality of Primary Education outlined in MIP-1 (National Planning Commission, 2021b) and NESIP (Government of Malawi, 2020).

The aim of the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Primary Education (Upgrading) is to upgrade existing teachers to a high standard so that they may in turn teach their pupils to a high standard and positively contribute to their schools and communities. The aim is further to train existing teachers in such large numbers that they make a significant impact on meeting the targets of access and quality of Primary Education outlined in MIP-1 (National Planning Commission, 2021b) and NESIP (Government of Malawi, 2020).

Studying for a DBA at UNICAF University is a vibrant and lively experience, with our wide-ranging international links and commitment to professional practice. The high quality of research and teaching at UNICAF University and its associated institutions has been widely acknowledged externally.

The evening MBA program is specifically designed for managers from the public, NGO, and private sectors. Such executives will have full-time job responsibilities and cannot afford to attend an advanced management education on a full time basis.

The PhD is a programme of independent, self-directed academic research degree, supported by a team of supervisors that makes an original contribution to knowledge written up in a publishable dissertation. The PhD programme also supports the development of research and generic skills to equip you to operate successfully as a professional researcher in any setting. The essential requirement of a PhD is the creation of new knowledge. Being a researcher means developing new ideas and improving understanding through the creation of new knowledge.

With the world being driven by computers, a degree in Computer Science is vital. Areas like computing and information technology, security, database and web development will be explored. The degree will provide students with both theoretical and practical computer science knowledge and skills thus enabling them to work in the industrial, banking, commercial and government sector.

Psychology and human behaviour at the workplace are becoming increasingly important for any organisation. This Master’s degree is suitable, among others, for working professionals in big organisations and for all those who want to understand how human interaction affects the working environment.

The Doctorate of Education degree is aimed at experienced educational professionals and sets out to place you at the leading edge of your professional field in terms of knowledge, awareness and understanding.

The programme is an online programme composed of 8 taught modules of 25 credits each, of which five are core modules and three are elective modules relating to a specialist stream, culminating in a research-based dissertation of 40 credits.

The programme is an online programme composed of 8 taught modules of 25 credits each, of which five are core modules and three are elective modules relating to a specialist stream, culminating in a research based dissertation of 40 credits.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Health Management is introduced targeting individuals in both the private and public health sectors and aims at equipping senior health managers and health administrators with leadership skills and competencies that will enable them to manage their private sector businesses, or public national, regional, district and local health systems and institutions successfully.

The Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Management is introduced targeting individuals in both the private and public sectors and aims at equipping senior managers and administrators with leadership skills and competencies that will enable them to manage their businesses and institutions successfully.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Oil, Gas and Energy Management is introduced targeting individuals in both the private and public sectors and aims at equipping senior managers with leadership skills and competencies that will enable them to help manage their private sector businesses, or public institutions successfully.

A Bachelor of Science in Accounting provides an understanding of perspectives that form the context for business and financial management. The BSc Accounting is a rigorous programme that prepares students for professional accountancy roles and business and public sector management roles. It will equip students with a strong accounting foundation and the necessary accounting skills, as well as teaching the theory and logic behind the use of specific accounting techniques and accounting decision-making. Students are expected to think analytically and to critically evaluate key issues in accounting from a variety of perspectives. They are also expected to apply analytical accounting approaches.

Upon completion of this programme, students should be able to manage issues related to an organisational environment and apply conceptual principles, methods and tools to solve financial problems; identify the increasingly complex nature of the local and global economy and its impact on finance, among others.