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Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health (BSc-PH)

The Bachelor of Social Sciences in Youth Development (BSs-YD) is offered through a blended distance education model that combines online and face-to-face learning. This programme represents a pioneering undergraduate qualification of its kind, originally designed for the Commonwealth Caribbean by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus in collaboration with the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) Caribbean Center. The BSS-YD programme is specifically designed to address critical skills gaps in youth development practice within Commonwealth countries. With its strong regional and international orientation, the programme equips youth workers serving in government institutions, non-governmental organisations, and community-based groups with standardised professional training.

The BSs-YD programme aims to develop the competencies, knowledge, and practical skills required to effectively respond to the complex and evolving needs of young people, thereby contributing to sustainable social development and improved service delivery within the youth sector. The programme is designed to support both emerging and experienced practitioners by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and professional capabilities necessary to deliver impactful youth work interventions. Moreover, the programme seeks to contribute to addressing broader developmental challenges affecting young people in Botswana, particularly issues related to low self-esteem, which, as highlighted in the Botswana National Youth Policy (2010), can hinder young people from fully participating in the development process and from becoming responsible and accountable citizens.

New entrants must meet the BOU’s normal matriculation requirements to be accepted into the programme.

Applicants must satisfy the requirements in either (a), (b), or (c) below:

  1. Entrants with BGCSE or equivalent (IGCSE or MATRIC qualifications) having:
    A pass (D or better) in Science, Mathematics and English; and at least a   pass in any other 3 BGCSE subjects or equivalent (minimum of 34 points)
  2. Entrants with a Diploma, Certificate in Youth Programme (CYP) or Certificate in Community Based Work with Children and Youth (CBWCY) or Associate Degree in Youth Development Work from any recognised tertiary level institution, may receive special permission for exemption from degree courses where courses completed in the said certificates are identical or equivalent to (year 1) degree courses.
  3.  Where necessary, the University Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy would apply for better placement. Those candidates with a Diploma in Youth Development York (DYD) admitted for the Degree will start in year 2, as they will have completed and passed the year 1 courses
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