BSc Honours Population Science and Applied Demography
- Entry level
- A-Level entry
- Field of study
- Social Sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Institution
- University of Zimbabwe
Entry requirements
This is a degree. It is entered after A-Level, so O-Level results alone are not enough.
As the institution publishes it
5 'O' Level passes including Mathematics, plus any 2 'A' Level passes.
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About this programme
Studies populations: size, structure, births, deaths and migration. You learn census and survey methods, demographic techniques and population policy to support planning in health, education and economics. Suits students who like data and human society. Study is typically quantitative with survey and census-based projects, relevant to national statistics and development planning.
What you will study
Demography and population studies; statistics and survey methods; population policy; health and reproductive demography; GIS; research methods.
Further study and pathways
MSc or PhD in demography or population studies; national statistics office, planning ministries, UN agencies and NGOs.
Source: University of Zimbabwe: UZ_Undergraduate_Programme_Catalogue.xlsx, sheet "Programmes"
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