Department of Information and Communication Studies of the University of Namibia is dedicated to the training of information workers who can operate all aspects of information handling, from librarians and records managers, journalists and mass communicators, information managers, to those interested to work in publishing and book-selling firms. This is a curriculum mix which permits cross-fertilisation of concepts resulting in pro-active and broad minded graduates. The department had its first Namibian students in 1996, but now students from the whole sub-region – including: Angola, Botswana, Congo Democratic Republic (DRC), Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

1. Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies - Undergraduate:
   The Bachelors in Media Studies is aimed at producing graduates specialising in journalism, mass communication and public relations. The programme content include, addition to most of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) courses offered under the BA in Library and Records Management programme, the following: broadcasting writing and production, community affairs reporting, radio production, advertising and public relations, media writing and reporting, and media law, ethics and policy.
2. Diploma in Information Studies - This is a programme which started in 2000, aims at training para-professionals to manage the operational activities and services of information centres. The content overlaps slightly with that of the degree programme at the first year level, but with extra practical work focussing on operational activities of specific types of information agencies – public libraries, rural resource centres, academic libraries, and records and archives centres.
   
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