Level 1 courses (STS1)

STS004 may not be taken by a student who has passed one or more of STS101, STS102, STS111, and STS112.

Level 2 courses (STS2)

Level 3 courses (STS3)

Level 3 Honours courses (HSTS3)

In order to be considered for entry to the honours degree programme a student must have passed the following Mathematics courses: MTH101, MTH102, MTH111 as well as STS101, STS102, STS111, STS112, STS201, STS211, STS221, STS202, STS203, STS213. In addition he/she must have obtained good passes (2.1 or better)) in the six Level 2 Statistics courses listed above. A student who does not meet these standards may be considered under special entry provisions and may only be admitted at the recommendation of the Departmental Board after a selection exercise.

A student must take precisely ONE of the courses MTH201, MTH208.

Level 4 Honours courses (HSTS4)

Notes:

1. a)The course HST461 should be pursued during the vacations.
2. b)Each student will be required to spend at least two‑thirds of the vacation periods in attendance in the Department, in order to concentrate on the project work for the Dissertation.

Undergraduate courses

Level 1 Courses

                                                                                                                                Course                                                    Course

Core Course                                                                           Code                       Pre-requisite            Units

                                Agricultural Biochemistry         I                                               AS102                                                        12

                                Communication and Computer Writing skills for

Agriculture                                                                               CSAG101                                                   12                        

Introduction to Agricultural     Economics                                  AGEC111                                                   12

                                An Introduction to Soil and Environmental Science                  SL103                                                         12

                                Plant Biology                                                                            CR102                                                        12

                                Agricultural Practice I                                                               AGPR102                                                    6

                                Agricultural Biochemistry         II                                              AS104                     AS102                        12

                                Principles of Animal Science                                                    AS103                                                       12

                                Introduction to Microbiology                                                     AS/CR105                                                  12

                                Principles of Genetics                                                              CR108                                                        12

                                Introduction to Statistics for Agriculture                                    AGEC/AS/CR110                                       12

                                Agricultural Practice II                                                              AGPR103                                                    6

 Level 2 Courses

                                                                                                                                Course                                                    Course

Core Courses                                                                  Code                Pre-requisite                    Units

                                Range Animal Management and Ecology                               AS222                                                         12

                                Farm Business Planning and Management                             AGEC220         AGEC111                           12

                                Principles of Crop Production                                                  CR203             CR102                                 12

                                Statistical Methods and Experiment Designs I                          AS210             AGEC/AS/CR110                 12

                                Forage, Fodder and Soil Improving Crops                             CR216            CR102                                  12

                                Animal Physiology I                                                                 AS211             AS103/AS104                      12

                                Animal Health                                                                          AS212             AS103                                    12

                                Livestock Improvement I                                                          AS213            AS/CR105/

     AGEC/AS/CR110                    12

                                Nutritional Biochemistry I                                                         AS223           AS102/AS103/AS104              12

                                Optional Courses (at least ONE)

                                Agribusiness Management                                                      AGEC215      AGEC111                               12

                                Cell Biology and Biotechnology                                               AS218           AS102/AS104/CR102            12

                                Sustainable Use of Natural Resources                                    SL203           SL103                                     12

 Level 3 Courses

                                                                                                                                Course                                                    Course

Core Courses                                                                          Code               Pre-requisite                     Units

Animal Physiology II                                                                AS310             AS211                               12

                                Livestock Improvement II                                                         AS311             AS210/AS213                   12

                                Research Project                                                                    AS360              AGEC/AS/CR110             24

                                Beef and Small Ruminants Production                                     AS321              AS103/AS223                  12

                                Pig, Poultry and Ostrich Production                                         AS328              AS212/AS223                  12

                                Dairy Production                                                                     AS323              AS310/AS311                  12

Nutritional Biochemistry II                                                        AS326              AS223                              12

                                Optional Courses (at least TWO)

                                Animal Products Processing                                                    AS327              AS103/AS/CR105             12

                                Farming Systems Approach to Agricultural Dev.                     AS325              CR210                               12  

                               Entrepreneurial Skills Development I                                       BS315              AGEC111/AGEC220          12

                               Animal Experimentation                                                           AS306               AGEC/AS/CR110/

         CR210                               12        

                                Principles of Agricultural Marketing                                          AGEC214          AGEC111                          12

                                Ecology and Management of Wildlife                                       AS317                AS222                               12

                                Non-Conventional Small Stock Production for

                                Smallholder Sector                                                                  AS324                                                        12

                                Applied Animal and Human Nutrition                                       AS318                     AS223                        12

                                Entrepreneurial Skills Development II                                     BS316                     AS/BS315                   12

                                Farm Business Analysis                                                         AGEC328                AGEC220                   12

                                Cost Benefit Analysis                                                              AGEC219                AGEC111                   12

                                Agroforestry                                                                            L205                      SL103/CR102/       

AGEC111                    12        

Note: A student must take all the prescribed core courses and the prescribed minimal optional courses.