The Agribusiness Management programme is designed to equip students with agribusiness management and/or agricultural economics skills and expose them to the environment in which an agricultural economist operates. These include pursuing a career within the agribusiness value chain such as the supply of agricultural inputs, agricultural production, agro-processing, agricultural trade and agricultural marketing. The program also focuses on the managerial functions in the farm business operations as well as throughout the agribusiness sector. With this qualification graduates will be qualified to enter various fields of agribusiness as practitioners in both the private and public sectors. Graduates will also be equipped with the necessary skills that will enable them to pursue their own business interests if they wish to do so.
| FACULTY | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE |
| DEPARTMENT: | AGRICULTURE |
| DEGREE(DESIGNATOR) | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE |
| QUALIFIER | AGRICULTURE |
| MAJORS | AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT | |
| ABBREVIATION | BSC (AGRICULTURE) |
| QUALIFICATION CODE (SAQF) | |
| UNIZULU CODE | SBSC51 |
| EXIT NQF LEVEL | 8 |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS | ENGLISH 4 (50%) |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS | MATHEMATICS 4 (50%) |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE OR LIFE SCIENCE 4 (50%) |
| MINIMUM CREDITS FOR ADMISSION | NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE WITH DEGREE ENDORSEMENT AND WITH 30 NSC POINTS |
| MINIMUM DURATION OF STUDIES | 4 YEARS |
| PRESENTATION MODE OF SUBJECTS: | DAY CLASSES |
| INTAKE FOR THE QUALIFICATION: | JANUARY |
| REGISTRATION CYCLE FOR THE SUBJECTS: | JANUARY |
| READMISSION: | SUBJECT TO PRIOR PERFORMANCE AND CURRENT APPLICABILITY OF PASSED MODULES |
| TOTAL CREDITS TO GRADUATE: | 480 |
FIRST YEAR
| SUBJECT NAME | CODE | CREDITS | NQF LEVEL | PREREQUISITE | CO-REQUISITE |
| SEMESTER 1 |
|---|
| BASIC CHEMISTRY 121 | SCHM121 | 15 | 5 | NONE | |
| CLASSICAL MECHANICS BIO | SPHY121 | 15 | 5 | NONE | |
| CYTOLOGY, GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY | SBOT111 | 15 | 5 | NONE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY I | SZOL111 | 15 | 5 | NONE | |
| SEMESTER 2 |
|---|
| BASIC CHEMISTRY | SCHM122 | 15 | 6 | | SCHM121 |
| MATHS AND STATS FOR EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE | SMTH122 | 15 | 5 | | |
| MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY | SBOT112 | 15 | 6 | | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY II | SZOL112 | 15 | 6 | | SZOL111 |
| TOTAL | | 120 | | | |
SECOND YEAR
| SUBJECT NAME | CODE | CREDITS | NQF LEVEL | PREREQUISITE | CO-REQUISITE |
| SEMESTER 1 |
|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCE | SAAS211 | 15 | 6 | SZOL111 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO EXTENSION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | SAAE211 | 15 | 6 | NONE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO SOIL SCIENCE | SAAG211 | 15 | 6 | NONE | |
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS | SSTT111 | 15 | 5 | NONE | |
| SEMESTER 2 |
|---|
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION | SAAS212 | 15 | 6 | SZOL112 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & FARM MANAGEMENT | SAAE212 | 15 | 6 | NONE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO CROP PRODUCTION | SAAG212 | 15 | 6 | SBOT111, SBOT112 | |
| EXTENSION METHODS | SAAE222 | 15 | 6 | | |
| TOTAL | | 120 | | | |
THIRD YEAR
| SUBJECT NAME | CODE | CREDITS | NQF LEVEL | PREREQUISITE | CO-REQUISITE |
| SEMESTER 1 |
|---|
| FARM MANAGEMENT | SAAE311 | 15 | 7 | SAAE211, SAAG212, SAAS 212 | |
| LAND USE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | SGES331 | 15 | 7 | | |
| INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS | CECN201 | 15 | 6 | NONE | |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | CBMG201 | 15 | 6 | NONE | |
| SEMESTER 2 |
|---|
| RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | SAAE312 | 15 | 7 | NONE | |
| PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS | SAAE322 | 15 | 7 | SAAS211, SAAG212, SAAE211 | |
| PRINCIPLES MACROECONOMICS | CECN102 | 15 | 6 | NONE | |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | CBMG202 | 15 | 6 | NONE | |
| TOTAL | | 120 | | | |
FOURTH YEAR
| SUBJECT NAME | CODE | CREDITS | NQF LEVEL | PREREQUISITE | CO-REQUISITE |
| SEMESTER 1 |
|---|
| AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT | SAAE411 | 15 | 8 | SAAE212 | |
| RISK MANAGEMENT | SAAE421 | 15 | 8 | SAAE312, SAAE311 | |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | CBMG301 | 15 | 7 | NONE | |
| AGRIBUSS RESEARCH PROJECT I | SAAE441 | 15 | 8 | SAAE211, SAAE212, SAAE222, SSTT111 | SAAE311, SAAE312, SAAE322 |
| SEMESTER 2 |
|---|
| FARM PLANNING | SAAE412 | 15 | 8 | SAAE212, SAAS212, SAAG212, SGES331, SAAS211, SAAE311 | |
| AGRICULTURAL POLICY | SAAE422 | 15 | 8 | CECN201, CECN102 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | SGES312 | 15 | 7 | | |
| AGRIBUSS RESEARCH PROJECT II | SAAE442 | 15 | 8 | SAAE211, SAAE212, SAAE222, SSTT111 | SAAE311, SAAE312, SAAE322 |
| TOTAL | | 120 | | | |
