POSTGRADUATE INFORMATION
The Department of Agriculture offers a Honours Masters and Doctoral qualifications. They are designed to ensure postgraduate students are fully prepared for careers in professional and academic paths, equipped for leadership in policy and decision-making, and are competent to contribute to building a vibrant “knowledge economy” in post-apartheid South Africa and beyond.
Curriculum
A student shall select five modules from one of the following options. One module will be a compulsory research project done over two semesters. Students without at least one semester of elementary statistics, or equivalent, will be required to select SSTT111 Elementary Statistics as an additional semester module, which must be passed.
Compulsory:
SAAS509 Animal Science Project
Electives (select four semester modules):
SAAS501 Pig Science [not offered in 2018]
SAAS502 Animal Nutrition
SAAS503 Animal Anatomy and Physiology [not offered in 2018]
SAAS504 Animal Breeding I
SAAS505 Animal Production Systems [not offered in 2018]
SAAS506 Pasture Science I [not offered in 2018]
SAAS507 Large Ruminant Science
SAAS508 Small Ruminant Science
SAAS510 Poultry Science
SAAS511 Pasture Science II [not offered in 2018]
SAAS512 Animal Breeding II [not offered in 2018]
Animal Science [SHON16]
Compulsory:
SAAE502 Agribusiness Management
SAAE509 Agribusiness/Extension Project
Elective (select one module in Business Management, plus two modules in Agriculture):
CBM 501 Advanced Aspects of Marketing
CBM 502 Advanced Aspects of Business Finance
CBM 503 Advanced Aspects of Management
Compulsory:
SAAG509 Agronomy Project
Electives (select at least three semester modules, plus one other in Agriculture):
SAAG501 Crop Physiology I
SAAG502 Crop Physiology II
SAAG503 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
SAAG504 Industrial Crop Production I
SAAG505 Vegetable Crop Production
SAAG506 Fruits and Ornamental Species
SAAG507 Weed Control
SAAG508 Plant Propagation
SAAG510 Cereal and Legume Production
Masters Degree in Agriculture (M Nurs)
The General rules and the Faculty rules pertaining to Masters study apply.
Curriculum
A candidate shall propose, conduct and report on a research project in the module relevant to one of the following options:
Animal Science [SMSC16]
SAAS700 Animal Science Agribusiness and Management
Plant Science [SMSC18]
SAAG700 Plant Science
Agribusiness and Management [SMSC17]
SAAE700 Agribusiness
Doctoral degree in Agriculture (D Phil)
The General rules and the Faculty rules pertaining to Doctoral study apply.
Curriculum
A candidate shall propose, conduct and report on a research project in the module relevant to one of the following options:
Animal Science [SPHD16]
SAAS800 Animal Science
Plant Science [SPHD17]
SAAG800 Plant Science
Agribusiness and Management [SPHD18]
SAAE800 Agribusiness