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BIOCHEMISTRY AND BOTANY

FACULTYFACULTY OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENTS:BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY AND BOTANY
DEGREE(DESIGNATOR)BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
QUALIFIER 
MAJORSBIOCHEMISTRYBOTANY
ABBREVIATIONBSC
QUALIFICATION CODE (SAQF) 
UNIZULU CODESBSC06
EXIT NQF LEVEL7
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSA PASS OF AT LEAST 50% (LEVEL 4) IN MATHEMATICS
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSA PASS OF AT LEAST 50% (LEVEL 4) IN ENGLISH
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSA PASS OF AT LEAST 50% (LEVEL 4) IN LIFE SCIENCES
MINIMUM CREDITS FOR ADMISSIONNATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE WITH DEGREE ENDORSEMENT WITH AT LEAST 30 NSC POINTS
MINIMUM DURATION OF STUDIES3 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:360
SUBJECT NAMESUBJECT CODE SUBJECT CREDITSNQF LEVELPREREQUISITE SUBJECT(S)CO-REQUISITE SUBJECT(S)
FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 1
BASIC CHEMISTRY 121SCHM121 GC155  
CLASSICAL MECHANICS & PROPERTIES OF MATTER(BIO)SPHY121 CC155  
PLANT CYTOLOGY, GENETICS & PHYSIOLOGYSBOT111 EM155  
INTRO TO ZOOLOGY ISZOL111 AC155  
FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 2
BASIC CHEMISTRY 122SCHM122 GC156  
MATHS & STATS FOR EARTH & LIFE SCIENCESSMTH122 CC155  
PLANT MORPHOLOGY, TAXONOMY & MYCOLOGYSBOT112 EM156 SBOT111 (SLBT111)
INTRO TO ZOOLOGY IISZOL112 AC156 SZOL111 (SLZL111)
SECOND YEAR SEMESTER 1
BIOMOLECULES & ENZYMOLOGYSBCH211 HM156SCHM121 (SLCH121) SCHM122 (SLCH122) 
PROKARYOTES & EUKARYOTESSMCB221 AC156SCHM121 (SLCH121) SCHM122 (SLCH122) 
PLANT GROWTH & DEVELOPMENTSBOT211 GM156SBOT111 (SLBT111) SBOT112 (SLBT112) 
PROKARYOTES CLASSIFICATION & MICROBIAL TECHNIQUESSMCB211 DC156SCHM121 (SLCH121) SCHM122 (SLCH122) 
SECOND YEAR SEMESTER 2
METABOLISMSBCH212 HM156SCHM121 (SLCH121) SCHM122(SLCH122) 
BIOCHEMISTRY: PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUESSBCH222 AM156SCHM121 (SLCH121) SCHM122 (SLCH122) 
PLANT ANATOMY & BIODIVERSITYSBOT212 GM156SBOT111 (SLBT111) SBOT112 (SLBT112) 
MICROBIAL GROWTH & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGYSMCB212 DC156SCHM121 (SLCH121) SCHM122 (SLCH122)SMCB211
THIRD YEAR SEMESTER 1
GENE EXPRESSION AND REPLICATIONSBCH311 AM157SBCH212 
METABOLIC REGULATIONSBCH321 CM157SBCH212 
CYTOLOGY GENETICS AND PLANT BIOCHEMISTRYSBOT311 BM157SBOT211 SBOT212 
AQUATIC BOTANY AND LOWER PLANT TAXONOMYSBOT321 DM157SBOT211 SBOT212 
THIRD YEAR SEMESTER 2
RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGYSBCH312 AM157SBCH211 
BIOCHEMISTRY OF NUTRITIONSBCH322 CM157SBCH211 SBCH212 
PEOPLE & PLANTSSBOT312 BM157SBOT211 SBOT212 
PLANT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT & TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGYSBOT322 DM157SBOT211 SBOT212