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3. AGRICULTURE/NATURE CONSERVATION
Programme name
Programme code
Closing date
Min. points
Minimum entry requirements
Course duration
Notes
UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITIES OF TECHNOLOGY
Entry term
Access route
PROGRAMMES FOR PEOPLE WITH AN N DIP OR EQUIVALENT
Adv Dip in Agricultural Extension and Community Development
MN-M-AED
Diploma Minimum Aggregate Pass: 60% Dip ComExt/NQF Level 6 Agric Qualification with Extension with Minimum Aggregate Pass: 60% *Those with < 60% aggregate must have one-year relevant agricultural work experience. 3 yr Dip or equivalent in the same or similar field. Consult institution
Adv Dip Nature Conservation
MN-M-ANC
3 yr N Dip or equivalent in the same or similar field. Consult institution
MN – MUT: M-MAIN (UMLAZI)
30 Sep
1 1 yr
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Contact 031 819 9299 or email: info@mut.ac.za for more details. The closing date for this programme is
30 September.
Advanced Diploma in Agriculture: Crop Production
MN-M-ACP
30 Sep
3 yr N Dip or equivalent in the same or similar field. Consult institution
1 yr
Contact 031 819 9299 or
email: info@mut.ac.za for more details. The closing
date for this programme is 30 September. Applicants have to undergo a placement test.
MASTERS STUDY
Master of Nature Conservation
MN-M-NC6
30 Sep
The selection criterion for admission to the Master of Nature Conservation is based on both academic prowess and field xperience. Students wishing to be admitted to this qualification are required to be in possession of a Post Graduate Diploma
in Nature Conservation, or a Bachelor of Science Honours in Biological Sciences or an equivalent four-year qualification in the same or similar field. In addition, the student must have attained an aggregate of 60% in their final level major subjects
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1 yr
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Postgraduate Diploma in Nature Conservation
MN-M-GNC
30 Sep
Adv Dip or equivalent in the same or similar field. Consult institution
1 yr
Anyone wishing to apply
to study this programme must submit the title of the proposed mini dissertation, plus the research proposal to the Head of Department: Nature Conservation before the end of October of each year. Contact details: Head of Department - Nature Conservation, P O Box 12363, Jacobs, 4026; 031 819 9440.
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