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Duration
Bachelor of Science
Stream M (Mathematical)
KN-W-BS3 Westville KN-P-BS3 Pietermaritzburg
Stream LES (Life and Earth
Sciences)
KN-W-BS2 Westville KN-P-BS2 Pietermaritzburg
Highlights from the seminar on the Edgewood campus.
A Bachelor of Science (B Sc) runs over three years. Students may take a B Sc, majoring in two disciplines, that is to say taking two disciplines up to third year, or else take a more specialised B Sc degree, called a focused programme.
Majors for the B Sc (Streams M and LES) are offered on both campuses, but not every major is offered on each campus. The table on page 86 shows which majors are offered on which campus. Majors with * indicate a higher requirement in Mathematics.Focused programmes are offered at different campuses. The list on page 86 gives a summary of what is available.
An asterisk denotes a programme
for which the Mathematics entry requirement is Level 5 or a Higher Grade ‘D’ or Standard Grade ‘A’.
The other programmes require Mathematics Level 4 or HG ‘E’ or SG ‘B’.
Bachelor of Agriculture
KN-P-BAC (Cedara College only) Bachelor of Agricultural Management
KN-P-BAQ (Pietermaritzburg only)
These are both three-year qualifications. The Bachelor of Agriculture is aimed at producing graduates who will become development programme or project managers and leaders. This should
not be confused with the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.
The Bachelor of Agricultural Management is aimed at producing graduates who understand economics, finance and business and who
can apply this knowledge at farm, agribusiness and policy levels.
Note
Candidates may not transfer into other programmes unless they satisfy the Science requirements listed in 1a.
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