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Rules and Syllabuses2020Science
University Rules and Syllabuses for Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
offered in the
Faculty of Science for the 2020 Academic Year
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Faculty of Science
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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UNIVERSlTY OF THE WITWATERSRAND,
JOHANNESBURG
General Rules for the Faculty of ScienceIntroduction 8
G1 Definitions 8
G2 Powers of the University 10
G3 Application of Rules 11
G4 Admission 114.1 Application for admission 11
4.2 Medicalfitness 11
4.3 Discretion of the Senate to admit 11
4.4 ProficiencyinEnglish 11
4.5 Facultyorqualification-specificrequirements 12
4.6 Certificateofgoodconduct 12
4.7 Credits and exemptions 12
4.8 Creditsforpreviousstudy 134.9 Admissiontoanundergraduatediploma,certificate,licentiateorother qualification 13
4.10 Admissiontothedegreeofbachelor 13
4.11 Admissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoahigherqualification 15
4.12 Admission of occasional students 16
4.13 Admissionofstudy–abroad/internationaloccasionalstudents 16
4.14 Admission–previouslyexcludedstudents 17
G5 Registration 175.1 Registrationandrenewalofregistration 175.2 Concurrentregistrationatotherinstitutionsorfacultiesorforother qualifications 17
5.3 Registrationasastudentpriortoregistrationforaqualification 17
5.4 Lateregistration 17
5.5 Registrationfortwelvemonthsforseniordoctorate 18
5.6 Cancellationofregistrationduetoillhealth 18
5.7 Cancellationofregistrationasaresultofunsatisfactoryperformance/progress 18
5.8 Changeofregistration 19
5.9 Cancellationofregistrationbystudent 195.10 Refusalofpermissiontoregister
G6 Attendance 196.1 Statutoryminimumattendance 19
6.2 Failure to attend 206.3 Outsidework,visits,tours,fieldwork,vacationemployment,non-examined courses 20
6.4 Exemptionfromattendance 20
6.5 Attendancerequirementforstudentsforqualification 20
6.6 Limitationontheactivityofastudentforreasonsofillhealth 20
Contents
G7 Curricula 217.1 Senate approval of curriculum 21
7.2 Condonationofbreachofrules 21
7.3 Restriction on choice of courses 21
7.4 Special curricula 21
7.5 Changeofrulesduringastudent’sregistration 22
7.6 Study-abroadcomponent/foreignelectives 22
7.7 Credits 22
7.8 Minimumrequirementsofstudy 22
7.9 Withdrawalof,orrefusaltograntcreditsand/orexemptions 22
7.10 Sub-minimumrule 23
G8 RequirementsforAwardofQualification 23
G9 Degree of Master 23General 23
9.2 Theprogrammeofmasterproceedingbyresearch 23
9.3 Programmebyresearchandcoursework 23
9.4 Conditionsfortheconfermentofthedegreeofmasterbyresearch 24
9.5 Supervisionoffull-timemembersofstaff 24
9.6 AbstractandstyleofDissertationorResearchReport 24
9.7 Copies of Dissertation or Research Report 24
9.8 Formal declaration 24
9.9 Acknowledgementofconfermentofdegreeifmaterialispublished 25
9.10 Completionofallrequirementsforthedegreeofmaster 25
G10 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2510.1 FulfilmentofrequirementsforconfermentofthedegreeofDoctorof Philosophy 25
10.2 Supervisionoffull-timemembersofstaff 25
10.3 Copies of thesis 25
G11 Senior Doctorate 2611.1 Conditionsfortheconfermentofthedegree 26
11.2 Noticeofintentiontoapplyforcandidature 26
G12 Conversionofcandidatureforhigherqualifications 2612.1 General 2612.2 Conversionfromaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterbyresearchtoa programmeleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy 2612.3 Conversionfromaprogrammeleadingtoadegreeofmasterbycoursework andResearchReporttoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterby research 27
G13 Assessment 2813.1 General 28
13.2 Examiners 28
13.3 Eligibilityforassessment 29
13.4 Additional oral or other form of assessment 29
13.5 Supplementaryassessments 29
13.6 Deferred assessments 29
13.7 Re-assessment 30
13.8 Absencefromassessment 30
G14 Academic Progression 3014.1 Completionofcoursesprescribedforpreviousyearofstudy 30
14.2 Standardrequiredtoproceed 30
14.3 Prerequisitenon-creditbearingcourses 30
14.4 Specialcurriculaforstudentswhocannotproceedtothenextyearofstudy 3014.5 Re-attendancerequirementforstudentswhocannotproceedtothenextyear ofstudy 31
G15 Results 3115.1 Publicationofresults 31
15.2 Non-publicationofresults 31
G16 Confermentofqualification 3116.1 Congregation 31
16.2 Issuingofacertificate 31
16.3 Endorsementofcertificate 31
16.4 Non-confermentofqualification 31
16.5 Permissiontocompletequalificationbyobtainingcreditselsewhere 32
G17 ConfermentofQualificationwithDistinction 32
G18 Honorary Degrees 32
G19 Intellectual Property 32
G20 Ethical Clearance 33
Joint Statutes of the Universities in the Republic of South Africa 33
Senate Rules for the Faculty of Science1 Application of Rules 36
2 UNDERGRADUATE 362.1 GeneralDegrees 36
2.1.1 Admission Rules 36
2.1.2 Curricula 382.1.3 ProgressionRules 642.1.4 Completion Rules 652.1.5 Restrictiononadmissiontocourses:Pre-andco-requisiterules 652.1.6 Restrictiononobtainingcredits 922.1.7 Lapsingofcreditsorexemptions 942.1.8 Repeatingofcourses 94
3 POSTGRADUATE 943.1 Diplomas 94
3.1.1 Application of Rules 943.1.2 Admission Rules 943.1.3 Curricula 953.1.4 Completion Rules 963.1.5 CancellationofRegistration 96
3.2 DegreeofBachelorofScienceHonours 96
3.2.1 Application of Rules 963.2.2 Admission Rules 963.2.3 Curricula 993.2.4 ProgressionRules 1183.2.5 Completion Rules 118
3.3 DegreeofMasterofScience(MSc) 119
3.3.1 Application of Rules 1193.3.2 Admission Rules 1193.3.3 Curricula 1193.3.4 Completion Rules 139
3.4 DoctorofPhilosophy 140
3.4.1 Application 1403.4.2 Admission Rules 1403.4.3 Curricula 140
3.5 Doctor of Science 142
3.5.1 Application 1423.5.2 Admission Rules 1423.5.3 Conditionsforawardofqualification 142
Outcomes for the Faculty of Science4.1 DegreesofBachelor 143
4.1.1 BachelorofScience 1434.2 DegreesofBachelorwithHonours 144
4.2.1 BachelorofSciencewithHonours 1444.3 DegreeofMaster 144
4.3.1 Master of Science 1444.4 DoctoralDegrees 146
4.4.1 DoctorofPhilosophy 1464.5 SeniorDoctoralDegrees 146
4.5.1 Doctor of Science 1464.6 Diplomas 146
4.6.1 PostgraduateDiplomainScience 146
Syllabuses for the Faculty of Science 147-290
HIERARCHY OF ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE
ACTS createthepowersand
responsibilitiesofentitiesbylaw.HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, ACT 101 OF 1997
PROCEDURES
SENATE’S RULES FOR FACULTIES OFTHE UNIVERSITY
FACULTY STANDING ORDERS
SCHOOL STANDING ORDERS
STATUTES
define how andwhat theUniversity does togive expression to the provisions of the Act,andfurtherincludesfeaturesthatareparticulartoWits,forexample,notall universities have a role for the Convocation.
POLICIES define a plan of actiondeterminedbyCouncil.
REGULATIONSaresubordinatetoActsandtheydefineorders
and authoritative direction. REGULATIONS are a set of directions
onhowRULESshouldbeputintoeffect.
RULES
aremadebyCouncilforallareasofoperationother than academic matters. Senate approves academic RULES,whichareendorsedbyCouncil.ARULEdefinestheprincipletowhichactionorprocedureconforms.RULESsetoutwhatmayormaynotbedonewithinaparticularareaofadministration.TheseRulesarereviewedandpublishedintheUniversityCalendareachyear.
PROCEDURES set out the practical steps necessarytorealisetheobjectorpurposeofRulesandRegulations.
Standingordersexpandonrulesand/orpoliciesandgovern themanner inwhich all businessshallbeconducted.Standingordersareasetofinstructionsonhowtocarryoutatask.
Senate’s rules for facultiesof theuniversityaresubordinatetotheGeneralRules.TheseRules are reviewed and published in theUniversityCalendareachyear.
ThesestandingordersarerecommendedbytheSchooltotheFacultyBoardforapproval.
ThesestandingordersarerecommendedbyFacultyBoardtoSenateforapproval.
POLICIES OF THE UNIVERSITY
SENATE STANDINGORDERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
‘UniversityCommunity’meansallstudentsandemployeesof the University, persons officially associated with theUniversity, formerstudentsandalumniat theUniversity,aswellasinvitees,visitorsandguests.
Set out the preferred manner in which you carry out aprocess/proceduresorcourseofaction.
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
CODES OF CONDUCT
GUIDELINES
MeansUniversity’spolicies,rules,regulations,procedures,standingorders,codesofconductandguidelinesasmaybeamendedfromtimetotime.
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IntroductionTherulescontainedinthissectionaretheGeneralRulesoftheUniversityandapplytoallstudents. There arealsospecificrulesforeachFaculty,whicharesubordinatetotheGeneralRules.GeneralRulesaredefinedby‘RuleG’andapplytoallstudents.
OnregisteringatthisUniversity,thestudentbearstheresponsibilityofensuringthats/heisfamiliarwiththerulesapplicabletoher/hisregistration.Ignoranceoftheseruleswillnotbeacceptedasanexcuse.
AllRulesandSyllabusesareavailableonline.Limitedcopiesarealsoavailableinprintformat.
Allwordsappearinginitalicshavebeendefined.Whereinformationispresentedintheshadedboxes,itisintendedasexplanatoryonly.
G1 Definitions1.1 Academic yearmeanstheperioddeterminedbytheSenatefromtimetotimeforanyparticular
yearofstudyforanyparticularqualification.
1.2 Admissionmeansentrytoacourse or qualificationunlessitisindicatedotherwise.
1.3 Any university or any other universitymeansanyuniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthepurpose under consideration.
1.4 Applicantmeansapersonwhohassubmittedanapplicationinhard-copyorelectronicformattobecomeastudent of the University.
1.5 Assessment means the process of judging learning andmay have both a formative and/orsummative nature.
1.6 Auxiliary pass(alsoreferredtoasancillarypassorcondonedpass,unlessthecontraryappearsinthefacultyrules)meansaspecialtypeofcondonationofafailingmarktoapasswhennosupplementaryassessmentisoffered,sothatthecoursewillbeincludedasacredittowardsthequalificationbutthestudentmaynotproceedtoahigherlevelcourseinthatsubject.
1.7 Candidate/Postgraduate student (see Rule G1.22) means a student registered for a higher qualification(seeRuleG1.15).
1.8 Corequisite courseisacoursewhichmustbetakenwithanothercourseandisarequirementfor credit in the other course.
1.9 Coursemeans a componentof teachingand learningactivity,whichmay run for anentireacademicyearoraportionthereof,thatisrecognisedinanyofthefacultyrulesasacomponentofaqualification.
1.10 Creditmeans the recognition that isobtainedwhena student passes such assessments and complieswithsuchconditionsastheSenatemayimposeforthecompletionofeachcourse. A credittowardsaqualificationmaybegrantedtoastudent in respect of a creditobtainedfromanotherinstitutionrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposeorfromanotherfacultywithintheUniversity.
GENERAL RULES
FOR THE
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
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The plural includes the singular where the sense so suggests.
1.11 Curriculum means a courseorcombinationofcoursesleadingtoaqualification.
1.12 Dissertationisthetermreservedforanextendedpieceofwrittenworkthatmakesacontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgethatmayincorporatecreativeworkorpublicationsintegraltotheargument,andissubmittedinfulfilmentoftherequirementsforadegreeofmasterbyresearch.
1.13 Examination and re-examination mean a formal, compulsory, summative, scheduledassessment.
1.14 Exemption from a course means that the Senate has deemed a student tohave a sufficientunderstandingofthesubjectmatterofthatcoursetowarrantthestudent nothavingtocompletethe course. An exemption is not a creditbutallowsthestudenttoproceedtothesubsequentlevel in a particular course.Thefullnumberofcreditsrequiredforaqualification is not affected bythegrantingofanexemption.
1.15 Higher qualification means a qualification which requires at least the attainment of a firstdegree,orequivalentrecognisedbytheSenate,atentrylevelandincludesadegreeofBachelorwithHonours.
1.16 Joint and/or Dual degrees mean a postgraduatedegree(MastersandPhD),jointlyofferedbythe Universityandanexternalnon-SouthAfricanpartnerinstitution,recognisedbytheSenate. Joint degree: a candidateshallreceiveasingleco-brandeddegreecertificaterepresentingworkcompleted at the University and a partner institution. Dual degree: a candidate shall receive adegreecertificatefromeachofthepartnerinstitutions,representingworkcompletedattheUniversityandapartnerinstitutionrespectively.
1.17 MatriculationmeanstheformalrecognitionbyUmalusipriorto2008intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofastudenttoenterauniversity.
Umalusiisacouncilforqualityassuranceinthecertificationofqualificationsinthegeneraleducationand training band (Grades 0 to 9) and the further education and training band (Grades 10 to 12).
1.18 National Senior Certificate (NSC)meanstheformalrecognitionbyUmalusifrom2008intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofa studenttoenterauniversity.
1.19 National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)] meanstheformalrecognitionbyUmalusifrom2009intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofavocationalstudenttoenterauniversity.
1.20 NQF credits are credits recognised by theHigher EducationQualifications Sub-Framework(HEQSF)asameasureofthevolumeoflearningrequiredforaqualification,qualifiedasthenumberofnotionalstudyhoursrequiredforachievingthelearningoutcomesspecifiedforaqualification.
1.21 Occasional studentmeansapersonwho is registeredat theUniversity foranycourse/s for non-qualificationpurposes.AnoccasionalstudentisdeemedtobeastudentasdefinedinRuleG1.31 for all other purposes.
1.22 Postgraduate student/Candidate means a studentwhoisregisteredforahigher qualification (seeRuleG1.7).
1.23 Prerequisite courseisacourseforwhichcreditmustbeobtainedbeforebeingabletoregisterforthesubsequentcourse.
1.24 Programme is a course or set of courses or postgraduate research which may lead to aqualification.
1.25 Qualification includes any degree, diploma, certificate, licentiate, or any other educationalattainmentthatisofferedbytheUniversityasstipulatedinitslistofqualifications.
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1.26 Recognition of prior learning means the taking into account of the previous learning andexperience of the applicant by the Senate either for purposes of admission and/or for thegrantingofexemption or full or partial credittowardsoneormorecourses.
1.27 Research Report is the term reserved for the written document which forms the researchcomponentofadegreeofmasterbycourseworkandresearchandwhichmayincludecreativeworkorpublicationsintegraltotheargument.
1.28 Semester is half an academic year.
1.29 Senateisdefinedinsection1asreadwithsection28oftheHigherEducationAct101of1997andisthebodywhichgovernsthepoliciesandproceduresinrespectoftheteaching,learning,research and academic functions of the University. The SenatemaydelegateitspowersexceptwhereexpresslyprohibitedfromdoingsobytheUniversityStatute.
In many cases the powers of the Senate are, for practical purposes, delegated to and exercised by the deansofthefacultiesor,inspecificinstancestheirnominee/s.
1.30 Short course is a certified teaching and learning activity of less than 1200 notional studyhourswhichdoesnot,ordoesnotdirectly,carrycredittowardsaqualification.Withspecialpermission of the Senate,shortcoursesmaycarrycredittowardsaqualification. A short course student is not deemed to be a student as defined in RuleG1.31 but is still subject to theUniversityrules,policiesandprocedures.
1.31 Studentmeansapersonregisteredfull-timeorpart-timeattheUniversity for a qualification.
1.32 Study-abroad component means that part of a curriculumleadingtoaqualificationwhichastudent hasbeengrantedpermissionbytheSenatetocompleteataninstitutionrecognisedbythe Senateforthispurpose,inacountryotherthanSouthAfrica.
1.33 Teaching blockisaquarterofanacademic year.
1.34 Thesis is the term reserved for an extendedpieceofwriting basedon research thatmakesanoriginalandsignificantcontributiontoknowledgethatmayincorporatecreativeworkorpublicationsintegraltotheoverallargument,andissubmittedinfulfilmentoftherequirementsforadoctorofphilosophyqualification.
1.35 University means the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, unless the contextindicatesotherwise.
G2 Powers of the University2.1 The University has the power in terms of its Statute to confer, in any faculty, the degrees
ofbachelor,masteranddoctor,aswellas tograntadiploma,certificate, licentiateorotherqualificationtoanypersonwhohassatisfiedsuchrequirementsasmaybeprescribed.
2.2 No qualification,otherthananhonorarydegree,maybeconferredbytheUniversityuponanypersonwhohasnotattendedtheUniversity as a student forsuchperiod,andsatisfiedsuchotherrequirements,asmaybeprescribed.
2.3 The University may confer, without attendance or examination, an honorary degree ofmasterordoctor, inany faculty,uponanypersonwhohas rendereddistinguished servicesintheadvancementofarts,science,jurisprudenceorotherbranchesoflearning,orwhohasotherwiserenderedherselforhimselfworthyofsuchaqualification.TheUniversity has the powerintermsofsection79(8)ofitsStatutetowithdrawtheconfermentofanyqualification.
2.4 The University provideshigher education ator above level5of theNationalQualificationFrameworkascontemplatedintheNationalQualificationsFrameworkAct,ActNo67of2008.
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2.5 The University has the power in terms of its Statute and theHigher EducationAct 101 of1997 to determine the admissionpolicy,theentrancerequirementsinrespectofitscurricula,thenumberofstudents whomaybeadmitted foraparticularcurriculum or course and the manneroftheirselectionandtheminimumrequirementsforthereadmissiontoacurriculum leadingtoaqualificationinafacultyoftheUniversity. The Universityhasthepowertorefusereadmission to a studentwhofailstosatisfysuchminimumrequirementsforreadmission.
2.6 The Universityreservestherightnottoofferaparticularcourse or qualificationnotwithstandingthat such course or qualificationappearsintherulesofafaculty.
G3 Application of Rules3.1 Theserulesapplytoallstudents whoregisterforthefirsttimein2020andtoallstudentswho
wereregisteredbefore2020unless forcompellingreasonstheSenatedeterminesotherwiseinaparticularcase,inwhicheventsuchastudentmayproceedintermsoftherulesunderwhichs/hewaslastregistered,orintermsofamendmentstotheserules,orintermsofaspecialcurriculumlaiddownforher/himbythe SenatesubjecttotheprovisionsofRuleG7.
3.2 Wherearightofappealorreviewexistsanystudent,whoisthesubjectofanadversedecisionmustbe informedby thememberof the academicor administrative staffwhoconveys thedecisionofthatrightandoftheproceduretobefollowed.
G4 Admission
4.1 Application for admissionApersonwhowishestobeadmittedasastudent of the Universitymustapplyinhard-copyorelectronicformatontheUniversity’sapplicationformsubmittingevidenceofher/hisacademicandgeneralqualifications.Inthecaseofapplicationforadmission to a programmeleadingtoahigherqualification the applicantmayberequiredtoindicatethelineofresearchs/hewishesto pursue.
4.2 MedicalfitnessIn respect of certain courses or qualifications an applicantmaybe required todemonstratementaland/orphysicalfitnessandmaynotbeadmittedtosuchcourse or qualificationifs/hedoes not so demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Senate.
4.3 Discretion of the Senate to admitNotwithstanding anything contained in the Rules regarding theminimum requirements foradmission,theSenate mayongoodcauseadmitorrefusetoadmitanystudenttoanyyearofstudy.
4.4 ProficiencyinEnglish4.4.1 All applicants for admission (with theexceptionof thosereferred to inRuleG4.4.2) toany
curriculumleadingtoaqualificationmusthavepassedEnglishasafirstorsecondlanguage(highergrade)atmatriculationorpassedEnglishhomelanguageorfirstadditionallanguageintheNSCorNC(V)oratalevelconsideredequivalentbytheSenateordeemedtobeequivalentbylegislation.
4.4.2 Immigrantsoflessthanfiveyears’residenceinSouthAfricawhohavepassedEnglishatthestandard grade atmatriculation or who have passed English in theNSC orNC(V)will beconsidered for admission.
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4.4.3 NotwithstandingRuleG4.4.1andRuleG4.4.2,theSenaterecognisestheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem (IELTS)withaminimum test scoreof seven (7)or theCambridgeEnglish Language Assessment (CAE) with a minimum of 185 points to be proficient foradmission. Inexceptionalcases, theTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage (TOEFL)mayberecognisedbytheUniversitywithaminimumtestscoreof600foradmission.
ApassinEnglishattheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(GCSE),theInternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(IGCSE),ortheGeneralCertificateofEducation(GCE)Ordinarylevel is considered equivalent to a pass in English at NSC or NC(V) level or at the higher grade at matriculation level.
4.5 Facultyorqualification-specificrequirementsInadditiontosatisfyingtheminimumadmission requirementsofthe University,anapplicant mustsatisfyanyadditionalrequirementsofthefacultytowhichs/heseeksadmission.
4.6 CertificateofgoodconductA studentwhowasregisteredatanyotheruniversity,mustuponapplicationforadmission to this University,submitacertificateofgoodconductandanacademictranscriptissuedbythatuniversityorthoseuniversities,whichsatisfiestheSenatethats/heisapersonofgoodstanding.
4.7 Credits and exemptions4.7.1 Credits
The Senatemaygrantastudent credit in a course or coursesonceonly,ifs/hehascompleted:
a) anequivalentcourseofferedunderadifferentcurriculum,forthesamequalification in the University;
b) thesameorequivalentcourse offered for another qualification in the University provided thattherequiredattendanceperiodattheUniversityhasbeensatisfiedintermsofRuleG6.1; or
c) anequivalentcourseofferedinanotheruniversityorinstitutionrecognisedforthispurposebytheSenateprovidedthattheprovisionsofRuleG4.8andRuleG7.9areobserved.
d) anequivalentshortcourse at this University recognisedforthispurposebytheSenate in termsofRuleG1.30butsuchshortcourses shall not constitute more than 50 percent of the creditstowardsaqualification.
Such creditsareacknowledgedaspart fulfilmentof therequirementsforaqualification and withpermissionoftheSenate these coursesmaycarrycredittowardsaqualificationbutshallnot constitute more than 50 percent of the creditstowardsaqualification.
4.7.2 Exemptions
Onadmission and subject toRuleG7.9 theSenatemaygrant a student exemption from a course or part of a courseofferedbytheUniversitywhereithasdeemedastudent to have a sufficientunderstandingofthesubjectmattertowarrantthestudentnothavingtocompletethecourse or part of the course. An exemption is not a creditbutallowsthestudent to proceed to thesubsequentyearofstudyinaparticularcourse.Thefullnumberofcreditsrequiredforaqualificationisnotaffectedbythegrantingofanexemption.
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4.8 Credits for previous study4.8.1 An applicantmaybeadmittedtoanycurriculumleadingtoaqualification and this University
mayaccept,asfaraspracticable,certificatesofproficiency(credits)issuedbyanotheruniversityorinstitutionandperiodsofstudyasamatriculated studentatanotheruniversityorinstitution,provided that:
a) theperiodsofattendanceat thisandanyother institutionare togethernot less than thecompletedperiodprescribedbythisUniversity for that qualification;
b) s/hehasatthisUniversity:
i) in the case of a first qualification for which the period of attendance is three orfour academic years, attended for at least two academic years and has attended and completed at least half of the total number ofNQF credits prescribed for thequalificationincludingthefinalyearcourse/coursesinher/hismajorsubject;or
ii) inthecaseofafirstqualificationforwhichtheperiodofattendanceismorethanfouryears,attendedforat leasthalf therequiredperiodofattendanceandcompletedatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthequalification; or
iii) inthecaseofanyotherdegreeofbachelorofferedafterafirstdegree,attendedforatleast twoacademic years,except for thedegreeofBachelorofEducation(BEd), forwhich theperiodof attendancemaybeoneacademic year, andhas attendedandcompletedatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofNQFcreditsprescribedforthedegree.
iv) inthecaseofanypostgraduatedegree,attendedandcompletedatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthedegree.
c) s/heappliesforsuchcredit duringorbeforetheendofthefirstregistrationperiod.
4.8.2 A studentmaybegrantedentry toaqualification if s/hehascompletedadiplomawithaminimumdurationofthreeyearsatthisUniversityoranotherinstitutionrecognisedbytheSenate for this purpose. To allow for such entry into another qualificationUmalusimusthavegrantedcompleteorconditionalexemptionfromthematriculation examination or must have formally recognised the capacityof theNSCorNC(V) student to enter auniversity.Such exemption or formal recognition by Umalusi must have been backdated to thecommencementoftheyearinwhichcreditforsuchdiplomawasfirstearned.CreditstowardssuchadiplomamaybeacceptedaspartoftherequirementsforaqualificationofferedbytheUniversity provided that the studentcomplieswithRuleG4.8.1(a),(b)i–iiiand(c)above.
4.9 Admissiontoanundergraduatediploma,certificate,licentiateorotherqualificationThe Senatemay,byresolution,determinethestandardforadmissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoanundergraduatediploma,certificate,licentiateorotherundergraduatequalification other thanadegree.Differentstandardsmaybesetforthedifferentqualifications.
4.10 Admission to the degree of bachelor4.10.1 NationalSeniorCertificate/NationalCertificate(Vocational)/Matriculation
Theminimumrequirementforadmissiontoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloris:
a) a National Senior Certificate (NSC) withtheformalrecognitionbyUmalusiintermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofaapplicanttoenterauniversityforthedegreeofbachelor;
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b) a National Certificate (Vocational) – NC(V) withtheformalrecognitionbyUmalusifrom2009intermsofanylaw,ofthecapacityofavocationalapplicanttoenterauniversityforthedegreeofbachelor;
c) matriculation in the form of a university entrance examination or a matriculation endorsement fromUmalusi or the granting of complete or conditionalmatriculation exemptionbytheMatriculationBoardofUniversitiesSouthAfrica(USAf).
ThedateofvalidityoftheNSC,NC(V),matriculationcertificate,matriculationendorsement,orcertificateofexemptionfromthematriculationexaminationmustprecede2Apriloftheacademic year forwhichadmission issought,notwithstanding that thecertificatemaybeissued at a later date.
4.10.2 CertificateofconditionalexemptiononrecommendationoftheSenate
CertificateofconditionalexemptiononrecommendationoftheSenate:
An applicantmustbeissuedacertificateofconditionalexemptionbyMatriculationBoardofUSAfifthatapplicant,intheopinionoftheSenatehasdemonstrated,inaselectionprocessapproved by the Senate, that s/he is suitable for admission to the University. Where the Senatecertifiesthattheholderofacertificateofconditionalexemption issued in terms of this paragraphhascompletedthenormalrequirementsofthecurriculumforthefirstyearofstudyof anyqualification, theMatriculationBoardofUSAfmust issue a certificateof completeexemption toher/him,datedfromthefirstdayinJanuaryoftheyearinwhichthefirstdegreecreditwasobtained.Anapplicantmayberegisteredforacourseunderthisruleonlyifplacesareavailableforthatcourse.InthecaseofanapplicantwhohasnotqualifiedwithanNSCorNC(V)forentrytoauniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.
4.10.3 Certificateofordinaryconditionalexemption
An applicant who has been issued a conditional exemption from the matriculation examination andwho has one outstanding requirement for complete exemptionmay beadmitted to aprogramme leading to thedegreeofbachelorprovided that s/he fulfils thatoutstandingrequirementinthefirstyearofstudyasprescribedbytheMatriculationBoardofUSAf.InthecaseofanapplicantwhohasnotqualifiedwithanNSCorNC(V)forentrytoauniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.
4.10.4 Mature age conditional exemption
An applicantwhohasbeenissuedamatureageconditionalexemptionfromthematriculation examinationbyvirtueofbeingover theageof23yearsor45years,as thecasemaybe,maybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloronconditions/hefulfilsthe requirements of the undergraduate qualification within the period stipulated by thefaculty concerned. Such fulfilment entitles theapplicant to complete exemption from the matriculation examination.
For the purposes of mature age conditional exemption the USAf (ex Matriculation Board of USAf) distinguishes between applicants aged 23 to 44 years and applicants of 45 years or more. Further details regarding mature age conditional exemption are available from the Matriculation Board.
In the case of an applicant who has not qualifiedwith anNSC or NC(V) for entry to auniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.
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4.10.5 Holderofathree-yeardiploma
An applicant who has passed school Grade 12, but who did not obtain amatriculation exemption,anNSCoranNC(V) toenteruniversity,andwhohascompletedathree-yeardiplomafromauniversity,universityoftechnology,teachers’trainingcollege,nursingcollegeorafranchisedorassociatedtechnicalorcommunitycollegerecognisedbytheSenate for this purposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloronconditionthats/hefulfilstherequirementsoftheundergraduatequalificationwithintheperiodstipulatedbythefacultyconcerned.Suchfulfilmententitlestheapplicant to complete exemption from matriculation,theNSCortheNC(V).
4.10.6 Immigrant conditional exemption
SubjecttoRuleG4.4,apersonwhohasresidedinSouthAfricaforlessthanfiveyearsandwhohasbeenissuedwithaconditionalmatriculationexemptionbyreasonofnothavingpassedasecondlanguageathighergradeintheschool-leavingexaminationataSouthAfricanschool,maybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbachelor,onconditionthats/hecompletesasecondlanguagecourseathighergradeorNSCorNC(V)oruniversitylevelwithintheperiodstipulatedbythefacultyconcerned.Thequalificationcannotbeawardeduntilthisconditionhasbeenfulfilled.
4.10.7 Foreign conditional exemption
An applicant from a foreign countrywho has been issued a conditional exemption fromthe matriculation examination by theMatriculation Board ofUSAfmay be admitted to aprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbacheloronconditionthats/hefulfilstherequirementsoftheundergraduatequalificationwithintheperiodstipulatedbythefacultyconcerned.Suchfulfilmententitlestheapplicant to complete exemption from the matriculation examination. Inthecaseofaforeignapplicant whohasnotqualifiedwithanNSCorNC(V)forentrytoauniversity,RuleG4.3willapply.
4.11 Admission to a programme leading to a higher qualification
4.11.1 Generalrequirementforadmissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoahigherqualification
For admissiontoaprogrammeleadingtoahigher qualification the Senatemustbesatisfiedthat the candidateisqualifiedatanappropriatestandardtoundertaketheproposedlineofstudyorresearchorboth.
4.11.2 Admission to a programme leading to a degree of bachelor with honours
SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,agraduateinanareaofstudywhichtheSenate considers appropriate ofthisoranotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofbachelorwithhonours.However,inacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,theSenatemayadmitapersonwhohasnotsatisfiedalltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelor,andinsuchacasethedegreeofbachelorwithhonourswillnotbemadeuntiltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelorhavebeensatisfied.
4.11.3 Admissiontoapostgraduatediplomaorcertificate
SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,agraduateinanareaofstudywhichtheSenate considers appropriate ofthisoranotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtoapostgraduatediplomaorcertificate.However,inacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,theSenatemayadmitasastudentapersonwhohasnotsatisfiedalltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelor,andinsuchacasetheawardofthepostgraduatediplomaorcertificatewillnotbemadeuntiltherequirementsforthedegreeofbachelorhavebeensatisfied.
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4.11.4 Admission to a programme leading to the degree of master
SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,agraduateofthisoranotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenate for thispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterifs/heholdsaqualificationinafieldconsideredbytheSenatetobeappropriateandwhichcannormallyonlybetakenovernotlessthanfouryearsoffull-timestudy;orifs/heholdsmorethanonequalificationbothorallofwhichareconsideredbytheSenatetobeinanappropriatefield,andforwhichthecombinednumberofyearsoffull-timestudyisnotlessthanfouryears.The Senate mayrequireanapplicantforregistrationforaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmastertoattendsuchcoursesorpasssuchexaminations,oralorwrittenorboth,asitdeemsnecessarybeforeadmittingher/himasacandidate for the qualification.
4.11.5 Admission to a programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
SubjecttoRuleG4.11.6,aholderofadegreeofmasterinanappropriatefieldfromthisoranyotheruniversityrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposemaybeadmittedtoaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.
4.11.6 Overriding criteria for admission to a programme leading to the award of a higher qualification
NotwithstandingthecriteriaspecifiedinRuleG4.11.2toRuleG4.11.5above,apersonwhohas demonstrated a level of competence to the Senate’ssatisfactionbyvirtueofexamplesofresearch,writings, experience, professional standing or reputation or other attainments orqualificationsinthedisciplineorcognatefieldmaybeadmittedasacandidatetoahigherqualification.
4.11.7 Admission to candidature for a senior doctorate
Anypersonmaybeadmittedasacandidate forthedegreeofdoctoriftheSenateissatisfied,afterconsultingwithanadhoccommitteeofthefacultyboardconcernedwhichhasbeenconvenedtoperusethepublishedworksubmitted, that,onthefaceof it,acaseexists foradmittingthecandidate.
Thefollowingqualificationsareseniordoctorates:
Doctor of Architecture, Doctor of Commerce, Doctor of Economic Science, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Music, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Science in Architecture, Doctor of Science in Building, Doctor of Science in Business Administration, Doctor of Science in Dentistry, Doctor of Science in Engineering, Doctor of Science in Medicine, Doctor of Science in Quantity Surveying, Doctor of Science in Town and Regional Planning, Doctor of Town and Regional Planning.
4.12 Admission of occasional studentsAperson,whethermatriculatedornot,maybepermittedbytheSenate toregisterforcourses outside a recognised curriculum subject to such requirements and conditions asmay bedeterminedbytheSenate.However,anysuchcoursesmaynotsubsequentlybegrantedascredits towardsadegreeunlessthestudenthadmatriculatedbeforecommencingthem.Astudentseekingcredittowardsaqualification in respect of a coursetakenfornon-qualificationpurposes at this University oranotherinstitutionmustsatisfythe Senate that:
a)s/heiseligibleforadmission to the curriculumleadingtothequalification; and
b)thevalidityofthecredit/s has not lapsed.
4.13 Admissionofstudy–abroad/internationaloccasionalstudentsStudents of an institution recognised by the Senate for this purposemay be admitted tocoursesfornon-qualificationpurposes.
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Where an exchange agreement with such an institution exists fees may be waived on the basis of reciprocity.
4.14 Admission – previously excluded studentsThe Senatemay in exceptional circumstances consider the application of a studentwhowas previously excluded from theUniversity, for having failed to satisfy the minimumundergraduate degree requirements and exceeding the maximum time (N+2) for thecompletionofthedegree.Insuchacasethestudentwillhavetodemonstratethatifs/heisreadmitted,s/hewillbeabletosucceedandcompletethedegree.
G5 RegistrationThe last day for registration differs among faculties and programmes. It is the responsibility of the studenttofindoutfromtherelevantfacultyofficewhenthelastdayofregistrationisforher/hisprogramme and to register on or before that date.
5.1 Registration and renewal of registrationExceptwiththepermissionoftheSenatenopersonmayattendanycourse or proceed as a candidateforanyqualificationunlesss/heisregisteredasastudent of the University at the materialtime.RegistrationisrenewableannuallyoronsuchshorterperiodastheSenatemaydetermine.
Normally,anannualperiodofregistrationisfromthedateofregistrationinaparticularyearuntil the lastdayof registration in thefirstquarterof the subsequent year in the relevantfaculty.
Astudentwhoregisters inthefirstsemester forfirstsemesteror fullyearcourse(s)maywiththepermission of Senate substitute such course(s) with an equivalent course(s) provided that they do so withinthefirsttwoweeksofthefirstsemester.
Astudentwhoregistersinthefirstsemesterforacourse(s)thatcommencesinthesecondsemestermay with the permission of Senate substitute such course(s) with an equivalent course(s) provided thattheydosowithinthefirsttwoweeksofthesecondsemester.
5.2 Concurrent registration at other institutions or faculties orforotherqualificationsApersonwhoisregisteredasastudentforanyqualificationmaynotberegisteredasastudent foranyotherqualification oratanyotherfacultyof theUniversityoratanyothertertiaryeducationinstitutionexceptwiththeapprovaloftheSenatenormallygiveninadvance.SuchapprovalwillonlybegrantedincircumstancesconsideredexceptionalbytheSenate.
5.3 Registration as a student prior to registration for a qualificationThe Senatemaypermitor requireaperson,beforebeingregistered foraqualification, toregisterasanoccasionalstudent and attend courses for such period and pass assessments at theprescribedstandardinsuchcourses as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.
5.4 Late registrationLateregistration,forwhichafeemaybecharged,maybepermittedbytheSenateonlyinexceptional circumstances.
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5.5 Registration for twelve months for senior doctorateA candidateforaseniordoctoratemustberegisteredasastudent of the University for at least twelvemonthsbeforethequalificationmaybeconferred.
5.6 Cancellation of registration due to ill health5.6.1 An applicant for registration in thefirstorany subsequentyearof studymaybe required
tosatisfy theVice-Chancellor thats/heisphysicallyandmentallyfit tocarryout theworkinvolvedinthatoranysubsequentyearofstudy,andmayforthispurposeberequiredtopresentherself/himselffor,andsubmitto,anymedicalexaminationthattheVice-Chancellormayrequireinher/hiscase.
5.6.2 TheVice-Chancellormaysuspendtheregistrationofanystudentifs/heissatisfiedthatthisstepiswarrantedbecauseof thestudent’sphysicalormental illhealth.AnappealagainstsuchsuspensionmaybemadetotheCouncil.
5.6.3 TheCouncilmaycanceltheregistrationofanystudentbecauseofher/hisphysicalormentalillhealthifitissatisfiedaftergivingthestudentaproperopportunitytomakerepresentations(asdefined in theAdministrationof JusticeAmendmentAct53of2002), that this step iswarranted.
5.7 Cancellation of registration as a result of unsatisfactory performance/progress
5.7.1 The Senatemaycanceltheregistrationofanundergraduatestudent in one or more of the coursesforwhichthatstudent isregisteredinthatyear,ifintheopinionoftheSenate the student’sprogressisunsatisfactoryoriftheacademicachievementofthestudent is such that s/hewillnotattheendoftheyearobtaincredit in such course or courses. For this rule to beinvoked,theHeadofSchoolmustensurethecriteriahavebeenpublishedinadvancebywhichprogressand/oracademicachievementwillbejudgedasthecasemaybe.AnappealagainstsuchcancellationmaybemadeinthefirstinstancetotherelevantHeadofSchool.If theHeadofSchool isunwilling toreverseher/hisoriginaldecision,s/heshall forthwithplace the student’srepresentationsandhis/herownwrittencommentsbeforetheDeanforadecision.Inexceptionalcases,theDeanmaysetupanappealcommitteecomposedoftwoseniorfacultymembers(onefromtheschoolconcerned)nominatedbyher/him.Thedecisionof theDeanor theappealcommittee,as thecasemaybe,shallbefinal.FeeimplicationsassociatedwiththecancellationofregistrationsareoutlinedintheScheduleofFeesbooks.
5.7.2 The Senatemaycanceltheregistrationofanundergraduatestudent in the qualification for whichthatstudentisregisteredinthatyearandintheopinionoftheSenate the student’s progressisunsatisfactoryorthestudenthasnotmettheconditionsthatwasstipulatedforher/hisreadmissioninthatyearofstudy.
5.7.3 The Senatemaycanceltheregistrationofapostgraduatestudentregisteredforaprogrammeby research if ahigherdegreescommittee (orequivalent),on the recommendationof therelevant supervisor(s) and head of school, has considered the research proposal and/orothermilestonesoftheresearchofthatstudentandhasjudgedtheresearchproposalortheprogresstowardsthemilestonestobeacademicallyunsatisfactoryor,inmaterialaspects,incomplete.Thehigherdegreescommitteemayappointapanelcomprisingonememberofthehigherdegreescommittee,therelevantsupervisorandtherelevantHeadofSchoolforthepurposeofadvisingthehigherdegreescommittee.ReasonsmustbegivenwhensuchregistrationiscancelledandanappealagainstsuchcancellationmaybemadetotheDeanoftheFaculty,whowillthenproposemembershipofanadhoccommitteetoreviewthecase.Thethree-personadhoccommitteewillbechairedbytheDean.TheChairpersonof thehigherdegreescommittee;theHeadofSchooland/ortheSupervisor(orequivalent);maybein attendance.
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Iftheadhoccommitteedoesnotpermitrenewalofregistration,thestudenthastherighttosubmita furtherappeal to theDeputyVice-Chancellor (DVC):ResearchwhomayconsultwiththeDean.ThedecisionoftheDVC:ResearchactingonbehalfoftheCouncil,shallbefinal.Fee implicationsassociatedwith thecancellationof registrationsareoutlined in theScheduleofFeesbook.
5.7.4 TheprocesssetoutinRuleG5.7.3willalsoapplytoapostgraduatestudentregisteredforaprogrammewhichincludescoursework.
5.8 Change of registrationIn exceptional circumstances,where a first-year student is adjudged by the Senate to bemaking inadequateprogressand thecriteriabywhich such judgment ismadehavebeenpublishedintermsofRuleG5.7,thestudentmaybepermittedorrequiredtoalterher/hisregistrationtoaspecialcurriculum for the same qualification.
5.9 Cancellation of registration by student5.9.1 Dateofcancellationofregistrationforaqualification
UnlessinexceptionalcircumstancestheSenateotherwisedetermines,a student whocancelsher/his registration foraqualification less than one month prior to the commencement of thefinalexamination sessioninwhichtheassessment for that qualificationareheld,willbedeemed to have failed in all the coursesforwhichs/hewasregisteredinthatyear,exceptforthose courseswhichs/hehasalreadycompleted.
5.9.2 Date of cancellation of registration in a particular course
Unless the Senate otherwise determines, a student may not cancel her/his registrationfor a particular course less thanonemonthprior to the commencementdateof thefinalexaminationsessioninwhichtheassessment for that course is held.
5.10 Refusal of permission to registerA studentwhofailstocompletea course mayberefusedpermissionbytheSenatetoregisteragainforthat course if admission to the courseislimitedorifs/hehasregisteredmorethanonce for that course.
G6 Attendance6.1 Statutory minimum attendance
In terms of Joint Statute 16 the minimum period of attendance –
(i)foranydegreeofbacheloristhreeacademicyears.
(ii)forthedegreeofbachelorwithhonoursis:
1) oneacademicyearprovidedthestudenthascompletedadegreeofbachelorrecognisedbytheSenate; or
2) where the programme leading to the degree of bachelor with honours is takensimultaneously with the programme leading to the degree of bachelor, at least oneacademicyearinadditiontotheminimumperiodprescribedforthedegreeofbachelorconcerned,providedthattheSenatemayinacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,
reducetheminimumperiodofattendanceinrespectofadegreeofhonoursinBachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,orofBachelorofCommercetoatotalofthreeacademicyears.
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6.2 Failure to attendAny student registered for any course who fails to fulfil the attendance requirementsprescribedbythefacultyforthatcoursemayberefusedpermissionbytheSenate to present herself/himselfforassessmentinthatcourse.
6.3 Outsidework,visits,tours,fieldwork,vacationemployment,non-examinedcoursesTherequirementsforanyqualification or course mayincludesuchworkorattendancewhetherwithinoroutsidetheUniversityandduringtheacademicyearand/orvacationperiodsastheSenatemayprescribe.Astudentisrequiredtoperformsatisfactorilyalldutiesrequiredofher/himinthisconnection.Failuretocomplywiththeserequirementsmayresultinthestudent beingrefusedpermissionbytheSenatetopresentherself/himselfforassessment,toregisterforthesubsequentyearofstudyoranyparticularyearofstudythereafterorineligibilityforthe conferment of the qualification.
6.4 Exemption from attendanceIn exceptional circumstances where it is deemed appropriate, the Senate may excuse astudentfromattendingallorpartofacourse.
6.5 AttendancerequirementforstudentsforqualificationAny student forwhomattendance is not otherwiseprescribedby the rules is required toattend at the UniversityforsuchperiodandinsuchmannerasmaybedeterminedbytheSenate. The Senatemaywaivethisrequirementinexceptionalcircumstances.
6.6 Limitation on the activity of a student for reasons of ill health
6.6.1 TheVice-Chancellor isentitledto investigate thephysicalormentalhealthofanystudent where s/he considers it necessary in the interest of the student or in the interests of the University,tothatendmayrequirethestudent toobtainamedicalreportfromortosubmittoexaminationbyasuitablyqualifiedmedicalpractitionerorpsychologistacceptabletotheVice-Chancellor.TheUniversityisresponsibleforanycostsincurredinthecourseofsuchinvestigation.
6.6.2 WhenevertheVice-Chancellorhasreasonablegroundstobelievethatastudent isormaybecomeadanger toherself/himself or to anyotherperson,ormaycausedamage to anypremises occupied or under the control of the University,ormaydisruptanyoftheactivitiesor functions of the University,s/hemayplacelimitationsonthepresenceoractivitiesofthatstudent on University premises and the studentisrequiredtoobservethoselimitations.
Without prejudice to her/his general powers under this rule, the Vice- Chancellor mayprohibitthestudentfrom–
a) enteringtheprecinctsof,oranyspecifiedpartoftheUniversityincludingaUniversity residence;and/or
b) attendingany lectureoranyspecified lectures, laboratory,orotherclassesoractivitywhetheracademicorotherwise.
Any action takenunder this rulemust be reported to thenextmeetingofCouncil or theExecutiveCommitteeofCouncil.
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6.6.3 UnlessintheopinionoftheVice-Chancellortheurgencyofthecaseortheconditionofthestudent concernedmakes it inappropriateor impractical todo so, theVice-Chancellororanyotherofficerof theUniversitydesignatedby theVice-Chancellor,must interview thestudentconcernedbeforeanyactionistakenunderRuleG6.6.2aboveandaffordher/himareasonableopportunitytobeheard.
6.6.4 Any limitation imposedona studentunderRuleG6.6.2above remains in forceuntil theVice-Chancellorissatisfiedthatitisnolongernecessary.However,thestudent concerned is entitledatanytimetomakerepresentationstotheVice-ChancellorortoapplytotheCounciltoreviewanylimitationsimposedunderRuleG6.6.2above.
6.6.5 TheCouncilmay,atanytime,investigatethematterandhavingconsideredanyrepresentationsthatmayhavebeenmadebytheVice-Chancellororthestudentconcerned,mayconfirm,alterorsetasideanylimitationimposedunderG6.6.2above.
G7 Curricula7.1 Senate approval of curriculum
Apersonmaynotbe registered foracurriculum leading toaqualification inanyyearofstudyuntilher/hiscurriculumforthatyearhasbeenapprovedbytheSenate. An approved curriculummayonlybeamendedwiththeconsentoftheSenate.
7.2 Condonation of breach of rulesThe Senatemay,withretrospectiveeffect,condoneanybreachofthefacultyrulesgoverninga curriculum if it is satisfied that thestudentconcernedwasnotat faultandwouldsufferunduehardshipifthebreachwerenotcondoned.
7.3 Restriction on choice of coursesIn terms of RuleG2.6wherever the rules for aqualification provide for the selection of coursesbyastudent,suchselectionmaybelimitedbythetimetableofclasses,arestrictiononthenumberofstudents toberegisteredforaparticularcourseorinsufficientresources.
7.4 Special curriculaThe Senatemayapproveaspecialcognatelyconsonantcurriculum for a student:
a) whereitconsidersitnecessaryforthatstudent to proceed on a curriculum whichextendsbeyond theminimumperiodof full-timestudy.Themaximumperiodofextension isstipulatedinthefacultyrules;or
b) where it considers it necessary for that student to proceed on foundation and/oradditional courseswhichdonotcontributecreditstowardsaqualification; or
c) whohasbeengrantedcredits or exemptions in terms of Rule G4.7; or
d) who has interrupted her/his studies at theUniversity prior to a change in the rulesgoverningthecurriculum or qualification forwhichs/hewasregisteredortowhomnocurriculumiscurrentlyapplicable;or
e) who has been permitted to proceed to a subsequent year of study without havingobtainedcredit for all the courses prescribedforthepreviousyearofstudy;or
f) whohas, incircumstancesconsideredby theSenate tobeexceptional,beenable togivesatisfactoryevidenceofher/hisqualifications to proceed to a second or third level course inasubject;or
g) who, in theopinionof the Senate, suffersorhas sufferedadisadvantagebecauseofillnessorphysicaldisabilityorbecauseofsomeothergoodandsufficientcause;or
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h) whohas, incircumstancesconsideredby theSenate tobeexceptional,beenable togivesatisfactoryevidenceofher/hisabilitytocompletethefirstcourseinasubjectbypart-timestudy;or
i) inanyothercircumstanceswhichitconsidersacademicallydesirableornecessary.Thegrantingofaspecialcurriculum hasbeendelegatedbytheSenatetotheDeanofeachfaculty, or to the nominee/s of theDean, in instanceswhere theDean reports suchnomination/sandtheperiodforwhicheachsuchpersonwillexercisethisresponsibility,totheFacultyBoard.
7.5 Change of rules during a student’s registrationIf therulesgoverninga qualificationarechanged,astudentwhoregisteredunder theoldrulesandwhohasobtainedsufficientcredits toenableher/himtoproceedtothenextyearofstudyintermsofthoserules,mayproceedontheold curriculumunlesss/heelectstoproceedonthenewcurriculum.Howeverwherethereare,intheopinionoftheSenate,compellingreasonsfordoingso,whichmayincludefailureinoneormorecourses,orwhereastudent doesnotregister for thenextyearofstudyintheensuingacademicyearorwhereather/hisrequest,astudentispermittedbytheSenatetoregisterintheensuingyearonaspecialcurriculum,that studentmayberequiredbytheSenatetoproceedonnewrulesoroninterimrules or on a special curriculumlaiddownforher/himbytheSenate.
7.6 Study-abroadcomponent/foreignelectivesAregisteredstudentwhocompletesastudy-abroad componentapprovedbytheSenateor,aspartofaninstitutionalexchangeagreement,completesappropriatecredits at an institution whichisrecognisedbytheSenateforthispurposeinacountryotherthanSouthAfrica,earnscreditsasdefinedintherequirementsforthequalification.
7.7 CreditsSubject to the rulespertaining toaparticularqualification andany special restrictionsoncreditsintherules,astudentobtainscreditinanycoursethats/hesuccessfullycompletes.However,evenifastudentobtainssuchcredit,s/hemayberefusedpermissiontorenewher/hisregistrationifs/hefailstocomplywiththeminimumrequirementsofstudyprescribed.
7.8 Minimum requirements of study7.8.1 A studentwhodoesnotmeettheminimumrequirementsofstudymayberefusedpermission
bytheSenatetorenewher/hisregistration.If,however,astudent ispermittedtorenewher/hisregistrationafterhavingfailedtosatisfytheminimumrequirementsofstudy,s/hemayberequiredtosatisfyfurtherconditionsastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.
The minimum requirements of study prescribed for students are set out in the faculty rules.
7.8.2 Saveinexceptionalcircumstances,astudentwhofailstomeettheminimumrequirementsofstudyafters/hehasreachedorexceededthemaximumtime(N+2)forthecompletionofthedegreeshallnotbepermittedbySenatetorenewher/hisstudywiththeUniversity.
Rule 7.8.2 will only apply to undergraduate programmes
7.9 Withdrawalof,orrefusaltograntcreditsand/orexemptionsThe Senatemaywithdrawor refuse to grantcredits and/orexemptions if, in the opinionof the Senate, thetimewhichhaselapsedbetweenobtainingthecredit or exemption and completion of the other requirements for the award of a qualification is excessive or is excessiveinviewofthenatureofthesubject.
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Unless otherwise stipulated by the Dean of the Faculty, the shelf life of a course is four years.
7.10 Sub-minimumruleUnlessspecifiedotherwiseinacourseoutline,astudent willnotbeallowedtoobtaincredit for a courseunlesss/heachieves:
a) afinalmarkofatleast50percentforthatcourse; and
b) asub-minimumof35percentineachofthecomponentsofthatcourseaswellasinthesummative assessment for that course.
Suchasub-minimumcriterionappliesonlytocomponentswhichcontribute25percentormoretowardsacourse,unlessspecifiedotherwiseinthecourse outline.
Summativeassessmentinthisinstanceisassessmentthatregulatestheprogressionofstudents byawardingmarksattheconclusionofacourse.
G8RequirementsforAwardofQualificationInadditiontotherequirementsofadmission,registration,attendanceandassessmentapplicabletothequalificationforwhichastudentisregistered,such studentmustmeettherequirementsfortheawardof the qualificationbyobtainingcredit in the coursessetineachacademicyearand/orconductingresearchapprovedbytheSenate andsatisfyingsuchfurtherrequirementsasmaybeprescribedbythe Senateandwhicharesetoutinthefacultyrules.
G9 Degree of Master
9.1 GeneralThe Senatemayrequireacandidateforthedegreeofmasterasaconditionoftheconfermentofthedegreetoattendsuchcourses or pass such examinations(writtenororal)asitdeemsnecessarybeforeconferringthe qualification.
9.2 The programme of master proceeding by research Whereappropriateafacultymayofferaprogrammeleadingtothedegreeofmasterby:
a) advancedstudyandresearchnormallyundertheguidanceofasupervisor/sappointedbytheSenate; or
b) attendance,completionofacurriculumapprovedby theSenateandsubmissionofatopicapprovedbytheSenate.
9.3 ProgrammebyresearchandcourseworkWhere appropriate a facultymay offer a programme leading to the degree ofmaster byresearchandcourseworkby:
a) attendance, completion of a curriculum approved by the Senate and submission ofcourseworkandResearch ReportonanapprovedtopicbytheSenate;or
b) attendance and completion of an approved curriculum.
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9.4 Conditions for the conferment of the degree of master by researchA personwho is admitted as a candidate for a degree ofmaster by researchmust, afterconsultationwithherorhissupervisorifthereisone,presentfortheapprovaloftheSenate a dissertationonasubjectapprovedbytheSenate. The dissertationmust,intheopinionoftheSenate,constitutebothanapplicationofthemethodsofresearchandacontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthesubjectchosen.
Consistent with the definition of a dissertation in Rule G1.12, a dissertation will be anextendedpieceofwrittenworkwhichmayincorporatecreativeworkorpublications.
The terms Dissertation and Research Report are defined in Rule G1. Further conditions for theconferment of the degree of master are set out in the faculty rules and the Senate Standing Orders for Higher Degrees.
9.5 Supervisionoffull-timemembersofstaffIn circumstances considered by it to be exceptional the Senate may dispense with therequirement for supervision in the case of a candidate who holds an appointment as amemberofthefull-timeacademicstaffoftheUniversity and has held such appointment for suchperiodasislaiddowninthefacultyrules.InsuchacasetheSenate must appoint an internal and external examiner.
9.6 Abstract and style of Dissertation or Research ReportThe Dissertation or Research ReportprescribedbytheSenatemustincludeanabstractandconformas faraspossible to thestyle, lengthandformatrecommendedin theauthorisedstyleguideobtainablefromfacultyoffices.
9.7 Copies of Dissertation or Research ReportA candidate for thedegreeofmastermust submit at least twoboundcopies, two furtherunboundcopiesandanelectronicversionofher/hisdissertation or Research Report. The boundcopiesmustbeinaformthat,intheopinionoftheSenate,issuitableforsubmissiontotheexaminers.Furtherboundcopiesmayberequiredintermsofindividualfacultyrules.Priortograduation,twofinal,correctedcopiesofthedissertation or Research Report must besubmitted inaprinted formataswellasafinal,correctedcopyinelectronic formatasrequiredby theUniversity archivist.Thecandidatemust attest that theelectronic copy isidenticaltotheprintedcopy.
9.8 Formal declarationTogetherwith her/hisdissertation or Research Report, a candidatemust submit a formaldeclarationstatingwhether–
a) itisher/hisownunaidedworkor,ifs/hehasbeenassisted,whatassistances/hehasreceived;
b) thesubstanceoranypartof ithasbeensubmittedinthepastorisbeingoris tobesubmittedforaqualificationatanyotheruniversity;
c) the information used in the dissertation or Research Reporthasbeenobtainedbyher/himwhileemployedby,orworkingunder theaegisof, anypersonororganisationother than the University.
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9.9 Acknowledgementofconfermentofdegreeifmaterialis published A candidateuponwhomadegreeofmasterhasbeenconferredbytheUniversityandwhosubsequentlypublishesorrepublishesher/hisdissertation or Research Report inwholeorinpart,must indicateon the titlepageor in theprefaceor, if this isnotappropriate, inafootnote,thatsuchDissertation or Research Report hasbeenapprovedforthatqualification bytheUniversity.
9.10 Completion of all requirements for the degree of masterUnlesstheSenatehasgrantedanextensionoftime,acandidatewhohasnotsatisfiedalltherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterincludingsubmissionofaResearch Report,ifs/heisrequiredtosubmitone,bythedatestipulatedinthefacultyrulesisdeemedtohavefailed.If the Senategrantsher/himsuchextensions/heisrequiredtoregisterforthenewacademicyear.
G10 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
10.1 Fulfilmentofrequirementsforconfermentofthedegree of Doctor of PhilosophyWhen the research is completed a candidate must:
a) present for the approval of the Senate a thesis, the research for which is normallyconductedundertheguidanceofasupervisor/s,whichmustconstituteintheopinionof the Senateasubstantialcontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthesubjectchosen,andwhichmustbesatisfactoryasregardsliterarypresentation;
The termthesis isdefined inRuleG1.34.Furtherconditions for theconfermentof thedegreeofDoctor of Philosophy are set out in the faculty rules and the Senate Standing Orders for Higher Degrees.
b) furnishanabstractwitheachcopyofthethesis;
c) if required by theSenate, present herself/himself for suchassessment, or such otherrequirementsastheSenatemaydetermineinrespectofthesubjectofher/histhesis.
10.2 Supervisionoffull-timemembersofstaffIn circumstances considered by it to be exceptional, the Senate may dispense with therequirement for supervision in the case of a candidate who holds an appointment as amemberofthefull-timeacademicstaffoftheUniversity and has held such appointment for suchperiodasislaiddowninthefacultyrules.Insuchacase,theSenate must appoint one internalandtwoexternalexaminers.
10.3 Copies of thesisUnlessthefacultyrulesforthequalificationrequireotherwise,acandidateforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophymustsubmitthreeboundcopies,twofurtherunboundcopiesandanelectronicversionofher/histhesis.Theboundcopiesmustbeinaformthat,intheopinionof the Senate,issuitableforsubmissiontotheexaminers.
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Prior tograduation, twofinal, correctedcopiesof the thesis andanyotherworkmustbesubmittedinaprintedformataswellasafinal,correctedcopyinelectronicformatasrequiredbytheUniversity archivist. The candidatemustattestthattheelectroniccopyisidenticaltotheprintedcopy.
Therulesrelatingtoformaldeclaration(RuleG9.8),acknowledgementofconfermentofthequalification,(RuleG9.9)andcompletionofallrequirementsforthedegreeofmaster(RuleG9.10),applywiththeappropriatechanges.
G9.7,G10.3:Acandidateforahigherdegreeisnotentitledtothereturnofsuchcopies.
G11 Senior Doctorate
11.1 Conditions for the conferment of the degreeA candidate for a senior doctorate must present for the approval of the Senate at least five copies of original published work, or original work accepted for publication, in afieldapprovedby the Senate. Suchworkmust, in theopinionof theSenate, constitute adistinguishedcontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthatfield.
11.2 Notice of intention to apply for candidatureA candidatemustgivenoticeinwritingtotheRegistrarofher/hisintentiontopresentherself/himself as a candidate for the qualification, submitting at the same time the title and anoutlineoftheproposedsubmission.
G12Conversionofcandidatureforhigherqualifications12.1 General
Wheretherequirementsforahigherqualificationallow,acandidatemaybepermittedorrequiredbySenate under conditionsprescribedby it to converther/his candidature fromonehigherqualificationtoanotherwithintheperiodofregistration.Specialconditionsforconversionarespecifiedinthefacultyrules.
The conditions for conversion are generally applicable for existing programmes and qualificationsprior to2009, fornewprogrammes or qualifications, i.e. thosewhichhavenotexistedbefore2009,theconditionsforconversionaresubjecttoSenate discretion. On confermentofaconvertedhigherqualification,thetranscriptwillbeendorsedtoreflecttheconversion.
ConditionsforconversionmaychangeinlightoftheHigherEducationQualificationsSub-Framework.
12.2 Conversion from a programme leading to the degree of master by research to a programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophya) A person who has been admitted as a candidate for the degree of master may, in
exceptional circumstances, at her/his request and on the recommendation of thesupervisorandoftheHeadoftheSchoolconcerned,onthebasisofworktowardsthedissertationbeallowed,bypermissionoftheSenate,toproceedinsteadtothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmastershallNOTbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his–
i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy;
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ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophycancelledintermsRuleG5.7;orfailingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.
b) A person who has completed the requirements for the degree of master, at her/hisrequest and on the recommendation of theHead of the School concerned,may bepermitted by the Senate not to have the qualification conferred on her/him, but toconduct,fornotlessthanoneacademicyearoffurtherfull-timestudy,ornotlessthantwo academic years of further part-time study, additional research for the degree ofDoctor of Philosophy,which shall be a significant extensionof the research alreadycompletedbyher/him:Providedthattheperiodofadditionalresearchmaybewaivedorreducedinacaseconsideredbythe Senatetobeexceptional.ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmastershallNOTbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his–
i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy;
or
ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophycancelledintermsRule G5.7; or
iii)failingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.
c) Apersonwhoispermittedtochangeher/hiscandidatureintermsof(a)or(b)abovewillbedeemedtohavebeenadmittedtocandidatureforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyat the date of her/his admission to candidature for the degree ofmaster, or at suchlater date as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase,butwillbesubject,inallotherrespects,totherulesforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyandsuchotherconditionsas the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.
12.3 Conversion from a programme leading to a degree ofmasterbycourseworkandResearchReporttoaprogramme leading to the degree of master by researcha) Apersonwhohasbeenadmittedasacandidateforthedegreeofmasterbycoursework
and Research Reportmay,inexceptionalcircumstances,ather/hisrequestandontherecommendationof thesupervisorandof theHeadof theSchoolconcerned,on thebasisofworktowardstheResearch Reportbeallowed,bypermissionoftheSenate,toproceedinsteadtothedegreeofmasterbyresearch.ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkandResearch ReportshallNOTbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his-
i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch;or
ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchcancelledintermsRule G5.7; or
iii)failingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch.
b) Apersonwhohascompletedtherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkand Research Report,ather/hisrequestandontherecommendationoftheHeadoftheSchoolconcerned,maybepermittedbytheSenatenottohavethedegreeconferredonher/him,buttoconduct,fornotlessthanoneacademicyearoffurtherfull-timestudy,ornotlessthantwoacademicyearsoffurtherpart-timestudy,additionalresearchforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch,whichshallbeasignificantextensionoftheresearchalreadycompletedbyher/him:Providedthattheperiodofadditionalresearchmaybewaived or reduced in a case considered by the Senate to be exceptional. ProvidedfurtherthatthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkandResearch Reportshallbeconferredonher/himintheeventofher/his–
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i)withdrawingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch;or
ii)havingher/hiscandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchcancelledintermsRule G5.7; or
iii)failingtosatisfytherequirementsforthedegreeofmasterbyresearch.
c) Apersonwhoispermittedtochangeher/hiscandidatureintermsof(a)or(b)abovewillbedeemedtohavebeenadmittedtocandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchatthedateofher/hisadmissiontocandidatureforthedegreeofmasterbycourseworkandResearch Report,oratsuchlaterdateastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase,butwillbesubject,inallotherrespects,totherulesforthedegreeofmasterbyresearchandsuch other conditions as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.
G13 Assessment
13.1 GeneralAn assessment maybewritten,practical,electronic,clinicalororal,inprojectorassignmentformorbeanyotherpieceofworkoranycombinationthereofasmaybespecifiedbytheSenate,providedthatastudent’s overall assessment does not consist of an oral assessment alone,exceptifexpresslydeterminedasappropriatebytheSenate.Suchdeterminationmaynotbedelegated.Inallcasestheevaluationmustbeinaformthatissuitableforobjectiveassessment by an internalmoderatoror external examiner. In each case the Schoolmustmakecleartheextentandnatureoftheworktobeassessedandthecriteriatobeused.
13.2 Examiners13.2.1 At least one examiner for each coursemustbeamemberoftheacademicstaffoftheUniversity
whohastaughtthestudents in the course under assessmentunlessitisimpracticableinanyinstancebecauseofthedeath,dismissal,resignation,absence,illnessorotherincapacityofthememberofstaffconcerned,orforsomereasondeemedbytheSenatetobesufficient.
13.2.2 At least 50 percent of the assessmentsthatcontributetothefinalmarksforeverycourse willbe internallymoderated and/or externally examined, provided that at least 30 percent ofeverycourseisexternallyexamined.
13.2.3 Aninternalmoderatorisnormallyamemberoftheacademicstaffwhomaybefromthesamedepartmentorschoolorfromanotherdepartmentorschoolbutwhohasnotbeeninvolvedatallinteachingthe courseduringtherelevantacademic year.UnlessotherwiseimpracticableorwiththeapprovaloftheDean,aninternalmoderatorshouldnotbeappointedtoexaminethe same courseformorethanthreeconsecutiveyears.
13.2.4 Anexternal examiner is normally appointed fromoutside theUniversity, preferably fromanother university, or in the case of professional disciplines, from among experiencedmembers of the professions. In exceptional caseswhere these options are impracticable,amemberoftheacademicstaffmay,withthepermissionoftheDean,beappointedasanexternalexaminerbutonlyifs/hehasnotbeeninvolvedatallinteachingthecourse duringthe relevant academic year.UnlessotherwiseimpracticableorwiththeapprovaloftheDeananexternalexaminershouldnotbeappointed toexaminethesamecourse for more than threeconsecutiveyears.ThereshouldbenoreciprocitybetweenexternalexaminersfromthisandotherinstitutionssaveincircumstanceswhichtheSenate deems exceptional.
13.2.5 AnadditionalrequirementwithregardtoexaminersforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyis that the SenatemustappointthreeexaminersofwhomtwomustbeexternalexaminersasdefinedinRuleG13.2.4above.
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13.3 Eligibility for assessmentA studentmaybedisqualifiedfrompresentingherself/himselfforanyassessment ifs/hehasnotsatisfiedsuchrequirements,includingsatisfactoryparticipationintheworkoftheclass,asmaybeprescribedbytheSenate.
These requirements include, but are not limited to: attendance, assignments completed, tutorialsparticipatedin,practicalexperiments,clinicalwork,fieldworkandoutsidework.It is incumbenton each student to ascertain from the head of school what is required to qualify for presentation forassessmentforeachcourse.Disqualificationincludesbeingrefusedpermissiontocompleteanassessmentorreceivingnomarksforsuchassessment.
13.4 Additional oral or other form of assessmentThe Senatemay require a student to present herself/himself for an oral or other form ofassessmentif,onthemarksobtainedbyher/himafterprescribedassessment/s,s/heis,intheopinion of the Senate,ontheborderlineofthepassmarkorthemarkrequiredforaparticularclass,asdefinedinthefacultyorschoolstandingorders.Insuchaneventthemarksobtainedin such oral assessment are reported to the Senateinadditiontothemarksobtainedintheprescribedassessment/s.TheSenatemustthendeterminethemarktobeallocated.
13.5 Supplementary assessmentsA student whohasfailedacoursemaybepermittedbytheSenatetopresentherself/himselfforasupplementaryassessmentwheresuchassessmentispermittedbytherulesofthefacultywhichteachesandexaminesthecourse,unlessotherwiseagreedbythefacultiesconcerned.SupplementaryassessmentsmayonlybedeferredincircumstancesconsideredbytheSenate tobeexceptional.
A supplementary assessment fee may be charged.
13.6 Deferred assessments13.6.1 Studentsapplyingforadeferredexaminationmustdosowithinthree(3)workingdaysafter
the date of the examination.
13.6.2 IftheDeanofthefacultyissatisfiedthatthereissufficientreason,s/hemaypermitastudent todeferher/hisassessment/s.TheDeanwillrequirethestudenttosubmitsuchevidencetosupporther/hiscaseastheDeanconsidersnecessary.
A Dean who permits a student to present herself/himself for a deferred assessment mayrequireher/himtodosoatsuchtimeandsubjecttosuchconditionsass/heconsidersfitand,inparticular,mayrequirethestudent todeferortorepeat(asthecasemaybe)someorallher/his assessments(orsomeoralltheassessments thats/hehasnotfailed)intheyearinrespectofwhichher/hisapplicationislodged.
13.6.3 A studentwhodoesnotpresentherself/himselfforadeferredassessment is not entitled or permitted to have the assessment further deferred unless there are, in the opinion of theSenate,exceptionalgroundsforpermittingher/himtodoso.
13.6.4 UnlessintheopinionoftheSenate,exceptionalcircumstancesexist,adeferred assessment:
a) inthefirstsemester,mustbecompletednotlaterthanthefirstweekofthethirdteaching block;
b) in the second semester,mustbecompletedbeforethecommencementofthefollowingacademic year.
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13.7 Re-assessmentWhere a student has presented herself/himself for assessment and before the results orprovisionalorunconfirmedresultsofsuchassessmentarepublished,theDeanofthefaculty,afterdueconsiderationoftherelevantfactors,maypermitastudent tositforre-assessment if at the time of the assessmentowingtoillnessorher/hismentalstate,thestudentwasunabletobringher/hisjudgmentproperlytobearonwhethertoapplyforadeferredassessmentintermsofRuleG13.6.1aboveandiftheDeanconsidersthatthestudent wouldsufferhardshiptoanexceptionaldegreeweres/henotallowedtodoso.
13.8 Absence from assessmentUnless theSenate is satisfied that therewas goodand sufficient reason, a studentwho isabsentfromanassessment,inacourseforwhich,inaccordancewiththerelevantcurriculum,s/heisrequired,permittedorentitledtopresentherself/himself,failsthatcourse.
G14 Academic Progression
14.1 Completion of courses prescribed for previous year of studyExceptasprovidedintherulesforanyqualificationorbypermissionoftheSenate,astudent maynotbeadmittedtoayearofstudyuntils/hehascompletedthecoursesprescribedforanyprecedingyearofstudyandsatisfiedsuchfurtherrequirements,ifany,asareprescribedbytherules.
14.2 Standard required to proceedA studentmaynotincludeinher/hiscurriculumanycourseatasubsequentlevelunlesss/he has attained in that courseattheprecedinglevelsuchstandardasisconsideredbytheSenatetowarranther/hisadmissiontothe course atthesubsequentlevelandhassatisfiedtheprerequisitesforthatcourseasdeterminedbytheSenate from time to time.
14.3 Prerequisitenon-creditbearingcoursesWhere a studentisrequiredtoattendacoursewhichdoesnotconstituteacredittowardsthequalificationforwhichs/heisregisteredortoperformanyotherrequirementprescribedforanyparticularyearofstudyforanyqualification,her/himfailuretoattendsuchcourse or to performsuchotherrequirementmayresultinher/himbeingrefusedpermissionbytheSenate toregisterforthesubsequentyearofstudyoranyparticularyearofstudythereafter.
14.4 Special curricula for students who cannot proceed to the next year of studyA studentwhohasobtainedcredit in some of the coursesprescribedforanyyearofstudybutwhomaynotintermsoftherulesproceedtothefollowingyearofstudyandwhohasnotbeenexcludedintermsofthefacultyrulesforprogression,maybepermittedorrequiredbythe Senate to proceed on a special curriculum. In addition to the coursesbeingrepeatedthestudentmaybepermittedtoincludeinher/hiscurriculum a course or coursesprescribedforthenextyearofstudyand/orsuchcourseasmayenrichthecontentofher/hiscurriculum.
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14.5 Re-attendancerequirementforstudentswhocannotproceed to the next year of studyA studentwhoisnotpermittedbytheSenatetoproceedtothesubsequentyearofstudyortoincludeinher/hiscurriculumforthefollowingacademicyearafurthercourse inasubjectinwhichs/hehasobtainedcredit,mayberequiredbytheSenatetore-attendandperformto the satisfaction of the Senatetheworkoftheclassprescribedforsucharepeatedcourse,failingwhichs/hemayberefusedpermissiontoregisterforthesubsequentyearofstudyoranyparticularyearofstudythereafter.
G15 Results
15.1 Publication of resultsThe finalmark obtained by a student in a course may be published either byway of apercentagemarkorasaresultdecisionexceptwheretheSenatehas, in thecaseofsomesupplementaryassessments,ruledotherwise.
15.2 Non-publicationofresultsThefinalmarksobtainedbyastudentwillnotbepublishedandaqualificationwillnotbeconferred on a studentunlessanduntil–
a) s/hehaspaidalloutstanding fees, levies,disbursements,finesandanyothermonieslawfullyowingtotheUniversity;
b) anydisciplinaryproceedings,pendingorincomplete,havebeencompleted;and
c) therehasbeencompliancewithanyordermadeagainstthestudentasaconsequenceofanydisciplinaryproceedings.
G16Confermentofqualification
16.1 CongregationQualificationsmustbeconferredbytheUniversityatameetingoftheCongregationoftheUniversity convened for this purpose.
16.2 IssuingofacertificateDegreesareconferredandDiplomasaregrantedataUniversityGraduationceremony.Adegreeordiplomacertificatewillnotbeissuedtoastudent/candidatepriortoher/hisnameappearingintheofficialgraduationprogramme.
16.3 EndorsementofcertificateWhere a qualification is conferred or granted in a specific field, option or branch, theSenatemaydeterminethatthecertificateattestingtosuchconfermentorgrantingwillbearastatementspecifyingthatfield,optionorbranch.TheSenatemaydeterminethatwhereapersonwhohasbeengrantedsuchacertificatehas satisfied the requirements foranotherfield,optionorbranch,theoriginalcertificatebeendorsedtoreflectthisfact.
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a) the studenthaspaidalloutstandingfees,levies,disbursements,finesandanyothermonieslawfullyowingtotheUniversity;
b) anydisciplinaryproceedings,pendingorincomplete,havebeencompleted;
c) anyordermadeagainst thestudentasaconsequenceofanydisciplinaryproceedingshasbeencompliedwith;and
d) inthecaseoftheconversionfromonehigherqualificationtoanothers/hehassurrenderedthecertificateinrespectoftheformerhigherqualification.Wheresuchsurrenderisimpossiblethe Senatemaypermittheconfermentofthequalification.
16.5 Permissiontocompletequalificationbyobtainingcredits elsewhereThe Senatemay,ifitconsidersfit,permitastudentwhohasonlyoneortwo,or,inacaseconsideredby it tobe exceptional, threecourses or suchnumberofcourses as does not exceed30percentofthetotalnumberofprescribedcourses outstandingforaqualification andwhosatisfiestheSenatethat,byreasonofachangeofresidence,orforsomeothergoodandsufficientcause,s/heisunabletocontinueattendingattheUniversity,tocompletesuchcourse or coursesatanotheruniversityorataninstitutionrecognisedforthispurposebytheSenatewithinoroutsidetheRepublicofSouthAfrica.
The policy of the faculties on this issue is set out in the standing orders of each faculty.
G17ConfermentofQualificationwithDistinctionThe qualification is awardedwithdistinctionorwithdistinction in aparticularcourse to a studentwhohasobtainedthestandardlaiddownbytheSenate for that purpose.
G18 Honorary Degrees18.1 AproposaltoconferanhonorarydegreemaybemadeeitherbyamemberoftheCouncilor
of the Senateandmustbesecondedbyanothermemberofeitherofthesestructures.
18.2 TheproposalmustbecommunicatedinwritingtotheUniversityRegistrar.
18.3 Theproposalmustbeaccompaniedbyastatementsettingoutthereasonsformakingit.
18.4 AresolutiontoconferanhonorarydegreemustbepassedintheCouncilandintheSenatebyanabsolutemajorityofthemembersofeachstructurevotingbysecretpostalballot.
18.5 Apersonwhositsonbothstructuresisentitledtovoteineachelection.
G19 Intellectual PropertyStudents are advised to refer to the University Policy on Intellectual Property.
19.1 Anyowner’srighttointellectualpropertyinanythesis,dissertation, Research ReportoranyotherworkisnormallysubjecttotherightoftheUniversitytomakeareproductionofitorpartsofitinanymediumforapersonorinstitutionrequiringitforstudyorresearch,providedthatnotmorethanonecopyissuppliedtothatpersonorinstitution.
19.2 Where research includes a patentable invention, theUniversity may keep the researchconfidentialforareasonableperiodifspecificallyrequestedtodoso.
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19.3 Whereconfidentialityhasbeenagreed in advance theUniversitymust keep the researchconfidentialfortheperiodagreed.
19.4 Subjectto19.2and19.3theUniversitymaydistributeabstractsorsummariesofanythesis,dissertation,Research ReportoranyotherworkforpublicationinindexingandbibliographicperiodicalsconsideredbytheUniversitytobeappropriate.
G20 Ethical ClearanceStudentswhoproposetoconductresearchofanykindonhumanoranimalsubjectsmustapplyforethical clearance from the appropriate University’s EthicsCommittee/s
Joint Statutes of the Universities in the Republic of South AfricaSection 74(6) of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 states that the joint statutes and joint regulations and rules made in terms of the Universities Act, 1995 (Act 61 of 1955), continue to exist until the date contemplated in that Act. The only provisions of the Joint Statutes remaining in force are:
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SubjecttotheprovisionsofanActorofthisstatute,nouniversitymay,notwithstandinganythingtothecontraryinitsstatute,admitacandidatetothedegreeofbachelorunlesshehas–
a) registeredasamatriculatedstudent[oranNSCorNC(V)student]1;
b) passedsuchexaminations2ortestsandcompliedwithsuchconditionsastheUniversitymayimpose for thecompletionofeachcourse ineachacademicyearof study in thesubjectsoffered for thedegree:Provided thatno recognition for thepurposesofadegreeshallbegiventoanycoursecompletedinanysubjectinanyacademicyearofstudyunlessthedateofvalidityofhismatriculationcertificateorcertificateofexemptionfromthematriculationexamination[orNSCorNC(V)]precedes2Apriloftheacademicyearinwhichsuchcoursewascompleted;
c) completedsubsequenttothedateofvalidityofthematriculationcertificate[ortheNSCorNC(V)]orofthecertificateoffullexemptionfromthematriculationexaminationissuedbytheMatriculationBoard[ofHigherEducationSouthAfrica(HESA)]thefollowingminimumperiodofattendancerecognisedforsuchdegree:ProvidedthatinthecaseofastudentoftheUniversityofSouthAfricatheterm‘attendance’shallmean‘registration’–
i)forthedegreeofBachelorofEducation(BEd)orBachelorofPhysicalEducation(BEdPh)–
1)twoacademicyearswheres/hehasobtainedpriortothisperiodofattendanceadegreeofBachelorofArtsorScienceoranotherdegreeacceptedbytheSenateoftheUniversityasequivalentthereto;or
2)oneacademicyearwheres/hehasobtainedpriortothisperiodofattendanceeitheranapprovedfour-yearbachelor’sdegreeoranapprovedthree-yearbachelor’sdegreeandalsoanapproveddiplomaorcertificateineducation;
ii)forthehonour’sdegreeofbachelor–
1) one academic year providedhehas completed a bachelor’s degree recognisedby theSenateoftheUniversity;or
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2)wherethehonoursdegreeofbacheloristakensimultaneouslywiththebachelor’sdegree,atleastoneacademicyearinadditiontotheminimumperiodprescribedforthebachelor’sdegreeconcerned:Providedthatauniversitymay,inacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,reducetheminimumperiodofattendanceinrespectofanhonoursdegreeofBachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,orofBachelorofCommercetoatotalofthreeacademicyears.
3) for the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) two academic years after the date ofcompletion of a bachelor’s degree forwhich theminimumperiod of attendance is threeacademicyears;oroneacademicyearafterthecompletionofabachelor’sdegreeforwhichtheminimumperiodofattendanceisfouracademicyears;
4)foranyotherbachelor’sdegree:threeacademicyears.
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Astudentwhowasregisteredatauniversity,must,uponapplicationforadmissiontoanotheruniversity,submit a certificate of conduct at the first mentioned university which, subject to section 11 of theUniversitiesAct,isacceptabletotheSenateoftheuniversitytowhichadmissionissought.
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1) Subjecttotheprovisionsofsubparagraph(2),theSenateofauniversitymayacceptaspartoftheattendanceofastudentforadmissiontoadegreeofbachelor,otherthanaoneyearhonoursdegree of bachelor, of that university, periods of attendance as a registeredmatriculatedstudentatanyotheruniversityorinstitution,andmayaccept,asfaraspracticable,certificatesof proficiency in any subject issued by such other university or such other institution:Providedthattheforegoingshallalsoapplyinthecaseofperiodsofattendanceandsubjectspassedfordiplomaswithaminimumdurationofthreeyearswhichhavesuccessfullybeencompleted at a university or another institution and on account of which the Board hasgranted full or conditional exemption from thematriculation examination [or theNSCorNC(V)examination],backdatedtothecommencementoftheyearinwhichcreditforsuchdiplomawasfirstearned;andprovidedfurtherthattheprovisionsofsubparagraph(2)shallalsoapplytosuchdiplomascompletedatthesameuniversityasthatatwhichthestudentconcernedistobeadmittedtoadegreeofbachelor.
2) Acandidateshallnotbeadmittedtoanordinarydegreeofbachelorintermsofsub-paragraph(1)unless–
a)hisperiodsofattendancearetogethernotlessthanthecompletedperiodprescribedforadmissiontosuchdegree;
b)heattendedattheuniversitythatconfersthedegreecoursesprescribedbythatuniversity–
i)foradegreeforwhichtheperiodofattendanceisthreeacademicyears,foratleasttwoacademicyears:Providedthathehasattendedasaregisteredstudentforthatdegreeatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthedegree,or
3) Acandidateshallnotbeadmittedtoanordinarydegreeofbachelorintermsofsub-paragraph(1)unless–
a)hisperiodsofattendancearetogethernotlessthanthecompletedperiodprescribedforadmissiontosuchdegree;
b)heattendedattheuniversitythatconfersthedegreecoursesprescribedbythatuniversity–
i)foradegreeforwhichtheperiodofattendanceisthreeacademicyears,foratleasttwoacademicyears:Providedthathehasattendedasaregisteredstudentforthatdegreeatleasthalfofthetotalnumberofcoursesprescribedforthedegree,or
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ii) foranyotherdegreeofbachelor,at least twoacademicyears,except for thedegreeofBachelor of Education (BEd), or Bachelor of Physical Education (BEdPh), or Bachelor ofPhilosophy(BPhil),forwhichtheperiodofattendancemaybeoneacademicyear.
4) The Senate of a universitymay recognise for admission to a one-year honours degree ofbachelorattheuniversity,coursescompletedforaone-yearhonoursdegreeofbacheloratanyotheruniversity:Providedthatatleasthalfofthecoursesrequiredforthedegreeshallbe attended andpassed at the university granting the degree and that the total periodofattendanceisnotlessthanoneyear.
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1Informationinsquarebracketsisinsertedforexplanatorypurposes.
2ThiswordisusedinaccordancewiththedefinitioninRuleG1.13
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SENATE RULES
FOR THE
FACULTY OF SCIENCETheseRulesaresubordinatetoandshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeGeneralRules.TheRulesfordegreesanddiplomaspublishedherearesubjecttochange.TheyreflecttheRulesandRegulationsoftheUniversityasat31July2019butmaybeamendedpriortothecommencementofthe2020academic year.
1 Application of RulesSee Rule G3.
2 UNDERGRADUATE2.1 General DegreesQualificationName Programme Code NQF Exit Level
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2.1.1 Admission Rules2.1.1.1 Minimum requirements for admission to Fields of Study
SubjecttoG4.10andunlessotherwisepermittedbytheSenate,astudentmaynotbeadmittedtoaFieldofStudylistedbelowunlesss/hehasobtainedtheNational Senior Certificate (NSC)orotherrecognisedSchoolLeavingCertificateconsideredbytheSenatetobeequivalent,orotherpre-university or university requirements.
Description Firm Offer Waitlist Reject
BScinthefieldofActuarial Science
≥80%inMathematicsand≥80%inPhysicalSciencesand≥80%inEnglishand≥40points
≥80%inMathematicsand≥40points
<80%inMathematicsand < 40 points
BScinthefieldofMathematical Sciences
≥80%inMathematicsand≥80%inPhysicalSciencesand≥80%inEnglishand≥40points
≥80%inMathematicsand≥40points
<80%inMathematicsand < 40 points
BScinthefieldofChemistrywithChemicalEngineering
≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciences≥43points
≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciencesandbetween40 and 42 points (inclusive)
< 40 points
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Description Firm Offer Waitlist Reject
BScinthefieldofMaterials Science
≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciences≥43points
≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciencesandbetween40 and 42 points (inclusive)
< 40 points
BScinthefieldofAstronomyandAstrophysics
≥70%inMathematicsand≥70%inPhysicalSciences≥43points
≥70%inMathematicsand≥70%inPhysicalSciencesandBetween40 and 42 points (inclusive)
< 40 points
BScinthefieldofPhysicalSciences
≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciences≥40points
≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciencesand38-39points
< 38 points
BScinthefieldofComputer Science
≥70%inMathematics≥40points
38-39points < 38 points
BScinthefieldofMathematics of Finance
≥70%inMathematics,≥42points
40-41points < 40 points
BScinthefieldofGeologicalSciences
≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciences≥40points
38-39points < 38 points
BScinthefieldofGeographicalandArchaeologicalSciences
≥40points 38-39points < 38 points
BScinthefieldofGeospatial Sciences
≥40points 38-39points < 38 points
BScinthefieldofBiologicalSciences
≥40points 38-39points < 38 points
BSc ≥40points 38-39points < 38 points
2.1.1.2 Minimum requirements for admission
UnlesstheSenateconsidersacasetobeexceptional,inadditiontotherequirementofaNational Senior Certificate (NSC)(fordegreestudies),matriculation exemption or matriculationendorsementasdefinedunder Matriculation(refertoG1.16(a))andtheentryrequirementasstatedintheGuideforApplicants,nopersonshallbeadmittedasastudenttostudyforthedegreeofBachelorintheFacultyofScienceunlesss/hehasalsosatisfiedthefollowingminimumrequirements:
a) For admissiontotheBachelorofScience–ThreeYearProgramme:
NSC requirements – aminimumof 60 percent inMathematics, aminimumof 60 percentinEnglishandaminimumof40pointsontheWitsAdmissionPointsScore(APS);Pre-NSCrequirements–aminimumof40percentinMathematicsathighergradeandaminimumof26 points;
b) National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)]–withaminimumof80percentinMathematics,80 percentinEnglishand80percentinPhysicalSciencesandaminimumof40pointsonthe Wits APS; and
c) Additionalrequirementsmaybeimposedforspecificfieldsofstudy(see2.1.1.1)andmaybe imposedforspecificcourses.
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For the purposes of a pass in Mathematics, an applicant who has successfully passed a course in Mathematics at a university or other institution recognised by the Senate for this purpose may be deemed by the Senate to have obtained the equivalent of a pass in Mathematics at the Higher Grade or relevant NSC level.
2.1.1.3 Admission under special conditions
Except where the General and Faculty Rules provide otherwise, the following may be permitted bythe SenatetoproceedtostudyforthedegreeofBachelorintheFacultyofScienceundersuchspecialconditions as the Senateconsidersnecessary:
a) a studentwhohasobtainedcredittowardsoneofthedegreesofBachelorintheFacultyofScienceor in another faculty andwhowishes toproceed to study foranotherdegreeofBachelor in theFaculty;
b) a studentwhoholdsadegreeofBachelorintheFacultyofScienceorinanotherfaculty,hereafterreferredtoasthefirstdegree,andwhowishestoproceedtostudyforaseconddegreeofBachelorintheFaculty,hereafterreferredtoastheseconddegree;
c) provided that a studentmentionedin(b)above–
i) shallattendandobtaincreditinaminimumofone-halfofthecoursesrequiredfortheseconddegreeandshall,bysodoing,obtain216credits,whichshallinclude72credits derived from anyapproved‘science’course/s at level III;
ii) shallnotbepermitted tocomplete the requirements for the seconddegreebefore two fullyearsoruntilaminimumoftwoyearsofregistrationforthisseconddegreehaveelapsed;and
iii) shallnotobtaincreditinher/hisprogrammefortheseconddegreeformorethan84credits in asinglemajor(namelylevelIandlevelII–aslistedin2.1.2.2a)inwhichs/hehasobtainedcreditforthefirstdegree,exceptbypermissionoftheSenateinacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional.
2.1.2 Curricula 2.1.2.1 Structure of the Degree
2.1.2.1a) Length of Programme
ThedegreeofBachelorofScienceshallextendovernotlessthanthreeacademicyearsoffull-timestudy:ByvirtueoftheprovisionsofG7.4,theSenatemayrequireaparticularstudent to proceed on a special programme.
2.1.2.2 Year of Study
2.1.2.2 a) For the purposes of these Rules –
a) a courseatfirstyearlevel(levelI)isdenotedbytheRomannumeralIfollowingthedescriptoranditscodenumberbeginswiththeArabicnumeralI(e.g.ChemistryI,CHEM1012A);
b) a courseatsecondyearlevel(levelII)isdenotedbytheRomannumeralIIfollowingthedescriptoranditscodenumberbeginswiththeArabicnumeral2(e.g.ChemistryII,CHEM2001A);and
c) a courseatthirdyearlevel(levelIII)isdenotedbytheRomannumeralIIIfollowingthedescriptoranditscodenumberbeginswiththeArabicnumeral3(e.g.ChemistryIII,CHEM3034A).
2.1.2.2 b) A student is deemed to be –
a) inthefirstyearofstudyifs/hehas0creditsorobtainedcreditfor,coursesatlevelIwhichmakeupa total of 108 credits;
b) inthesecondyearofstudyuntils/hehasobtainedaminimumof108credits at level I and 144 credits at level II; and
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c) inthethirdyearofstudyuntils/hehasobtainedaminimumof432credits,atleast144ofwhichare from level III.
2.1.2.3 Number of course credits in current academic year of study
UnlesspermittedbytheSenate,astudentshallincludeinher/hisprogramme:
a) forthefirstyearofstudy,coursesforwhichnomorethan144credits at level I are allocated;
b) forthesecondyearofstudy,coursesforwhichnomorethan192credits at level II are allocated; and
c) forthethirdyearofstudy,coursesforwhichnomorethan192credits at level III are allocated.
Inexceptionalcases,theSenatemaypermitastudentinanyyearofstudytoregisterforadditionalcourses.
2.1.2.4 Majors and courses accepted by the Faculty of Science as part of the Bachelor of Science
A student intending to proceed to the Postgraduate Certificate in Education should note thatacceptance into certain subject methodology courses is not automatic, as selection procedures may be applied. In particular, a student intending to major in Psychology with a view to registering for GuidanceMethodologyisadvisedtoincludeinher/hisprogramme at least all the courses required to complete a recognised major in a third teaching subject up to (and including) level II. In addition, a student intending toproceed to thePostgraduateCertificate inEducation is stronglyadvised toconfirmwiththeFacultyofHumanitiesthattheprogramme chosen for the degree of Bachelor of SciencesatisfiestherequirementsforadmissiontothePostgraduateCertificateinEducation.
2.1.2.4 a) Majors recognised for the Bachelor of Science
FromtheFacultyofScienceamajorcourse consists of a series of coursesinasinglesubjectselectedfromthelistbelow.Aminimumof36creditsarerequiredatlevelI,48credits at level II and 72 credits at level III for a studenttobecreditedwithsuchamajor.
Actuarial Science III
AppliedBioinformaticsIII
AppliedChemistryIII
AppliedGeologyIII
ArchaeologyIII
BiodiversityIII(CoursesinAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences)
BiochemistryandCellBiologyIII
ChemistryIII
Computational and Applied Mathematics III
Computational Applications III
Computer Science III
EcologyandConservationIII(CoursesinAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences)
GeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyIII
GeographyIII
Geology III
Geospatial Sciences III
Materials Science III
Mathematical Statistics III
Mathematics III
MicrobiologyandBiotechnologyIII
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OrganismalBiologyIII(CoursesinAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences)
PhysicsIII
2.1.2.4 b) Majors recognised for the Bachelor of Science from other faculties
The Senatemay grant special permission to students to register for onemajor (72 credits) offered inanotherfaculty.
2.1.2.5 CompulsoryMathematicscourse/s
Theprogrammeshallincludecourse/sinMathematicsyieldingaminimumof36creditsatNQFlevel5(MATH1041Aor[MATH1034AandMATH1036A]).
2.1.2.6 List of Approved Courses for the Bachelor of Science (General)
A student shall include in her/his programme courses selected from the following list to satisfy therequirementsof2.1.2.4.AfullcomplementofcoursesatlevelIisequivalentto36credits,atlevelIIisequivalentto48creditsandatlevelIIIisequivalentto72credits.
Coursesleadingtoorcomprisingamajorareindicatedinbold.Notethatstand-alonecourses, not in bold,donotmakeupamajor.ThislistofcoursesshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeSyllabusessection.
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
ACCOUNTING(offeredintheFacultyofCommerce,LawandManagement)
ACCN1000A BusinessAccountingI 36 5
ACTUARIALSCIENCE
STAT1002A* Actuarial Science I 18 5
STAT2008A* Actuarial Science II 48 6
STAT3021A Computers and Communications for Actuaries III 18 7
STAT3010A LifeContingenciesIII 18 7
STAT3015A ActuarialEconomicsIII 24 7
STAT3030A ActuarialReservingTechniquesIII 14 7
ADVANCEDEARTHSCIENCENote: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
GEOL3008A IntroductiontoComputerisedMineDesignIII 18 7
GEOL3009A EnergyResourcesIII 9 7
GEOL3011A ExplorationandEnvironmentalGeochemistryIII 9 7
GEOL3012A StatisticsforEarthScientistsIII 9 7
GEOL3016A AtmosphericGeochemistryIII 9 7
GEOL3020A VisitingLecturer’sTopicIII 9 7
GEOL3021A ResearchReportWritingIII 9 7
GEOL3040A IntroductiontoHydrogeologyIII 9 7
GEOL3033A IntroductiontoPalaeoclimatologyIII 9 7
GEOL3036A InformationSystemsinEarthSciencesIII 18 7
GEOL3038A ExplorationandMiningGeoscienceIII 18 7
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
GEOG3017A GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII 18 7
GEOG3020A ClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIII 18 7
GEOG3021A Advanced Atmospheric Sciences III 18 7
ANATOMICALSCIENCES(offeredintheFacultyofHealthSciences)
ANAT2021A* HumanandComparativeBiologyII 48 6
ANAT3002A* HumanBiologyIII 72 7
ANAT3011A* MedicalCellBiologyIII 72 7
ANIMAL,PLANTANDENVIRONMENTALSCIENCESNote: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
APES1001A IntroductiontoPhysiologyandEnvironmentalSciences I PT 18 5
APES2001A* ReproductiveBiologyII 12 6
APES2002A* WholePlantPhysiologyII 12 6
APES2008A* EvolutionII 12 6
APES2009A* Self-StudyCourseII 6 6
APES2022A* MarineandCoastalSystemsFieldworkII 12 6
APES2033A Animal Form and Function II 24 6
APES2036A FundamentalsofEcologyII 24 6
APES2037A IntroductiontoAnimalBehaviourII 12 6
APES2034A AquaticEcologyII 24 6
APES2035A BioticDiversityII 24 6
APES3023A* Self-StudyCourseIII 9 7
APES3026A* Special Topic III 9 7
APES3028A* BiogeographyIII 18 7
APES3029A* PalaeontologyIII 18 7
APES3034A* FunctionalEcologyinChangingEnvironmentsIII 18 7
APES3041A* AnimalBehaviourIII 18 7
APES3042A* MedicalandAppliedEntomologyIII 18 7
APES3044A* LaboratoryProjectIII 18 7
APES3047A* EcologicalCommunitiesandBiodiversityConservation III 18 7
APES3048A* MicroscopyIII 18 7
APES3051A* Diversity,EcologyandEconomicImportanceofAlgaeIII 18 7
APES3057A* PhysiologicalEntomologyIII 18 7
APES3058A* BiosystematicsandEvolutionIII 18 7
APES3073A EnvironmentandSustainabilityIII 18 7
APES3067A ExperimentalFieldBiologyIII 18 7
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
APES3066A BehaviouralEcologyIII 18 7
APES3065A AppliedPopulationEcologyIII 18 7
APES3064A AppliedFreshwaterEcologyandManagementIII 18 7
APES3069A MolecularEcologyIII 18 7
APES3070A People and Conservation Field Course III 18 7
APES3068A FieldMethodsinTerrestrialEcologyIII 18 7
APES3071A ServiceLearninginBiologyIII 18 7
APES3072A SpatialEcologyandConservationIII 18 7
APPLIEDCHEMISTRY
CHEM2030A AppliedChemistryII 48 6
CHEM3033A AppliedChemistryIIIA 36 7
CHEM3034A AppliedChemistryIIIB 36 7
CHEM3031A UndergraduateResearchIII 9 7
CHEM3007A EnvironmentalChemistryIII 9 7
APPLIEDGEOLOGY
GEOL2026A* AppliedGeologyII 36 6
GEOL2021A IntroductiontoGeochemicalTechniquesII 12 6
GEOL2019A GeologicalMappingTechniquesII 24 6
GEOL3050A* AppliedGeologyIII 72 7
GEOL3042A AdvancedGeologicalMappingTechniquesIII 18 7
GEOL3044A Hydrogeology&WaterResourceManagementIII 18 7
GEOL3045A ExplorationMethodsIII 18 7
GEOL3048A GeographicalInformationSystems&RemoteSensingIII 18 7
ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCL1000A ArchaeologyI 36 5
ARCL1006A FundamentalsofArchaeologyI 9 5
ARCL1008A WorldHunter-GatherersI 9 5
ARCL1007A AGuidetoHumanEvolutionI 9 5
ARCL1009A OriginsofCivilisationI 9 5
ARCL2002A ArchaeologyII 48 6
ARCL2009A WorldRockArtII 12 6
ARCL2004A EarlierandMiddleStoneAgeII 12 6
ARCL2008A ArchaeobotanyII 12 6
ARCL2005A ArchaeologyoftheLast2000YearsII 12 6
ARCL2006A OsteoarchaeologyII 12 6
ARCL2007A SpaceandTimeinArchaeologyII 12 6
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
ARCL3002A ArchaeologyIII 72 7
ARCL3003A ArchaeologicalDataAnalysis&ReportWritingIII 18 7
ARCL3006A SouthernAfricanRockArtIII 18 7
ARCL3008A TheArchaeologyofDeathIII 18 7
ARCL3004A HistoryofArchaeologicalThoughtIII 18 7
ARCL3009A Lithics III 18 7
ARCL3010A ExperimentalArchaeologyIII 18 7
BIOLOGICALSCIENCES
BIOL1000A* IntroductoryLifeSciencesI 36 5
BIOL1006A ComplementaryLifeSciencesI 36 5
BIOL1008A MolecularandCellularBiologyI 9 5
BIOL1009A PrinciplesandApplicationsofMicrobiologyI 9 5
BIOL1025A LifeinitsDiversityI 18 5
CHEMICALANDMETALLURGICALENGINEERING(offeredintheFacultyofEngineeringandtheBuiltEnvironment)
CHMT2011A ComputingforProcessEngineeringII 15 6
CHMT2021A ProcessEngineeringFundamentalsIIA 20 6
CHMT2023A ProcessEngineeringFundamentalsIIB 20 6
CHEMISTRY
CHEM1012A ChemistryI 36 5
CHEM1049A ChemistryI(Auxiliary)PT 15 5
CHEM1051A EngineeringChemistryI 12 5
CHEM2001A ChemistryIIA 24 6
CHEM2002A ChemistryIIB 24 6
CHEM2029A* EnvironmentalChemistryII 12 6
CHEM3002A ChemistryIIIA 36 7
CHEM3003A ChemistryIIIB 36 7
COMPUTATIONALANDAPPLIEDMATHEMATICS
APPM1006A* Computational and Applied Mathematics I 36 5
APPM1025A* Computational and Applied Mathematics I PT 36 5
APPM2007A Computational and Applied Mathematics II 48 6
APPM3017A Computational and Applied Mathematics III 72 7
COMPUTATIONALAPPLICATIONSIII:
COMS3007A MachineLearningIII 18 7
COMS3006A ComputerGraphicsandVisualisationIII 18 7
COMS3008A ParallelComputingIII 18 7
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
COMS3011A SoftwareDesignProjectIII 18 7
COMPUTERSCIENCE
COMS1015A BasicComputerOrganisationI 9 5
COMS1019A BasicComputerOrganisationIPT 9 5
COMS1018A IntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI 9 5
COMS1022A IntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingIPT 9 5
COMS1017A IntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsI 9 5
COMS1021A IntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsIPT 9 5
COMS1016A Discrete Computational Structures I 9 5
COMS1020A Discrete Computational Structures I PT 9 5
COMS1023A AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIA 9 5
COMS1024A AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIB 9 5
COMS2002A DatabaseFundamentalsII 12 6
COMS2013A MobileComputingII 12 6
COMS2014A ComputerNetworksII 12 6
COMS2015A AnalysisofAlgorithmsII 12 6
COMS2017A AuxiliaryDatabaseSystemsII 12 6
COMS3002A1 SoftwareEngineeringIII 18 7
COMS3003A FormalLanguagesandAutomataIII 18 7
COMS3005A AdvancedAnalysisofAlgorithmsIII 18 7
COMS3009A1 SoftwareDesignIII 18 7
COMS3010A OperatingSystemsandSystemProgrammingIII 18 71A studentmayselectSoftwareEngineering(COMS3002A)orSoftwareDesign(COMS3009A)
ECONOMICANDBUSINESSSCIENCES(OfferedintheFacultyofCommerce,LawandManagement)
FNE2000A Corporate Finance II 24 6
FINE2010A Investment II 24 6
BUSE2006A InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA 24 6
BUSE2008A InsuranceandRiskManagementIIB 24 6
BUSE2002A HumanResourcesManagementIIA 24 6
BUSE2020A HumanResourcesIIB–LabourRelations 24 6
BUSE2025A PrinciplesofMarketingII 24 6
BUSE2024A ConsumerBehaviourII 24 6
BUSE2027A IntegratedMarketingCommunicationsII 24 6
BUSE2026A RetailManagementII 24 6
BUSE2012A PrinciplesofManagementIIA 24 6
BUSE2022A PrinciplesofManagementIIB–Entrepreneurship 24 6
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
FINE3014A Investment and Corporate Finance III 72 7
BUSE3016A HumanResourcesManagementIIICompensationandBenefits 72 7
BUSE3018A HumanResourcesandIndividualPerformanceIII 72 7
BUSE3024A MarketingIIIA 36 7
BUSE3025A MarketingIIIB 36 7
BUSE3003A InsuranceandRiskManagementIII* 72 7
BUSE3028A OperationsManagementIII 18 7
BUSE3030A ProjectManagementIII 18 7
BUSE3032A InnovationandIntrapreneurshipManagementIII 18 7
BUSE3034A StrategicManagementIII 18 7
ECON1012A EconomicsIAMicroeconomics 18 5
ECON1014A EconomicsIBMacroeconomics 18 5
ECON1016A EconomicTheoryIAMicroeconomics 18 5
ECON1018A EconomicTheoryIBMacroeconomics 18 5
ECON2000A EconomicsIIA 24 6
ECON2001A EconomicsIIB 24 6
ECON3005A EconomicScienceIII 72 7
ECON3009A EconomicTheoryIII 72 7
INFO1000A*orINFO1004A
InformationSystemsIAorFundamentalsinInformationSystemsI
18
18
5
5
INFO1003A* InformationSystemsIB 18 5
INFO2000A InformationSystemsIIA 24 6
INFO2001A InformationSystemsIIB 24 6
INFO3002A* ManagementandApplicationofInformationSystemsIII 72 7
INFO3003A* CapstoneProjectinInformationSystemsIII 24 7
ELECTRICALANDINFORMATIONENGINEERING(offeredintheFacultyofEngineeringandtheBuiltEnvironment)
ELEN2000A* ElectricalEngineeringII 18 6
GEOGRAPHY
GEOG1000A* GeographyI 36 5
GEOG2010A EarthandAtmosphericProcessesII 12 6
GEOG2011A AnIntroductiontoClimateChangeandSocietyII 12 6
GEOG2012A EnvironmentalGovernance:FromLocaltoGlobalII 12 6
GEOG2013A Methods,ModelsandGeographicalInformationSystemsII 12 6
GEOG2014A ConservationBiogeographyII 12 6
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
GEOG2015A ThinkingGeographically:ConceptsandPracticesinHumanGeographyII 12 6
GEOG3017A GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII 18 7
GEOG3019A EconomicGeographyIII 18 7
GEOG3020A ClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIII 18 7
GEOG3021A Advanced Atmospheric Sciences III 18 7
GEOG3023A TheoryandPracticeinSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopmentIII 18 7
GEOG3024A EnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIII 18 7
GEOG3025A UrbanFutures:ThePolitical-EconomyofPopulationandScarcityIII
18 7
GEOG3026A Food:Security,PoliticsandCultureIII 18 7
GEOG3027A CoastalGeomorphologyIII 18 7
GEOG3028A Geospatial Science III 72 7
GEOLOGY
GEOL1000A* GeologyI 36 5
GEOL2025A* GeologyII 48 6
GEOL2024A Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII 12 6
GEOL2020A IgneousPetrology&ProcessesII 12 6
GEOL2023A Mineralogy&OpticalMineralogyII 12 6
GEOL2022A MetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII 12 6
GEOL2017A* AppliedWaterResourceManagementII 12 6
GEOL3049A* GeologyIII 72 7
GEOL3043A AdvancedPetrologyIII 18 7
GEOL3046A EconomicGeology&OrePetrologyIII 18 7
GEOL3047A StructuralGeologyIII 18 7
GEOL3041A TectonicsoftheEarthIII 18 7
GEOL3039A EnergyintheEnvironmentIII 18 7
GEOL3040A IntroductiontoHydrogeologyIII 9 7
MATERIALSSCIENCE
CHEM2007A* Materials Science II 48 6
CHEM3037A* Materials Science III 75 7
MATHEMATICALSTATISTICS
STAT1003A* Mathematical Statistics I 18 5
STAT2005A Mathematical Statistics II 48 6
STAT3017A Mathematical Statistics III 72 7
STAT3031A MultivariateDataAnalysisIII 14 7
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
STAT3032A RiskTheoryIII 14 7
STAT3033A StatisticalElementsofMachineLearningIII 14 7
STAT3034A Stochastic Processes III 14 7
STAT3035A SurvivalAnalysisIII 14 7
STAT3036A Time Series III 14 7
STAT2012A Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II 8 6
STAT2013A BasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII 12 6
STAT2014A BasicStatisticsforNaturalSciencesIIPT 12 6
MATHEMATICS
MATH1034A AlgebraI 15 5
MATH1044A AlgebraIPT 15 5
MATH1036A Calculus I 21 5
MATH1045A Calculus I PT 21 5
MATH1041A AuxiliaryMathematicsI 36 5
MATH1042A(MATH1046A)
EngineeringMathematics1A 18 5
MATH1043A(MATH1047A)
EngineeringMathematics1B 18 5
MATH2001A BasicAnalysisII 8 6
MATH2007A MultivariableCalculusII 8 6
MATH2003A DifferentialEquationsII 8 6
MATH2015A AbstractMathematicsII 8 6
MATH2019A LinearAlgebraII 8 6
MATH2025A TransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII 8 6
MATH2011A* MathematicsII(Engineering) 27 6
MATH3001A NumberTheoryIII 12 7
MATH3003A CodingandCryptographyIII 12 7
MATH3004A ComplexAnalysisIII 12 7
MATH3006A GroupTheoryIII 12 7
MATH3010A TopologyIII 12 7
MATH3031A DifferentialGeometryIII 12 7
MATH3032A RealAnalysisIII 12 7
MATH3034A LeontiefSystemsIII 12 7
MATH3037A IntermediateAnalysisIII 12 7
MECHANICAL,INDUSTRIALANDAERONAUTICALENGINEERING(offeredintheFacultyofEngineeringandtheBuiltEnvironment)
MECN2000A* Fluid Mechanics I 12 6
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
MECN2006A* ThermodynamicsI 12 6
MECN2010A* IntroductiontoMaterialsScienceandEngineering 12 6
MECN2011A* Applied Mechanics A 15 6
MECN2012A* ComputingSkillsandSoftwareDevelopment 15 6
MECN2014A* MechanicalEngineeringDesign 24 6
MECN3033A* IntroductiontoNuclearEngineering 30 7
MECN3034A* IntroductiontoNuclearSafety 30 7
MOLECULARANDCELLBIOLOGY
MCBG1001A IntroductiontoMolecularandCellBiologyIPT 18 6
MCBG2036A* MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPracticeII 36 6
MCBG2032A* MolecularandCellBiologyIIB:ConceptsII 48 6
MCBG2033A* MolecularandCellBiologyIIC:ApplicationsII 48 6
MCBG3004A* BiochemistryandCellBiologyIII 72 7
MCBG3011A* GeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyIII 72 7
MCBG3017A* MicrobiologyandBiotechnologyIII 72 7
MCBG3033A* AppliedBioinformaticsIII 72 7
MCBG2028A CurrentTopicsinMicrobiologyII 12 6
MCBG2029A DrugDiscoveryII 12 6
MCBG2030A MolecularBasisofDiseaseII 12 6
MCBG2034A Genetic Innovations II 12 6
MCBG3005A ProteinBiochemistryandBiotechnologyIII 18 7
MCBG3008A EnzymologyIII 18 7
MCBG3009A InformationPathwaysandBioinformaticsIII 18 7
MCBG3010A AdvancedCellBiologyIII 18 7
MCBG3012A GeneRegulationinEukaryotesIII 18 7
MCBG3014A Chromosomes and Gene Maps III 18 7
MCBG3018A AdvancedVirologyIII 9 7
MCBG3021A MicrobialFoodSafetyIII 9 7
MCBG3022A BiotechnologyofFungiIII 9 7
MCBG3024A AdvancedBacteriologyIII 9 7
MCBG3027A PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII 18 7
MCBG3029A Population Genetics III 18 7
MCBG3030A AdvancedDevelopmentalBiologyIII 18 7
MCBG3031A IntroductiontoBioinformaticsIII 36 7
MCBG3032A BioengineeringandBiotechnologyIII 18 7
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
PHYSICS
PHYS1000A* PhysicsI(Major) 36 5
PHYS1001A PhysicsI(Auxiliary) 36 5
PHYS1026A IntroductiontoAstronomyI 18 5
PHYS1027A ModernAstrophysicsI 18 5
PHYS1031A PhysicsIPT 18 5
PHYS1034A AppliedPhysicsI 12 5
PHYS2001A* PhysicsIIA(Major) 24 6
PHYS2002A* PhysicsIIB(Major) 24 6
PHYS2011A* IntroductionofReactorPhysicsII 12 6
PHYS2012A* BasicNuclearPhysicsII 12 6
PHYS2013A Cosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverseII 24 6
PHYS3000A QuantumMechanicsIII 11 7
PHYS3001A ApplicationsofQuantumMechanicsIII 11 7
PHYS3002A StatisticalPhysicsIII 11 7
PHYS3003A Waves and Modern Optics III 11 7
PHYS3004A IntroductiontoGeophysicsIII 11 7
PHYS3006A AdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProjectIII 28 7
PHYS3007A Relativity:TheBasisofCosmologyandAstrophysicsIII 18 7
PHYS3008A AdvancedAstrophysicsIII 36 7
PHYS3009A ModernRadioandGamma-rayAstronomyIII 18 7
PHYSIOLOGY(offeredintheFacultyofHealthSciences)
PHSL2000A* PhysiologyII 48 7
PHSL3002A* AppliedandExperimentalPhysiologyIII 72 8
PSYCHOLOGY(SeeSchedule2.1.6(c))(offeredintheFacultyofHumanities)
PSYC1009A PsychologyI 36 5
PSYC2020A PsychologyII 48 6
PSYC2005A* PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIA 24 6
PSYC2006A PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIB 24 6
PSYC3001A AbnormalPsychologyIII 18 7
PSYC3013A CognitiveNeuropsychologyIII 18 7
PSYC3015A HealthPsychologyIII 18 7
PSYC3016A CommunityPsychologyIII 18 7
PSYC3017A PsychotherapeuticInterventionsIII 18 7
PSYC3018A ChildandAdolescentPsychologyIII 18 7
PSYC3019A CriticalSocialPsychologyIII 18 7
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Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
PSYC3020A OrganisationalBehaviourIII 18 7
PSYC3021A EmployeeWellbeingIII 18 7
PSYC3022A EmploymentRelationsIII 18 7
PSYC3023A OrganisationalEffectivenessIII 18 7
PSYC3033A SelectTopicinPsychologyIII 18 7
PSYC3034A CognitiveStudiesIII 18 7
SOCIALSCIENCES(offeredintheFacultyofHumanities)
AFRL1005A ElementarySesothoLanguageandCultureIA 18 5
AFRL1003A ElementaryIsiZuluLanguageandCultureIA 18 5
INTR1010A The International Relations of South Africa and Africa I 18 5
POLS1007A Introduction to Political Studies I 18 5
SOCL1013A SouthernAfricaintheEraofGlobalisationI 18 5
SOCL1014A IdentityandSocietyI 18 5
PHIL1001A* CriticalThinkingandPhilosophicalReasoningI 12 5
PHIL1002A IntroductiontoEthicsI 18 5
PHIL1003A IntroductiontoPhilosophy–KnowledgeandRealityI 18 5
HIST1010A* SocialHistoryofTechnologyI 9 5
PHIL2007A PhilosophyofScienceII 24 6
ENGINEERINGCOURSES(offeredintheFacultyofEngineeringandtheBuiltEnvironmnet)
FEBE1000A IntroductiontotheEngineeringProfessionI 12 5
FEBE1002A EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIA 12 5
FEBE1004A EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIA 12 5
*Admission to this course is restricted and subject to a selection process at the discretion of the Senate.
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2.1.2.7 Structured Curricula
ThecurriculaforthevariousoptionsoftheBachelorofSciencedegreearelistedbelowasoptions1to11.Options1and2mayleadtoentrytothethirdyearoftheBachelorofScienceinEngineering.
1) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofChemistrywithChemicalEngineering
A studentwhocompletesaBachelorofSciencecontainingthecourseslistedbelowmayapplyforentrytothethirdyearoftheBachelorofScienceinEngineering(ChemicalEngineering)intheFacultyofEngineeringandtheBuiltEnvironment(EBE)ortheBachelorofScienceHonoursintheFacultyofScienceinthefieldofChemistry.Admission is at the discretion of the Senate:
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMACHEM11 TotalNQFCredits:460
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
CHEM1012A ChemistryI 36 5
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
PHYS1000A PhysicsI 36 5
FEBE1002A EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIA 12 5
FEBE1004A EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIB 12 5
Anyelectivecoursefromthelistbelow:
AFRL1005A ElementarySesothoLanguageandCultureIA 18 5
AFRL1003A ElementaryIsiZuluLanguageandCultureIA 18 5
INTR1010A The International Relations of South Africa and Africa I 18 5
POLS1007A Introduction to Political Studies I 18 5
SOCL1013A SouthernAfricaintheEraofGlobalisationI 18 5
SOCL1014A IdentityandSocietyI 18 5
YearofStudyII:
ECON1002A EconomicConceptsIA 18 5
CHEM2001A ChemistryIIA 24 6
CHEM2002A ChemistryIIB 24 6
ELEN2000A ElectricalEngineering 18 6
CHMT2011A ComputingforProcessEngineeringII 15 6
CHMT2021A ProcessEngineeringFundamentalsIIA 20 6
MATH2011A MathematicsII(Engineering) 27 6
YearofStudyIII:
CHMT2023A ProcessEngineeringFundamentalsIIB 20 6
CHEM3002ACHEM3003A
ChemistryIIIAChemistryIIIB
3636
77
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ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMACHEM11 TotalNQFCredits:460
CHEM3033ACHEM3034A
AppliedChemistryIIIAAppliedChemistryIIIB
3636
77
2) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofMaterialsScience
DegreeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAJGEN19 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
CHEM1012A ChemistryI 36 5
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
PHYS1000A PhysicsI 36 5
Anyelectivecourseyieldingaminimumof36levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6.
YearofStudyII
Compulsorycourses
CHEM2007A Materials Science II 48 6
MATH2007AMATH2003AMATH2019A
MultivariableCalculusIIDifferentialEquationsIILinearAlgebraII
888
666
Anygroupofcoursesyieldingaminimumof72creditsaslistedbelow:
PHYS2001APHYS2002ACHEM2001A
PhysicsIIAPhysicsIIBChemistryIIA
242424
666
OR
CHEM2001ACHEM2002APHYS2001A
ChemistryIIAChemistryIIBPhysicsIIA
242424
666
YearofStudyIII
CHEM3037A Materials Science III 72 7
Anymajorcourseyieldingaminimumof72creditsaslistedbelow:
CHEM3002ACHEM3003A
ChemistryIIIAChemistryIIIB
3636
77
OR
PhysicsIII:PHYS3000APHYS3001APHYS3002APHYS3003APHYS3006A
QuantumMechanicsIIIQuantumMechanicsanditsApplicationsIIIStatisticalPhysicsIIIWaves and Modern Optics IIIAdvancedExperimentalPhysicsIII
1111111128
77777
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3) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofMathematicalSciences
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAMS1A10 TotalNQFCredits:444
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
APPM1006A Computational and Applied Mathematics I 36 5
STAT1003A Mathematical Statistics I 18 5
Additional coursesyieldingaminimumof54levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyII:
Mathematics II:MATH2001AMATH2003AMATH2007AMATH2015AMATH2019AMATH2025A
BasicAnalysisIIDifferentialEquationsIIMultivariableCalculusIIAbstractMathematicsIILinearAlgebraIITransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII
888888
666666
STAT2005A Mathematical Statistics II 48 6
APPM2007A Computational and Applied Mathematics II 48 6
YearofStudyIII:
Mathematical Statistics IIISTAT3031ASTAT3032ASTAT3033ASTAT3034ASTAT3035ASTAT3036A
MultivariateDataAnalysisIIIRiskTheoryIIIStatisticalElementsofMachineLearningIIIStochastic Processes IIISurvivalAnalysisIIITime Series III
141414141414
777777
Anymajorcourseyieldingaminumumof72creditsaslistedbelow:
APPM3017A Computational and Applied Mathematics III
72 7
OR
Mathematics III:
[MATH3001AorMATH3010A]
[NumberTheoryIIIorTopologyIII]
12
12
7
7
and
MATH3006A GroupTheoryIII 12 7
and
MATH3037A IntermediateAnalysisIII 12 7
and
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PlanCode:SMAMS1A10 TotalNQFCredits:444
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
[MATH3003AorMATH3032A]
[CodingandCryptographyIIIorRealAnalysisIII]
12
12
7
7
and
[MATH3031AorMATH3034A]
[DifferentialGeometryIIIorLeontiefSystemsIII]
12
12
7
7
and
MATH3004A ComplexAnalysisIII 12 7
4) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofBiologicalSciences
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMABIOL10 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
BIOL1000A IntroductoryLifeSciencesI 36 5
CHEM1012A ChemistryI 36 5
MATH1041A AuxiliaryMathematicsI 36 5
One additional courseyieldingaminimumof36levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyII:AnycombinationyieldingaminimumofthreerecognisedmajorsfromAnatomicalSciencesorPhysiology,Chemistry,Animal,Plant&EnvironmentalSciencesandMolecular&CellBiologyandatlevelII,aslistedin2.1.2.6,wherecoursesleadingtoorcomprisingamajorareindicatedinbold(anddependingonpre-requisiteandco-requisiteRules).OneofthemajorsmustbeintheFacultyofScience.
YearofStudyIII:AnycombinationyieldingaminimumoftworecognisedmajorsfromAnatomicalSciencesorPhysiology,Chemistry,Animal,Plant&EnvironmentalSciencesandMolecular&CellBiologyatlevelIII,aslistedin2.1.2.6,wherecoursesleadingtoorcomprisingamajorareindicatedinbold(anddependingonpre-requisiteandco-requisiteRules).OneofthemajorsmustbeintheFacultyofScience.
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5) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofGeologicalSciences
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAGEOL10 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
GEOL1000A GeologyI 36 5
CHEM1012A ChemistryI 36 5
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
One additional courseyieldingaminimumof36levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyII:
GEOL2025Aor[GEOL2024AGEOL2020AGEOL2023AGEOL2022A]
GeologyIIor[Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyIIIgneousPetrology&ProcessesIIMineralogy&OpticalMineralogyIIMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII]
48
12121212
6
6666
GEOL2026Aor[GEOL2021AGEOL2019A]
AppliedGeologyIIor[IntroductiontoGeochemicalTechniquesIIGeologicalMappingTechniquesII]
36
1224
6
66
STAT2013A BasicStatisticsforNaturalScientistsII 12 6
Onemajoryieldingaminimumof48levelIIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyIII:
GEOL3049A*or[GEOL3043AGEOL3047AGEOL3041AGEOL3046A]
GeologyIIIor[AdvancedPetrologyIIIStructuralGeologyIIITectonicsoftheEarthIIIEconomicGeology&OrePetrologyIII]
72
18181818
7
7777
GEOL3050A*or[GEOL3042A*GEOL3044A*GEOL3045A*GEOL3048A*]
AppliedGeologyIIIor[AdvancedGeologicalMappingTechniquesIIIHydrogeology&WaterResourceManagementIIIExplorationMethodsIIIGeographicalInformationSystems&RemoteSensingIII]
72
18181818
7
7777
*These coursesareadditionalprerequisitesforentryintotheBScwithHonoursinthefieldofGeology.
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6) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofActuarialScience
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAACSI10 TotalNQFCredits:446
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
EconomicsIECON1016AECON1018A
EconomicTheoryIAMicroeconomicsEconomicTheoryIBMacroeconomics
1818
55
ACCN1000A BusinessAccountingI 36 5
STAT1003A Mathematical Statistics I 18 5
STAT1002A Actuarial Science I 18 5
YearofStudyII:
STAT2008A Actuarial Science II 48 6
STAT2005A Mathematical Statistics II 48 6
Mathematics II:MATH2001AMATH2003AMATH2007AMATH2015AMATH2019AMATH2025A
BasicAnalysisIIDifferentialEquationsIIMultivariableCalculusIIAbstractMathematicsIILinearAlgebraIITransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII
888888
666666
YearofStudyIII:
Actuarial ScienceSTAT3021ASTAT3010ASTAT3015ASTAT3030A
Computers and Communications for Actuaries IIILifeContingenciesIIIActuarialEconomicsIIIActuarialReservingTechniquesIII
18182414
7777
Mathematical StatisticsSTAT3031ASTAT3032ASTAT3033ASTAT3034ASTAT3035ASTAT3036A
MultivariateDataAnalysisIIIRiskTheoryIIIStatisticalElementsofMachineLearningIIIStochastic Processes IIISurvivalAnalysisIIITime Series III
141414141414
777777
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7) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofComputerScience**This programmeisalsoofferedpart-timethroughWitsPlus.
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMACOMM10 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
Computer Science I:COMS1015ACOMS1016ACOMS1017ACOMS1018A
BasicComputerOrganisationIDiscrete Computational Structures IIntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsIIntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI
9999
5555
APPM1006A Computational and Applied Mathematics I 36 5
One additional courseyieldingaminimumof36levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyII:
Computer Science II:COMS2002ACOMS2013ACOMS2015ACOMS2014A
DatabaseFundamentalsIIMobileComputingIIAnalysisofAlgorithmsIIComputerNetworksII
12121212
6666
Mathematics II:MATH2001AMATH2007AMATH2015AMATH2019AMATH2025ASTAT2012A
BasicAnalysisIIMultivariableCalculusIIAbstractMathematicsIILinearAlgebraIITransitiontoAbstractMathematicsIIIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics II
888888
666666
APPM2007A Computational and Applied Mathematics II 48 6
YearofStudyIII:
Computer Science III:COMS3005ACOMS3003A[COMS3009AorCOMS3002A]COMS3010A
AnalysisofAdvancedAlgorithmsIIIFormalLanguagesandAutomataIII[SoftwareDesignIIIorSoftwareEngineeringIII]OperatingSystemsandSystemProgrammingIII
181818
1818
777
77
Computational Applications III:COMS3007ACOMS3006ACOMS3008ACOMS3011A
MachineLearningIIIComputerGraphicsandVisualisationIIIParallelComputingIIISoftwareDesignProjectIII
18181818
7777
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8) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofGeographicalandArchaeologicalStudies
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAGAES10 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
GEOG1000A GeographyI 36 5
ARCL1000A ArchaeologyI 36 5
MATH1041AorMathematics I:[MATH1034AMATH1036A]
AuxiliaryMathematicsI
[AlgebraICalculusI]
36
1521
5
55
One additional courseyieldingaminimumof36levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyII:
Anythreecoursesyielding48levelIIcreditseachaslistedbelowand/oraslistedin2.1.2.6
GeographyII:[GEOG2010AorGEOG2011A][GEOG2012AorGEOG2014A]GEOG2013A
GEOG2015A
[EarthandAtmosphericProcessesIIorAnIntroductiontoClimateChangeandSocietyII][EnvironmentalGovernance:FromLocaltoGlobalIIorConservationBiogeographyII]Methods,ModelsandGeographicalInformationSystemsIIThinkingGeographically:ConceptsandPracticesinHumanGeographyII
12
12
12
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
AND/OR
ARCL2003A ArchaeologyII 48 6
YearofStudyIII:
Anytwocoursesyielding72levelIIIcreditseachaslistedbeloworaslistedin2.1.2.6
GeographyIII:Select four coursesfromthelistbelowyielding72credits.
GEOG3017AGEOG3019AGEOG3020AGEOG3021AGEOG3023A
GEOG3024AGEOG3025A
GEOG3026AGEOG3027A
GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIIIEconomicGeographyIIIClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIIIAdvanced Atmospheric Sciences IIITheoryandPracticeinSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopmentIIIEnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIIIUrbanFutures:ThePolitical-EconomyofPopulationandScarcityIIIFood:Security,Politics&CultureIIICoastalGeomorphologyIII
18181818
1818
181818
7777
77
777
AND/OR
ARCL3002A ArchaeologyIII 72 7
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9) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofGeospatialSciences
DegreeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAGAES10 TotalNQFCredits:442
Course Code Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
GEOG1000A GeographyI 36 5
MATH1041A AuxiliaryMathematicsI 36 5
BIOL1000A*CHEM1012A*
IntroductoryLifeSciencesIChemistryI
3636
55
*oranytwocoursesyieldingaminimumof36levelIcredits each as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyII:
Geospatial Sciences II:MINN2016ACOMS1023ACOMS1024ACOMS2017A
EngineeringSurveyingAuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIAAuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIBAuxiliaryDatabaseSystemsII
169912
6556
STAT2013A BasicStatisticsforNaturalSciencesII 12 6
GeographyII:GEOG2013A
GEOG2015A
GeographicInformationSystems,ScienceandMappingSystemsIIThinkingGeographically:ConceptsandPracticesinHumanGeographyII
12
12
6
6
Anytwocoursesyielding12creditseachaslistedbelow:
GEOG2010AGEOG2011AGEOG2012AGEOG2014A
EarthandAtmosphericProcessesIIAnIntroductiontoClimateChangeandSocietyIIEnvironmentalGovernance:FromLocaltoGlobalIIConservationBiogeographyII
12121212
6666
AND
Anycourseyielding48levelIIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyIII:
GEOS3028A Geospatial Sciences III 72 7
GeographyIII:
GEOG3017A GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII 18 7
Select three coursesfromthelistbelowyielding18credits each.
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DegreeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAGAES10 TotalNQFCredits:442
Course Code Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
GEOG3019AGEOG3020AGEOG3021AGEOG3022AGEOG3023A
GEOG3024AGEOG3025A
GEOG3026AGEOG3027A
EconomicGeographyIIIClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIIIAdvanced Atmospheric Sciences IIICityCulturesIIITheoryandPracticeinSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopmentIIIEnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIIIUrbanFutures:ThePolitical-EconomyofPopulationandScarcityIIIFood:Security,Politics&CultureIIICoastalGeomorphologyIII
18181818
1818
181818
7777
77
777
10) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofPhysicalSciences
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAPHSC10 Total NQF Credits 432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
PHYS1000A PhysicsIMajor 36 5
CHEM1012A ChemistryI 36 5
One additional courseyielding36levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6
YearofStudyII*:
Mathematics II:MATH2001AMATH2003AMATH2007AMATH2015AMATH2019AMATH2025A
BasicAnalysisIIDifferentialEquationsIIMultivariableCalculusIIAbstractMathematicsIILinearAlgebraIITransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII
888888
666666
AND/OR
ChemistryII:CHEM2001ACHEM2002A
ChemistryMajorIIAChemistryMajorIIB
2424
66
AND/OR
PhysicsII:PHYS2001APHYS2002A
PhysicsMajorIIAPhysicsMajorIIB
2424
66
*AnycombinationyieldingaminimumofthreerecognisedmajorsatlevelII,aslistedin2.1.2.6
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ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAPHSC10 Total NQF Credits 432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyIII**
**AnycombinationyieldingaminimumoftworecognisedmajorsatlevelIII,aslistedin2.1.2.6
11) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofAstronomyandAstrophysics
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAASTR10 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
PHYS1000A PhysicsIMajor 36 5
APPM1006A Computational and Applied Mathematics I 36 5
PHYS1026A IntroductiontoAstronomyI 18 5
PHYS1027A ModernAstrophysicsI 18 5
YearofStudyII:
PhysicsII:PHYS2001APHYS2002A
PhysicsIIA(Major)PhysicsIIB(Major)
2424
66
MATH2007A MultivariableCalculusII 8 6
STAT2012A Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II 8 6
MATH2019A LinearAlgebraII 8 6
APPM2007A Computational and Applied Mathematics II 48 6
PHYS2013A Cosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverseII 24 6
YearofStudyIII:
PhysicsIII:PHYS3000APHYS3001APHYS3002APHYS3003APHYS3006A
QuantumMechanicsIIIApplicationsofQuantumMechanicsIIIStatisticalPhysicsIIIWaves and Modern Optics III AdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProjectIII
1111111128
77777
PHYS3007A Relativity:TheBasisofCosmologyandAstrophysicsIII 18 7
PHYS3008A AdvancedAstrophysicsIII 36 7
PHYS3009A ModernRadioandGamma-rayAstronomyIII 18 7
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12) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofMathematicsofFinance
ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAMFI10 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A
AlgebraICalculus I
1521
55
EconomicsI:ECON1016AECON1018A
EconomicTheoryIAMicroeconomicsEconomicTheoryIBMacroeconomics
1818
55
APPM1006A Computational and Applied Mathematics I 36 5
Computer Science I:COMS1015ACOMS1018ACOMS1017ACOMS1016A
BasicComputerOrganisationIIntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingIIntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsIDiscrete Computational Structures I
9999
5555
YearofStudyII:
Mathematics II:MATH2001AMATH2007AMATH2015AMATH2019AMATH2025ASTAT2012A
BasicAnalysisIIMultivariableCalculusIIAbstractMathematicsIILinearAlgebraIITransitiontoAbstractMathematicsIIIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics II
888888
666666
One elective courseyielding48creditsfromthelistbelow:
EconomicsIIECON2000AECON2001A
EconomicsIIAEconomicsIIB
2424
66
OR
FINE2010AFINE2000A
Investments II Corporate Finance II
2424
66
One elective courseyielding48creditsfromthelistbelow:
APPM2007A Computational and Applied Mathematics II 48 6
OR
Computer Science II:COMS2002ACOMS2013ACOMS2015ACOMS2014A
DatabaseFundamentalsIIMobileComputingIIAnalysisofAlgorithmsIIComputerNetworksII
12121212
6666
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ProgrammeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7
PlanCode:SMAMFI10 TotalNQFCredits:432
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudy3:
One elective courseyielding72creditsfromthelistbelow:
ECON3005A EconomicsIII 72 7
OR
FINE3014A Investment and Corporate Finance III 72 7
Oneelectivecourse(s)yielding72creditsfromthelistbelow:
APPM3017A Computational and Applied Mathematics III 72 7
OR
Mathematics III:
[MATH3001Aor MATH3010A]
[NumberTheoryIIIorTopologyIII]
12
12
7
7
and
MATH3006A GroupTheoryIII 12 7
and
MATH3037A IntermediateAnalysisIII 12 7
and
[MATH3003Aor MATH3032A]
[CodingandCryptographyIIIorRealAnalysisIII]
12
12
7
7
and
[MATH3031Aor MATH3034A]
[DifferentialGeometryIIIorLeontiefSystemsIII]
12
12
7
7
and
MATH3004A ComplexAnalysisIII 12 7
OR
Computer Science III:
COMS3005A AnalysisofAdvancedAlgorithmsIII 18 7
and
COMS3003A FormalLanguagesandAutomataIII 18 7
and
[COMS3009AorCOMS3002A]
[SoftwareDesignIIIorSoftwareEngineeringIII]
18
18
7
7
and
COMS3010A OperatingsystemsandSystemengineeringIII 18 7
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2.1.2.8 Bachelor of Science Degree together with courses offered by other Faculties of this University
Note:seetheappropriateFaculty’sRulesandSyllabusesbookforpre-requisites.
Inexceptionalcircumstances,astudentmay,bypermissionoftheSenate,includeinher/hisprogramme one or more courses not listed in 2.1.2.6. The choice of coursesissubjecttothelimitationsimposedbythetimetableofclasses,themaximumsizesofclassesandthecompletionofpre-requisitecourses.
The programme of a studentwhohasbeenpermittedtoproceedintermsofthisRuleshallbesubjecttotheRulesgoverningthedegreeofBachelorofSciencebut,inaddition,shallcomplywithanyspecialprovisionscontainedintheRulesfortheotherFacultyinwhichthecourseisundertakenorintheSyllabusesfor the course. StudentswhoselectthisoptionmustensurethattheygainacreditinarecognisedSciencemajor(2.1.2.4a)uptoandincludinglevelIII.
2.1.3 Progression Rules2.1.3.1 Admission to courses at level II and level III
NotwithstandinganythingcontainedintheseRules,astudentwhohaspassedandobtainedcredit for all coursesataparticularlevelmayberefusedpermissionbytheSenate to proceed to a course or courses in thesucceedinglevelinthatcourse if:
a) theCouncil,afterconsultationwiththeSenate,haslimitedthenumberofstudentswhomaybepermitted to register forsuchacourse and such a studenthasnotbeenselected for registrationtherefore; and
b) ifs/hehaspassedacoursebuthasnotbeenpermittedtoproceed.
2.1.3.2 Additional requirements for admission to courses at level II
Subject to theprovisionsof2.1.2.4and2.1.2.6astudent shallnot include inher/hisprogrammeanycourseatlevelIIunlesss/hehasobtainedacredit in a courseatlevelIwhichleadstoanapprovedSciencemajor(selectedfromthelistin2.1.2.4a).
2.1.3.3 Sub-minimumRule
Whereamajor (refer to2.1.2.4a) ismadeupofcomponentcourses a studentmustobtainanoverallaverageof50percentandnotlessthan35percentinanyofthecomponentcoursesthatcontributetothatmajor.
2.1.3.4 Minimum requirements of study
Theminimumrequirementsofstudyprescribedforstudentsaresetoutbelow.Creditsawardedforcourses are detailed in 2.1.2.6. A studentwhodoesnotmeettheminimumrequirementsofstudymayberefusedpermissionbytheSenatetorenewher/hisregistration.If,however,astudentispermittedtorenewher/hisregistrationafterhavingfailedtosatisfytheminimumrequirementsofstudy,s/hemayberequiredtosatisfytheseandfurtherconditionsastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.
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Year of Study I Year of Study II Year of Study III
Atfirstattempt,astudent must complete courseswhichyieldaminimum total of:
108 credits and provided that students havesatisfiedtheprerequisitesforthreemajorcourses at level II(studentswhohavecompleted courses whichyieldatotalbetween72-107creditswillbeallowedtorepeatthefirstyearofstudy)
48 credits at level IIexcludingcredits previouslyobtained
72 credits(onemajorcourse)atlevelIIIexcludingcreditspreviouslyobtained
Repeatingstudents musthaveobtainedthefollowingcumulativecredit total across all yearsofstudy:
144 credits at level I and provided that studentshavesatisfiedtheprerequisitesforthreemajorcourses at level II
288 credits including144credits at level II
432 creditsincluding144 credits at level III
Notwithstanding anything contained above, a student registering for a Bachelor of Science threeyear degreemay not take longer than four years to complete the requirements.Only in exceptionalcircumstances,withthepermissionoftheSenate,maythisbeextendedbyafurtheryear.
2.1.4 Completion RulesInordertoqualifyforthedegreeofBachelorofScience,astudentwillberequiredtoobtainaminimumof 432 credits. A minimum of 144 of these creditsmustbeobtainedfromlevelIIIandaminimumof144of these credits from level II. Coursesmustbeselectedfromthelistin2.1.2.4a)(Sciencecourses)and,bypermission of the Senate,mayincludecoursesasspecifiedin2.1.2.4b)fromanotherfaculty.Aminimumof 72 of the 144 creditsmustbederivedfromanyapprovedsciencemajoratlevelIII(selectedfromthelistin2.1.2.4a).
a) Conferment of QualificationwithDistinction:
i) all of the coursesprescribedinthequalificationmusthavebeenpassedatfirstattempt;
ii) the qualificationmusthavebeencompletedintheminimumperiodoftime;
iii) allprescribedcoursesarepassedwithaweightedminimumaverageof75percent,andobtainasubminimumof60percentineachoftherelevantcourses; and
iv) allmajorcoursesatexitlevel(thirdyearlevel)arepassedwithaminimumweightedaverageof 75 percent.
2.1.5 Restrictiononadmissiontocourses:Pre-andco-requisiterulesSubject toG7.9 andG14and to thequalifications setout in theSchedule to2.1.5below,unlessbypermission of the Senate,astudentshallnotbeadmittedtoacourselistedincolumnAbelowunlesss/hehasobtainedcreditin,orbeenexemptedfrom,thecorrespondingprerequisitelistedincolumnBbelow.CourseslistedincolumnCmustbetakenconcurrentlywiththecorrespondingcourse listed under column A. A studentshallnotbepermittedtoregisterforanycourseunlesss/hehassatisfiedsuchrequirementsas the Senatemayconsiderappropriateinher/hiscase.
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
ActuarialScienceI(STAT1002A) AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)andMathematical Statistics I (STAT1003A)
Actuarial Science II (STAT2008A)
ActuarialScienceI(STAT1002A)andMathematical Statistics I(STAT1003A)andAlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)and AbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematics(MATH2025A)
Computers and Communications for Actuaries III(STAT3021A)LifeContingenciesIII(STAT3010A)ActuarialEconomicsIII(STAT3015A)ActuarialReservingTechniquesIII(STAT3030A)
Actuarial Science II (STAT2008A)and Mathematical Statistics II (STAT2005A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
ADVANCED EARTH SCIENCE
StatisticsforEarthScientistsIII(GEOL3012A)AtmosphericGeochemistryIII(GEOL3016A)ReportResearchWritingIII(GEOL3021A)Introduction to PalaeoclimatologyIII(GEOL3033A)
GeologyII(GEOL2025A)or[Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII(GEOL2024A)andIgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)andMineralogy&OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A)andMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A)]or[EarthandAtmosphericProcessesII(GEOG2010A)andAn Introduction to Climate ChangeandSocietyII(GEOG2011A)andEnvironmentalGovernance:FromLocaltoGlobalII(GEOG2012A)andMethods,ModelsandGeographicInformationSystemsII(GEOG2013A)]
EnergyResourcesIII(GEOL3009A) ExplorationandMiningGeoscienceIII(GEOL3038A)InformationSystemsinEarthScienceIII(GEOL3036A)ExplorationandEnvironmentalGeochemistryIII(GEOL3011A)VisitingLecturer’sTopicIII(GEOL3020A)IntroductiontoHydrogeology(GEOL3040A)
GeologyII(GEOL2025A)or[Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII(GEOL2024A)andIgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)andMineralogy&OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A)andMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A)]
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
Introduction to Computerised MineDesignIII(GEOL3008A)OreDressingandExtractiveMetallurgyIII(GEOL3017A)PrinciplesofRockMechanicsIII(GEOL3018A)TechnicalValuationIII(GEOL3019A)
ComplementaryEarthScienceII(GEOL2000A)
GeologyIII(GEOL3049A)or[AdvancedPetrologyIII(GEOL3043A)andEconomicGeology&OrePetrologyIII(GEOL3046A)andStructuralGeologyIII(GEOL3047A)andTectonicsoftheEarthIII(GEOL3041A)]
GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII(GEOG3017A)
Methods,ModelsandGeographicandInformationSystems(GEOG2013A)orGeologyII(GEOL2025A)or[Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII(GEOL2024A)andIgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)andMineralogy&OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A)andMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A)]orequivalent
ClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIII(GEOG3020A)Advanced Atmospheric Sciences III(GEOG3021A)EnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIII(GEOG3024A)
EarthandAtmosphericProcessesII(GEOG2010A)orGeologyII(GEOL2025A)or[Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII(GEOL2024A)andIgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)andMineralogy&OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A)andMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A)]orequivalent
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
EnvironmentalChemistryIII(CHEM3007A)(Note:Thiscourse cannot betakenconcurrentlywithGeologyIIIcourses due to currenttimetableclashes.)
ChemistryIIA(CHEM2001A)and ChemistryIIB(CHEM2002A)
ANATOMICAL SCIENCES
HumanandComparativeBiologyII(ANAT2021A)
IntroductoryLifeSciencesI(BIOL1000A)andChemistryI(CHEM1012A)and [PhysicsI(Auxiliary)(PHYS1001A)orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)]
HumanBiologyIII(ANAT3002A)
HumanandComparativeBiologyII(ANAT2021A)orBypermissionoftheSenate
MedicalCellBiologyIII(ANAT3011A)
HumanandComparativeBiologyII(ANAT2021A)orBypermissionoftheSenate
ANIMAL, PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ReproductiveBiology(APES2001A)WholePlantPhysiology(APES2002A)Evolution(APES2008A)MarineandCoastalsystemsfieldwork(APES2022A)Animal Form and Function II (APES2033A)Introduction to Animal BehaviourII(APES2037A)FundamentalsofEcologyII(APES2036A)BioticDiversityII(APES2035A)AquaticEcologyII(APES2034A)Self-Study(APES2009A)
IntroductoryLifeSciences(BIOL1000A)andChemistry1(CHEM1012A)andAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)
BasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciences(STAT2013A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
Biogeography(APES3028A)Palaeontology(APES3029A)FunctionalEcologyinchangingenvironments(APES3034A)AnimalBehaviour(APES3041A)Medical and Applied Entomology(APES3042A)EcologicalCommunitiesandBiodiversityConservation(APES3047A)Diversity,EcologyandEconomicimportanceofAlgae(APES3051A)PhysiologicalEntomology(APES3057A)BiosystematicsandEvolution(APES3058A)EnvironmentandSustainabilityIII(APES3073A)SpatialEcologyandConservationIII(APES3072A)AppliedPopulationEcologyIII(APES3065A)BehaviouralEcologyIII(APES3066A)MolecularEcology(APES3069A)Self-Studycourse(APES3023A)SpecialTopic(APES3026A)
BasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciences(STAT2013A/STAT2014A)andAPEScoursesyieldingaminimumof48NQFcredits on level 6
Thirdyearfieldtriporlaboratoryprojectbyselectingoneofthefollowing:AppliedFreshwaterEcologyandManagement(APES3064A)orExperimentalFieldBiology(APES3067A)orField Methods in Terrestrial Ecology(APES3068A)orPeople and Conservation Field Course(APES3070A)orMicroscopy(APES3048A)orServiceLearninginBiology(APES3071A)
ARCHAEOLOGY
ArchaeologyII(ARCL2002A) ArchaeologyI(ARCL1000A)
ArchaeologyIII(ARCL3002A) ArchaeologyII(ARCL2002A)
APPLIED CHEMISTRY
AppliedChemistryII(CHEM2030A)
ChemistryI(CHEM1012A)withaminimumof60%(SavebypermissionoftheSenate,astudentonafixedcurriculum maygainautomaticentrybypassingCHEM1012A)and[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)]orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)
ChemistryIIA(CHEM2001A)andChemistryIIB(CHEM2002A)
AppliedChemistryIIIA(CHEM3033A)AppliedChemistryIIIB(CHEM3034A)
ChemistryIIA(CHEM2001A)and ChemistryIIB(CHEM2002A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
UndergraduateResearchIII(CHEM3031A)
PermissionisrequiredfromtheSenate.Onlystudentswithaminimumof70%inChemistryIIwillbeeligibletoapply
ChemistryIIIA(CHEM3002A)and ChemistryIIIB(CHEM3003A)
APPLIED GEOLOGY
AppliedGeologyII(GEOL2026A)Introduction to Geochemical TechniquesII(GEOL2021A)GeologicalMappingTechniquesII(GEOL2019A)
GeologyI(GEOL1000A)withaminimumof55%(SavebypermissionoftheSenate a studentmaygetentrybypassingGeologyIGEOL1001A)andChemistryI(CHEM1012A)
GeologyII(GEOL2025A)andBasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciences(STAT2013A)
AppliedGeologyIII(GEOL3050A)*or[AdvancedGeologicalMappingTechniquesIII(GEOL3042A)*Hydrogeology&WaterResourceManagementIII(GEOL3044A)*ExplorationMethodsIII(GEOL3045A)*GeographicalInformationSystems&RemoteSensingIII](GEOL3048A)*]
[IntroductiontoGeochemicalTechniquesII(GEOL2021A)GeologicalMappingTechniquesII(GEOL2019A)]andBasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciences(STAT2013A/2014A)andGeologyII(GEOL2025A)oranequivalentcourseatthediscretion of the Senate
GeologyIII(GEOL3049A)
CHEMISTRY
ChemistryIIA(CHEM2001A)ChemistryIIB(CHEM2002A)
ChemistryI(CHEM1012A)withaminimumof60%(SavebypermissionoftheSenate,astudentonafixedcurriculum maygainautomaticentrybypassingCHEM1012A)and[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)]orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)
ChemistryIIIA(CHEM3002A)ChemistryIIIB(CHEM3003A)
ChemistryIIA(CHEM2001A)andChemistryIIB(CHEM2002A)
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COMPLEMENTARY EARTH SCIENCE
ComplementaryEarthScienceII(GEOL2000A)
GeologyI(GEOL1000A)and ChemistryI(CHEM1012A)andAlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)andPhysicsIMajor(PHYS1000A)
GeologyII(GEOL2025A)
COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Computational and Applied MathematicsI(Major)(APPM1006A)
AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)
Computational and Applied MathematicsII(APPM2007A)
Computational and Applied MathematicsI(Major)(APPM1006A)andAlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)(IfStatisticsIwaspassed,studentsmustregisterforDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematics(MATH2025A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
Computational and Applied MathematicsIII(APPM3017A)
Computational and Applied MathematicsII(APPM2007A)andBasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)and[DifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)or Introduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)]andTransitiontoAbstractMathematics(MATH2025A)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science IBasicComputerOrganisationI(COMS1015A)Discrete Computational StructuresI(COMS1016A)IntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI(COMS1018A)Introduction to Data Structures andAlgorithmsI(COMS1017A)
AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)
AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIA(COMS1023A)AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIB(COMS1024A)
AuxiliaryMathematicsIMATH1041Awithaminimumof65%or[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)]
MobileComputingII(COMS2013A)
IntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI(COMS1018A)andIntroduction to Data Structures andAlgorithmsI(COMS1017A)
DatabaseFundamentalsII(COMS2002A)
DatabaseFundamentalsII(COMS2002A)
Introduction to Data Structures andAlgorithmsI(COMS1017A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
ComputerNetworksII(COMS2014A)
BasicComputerOrganisationI(COMS1015A)andIntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI(COMS1018A)andIntroduction to Data Structures andAlgorithmsI(COMS1017A)
AnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)
BasicComputerOrganisationI(COMS1015A)andDiscrete Computational StructuresI(COMS1016A)andIntroduction to Data Structures andAlgorithmsI(COMS1017A)andIntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI(COMS1018A)andAlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)
AbstractMathematics(MATH2015A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)
AuxiliaryDatabaseSystemsII(COMS2017A)
AuxiliaryMathematicsIMATH1041Awithaminimumof65%or[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)]
FormalLanguagesandAutomataIII(COMS3003A)
Discrete Computational StructuresI(COMS1016A)andAnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)andAbstractMathematics(MATH2015A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
SoftwareEngineeringIII(COMS3002A)
DatabaseFundamentalsII(COMS2002A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
SoftwareDesignIII(COMS3009A)
OperatingSystemsII(COMS2001A)andDatabaseFundamentalsII(COMS2002A)andComputerNetworksII(COMS2014A)andAnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
Computer Graphics and VisualisationIII(COMS3006A)
AnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)
MachineLearningIII(COMS3007A)
AnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)
ParallelComputingIII(COMS3008A)
OperatingSystemsII(COMS2001A)andComputerNetworksII(COMS2014A)andAnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
AdvancedAnalysisofAlgorithmsIII(COMS3005A)
AnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)
OperatingSystemsandSystemProgramming(COMS3010A)
MobileComputingII(COMS2013A)andComputerNetworksII(COMS2014A)andAnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)
SoftwareDesignProjectIII(COMS3011A)
DatabaseFundamentalsII(COMS2002A)andAnalysisofAlgorithmsII(COMS2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS SCIENCES
Corporate Finance II (FINE2000A)
[EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)andEconomicTheoryIB-MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)]or[EconomicsIA–Microeconomics(ECON1012A)and EconomicsIB-Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)]and [AlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)]or [ComputationalMathematicsI(APPM1004A)and BusinessStatisticsI(STAT1000A)(STAT1004A)]
InvestmentII(FINE2010A) [EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)andEconomicTheoryIB-MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)]or[EconomicsIA–Microeconomics(ECON1012A)and EconomicsIB-Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)]and [AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusIMATH1036A)]or[ComputationalMathematicsI(APPM1004A)and BusinessStatisticsI(STAT1000A)(STAT1004A)]and Corporate Finance II (FINE2000A)
Investment and Corporate FinanceIII*(FINE3014A)
Corporate Finance II (FINE2000A)andInvestmentII(FINE2010A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
HumanResourcesManagementIIA(BUSE2002A)
EconomicsIA-Microeconomics(ECON1012A)or EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)
HumanResourcesIIB–LabourRelations(BUSE2020A)
[EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)andEconomicTheoryIB-MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)]or[EconomicsIA–Microeconomics(ECON1012A)and EconomicsIB-Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)]
HumanResourcesManagementIII* CompensationandBenefits(BUSE3016A)HumanResourcesandIndividual Performance (BUSE3018A)HumanResourcesandOrganisationalPerformance(BUSE3020A)OrganisationalTheory(BUSE3022A)
HumanResourcesIIA(BUSE2002A)and HumanResourcesIIB–LabourRelations(BUSE2020A)
InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA(BUSE2006A)
[EconomicsIA-Microeconomics(ECON1012A)]or [EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomistsECON1016A)]
EconomicsIB–Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)or EconomicTheoryIB–MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)
InsuranceandRiskManagementIIB(BUSE2008A)
[EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)andEconomicTheoryIB-MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)]or[EconomicsIA–Microeconomics(ECON1012A)and EconomicsIB-Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)]
InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA(BUSE2006A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
InsuranceandRiskManagementIII*(BUSE3003A)
InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA(BUSE2006A)and InsuranceandRiskManagementIIB(BUSE2008A)
PrinciplesofMarketing(BUSE2025A)ConsumerBehaviour(BUSE2024A)
EconomicsIA-Microeconomics(ECON1012A)or EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)
IntegratedMarketingCommunications(BUSE2027A)RetailManagement(BUSE2026A)
[EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)andEconomicTheoryIB-MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)]or[EconomicsIA–Microeconomics(ECON1012A)and EconomicsIB-Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)]
PrinciplesofMarketing(BUSE2025A)ConsumerBehaviour(BUSE2024A)
MarketingIIIA(BUSE3024A)
PrinciplesofMarketing(BUSE2025A)ConsumerBehaviour(BUSE2024A)IntegratedMarketingCommunications(BUSE2027A)RetailManagement(BUSE2026A)
MarketingIIIB(BUSE3025A)
PrinciplesofMarketing(BUSE2025A)ConsumerBehaviour(BUSE2024A)IntegratedMarketingCommunications(BUSE2027A)RetailManagement(BUSE2026A)
MarketingIIIA(BUSE3024A)*
PrinciplesofManagementIIA(BUSE2012A)
EconomicsIA-Microeconomics(ECON1012A)or EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)
EconomicsIB–Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)or EconomicTheoryIB–MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
PrinciplesofManagementIIA(BUSE2012A)
EconomicsIA-Microeconomics(ECON1012A)or EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)
EconomicsIB–Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)or EconomicTheoryIB–MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)
PrinciplesofManagementIIB–Entrepreneurship(BUSE2022A)
[EconomicTheoryIA-MicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)andEconomicTheoryIB-MacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)]or[EconomicsIA–Microeconomics(ECON1012A)and EconomicsIB-Macroeconomics(ECON1014A)]
PrinciplesofManagementIIA(BUSE2012A)
OperationsManagement(BUSE3028A)ProjectManagement(BUSE3030A)Innovation and Intrapreneurship Management(BUSE3032A)StrategicManagement(BUSE3034A)
PrinciplesofManagementIIA(BUSE2012A)and PrinciplesofManagementIIB–Entrepreneurship(BUSE2022A)
EconomicTheoryIBMacroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1018A)
EconomicTheoryIAMicroeconomicsforEconomists(ECON1016A)
EconomicsIBMacroeconomics(ECON1014A)
EconomicsIAMicroeconomics(ECON1012A)
EconomicsIIA(ECON2000A)EconomicsIIB(ECON2001A)
[EconomicTheoryIAMicroeconomics(ECON1016A)andEconomicTheoryIBMacroeconomics(ECON1018A)]or[EconomicsIAMicroeconomics(ECON1012A)withaminimumof65%andEconomicsIBMacroeconomics(ECON1014A)withaminimumof65%]
EconomicsIIB(ECON2001A) EconomicsIIA(ECON2000A)
EconomicScienceIII(ECON3005A)EconomicTheoryIII(ECON3009A)
EconomicsIIA(ECON2000A)andEconomicsIIB(ECON2001A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
InformationSystemsIB(INFO1003A)
InformationSystemsIA(INFO1000A)or Fundamentals of Information Systems(INFO1004A)
InformationSystemIIA(INFO2000A)
InformationSystemsIA(INFO1000A)or[FundamentalsofInformationSystems(INFO1004A)andInformationSystemsIB(INFO1003A)]or IntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgramming(COMS1018A)
InformationSystemsIIB(INFO2001A)
InformationSystemsIIA(INFO2000A)
ManagementandApplicationofInformationSystems(INFO3002A)
InformationSystemsIIA(INFO2000A)and InformationSystemsIIB(INFO2001A)
InordertobeconsideredanInformationSystemsmajor,studentsmustcompletebothManagementandApplicationofInformationSystems(INFO3002A)andInformationSystemsDevelopmentProject(INFO3003A).
InformationSystemsDevelopmentProject(INFO3003A)
InformationSystemsIIA(INFO2000A)and InformationSystemsIIB(INFO2001A)
Geography
EarthandAtmosphericProcessesII(GEOG2010A)An Introduction to Climate ChangeandSocietyII(GEOG2011A)EnvironmentalGovernance:FromLocaltoGlobalII(GEOG2012A)ThinkingGeographically:Concepts and Practices inHumanGeographyII(GEOG2015A)ConservationBiogeographyII(GEOG2014A)GeographicInformationSystems,ScienceandMappingII(GEOG2013A)
GeographyI(GEOG1000A)orPermissionrequiredfromtheSenateor equivalent
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII(GEOG3017A)
Methods,ModelsandGeographicalInformationSystems(GEOG2013A)orGeologyII(GEOL2025A)orequivalent
EconomicGeographyIII(GEOG3019A)UrbanFutures:ThePolitical-EconomyofPopulationandScarcity(GEOG3025A)
GeographyI(GEOG1000A)orEnvironmentalGovernance(GEOG2012A)orequivalent
ClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIII(GEOG3020A)Advanced Atmospheric Sciences III(GEOG3021A)EnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIII(GEOG3024A)
EarthandAtmosphericProcessesII(GEOG2010A)orGeologyII(GEOL2025A)orequivalent
TheoryandPracticeinSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopment(GEOG3023A)
AnyofthelevelIIcoursesinGeography,Biology,Chemistry,Geologyorequivalent
CoastalGeomorphologyII(GEOG3027A)
AnyofthelevelIIcoursesinGeography,Biology,Chemistry,Geologyorequivalent
Geospatial Sciences III (GEOG3028A)
Methods,ModelsandGeographicalInformationSystemsII(GEOG2013A)EngineeringSurveying(MINN2016A)AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIA(COMS1023A)AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIB(COMS1024A)AuxiliaryDatabaseSystemsIICOMS2017A)
GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII(GEOG3017A)
GEOLOGY
GeologyI(GEOL1000A) ChemistryI(CHEM1012A)and[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)]orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
GeologyII(GEOL2025A)Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII(GEOL2024A)IgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)Mineralogy&OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A)MetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A)
GeologyI(GEOL1000A)withaminimumof55%(Savebypermission of the Senate a studentmaygetentrybypassingGeologyIGEOL1001A)andChemistryI(CHEM1012A)
GeologyIII(GEOL3049A)or[AdvancedPetrologyIII(GEOL3043A)EconomicGeology&OrePetrologyIII(GEOL3046A)StructuralGeologyIII(GEOL3047A)TectonicsoftheEarthIII(GEOL3041A)]
GeologyII(GEOL2025A)or[Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII(GEOL2024A)IgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)Mineralogy&OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A)MetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A)]
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Materials Science II(CHEM2007A)
ChemistryI(CHEM1012A)andAlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)andPhysicsI(Major)(PHYS1000A)
Materials Science III(CHEM3037A)
Materials Science II(CHEM2007A)
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
Mathematical Statistics I (STAT1003A)
AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)
Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II(STAT2012A)
AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
Mathematical Statistics II (STAT2005A)
Mathematical Statistics I (STAT1003A)andAlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematics(MATH2025A)
BasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII(STAT2013A/STAT2014A)
AuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)
MultivariateDataAnalysisIII(STAT3031A)RiskTheoryIII(STAT3032A)StatisticalElementsofMachineLearningIII(STAT3033A)Stochastic Processes III (STAT3034A)SurvivalAnalysisIII(STAT3035A)TimeSeriesIII(STAT3036A)
Mathematical Statistics II (STAT2005A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
MATHEMATICS
AlgebraI(MATH1034A)CalculusI(MATH1036A)
Minimumof70%inNational Senior Certificate (NSC) or other SenaterecognisedschoolleavingcertificateinMathematics(excludingMathematicalLiteracy)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)MultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)LinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)]orMathematicsI(Engineering)(MATH1014A)withaminimumof60%orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)withaminimumof60%
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
AbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)DifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)TransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2025A)
[AlgebraI(MATH1034A) and CalculusI(MATH1036A)]orMathematicsI(Engineering)(MATH1014A)withaminimumof60%orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)withaminimumof60%
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
CodingandCryptographyIII(MATH3003A)
AbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)
LeontiefSystemsIII(MATH3034A)
MultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
RealAnalysisIII(MATH3032A) BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)withaminimumof50%
NumberTheoryIII(MATH3001A)GroupTheoryIII(MATH3006A)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
TopologyIII(MATH3010A) BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
ComplexAnalysis(MATH3004A)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
DifferentialGeometryIII(MATH3031A)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2025A)and[DifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)orIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)]
IntermediateAnalysisIII(MATH3037A)
BasicAnalysisII(MATH2001A)andMultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2015A)andLinearAlgebraIIMATH2019A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2025A)and[DifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)orIntroduction to Mathematical StatisticsII(STAT2012A)]
MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY
MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPractice(MCBG2036A)MolecularandCellBiologyIIB:Concepts(MCBG2032A)MolecularandCellBiologyIIC:Applications(MCBG2033A)CurrentTopicsinMicrobiologyII(MCBG2028A)DrugDiscoveryII(MCBG2029A)MolecularBasisofDiseaseII(MCBG2030A)Genetic Innovations II (MCBG2034A)
IntroductoryLifeSciencesI(BIOL1000A)andChemistryI(CHEM1012A)withaminimumof55%andAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)
MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPractice(MCBG2036A)MolecularandCellBiologyIIB:Concepts(MCBG2032A)BasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII(STAT2013A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
BiochemistryandCellBiologyIII(MCBG3004A)ProteinBiochemistryandBiotechnologyIII(MCBG3005A)InformationPathwaysandBioinformaticsIII(MCBG3009A)EnzymologyIII(MCBG3008A)AdvancedCellBiologyIII(MCBG3010A)
MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPractice(MCBG2036A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIIB:Concepts(MCBG2032A)andBasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII(STAT2013A/STAT2014A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIIC:Applications(MCBG2033A*)[*fordouble-MCBmajorstudents]
Genetics and Developmental BiologyIII(MCBG3011A)GeneRegulationinEukaryotesIII(MCBG3012A)Population Genetics (MCBG3029A)Chromosomes and Gene Maps III(MCBG3014A)Advanced Developmental BiologyIII(MCBG3030A)
MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPractice(MCBG2036A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIIB:Concepts(MCBG2032A)andBasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII(STAT2013A.STAT2014A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIIC:Applications(MCBG2033A*)[*fordouble-MCBmajorstudents]
MicrobiologyandBiotechnologyIII(MCBG3017A)MicrobialFoodSecurityIII(MCBG3021A)AdvancedBacteriologyIII(MCBG3024A)AdvancedVirologyIII(MCBG3018A)BioengineeringandBiotechnologyIII(MCBG3032A)PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII(MCBG3027A)BiotechnologyofFungiIII(MCBG3022A)
MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPractice(MCBG2036A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIIB:Concepts(MCBG2032A)andBasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII(STAT2013A/STAT2014A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIIC:Applications(MCBG2033A*)[*fordouble-MCBmajorstudents]
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
AppliedBioinformaticsIII(MCBG3033A)IntroductiontoBioinformaticsIII(MCBG3031A)
MolecularandCellBiologyIIAScientificPractice(MCBG2036A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIIBConcepts(MCBG2032A)andBasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII(STAT2013A/STAT2014A)andMolecularandCellBiologyIICApplications(MCBG2033A*)[*fordouble-MCBmajorstudents]
IntroductiontoBioinformaticsIII(MCBG3031A)andtwoMolecularandCellBiologyIII18 credit courses NOT included inotherMCBmajorcourses. NB:Theseoptionalcourses mustfitintoavailableslotsinthe student’stimetable.
PHYSICS
PhysicsI(Major)(PHYS1000A) Minimumof60%inPhysicalSciences and a minimum of 70%inMathematicsNational Senior Certificate (NSC) or equivalent
AlgebraI(MATH1034A)and CalculusI(MATH1036A)
ModernAstrophysics(PHYS1027A)
PhysicsI(Major)(PHYS1000A)IntroductiontoAstronomy(PHYS1026A)
IntroductiontoReactorPhysics(PHYS2011A)BasicNuclearPhysics(PHYS2012A)
At the discretion of the Senate
PhysicsIIA(PHYS2001A)PhysicsIIB(PHYS2002A)
PhysicsI(Major)(PHYS1000A)and[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)]orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)withaminimumof60%
[MultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2025A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)]orMathematicsII(Eng)(MATH2011A)
Cosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverse(PHYS2013A)
IntroductiontoAstronomy(PHYS1026A)andModernAstrophysics(PHYS1027A)
PhysicsIIA(PHYS2001A)andPhysicsIIB(PHYS2002A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
Waves and Modern Optics III (PHYS3003A)QuantumMechanicsIII(PHYS3000A)StatisticalPhysicsIII(PHYS3002A)IntroductiontoGeophysics(PHYS3004A)
PhysicsIIA(Major)(PHYS2001A)andPhysicsIIB(Major)(PHYS2002A)and[MultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2025A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)]orMathematicsII(Eng)(MATH2011A)
AdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProjectIII(PHYS3006A)
PhysicsIIA(Major)(PHYS2001A)and PhysicsIIB(Major)(PHYS2002A)and[MultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2025A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)]orMathematicsII(Eng)(MATH2011A)
Waves and Modern Optics III (PHYS3003A)andQuantumMechanicsIII(PHYS3000A)andStatisticalPhysicsIII(PHYS3002A)and [IntroductiontoGeophysics(PHYS3004A)orQuantumMechanicsanditsApplicationsIII(PHYS3001A)]
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
QuantumMechanicsanditsApplicationsIII(PHYS3001A)
PhysicsIIA(Major)(PHYS2001A)andPhysicsIIB(Major)(PHYS2002A)and[MultivariableCalculusII(MATH2007A)andDifferentialEquationsII(MATH2003A)andTransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII(MATH2025A)andLinearAlgebraII(MATH2019A)]orMathematicsII(Eng)(MATH2011A)
QuantumMechanicsIII(PHYS3000A)
Relativity:TheBasisofCosmologyandAstrophysics(PHYS3007A)
PhysicsIIA(Major)(PHYS2001A)andPhysicsIIB(Major)(PHYS2002A)andCosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverse(PHYS2013A)
QuantumMechanicsIII(PHYS3000A)andQuantumMechanicsanditsApplicationsIII(PHYS3001A)andStatisticalPhysicsIII(PHYS3002A)andWaves and Modern Optics III (PHYS3003A)andAdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProjectIII(PHYS3006A)
AdvancedAstrophysics(PHYS3008A)
PhysicsIIA(Major)(PHYS2001A)andPhysicsIIB(Major)(PHYS2002A)andCosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverse(PHYS2013A)
QuantumMechanicsIII(PHYS3000A)andQuantumMechanicsanditsApplicationsIII(PHYS3001A)andStatisticalPhysicsIII(PHYS3002A)andAdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProjectIII(PHYS3006A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
ModernRadioandGamma-rayAstronomy(PHYS3009A)
PhysicsIIA(Major)(PHYS2001A)andPhysicsIIB(Major)(PHYS2002A)andCosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverse(PHYS2013A)
QuantumMechanicsIII(PHYS3000A)andQuantumMechanicsanditsApplicationsIII(PHYS3001A)andWaves and Modern Optics III (PHYS3003A)andAdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProjectIII(PHYS3006A)
PHYSIOLOGY (offered in the Faculty of Health Sciences)
PhysiologyII(PHSL2000A) IntroductoryLifeSciencesI(BIOL1000A)andChemistryI(CHEM1012A)and[PhysicsI(Auxiliary)(PHYS1001A)orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)]
AppliedandExperimentalPhysiologyIII(PHSL3002A)
PhysiologyII(PHSL2000A)
PSYCHOLOGY (offered in the Faculty of Humanities)
PsychologyII(PSYC2020A) PsychologyI(PSYC1009A)
PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIA(PSYC2005A)
PsychologyI(PSYC1009A)
PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIB(PSYC2006A)
PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIA(PSYC2005A)
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A. Course B.Pre-requisite C.Co-requisite
AbnormalPsychologyIII(PSYC3001A)CognitiveNeuropsychologyIII(PSYC3013A)HealthPsychologyIII(PSYC3015A)CommunityPsychologyIII(PSYC3016A)PsychotherapeuticInterventionsIII(PSYC3017A)Child and Adolescent PsychologyIII(PSYC3018A)CriticalSocialPsychologyIII(PSYC3019A)OrganisationalBehaviourIII(PSYC3020A)EmployeeWellbeingIII(PSYC3021A)EmployeeRelationsIII(PSYC3022A)OrganisationalEffectivenessIII(PSYC3023A)
PsychologyII(PSYC2020A)andPsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIA(PSYC2005A)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (offered in the Faculty of Humanities)
CriticalThinkingandPhilosophicalReasoningI(PHIL1001A)SocialHistoryofTechnology(HIST1010A)
PermissionisrequiredfromtheSenate
2.1.6 Restriction on obtaining creditsa) Unlessspecificallystatedotherwise,theprerequisitecoursemaybeeithertheauxiliaryorthe majorcourse.
b) A studentmaynotobtaincredits for more than one of the coursesineachofthegroupsof courseslistedbelow:
Students are referred to the requirements of 2.1.3.4 and 2.1.8.
Course Description Course Code
Group A
AncillaryStatisticsIBusinessStatisticsIMathematical Statistics IBasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII
STAT1005ASTAT1000ASTAT1003ASTAT2013A/STAT2014A
Group B
ChemistryIAChemistryI
CHEM1013ACHEM1012A
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Course Description Course Code
Group C
AncillaryMathematicsIAncillaryMathematicsandStatisticsIAuxiliaryMathematicsI[AlgebraIandCalculusI]
MATH1008AMATH1010AMATH1041A[MATH1034AandMATH1036A]
Group D
PhysicsI(Major)PhysicsI(Auxiliary)
PHYS1000APHYS1001A
Group E
HumanPhysiologyIIIAppliedandExperimentalPhysiologyIII
PHSL3006APHSL3002A
Group F
HumanBiologyIIIMedicalCellBiologyIII
ANAT3002AANAT3011A
Group G
Mathematical Statistics IIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics II
STAT1003ASTAT2012A
c) Psychology(refertoRule2.1.2.4b)
A studentwhomajorsinPsychologyneedstobecreditedwithcourses at levels II and III from thelistbelow;yieldingatotalofbetween144and168credits:
Course Description Course Code NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyIICompulsorycourses
PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIA PSYC2005A 24 6
PsychologyII PSYC2020A 48 6
Electivecourse
PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIB PSYC2006A 24 6
YearofStudyIIICoursesfromthelistbelowyieldingatotalvalueof72credits:
AbnormalPsychologyIII PSYC3001A 18 7
CognitiveNeuropsychologyIII PSYC3013A 18 7
HealthPsychologyIII PSYC3015A 18 7
CommunityPsychologyIII PSYC3016A 18 7
PsychotherapeuticInterventionsIII PSYC3017A 18 7
ChildandAdolescentPsychologyIII PSYC3018A 18 7
CriticalSocialPsychologyIII PSYC3019A 18 7
OrganisationalBehaviourIII PSYC3020A 18 7
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Course Description Course Code NQF Credits
NQF Level
EmployeeWell-beingIII PSYC3021A 18 7
EmploymentRelationsIII PSYC3022A 18 7
OrganisationalEffectivenessIII PSYC3023A 18 7
Anycombinationmakingup72creditsatlevelIIIinPsychologywillresultinastudentreceivingamajorinPsychology.
2.1.7 Lapsing of credits or exemptionsAn exemptionwillnormallybegrantedinrespectofacreditpreviouslyobtainedbutcouldberefusedif,in the opinion of the Senate,theSyllabuseshavechangedinsubstantialorimportantrespectsoriffouryearshaveelapsedbetweenthetimewhenthecreditwasobtainedandwhentheexemptionwassought.
2.1.8 Repeating of coursesA studentwhofailstomeetthepassrequirementinacourseinanyparticularyearofstudymayberefusedpermissionbytheSenate to repeat the courseandthestudentwillbedeemedasFailMayNotRepeat(FNR)forthatcourse if:
a) s/hehasrepeatedthecourse more than once; or
b) the courseisrestricted.Tonotewhichcourses are restricted refer to 2.1.2.6.
ThedecisionofFNRisendorsedbytheFacultyBoardofExaminers.Intheeventofreadmission(WRCI/WRCII)theSenate/Councilretainsthediscretiontoallowthestudenttoproceedwithall the courses except for the course/swithadecisionofFNR.
3 POSTGRADUATE3.1 Diplomas QualificationName Programme Code NQF Exit Level
PostgraduateDiplomainScience
SXA01 8
3.1.1 Application of RulesSee Rule G3.
3.1.2 Admission RulesAnyoneof the followingmaybe admittedby theSenate for thePostgraduateDiploma in Science ifthe Senate issatisfiedthats/heisqualifiedtoundertakethelineofstudyrequiredfor it. (Inexercisingits discretion the Senatewilltakeintoaccounttheacademicstandardachievedbytheapplicantinanycourseorthenatureandstandardofanypostgraduatework,orboth,donebyher/him.)
a) aBachelorofScienceofthisoranotheruniversity;
b) agraduateofthisoranotheruniversitywhoholdsadegreeinanotherfaculty;and
c) apersonotherthanagraduatewhohasinanyothermannersatisfiedtheSenatethats/heisso qualified.
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3.1.3 Curricula3.1.3.1 Length of Programme
The programme extends over not less than one academicyearoffull-timestudyortwoacademic years ofpart-timestudy.
3.1.3.2 Programme Details in Various Fields of Study
1) PostgraduateDiplomainScienceinthefieldofRadiationProtection
A candidatemust successfully complete the followingcourses toobtain thePostgraduateDiploma inScience.
ProgrammeCode:SXA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAPHYS60 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQF Level
PHYS5033A RadiationProtection1:ReviewofFundamentals 0 8
PHYS5032A RadiationProtection2:QuantitiesandMeasurements 15 8
PHYS5031A RadiationProtection3:BiologicalEffectsofIonisingRadiation
9 8
PHYS5030A Radiation Protection 4: Principles of Radiation Protection andtheInternationalFramework
5 8
PHYS5029A RadiationProtection5:RegulatoryControl 12 8
PHYS5028A RadiationProtection6:AssessmentofExternalandInternalExposures 13 8
PHYS5027A RadiationProtection7:ProtectionAgainstOccupationalExposure 18 8
PHYS5026A RadiationProtection8:MedicalExposuresinDiagnosticRadiology,RadiotherapyandNuclearMedicine 15 8
PHYS5025A RadiationProtection9:ExposureofthePublicDuetoPractices 12 8
PHYS5024A Radiation Protection 10: Intervention in Situations of ChronicandEmergencyExposure 12 8
PHYS5023A RadiationProtection11:TrainingtheTrainers 9 8
2) PostgraduateDiplomainScienceinthefieldofEnterpriseRiskManagement
A candidate must successfully complete the following courses to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma ofScienceinthefieldofEnterpriseRiskManagement.
ProgrammeCode:SXA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAERM50 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
STAT5032A Copulas and Dependence 20 8
STAT5036A EnterpriseRiskManagement(ERM)ConceptandFramework 20 8
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ProgrammeCode:SXA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAERM50 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
STAT5004A ExtremeValueTheory 20 8
STAT5035A KingIIICorporateGovernanceinSouthAfricaandERMCase Studies 20 8
STAT5033A Multivariatemodelsandfinancialtimeseries 20 8
STAT5034A RiskMeasurement,AssessmentandApplicationofEnterpriseRiskManagement(ERM) 20 8
3.1.3.3 Credits for Courses
In exceptional circumstances, the Senate may grant a candidate credit in respect of some of the requirementsof3.1.3ifs/hehasobtainedcredit in the same courses or topics at this or another university approvedbytheSenateforthispurpose:Providedthateverycandidate must complete coursesyieldingaminimum of 60 creditswhileregisteredforthediplomaatthisUniversity.
3.1.4 Completion Rulesa) A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletetheprescribedcoursestoobtainaPostgraduate Diploma in Science.
b) Conferment of QualificationwithDistinction:
i) all of the coursestakeninthequalificationmusthavebeenpassedatfirstattempt;
ii) the qualificationmusthavebeencompletedintheminimumperiodoftime;and
iii) all coursesarepassedwithaminimumweightedaverageof75percent.
3.1.5 Cancellation of Registration A candidateshallberequired toobtaincredit in coursesyieldingaminimumof60creditsat thefirstattemptoffull-timestudyor30creditsatthefirstattemptofpart-timestudy.
Provided that the Senatemaypermitacandidate to repeat coursesthenexttimetheyareoffered:Providedfurtherthatifthecandidateagainfailsanycourse,her/hisregistrationwillbecancelled.Bypermissionofthe Senate,acandidatewhofailsacoursemaysubstituteanalternativecourse,inwhicheventthecourse mustbepassedatfirstattempt,failingwhichher/hisregistrationwillbecancelled.
3.2 Degree of Bachelor of Science Honours QualificationName Programme Code NQF Exit Level
BachelorofScienceHonours SHA00 8
3.2.1 Application of RulesSee Rule G3.
3.2.2 Admission Rules
a) Subjecttotheprovisionsof3.2.3,theHonourssubject/fieldofstudyselectedbyacandidateshall,savebypermissionoftheSenate,beoneinwhichs/hepassedtherelevantmajorcourse/s(referto2.1.2.4a)atthisUniversity or any other university whoseprogrammehasbeenapprovedbythe Senate.
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b) ApersonmaynotnormallybeadmittedasacandidateforHonoursinasubjectunlesss/hehasattained aminimumof60percent average in thefinalundergraduatecourse/s; but, in specialcircumstances,astudentmaybegivenpermissionbytheSenatetobeadmittedasacandidateifs/he has a qualification that the Senateconsidersadequateforthepurposeofadmission.
c) All applications for admissiontotheBachelorofScienceHonoursareassessedonanindividualbasis taking intoaccountpastexperienceandeducation. Inspecialcircumstances,acandidate maybegivenpermissionbytheSenatetobeadmittedasacandidateifs/hehasaqualification that the Senateconsidersadequateforthepurposeofadmission.
d) AnyoneofthefollowingmaybeadmittedbytheSenateasacandidateforthedegreeofBachelorofScienceHonours:
i) a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Science in Education of theUniversity: Providedthat,byspecialpermissionoftheSenate,apersonwhohasobtainedcreditinallbutoneof the coursescontainedinher/hisprogramme forthedegreeofBachelorofSciencemaybeadmittedasacandidateforthedegreeofBachelorofScienceHonoursandberegisteredconcurrentlyforthedegreeofBachelorofScience:Providedfurtherthatsuchcandidate shall notbeeligibletoqualifyforthedegreeoftheBachelorofScienceHonoursuntils/hehasobtainedcredit in the courseoutstandingforthedegreeofBachelorofScience;
ii) aBachelorofScienceofany other universityorequivalent;or
iii) agraduateoftheUniversitywhoholdsadegreeofBachelorinanotherfaculty,iftheSenate hasdeterminedthattheacademicdisciplineinwhichthedegreewasobtainedisrelevanttotheHonourssubjectforwhichs/hewishestoregister.
3.2.2.1 Science Education
Anyoneof thefollowingmaybeadmittedbytheSenate as a candidate for thedegreeofBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofScienceEducation:
a) agraduateofthisUniversity,orany other university,whoholdsdegreeofBachelorwithapassinafirst-yearmajorcourse(orequivalent)ofMathematics,Chemistry,PhysicsorBiology;and
b) apersonwhoholdsafouryearteachingdiplomaandhaseitherattainedaminimumof60percentinMathematicsatfourthyearleveloraminimumof60percentinPhysicalScienceorBiologyatthirdyearlevelwithaminimumofonefourthyearsciencecourse.
Note:normallythisstandardisaminimumof60percentassetoutin3.2.2.
The Senatemay require a person to attend andpass acourse, orcourses offered for theBachelor ofScience,ormore thanone suchcourse eitherbeforebeingadmittedasacandidate for thedegreeofHonoursorwhiles/heisregisteredforit.
3.2.2.2 Requirements for admission to particular subjects
Thefollowingrequirementsareprescribedforadmission to particular courses.Exceptwiththepermissionof the Senate,acandidateshallnotbeadmittedasacandidateforthedegreeofHonoursinthecourses listedunderAunless s/hehasobtainedcredit in a course or courses listedunderB,or equivalent asacceptabletoSenate.
A. Field of Study B. Subject Requirements
Actuarial Science Actuarial Science III with the appropriate exemptions or has passed theequivalentcoursesintheprofessionalexaminationsorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a course which, in the opinion of the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
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A. Field of Study B. Subject Requirements
Advanced Mathematics of Finance
Actuarial Science III or Computational and Applied Mathematics III or MathematicsIIIorMathematicalStatisticsIIIorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate, representsanequivalentstandard
(Willnotbeofferedin2020.)
Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences
Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciencescoursesorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a course which, in the opinion of the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
AppliedBioinformatics IntroductiontoBioinformaticsIII,andtwoother18creditMCBIIIcourses,orequivalentasdeterminedbytheSenate.
Archaeology Archaeology III, or has obtained credit at another university in a course which,intheopinionoftheSenate,representsanequivalentstandard.
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Computational and Applied Mathematics III, or has obtained credit at another university in a coursewhich,intheopinionoftheSenate,representsanequivalentstandard.
BiochemistryandCellBiology
Biochemistry and Cell Biology III, or has obtained credit at another university inacoursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate, representsanequivalentstandard.
Chemistry ChemistryIII,orhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,in the opinion of the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.AsecondcourseinMathematicsmaybeapre-requisiteforsomeoptionsofferedintheHonoursdegree.
Computer Science Computer Science III, a Higher Diploma in Computer Science, or hasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,intheopinionofthe Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
Genetics and DevelopmentalBiology
GeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyIII,orhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate, representsanequivalentstandard.
Geochemistry GeologyIIIorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,inthe opinion of the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
Geography Geography III, or has obtained credit at another university in a course which,intheopinionoftheSenate,representsanequivalentstandard.
Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
Geography III and Archaeology III, or has obtained credit at another university in a coursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate, representsanequivalentstandard.
Geology GeologyIIIorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,inthe opinion of the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
Geophysics Geology I, Mathematics II (or Computational and Applied MathematicsII)andPhysics IIandanytwoof the following:GeologyIII,MathematicsIII, Computational andAppliedMathematics III and/or Physics III or hasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,intheopinionofthe Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
Mathematics Mathematics III (Major) or has obtained credit at another university in a course which, in the opinion of the Senate, represents an equivalentstandard.
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A. Field of Study B. Subject Requirements
Mathematical Statistics MathematicalStatisticsIIIandMathematicsIIorhaspassedtheequivalentcoursesorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,intheopinion of the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
MicrobiologyandBiotechnology
Microbiology and Biotechnology III, or has obtained credit at another university in a coursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate, representsanequivalentstandard.
Operations Research Mathematical Statistics III or Computational and Applied Mathematics III orhaspassed theequivalentcourse orhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate, representsanequivalentstandard.
Palaeontology Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences courses, Archaeology III,AnatomicalSciences III,Geology IIIorGeography IIIor itsequivalentorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,intheopinionof the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
PalaeontologyandGeology
GeologyIIIandeitherPlantSciencesIIIorZoologyIIIoritsequivalentorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a coursewhich,intheopinionof the Senate,representsanequivalentstandard.
Physics Physics III or its equivalent or has obtained credit at another university in a coursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate representsanequivalentstandard.
Psychology PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIAandamajorinPsychologyIIIoritsequivalentorhasobtainedcredit at another university in a course which,intheopinionoftheSenate,representsanequivalentstandard.
ScienceEducation Chemistry I, Physics I (Major or Auxiliary), Mathematics I (Major orAuxiliary),AncillaryMathematicsandStatisticsI,IntroductoryLifeSciencesI,GeologyIorGeographyIoritsequivalentoracreditobtainedatanother university in a coursewhich, in theopinionof theSenate, representsanequivalentstandard.(Willnotbeofferedin2020.)
3.2.3 Curricula 3.2.3.1 Length of programme
Unless permitted or required otherwise by the Senate, the Honours programme extends over oneacademic yearoffull-timestudyortwo academic yearsofpart-timestudy.
3.2.3.2 Programmedetailsforvariousfieldsofstudy
1) SchoolofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences−HonoursinthefieldofAnimal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAAPES40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
APES4030A ResearchProjectIV 52 8
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ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAAPES40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
APES4021A EnablingSkillsIV 17 8
Anythreeelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
APES4037A AnalysisofWildlifePopulationsIV 17 8
APES4015A AnimalBehaviourandEcologyIV 17 8
APES4016A Animal,PlantandEnvironmentSciencesHonoursSpecialTopicIV 17 8
APES4017A BiocontrolIV 17 8
APES4018A BiogeographyIV 17 8
APES4019A EcologicalEngineeringandPhytoremediationIV 17 8
APES4020A EcophysiologyIV 17 8
APES4022A EntomologyIV 17 8
APES4023A EthnoecologyIV 17 8
APES4024A EucaryoticCellBiologyIV 17 8
APES4038A TransitionsinEnvironmentalSustainabilityIV 17 8
APES4026A FreshwaterScience−FieldandLaboratoryapproachesIV 17 8
APES4027A GlobalChangeImpactsonSoil,Plants,AnimalsandHumansinSouthernAfricaIV 17 8
APES4028A PlantVariationandNomenclatureIV 17 8
APES4029A PollinationEcologyIV 17 8
APES4034A PopulationConservationIV 17 8
APES4035A ClimateChange-ExploringSciencewithSocietyIV 17 8
APES4036A GlobalChangeImpactsonMedicinalPlantsIV 17 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse or coursesfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof17NQFlevel8credits.
2) SchoolofChemistry−HonoursinthefieldofChemistry
Thisprogrammeisdesignedforcandidatesintendingtograduateasprofessionalchemists.Acandidate mustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofChemistry.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFACHEM40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
CHEM4012A ResearchProjectsinChemistryIV 36 8
CHEM4007A AnalyticalChemistryIV 12 8
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PlanCode:SFACHEM40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
CHEM4009A InorganicChemistryIV 12 8
CHEM4010A OrganicChemistryIV 12 8
CHEM4011A PhysicalChemistryIV 18 8
CHEM4008A ContemporaryTopicsinChemistryIV 30 8
3) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−Honoursinthefieldof Computational and Applied Mathematics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofAppliedMathematics.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFACAMS41 TotalNQFCredits:132
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
APPM4076A ResearchProject:ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsIV 30 8
COMS4057A IntroductiontoResearchMethodsIV 6 8
APPM4054A MathematicalModellingIV 12 8
APPM4055A PartialDifferentialEquationsIV 12 8
APPM4056A SymmetryMethodsforDifferentialEquationsIV 12 8
APPM4057A ComputationalDifferentialEquationsIV 12 8
APPM4059A ContinuumMechanicsIV 12 8
APPM4065A GlobalOptimizationIV 12 8
Anytwoelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
APPM4064A OptimalControlTheoryIV 12 8
APPM4058A DigitalImageProcessingIV 12 8
APPM4060A GalaxiesandtheDeterminationofCosmologicalParametersIV 12 8
APPM4061A StudiesinAppliedMathematicsIV 12 8
APPM4062A StudiesinMechanicsIV 12 8
APPM4063A StudiesinComputationalMathematicsIV 12 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate, acandidatemay substitutenotmore than twoof theelectivecourseswitha course/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof12NQFlevel8credits.Anexemptionwillnormallybegrantedinrespectofacreditpreviouslyobtainedbutcouldberefusedif, intheopinionoftheSenate, thesyllabushaschangedinimportantrespectsorif twoyearshavelapsedbetweenthetimethecreditwasobtainedandtheexemptionissought.If a candidatereceivesamarkoflessthan40%foranycourse,thecourse is failed.
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ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFACAMS41 TotalNQFCredits:132
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
A candidatewillbeallowedtorepeatacourse/swithinatwoyearperiod.A coursemaynotberepeatedmorethanonce.Failedcompulsorycourse/smustberepeated.Failed elective course/s in thefirst semstermaybe substitutedwithelectivecourse/s offered in the second semester.A candidatemustpasstheResearchProjectwithaminimumof50%atthefirstattempt.
4) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−HonoursinthefieldofAdvanced Mathematics of Finance
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofAdvancedMathematicsofFinance.(Willnotbeofferedin2020.)
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAAMOF40 TotalNQFCredits:132
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
APPM4074A ResearchProject:AdvancedMathematicsofFinanceIV 36 8
APPM4075A RiskManagementIV 12 8
APPM4068A NumericalMethodsinMathematicsofFinanceIV 12 8
APPM4065A GlobalOptimisationIV 12 8
APPM4069A SAFinancialInstrumentsandMarketsIV 12 8
APPM4070A StochasticProcessesinFinanceIV 12 8
APPM4071A PortfolioOptimisationIV 12 8
APPM4072A RiskMeasurementIV 12 8
One elective coursefromthelistbelow:
APPM4073A InterestRateModellingIV 12 8
COMS4030A* AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearningIV 12 8
APPM4057A ComputationalDifferentialEquationIV 12 8
*A candidatemayregisterforthiscoursewithpriorpermissionoftheSenateandprovidedthats/hecomplieswiththecourserequirements.
5) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−HonoursinthefieldofComputer Science
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofComputerScience.
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ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFACSCI41 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
COMS4059A ResearchProject:ComputerScienceIV 30 8
COMS4057A IntroductiontoResearchMethodsIV 6 8
Anysevenelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
COMS4030A AdaptiveComputationandMachineIV 12 8
COMS4031A AdvancedOperatingSystemIV 12 8
COMS4032A ApplicationsofAlgorithmsIV 12 8
COMS4033A ArtificialIntelligenceIV 12 8
COMS4034A CompilersIV 12 8
COMS4035A ComputationalMolecularBiologyIV 12 8
COMS4036A ComputerVisionIV 12 8
COMS4037A DatabaseIV 12 8
COMS4038A DistributedComputingIV 12 8
COMS4039A DistributedDatabasesandTransactionIV 12 8
COMS4040A HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagementIV 12 8
COMS4041A HumanComputerInteractionIV 12 8
COMS4043A Multi-agentSystemsIV 12 8
COMS4045A RoboticsIV 12 8
COMS4048A DataAnalysisandExplorationIV 12 8
COMS4060A IntroductiontoDataVisualisationandExplorationIV 12 8
COMS4050A DiscreteOptimisationIV 12 8
COMS4052A AffectiveComputingIV 12 8
COMS4055A MathematicalFoundationsofDataScienceIV 12 8
COMS4054A NaturalLanguageProcessingIV 12 8
COMS4053A RegulatedRewritinginFormalLanguageTheoryIV 12 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof12NQFlevel8credits.
6) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−HonoursinthefieldofComputer Science(Part-time)
EntrancetoBachelorofScienceHonours in thefieldofComputerScienceonapart-timebasisoveramaximumoftwoyearsisatthediscretionoftheSenateandissubjecttosatisfyingtheentrancecriteriaassetbytheSenate.
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7) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−HonoursinthefieldofBigData Analytics
Unless permitted or required otherwise by the Senate, the Honours programme extends over oneacademic year offull-timestudy.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofBigDataAnalytics.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFABDAA41 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
COMS4058A ResearchProject:BigDataAnalyticsIV 30 8
COMS4057A IntroductiontoResearchMethodsIV 6 8
COMS4030A AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearningIV 12 8
COMS4048A DataAnalysisandExplorationIV 12 8
COMS4060A IntroductiontoDataVisualisationandExplorationIV 12 8
COMS4050A DiscreteOptimisationIV 12 8
Anythreeelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
COMS4032A ApplicationsofAlgorithmsIV 12 8
COMS4036A ComputerVisionIV 12 8
COMS4038A DistributedComputingIV 12 8
COMS4040A HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagementIV 12 8
COMS4046A SoftwareDefinedNetworkingIV 12 8
COMS4047A SpecialTopicsinComputerScienceIV 12 8
COMS4055A MathematicalFoundationsofDataScienceIV 12 8
COMS4037A DatabasesIV 12 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate, acandidatemaysubstituteoneof theelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof12NQFlevel8credits.
8) SchoolofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies−Honoursinthefieldof Archaeology
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofArchaeology.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAARCH40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
ARCL4025A ResearchProject:ArchaeologyIV 40 8
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PlanCode:SFAARCH40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
ARCL4016A ArchaeologyintheField/LaboratoryIV 20 8
GroupA:Anytwoelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
ARCL4024A RockArtofAfricaIV 20 8
ARCL4018A ArchaeometryIV 20 8
ARCL4020A GeoarchaeologyIV 20 8
ARCL4028A ClassificationinArchaeologyIV 20 8
GroupB:Oneelectivecoursefromthelistbelow:
ARCL4027A TheoryofArchaeologyIV 20 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate, acandidatemay substituteoneof the electivecourses in GroupAwithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof20NQFlevel8credits.Candidates will be required to spend a minimum of one month participating in fieldwork asapprovedbytheSenate; creditforthisfieldworkwillbeawardedthroughArchaeologyintheField/Laboratory(ARCL4016A).
9) SchoolofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies−Honoursinthefieldof Geography
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeography.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAGEOG40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
GEOG4038A ResearchProject:GeographyIV 40 8
Anyfourelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
GEOG4037A EnvironmentalPolicyandPracticeIV 20 8
GEOG4033A AdvancedGISandRemoteSensingIV 20 8
GEOG4039A LocalandRegionalEconomicDevelopmentIV 20 8
GEOG4041A UnderstandingCitiesinAfrica 20 8
GEOG4042A AirPollutionandSynopticClimatologyIV 20 8
GEOG4043A IntegratedEnvironmentalManagementIV 20 8
GEOG4015A GeographicInformationSystemsIV 24 8
GEOG4034A EnvironmentalManagement:WaterChallengesinSouthAfricaIV 20 8
GEOG4044A GlobalAtmosphericChangeIV 20 8
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PlanCode:SFAGEOG40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
GEOG4045A DisasterRiskandGeohazardsIV 20 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof20NQFlevel8credits.
10) SchoolofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies−Honoursinthefieldof Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAGAES40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
GEOG4036A ResearchProject:Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudiesIV 40 8
Anyfourelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
ARCL4024A RockArtofAfricaIV 20 8
ARCL4027A TheoryofArchaeologyIV 20 8
ARCL4018A ArchaeometryIV 20 8
ARCL4020A GeoarchaeologyIV 20 8
ARCL4016A ArchaeologyintheField/LaboratoryIV 20 8
ARCL4028A ClassificationinArchaeologyIV 20 8
GEOG4037A UrbanEnvironmentIV 20 8
GEOG4033A AdvancedGISandRemoteSensingIV 20 8
SCED4005A EnvironmentalEducationIV 20 8
GEOG4039A LocalandRegionalEconomicDevelopmentIV 20 8
GEOG4042A AirPollutionandSynopticClimatologyIV 20 8
GEOG4043A IntegratedEnvironmentalManagementIV 20 8
GEOG4015A GeographicInformationSystemsIV 24 8
GEOG4034A WaterChallengesinSouthernAfricaIV 20 8
GEOG4044A GlobalAtmosphericChangeIV 20 8
GEOG4045A DisasterRiskandGeohazardsIV 20 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof20NQFlevel8credits.
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11) SchoolofGeosciences−HonoursinthefieldofGeology
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeology.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAGEOL40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
GEOL4019A ResearchProject:GeologyIV 30 8
GEOL4013A GeochemistryIV 10 8
GEOL4020A IgneousPetrologyIV 10 8
GEOL4014A HydrogeologyIV 10 8
GEOL4021A StructuralGeologyIV 10 8
GEOL4015A MineralisationProcessesIV 10 8
GEOP4009A GeophysicsforGeologistsIV 10 8
GEOL4016A Exploration,MiningandMineralEconomicsIV 10 8
GEOL4017A TectonicsofAfricaIV 10 8
GEOL4018A SedimentaryBasinAnalysisIV 10 8
12) SchoolofGeosciences−HonoursinthefieldofGeochemistry
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeochemistry.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAGEOC40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQFLevel
GEOL4019A ResearchProject:GeologyIV 30 8
GEOL4013A IntroductiontoGeochemistryIV 10 8
GEOL4023A SolidEarthGeochemistryIV 10 8
GEOL4022A AnalyticalGeochemistryIV 10 8
GEOL4024A SurficialGeochemistryIV 10 8
GEOP4015A MineralisationProcessesIV 10 8
GEOL4020A IgneousPetrologyIV 10 8
GEOL4017A TectonicsofAfricaIV 10 8
GEOL4014A HydrogeologyIV 10 8
GEOP4009A GeophysicsforGeologistsIV 10 8
Note: With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourses withacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof10NQFlevel8credits.
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13) SchoolofGeosciences−HonoursinthefieldofGeophysics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeophysics.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAGEOP40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credit
NQF Level
GEOP4008A ResearchProject:GeophysicsIV 30 8
GEOP4004A MathematicalandComputationalGeophysicsIV 16 8
GEOP4010A GlobalGeophysicsIV 16 8
GEOP4005A AdvancedPotentialTheoryIV 16 8
GEOP4006A SeismologyIV 16 8
GEOP4007A ElectricalandElectromagneticMethodsIV 16 8
GEOP4011A AfricaArrayFieldSchoolIV 10 8
14) SchoolofGeosciences−HonoursinthefieldofPalaeontology
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofPalaeontology.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAPALE40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
PALP4024A ResearchProject:PalaeontologyIV 40 8
PALP4010A ComparativeOsteology,QuantitativeMethodsandFieldTechniquesIV 10 8
PALP4016A TaphonomyandBiostratigraphyIV 10 8
PALP4011A PhylogeneticsIV 10 8
PALP4012A StatisticsandGeometricMorphometricsIV 10 8
Anyfourelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
PALP4013A HominidEvolutionandOsteologyIV 10 8
PALP4020A EvolutionofMammalsIV 10 8
PALP4017A ArchosaursEvolutionIV 10 8
PALP4018A SynapsidEvolutionIV 10 8
PALP4019A EvolutionofTerrestrialEcosystemsIV 10 8
PALP4014A InvertebratePalaeontologyIV 10 8
PALP4015A TerrestrialandMarineMicropalaeontologyIV 10 8
PALP4026A Plio-PleistocenePalaeoecologyIV 10 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
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15) SchoolofGeosciences−HonoursinthefieldofPalaeontologyandGeology
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofPalaeontologyandGeology.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAPAAG42 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
PALP4025A ResearchProject:PalaeontologyandGeologyIV 40 8
GEOL4021A StructuralGeologyIV 10 8
GEOL4017A TectonicsofAfricaIV 10 8
GEOL4018A SedimentaryBasinAnalysisIV 10 8
PALP4016A TaphonomyandBiostratigraphyIV 10 8
Anyfourelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
GEOL4015A MineralisationProcessesIV 10 8
PALP4010A ComparativeOsteology,QuantitativeMethodsandFieldTechniquesIV 10 8
GEOL4014A HydrogeologyIV 10 8
PALP4013A HominidEvolutionandOsteologyIV 10 8
PALP4011A PhylogeneticsIV 10 8
PALP4017A ArchosaursEvolutionIV 10 8
PALP4020A EvolutionofMammalsIV 10 8
PALP4018A SynapsidEvolutionIV 10 8
PALP4019A EvolutionofTerrestrialEcosystemsIV 10 8
PALP4014A InvertebratePalaeontologyIV 10 8
PALP4015A TerrestrialandMarineMicropalaeontologyIV 10 8
PALP4026A Plio-PleistocenePalaeontologyIV 10 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
16) SchoolofHumanandCommunityDevelopment−HonoursinthefieldofPsychology
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofPsychology.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAPSYC40 TotalNQFCredits:122
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
PSYC4045A ResearchMethodsinPsychologyIV 23 8
PSYC4044A ResearchEssayonanapprovedtopicIV 30 8
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PlanCode:SFAPSYC40 TotalNQFCredits:122
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQF Level
Anythreeelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
PSYC4034A PsychologicalAssessment:TheoryandResearchIV 23 8
PSYC4042A QualitativeandProgrammeEvaluationTechniquesIV 23 8
PSYC4026A Mind,BrainandBehaviourIV 23 8
PSYC4007A CognitiveNeuroscienceIV 23 8
PSYC4046A SocialPsychologyIV 23 8
PSYC4009A CommunityPsychologyIV 23 8
PSYC4057A HealthPsychologyIV 23 8
PSYC4035A PsychologicalInterventionsIV 23 8
PSYC4029A PersonalityandPsychopathologyIV 23 8
PSYC4032A PsychoanalyticTheoryIV 23 8
PSYC4058A DevelopmentalPsychologyIV 23 8
PSYC4066A SelectedTopicinPsychologyIV 23 8
PSYC4070A InclusiveEducation-LearningSupportIV 23 8
PSYC4072A EverydayLifeandSocialInteractionIV 23 8
PSYC4073A NarrativesofYouthIdentityIV 23 8
PSYC4074A GenderinPsychologyIV 23 8
Note: With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourses withacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof23NQFlevel8credits.
17) SchoolofMathematics−HonoursinthefieldofMathematics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofMathematics.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAMATH40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
MATH4026A ResearchProject:MathematicsIV 36 8
MATH4025A MeasureTheoryIV 12 8
MATH4027A TopologyIV 12 8
MATH4016A AlgebraIV 12 8
MATH4021A FunctionalAnalysisIV 12 8
Anythreeelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
MATH4020A ComplexAnalysisIV 12 8
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PlanCode:SFAMATH40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
MATH4024A NumberTheoryIV 12 8
MATH4019A CombinatoricsIV 12 8
MATH4018A CalculusVariationsIV 12 8
MATH4017A Asymptotics/ApproximationTheoryIV 12 8
MATH4023A GraphTheoryIV 12 8
MATH4022A GeometryandAlgebraicTopologyIV 12 8
MATH4028A MathematicalLogicIV 12 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstitutetwooftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof12NQFlevel8credits.
School of Molecular and Cell Biology
Candidateswillcompletetheoreticaltopicsandresearchinthefieldofmolecularandcellularbiology,biotechnology and applied bioinformatics. The purpose of these programmes are to encourage andguidecandidatestocriticallyexamineanddevelopanappreciationoftheintegrativenatureofbiology,especially in its application through biotechnology, and to give candidates exposure to the range ofexperimentalandanalyticaltechniquesfundamentaltoresearchatthemolecularandcellularlevel.
Candidatesaregroundedintheresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofitsfindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersanddevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.
18) SchoolofMolecularandCellBiology−HonoursinthefieldofBiochemistryandCellBiology
A candidatemustcompletethefollowingcoursestoqualifyforaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofBiochemistryandCellBiology.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFABACB41 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course CodeCourse Description NQF
CreditsNQF Level
MCBG4029A ResearchProject:BiochemistryandCellBiologyIV 60 8
MCBG4027A CurrentTopicsinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 24 8
MCBG4028A LaboratoryTechniquesinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 36 8
19) SchoolofMolecularandCellBiology−HonoursinthefieldofGeneticsand Developmental Biology
A candidatemustcompletethefollowingcoursestoqualifyforaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiology.
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ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAGADB41 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
MCBG4031A ResearchProject:GeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyIV 60 8
MCBG4027A CurrentTopicsinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 24 8
MCBG4028A LaboratoryTechniquesinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 36 8
20) SchoolofMolecularandCellBiology−HonoursinthefieldofMicrobiologyand Biotechnology
A candidatemustcompletethefollowingcoursestoqualifyforaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofMicrobiologyandBiotechnology.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAMABI41 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
MCBG4032A ResearchProject:MicrobiologyandBiotechnologyIV 60 8
MCBG4027A CurrentTopicsinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 24 8
MCBG4028A LaboratoryTechniquesinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 36 8
21) SchoolofMolecularandCellBiology−HonoursinthefieldofAppliedBioinformatics
A candidatemustcompletethefollowingcoursestoqualifyforaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofAppliedBioinformatics.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAABIO41 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course code Course Description NQFCredits
NQFLevel
MCBG4030A ResearchProject:AppliedBioinformaticsIV 60 8
MCBG4027A CurrentTopicsinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 24 8
MCBG4028A LaboratoryTechniquesinMolecularandCellBiologyIV 36 8
22) SchoolofPhysics−HonoursinthefieldofPhysics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofPhysics.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAPHYS40 TotalNQFCredits:121
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
PHYS4018A ResearchProject:PhysicsIV 30 8
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PlanCode:SFAPHYS40 TotalNQFCredits:121
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
PHYS4011A QuantumMechanicsIV 13 8
PHYS4012A StatisticalPhysicsIV 13 8
PHYS4014A NuclearPhysicsIIV 13 8
PHYS4015A ElectrodynamicsIV 13 8
PHYS4016A SolidStateIIV 13 8
Anytwoelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
PHYS4019A MathematicalMethodsforPhysicsIV 13 8
PHYS4020A AstrophysicalFluidMechanicsIV 13 8
PHYS4021A GeneralRelativityIV 13 8
PHYS4022A ExperimentalPhysicsTechniquesIV 13 8
PHYS4023A IntroductiontoCosmologyIV 13 8
PHYS4024A IntroductiontoComputationalMaterialsScienceIV 13 8
PHYS4025A IntroductiontotheStandardModelIV 13 8
PHYS4028A IntroductiontoQuantumFieldTheoryIV 13 8
PHYS4026A NuclearPhysicsIIIV 13 8
PHYS4027A PhysicalCosmologyIV 13 8
PHYS4013A PhysicsofNanosystemsIV 13 8
PHYS4017A SolidStatePhysicsIIIV 13 8
PHYS4029A IntroductiontoExperimentalParticlePhysicsIV 13 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof13NQFlevel8credits.Applicants from other universitiesmayberequiredtotakeadditionaltopicsand/orlaboratorycomponents,tobespecifiedbytheSenate.Thismayinsomecasesrequirean18or24monthregistrationforHonours.
23) SchoolofPhysics−HonoursinthefieldofPhysics(Part-time)
EntrancetoBachelorofScienceHonoursinPhysicsonapart-timebasisoveramaximumoftwoyearsisat the discretion of the SenateandissubjecttosatisfyingtheentrancecriteriaassetbytheSenate.
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24) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofMathematicalStatistics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofMathematicalStatistics.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAMSTA40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
STAT4113A ResearchProject:MathematicalStatisticsIV 36 8
Anyelectivecoursesfromthelistbelowyieldingaminimumof84credits:
STAT4101A AdvancedDistributionTheoryIV 12 8
STAT4102A AppliedSamplingIV 12 8
STAT4103A BiostatisticsIV 12 8
STAT4104A ExtremeValueTheoryIV 12 8
STAT4105A OfficialStatisticsIV 12 8
STAT4110A OperationalResearchTechniquesIV 12 8
STAT4106A PointProcessesIV 12 8
STAT4111A ReliabilityandMaintenanceTheoryIV 12 8
STAT4107A SpatialStatisticsIV 12 8
STAT4108A StatisticalAspectsofDataMiningIV 24 8
STAT4109A StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinanceIV 12 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof12NQFlevel8credits.
25) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofMathematicalStatistics (Part-time)
EntrancetoBachelorofScienceHonoursinMathematicalStatisticsonapart-timebasisoveramaximumoftwoyearsisatthediscretionoftheSenateandissubjecttosatisfyingtheentrancecriteriaassetbytheSenate.
26) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofActuarialScience
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofActuarialScience.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAACSI40 TotalNQFCredits:138
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
STAT4095A ResearchProject:ActuarialScienceIV 35 8
STAT4092A ActuarialLiabilityManagementIV 15 8
STAT4093A ActuarialMarketingandProductDevelopmentIV 20 8
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PlanCode:SFAACSI40 TotalNQFCredits:138
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
STAT4094A InvestmentandAssetManagementIV 20 8
Anytwoelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
STAT4096A ActuarialPracticeinRetirementFundsIV** 24 8
STAT4099A ActuarialPracticeinGeneralInsuranceIV* 24 8
STAT4098A ActuarialPracticeinHealthCareIV 24 8
STAT4097A ActuarialPracticeinLifeAssuranceIV 24 8
STAT4100A ActuarialFinancialTheoryandApplicationIV**
24 8
*ActuarialScienceIIIandMathematicalStatisticsIIIarepre-requisites.**ActuarialScienceIIIortheequivalentprofessionalcourseisapre-requisite.
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromtheSchoolsofEconomicandBusinessScienceorfromMathematicalSciencesyieldingaminimumof24NQFlevel8credits.
27) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofOperationsResearch (Will not be offered in 2020.)
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofOperationsResearch.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAOPRE40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
STAT4112A ResearchProject:OperationsResearchIV 36 8
STAT4110A OperationsResearchTechniquesIV 12 8
STAT4111A ReliabilityandMaintenanceTheoryIV 12 8
APPM4065A GlobalOptimisationIV 12 8
Anyelectivecoursesfromthelistbelowyieldingaminimumof48credits:
STAT4101A AdvancedDistributionTheoryIV 12 8
STAT4102A AppliedSamplingIV 12 8
STAT4103A BiostatisticsIV 12 8
STAT4104A ExtremeValueTheoryIV 12 8
STAT4105A OfficialStatisticsIV 12 8
STAT4106A PointProcessesIV 12 8
STAT4107A SpatialStatisticsIV 12 8
STAT4108A StatisticalAspectsofDataMiningIV 24 8
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ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAOPRE40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
STAT4109A StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinanceIV 12 8
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourseswithacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof12NQFlevel8credits.
28) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofOperationsResearch (Part-time)(Willnotbeofferedin2020)
EntrancetoBachelorofScienceHonoursinOperationsResearchonapart-timebasisoveramaximumoftwoyearsisatthediscretionoftheSenateandissubjecttosatisfyingtheentrancecriteriaassetbytheSenate.
29) Interdisciplinary Honours, presented by the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics−HonoursinthefieldofMathematicalSciences
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofMathematicalSciences.
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFAMSCI40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
ResearchProjectinrelevantSchool 36 8
AnycoursesfromtheSchoolsofComputerScience&AppliedMathematics,MathematicsandStatistics&ActuarialScienceyieldingaminimumof84NQFlevel8credits.
Note: With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemayselectNQFlevel8courses from the Schools of Mathematical Sciences provided that the courseprerequisitesaremet.
30) SchoolofEducation−HonoursinthefieldofScienceEducation(Full-time)
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofScienceEducation.(Willnotbeofferedin2020.)
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFASEDU40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
SCED4018A ResearchProjectinScienceEducation 30 8
Select coursesfromGroupA(MathematicsFocus)orGroupB(PhysicalSciencesFocus)orGroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)
GroupA(MathematicsFocus)Compulsorycourses:
SCED4015A MathematicsforEducatorsI 25 8
SCED4013A MathematicsEducationI 20 8
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ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFASEDU40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
SCED4014A MathematicsEducationII 20 8
GroupA(MathematicsFocus)Oneelectivecoursefromthelistbelow:
SCED4011A MathematicsforEducatorsII 25 8
SCED4020A MathematicsforEducatorsIII 25 8
GroupB(PhysicalScience)Compulsorycourses:
SCED4016A ScienceEducationI 20 8
SCED4017A ScienceEducationII 20 8
SCED4008A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsI 25 8
SCED4012A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsII 25 8
*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Compulsorycourses
SCED4016A ScienceEducationI 20 8
SCED4017A ScienceEducationII 20 8
*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Twoelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
SCED4007A BiologyforEducatorsI 25 8
SCED4009A BiologyforEducatorsII 25 8
SCED4010A ChemistryforEducators 25 8
* Courseswillnotbeofferedin2020.
31) SchoolofEducation−HonoursinthefieldofScienceEducation(Part-time)(Willnotbeofferedin2020.)
ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFASEDU40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
YearofStudyI:
Select coursesfromGroupA(MathematicsFocus)orGroupB(PhysicalScienceFocus)orGroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)
GroupA(MathematicsFocus)Compulsorycourses:
SCED4015A MathematicsforEducatorsI 25 8
SCED4013A MathematicsEducationI 20 8
SCED4014A MathematicsEducationII 20 8
GroupB(PhysicalSciences)Compulsorycourses:
SCED4016A ScienceEducationI 20 8
SCED4017A ScienceEducationII 20 8
SCED4008A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsI 25 8
*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Compulsorycourses:
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ProgrammeCode:SHA00 NQFExitLevel:8
PlanCode:SFASEDU40 TotalNQFCredits:120
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
SCED4016A ScienceEducation1IV 20 8
SCED4017A ScienceEducation2IV 20 8
*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Oneelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
SCED4007A BiologyforEducatorsI 25 8
SCED4009A BiologyforEducatorsII 25 8
SCED4010A ChemistryforEducators 25 8
YearofStudyII:
Compulsorycourse:
SCED4018A ResearchProjectinScienceEducationIV 30 8
Select coursesfromGroupA(MathematicsFocus)orGroupB(PhysicalSciencesFocus)orGroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)
GroupA(MathematicsFocus)Oneelectivecoursefromthelistbelow:
SCED4011A MathematicsforEducatorsII 25 8
SCED4020A MathematicsforEducatorsIII 25 8
GroupB(PhysicalSciences)Compulsorycourse:
SCED4012A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsII 25 8
*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Oneelectivecoursefromthelistbelow:
SCED4007A BiologyforEducatorsI 25 8
SCED4009A BiologyforEducatorsII 25 8
SCED4010A ChemistryforEducatorsI 25 8
* Courseswillnotbeofferedin2020.
3.2.4 Progression RulesA candidatewhohasnotsatisfiedalltherequirementsfortheBachelorofScienceHonoursProgramme,whichincludepassingtheResearchProjectassociatedwiththefieldofstudyforwhichs/heisregistered,shallbedeemedtohavefailed,unlesstheSenategrantsher/himanextensionoftime.IftheSenategrantsher/himanextensionoftimes/heshallberequiredtoregisterfortheensuingacademic year.
3.2.4.1 Repeatingofcoursesandre-examination
A candidatewhofailsanHonoursexamination or part of an examinationmaybepermittedbytheSenate to present herself/himself for theexamination again or that part of it at such time as theSenatemaydetermine. Such a candidatemayberequiredtore-attendthecourse or such parts of the course as the Senatemaydeterminepriortosuchre-examination.
3.2.5 Completion RulesA candidateshallqualifyfortheawardofthedegreewhens/hehas:
a) obtainedcreditinalltheprescribedcoursesinaccordancewith3.2.3.2;and
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b) attained a standard in her/his Research Project considered by the Senate to be satisfactory inaccordancewith3.2.4.
c) Conferment of QualificationwithDistinction:
i) all the coursesprescribedinthequalificationmusthavebeenpassedatthefirstattempt;
ii) the qualificationmusthavebeencompletedintheminimumperiodoftime(oneyearfull-timeandtwoyearspart-time);
iii) allprescribedcoursesarepassedwithaminimumweightedaverageof75percent;andasubminimumof60percentineachoftherelevantcourses;and
iv) theresearchcomponentispassedwithaminimumof75percent.
3.3 Degree of Master of Science (MSc)QualificationName Programme Code NQF Exit Level
MScbyCourseworkandResearch Report
SCA00 9
MScbyResearch SRA00 9
3.3.1 Application of RulesSee Rule G3.
Apersonwhowishestobeadmittedasacandidateforthedegreemustapplyonlineorsubmither/hisapplication to theStudentEnrolmentCentre (SEnC),andmust indicate thelineofresearchwhichs/hewishestoconduct.
3.3.2 Admission RulesAnyofthefollowingmaybeadmittedbytheSenate as a candidateforthedegreeofMasterofScienceifthe Senateissatisfiedthattheapplicantisqualifiedtoundertakethelineofstudyorresearchproposed(orboth):
a) aBachelorofScienceHonoursofthisoranother university;
b) agraduateofthisoranother university whoholdsadegreeinanotherfacultywhosecurriculum has ordinarilyextendedovernotlessthanfouracademic yearsoffull-timestudy;
c) apersonotherthanagraduatewhohasinanyothermannersatisfiedtheSenate thats/heissoqualified;and
d) apersonwhohasbeenacceptedasacandidateforthedegreeofMasterofSciencebyvirtueofhavingobtainedatany other university or institution such qualificationasis,intheopinionoftheSenate,equivalenttoorhigherthanthedegreeofBachelorofScienceHonoursintheUniversity.
3.3.3 Curricula3.3.3.1 Length of programme
The curriculumforthedegreeshallextendoveraperiodofnotlessthanone academic yearofstudy.
3.3.3.2 Methods of study
ApersonwhowishestobeadmittedasacandidatefortheawardofMasterofSciencemayelectto:
a) conductresearch,or
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b) attend and by examination complete a programme of advanced study and submit aResearch Report.
3.3.3.3 Conditions for the degree of Master of Science
A) MSc by Research (SRA00)
a) i) A candidateforthedegreeofMasterofSciencebyresearchshallconductduringnotlessthanone academic yearadvancedstudyorresearch,orboth,undertheguidanceofasupervisorappointedbytheSenate either in the UniversityorinaninstitutiondeemedbytheSenate to bepartoftheUniversity for this purpose;
Provided that apersonadmittedunder3.3.3.1 shall bedeemed tohave commenced thisperiodofadvancedstudyorresearchatthedateofher/hisadmission as a candidate for the degreeofMasterofScienceorsuchlaterdateastheSenatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.
ii) Forthepurposesof3.3.3.3Aa)i)abovestudyorresearch“intheUniversity”meansstudyorresearch under the control of an academic school in the University.
iii) Theadvancedstudyorresearchorboth,asthecasemaybe,shallbeinthesubjectinwhichthe candidatehasobtainedanHonoursorequivalentqualification: Provided that the Senate maypermitacandidatetopursueadvancedstudyorresearchorbothinacognatesubjectinwhicheventitmayrequireher/histoattendsuchcourses and to pass such examinations.
b) Apersonwhoisadmittedasacandidateforthedegreeshall,afterconsultationwiththesupervisor,present for the approval of the SenateadissertationonasubjectapprovedbytheSenate,suchdissertationtoshowacquaintancewithmethodsofresearch,andshall,ifrequiredbytheSenate,presentherself/himself forsuchexamination inregard to thesubjectofher/hisdissertation as it maydetermine.
c) ABachelorofScienceoftheUniversitymay,bypermissionoftheSenate,registerforthedegreesofHonoursandMaster’sconcurrently,butshallnotbeawardedthedegreeofMasterofScienceuntilaminimumofoneyearafterher/hisawardofthedegreeofBachelorofScienceHonours.
(Note:An institution is normally deemedby theSenate to be part of the University only for the purpose of the research of an individual candidate.)
B) MScbyCourseworkandResearchReport(SCA00)
a) A candidateforthedegreeshall:
i) attend,performtheworkoftheclassandanyotherworkastheSenatemayprescribe,and,as the Senatedetermines,presentherself/himselfforexaminationorpresentsuchworkinlieuthereofasmayberequiredofher/hisinthecoursesprescribedintheSyllabuses;
ii) be required toobtaincredit in everycourse at the first attempt: Provided that theSenate may,inacaseconsideredbyittobeexceptional,permitacandidatewhohascompletedallbutoneofthecourses to repeat such course the next time it is offered or if the course is not availablethefollowingyear,withtheapprovaloftheSenate,toregisterforanothercourse whichisofferedthefollowingyear(Ifthecandidate fails to pass the courses/heisrepeatings/hewillberequiredtocancelher/hisregistration.);and
iii) the Senatemayincircumstancesconsideredbyittobeexceptionalcredit a candidatewithcourseson thegroundsofher/hishavingobtainedcredit in the same or a similar course,either in the Universityorelsewhere:Providedthatsuchcredits do not exceed half of the total numberofcreditsprescribedforthedegree.
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b) A candidateshallconduct,undertheguidanceofasupervisorappointedbytheSenate,researchonatopicapprovedbytheSenate either in the UniversityorinaninstitutiondeemedbytheSenate tobepartoftheUniversityforthispurpose,andshallsubmitaResearch Report for the approval of the Senate.
Note:Insomeinstancesacandidate is permitted by the Senate to conduct research at an institution which is not under the control of a school or department of the University but which is recognised by the Senate as being an appropriate place for the purpose of the research of an individual candidate.
c) A candidateshall,afterconsultationwithher/hissupervisor,submitaResearch ReportbyadatetobedeterminedbytheSenate,whichdateishereinafterreferredtoas‘theduedate’.
d) A candidateshallsubmittotheFacultyRegistraroneboundcopyoftheResearch Report for each examiner plus a CD in pdf format.
e) TheduedatemaybeextendedfromtimetotimebytheSenateifitissatisfiedthatbyreasonofillnessorforsomegoodandsufficientcausethecandidatewouldsufferhardshiptoanexceptionaldegreeiftheduedatewerenotsoextended.
f) A candidatewhofails toobtain theapprovalof theSenate forher/hisResearch Report maybepermittedbytheSenatetosubmitarevisedResearch Reportbysuchdateasitmaydetermine.
g) Notwithstandinganythingintheforegoingcontained,acandidatemayberequiredorpermittedbythe SenatetosubmitaResearch ReportonanewtopicapprovedbytheSenate in terms of these Rules,bysuchdateastheSenatemaydetermine.
h) A candidateshall,ifrequiredbytheSenate,presentherself/himselfforsuchassessmentinregardtothesubjectofher/hisResearch Report as the Senatemaydetermine.
3.3.3.4 Fields of Study
A) MSC by Research (SRA00)
TheMasterofSciencedegreebyResearch Report maybeofferedinthefollowingfieldsofstudy:
School Field of Study Code Field of Study Description
Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences
APES8003A Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences
Chemistry CHEM8003A Chemistry
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
APPM8003A Computational and Applied Mathematics
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
COMS8003A Computer Science
Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
ARCL8003A Archaeology
Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
GEOG8003A GeographyandEnvironmentalStudies
Geosciences GEOL8003A Geology
Geosciences GEOP8003A Geophysics
Geosciences PALP8003A Palaeontology
Mathematics MATH8003A Mathematics
MolecularandCellBiology MCBG8002A MolecularandCellBiology
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School Field of Study Code Field of Study Description
Physics PHYS8003A Physics
Statistics STAT8003A Statistics or Actuarial Science
Actuarial Science STAT8003A Statistics or Actuarial Science
Education SCED8000A ScienceEducation
Note: The Universitycannotguaranteethatallfieldswillbeofferedeveryyear.Curriculaareavailablein the relevant academic departments or schools.
B) MScbyCourseworkandResearchReport(SCA00)
TheMasterofSciencedegreebycourseworkandResearch Reportmaybeofferedinthefollowingfieldsofstudy:
School Field of Study
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics MathematicalSciences(Interdisciplinary)
Multi-DisciplinaryPresentco-ordinator–AnimalPlantandEnvironmentalSciences
EnvironmentalSciences
Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences ResourceConservationBiology
Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences InterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies
Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
GeographicalInformationSystems
Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
ArchaeologicalHeritageManagement
Physics Radiation Protection
Physics MedicalPhysics
Physics AstroPhysics
Mathematics Mathematics
Statistics and Actuarial Science Mathematical Statistics
Geosciences Hydrogeology
Geosciences EconomicGeology
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Computer Science
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics e-Science
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Computational and Applied Mathematics
Note: The Universitycannotguaranteethatallfieldswillbeofferedeveryyear.Curriculaareavailablein the relevant academic departments or schools.
3.3.3.5 ProgrammedetailsforvariousfieldsofstudywithintheMScbyCourseworkand Research Report
1) SchoolofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofEnvironmentalSciences
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofEnvironmentalSciences.
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFOSENVI60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
APES7024Aor[APES7025AandAPES7026A]
EnvironmentalSciencesResearchReport:Full-timeor[EnvironmentalSciencesResearchReportPart-timeIandEnvironmentalSciencesResearchReportPart-timeII]
90
45
45
9
9
9
Select six coursesfromgroupsbelow:
Foundation courses:Aminimumofonecoursefromthelistbelow:
APES7007A AdvancedTheoryTopicinEcology 15 9
APES7018A AdaptiveManagementinConservationandCatchmentManagement 15 9
CIVN7013A WasteWaterEngineering 20 9
CIVN7024A EnvironmentalManagement 20 9
CIVN7044A PollutionControlandAbatement 20 9
STAT7063Aand STAT7064A
StatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis(Coursework)andStatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis(Project)
18
12
9
9
A minimum of four coursesfromthelistbelow:
APES7000A ConservingBiodiversity:Foundations 15 9
APES7001A ConservingBiodiversity:Frontiers 15 9
APES7002A SustainingPopulationsandResources:Foundations 15 9
APES7003A SustainingPopulationsandResources:Frontiers 15 9
APES7004A MaintainingEcosystemProcesses:Foundations 15 9
APES7005A MaintainingEcosystemProcesses:Frontiers 15 9
APES7012A AdvancedStudies:EnvironmentalBiologicalSciences 15 9
APES7019A EnergyandtheEnvironment 15 9
APES7020A EnvironmentalImpactAssessment-ConceptsandCriticalReview 15 9
CHEM7008A EnvironmentalChemistry 15 9
GEOL7013A SedimentologyandtheFunctioningofWetlands 15 9
Maximum of one coursefromthelistbelow(optional):
CIVN7042A Industrial Waste Water Treatment 20 9
CIVN7053A DesignfortheEnvironment 20 9
MINN7001A EnvironmentalEngineeringTopics 20 9
MINN7024A EnvironmentalandMiningApplications 20 9
MINN7025A MiningandtheEnvironment 20 9
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFOSENVI60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
MINN7048A CoalandtheEnvironment 20 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.ElectivecoursesmaybeselectedsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate.
2) SchoolofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences−MScbycourseworkandResearch Report inthefieldofResourceConservationBiology
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofResourceConservationBiology.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFOSRECO60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
APES7009Aor[APES7015AandAPES7016A]
ResearchReportFull-timeor[ResearchReportPart-timeIandResearchReportPart-timeII]
90
45
45
9
9
9
STAT7063AandSTAT7064A
StatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis(Coursework)andStatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis(Project)
18
12
9
9
Select four coursesfromlistbelow:
APES7000A ConservingBiodiversity:Frontiers 15 9
APES7002A SustainingPopulationsandResources:Foundations 15 9
APES7003A SustainingPopulationsandResources:Frontiers 15 9
APES7004A MaintainingEcosystemProcesses:Foundations 15 9
APES7008A AdvancedSpecialTopicsinEnvironmentalBiology 15 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.ElectivecoursesmaybeselectedsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate.
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3) SchoolofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofInterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofInterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAIGCS60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
APES7021A
or[APES7022A
andAPES7023A]
InterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudiesResearchReportFull-timeor[InterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudiesResearchReportPart-timeIandInterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudiesResearchReportPart-timeII]
90
45
45
9
9
9
APES7017A InterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies 30 9
Select coursesfromlistsbelowyieldingaminimumof60credits:
Select a minimum of one coursefromthelistbelow:
APES7003A SustainingPopulationsandResources:Frontiers 15 9
APES7004A MaintainingEcosystemProcesses:Foundations 15 9
APES7019A EnergyandtheEnvironment 15 9
APES7020A EnvironmentalImpactAssessment-ConceptsandCriticalReview 15 9
Select coursesfromthelistbelow:
MINN7025A MiningandtheEnvironment 20 9
MINN7048A CoalandtheEnvironment 20 9
MINN7076A SustainableDevelopmentinMiningandIndustry 20 9
ARPL7042A EnergyforSustainableCities 25 9
ARPL7043A EnergyEfficiencyandRenewableEnergyforBuildings 25 9
CIVN7053A DesignfortheEnvironment 20 9
CHMT7068A CO2CaptureinPowerPlants 20 9
CIVN7061A WaterSupplyandUrbanDrainage 20 9
LAWS7066A EnvironmentalandSustainableDevelopmentLaw 30 9
LAWS7095A InternationalEnvironmentalLaw 30 9
PHIL7031A EthicsandtheEnvironment 30 9
SOCL7011A EnvironmentalSociology 30 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.ElectivecoursesmaybeselectedsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate.
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4) SchoolofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies−MScbycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofGeographicalInformationSystemsandRemoteSensing
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencedegreeinthefieldofGeographicalInformationSystemsandRemoteSensing.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAGINF60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
GEOG7000A EnvironmentalStudiesResearchReport 90 9
GEOG7045A ResearchMethodsinGISandRemoteSensing 30 9
STAT7006A Spatial Statistics 15 9
STAT7063A*andSTAT7064A*
StatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis(Coursework)andStatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis(Project)
18
12
9
9
Anyoneelectivecoursefromthelistbelow:
GEOG7029A AdvancedAppliedGeographicalInformationStudies 30 9
GEOG7044A AdvancedAppliedRemoteSensing 15 9
STAT7032A Biostatistics 15 9
STAT7034A OfficialStatistics 15 9
STAT7038A DataMiningTheoryandApplications 30 9
COMS7043A ** Database 15 9
COMS7050A ** ComputerVision 15 9
COMS7053A ** Special Topics in Computer Science 15 9
COMS7054A ** HumanComputerInteraction 15 9
* If this course or an equivalent has been successfully completed before, a candidatewill not bepermittedtoregisterforitaspartofthisqualification; an alternative coursewillhavetobeselected.**A candidatemayregisterforthesecourseswithpriorpermissionoftheSenateandprovidedthats/hecomplieswiththecourserequirements.
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.ElectivecoursesmaybeselectedsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate. With prior permission of the Senate, a candidate may substitute one of the courses from another disciplineyieldingaminimumof15NQFlevel9credits.
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5) SchoolofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies−MScbycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofArchaeologicalHeritageManagement
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencedegreeinthefieldofArchaeologicalHeritageManagement.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAARHM60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
ARCL7025A ResearchReport:ArchaeologicalHeritageManagement 90 9
Select coursesfromlistsbelowyieldingaminimumof90NQFcredits.
Aminimumoftwocoursesfromthelistbelow:
ARCL7026A Archaeotourism 30 9
ARCL7027A GeographicalInformationSystemsforHeritageResourceManagement 30 9
ARCL7028A CulturalResourceManagementArchaeologyintheFieldandLaboratory 30 9
ARCL7029A PublicandHeritageArchaeology 30 9
ARCL7030A RockArtManagement 30 9
A maximum of 30 creditsfromthelistbelow(optional):
HART7032A CollectionsManagement 30 9
LAWS7066A EnvironmentalandSustainableDevelopmentLaw 30 9
APES7019A EnergyandtheEnvironment 15 9
APES7020A EnvironmentalImpactAssessment–ConceptsandCriticalReview 15 9
PHIL7031A EthicsandtheEnvironment 30 9
SOCL7011A EnvironmentalSociology 30 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
6) SchoolofPhysics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofPhysics (Willnotbeofferedin2020)
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldof Radiation Protection.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAPHYS61 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
PHYS7000Aor[PHYS7002AandPHYS7003A]
Research Reportor[ResearchReportPartIandResearchReportPartII]
90
45
45
9
9
9
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PlanCode:SFAPHYS61 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
PHYS7001A Theory 90 9
7) SchoolofPhysics−MScbycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofRadiation Protection
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencedegreeinthefieldofRadiationProtection.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAPHYS60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
PHYS7000A Research Report 90 9
PHYS7041A RadiationProtection1:ReviewofFundamentals 0 9
PHYS7042A RadiationProtection2:QuantitiesandMeasurements 11 9
PHYS7043A RadiationProtection3:BiologicalEffectsofIonisingRadiation 7 9
PHYS7044A Radiation Protection 4: Principles of Radiation Protection andtheInternationalFramework 4 9
PHYS7045A RadiationProtection5:RegulatoryControl 9 9
PHYS7046A RadiationProtection6:AssessmentofExternalandInternalExposures 10 9
PHYS7047A RadiationProtection7:ProtectionAgainstOccupationalExposure 13 9
PHYS7048A RadiationProtection8:MedicalExposuresinDiagnosticRadiology,RadiotherapyandNuclearMedicine 11 9
PHYS7049A RadiationProtection9:ExposureofthePublicduetoPractices 9 9
PHYS7050A Radiation Protection 10: Intervention in Situations of ChronicandEmergencyExposure 9 9
PHYS7051A RadiationProtection11:TrainingtheTrainers 7 9
8) SchoolofPhysics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofMedicalPhysics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencedegreeinthefieldofMedicalPhysics.(Willnotbeofferedin2020.)
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAMEDP60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
PHYS7000A Research Report 90 9
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PlanCode:SFAMEDP60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
PHYS7057A MedicalPhysicsofRadiationOncology 11 9
PHYS7056A MedicalPhysicsofImaging 18 9
PHYS7062A RadiobiologyforMedicalPhysicists 3 9
PHYS7061A Radiation Protection and Control 9 9
PHYS7058A RadiationPhysicsforMedicalPhysicists 7 9
PHYS7054A Dosimetry 15 9
Anyelectivecoursesfromthelistbelowyieldingaminimumof27NQFcredits:
PHYS7053A AdvancedDosimetryTheory 19 9
PHYS7059A AdvancedRadiationOncologyMedicalPhysics 17 9
PHYS7052A AdvancedBrachytherapy 8 9
PHYS7063A AccuracyinRadiotherapyMedicalPhysics 10 9
PHYS7060A ClinicalDosimetryinRadiotherapy 10 9
SCMD7003A ResearchEthics 20 9
PHYS7055A DosimetryStandards,UncertaintiesandTraceability 8 9
Note: Not all courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
9) SchoolofPhysics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofAstrophysics
Applicants are required to have a Bachelor of ScienceHonours in the field of Physics or a relevantPostgraduateDiplomawithaminimumaveragemarkof65percent.
UnlesspermittedorrequiredotherwisebytheSenate,theMastersprogramme extends over one academic yearoffull-timestudyortwoacademic years ofpart-timestudy.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofAstrophysics.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAAPHY60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQFLevel
Compulsorycourse:
PHYS7074A ResearchReport:Astrophysics 90 9
SubjecttothediscretionoftheSenateselectfivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
PHYS7064A AdvancedGeneralRelativity 18 9
PHYS7065A CataclysmicVariables 18 9
PHYS7066A ComputationalAstrophysics 18 9
PHYS7067A ExtragalacticAstronomy 18 9
PHYS7068A HighEnergyAstrophysicsandPulsars 18 9
PHYS7069A ObservationalCosmology 18 9
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PlanCode:SFAAPHY60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQFLevel
PHYS7070A PlasmaPhysics 18 9
PHYS7071A StellarStructureandEvolution 18 9
PHYS7072A TheoreticalCosmology 18 9
PHYS7073A TimeSeriesandDataAnalysis 18 9
Note: Not all courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
10) SchoolofMathematicalStatisticsandActuarialScience−MScbycourseworkand Research Report inthefieldofMathematicalStatistics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofMathematicalStatistics.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAMSTA60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQFLevel
Compulsorycourse/s:
STAT7012Aor[STAT7013AandSTAT7014A]
ResearchReportFull-timeor[ResearchReportPart-timeIandResearchReportPart-timeII]
90
45
45
9
9
9
Select coursesfromlistsbelowyieldingaminimumof90NQFcredits:
Select a minimum of one coursefromthelistbelow:
STAT7030A AdvancedSampling 15 9
STAT7031A Advanced Selected Topic in Mathematical Statistics 15 9
STAT7038A DataMiningTheoryandApplication 30 9
STAT7000A DynamicProgramming 15 9
STAT7003A Nonparametric Methods 15 9
Anyelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
STAT7032A Biostatistics 15 9
STAT7033A ExtremeValueTheory 15 9
STAT7034A OfficialStatistics 15 9
STAT7035A Operations Research 15 9
STAT7036A Point Processes 15 9
STAT7037A StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinance 15 9
STAT7004A ReliabilityandMaintenanceTheory 15 9
STAT7006A Spatial Statistics Spatial Statistics 15 9
Note: Not all courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
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11) SchoolofMathematics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofMathematics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldof Mathematics.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAMSCI60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
MATH7025A Research Report: Mathematics 90 9
MATH7021A MeasureTheory 22 9
MATH7022A Topology 23 9
MATH7023A Algebra 22 9
MATH7024A FunctionalAnalysis 23 9
Note: With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneofthecourses from another disciplineyieldingaminimumof23NQFlevel9credits.An applicantmaynotbepermittedtoregisterfortheprogrammeifs/hehascompletedaBScHonoursinthefieldofMathematicsatthisUniversity.Applicantswith aminimumof65percent in theBSc in thefieldofMathematicsHonourswill beconsidered for this qualification.
12) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofComputationalandAppliedMathematics
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofComputational and Applied Mathematics.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFACAM60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
APPM7044A Research Report: Computational and Applied Mathematics 90 9
A minimum of one elective coursefromthelistbelow:
APPM7034A AdvancedMathematicalModelling 15 9
APPM7036A AdvancedSymmetryMethodsforDifferentialEquations 15 9
APPM7037A AdvancedComputationalDifferentialEquations 15 9
APPM7035A AdvancedMethodsofPartialDifferentialEquations 15 9
APPM7038A AdvancedGlobalOptimisation 15 9
Anyfiveoftheelectivecoursesfromthelistbeloworthelistabove:
APPM7039A AdvancedOptimalControlTheory 15 9
APPM7040A Advanced Principles of Continuum Mechanics 15 9
APPM7042A Studies in Applied Mathematics 15 9
APPM7041A Studies in Applied Mechanics 15 9
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFACAM60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
APPM7043A Studies in Computational Mathematics 15 9
COMS7238A AdvancedDigitalImageProcessing 15 9
Note: An applicantmaynotbepermittedtoregisterfortheprogrammeifs/hehascompletedaBScHonoursinthefieldofComputationalandAppliedMathematicsat thisUniversity. Applicants from otherinstitutionswithaBScHonoursinthefieldofComputationalandAppliedMathematicswillbeconsidered for this programmeprovidedtheyhaveobtainedaminimummarkof65percent.Note: Not all courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
13) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofComputerScience.*
(*Thisprogrammeisofferedfull-timeonly.)
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofComputerScience.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFACOMS60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
COMS7009A Research Report: Computer Science 90 9
Anysixelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
COMS7040A AdvancedOperatingSystem 15 9
COMS7041A ApplicationsofAlgorithms 15 9
COMS7042A Compilers 15 9
COMS7043A Database 15 9
COMS7044A ArtificialIntelligence 15 9
COMS7045A HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagement 15 9
COMS7046A DistributedDatabasesandTransactionProcessing 15 9
COMS7047A AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearning 15 9
COMS7048A Multi-agentSystems 15 9
COMS7049A Robotics 15 9
COMS7050A ComputerVision 15 9
COMS7051A DistributedComputing 15 9
COMS7052A SoftwareDefinedNetworking 15 9
COMS7054A HumanComputerInteraction 15 9
COMS7053A Special Topics in Computer Science 15 9
COMS7238A AdvancedDigitalImageProcessing 15 9
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFACOMS60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.With prior permission of the Senate, a candidate may substitute one of the courses from another disciplineyieldingaminimumof15NQFlevel9credits.
14) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−InterdisciplinaryMasters, presentedbytheSchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics−MScby courseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofMathematicalSciences
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldof Mathematical Sciences.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAMSC60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourse:
Research Report in relevant school 90 9
AnyNQFlevel9coursesfromtheSchoolsofComputerScience&AppliedMathematics,MathematicsandStatistics&ActuarialScienceyieldingaminimumweightof90credits.
Note: An applicantmaynot be permitted to register for certaincourses dependent on the courses successfullycompleted in theBScHonours in thefieldofMathematicalSciences if thedegreewasdone at this University. Applicantswithaminimumof65percentintheBScHonoursinthefieldofMathematicalScienceswillbeconsideredforthisprogramme provided that the courseprerequisitesare met.
15) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics–MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofeScience*
(*Thisprogrammeisofferedfull-timeonly.)
Applicants are required to have a Bachelor of ScienceHonours degree from a relevant discipline inScience(ComputerScience,Mathematics,Physics,andStatistics)orarelevantNQFlevel8qualification or a relevant Professional Engineering Degree with demonstrable knowledge of basic principles ofComputing,Calculus,LinearAlgebra,ProbabilityandStatistics.
Applicantsrequireaminimumaverageof65percent.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofeScience.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAESC160 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
COMS7061A Research Report: Data Science 90 9
COMS7060A ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinDataScience 15 9
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAESC160 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
COMS7055A DataPrivacyandEthics 15 9
AnyfourcoursesfromthelistbelowsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate:
COMS7047A AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearning 15 9
COMS7056A DataVisualisationandExploration 15 9
COMS7057A LargeScaleOptimisationforDataScience 15 9
COMS7059A LargeScaleComputingSystemsandScientificProgramming 15 9
COMS7058A Mathematical Foundations of Data Science 15 9
COMS7062A Special Topics in Data Science 15 9
COMS7063A Statistical Foundations of Data Science 15 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
16) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics–MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofDataScience*
(*Thisprogrammeisofferedfull-timeonly.)
Applicants are required to have a Bachelor of ScienceHonours degree from a relevant discipline inScience(ComputerScience,Mathematics,Physics,andStatistics)orarelevantNQFlevel8qualificationor a relevant Professional Engineering Degree with demonstrable knowledge of basic principles ofComputing,Calculus,LinearAlgebra,ProbabilityandStatistics.
Applicantsrequireaminimumaverageof65percent.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofDataScience.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFADATSC60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
COMS7061A Research Report: Data Science 90 9
COMS7060A ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinDataScience 15 9
COMS7047A AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearning 15 9
COMS7057A LargeScaleComputingSystemsandScientificProgramming 15 9
COMS7058A Mathematical Foundations of Data Science 15 9
COMS7063A Statistical Foundations of Data Science 15 9
COMS7065A ComputationalIntelligence 15 9
Anyoptionalcourse/sfromthelistbelow:
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFADATSC60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
COMS7055A DataPrivacyandEthics 15 9
COMS7062A Special Topics in Data Science 15 9
COMS7066A NaturalLanguageTechnology 15 9
Note: Not all optional courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.Optional coursesmaybeselectedsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate.Optional coursesdonotcounttowardsobtainingofcredits.
17) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics–MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofArtificialIntelligence*
(*Thisprogrammeisofferedfull-timeonly.)
Applicants are required to have a Bachelor of ScienceHonours degree from a relevant discipline inScience(ComputerScience,Mathematics,Physics,andStatistics)orarelevantNQFlevel8qualification or a relevant Professional Engineering Degree with demonstrable knowledge of basic principles ofAlgorithms,Computing,Calculus,LinearAlgebra,ProbabilityandStatistics.
Applicantsrequireaminimumaverageof65percent.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofArtificialIntelligence.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAARTI60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
COMS7068A ResearchReport:ArtificialIntelligence 90 9
COMS7067A ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinArtificialIntelligence 15 9
COMS7047A AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearning 15 9
COMS7048A Multi-agentSystems 15 9
COMS7050A ComputerVision 15 9
COMS7065A ComputationalIntelligence 15 9
COMS7066A NaturalLanguageTechnology 15 9
18) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics–MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofRobotics
Applicants are required to have a Bachelor of ScienceHonours degree from a relevant discipline inScience(ComputerScience,Mathematics,Physics,andStatistics)orarelevantNQFlevel8qualification or a relevant Professional Engineering Degree with demonstrable knowledge of basic principles ofAlgorithms,Computing,Calculus,LinearAlgebra,ProbabilityandStatistics.
Applicantsrequireaminimumaverageof65percent.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofRobotics.
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAROBO60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
COMS7070A ResearchReport:Robotics 90 9
COMS7047A AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearning 15 9
COMS7049A Robotics 15 9
COMS7050A ComputerVision 15 9
COMS7069A AdvancedTopicsinRobotics 15 9
Anytwocourses fromthelistbelowsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate:
COMS7044A ArtificialIntelligence 15 9
COMS7045A HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagement 15 9
COMS7048A Multi-agentSystems 15 9
COMS7053A Special Topics in Computer Science 15 9
COMS7054A HumanComputerInteraction 15 9
COMS7063A Statistical Foundations of Data Science 15 9
COMS7238A AdvancedDigitalImageProcessing 15 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
19) SchoolofGeosciences−MScbycourseworkandResearchReportinthefieldofHydrogeology
Applicantsare required tohaveaBachelorofScienceHonoursdegree fromtherelevantdisciplineofScience(Geology,Chemistry,PhysicsandMathematics)orarelevantPostgraduateDiploma.Acceptanceinto certain coursesmayberestrictedtoapplicantswithrelevantundergraduatecourse credits andfieldexperience.ApplicantsfromChemistry,PhysicsandMathematicsarerequiredtoattendtheprerequisitecourses before registering for this degree.Unless permitted or required otherwise by the Senate, theMasters programme extends over one academic year offull-timestudyortwo academic years ofpart-timestudy.Part-timecandidatesarerequiredtoregister for four courses and Research Report:HydrogeologyPart-timeIinthefirstyearofstudy.Theremainingtwocourses and Research Report:HydrogeologyPart-timeIIaretobecompletedinthesecondyearofstudy.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofHydrogeology.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAHYDR60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
GEOL7028Aor[GEOL7051AandGEOL7052A]
ResearchReport:Hydrogeologyor[ResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart-timeIandandResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart-timeII]
90
30
60
9
9
9
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAHYDR60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
GEOL7029A HydrologicalProcesses 15 9
GEOL7022A Hydrogeochemistry 15 9
GEOL7023A EnvironmentalIsotopes 15 9
GEOL7024A PhysicalHydrogeology 15 9
Anytwoelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
GEOL7025A Hydrogeophysics 15 9
GEOL7026A GeochemicalToolboxforHydrogeology 15 9
GEOL7030A WaterResourcesManagement 15 9
GEOL7031A AppliedStructuralGeology 15 9
GEOL7027A ContaminantHydrogeology 15 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.ElectivecoursesmaybeselectedsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate.
20) SchoolofGeosciences−MScbycourseworkandResearch Report inthefieldofEconomic Geology
Applicants are required to have a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Geology or a relevantPostgraduateDiplomaoraBScdegreeinGeologyandaminimumoffouryearsprofessionalexperienceinminingormineralsexploration.Acceptanceintocertaincoursesmayberestrictedtoapplicantswithrelevantundergraduatecourse creditsand/orworkexperience.ApplicantsmayberequiredtocompleteprerequisitecoursesasstipulatedbytheSenatebeforebeingadmitted.
UnlesspermittedorrequiredotherwisebytheSenate,theMastersprogramme extends over one academic year of full-time studyor twoacademic years ofpart-time study.Part-timecandidates are required toregisterforthreecompulsorycourses and Research Report:EconomicGeologyPart-timeIinthefirstyearofstudy.Theremainingelectivecourses and Research Report:EconomicGeologyPart-timeIIaretobecompletedinthesecondyearofstudy.
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofEconomicGeology.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAECOG60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQFLevel
Compulsorycourses:
GEOL7048Aor[GEOL7049AandGEOL7050A]
ResearchReport:EconomicGeologyFull-timeor[ResearchReport:EconomicGeologyPart-timeIandResearchReport:EconomicGeologyPart-timeII]
90
30
60
9
9
9
GEOL7032A IntroductiontoOreDepositGeology 15 9
GEOL7033A GISandRemoteSensing 15 9
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ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFAECOG60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQFCredits
NQFLevel
GEOL7034A StructuralControlsonOreDepositsCompulsory 15 9
Anythreeelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:
GEOL7035A MagmaticOreDeposits 15 9
GEOL7036A SedimentaryOreDeposits 15 9
GEOL7037A HydrothermalOreDeposits 15 9
GEOL7030A WaterResourcesManagement 15 9
GEOL7038A ExplorationTargeting-Geochemistry 15 9
GEOL7039A ExplorationTargeting-Geophysics 15 9
GEOL7040A GeometallurgyandReflectedLightMicroscopy 15 9
GEOL7041A GeologicalModelling 15 9
GEOL7042A PlatinumGroupElementDeposits 15 9
GEOL7043A Gold Deposits 15 9
GEOL7044A UraniumDeposits 15 9
GEOL7045A IronandManganeseDeposits 15 9
GEOL7046A Critical Metal Deposits 15 9
GEOL7047A TheCentralAfricanCopperbelt 15 9
MINN7092A MineFinancialValuation 15 9
MINN7007A StatisticalValuationofOreReserves 15 9
MINN7066A GeostatisticalMethodsinMineralEvaluation 15 9
MINN7012A SustainableDevelopmentinMiningandIndustry 15 9
MINN7025A MiningandtheEnvironment 15 9
CHMT7029A MineralBeneficiation 15 9
MINN7048A CoalandtheEnvironment 15 9
MINN7050A MineralResourceManagement 15 9
MINN7014A MineralEconomics 15 9
Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
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21) ScienceEducation:FacultyofHumanities−MScbycourseworkandResearch Report in the fieldofScienceEducation(Willnotbeofferedin2020)
A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofScienceEducation.
ProgrammeCode:SCA00 NQFExitLevel:9
PlanCode:SFASCED60 TotalNQFCredits:180
Course Code Course Description NQF Credits
NQF Level
Compulsorycourses:
SCED7022A
orSCED7019A
TheTeachingandLearningofMathematics(MathematicsStream)orTheLearningandTeachingofScience(ScienceStream)
30
30
9
9
SCED7000Aor[SCED7001AandSCED7002A]
ResearchReportinScienceEducationFull-Timeor[ResearchReportinScienceEducationPart-TimeIandResearchReportinScienceEducationPart-TimeII]
90
4545
9
99
SCED7005A ResearchDesign 0 9
Select coursesfromGroupAorGroupBbelowyieldingaminimumcredit value of 60 credits:
Group A Mathematics Focus:
SCED7018A LanguageandCommunicationinMathematicsEducation 30 9
SCED7021A CurriculumIssuesinMathematicsEducation 30 9
SCED7030A TeachingandLearningofAlgebra 30 9
SCED7017A CurrentIssuesinMathematicsEducation 30 9
or
Select coursesfromlistsbelowyieldingaminimumcredit value of 60 credits:
GroupBScienceFocus:
SCED7011A LanguageandCommunicationinScienceEducation 30 9
SCED7012A ScienceEducationinDevelopingCountries 30 9
SCED7031A HistoricalandPhilosophicalPerspectivesinScienceEducation 30 9
SCED7029A SubjectMatterKnowledgeforTeachingScience 30 9
SCED7016A CurrentIssuesinScienceEducation 30 9
Note: Not all courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.
3.3.4 Completion Rules3.3.4.1 Results
A candidateshallqualifyfortheawardofthedegreewhens/hehas:
a) obtainedcreditinalltheprescribedcoursesinaccordancewith3.3.3.4and3.3.3.5;and
b) attainedastandardinher/hisResearch ReportconsideredbytheSenatetobesatisfactory.
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3.3.4.2 Distinction
Conferment of the qualificationwithdistinction:
a) theMSc by Research degree shall be awarded with distinction only when the Examiners areunanimousintheirrecommendations.IfonlytheexternalExaminerhasrecommendedtheawardof the degree with distinction then the Graduate Studies Committee may consult the internalExamineronthisissue.
b) theMScbyCourseworkandResearch Report shallbeawardedwithdistinctiononlywhen thecandidatepassesboththecourseworkandResearch Reportcomponentswithaminimumof75percent.
3.4 Doctor of PhilosophyQualificationName Programme Code NQF Exit Level
DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD) SDA00 10
3.4.1 ApplicationSee Rule G3.
Apersonwhowishestobeadmittedasacandidateforthedegreemustapplyonlineorsubmither/hisapplicationtotheStudentEnrolmentCentre,andmustindicatethelineofresearchwhichs/hewishestoconduct.
3.4.2 Admission Rules
a) AnyofthefollowingmaybeadmittedbytheSenate as a candidateforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyiftheSenateissatisfiedthattheapplicantisqualifiedtoundertakethelineofstudyorresearchproposed(orboth):
i) a Master of Science of this or another university;
ii) apersonotherthanagraduatewhohasinanyothermannersatisfiedtheSenatethats/heissoqualified;and/or
iii) apersonwhohasbeenacceptedasacandidate tothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophybyvirtue of having obtained at any other university or institution such awards as is, in theopinion of the Senate,equivalenttoorhigherthanthequalification of Master of Science at the University.
b) A person who has been admitted as a candidate for the Master of Science may, on therecommendationof the supervisor and theheadof the school concerned,bepermittedby theSenatetoproceedinsteadtothedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.
3.4.3 Curricula3.4.3.1 Length of programme
A candidateshallconduct full-time/part-timeresearchonasubjectapprovedby theSenate,under theguidanceofasupervisorappointedbytheSenate either in the Universityorinaninstitutiondeemedbythe SenatetobepartoftheUniversityforthispurpose,fornotlessthantwoacademicyearsofstudy.
(Note:An institution is normally deemedby theSenate to be part of the University only for the purpose of the research of an individual candidate.)
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Provided that:
a) the Senatemaypermit acandidate to conducther/his researchoutside theUniversity for suchportionoftheprescribedperiodandinsuchmannerastheSenatemaydetermine;and
b) apersonadmittedunder3.4.2shallbedeemedtohavecommencedtheprosecutionofresearchfortheDoctorofPhilosophyatthedateofher/hisadmissionasacandidatefortheawardofMasterof Science or such later date as the Senatemaydetermineinher/hiscase.
3.4.3.2 Conditions for the degree of PhD
a) The Senatemayrequireacandidate to attend such advanced courses of instruction as it considers tobecognatetothesubjectofher/hisresearchandtopassanexamination,oralorwrittenorboth,in such courses.
b) Atthecloseoftheperiodofresearcheverycandidateforthedegreeshall:–
present for the approval of the Senateathesiswhichmustconstituteasubstantialcontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthesubjectchosen,andwhichmustbesatisfactoryasregardsliterarypresentationandinaformsuitableforpublication.
Note:When presenting her/his thesis a candidate may include published results of publications, providedthatthisworkwasundertakenduringtheperiodofthecandidature.Inthecaseof jointpublications, the candidate’sshareinsuchworkmustbeindicated.
c) IfrequiredbytheSenate,presentherself/himselfforanexaminationortest,oralorwritten.
3.4.3.3 Fields of study
ThedegreeofPhDwillbeofferedinthefollowingfieldsofstudy.
School Course Code Field of Study Description
Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences
APES9002A Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences
Chemistry CHEM9002A Chemistry
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
APPM9002A Computational and Applied Mathematics
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
COMS9002A Computer Science
Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
ARCL9002A Archaeology
Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
GEOG9002A GeographyandEnvironmentalStudies
Geosciences GEOL9002A Geology
Geosciences GEOP9002A Geophysics
Geosciences PALP9002A Palaeontology
Mathematics MATH9002A Mathematics
MolecularandCellBiology MCBG9002A MolecularandCellBiology
Physics PHYS9002A Physics
Statistics and Actuarial Science STAT9002A Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science
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3.5 Doctor of Science QualificationName Programme Code NQF Exit Level
DoctorofScience(DSc) SDA01 10
3.5.1 ApplicationSee Rule G3.
Apersonwhowishestobeadmittedasacandidateforthedegreemustapplyonlineorsubmither/hisapplicationtotheStudentEnrolmentCentre,andmustindicatethelineofresearchwhichs/hewishestoconduct.
3.5.2 Admission RulesAnyoneofthefollowingmaybeadmittedbytheilllSenate as a candidate:
a) Apersonwhohasheldanyofthefollowingdegreesofthisoranother university for a minimum offiveyears:
i) aBachelorofScienceHonours;
ii) aBachelorofScience(ifs/hehaspassedanexaminationofHonoursstandard);or
iii) aBachelorofArtsHonours,providedtheproposedworkrelatestoArchaeology,Geography,MathematicalStatistics,MathematicsorPsychology.
b) Apersonwhohasheldanyofthefollowingdegreesandundersuchconditionsasstatedhereunder:
i) a Master of Science of the UniversitywhohasheldthedegreeofBachelorofScienceHonoursforaminimumoffouryears;
ii) a Master of Arts of the UniversitywhohasheldthedegreeofBachelorofArtsHonoursforaminimumoffouryears,providedtheproposedworkrelatestoArchaeology,Geography,MathematicalStatistics,MathematicsorPsychology;
iii) aDoctorofPhilosophyoragraduateadmitted to the statusofDoctorofPhilosophyof aminimumoftwoyears’standingofthisoranother university;
iv) agraduateofany other university,whohasheldthedegreesofMasterofScienceorMasterofArtsforaminimumoffouryears,providedtheproposedwork,inthecaseofacandidate admitted to thestatusofMasterofArts, relates toArchaeology,Geography,MathematicalStatistics,MathematicsorPsychology;
v) a person accepted as a candidate forthedegreesofDoctorofSciencebyvirtueofhavingobtainedatanyotheruniversityorinstitutionsuchqualificationsasis,intheopinionoftheSenate,equivalenttoorhigherthantheawardofDoctorofPhilosophydegreeandwhohasheld the qualificationbyvirtueofwhichsuchacceptancehasbeengrantedforaperiodofaminimumoffouryears;or
vi) a person accepted as a candidate for the degree ofDoctor of Sciencewho has held thequalificationbyvirtueofwhichsuchacceptancehasbeengrantedforaperiodofaminimumoffouryears.
3.5.3 Conditionsforawardofqualification
a) A candidateforthedegreeofDoctorofScienceshallpresentfortheapprovaloftheSenateoriginalworkinafieldapprovedbytheSenate;suchworkshallhavebeenpublishedandshallconstituteadistinguishedcontributiontotheadvancementofknowledgeinthatfield.
b) A candidateshallgiveaminimumofsixmonths’noticeinwritingtotheFacultyRegistrarofher/hisintentiontosubmither/hisworkforexamination.
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The University aspires for its students to achieve the following outcomes upon qualifying. The outcomes and assessment criteria listed are those, for each qualification of the University, as agreed by the Senate.
4.1 Degrees of Bachelor4.1.1 Bachelor of Science
QualificationTitle BachelorofScience
QualificationAbbreviation BSc
Minimum Period of Study 3yearsfull-time
NQF Exit Level Level 7
NQF Credits Total minimum 432
Exit Level Outcomes
Thequalifyinglearner:
1. generates,exploresandconsidersoptionsandmakesdecisionsaboutwaysofseeingsystems andsituations,andconsidersdifferentwaysofapplyingandintegratingscientificknowledgeto solvetheoretical,appliedorreallifeproblems;
2. demonstratesanunderstandingofkeyaspectsofspecifiedscientificsystemsandsituations;
3. demonstratesanunderstandingofspecifiedbodiesofcontentandtheirinter-connectednessin chosen disciplines;
4. demonstratesanunderstandingoftheboundaries,inter-connections,valueandknowledgecreation systemsofchosendisciplineswithinthesciences;
5. reflectsonpossibleimplicationsforselfandsystemofdifferentwaysofseeingandinterveningin systemsandsituations;
6. demonstratesanabilitytoreflectwithselfandothers,criticalofownandotherpeoples’thoughts andactions,andcapableofself-organisationandworkingingroupsinthefaceofcontinual challengefromtheenvironment;
7. demonstratesconsciousnessof,andengagementwithownlearningprocessesandthenatureof knowledge,andhownewknowledgecanbeacquired;
8. demonstratesanabilitytoconductoneselfasanindependentlearnerandpractitioner.
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4.2 Degrees of Bachelor with Honours4.2.1 Bachelor of Science with Honours
QualificationTitle BachelorofSciencewithHonours
QualificationAbbreviation BScHons
Minimum Period of Study 1year
NQF Exit Level Level 8
NQF Credits Total minimum 120
Exit Level Outcomes
Thequalifyinglearner:
1. generates,exploresandconsidersoptionsandmakesdecisionsaboutwaysofseeingsystems andsituations,andconsidersdifferentwaysofapplyingandintegratingscientificknowledgeto solvetheoretical,appliedorreallifeproblems,specificallythroughresearchandtheproductionofa researchproject;
2. demonstratesanadvancedunderstandingofkeyaspectsofspecifiedscientificsystemsandsituations;
3. demonstratesanadvancedunderstandingofspecifiedbodiesofcontentandtheirinter- connectednessinchosendiscipline/s;
4. demonstratesanadvancedunderstandingoftheboundaries,inter-connections,valueand knowledgecreationsystemsofthechosendiscipline/swithinthesciences;
5. reflectsonpossibleimplicationsforselfandsystemofdifferentwaysofseeingandinterveningin systemsandsituations;
6. demonstratesanabilitytoreflectwithselfandothers,criticalofownandotherpeoples’thoughts andactions,andcapableofself-organisationandworkingingroupsinthefaceofcontinual challengefromtheenvironment;
7. demonstratesconsciousnessof,andengagementwith,ownlearningandlearningstrategies,and awarenessofthenatureofknowledgeandhownewknowledgecanbeacquired;
8. demonstratesanabilitytoreflectontheimportanceofscientificparadigmsandmethodsin understandingscientificconceptsandtheirchangingnature;
9. demonstratesanabilitytoconducther/hisselfasindependentlearnerandpractitioner.
4.3 Degree of Master4.3.1 Master of Science
QualificationTitle Master of Science
QualificationAbbreviation MSc
Minimum Period of Study 1year
NQF Exit Level Level 9
NQF Credits Total minimum 180
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Master of Science (by dissertation)
Exit Level Outcomes
1. generate,exploreandconsideroptionsandpossibilitiesforscope,contentandmethodologyof researchleadingtoadissertation;
2. identifythemostappropriatescope,contentandmethodologyofresearchcommensuratewithone orseveralofinterest,researchimperatives,resourcesandsupervisionavailable;
3. explainwhyaparticularscope,contentandmethodologyofresearchhasbeenchosenandwhathas beentakenintoaccountindoingso;
4. undertaketheresearchandproducethedissertation,whilecontinuouslymonitoringandadapting ownperformanceasrequiredorrecommendedbysupervisionand/orpeers;
5. evaluateownlearningduringtheresearchandidentifystrengths,weaknessesandareasfor improvement;
6. reflectontheethicsoftheirresearchandwhattheyhavelearntaboutthemselvesasalearnerandas a researcher;
7. demonstrateanadvancedunderstandingoftheboundaries,inter-connections,valueandknowledge creationsystemsofthechosendiscipline/swithinthesciencesandanabilitytocriticallyevaluate these;
8. demonstrateanadvancedunderstandingandabilitytoanalysespecifiedbodiesofcontentandtheir inter-connectednessinchosendiscipline/s.
MasterofScience(bycourseworkandresearchreport)
Exit Level Outcomes
The learner must:
1. generate,exploreandconsideroptionsandpossibilitiesforscope,contentandmethodologyof researchleadingtoaresearchreport;
2. identifythemostappropriatescope,contentandmethodologyofresearchcommensuratewith oneorseveralofinterest,researchimperatives,resourcesandsupervisionavailable;
3. explainwhyaparticularscope,contentandmethodologyofresearchhasbeenchosenandwhathas beentakenintoaccountindoingso;
4. undertaketheresearchandproducetheresearchreport,whilecontinuouslymonitoringand adaptingownperformanceasrequiredorrecommendedbysupervision;
5. evaluateownlearningduringtheresearchandidentifystrengths,weaknessesandareasfor improvement;
6. reflectontheethicsoftheirresearchandwhattheyhavelearntaboutthemselvesasalearnerandas a researcher;
7. demonstrateanadvancedunderstandingoftheboundaries,inter-connections,valueandknowledge creationsystemsofthechosendiscipline/swithinthesciencesandanabilitytocriticallyevaluate these;
8. demonstrateanadvancedunderstandingandabilitytoanalysespecifiedbodiesofcontentandtheir inter-connectednessinchosendiscipline/s.
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4.4 Doctoral Degrees4.4.1 Doctor of Philosophy
QualificationTitle DoctorofPhilosophy
QualificationAbbreviation PhD
Minimum Period of Study 2years
NQF Exit Level Level 10
NQF Credits Total minimum 360
Exit Level OutcomesThe learner must:
1. Thequalifyinglearneriscapableofindependentandoriginalresearch;
2. Thequalifyinglearnerpossesseshighlyspecialised,authoritativeknowledgeandiscompetentto applythatknowledgetothesolutionofproblems;
3. Thequalifyinglearnerisself-directedandself-critical.
4.5 Senior Doctoral Degrees4.5.1 Doctor of Science
QualificationTitle Doctor of Science
QualificationAbbreviation DSc
Minimum Period of Study n/a(publishedwork)
NQF Exit Level Level 10
NQF Credits 360
Exit Level OutcomeThelearnermustdemonstrateanoriginalanddistinguishedcontributiontosciencebycompletingabodyofworkthatincludesasetofco-ordinatedpublications.
4.6 Diplomas4.6.1 Postgraduate Diploma in Science
QualificationTitle PostgraduateDiplomainScience
QualificationAbbreviation PGDipSc
Minimum Period of Study 1year
NQF Exit Level Level 8
NQF Credits Total minimum 120
Exit Level OutcomesThe learner must:
1. generate,exploreandconsideroptionsandpossibilitiesforscope,contentandmethodologyof research;
2. explainwhyaparticularscope,contentandmethodologyofresearchhasbeenchosenandwhathas beentakenintoaccountindoingso;
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3. evaluateownlearningandidentifystrengths,weaknessesandareasforimprovement
4. reflectontheethicsofresearchandwhats/hehaslearntabouther/hisselfasalearner;
5. demonstrateanadvancedunderstandingoftheboundaries,inter-connections,valueandknowledge creationsystemsofthechosendiscipline/swithinthesciencesandanabilitytocriticallyevaluate these;
6. demonstratetopeersandinstructorsanadvancedunderstandingandabilitytoanalysespecified bodiesofcontentandtheirinter-connectednessinchosendiscipline/s.
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SYLLABUSES FOR THE
FACULTY OF SCIENCESchool of Accountancy (Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management)
CourseCode:ACCN1000A
CourseDescription:BusinessAccounting
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Topicscoveredinthecourseincludethefollowing:Theroleofaccountinginbusiness,andtheobjectiveof a business enterprise, a conceptual overview and framework, the accounting equation, analysis oftransactions and journals, preparation of financial statements, recognition and measurement of theelementsofthefinancialstatements,inventoryandcostofsales,computerisedaccounting,informationtechnologysecurityandcontrols,accounting forpartnerships,accounting forcompanies, statementofcashflows,budgeting,analysisoffinancialstatementsandmanagerialaccounting.
SchoolofAnatomicalSciences(FacultyofHealthSciences)
CourseCode:ANAT2021A
CourseDescription:HumanandComparativeBiologyII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Human and Comparative Biology II is a full course at the Second Year level of study. The courseconsists of four topics which aim to clarify and explain the structure of the human body within acomparativeframeworkoftheevolutionaryhistoryanddevelopmentofthevertebrates.Thefourtopicsarethe“conceptsofevolution,primarytissuesandearlyembryology”,ComparativeBiologicalSystems,“VertebrateandHumanAnatomy”,andtheVertebralskeletalsystem.Thecourseisastepping-stonetotheHumanBiologyIIIandMedicalCellBiologyIIIcoursesofferedintheThirdYearofstudy.Interactionsoforganismswith theexternalenvironment,combinedwithevolutionarymechanismsover timehaveresultedinthedevelopment,adaptation,retentionandlossof featuresthathaveyieldedanincrediblediversityofformandfunctionamongallthevertebratespecies.Thereforethiscoursecoversaseriesofintegratedstudyareas.
CourseCode:ANAT3002A
CourseDescription:HumanBiologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
TheHumanBiologyIIIcourseintroduceskeytopicsinbiologicalanthropology.Thiscourseconsistsoffour lecture topicsandoneprotocolproject.Thefirst topicdealswithhumanskeletalbiologyand itsapplicationinaforensiccontext,whilethesecondexploresmajorthemesinthefieldofhumanevolution.Thethirdblockisdividedintotwosectionsdealingwithhumanbiodiversityandthenresearchmethods.Aprotocolprojectisundertakenduringthefourthblockwherestudentsdesignafeasibleresearchprojectunderthesupervisionofoneoftheteachingandresearchstaff.
CourseCode:ANAT3011A
CourseDescription:MedicalCellBiologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
MedicalCellBiologyIIIaimstoprovideanunderstandingofappliedcellbiology,molecularbiology,anddevelopmentalbiologywithinabiomedicalframework,throughlecturesandindependentstudentwork.
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Thecourseconsistsof5lecture-basedtopicswhichreflectthecurrentresearchinterestsoftheSchool,including: Teratology and Birth Defects; Introduction to Toxicology; Reproductive Immunology andInfertility;IntroductiontoCellularandMolecularNeuroscience;andCellularandMolecularMechanismsofCancer.ThefinaltopicisaResearchProposal,wherestudentsidentifyaresearchquestionanddevelopafullprotocoldetailingrelevantliterature,hypothesesandmethodologicalapproaches.Coursecontentis selectedprimarily fromresearcharticles inorder toconveycurrentdevelopments inspecificfields,withlaboratorysessionsaimedatintroducingstudentstocommonlyusedandcutting-edgeresearchanddiagnostictechniques.Thecoursethusaimstopreparestudentsforpostgraduatestudiesandemploymentinthescientificarena.
SchoolofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciencesTheSchoolofferscoursesinthemajorsof;Ecology&Conservation,BiodiversityandOrganismalBiology.Thecoursesarelistedbelowandhavebeendesignedtointroducethestudentstoabroadrangeoftopicswithinthefield.ThechoiceofcoursescouldfollowthecareerlinesidentifiedintheBiologicalScienceshandbook.Appropriateshortcoursesfromotherschoolsthatmakeup25%ofthecreditsforamajorcanalsobetakenwiththeapprovaloftheSenate.
CourseCode:APES2001A
CourseDescription:ReproductiveBiologyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseexploreshowplantsandanimals reproducewithorwithoutsex.Thecourseprovides thestudentswithanunderstandingofreproductivemethodsandstrategiesthatisessentialtoensuresuccessfuluseofplantsandanimalproductsasrenewableresources.
CourseCode:APES2002A
CourseDescription:WholePlantPhysiologyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseonphysiologyisdesignedtointroduceimportantbackgroundconceptsinplantmetabolismwhichimpactonourunderstandingofotherdisciplinesinbiology,especiallyecology,agricultureandbiotechnology.Thiscoursecoverssomedetailsofcentral/importantunderlyingphysiologicalprocessesthat relate to the ‘bigpicture’ofplant functionandisNOTintendedtobeanexhaustiveoverviewofmetabolicpathways/physiologicalresponses.Thiscoursealsocoverssomekeybackgroundconcepts,includingwholeplantarchitecture,cellstructure(particularlymembranestructure)andthepropertiesofwater.Furthermore,someconsiderationisalsogiventocertainevolutionaryaspects(suchastheoriginofphotosynthesisandaerobicrespirationineukaryoticcells)andadaptationstochangingenvironmentalconditions.
CourseCode:APES2008A
CourseDescription:EvolutionII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseprovidesaworkingunderstandingofevolutionthatcanbeappliedthroughouttherestofthestudent’sbiologicalcareer.Thecourse introducesDarwiniannatural selectionandcontextualises it inneo−Darwinianpopulationgenetics.Macro−evolution,micro−evolution,speciation,evolutionofsex,andstrategiesforimprovingfitnessaretopicsthatisincludedinthecourse.Examplesisdrawnacrossthediversityoflifeonearth,fromorganellestoplants,animalsandhumans.
CourseCode:APES2009A
CourseDescription:SelfStudyCourseII
NQFCredits:6 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseisdesignedtomakeprovisionforspecialinterests,tosuitindividualstudents.ItmayonlybetakenunderexceptionalcircumstancesandwiththeapprovaloftheSenate.
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CourseCode:APES2022A
CourseDescription:MarineandCoastalSystemsFieldworkII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstomarineandterrestrialenvironments.Thecourseisafieldtripwhichis run in January on the KwaZuluNatal coast. The course focuses on classification and biodiversity.Studentsareintroducedtoscientificmethodsandpresentation.ThiscourseisstronglyrecommendedforstudentswhohavecompletedtheAnimalandPlantdiversitycoursesinComplementaryLifeSciencesI(BIOL1006).
CourseCode:APES2033A
CourseDescription:AnimalFormandFunctionII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseexamineshowtheanatomyandphysiologyoflivingandextinctanimalshavebeenshapedthroughevolutionaryprocessesforfunctionalpurposes.Usingasetoffundamentalprinciples(e.g.,levermechanics), the coursebuilds integrative knowledgeof animal anatomy, functionalmorphology, andcomparativephysiology.
CourseCode:APES2034A
CourseDescription:AquaticEcologyII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseprovidesanintegratedintroductiontothebasicprinciplesofaquaticecologyusingfreshwater,estuarine andmarine systems as examples. The course introduces students to aquatic ecology at theecosystemscale;physical,biologicalandchemicalprocessesthatregulateaquaticsystems,andtothebiota that are dependent on these environments. The course includes discussion on the degradationassociatedwithanever−increasinghumanpopulationandthemanagementpracticesthatareinplacetoensurethesustainabilityoffreshwater,avaluableyetlimitedresourceinSouthAfrica.
CourseCode:APES2035A
CourseDescription:BioticDiversityII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothemajorgroupsoffloraandfaunaingrasslandandsavanna(themajorbiomesthatoccurinGautengProvince)inthecontextoftheprinciplesandpracticesofsystematics.Thecourse focuseson theevolutionary trends inmorphology,physiology,ecologyand/orbehaviour, andthebiogeographical features thathaveshapedthecomplementsoforganismsoccurring in thisregion.Inthisway,driversofbiodiversityandtheeconomic/ecologicalconservationvalueofthisbiodiversityisaddressed,andtheimpactofhumantransformationonthebiotaisalsoconsidered.Thiscourselaysthefoundationforbiosystematic,evolutionaryandecologicalworkbyfamiliarisingstudentswithmanyofthecomponentsofandfactorsaffectingbiodiversity.
CourseCode:APES2036A
CourseDescription:FundamentalsofEcologyII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseisacomprehensivebutintroductorysurveyofthemaintopicsinecology,designedtohaveanAfricanperspective,andtoservetheneedsofterrestrial,freshwaterandmarineecology.Thecoursecovers issues such as themeaning of ecology, autecology, ecoclimatology, ecosystems, populations,communities,niche theory, lifehistories,competition, facilitation,herbivory,predation, trophicwebs,disturbance ecology, ecohydrology, nutrient cycling, energetics, the ecology of biodiversity, naturalresourcemanagementandconservation,transformedecosystemsandstabilityandresilience.Thecoursealso has a series of embedded lectures in soil science, given the critical importanceof substrates fortropicalecology.Thecourseincludesafieldtrip.
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CourseCode:APES2037A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoAnimalBehaviourII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursepresentsthefundamentalconceptsofanimalbehaviourandbehaviouralecology,exploringtheevolution,ecologicalbasisandoutcomesofselectedanimalbehaviours.Throughoutthiscourse,theemphasisisontherelationshipbetweenecology,behaviourandevolution.Ecologicalfactorsprovidetheplatformonwhichbehaviourisbasedand,duringevolution,naturalselectionfavoursthosebehaviouralstrategieswhichmaximiseanindividual’schancesofsurvivalanditsreproductivefitness.Examplesaredrawnacrossthediversityofmammalianlifeonearth.
CourseCode:APES3023A
CourseDescription:Self−studycourseIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtomakeprovisionforspecialintereststosuitindividualstudents.ItmayonlybetakenunderexceptionalcircumstancesandonlywiththeapprovaloftheHeadofSchool.
CourseCode:APES3026A
CourseDescription:SpecialTopicIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Specialcoursegivenbyvisitinglecturers–notalwaysoffered.
CourseCode:APES3028A
CourseDescription:BiogeographyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursegivesadetailedoverviewofmostoftheimportantconceptsinbiogeography:itexplainswhatanorganism’sdistributionis,andhowthiscanchangethroughtimeduetovariousprocessesandevents;itexplainsdiversitygradientsfromthepointofviewofseveralcurrent(anddiscredited)hypothesesandaddsthespatialdimensiontothetheoryofevolution.Thecoursecoverstheseconceptsatvariousscales,fromglobalpatternsinthedistributionofvarioustaxonomicgroupstothespeciescompositiononislandsandnaturereserves.Thecourseshowshowtheseideascanbeappliedtotheplanningofparklandsinurbanareas.ThiscoursefocusesonthebiogeographyofAfricaandespeciallysouthernAfrica.
CourseCode:APES3029A
CourseDescription:PalaeontologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseoffersanintegratedapproachtotheevolutionofplantsandanimalsthroughtime.Thecoursebeginswithashortintroductiontotheoriginoflifeandthenfocusesonhigherplantandanimaltaxathathaveevolved.Thecoursecovers the major transitions;fish toamphibian to reptile tomammalsand hominids tomodern humans,mass extinctions, aquatic to land plants, ferns, gymnosperms andangiospermsThecourseprovidesstudentswiththefundamentalconceptsofpalaeoecology.
CourseCode:APES3034A
CourseDescription:FunctionalEcologyinChangingEnvironmentsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseexamines the interconnectednessofecosystemswithin thecontextof theregionalAfricanenvironments.Thecourseintroducesstudentstothewell−documentedcausesofglobalchange;changein the compositionof the atmosphere, in landuse and inwater use that impact theway ecosystemsfunctioninSouthAfrica.Thecoursealsoaddressesthefunctioningofsoils,plantsandanimalsandusesexamplesfromconservation,waterresourcemanagement,agricultureandforestry.
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CourseCode:APES3038A
CourseDescription:PopulationsandResourcesIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course coversprinciples of population ecology, includingpopulationdistribution anddynamics,thebehaviouralecologyofresourceuse,interactionswithpredatorsandcompetitors,andapplicationstobio−resourceconservation.Thecoursefocusesonlargemammalianherbivoresandtheirinteractionswithvegetation.Thecourseintroducesstudentstoapplicationsofappropriatemathematicalandgraphicalmodelsviacomputermodellingexercises.
CourseCode:APES3041A
CourseDescription:AnimalBehaviourIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothescienceofanimalbehaviour(i.e.ethology).Thecourseisdesignedtoprovidethebasicsofanimalbehaviourtostudentswhohaveonlyarudimentaryknowledgeofbiology,whileatthesametimeextendingtheknowledgeofadvancedstudents.Thecoursefocusesontheunderlying(howandwhy)questions.Thecoursestartswithsomeofthepsychologicalprocessesunderlyinganimalbehaviour,suchasstimulus−response,learning,andculturaltransmissionofinformation.Thecourseendswithanextensivecoverageoftheadaptivesignificanceofbehaviour,particularlysocio−ecologicalphenomena.Thecoursealsocoversissuesinappliedethologytodemonstratetheapplicabilityofanimalbehaviourintherealworld.
CourseCode:APES3042A
CourseDescription:MedicalandAppliedEntomologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursetakesanappliedlookattheproblemsandopportunitiesofferedbyinsectsinourenvironment.The course introduces students to the techniques involved in themanipulation of insects consideredaspestsorbiologicalcontrolagents.Thecoursecoversmedicallyimportantarthropodgroups,controlmethods,vectorbiologyandforensicentomology.
CourseCode:APES3044A
CourseDescription:LaboratoryProjectIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisalaboratory−basedprojectwhichmayonlybetakenunderexceptionalcircumstances.EntryislimitedtothosestudentswhoaremajoringinoneoftheAP&EScoursesandacceptancemaybelimitedbecauseofstaffingconstraints.StudentsmaynotdobothaFieldWorkProjectandaLaboratoryProjectinthesamemajor.StudentswishingtoregisterforthismoduleshouldcontacttheHeadofSchoolandtherelevantstaffmemberbeforeregistration.
CourseCode:APES3047A
CourseDescription:EcologicalCommunitiesandBiodiversityConservationIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseexploresthequantitativedescriptionofanimalandplantcommunitiesandtheirrelationshipstobioticandabioticfactors.Thiscourseoffersanarrayofquantitativeskillsthatareessentialforpractisingfieldecologists.ThiscoursefocusesontheconservationofbiodiversityandtheecologyofthesouthernAfricanbiomesisalsoincluded.Thiscourseincludesacompulsoryfieldtripduringthefirstweekendafterthestartoftheblockinwhichthiscourseisoffered.
CourseCode:APES3048A
CourseDescription:MicroscopyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscoursecoverstheuseofmicroscopytechniquesinthefieldofbiologicalresearchastoolsforsolvingproblems.Thecoursetrainsstudentsinthepracticalapplicationoflightmicroscopy,videomicroscopy,digitalphotography,scanningandelectronmicroscopyandconfocalmicroscopyforbothlivingandfixedmaterial.Thecourseincludesabrieftheoreticalbackgroundtomicroscopy.Thiscourseincludesaprojectonbiologicalmaterial.
CourseCode:APES3064A
CourseDescription:AppliedFreshwaterEcologyandManagementIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This field based course introduces students to research skills in aquatic ecology. Students use in situphysical and chemical parameters, riparian vegetation, macroinvertebrates and fish to determine thehealthofariverintheMpumalangaProvince.Thecourseisdesignedtoequipstudentswiththenecessarytools used to determine river health.
CourseCode:APES3065A
CourseDescription:AppliedPopulationEcologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This courseprovides studentswith anunderstandingof appliedpopulation ecology as a professionaldiscipline and of the use of the scientific method in this field. The course explores the importanceof population ecology as the theoretical basis uponwhich renewable resources aremanaged and itsapplication to wildlife conservation, fisheries, forestry and rangeland management, pest control,andharvestmanagement. Thecourse teaches studentshow tobescientistsandmanagers inappliedpopulationecology.
CourseCode:APES3066A
CourseDescription:BehaviouralEcologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thecourseprovidesthestudentswithacriticalunderstandingofbehaviouralecologyprinciplesandtheirapplicationstoproblemsintheconservationofbiologicaldiversityandnaturalresources.Thecourseismade up of a theoretical and a practical component. The theoretical component focuses on the temporal andspatialdynamicsofconsumer−resourcerelationstoaddressissuesofresourceusesustainabilityandfactorsgoverningthevariablesuccessofspeciesindifferenthabitats.Thepracticalcomponentconsistsindesigningandimplementingasmallgroupprojecttotestsomeaspectofbehaviouralecologytheory.Deliverableoftheprojectisanindividuallywrittenreport.
CourseCode:APES3067A
CourseDescription:ExperimentalFieldBiologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thisfieldbasedcourse isdesigned to trainundergraduate students inbasicfield techniques, and theapplicationofthese,toexperimentalecologicalresearch.Thecourseconsistsofafield−basedprojectduringwhichstudentsareintroducedtotheprocessofconductingecologicalresearchinthefield,andexposesthemtoavarietyofconceptsandfieldtechniques.Inparticular,studentslearnskillsappropriatetothescientificmethod,including;hypothesisformulationandexperimentaldesign,datacollection,dataanalysis,scientificwritingandpresentation.
CourseCode:APES3068A
CourseDescription:FieldMethodsinTerrestrialEcologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This field based course gives students experience in doing ecological research in a heterogeneoussavannaenvironment.Thecourseincludeslearningmethodsforconductingaresearchprojectincludingformulatingaresearchquestion,planningdatacollection,fieldmethodsforcollectingdata,howtoanalyse
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data in theappropriatemannerandhowtocommunicate those resultsbothverballyand inawrittenreport.Thiscourseinvolvescompletingaresearchprojectingroups.
CourseCode:APES3069A
CourseDescription:MolecularEcologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseshowshowmoleculargeneticstechniquesareusedtoimproveourunderstandingofecologyandevolution, inaconservationcontext.Thecourse focuseson theapplicationofmoleculargenetictechniquestoconservationandbiodiversityissueswhilelearningskillsnecessaryforfutureconservationbiologists.Throughthiscourse,studentsgainanunderstandingoftheapplicationsofmolecularecology,itsroleinprofessionaldisciplines,andtheuseofthescientificmethodinthisfield.Thiscoursebuildsonthefoundationforbiosystematic,evolutionaryandecologicalworkfrompreviouscoursesbyintegratinginformationthatcanbeobtainedthroughmolecularresources.
CourseCode:APES3070A
CourseDescription:PeopleandConservationFieldCourseIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thisfieldcourse is a combinationof lectures, tutorials, andfieldwork, inwhich studentsbeexposedto concepts, issues and researchmethodology relating to the relationship between local people andconservationinruralcommunities.ThecourseisrunfromtheWitsRuralFacility(WRF),inthecentralLowveld. The course introduces students to social research methods, such as structured interviewsandparticipatory rural appraisal focusgroups.Thecourse teaches studentshow toengagewith localcommunitymembersaboutlocalenvironmentalissues,dependenceonnaturalresources,environmentalattitudesandperceptions,andlocalresourcemanagement.
CourseCode:APES3071A
CourseDescription:ServiceLearninginBiologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstoboththetheorybehindandthepracticeofservicelearninginbiology.Thecourseexplorestheteachingandlearningstrategythatintegratesmeaningfulcommunityservicewithinstruction and reflection to enrich the learningexperience, teachcivic responsibility, and strengthencommunities. The course equips students with event, poster and oral presentation skills, reflectivejournalingandexhibitionplanningandtimemanagementsothattheycanparticipateintheYeboGoggaYeboaBlomaevent.
CourseCode:APES3051A
CourseDescription:Diversity,EcologyandEconomicImportanceofAlgaeIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course explores the importance of algae as primary producers in aquatic and less conventionalecosystems, introduces their longhistory ineconomicpursuits suchasmariculture, and tackles someintriguingandvaried‘lifeskills’thattheyhaveemployed,includingmotility,behaviour,symbiosis,toxins,etc.Thepracticalsessionsprovidealimitedexposuretoalgaldiversityandprovidesomeopportunitytoundertakeindependentliteratureresearch.
CourseCode:APES3052A
CourseDescription:PlantPropagationandConservationIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourse investigates the twobroadways toconserveplantgermplasm; insituconservationwhereplantsareallowedtoremainintheirnaturalhabitatwiththeminimumofhumanmanagementandexsituconservationwhereplantsareeitherremovedfromtheirnaturalhabitatsandgrowninbotanicgardens,fieldsandplantationsoralternativelytheirseedsmaybestoredinseed/genebanks.Inthiscoursethe
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various methods adopted in the ex situ conservation of plant germplasm (e.g. seed storage andcryopreservation) are linked with the various methods of plant propagation, viz. seed propagation,vegetativepropagationandinvitromicropropagation(planttissueculture).Thecourseisdesignedtogivestudentspracticalexperienceinseedgerminationandplanttissueculture.
CourseCode:APES3057A
CourseDescription:PhysiologicalEntomologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course provides an overview of interactions between insects and their environments from aphysiologicalperspective.Thiscourseintroducesthebasicinsectphysiologicalprinciplesasappliedtoinsects,with inclusionof; theevolutionofplant– insect interactions, chemicaldefencemechanisms,vision,metabolic rate, respiration,water loss and thermoregulation. The course is designed to teachstudentsexperimentaltechniquesininsectphysiology.
CourseCode:APES3058A
CourseDescription:BiosystematicsandEvolutionIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course introduces students the study of biosystematics that examines variability and diversity inorganisms. The course examines the process of evolution and the interpretation of the pattern theyproduceatthelevelsoftheorganism,populationandspecies.Implicationsforclassification(i.e.speciesconcepts and hierarchial organisation of organisms), understanding phylogenetic and biogeographicrelationshipandconservation issuesarediscussed.Examplesarebedrawn fromtheAfricanfloraandfauna. The practical component of the course involves use of the tools of phenetics and cladistics to examinevariationandpatternsoftheevolutioninbothplantsandanimals.
CourseCode:APES3073A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentandSustainabilityIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course explores basic concepts of sustainability and how human activities and managementpracticesalterbiodiversity,ecosystemfunctioningandecosystemservices.Itintroducestheappliedsideof environmental sciences and theways inwhich it canhavemeaning in thebusiness environment.Students are familiarisedwith aspects related to theGreen Economy, economic and legislative toolsfor sustainability, sustainabledevelopmentgoalsand society’sprogress inachieving them. It exploreseconomic, social andgovernanceperspectives tounderstand thevalueof thenatural environment insustainability,aswellasthevalueofecologicalresearchinsustainabilityandenvironmentalmanagement.
CourseCode:APES3072A
CourseDescription:SpatialEcologyandConservationIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedasanintroductiontospatialtechniquesusedinconservation;essentiallyapeekintothetoolboxoftoolsthatareavailabletoconservationpractitionersandtrainingintheuseofafewofthesetools.Witheasyaccesstospatialdatafromvarioussources,andtherealityofconservationplanninginthefaceofbiodiversityloss,conservationisbecominganincreasinglyspatiallyexplicitproblemthatneedsspatiallyexplicitsolutions.Thecoursecomprisesoftheoryaroundspatialecology,nichemodelling,landscapepatternanalysisandremotesensing.
CourseCode:APES4037A
CourseDescription:AnalysisofWildlifePopulationsIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseequipscandidateswiththebasicabilitiesinthequantitativemethodsusedtostudypopulationecology,withparticularreferencetomammalpopulations.Thiscourseincludesstatisticaltheoryrelevant
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to the estimation of population parameters, sampling design,matrix algebra, populationmodels, andmethodstoestimatepresence,density,survivalandrecruitment.Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothemethodsofmatrixpopulationmodelling,distancesampling,occupancymodelling,andcapture−mark−recaptureanalysis.
CourseCode:APES4015A
CourseDescription:AnimalBehaviourandEcologyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
This course covers someof the topics related to animalbehaviour andbehavioural ecologywith theaimtointroducethecandidatestocurrentconceptsandtechniquesinthestudyofthesecloselyrelateddisciplines. Emphasis is placed on physiological, developmental, adaptive function and ecologicalprocesses of behaviour as well as the evolutionary context of behaviour. The course includes suchtopicsasnaturalselection,sexualselection,microeconomictheoryinbehaviour,learningandcognition,communication,contestbehaviour,sociality,resourceuse,behaviourandconservation,behaviourandenvironmentalchange.
CourseCode:APES4016A
CourseDescription:APESSpecialTopicIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversarelevanttopicinmodernbiology,suchasconservationecology,remotesensinginbiologicalsystems,plantpathologyorsystematics,animalorplantanatomyandmorphology,theecologyofvision,orsomeothersuchtopicwhichisrelevanttotheexpertiseavailableintheschoolwithinanygiventeachingyear.Thiscoursemightnotruneveryyear.
CourseCode:APES4017A
CourseDescription:BiocontrolIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexplorescurrentissuesinthebiologicalcontrolofalieninvasiveorganisms.Themainfocusofthecourseisonbiocontrolofalienweeds,inwhichSouthAfricaisaleadingexponent.Thecoursealsointroducesthecandidatetoalliedtopicssuchassterilemalerelease,pheromonebasedpestcontrol,theroleofmolecularbiologyinbiocontrolandanyotherrelatedtopicswhichthecandidateschosefromalistorsuggestthemselves.Thecoursealsoexploreshowscienceinteractswiththesocietyitisin.
CourseCode:APES4018A
CourseDescription:BiogeographyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecomprisestwosections:thefirstfocusesonIslandBiogeography,andthesecondonEndemismandSpeciesRichness.Inthefirstsection,candidatesareintroducedtoBiogeographyinthebroadsenseasthesciencethatendeavourstodescribeandinterpretthegeographicdistributionsoforganismsandtheprocessesthathaveshapedtheirdistribution,andthenmorespecifically to thepatternsandprocesses involvedin thebiogeographyofislands;andthesecondsectionofthecourseconsidersfactorsaffectingspeciesrichnessandendemism,the role of spatial and temporal scales in the assessment of species richness and endemism and implications forconservation,thebiogeographyofalieninvasivespeciesandtheirecologicalimpacts,and/ortheroleof refugia in influencing patterns of species richness and endemism, and principles, and practices ofconservationbiogeography.
CourseCode:APES4019A
CourseDescription:EcologicalEngineeringandPhytoremediationIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
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Thiscourseaddresseshowlandscapesdeliverecosystemservices,anddescribestheecologicalprinciplesthatunderpinself−sustaininglandscapes.Thiscourseintroducescandidatestoplant−soil−waterrelations, the concept of evapotranspiration, and the role of plants in hydraulic processes, landscapehydrologyandthemovementofcontaminatedgroundwater.Thecoursealsoexploresthegenetictraitsandphysiologicalprocessesassociatedwithplanttolerance,uptakeandaccumulationofhalogensandmetalsareaddressed,andthewaysinwhichplant−microbialsymbiosesconfertolerancetoadverseconditions.
CourseCode:APES4020A
CourseDescription:EcophysiologyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on how animals regulate andmaintain their functional capacities in response tostressorsintheirenvironment.Thecourseexploresthelinkbetweenenvironmentalchallengesandenergyexpenditureinbothinvertebratesandvertebratesinavarietyofenvironments.Thecourseintroducestheimportanceofsizeasadeterminantofphysiologicalvariablesandthisisusedtounderstandecologyaswellashowmorphology,anatomyandphysiologyinterfacetoallowanimalstosuccessfullyexploittheirenvironment.Thiscoursealsocomparesandcontrastthestrategiesshowninendothermsandectothermsin the thermal environment.
CourseCode:APES4021A
CourseDescription:EnablingSkillsIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexposesthecandidatestoavarietyoftechniqueswhichtheyeitherneed(e.g.statistics)orfinduseful(e.g.GlobalInformationSystems)intheirHonoursyear,particularlyinconnectionwiththeircompulsoryresearchproject.ThecomponentsofthecourseareApproachestoSciencewhichcoversthephilosophyandmethodsunderlyingmodernscience;RwhichintroducescandidatestotheRstatisticalcomputerprogramme;ExperimentalDesignandStatisticsexploresusefulstatisticalmethodsinbiology.
CourseCode:APES4022A
CourseDescription:EntomologyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
This course covers a range of subjects relating to insects, concentrating on how insects surviving inextreme environments. The course covers the following topics;metabolism, gas exchange, nutrition,waterbalance, temperatureandinsectaggregations.Thecoursealso involvesadrawingorcompositemicroscopepictureofananatomicalstructureimportanttooneofthephysiologicalsystemsdiscussed.
CourseCode:APES4023A
CourseDescription:EthnoecologyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces candidates to key theoretical concepts and research methods in the multi−disciplinaryfieldofethnoecology.ThecourseistaughtattheWitsRuralFacility,inLimpopoProvince,andconsistsoflectures,readings,groupactivitiesandfieldexcursionsthatarestructuredaroundanumberof core themes. The central focus of the course is experiential learning, andmost theoretical aspectscoveredinclassarelinkedwithpracticalexamplesandexperiencesinthefieldinruralBushbuckridge.
CourseCode:APES4024A
CourseDescription:EucaryoticCellBiologyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversalimitedvarietyofdetailedtopicsrelatedtocellbiologythatarefundamentalforanyoneworkinginplanttissueculture,cryopreservation,stressphysiologyorphycology.Moreimportantly,thecourseprovidesperspectivefortheinclusionofdriversinallbiologicaldisciplines,includingecology
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atthebroadendofthespectrum.Themaintopicsofthecourseincludethecytoskeleton,thenucleus,membranes&membraneflow,andcelldivisionandcontrolthereof.
CourseCode:APES4026A
CourseDescription:FreshwaterScience−FieldandLaboratoryapproachesIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesabroadintroductionintothetheoryandmethodsofenvironmentaldatacollectionand thepracticeofenvironmentalmonitoring.Thecourseconsistsofcasestudiesdrawnfromawiderange of environmental fields including meteorological and hydrological monitoring, air and waterpollutionmonitoringandotheraspectsofenvironmentalchangescience.Thecoursecoversarangeofenvironmentaldatacollectionapproachesfromcitizensciencetoprofessionalenvironmentalmonitoringusingspecialistequipment,withanexplorationoftheroleandlimitationsofeach.
CourseCode:APES4027A
CourseDescription:GlobalChange:ImpactsonSoil,Plants,AnimalsandHumansinSouthernAfrica−thenext50yearsIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
This course covers an overview of the most important aspects of global change and the associatedimpactswhichareexpectedtooccur inSouthernAfrica.Theundergraduatecoursesareallorientatedtowardsterrestrialbiologicalsystemsbutthiscourseisintendedtobemuchbroader.Thecoursecoverstopics related tomarine,humanandglobal systemsandapproaches tounderstanding legallybindingnegotiations.Thepurposeofthecourseistoteachbreadthinatransdisciplinarywayandtoteachdepthwithinadiscipline.
CourseCode:APES4028A
CourseDescription:PlantVariationandNomenclatureIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothemostimportantissuesdealtwithinsystematics,recognisingandinterpretingvariation.Inthiscourse,candidatesdiscusswhatkindsofvariationexist,whatcharacters(e.g.morphological,anatomical,molecular)onemightinvestigatetostudyvariationandwhatapproachesormethodsmaybeusedtointerpretvariation(e.g.pheneticsandphylogenetics).Thiscoursealsoexplorestheneed forand requirementsofan international standardisednamingsystemand theprinciplesandpracticesespousedintheInternationalCodeofBotanicalNomenclature.
CourseCode:APES4029A
CourseDescription:PollinationEcologyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursefocusesonpollinationwhichisavitalprocessinthecontinuedsurvivalofanyplanttaxon.Thecourseaddressestopicson;floraldiversityandpollinatortypes,floralphenology,breedingsystems,therelationshipofpollinationbiologytogeneflowandtheinteractionofpollination,plantcommunitiesand the environment.
CourseCode:APES4030A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:APESIV
NQFCredits:52 NQFLevel:8
TheresearchprojectformsamajorpartoftheAPESHonoursprogrammebecauseitoffersthecandidatetheopportunitytobeanindependentresearcher,runningtheirownprojectundertheclosesupervisionofamentor.Thecandidatehastochooseasupervisor,designaresearchproject,writeaprojectproposal,presentthatproposalasaformalseminartotheschool,writeuptheprojectasaformaldissertationandpresentthefinalresultstotheschoolinaformalseminar.
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CourseCode:APES4033A
CourseDescription:TropicalStudiesinFieldEcologyIV
NQFCredits:34 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsofthefundamentalmodulesorhardskillsthatareacquiredduringtheprogramme.Thecourseworkintroducestheskillsof;statistics,Excelmodelling,philosophyofscience,fieldresearchskills, natural history skills, group dynamics, scientificwriting and oral presentation. The core topicscoveredinthecourseare;ecology,conservationandbiodiversity,historyandcultureofSouthAfrica.Inaddition,candidatesparticipateinfieldresearchprojects.
CourseCode:APES4034A
CourseDescription:PopulationConservationIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothebridgebetweenlandscapeecologyandgenetics,andtoenableamore holistic and comprehensive approach to conservation research andmanagement. The coursefocusesontheapplicationofmolecularpopulationgenetics,networkanalyses,andlandscapeecologytoolsinimprovingconservationmanagementplanning.Throughthecourse,candidatesgainavaluableunderstandingofeachoftheabove−mentionedtechniques,theirapplicationinprofessionaldisciplines,andhowtoapplythescientificmethodinthismultidisciplinarysetting.
CourseCode:APES4035A
CourseDescription:ClimateChange−ExploringSciencewithSocietyIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
This course enables candidates to understand the social dimensions of global change. The course isdesignedtoenablecandidates to investigate therangeofchallengesassociatedwithcomplex,wickedissues,toenableunderstandingofhowthesecanbeframedfromvariousparadigmaticviewpoints(eg.verytechnicalversusamoresocialapproach)sothat interventions thataredesignedmaybeeffectiveratherthandisruptive(eg.sustainabledevelopmentgoal.
CourseCode:APES4036A
CourseDescription:GlobalChangeImpactsonMedicinalPlantsIV
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroduceskeyconceptsabouttheuseandimportanceofmedicinalplants.Itexaminestherelationshipbetweenplantsandmedicine,thehistoryofmedicinalplants, theuseofmedicinalplantsinphytomedicine,phytochemistry,alternativemedicineandtoxicplants.Thecoursealsoexploresthepotentialeffectsofclimatechangeoncommerciallyimportantmedicinalplants,especiallythosethatareusefultothepharmaceuticalindustry.
CourseCode:APES7000A
CourseDescription:ConservingBiodiversity:Foundations
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course addresses the definition and determination of biodiversity at different levels; threats tobiodiversity; benefits and functions of biodiversity to ecosystem processes; practical approaches tobiodiversityconservation;andtheevaluationandassessmentofbiodiversity.
CourseCode:APES7002A
CourseDescription:SustainingPopulationsandResources:Foundations
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course outlines the application of population ecology theory supported by computermodellingtechniques towards sustaining resource populations. The course introduces candidates to alternativemodels,formsofdensitydependence,age−andstage−structuredmatrixmodels,deterministicvs
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stochasticsimulations,optimalharvestquotas,populationviabilityanalysis,herbivore−plantinteractions,Markovstatemodelsandadaptivemanagement.
CourseCode:APES7003A
CourseDescription:SustainingPopulationsandResources:Frontiers
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseaddressesapplicationsofpopulationandresourcemodellingtechniquestothemanagementof herbivore−vegetation systems for conservation or production ends, including habitat suitabilityassessment,competitiveinteractionsandbroaderfactorsgoverningstabilityandsustainability.
CourseCode:APES7004A
CourseDescription:MaintainingEcosystemProcesses:Foundations
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseoutlinesbiogeochemicalprocesses,inparticularthecyclingofnutrients,processesmaintainingsoilfertility,influenceonprimaryandsecondaryproductionandrelevanceforecologicalsustainability.ThecoursealsoexplorestheconsequencesofrisingatmosphericCO2andothergreenhousegasesandglobaltemperaturechangeforvegetationpatternsbeevaluatedandmodelled.
CourseCode:APES7008A
CourseDescription:AdvancedSpecialTopicinEnvironmentalBiology
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This option allows for one ormoreMastermodules in another field of environmental science to beincludedforcredittowardstheMastersdegreeinResourceConservationBiology.
CourseCode:APES7017A
CourseDescription:InterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
This course introduces candidates to basic concepts and new thinking in the field ofGlobal changewithinmulti−disciplinaryconceptualframes.Thecoursecoverskeyproblematicandmethodologiesinglobalchangeresearch,aswellasnewunderstandinganddevelopmentofintegrativeresearchtoolsandthehumancapacitiestheyrequire.Thecourseintroducescandidatestoproblem−solvingandsystemsthinkingapproachestounderstandcurrentglobalchangeissues.Thecoursealsoexploresthevaluesandbeliefsdrivingsociety’sbehavioursaswellasanawarenessofownvaluesandbeliefsinthecontextofglobalchange.
Biological Sciences
CourseCode:BIOL1000A
CourseDescription:IntroductoryLifeSciencesI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseis thecorecourseformostof thedisciplinesofferedatsecondandthirdyear level in theBiologicalSciences.Itcomprisesthefourmoduleslistedbelow:
Introductory Molecular and Cellular Biology Thismoduleexaminestherelationshipbetweenstructureandfunctionatthemolecularandcellularlevels.Itstudiesthecellasthebasicunitoflife,andexamineshowcellscaptureanduseenergy,communicateandreacttomolecularsignals.
Growth and DevelopmentThis module explains the flow of genetic information in the cell and focuses on how genes andchromosomes play a role in the storage, expression and transmission of genetic material from onegenerationtothenext.Candidatesalsoexaminethedifferentsourcesofgeneticvariation.
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StructureandFunctionInfluencedbytheEnvironmentThismoduleintroducesthestudenttotherelationshipbetweenstructureandfunctionusinghomeostasisasacommonthemelinkinganatomy,physiologyandevolution.Themoduleisdesignedtofamiliarisethestudentswiththerelevantvocabularyandimportantprinciplesinvolvedinanimalphysiology.
Ecology and DiversityThis module consists of two components; diversity and ecology and the environment. The diversitycomponent introduces students to the spectacular range of plants and animals. The ecology andenvironmentalcomponentscoversecologicaltheory,knowledgeoffieldpractice,knowledgeofsouthernAfricanecosystems,environmentalproblemsandknowledgeoftheenvironmentoforganisms.
CourseCode:BIOL1006A
CourseDescription:ComplementaryLifeSciencesI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
This course offers enrichment in areas that lead into teaching and research programmes within theBiologicalSciencesandcomprisesofthecomponentsbelow:
Molecular and Cellular BiologyThis component centres on identification of major principles recognised in modern molecular andcellularbiology.EmphasisisplacedonhowthestudyofDNAmaybeusedtostudyevolution,andhowrecombinantDNAtechnologyandbiotechnologyisusedinresearchinthefield.
Principles and Applications of Microbiology.Thecomponentstudiesmicrobialdiversityincludingthestructureandfunctionofbacteriaandvirusesandexplainstheprinciplesofhost−microbeinteractions.
Life in its DiversityThiscomponentexploresthepatternsofdiversity,evolution,relationshipsandbiologyofmajorgroupsofprotists,animals,plantsandfungi.Thiscomponentequipsstudentswiththeskillsonhowtorecognisethese organisms, how to identify organisms and access information about them via a knowledge oftheir classification. This component also focuseson the importanceof theseorganisms in thenaturalenvironmentandtoman,andtheneedfortheirconservation.
CourseCode:BIOL1008A
CourseDescription:MolecularandCellularBiologyI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseisbasedontheidentificationofmajorprinciplesrecognisedinmodernmolecularandcellularbiology. Emphasis is placed on how the study of DNA may be used to study evolution, and howrecombinantDNAtechnologyandbiotechnologyisusedinresearchinthefield.
CourseCode:BIOL1009A
CourseDescription:PrinciplesandApplicationsofMicrobiologyI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thecoursestudiesmicrobialdiversityincludingthestructureandfunctionofbacteriaandvirusesandexplainstheprinciplesofhost−microbeinteractions.
CourseCode:BIOL1025A
CourseDescription:LifeinitsDiversity
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
This course explores the patterns of diversity, evolution, relationships and biology of major groupsofprotists,animals,plantsand fungi.Thiscourseequips studentswith theskillsonhow to recognisetheseorganisms,howtoidentifyorganismsandaccessinformationaboutthemviaaknowledgeoftheirclassification.Thiscoursealsofocusesontheimportanceoftheseorganismsinthenaturalenvironmentandtoman,andtheneedfortheirconservation.
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School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment)
Chemistry with Chemical Engineering
CourseCode:CHMT2021A/CHMT2022A(PT)
CourseDescription:ProcessEngineeringFundamentalsA(CHEM)
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:6
This course introduces chemical and metallurgical engineering students to the basic principles andcalculationtechniquesusedinprocessengineering.Itacquaints thestudentswiththefundamentalsofmaterialbalances.Thecoursefocusesonbothreactiveandnon-reactivematerialbalancesasappliedtosteady-stateprocesssystemsandcoversbothsingleandmultipleunitsincludingrecycle,purgeandby-pass streams.
CourseCode:CHMT2023A/CHMT2024A(PT)
CourseDescription:ProcessEngineeringFundamentalsB(CHEM)
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:6
This course builds on the fundamentals taught in previous courses and acts as a bridge to advancedcoursesandcoversintermediatechemicalengineeringproblemsandanintroductiontoenergybalances,heattransferandfluidflow.
SchoolofChemistry
CourseCode:CHEM1012A
CourseDescription:ChemistryI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Students who wish to proceed to Chemistry II Major after completing this course need to achieveaminimumpassmark of 60 percent. This course is the study ofmatter and the changes thatmatterundergoes.Itisoftenconsideredtobethe‘centralscience’becauseofitsimportancetodiverseareasofscienceandengineering.Chemistrydrawsonthelanguageofmathematicsandthelawsofphysicstodescribetheworldaroundusfromachemical,biologicalandphysicalpointofview.Itplaysavitalpartinourunderstandingofthestructureandtheinteractionsofmatter,anditiscrucialforathoroughunderstandingofdisciplinesasdiverseasgeology,molecularbiology,biotechnology,medicine,materialsscienceandenvironmentalstudies.ThiscoursecoverstheintroductoryaspectsofchemistryessentialforfurtherstudiestowardsaBScinChemistryordegreesthatrequireageneralfirst−yearbackgroundinthesubject.Experimentalworkrelatedtothismaterial,includingquantitativeanalysis,iscarriedoutinthefirstyearlaboratoriesthroughouttheyear.This course comprises: Students are introduced to the concepts of matter and measurement; atoms, molecules and ions;stoichiometry and calculationswith chemical formulas and equations. This is followedby a study ofaqueous reactions, including acid−base reactions and solution stoichiometry. The fundamentaldescriptionofmatterfromachemistrypointofview,includingaspectssuchas,electronicstructureofatoms, periodic properties of the elements, basic concepts of chemical bonding,molecular geometryandbonding theoriesand thepropertiesand theoryofgases is thencovered insomedetail, followedbyanintroductiontoorganicchemistry.Organicchemistry(includingpolymersandmoleculesoflife);anintroductiontocoordinationcompounds,intermolecularforces,liquidsandsolidsandpropertiesofsolutions is given, followedbyphysical chemistry topics suchas thermochemistry, chemical kinetics,chemicalequilibrium,chemicalthermodynamics,electrochemistryandadditionalaspectsofacid−baseequilibriaandaqueousequilibria.
CourseCode:CHEM1051A
CourseDescription:EngineeringChemistryI
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5
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Thiscoursedescribesthebasicconceptsofchemistryofimportanceinengineeringandunderstandingofthechemicalviewofmatter.Thetopicscoveredincludethemodernviewofatomicstructureincludingisotopes; atomic numbers and mass numbers; balanced chemical equations; aqueous reactions andsolutionstoichiometry;conceptsofequilibriumandequilibriumconstants;conceptsofacidsandbases;thermochemistryandchemicalthermodynamics;lawsofthermodynamics;conceptsofinternalenergy,enthalpy,andentropy;modernmaterialssuchasceramicsandpolymers.
CourseCode:CHEM2001A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoProcessandMaterialsChemistryIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
This course comprises:
PhysicalChemistry:SolidStateChemistry,ChemicalThermodynamicsandReactionKinetics.SolidStateChemistryistobecomefamiliarwiththelanguageofthesolidstateandtogainabasicunderstandingofcrystallography.ChemicalThermodynamicsisadisciplinethatisconcernedwiththeenergychangesassociatedwith,andthespontaneityof,thechangesthatoccurinmaterialsubstances.Reactionkinetics,alsocalledchemicalkinetics,isthestudyoftheratesandmechanismsofchemicalreactions,anddealswith the experimental aspects of reaction kinetics, and focuses largelyon thedependenceof rateonreactant concentrations and the effect of temperature on rate. InorganicChemistry:TheInorganicChemistrysectionofthecourseintroducesthestudenttothebasicchemicalconceptsofatomicstructureandchemicalbonding,Examplesofimportanttheoriesintroducedaredifferent chemical bonding theories (Valence Shell ElectronPairRepulsionModel,ValenceBondTheoryandMolecularOrbitalTheory).ThesolutionchemistrytopicsincludekeyconceptsaboutbothBrønstedandLewisacidandbasechemistry,anintroductiontotransitionmetalcoordinationchemistryand redox reactions.LaboratoryWork:ExperimentalworkrelatedtoCHEM2001A/2002A/2003Amaterialisincorporatedaspartofthecourseintheformofpracticallaboratoryexperiments,runningontwoafternoonsperweek.
CourseCode:CHEM2002A
CourseDescription:ChemistryIIB
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
This course comprises:
AnalyticalChemistry:Thissectionprovides the theoryandintroduction tobasicquantitativechemicalanalysis.Calibrationmethods,volumetricanalysis,andthestatisticaltreatmentofdataiscoveredallowingstudents to evaluate the integrityof quantification. Thedifferent reactions andassociated calculationsinvolvedintitrimeticanalysis(acidsandbases;complexometricreactions;redoxreactions;precipitationreactionsandgravimetricanalysis)areexploredtheoreticallyandinlabbasedpracticalsusingexperimentsthatareapplicabletosocietyandindustry.OrganicChemistry:Thissectionofthecoursecoversstereoisomerisminorganicchemistryandaspectsofreactivityofsaturatedandunsaturatedhydrocarboncompounds,saturatedandunsaturatedheteroatomcompounds, and compounds with composite functionalities. A large part of the course introducesstudents to various types of spectroscopy (the electromagnetic spectrum; vibrational or infrared (IR)spectroscopy; nuclearmagnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy; and electronic or ultraviolet−visible(UV−VIS)spectroscopy;massspectrometry),whichareessentialforcharacterisingthecompoundsmadebytheknowledgeoftheOrganicChemistrycourse.LaboratoryWork:ExperimentalworkrelatedtoCHEM2001A/2002A/2003Amaterialisincorporatedaspartofthecourseintheformofpracticallaboratoryexperiments,runningontwoafternoonsperweek.
CourseCode:CHEM2030A
CourseDescription:AppliedChemistryII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
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Thiscoursehasbeendesignedtointroducestudentstocurrenttechnologiesandinstrumentationsneededin theSouthAfricanchemical industry.Themainaimof thiscourse is to increase the relevanceofachemistrydegreeinthechemicalindustry.Assuch,thetopicsselectedarebiasedtocoveringcontentandalsobuildingskillsapplicabletoindustryaswellasappliedresearch.Thetopicsincludeinstrumentationandstatistics;nanotechnologyandforensics;fastmovingconsumergoodsandindustrialchemistry;naturalproducts; cosmetics and flavours and fragrances. Topics offeredmay change depending on availableindustrypartnersandacademicstaff.Instrumentationandstatistics:Thefirstpartofthecourseintroducesconceptsofbasicstatisticsthatareusedinanalyticalchemistrysuchasbasicgraphs;analyticaluncertaintiesanderrorpropagation;designofexperiments(DOE);statisticalsamplingtechniques(Normal,Hypergeometric,Binomial,PoissonandBayesian); introduction tomethodvalidation (test foroutliers,confidence intervals,chi−squared tests,correlation,regression,Student’st−test,F−test,ANOVA,qualitycontrolchartsandcapabilityindices)..ThesecondpartdescribestechniquessuchasUltraviolet–visiblespectroscopy(UV−VIS),chromatographypHandconductivityandsamplepreparationandhandlinginthewaterindustry.Nanotechnologyand forensics:Thefirstpart includes topics suchaswhat isnanotechnology;usesofnanomaterials;typesofnanomaterials;quantumdots;manufacturingofnanomaterials;handling,disposalofnanomaterialsandcharacterisationtechniques.Thesecondpart,forensicscience,focusesmainlyonhandlingandsampling,chemicalanalysisandtoxicology.Industrialchemistry:ThistopicintroducesthestudentstothebasicresearchanddevelopmentalprocessesintheFastMovingConsumerGoods(FMCG)industry,specificallyinthepersonalcareindustry.Thefirstpartconsistofemulsions,surfactants,thickeningandrheology;theroleofpreservatives,Safety,MaterialsSafetyDataSheets(MSDS),regulations,claimsandlabelling.Thesecondpartintroducestheproductionofthechemicals,materialsandfuelswhichweuseinourdailylives.Natural products; cosmetics and flavours and fragrances: This section provides students with theknowledgeofvarioustypesofnaturalproductsthatareobtainedfromplantsandtheirpharmaceutical,flavours,fragranceandcosmeticapplications.Itdetailstheextractionofnaturalproducts;theproductionprocessesandequipmentusedintheflavourandfragranceindustryaswellasthesafetyregulationsandformulations of cosmetic products.
CourseCode:CHEM2007A
CourseDescription:MaterialsScienceII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesthestudenttofundamentalconceptsofmaterialsthatisusefulinthethirdyearcourse.Itismadeupofthreecomponents.Thefirstcomponent,ChemistryofMaterialsprovidesthestudentwithfundamentalinformationaboutstructureandpropertiesofmaterialsandthedifferenttypesofmaterials.ThesecondcomponentPhysicsofMaterialsexploresthedifferentcharacterisationtechniquesthat are used to study the properties ofmaterialswhilst the third component,Metallurgy, introducesthestudent to thedifferent typesofengineeringmaterials including relationshipsbetweenprocessing,structure,propertiesandapplicationsofthesematerials.Allthreecomponentsincorporateexperimentalworkrelatedtothem.
CourseCode:CHEM2029A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalChemistryII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursecoversthecoreofenvironmentalchemistry–water,soilandair.Sources,reactions,transport,effectandfateofchemicalspeciesinwater,soilandair,andtheeffectofhumanactivityonthese.ThiscourseformsanintegralpartoftheBScinthefieldofNaturalSciencescurriculum.Propertiesofmatterareconsideredfromachemicalperspective.Thelaboratoryunitemphasisesthenatureofexperimentationinchemistry.Thecontentisintegratedwiththedevelopmentofskillsrequiredbypractisingscientists.
CourseCode:CHEM3002A
CourseDescription:ChemistryIIIA
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
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This course comprises:
NMR Spectroscopic Techniques, which covers advanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopictechniques.ThetopiccoverstheoreticalaspectsofoneandtwodimensionalNMRandinterpretationofNMR spectra. InstrumentalAnalyticalChemistry:Instrumentalanalyticaltechniques,includingadvancedemissionandabsorptionspectroscopicmethods,electroanalyticalmethods,andseparationtechniques.OrganicChemistry: Syntheticmethods andprinciplesof syntheticdesign, carbonyl groupchemistry,aromatic and heteroaromatic chemistry, rings and rearrangements. Experimental work related to thematerial covered in all of these components is incorporated as several afternoon practical laboratorysessions.
CourseCode:CHEM3003A
CourseDescription:ChemistryIIIB
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
This course comprises:
InorganicChemistry:Thechemistryofthedandfblockselements.ThePhysicalChemistrycomponentdealswith topics suchas thermodynamics,electrochemistry,quantumeffects inchemistryandcrystalchemistry.Experimentalworkrelatedtothematerialcoveredinallofthesecomponentsisincorporatedasseveralafternoonpracticallaboratorysessions.
CourseCode:CHEM3007A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalChemistryIII
NQFCredits:39 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseincludesthecoreofenvironmentalchemistry–thesources,reactions,transport,effectandfateofchemicalspeciesintheair,waterandsoilandtheeffectofhumanactivityuponthese.Discussedtopicsare: theoreticalconcepts to illustrate therelevanceof theory toenvironmentalproblems,geochemicalcyclesandtheirimportancetobiologicallymediatedandinorganicsystems,introductiontoorganicandinorganicpollution,hazardoussubstancesandhumanactivitieswhichleadtoreleaseofpollutantsintotheenvironmentaswellastheirneutralisation.Thetwoterms‘environmentalchemistry’and‘pollution’oftenseemtogo together,yetenvironmentalchemistry ismuchmore than thestudyof thechemicaleffectsofpollution.Itismulti−disciplinaryscienceofchemicalphenomenaintheenvironmentinvolvingchemistry,physics,lifescience,publichealth,engineering,etc.
CourseCode:CHEM3030A
CourseDescription:AppliedChemistryIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecomprisesofeighttopics.Topicsareselectedtogivestudentsanintroductionto“real−life”chemistryasitisappliedinvariousindustrialsettings.
Topicsmayvary,dependingontheparticularinterestsofstaffmembers,butthecoursecurrentlycomprisesthefollowingtopics:
Catalysis:heterogeneouscatalysis,adsorptionisotherms,surfaceareaandporosity,kinetics,acidcatalysis,catalystpreparationandcharacterisation,Fischer−Tropschsynthesis.Experimentalworkandassignmentsrelated to this material.
PolymerChemistry:classificationofpolymers,synthesisbyadditionandcondensationprocesses,physicalproperties(includingstructure,tacticityandcrystallinity),surveyofindustriallyimportantchain−growthandstep−growthpolymers;experimentalworkrelatedtothismaterial.
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SolidStateChemistry:propertiesoforganic and inorganic crystals (symmetry, structure, applications),electronicstructureofsolids(conductors,semiconductorsandinsulators,superconductivity,elementarybandtheory,ionicconductivity,dielectricmaterials,ferroelectricity,piezoelectricity,pyroelectricity).
SurfaceandBulkProperties:discussionoftechniquesrelevanttotheemergingtopicofnanotechnology,which isconcernedwith thestudyofbulkandsurfacestructuresofmaterialsat theatomic/molecularlevel. A number of techniques is discussed, including powder diffraction, EXAFS, DSC, DTA, TGA,solidstateNMRspectroscopy(bulktechniques);andSIMS,TEMandSEM,DRIFTS,RBS,STMandAFM,vacuumprocedures(surfacetechniques).
EnvironmentalChemistry:sources,reactions,transport,effectandfateofchemicalspeciesinwater,soilandair,andtheeffectofhumanactivityonthese.
MedicinalChemistry:an introduction to theoriginofmedicines, thephysicalpropertiesof successfuldrugs,thesulfonamideandpenicillinfamiliesofantimicrobialdrugs,moderntreatmentsformalariaandcancer,viraltreatmentsforHIVandinfluenza.
IndustrialInorganicChemistry&ExtractiveMetallurgy:chemistryoftheextractionofmetalsfromtheiroreswithparticularemphasisonthebasemetalsandtheplatinumgroupmetals,principlesofrefiningandasurveyoftheprincipaltechniquesusedintheSouthAfricanminingindustry.
Green Chemistry: environmentally benign processes in chemistry and the philosophy and principlesunderlyingsuchprocesses,interdisciplinaryaspectsofgreenchemistry,biocatalysis.
CourseCode:CHEM3031A
CourseDescription:UndergraduateResearchIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseisassignedtooneoftheactiveresearchgroupsintheSchool.Studentsundertakeashortresearchprojectwithclearlydefinedgoalsunderthesupervisionofthemember(s)ofstaff.Thestudentisexpectedtocompletethesetgoalsintheallocatedtime.Theemphasisisonpracticallaboratoryworkandthestudentisexposedtothemethodsandtechniquesusedbyresearchersintheresearchgroup.
CourseCode:CHEM3033A
CourseDescription:AppliedChemistryIIIA
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecomprisesof four topics,andis theequivalentof thefirstsemesterof the fullyearcourseCHEM3030A.Thesetopicsareselectedtogivestudentsanintroductionto“real−life”chemistryasitisappliedinvariousindustrialsettings.
The course comprises:
Catalysis:heterogeneouscatalysis,adsorptionisotherms,surfaceareaandporosity,kinetics,acidcatalysis,
catalystpreparationandcharacterisation,Fischer−Tropschsynthesis.Experimentalworkandassignmentsrelated to this material.
PolymerChemistry:classificationofpolymers,synthesisbyadditionandcondensationprocesses,physicalproperties(includingstructure,tacticityandcrystallinity),surveyofindustriallyimportantchain−growthandstep−growthpolymers;experimentalworkrelatedtothismaterial.
SolidStateChemistry:propertiesoforganic and inorganic crystals (symmetry, structure, applications),electronicstructureofsolids(conductors,semiconductorsandinsulators,superconductivity,elementarybandtheory,ionicconductivity,dielectricmaterials,ferroelectricity,piezoelectricity,pyroelectricity).
SurfaceandBulkProperties:Thecourse isconcernedwith thecharacterisationandstudyofbulkandsurface structures ofmaterials at the atomic/molecular level. A number of techniques are discussed,including powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray adsorption,DSC,DTA, TGA, solid-stateNMR spectroscopy(bulktechniques),SIMS,Electronmicroscopy,DRIFTS,RBS,STMandAFM,vacuumprocedures(surfacetechniques),aswellasadiscussionaroundcharacterizationusingsynchrotronradiation.
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CourseCode:CHEM3034A
Course Description Applied Chemistry IIIB
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisasemestercoursethatismadeupoffourtopics,andistheequivalentofthefirstsemesterofthefullyearcourseCHEM3030A.Thesetopicsareselectedtogivestudentsanintroductionto“real−life”chemistryasitisappliedinvariousindustrialsettings.
The course comprises:EnvironmentalChemistry:sources,reactions,transport,effectandfateofchemicalspeciesinwater,soilandair,andtheeffectofhumanactivityonthese.MedicinalChemistry:an introduction to theoriginofmedicines, thephysicalpropertiesof successfuldrugs,thesulfonamideandpenicillinfamiliesofantimicrobialdrugs,moderntreatmentsformalariaandcancer,viraltreatmentsforHIVandinfluenza.IndustrialInorganicChemistry&ExtractiveMetallurgy:chemistryoftheextractionofmetalsfromtheiroreswithparticularemphasisonthebasemetalsandtheplatinumgroupmetals,principlesofrefiningandasurveyoftheprincipaltechniquesusedintheSouthAfricanminingindustry.Green Chemistry: environmentally benign processes in chemistry and the philosophy and principlesunderlyingsuchprocesses,interdisciplinaryaspectsofgreenchemistry,biocatalysis.
CourseCode:CHEM3037A
CourseDescription:MaterialsScienceIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
ThecoursecomprisesoffourmodulestaughtintheSchoolofChemistryinthefirstsemesterandonemoduletaughtintheSchoolofPhysicsinthesecondsemester:
The first semester modules include: Materials Chemistry which studies the chemical properties ofmaterials;Catalysiswhichintroducesthestudentstofundamentalconceptsincatalysis;SurfaceandBulkpropertieswhichexploresthecharacterisationtechniquesusedtostudythepropertiesofthesurfaceandbulkofsolidmaterials;andPolymerChemistrywhichprovidesanintroductiontopolymersciencewithrespecttosynthesis,properties,polymerizationkineticsandnetworkformation.Second semester module: Advanced Functional Materials and Materials Characterisation covers advanced chemicalandphysicalaspectsofmodernmaterials.
CourseCode:CHEM4007A
CourseDescription:AnalyticalChemistry
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexploresimportantconceptsinadvancedenvironmentalchemistryanddealswithaspectsofbothpollutionandgeochemicalbasedanalysis.Thecoursecoversanumberofaspectsofenvironmentalchemistry,includingenvironmentalprocesses(cycles,organicandinorganicpollutants,metalspeciation,and bioavailability), geochemical analysis (sediment provenance, climate change, environmentalreconstruction), and radioactivity (processes and transport). Thecritical aspectsof sampling, samplingpreparationandmethodvalidationarealsodiscussed, togetherwithgeneralmeasurement techniques.Casestudiesonaspectsofgeochemistry,environmentaltoxicologyandorganicchemicalpollutionaredealtwith,andtechniqueslearnedareappliedtoproblemsolvinginenvironmentalchemistry.
CourseCode:CHEM4008A
CourseDescription:ContemporaryTopicsinChemistry
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursefocusesonspecialisedandappliedconceptsandtrendsintheareasofanalytical,inorganic,organicandphysicalchemistry.Thecoursecomprisesanumberofoptional topics ineachdiscipline,suchasadvancedmethods forenvironmentalmodelling, traceanalysisand isotopes inenvironmentalchemistry,bioinorganicchemistryandapplicationsinmedicineanddrugdesign,advancedhomogeneousandheterogeneouscatalysisandsyntheticdesign,crystallographyandsolidstatechemistry.
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CourseCode:CHEM4009A
CourseDescription:InorganicChemistry
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecovers theapplicationof spectroscopy to the solutionof structuralproblems in inorganicchemistry. Modern inorganic chemistry recognises that spectroscopic signatures of coordinationcompoundsprovide significant information relating to compound structure andchemical reactivityofmetalcentres.Thiscoursealsodealswithconceptsofchemicalkineticsandligandsubstitutionreactionsof transition elements.
CourseCode:CHEM4010A
CourseDescription:OrganicChemistry
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursedealswithcontemporarymethods for theconstructionoforganicmolecules,andmodernapproaches to the attainment of diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity in organic synthesis. Oneaspectof thecourse focuseson theuseof chemistryof themaingroupelements in the formationorbreaking of carbon–carbon bonds, introduction or removal of unsaturation in bonds, and functionalgroupinterconversions.Afurtherchallengeistoaccomplishthesetransformationsstereoselectively,anda secondaspectof the courseexplores thewide rangeofprocedures and reagentsnowavailable foreffectingthesechangesdiastereoselectivelyorenantioselectively.
CourseCode:CHEM4011A
CourseDescription:PhysicalChemistry
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:8
This course deals with the fundamental study of chemically important systems by experimental andtheoreticalmethods. The course approaches this on two levels: experimental studies and theoreticalstudies.Theoreticalanalysisrefers tomodelstudiesof isolatedentities likesingleatomsormolecules,discussedinthebasicsofquantummechanics.Statistics isusedtolinkthetwosetsofresultsandtheprocedureiscommonlyknownasstatisticalthermodynamics.Thiscoursefirstintroducesthecandidatetonumericalapproachestosolvingcomplexmathematicalproblemsthatmaybeusefulinchemistryandastudyofthesymmetryofmolecules,knownasgrouptheory.Thecoursethencoversthefundamentalsandapplicationsofquantumtheoryandstatisticalthermodynamics.
CourseCode:CHEM4012A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Chemistry
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsandbridgesthegapbetweenformalpracticalsperformedintheundergraduatecoursesandthemoreopen−endedexperimentalworkthatisthehallmarkofchemicalresearch.ThecourseiscomprisedoftworesearchprojectsintwodifferentareasofChemistry.TheabilitytodoresearchisanessentialskillforanindividualpursuingacareerinChemistry, and forms thebasis of further postgraduate study.Byworkingwithin established researchstructures,candidatesreceiveexposuretothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.
School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Computational and Applied Mathematics Courses
CourseCode:APPM1006A(APPM1025Apart-time)
CourseDescription:ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Thiscoursecompriseoffourmodules;OptimisationI,NumericalAnalysisI,MechanicsIandModellingI.Thesemodulesintroducestudentstovarioustechniquesforsolvingdifferentmathematicalproblems.Thecourseequipsstudentswithfundamentalmathematicalmodellingtechniquesanddevelopstheir
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mathematical problem−solving skills. Students are introduced to variousmathematical programminglanguagesinordertofacilitateandenhancethelearningprocess.This course is designed to equip the student with fundamental mathematical modelling as well asmathematicalproblem−solvingskills.Thecoursecomprises:Optimisation I,which consists of an introduction to univariate optimisation and linear programming.Topics include: optimisation terminology and context; challenges in computational optimisation;univariateoptimisationusingNewton’smethod;derivative−freemethods;computationaloptimisationin Matlab; mathematical formulation of linear programming problems; graphical methods for linearprogramming;thesimplexmethodforlinearprogrammingandthebigMmethodforlinearprogramming.Numerical Analysis I, which covers various numerical techniques. Topics include: errors and erroranalysis;vectorsandmatrices; systemsof linearequations; rootsofnonlinearequations;oneand twodimensionalinterpolationandfurthercomputerprogramminginMatlab.ModellingI,whichfocusesonmathematicalmodellingwithdifferentialanddifferenceequations.Topicsinclude:ordinarydifferentialequations;continuousmathematicalmodels;ordinarydifferenceequations;discretemathematicalmodelsandfurthercomputerprogramminginMathematica.
MechanicsI,whichexploresNewtonianandclassicalmechanics.Topicsinclude:fundamentalconceptsinlinearalgebra;motionisastraightlinewithconstantacceleration;Newton’slawofmotion;circularmotion;energyandmechanics&astronomy.
CourseCode:APPM2007A
CourseDescription:ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
This course aims to build on the established foundational knowledge of Mathematical Modelling,NumericalAnalysis,Optimisation,MechanicsandMethodsA(Methodsofsolvingdifferentialequationswithfocusonordinarydifferentialequationsandmethodsofsolvingdifferenceequations).The course aims to support students in developing their problem solving skills so that they are ableto:transformreal−lifeproblemstomathematicalproblems;analyseandsolvemathematicalproblems;interpretsolutionstomathematicalproblemsandevaluatetheminthereal−lifespace.Various methods of analysing and solving mathematical problems are considered: Analytical andNumerical techniques. Computations leading to presentation of solutions in various problems areencouragedwheresoftwaresuchasMATLABandMATHEMATICAareused.
CourseCode:APPM3017A
CourseDescription:ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
This course comprises:Theoretical topics:MathematicalModelling,Methods B andOptimisation which focus on advancedmodel development and analysis, solving of second order linearODEs and PDEs, and the theory ofnonlinearoptimisationrespectively.Application topics: Numerical Analysis, Continuum Mechanics, and Control Theory are aimed atintroducing students to advanced numerical methods for linear and nonlinear differential equations,thefoundationsofthebehaviourofnon−rigidcontinuousbodiesandanintroductiontothecontrolofdynamicsystemsthroughthemanipulationofdifferentialequations.
CourseCode:APPM4054A
CourseDescription:MathematicalModelling
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course aims to inform the candidate of the uses and importance of mathematical models in applications to industry. The candidates learn to develop mathematical models in areas such as epidemiology,industrialprocesses,mining,financeandfluidmechanics.Thecentralfocusofthiscourseistoprovidethecandidateswithtoolswhichenablethemtodevelopdifferentmodels,toanalysethesemodelsanddecideontheirvalidityusingmathematicalarguments.
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CourseCode:APPM4055A
CourseDescription:PartialDifferentialEquations
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontofirst−orderpartialdifferentialequations(PDEs)aswellasscalarlinearsecond−orderPDEsintwoindependentvariables.Thecandidateslearntosolvebasicfirst−orderPDEs,linearornonlinear,aswellasperformreductiontocanonicalformofscalarlinearsecond−orderPDEs in two independent variables. In many examples the reduced equations are exactly solvable.Theemphasis is thusonobtainingexact solutionsandaccordingly thenecessary theoreticalelementsarepresented tosuit thisneedwithnumerous illustrations.Thecandidatesareassumedtohavebasicknowledge in solving simple ordinary differential equations. The standard material in this course isclassicalandwell−known.Thereare,however,somenewelementsincludedsuchasLaplaceinvariantsand factorisation.
CourseCode:APPM4056A
CourseDescription:SymmetryMethodsforDifferentialEquations
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseequipsthecandidatewithalgebraictechniquesforsymmetryreductionsthatenablesonetosolvesomedeterministicmodelsgivenintermsofdifferentialequationsarisinginphysicalphenomena,forexample,engineering,acoustics,environmentalmechanics,industryandfinance.
CourseCode:APPM4057A
CourseDescription:ComputationalDifferentialEquations
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisfocusedonnumericalandcomputationaltreatmentofpartialdifferentialequations(PDEs)ofvariousclasses.ThecoursefocusesnotonlyonavarietyofmethodsusedtoapproximatesolutionsofPDEsbutalsoonanalysisofthesenumericalmethodsaswellastheimplementationofthemethodsthroughcodinginmathematicalprogramssuchasMathematicaandMATLAB.TheaimofthiscourseistoimparttheskillsofnumericallysolvingPDEs,interpretingnumericalsolutionsandpresentingsolutionsinacontextuallyrelevantmanner.
CourseCode:APPM4058A
CourseDescription:DigitalImageProcessing
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothenatureofdigitalimagesandinformationextractionfromthem.Areas investigated includesmoothingfilters,edgedetection,morphologyoperators, segmentationandshapedetection.Thecourseincludestechniquesforhandlingremotelysensedimagesandhyperspectralimages.Issuesofprocessinghighdimensionaldatasetsandimagecompressionarealsoaddressed.Candidatesareexpectedtoworkwiththeconceptsinthelaboratory,andtodevelopexpertisewithboththebasictheoryandpracticeofprocessingdigitalimages.
CourseCode:APPM4059A
CourseDescription:ContinuumMechanics
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Theaimofthecourseistoprovideadetaileddescriptionofthetheoryoffluidmechanicsandelasticity.Thecoursecontentissubjecttothediscretionofthelecturer.Influidmechanicsthetopicsconsideredincludeboundarylayertheory,thinfilmtheoryandturbulence.Inelasticitytopicsfromplanestrainandplanestresstheoryoflinearelasticityareconsidered.Methodsofobtainingsolutionstotheproblemsinfluidmechanicsandelasticityarepresented.Muchattentionispaidtothephysicalinterpretationofthesolutionstotheseproblems.
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CourseCode:APPM4060A
CourseDescription:GalaxiesandtheDeterminationofCosmologicalParameters
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestoconceptsandnotionsregardinggalaxiesandthedeterminationofvariouscosmologicalparameters.
CourseCode:APPM4061A
CourseDescription:StudiesinAppliedMathematics
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on familiarising candidateswith current researchmethods andmethodologies inAppliedMathematics.The tools for comparingandanalysing thesearealso investigated.Thecontextdependsonthelecturerandaltersaccordingly.
CourseCode:APPM4062A
CourseDescription:StudiesinMechanics
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on familiarising candidateswith current researchmethods andmethodologies inMechanics.Thefocusofthecoursewithinthisfielddependsonthelecturerandaltersaccordingly.Themethods of solution employed ranges fromcomputationalmethods to analyticalmethodologies. ThisallowscandidatestogaininsightintothevariouswaysproblemsinMechanicsmaybeinvestigated.
CourseCode:APPM4063A
CourseDescription:StudiesinComputationalMathematics
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethodsandmethodologiesinthefieldofComputationalandAppliedMathematics.Theuseofobtainingcomputationalaswellasanalyticalsolutionsforaproblemisconsidered.Candidateslearnwaysofanalysingnotonlytheirresults,butthemethodsemployedforsolutionaswell.Thecontextdependsonthelecturerandaltersaccordingly.
CourseCode:APPM4064A
CourseDescription:OptimalControlTheory
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseformsthebasisofcontroltheory.Mostfundamentalconceptsincontroltheoryarerootedin
linearsystemtheory.Thiscourseprovidesanoverallintroductiontolinearsystemtheorywithrigorousmathematicalproofsforallfundamentalresults.Theseresultsincluderepresentationoflinearsystemsbybothtimeandfrequencydomains;controllability;poleassignment;stability;observability;detectability;dualityprinciple;observer;designandseparationprinciple,PIDcontrolanddynamicfeedback,Routh−Hurwitzcriteria,andbasiccontrolproblemsforPDEs.
CourseCode:APPM4065A
CourseDescription:GlobalOptimisation
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseenablescandidatestounderstandandutiliseoptimisationtechniques.This course comprises:Stochasticalgorithmsforsolvingglobaloptimisationproblemsbothcontinuous,discreteandcombinatorialproblems;DeterministicalgorithmssuchastheBranchandBoundalgorithmforsolvingcombinatorialoptimisationproblems;andComplexityandsolutionmethodsforanumberofcombinatorialoptimisationproblems.
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CourseCode:APPM4076A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsIV
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsandbridgesthegapbetweentheoryandpractice,andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.ByworkingwiththeestablishedresearchstructuresintheSchool,candidatesareexposedtothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.
CourseCode:APPM7034A
CourseDescription:AdvancedMathematicalModelling
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course aims to inform the candidates of the uses and importance of mathematical models in applications to industry. The candidates learn to develop mathematical models in areas such asepidemiology,industrialprocesses,mining,financeandfluidmechanics.Thecentralfocusofthiscourseittoprovidethecandidateswithtoolswhichenablethemtodevelopdifferentmodels,toanalysethesemodelsanddecideontheirvalidityusingmathematicalarguments.Furthermorethecoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyof thefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingof thecandidatesregardingthetopicalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowonimplementationsofthemethods.
CourseCode:APPM7035A
CourseDescription:AdvancedMethodsofPartialDifferentialEquations
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseinanintroductiontofirst−orderpartialdifferentialequations(PDEs)aswellaslinearsecond−order PDEs. The emphasis is on obtaining exact solutions and accordingly the necessary theoreticalelementsarepresentedtosuitthisneedwithnumerousillustrations.Furthermorethecoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyof thefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingof thecandidatesregardingthetopicalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowonimplementationsofthemethods.
CourseCode:APPM7036A
CourseDescription:AdvancedSymmetryMethodsforDifferentialEquations
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseequipsthecandidatewithalgebraictechniquesforsymmetryreductionsthatenablesonetosolve somemodelsarising inphysicalphenomena forexampleengineering,acoustics,environmentalmechanics,industryandfinance.Italsofocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologies and tools for comparing these via an exhaustive survey of the field in question. Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowonimplementationsofthemethods.
CourseCode:APPM7037A
CourseDescription:AdvancedComputationalDifferentialEquations
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course serves as an introduction to Partial Differential Equations (PDE) and their computationalsolution.Furthermorecandidatesarefamiliarisedwithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefield.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisdeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowsonimplementationsof the methods.
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CourseCode:APPM7038A
CourseDescription:AdvancedGlobalOptimisation
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course comprises: Stochasticalgorithmsforsolvingglobaloptimizationproblemsbothcontinuous,discreteandcombinatorialproblems;DeterministicalgorithmssuchastheBranchandBoundalgorithmforsolvingcombinatorialoptimizationproblems;andComplexityandsolutionmethodsforanumberofcombinatorialoptimizationproblems.Furthermorethecoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowsonimplementationsofthemethods.
CourseCode:APPM7039A
CourseDescription:AdvancedOptimalControlTheory
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecovers therepresentationof linearsystemsbytimeandfrequencydomain;controllability;pole assignment; stability; stabilizability; observerbility; detectability; duality principle; observers forlinear systems and basic control problems for PDEs. Furthermore the course focuses on familiarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowsonimplementationsofthemethods.
CourseCode:APPM7040A
CourseDescription:AdvancedPrinciplesofContinuumMechanics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course is combined FluidMechanics and Elasticity allowing for a deeper understanding of therelationshipandsimilaritiesbetweenthesetwoaspectsofcontinuummechanics.Itisalsofocusingonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisdeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowsonimplementationsofthemethods.
CourseCode:APPM7041A
CourseDescription:StudiesinMechanics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregarding the topic is deepened via amore rigorous critical analysis of themethods and follows onimplementations of the methods.
CourseCode:APPM7042A
CourseDescription:StudiesinAppliedMathematics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregarding the topic is deepened via amore rigorous critical analysis of themethods and follows onimplementations of the methods.
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CourseCode:APPM7043A
CourseDescription:StudiesinComputationalMathematics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregarding the topic is deepened via amore rigorous critical analysis of themethods and follows onimplementations of the methods.
CourseCode:APPM7044A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:ComputationalandAppliedMathematics
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
TheabilitytodoresearchisanessentialskillforanindividualpursuingacareerinComputationalandAppliedMathematics,andformsthebasisoffurtherpostgraduatestudy.Thismoduleprovidespracticaltraining for thedevelopmentof research skills andbridges thegapbetween theoryandpractice, andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.Byworkingwithinestablishedresearchstructures intheSchool,candidatesreceiveexposuretothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.
Computer Science Courses
CourseCode:COMS1015A(COMS1019Apart-time)
CourseDescription:BasicComputerOrganisationI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thiscoursecoversvariousintroductorytopicstocomputingsystems.Topicscoveredinclude:NumberSystems, which include basic arithmetic and conversion between various number systems; DataRepresentation, which include digital and analog information, data compression, binary formats,character sets, sound, image, and video formats; Gates and Circuits, which include the use andmanipulationofBooleanexpressions,truthtables,andlogicdiagrams;ComputingComponents,whichincludetheVonNeumannmachineandthreealternativeparallelcomputerconfigurations;Low−levelProgramming,whichincludeimplementingsimplealgorithmsinassemblyandmachinelanguage;andfinally,OperatingSystems,whichincludememorymanagement,processmanagement,andvariousCPUschedulingalgorithms.
CourseCode:COMS1016A(COMS1020Apart-time)
CourseDescription:DiscreteComputationalStructuresI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
This course introduces the students to the mathematical ideas, structures and arguments needed forcomputerscience.Theobjectiveistointroducetopicsinmathematicswithanemphasisontheirapplicationincomputerscience.Thetopicsmainlycomefromareasofdiscretemathematics,includingsets,logic,induction,relations,finiteautomata,Turingmachinesandcomputabilitytheory.Thereisanemphasisonreadingandunderstandingmathematicalreasoningandconstructingmathematicalarguments.
CourseCode:COMS1017A(COMS1021Apart-time)
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefundamentaldesign,analysis,andimplementationofvariousdatastructures(waysofrepresentingvaluesandassociationsbetweenthem).Italsoconsidershowthesedatastructurescanberepresentedinacomputermemoryandalgorithmsformanipulatingthesedatastructuresefficiently.Importantcharacteristics(e.g.efficiency,timeandspacecomplexity)ofthesedatastructuresandalgorithmsareexamined,aswellastheirrespectivepracticalC++implementations.Botharrayandpointerbasedimplementationsareconsideredwhererelevant.Topicspresentedinthecourseinclude
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includeArrays,LinkedLists,Stacks,Queues,TreeStructures,BinarySearchTrees,AVLTrees,Hashing,Heaps,andBasicSearchingandSortingAlgorithms.
CourseCode:COMS1018A(COMS1022Apart-time)
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseprovidesan introduction toproblemsolving throughalgorithmic thinking,using thebasicbuilding blocks of programming: sequencing, selection, repetition and abstraction. Translation ofalgorithmsintoworkingC++programs,aswellasintermediateC++programmingfeatures,suchasparameterpassingmechanisms,staticanddynamicarrayallocation,andpointerarithmeticalsofallintothe main scope of the course.
CourseCode:COMS1023A
CourseDescription:AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIA
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
This course introduces algorithms and design, specifically the design of correct and efficient simplealgorithms. Topics include: problem assessment, ways of expressing algorithms, analysis of simplealgorithms,andevaluationofappropriatealgorithms.Studentsareintroducedtovariousdatastructuresandhowthesedatastructurescanberepresentedincomputermemory,andalgorithmsformanipulatingthem.Examplesofdatastructuresinclude:stacks,queues,linkedlists,trees,binarysearchtrees,heaps,AVLtrees,andgraphs.
CourseCode:COMS1024A
CourseDescription:AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIB
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
This courseequips studentswithpractical programming skills. Topics include:problem solvingusingthe basic building blocks of sequence, selection, repetition, recursion and abstraction; translation ofalgorithmsintoworkingprogrammesandadvancedprogrammingfeaturesincludingcollections,memoryallocationandfileinput/output.
CourseCode:COMS2002A
CourseDescription:DatabaseFundamentalsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course introduces the students to the main concepts and principles in database design andimplementation.Gooddatabasedesignensuressurvivalinanenvironmentwheretimelyandaccurateinformationiscriticalforeverymodernorganisation,enterpriseorinstitution.Organisationsmusthaveaccess to awell−designed andwell−managed data repository, the database. This unit provides thestudentswith the required breadth−and−depth knowledge and skills in the area of database designanddatabasefundamentals.Someofthekeyconceptssuchasentities,keys,relationships,dependency,relationshipstrength,supertypes,subtypes,andtransactionsarediscussedandimplementedintheformsofprojects.
CourseCode:COMS2015A
CourseDescription:AnalysisofAlgorithmsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course focuseson introducingbasic algorithmic analysis anddesign, computer representationofgraphs, spanning and search trees, shortest path, searches and connectivity, bicomponents, stronglyconnectedcomponents,programevaluationandreview technique,EulerianandHamiltoniancircuits,planarity and coloring, flows (theory, applications, and algorithms), matching and stable marriageproblems.
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CourseCode:COMS2014A
CourseDescription:ComputerNetworksII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course focusesonprinciples andpractice innetworking, structure andcomponentsof computernetworks,packetswitching,layeredarchitectures,applications:web/http,voice−over−IP(VOIP),peer−to−peer (p2p) file sharing and socket programming, reliable transport: TCP/IP (Transmission ControlProtocol/InternetProtocol),reliabletransfer,flowcontrol,andcongestioncontrol,networklayer:namesand addresses, routing, local area networks: ethernet and switches, wireless networks and networksecurity.
CourseCode:COMS2013A
CourseDescription:MobileComputingII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
ThiscourseintroducesstudentstoJavaandObjectOrientedProgramming.StudentsarealsoexposedtoAndriodDevelopmentEnvironmentandtopicsincludeActivities,Intents,ViewsSensors,APIsincludingLocation,GPS,Maps,UIandAppBasics,Widgets,Persistence,NetworkandWebServices.
CourseCode:COMS2017A
CourseDescription:AuxiliaryDatabaseSystemsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourse introducesrelationalschemaandtheirdevelopment fromconceptualmodels,conceptsofentity integrityand referential integrityconstraints,algebraicoperations frommathematical set theory,functionaldependency,normalforms(1NF,2NF,3NF,BCNF,4NF),queryconstructionusingstructuredquerylanguage(SQL),storedproceduresandfunctions,andtransactionandconcurrencycontrol.
CourseCode:COMS3002A
CourseDescription:SoftwareEngineeringIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothekeyconceptsofsoftwareengineering–theapplicationofsoundscientificandengineeringprinciplestotheconstructionoflargesoftwaresystems–andequipsstudentswiththetheoreticalandpracticaltoolsrequiredtomanagesoftwareprojects.Thecourseconsistsofanexplorationof:softwareengineeringhistory;thesoftwarelife−cycle;document−driven,agileandhybridsoftwareengineeringmethodologies;softwareprocesses(e.g.CMMI,TSP);softwareprojectplanningandcostestimation;UMLandothertoolsforsystemdescriptionandimplementation;softwareandprojectmanagementtoolsandprocesses;qualityassuranceandtesting;andmaintenance.
CourseCode:COMS3003A
CourseDescription:FormalLanguagesandAutomataIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursepresentsseveralabstractmathematicalmodelsof languagesandcomputingprocessesandexaminestheirimplications,e.g.capabilitiesandlimitationsofvariouscomputingmechanisms.Subjectscoveredincluderegularlanguages,context−freegrammars,thecorrespondingpumpinglemmata,regularexpressions,finiteautomata,pushdownautomata.
CourseCode:COMS3005A
CourseDescription:AdvancedAnalysisofAlgorithmsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwiththetheory,applicationandimplementationofvariousalgorithms.Anumberofalgorithms for solving realworldproblemsare reviewed.Both theoreticalandempiricalanalysisareperformedtocomeupwithanoptimalsolutionforagivenproblem.Thiscourseincludesthe
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followingtopics:advancedsearchandsortalgorithms,greedyalgorithms,dynamicprogramming,closestpairofpointsproblems,complexityclasses(P,NPandNp−Completeness),backtracking,andA*search.
CourseCode:COMS3007A
CourseDescription:MachineLearningIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovides thestudentwith the theory,applicationand implementationofvariousmachinelearningtechniques.Thecoursecoversthemainkindsofmachinelearning:supervised,unsupervisedandreinforcementlearning.Anumberofmachinelearningalgorithmsarestudiedforthetasksofclassification,regression,clusteringandoptimisation.Thealgorithmsarepresentedandinvestigatedindetailincludingmathematicalandstatisticalmotivation,methodsofapplicationandimplementation.
CourseCode:COMS3006A
CourseDescription:ComputerGraphicsandVisualisationIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursepresentsthemathematicsandalgorithmsusedinthegenerationandmanipulationofimagesusingcomputers.Itisthescienceofenablingvisualcommunicationthroughcomputation.Itsusesincludecartoons,filmspecialeffects,videogames,medicalimaging,engineering,aswellasscientific,information,andknowledgevisualization.Traditionally,graphicsattheundergraduatelevelhasfocusedonrendering,linearalgebra,andphenomenologicalapproaches.Morerecently,thefocushasbeguntoincludephysics,numericalintegration,scalability,andspecial-purposehardware.Inorderforstudentstobecomeadeptattheuseandgenerationofcomputergraphics,manyimplementation-specificissuesmustbeaddressed,suchasfileformats,hardwareinterfaces,andapplicationprograminterfaces.Thesyllabuscovers the fundamental aspects of Computer Graphics, as well as Graphical Modeling, Rendering,Animation,Visualisation,andComputationalGeometry.
CourseCode:COMS3009A
CourseDescription:SoftwareDesignIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course covers higher level design principles, focusing on object oriented analysis and design,functional decomposition, event driven design, aspect oriented and service oriented architectures.Studentsareexposedtodesignpatterns,andtestdrivendevelopment.Thestudentslearnthisthroughacombinationoflecturesandthecompletionofalargesoftwareproject.
CourseCode:COMS3008A
CourseDescription:ParallelComputingIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseistheprocessofsharingalargeworkloadamongmultipleprocessors.Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothebasictheory,andpracticalities,associatedwithsolvingcomputationalproblemsusingparallelcomputingtechniques.Weestablishanunderstandingofdifferenttypesofmachinesfromthepointofviewoflarge−scaleworkloads.Thisincludesastudyofcentralprocessingunitandgraphicsprocessing unit architectures; interconnects; and various forms of parallelmemory. The practicalitiesof programming these machines using the message passing interface; shared memory; and generalpurposegraphicsprocessingunitsare introduced. Issuessuchas loadbalancing;communication;andsynchronisationoverheadareaddressed.Lastly,establishedpracticeinthefieldintheformofparallelnumericalalgorithmsisalsostudied.
CourseCode:COMS3010A
CourseDescription:OperatingSystemsandSystemProgrammingIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
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This course introduces the student to key concepts and techniques involved in the design andimplementationofoperatingsystemsaswellasnontrivialcomputingsystemsingeneral.Thecoursealsointroducesthestudenttosystemprogrammingandtheprogramminginterfacestotheoperatingsystemkernel.Thecoursecoversthefollowingtopics:processesandinterprocesscommunication,multithreadedprogramming,memoryallocation,resourceallocationandscheduling,filesystemsandpersistentstorage,protectionandsecurity.
CourseCode:COMS3011A
CourseDescription:SoftwareDesignProjectIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thecourse isdesigned toequip thestudentwith therequisiteskills tobeable toapply the theoryofSystemDesignPrinciples,DesignParadigms,DesignPatterns,TestingandTest-DrivenDevelopment.Thecourseismadeupofasinglepracticalcomponentthatiscontinuouslyassessedthroughoutthesemester.Thepracticalcomponenttakestheformofarealworldsoftwaredesignandimplementationproject.
CourseCode:COMS4030A
CourseDescription:AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearningIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanin−depthunderstandingofadaptivecomputingandmachinelearning.Thecourseconsistsofmachinelearning,patternrecognitionandcomputationallearningtheoryin artificial intelligence.Machine learning explores the study and construction of algorithms that canlearnfromandmakepredictionsusingdata–suchalgorithmsovercomefollowingstrictlystaticprograminstructionsbymakingdatadrivenpredictionsordecisions,throughbuildingamodelfromsampleinputs.
CourseCode:COMS4031A
CourseDescription:AdvancedOperatingSystemsIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursefocusesonkeyoperatingsystemsconceptssuchasconcurrency,concurrentanddistributedprogramming,anddistributedsystems.Aspartofthecourse,theideaofmodellingconcurrentbehaviourand concurrent systems are explored in detail. This helps to provide a better understanding on howconcurrentactivitiesoccurandhowtheycanbehandled.UsingtheconceptoftheFiniteStateProcess(FSP)algebra,modelsarespecifiedtodepictconcurrentsystembehaviourandactivities.Javaisasuitableprogramminglanguagetouseinlearningaboutconcurrencyandconcurrentprogramming.Inthiscoursethelanguageisused,amongotherthings,tolearnhowtowriteconcurrentprogramsandtodemonstratesomeof theconcepts studiedduring lectures.Thecourse includesadetailed studyanddiscussionofselected topics in operating systems, aswell as distributed systems.Candidates have the opportunityto implement, through programming, some of the ideas taught in class. The course, therefore, alsofocusesontheacquisitionofpractical,hands−on,programmingskills.Candidateslearntheconcepts,principles and techniques required for programming concurrent systems. Distributed computing alsofeaturesprominentlyinthecourse.Practical,hands−onsessionsareheld,inwhichselecteddistributedcomputingparadigmsisexploredindetail,suchastheclient−serverparadigm,remoteprocedurecallanddistributedobjectsparadigm.Thematerialthatistaughtinthiscourseprovidesagoodfoundationandpreparationforacareerindifferentareasofcomputing.TheknowledgeacquiredisrelevantintheITindustry,computerscienceandcomputerscienceresearchandinotherrelatedareas,suchasnetworks,operating systems,concurrent anddistributed systems, real−time systems, fault−tolerant systemsandsoftwareengineering.
CourseCode:COMS4032A
CourseDescription:ApplicationsofAlgorithmsIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovides thecandidatewithvarious techniques for thedesign,analysisandapplicationofcomputeralgorithms.Thecourseintroducesmathematicaltoolsrequiredforanalysingtherunningtime
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complexity of algorithms, especially asymptoticmethods. A number of algorithms are presented andstudied indetail from initial algorithmdesign toproofofcorrectnessandanalysisofcomplexity.Thecoursealsostudiesvariousdatastructuresandtheimplementationofalgorithms.
CourseCode:COMS4033A
CourseDescription:ArtificialIntelligenceIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course provides a broad introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). Topics include: IntroductiontoLisp; Fundamental Issues inAI; IntelligentAgents; ProblemSolvingbySearching; InformedSearchand Exploration; Constraint Satisfaction Problems; Adversarial Search; Reasoning and KnowledgeRepresentation;ReasoningwithUncertainty&ProbabilisticReasoning;andMachineLearning.
CourseCode:COMS4034A
CourseDescription:CompilersIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothebasicstructureofacompiler.Italsoexploresthemostimportantaspects of a translator from infix to postfix expressions, and lexical analysis. The course explores themajorparsingtechniques,fromrecursivedescenttoLR(left−to−rightscanning,constructingarightmostderivationinreverse),aswellastheprincipalideasinsyntax−directedtranslation.
CourseCode:COMS4035A
CourseDescription:ComputationalMolecularBiologyI
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces candidates to the computational techniques used in modern computationalmolecular biology and bioinformatics. The course consists of an overview ofmolecular biology formathematical sciencecandidates andapplicationsofbioinformatics, followedbyexplorationof someofthekeyalgorithmsincludingpatternandtextmatching(exactandapproximate),sequencealignment,assembly and clustering, phylogenetics, population structure and diversity, and disease/phenotypeassociation.Thecourseexploressomeofthegeneralcomputationaltechniquesusedinbioinformatics,selectingfromcloudcomputing,virtualisation&containerisation,map−reduce,workflowsandpipelinedevelopment.
CourseCode:COMS4036A
CourseDescription:ComputerVision
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetotheinterdisciplinaryfieldthatdealswithhowcomputerscanbemadetogainhigh−levelunderstandingfromdigitalimagesorvideos.Thecourseiscomprisedoftopicssuchasimageformation,featuredetection,motionestimation,imagemosaics,3Dshapereconstruction,andobjectandfacedetectionandrecognition.Thecourselooksattheapplicationsofthesetechniquesinclude building 3Dmaps, creating virtual characters, organising photo and video databases, humancomputerinteraction,videosurveillance,automaticvehiclenavigation,andmobilecomputervision.
CourseCode:COMS4037A
CourseDescription:DatabaseIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseintroducesthecandidatetothemainconceptsofDatabaseManagementSystems(DBMS).Theprimary focusof thecourse ison theunderstandingofDBMS from theuser’spointof view; theimplementationdetailsofDBMSarecoveredtotheextentnecessarytoenablethecandidateappreciatethe rationalebehind the front−end featuresofDBMS. Thecoursecoversdatamodels, languages fordescribingdata,design techniques for structureddatabases, aswell as themainconcepts involved indesigningsystems forworkingwithdata−sets thatare too large tobeprocessed insideofcomputer’smainmemory.
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CourseCode:COMS4038A
CourseDescription:DistributedcomputingIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on the fundamental principles and models underlying all aspects of distributedcomputing. The course consists of addressing the principles underlying the theory, algorithms, andsystems aspects of distributed computing. The course also includes a large practical component thatexploresemergingtechnologiessuchasMapReduce,DataStreaming,PubSub,InMemoryDatabasesandDistributedCaches.
CourseCode:COMS4039A
CourseDescription:DistributedDatabasesandTransactionProcessingIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces the candidate to themain concepts and techniques of the implementation ofDatabaseManagement Systems (DBMS), with emphasis on distributed architectures and applicationsin transactionprocessing. Thecoursecoversqueryprocessing,queryoptimization,data storage,andtransactions processing. Themost important algorithms and data structures for data storage and dataprocessingareconsideredindetail.
CourseCode:COMS4040A
CourseDescription:HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagementIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourse introduces thecandidate toonhigh-performancecomputingand itsuse incomputationalscienceandengineeringapplications.Thecourseconsistsofadvancedarchitecturemodels,configurations,differenttypesofparallelprogrammingmodelsandapplications.Advancedarchitecturalmodelsincludethedesignandanalysisofparallelalgorithms,andthedevelopmentofparallelprograms.Theparallelprogrammingmodules include commonly used sharedmemory, distributedmemory, and acceleratorbased programming modules. Applications comprise required parallel data management tools, dataminingandtheanalysisofmassivedatasets.
CourseCode:COMS4041A
CourseDescription:HumanComputerInteractionIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothefundamentalsandkeyconceptsusedinHuman−ComputerInteraction,focusingondesigninginteractionsystemsforeffectivecommunicationbetweenhumansandcomputers. Topics include: user−centereddesign and testing, new interactive technologies basedonvisual and audio signals, collaboration and communication, statisticalmethods for evaluatingmodelssuch as usability studies, human factors and security, design−oriented interaction models, mixed,augmentedandvirtualreality.
CourseCode:COMS4043A
CourseDescription:Multi−agentsystemsIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidescandidatesanin-depthunderstandingofdistributedmulti-agentsystems.Itcoversthe following topics: Distributed constraint satisfaction, Distributed optimization, Non-cooperativegametheory:gamesinnormalform,Computingsolutionconceptsfornormal-formgames,Gameswithsequential actions, Computing solution concepts for extensive-form games, Repeated, stochastic, andBayesian games, Learning in multi-agent systems, Communication in multi-agent systems, Protocolsforstrategicagents:Mechanismdesign,Protocolsformulti-agentresourceallocation,Coalitionalgametheory,Logicsofknowledgeandbelief.
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CourseCode:COMS4045A
CourseDescription:RoboticsIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces candidates to the principles of Robotics. It focuses on the algorithms andtechniquesusedonarobottoperceivethestateofitsenvironmentanddetermineactionsthatshouldbetaken.Topicsthatarecoveredincludekinematicsandinversekinematics,dynamics,PIDcontrol,optimalcontrol, filtering and state estimation and simultaneous localisation andmapping (SLAM). The theoryis supplementedbypracticalexerciseson simulatedandphysical robotsusing theRoboticOperatingSystem(ROS).
CourseCode:COMS4046A
CourseDescription:SoftwareDefinedNetworkingIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducessoftwaredefinednetworking;anemergingparadigmincomputernetworkingthatallowsalogicallycentralisedsoftwareprogramtocontrolthebehaviourofanentirenetwork.Thecourseconsistsofanapproachtocomputernetworkingthatallowsnetworkadministratorstoprogrammaticallyinitialise,control,change,andmanagenetworkbehaviourdynamicallyviaopeninterfacesandabstractionoflowerlevelfunctionality.
CourseCode:COMS4047A
CourseDescription:SpecialTopicsinComputerScienceIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursecoversspecialisedandappliedconceptsandtrendsintheareasofArtificialIntelligence(AI),ComputerArchitecture&Engineering (ARC),DatabaseManagement Systems (DBMS),Graphics (GR),Human-Computer Interaction (HCI),Operating Systems&Networking (OSNT), Programming Systems(PS),ScientificComputing(SCI),Security(SEC)andTheory(THY).
CourseCode:COMS4048A
CourseDescription:DataAnalysisandExplorationIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces the candidate to the concepts and methodology of Data Analysis for DataManagement. The course ismadeupofDataWrangling, ExploratoryDataAnalysis (EDA), andDataModellingwhichallfallsunderthegeneraltopicofDataAnalysis.DataWranglinginvolvestheinitialstepsofpreparingdataforanalysis.EDAinvolvesvariousdatavisualisationsanddescriptivestatisticsthatassistwiththeanalysisofagivendataset.Datamodellinginvolvesusingmodelstodoforecastingandinferencebasedonadataset.
CourseCode:COMS4050A
CourseDescription:DiscreteOptimisationIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanin−depthunderstandingofdiscreteoptimisation.Thecoursecovers the basic concepts and definitions from graph theory, graph partitioning and graph colouringproblem,setcoveringproblem,maxflowProblem&max−flowmincuralgorithm,max/mincutproblem,minimumspanningtreeandshortestpathproblem,travellingsalesmanproblem,theknapsackproblem(linear and quadratic), the satisfiability problem (SAT), the independent set problem, facility locationproblem and p−median problem, assignment and quadratic assignment problem, integer linear andintegerquadraticprogrammingproblems.
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CourseCode:COMS4052A
CourseDescription:AffectiveComputingIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducesthestudyofemotionsandtheirimpactonintelligentinteractivecomputersystems.Topicsinclude:emotionandperception,emotionlearning,affectrecognition,inducingandrespondingtoemotions,expressionofemotionsbymachines/agents/syntheticcharacters, integrationofaffect intoartificial systemsandevaluationofemotionbased intelligent systems.Thiscoursealso focuseson thephilosophical,socialandethicalimplicationsofaffectivecomputing.
CourseCode:COMS4053A
CourseDescription:RegulatedRewritinginFormalLanguageTheory
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on regulated rewriting in theChomsky hierarchy. The three best knownmodelsarematrix grammars, programmed grammars and random context grammars. This course focuses onthefollowingtopics:Randomcontextgrammarsinthestring,pictureandtreecase,Randompermittingcontext,thepumpinglemmaandothernecessaryconditions,Randomforbiddingcontext,theshrinkinglemmaandothernecessaryconditions,Context-freegrammars,thepumping-shrinkinglemmaandothernecessary conditions, Table-driven context-free grammars and existing necessary conditions, Randomcontextgrammarsandexistingnecessaryconditions,Bagcontextgrammarsasageneralisationofrandomcontextgrammar,andOpenquestions.
CourseCode:COMS4054A
CourseDescription:NaturalLanguageProcessing
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on the interaction between human languages and computers. It aims to providespecialised content in natural language processing. Natural language processing (NLP) involves therecognition, understanding and generation of human language by computers. This course involvesmodelingthecharacteristicsofnaturallanguagesanddesigningalgorithmsthatimplementthesemodels.
CourseCode:COMS4055A
CourseDescription:MathematicalFoundationsofDataScience
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanin−depthunderstandingoftheadvancedareasoffundamentalmathematics pertaining to the field of data science. The course comprises foundation in topics suchashighdimensional spaces,graph theory,multivariate statistics, stochasticprocessandalgorithms formassivedataproblems.
CourseCode:COMS4057A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoResearchMethodsIV
NQFCredits:6 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexposescandidatestoresearchincludingcurrentcomputerscienceresearchandthescientificmethod.Itfocusesonhowtoreadandunderstandscientificpaperstoarguelogicallyandcoherently,andimprovewritingandpresentationskills.
CourseCode:COMS4060A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoDataVisualisationandExplorationIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseintroducesconceptsandmethodologyofDataAnalysisforDataManagement.ItismadeupofDataWrangling,ExploratoryDataAnalysis(EDA),andDataModelling.DataWranglinginvolvestheinitialstepsofpreparingdataforanalysis.EDAinvolvesvariousdatavisualisationsanddescriptive
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statistics that assistwith the analysis of a givendataset.Datamodelling involves usingmodels to doforecastinganddrawinferencebasedonadataset.
CourseCode:COMS4059A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:ComputerScienceIV
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces candidates to research activities, familiarises them with a special problemin computer science andprovides independent studyon an advanced topic under the guidanceof asupervisor.Thestudentisrequiredtoproduceawrittenreportontheproject,toincludetheliteraturesearchonthetopic,andtopresentthisworkatadepartmentalseminar.
CourseCode:COMS4058A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:BigDataAnalyticsIV
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces candidates to research activities, familiarises them with a special problemin computer science andprovides independent studyon an advanced topic under the guidanceof asupervisor.Thecandidateisrequiredtoproduceawrittenreportontheproject,toincludetheliteraturesearchonthetopic,andtopresentthisworkatadepartmentalseminar.
CourseCode:COMS7009A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:ComputerScience
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursetrainscomputersciencemasterscandidates toperformoriginalresearch, familiarises themwithaspecialproblemincomputerscienceandprovidesindependentstudyonanadvancedtopicunderthedirectsupervisionofamemberofthecomputerscienceschool.Thetopicisdecidedinconsultationwiththesupervisor.Thecandidateisrequiredtoproduceawrittenreportontheproject,toincludetheliteraturesearchonthetopic,andtopresentthisworkatadepartmentalseminar.
CourseCode:COMS7040A
CourseDescription:AdvancedOperatingSystems
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonkeyoperatingsystemsconceptssuchasconcurrency,concurrentanddistributedprogramming,anddistributedsystems.Aspartofthecourse,theideaofmodellingconcurrentbehaviourand concurrent systems are explored in detail. This helps to provide a better understanding on howconcurrentactivitiesoccurandhowtheycanbehandled.UsingtheconceptoftheFiniteStateProcess(FSP)algebra,modelsarespecifiedtodepictconcurrentsystembehaviourandactivities.Javaisasuitableprogramminglanguagetouseinlearningaboutconcurrencyandconcurrentprogramming.Inthiscoursethelanguageisused,amongotherthings,tolearnhowtowriteconcurrentprogramsandtodemonstratesomeof theconcepts studiedduring lectures.Thecourse includesadetailed studyanddiscussionofselectedtopicsinoperatingsystems,aswellasdistributedsystems.Candidateshavetheopportunitytoimplement,throughprogramming,someoftheideastaughtinclass.Thecourse,therefore,alsofocusesontheacquisitionofpractical,hands−on,programmingskills.Candidateslearntheconcepts,principlesandtechniquesrequiredforprogrammingconcurrentsystems.Distributedcomputingfeaturesprominentlyinthiscourse.Practical,hands−onsessionsareheld,inwhichselecteddistributedcomputingparadigmsisexploredindetail,suchastheclient−serverparadigm,remoteprocedurecallanddistributedobjectsparadigm.Thematerial that is taught in thiscourseprovidesagood foundationandpreparation foracareerindifferentareasofcomputing.TheknowledgeacquiredisrelevantintheITindustry,computerscienceandcomputerscienceresearchandinotherrelatedareas,suchasnetworks,operatingsystems,concurrentanddistributedsystems,real−timesystems,fault−tolerantsystems,softwareengineeringandso on.
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CourseCode:COMS7041A
CourseDescription:ApplicationsofAlgorithms
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovides thecandidatewithvarious techniques for thedesign,analysisandapplicationofcomputeralgorithms.Thecourseintroducesmathematicaltoolsrequiredforanalysingtherunningtimecomplexity of algorithms, especially asymptoticmethods. A number of algorithms are presented andstudied indetail from initial algorithmdesign toproofofcorrectnessandanalysisofcomplexity.Thecoursealsostudiesvariousdatastructuresandtheimplementationofalgorithms.
CourseCode:COMS7042A
CourseDescription:Compilers
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thecourseintroducescandidatestothebasicstructureofacompiler.Italsoexploresthemostimportantaspectsofatranslatorfrominfixtopostfixexpressions,andlexicalanalysis.Thecoursealsoexploresthemajorparsingtechniques, fromrecursivedescenttoLR(left-to-rightscanning,constructingarightmostderivationinreverse),aswellastheprincipalideasinsyntax-directedtranslation.
CourseCode:COMS7043A
CourseDescription:Database
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
ThiscourseintroducesthecandidatetothemainconceptsofDatabaseManagementSystems(DBMS).Theprimary focusof thecourse ison theunderstandingofDBMS from theuser’spointof view; theimplementationdetailsofDBMSarecoveredtotheextentnecessarytoenablethecandidateappreciatethe rationalebehind the front−end featuresofDBMS. Thecoursecoversdatamodels, languages fordescribingdata,design techniques for structureddatabases, aswell as themainconcepts involved indesigningsystems forworkingwithdata−sets thatare too large tobeprocessed insideofcomputer’smainmemory.
CourseCode:COMS7044A
CourseDescription:ArtificialIntelligence
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course provides a broad introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). Topics include: IntroductiontoLisp; Fundamental Issues inAI; IntelligentAgents; ProblemSolvingbySearching; InformedSearchand Exploration; Constraint Satisfaction Problems; Adversarial Search; Reasoning and KnowledgeRepresentation;ReasoningwithUncertainty&ProbabilisticReasoning;andMachineLearning.
CourseCode:COMS7045A
CourseDescription:HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagement
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetoonhigh−performancecomputinganditsuseincomputationalscienceandengineeringapplications.Thecourseconsistsofadvancedarchitecturemodels,configurations,differenttypesofparallelprogrammingmodelsandapplications.Advancedarchitecturalmodelsincludethedesignandanalysisofparallelalgorithms,andthedevelopmentofparallelprograms.Applicationscompriserequiredparalleldatamanagementtools,dataminingandtheanalysisofmassivelydatasets.
CourseCode:COMS7046A
CourseDescription:DistributedDatabasesandTransactionProcessing
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course introduces the candidate to themain concepts and techniques of the implementation ofDatabaseManagementSystems(DBMS),withemphasisondistributedarchitecturesandapplicationsin
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transaction processing. The course covers query processing, query optimisation, data storage, andtransactions processing. Themost important algorithms and data structures for data storage and dataprocessingareconsideredindetail.
CourseCode:COMS7047A
CourseDescription:AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearning
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanin−depthunderstandingofadaptivecomputingandmachinelearning.Thecourseconsistsofmachinelearning,patternrecognitionandcomputationallearningtheoryin artificial intelligence.Machine learning explores the study and construction of algorithms that canlearnfromandmakepredictionsusingdata–suchalgorithmsovercomefollowingstrictlystaticprograminstructionsbymakingdatadrivenpredictionsordecisions,throughbuildingamodelfromsampleinputs.
CourseCode:COMS7048A
CourseDescription:Multi−agentsystems
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidescandidatesanin-depthunderstandingofdistributedmulti-agentsystems.Itcoversthe following topics: Distributed constraint satisfaction, Distributed optimization, Non-cooperativegametheory:gamesinnormalform,Computingsolutionconceptsfornormal-formgames,Gameswithsequential actions, Computing solution concepts for extensive-form games, Repeated, stochastic, andBayesian games, Learning in multi-agent systems, Communication in multi-agent systems, Protocolsforstrategicagents:Mechanismdesign,Protocolsformulti-agentresourceallocation,Coalitionalgametheory,Logicsofknowledgeandbelief.
CourseCode:COMS7049A
CourseDescription:Robotics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course introduces candidates to the principles of Robotics. It focuses on the algorithms andtechniquesusedonarobottoperceivethestateofitsenvironmentanddetermineactionsthatshouldbetaken.Topicsthatarecoveredincludekinematicsandinversekinematics,dynamics,PIDcontrol,optimalcontrol, filtering and state estimation and simultaneous localisation andmapping (SLAM). The theoryis supplementedbypracticalexerciseson simulatedandphysical robotsusing theRoboticOperatingSystem(ROS).
CourseCode:COMS7050A
CourseDescription:ComputerVision
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetotheinterdisciplinaryfieldthatdealswithhowcomputerscanbemadetogainhigh−levelunderstandingfromdigitalimagesorvideos.Thecourseiscomprisedoftopicssuchasimageformation,featuredetection,motionestimation,imagemosaics,3Dshapereconstruction,andobjectandfacedetectionandrecognition.Thecourselooksattheapplicationsofthesetechniquesinclude building 3Dmaps, creating virtual characters, organising photo and video databases, humancomputerinteraction,videosurveillance,automaticvehiclenavigation,andmobilecomputervision.
CourseCode:COMS7051A
CourseDescription:DistributedComputing
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course focuses on the fundamental principles and models underlying all aspects of distributedcomputing. The course consists of addressing the principles underlying the theory, algorithms, andsystems aspects of distributed computing. The course also includes a large practical component thatexploresemergingtechnologiessuchasMapReduce,DataStreaming,PubSub,InMemoryDatabasesandDistributedCaches.
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CourseCode:COMS7052A
CourseDescription:SoftwareDefinedNetworking
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseintroducessoftwaredefinednetworking;anemergingparadigmincomputernetworkingthatallowsalogicallycentralisedsoftwareprogramtocontrolthebehaviourofanentirenetwork.Thecourseconsistsofanapproachtocomputernetworkingthatallowsnetworkadministratorstoprogrammaticallyinitialise,control,change,andmanagenetworkbehaviourdynamicallyviaopeninterfacesandabstractionoflowerlevelfunctionality.
CourseCode:COMS7054A
CourseDescription:HumanComputerInteraction
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothefundamentalsandkeyconceptsusedinHuman−ComputerInteraction,focusingondesigninginteractionsystemsforeffectivecommunicationbetweenhumansandcomputers. Topics include: user−centereddesign and testing, new interactive technologies basedonvisual and audio signals, collaboration and communication, statisticalmethods for evaluatingmodelssuch as usability studies, human factors and security, design−oriented interaction models, mixed,augmentedandvirtualreality.
CourseCode:COMS7055A
CourseDescription:DataPrivacyandEthics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseintroducesthestudentstotheethicalandlegalfoundationsofdatasciencegovernance.Thetopicscoveredaretechnicalprocessesofdatacollection,storage,exchangeandaccess;ethicalaspects of data management; legal and regulatory frameworks in South Africa and in relevantjurisdictions;datapolicy;dataprivacy;dataownership;legalliabilitiesofanalyticaldecisions,anddiscrimination;algorithmsand technicalapproaches toenhancedataprivacy;and relevantcasestudies.
CourseCode:COMS7056A
CourseDescription:DataVisualisationandExploration
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course introduces the field of data visualization which seeks to determine and presentunderlyingcorrelatedstructuresandrelationships indatasets fromawidevarietyofapplicationareas.Theprimeobjectiveofthepresentationistocommunicatetheinformationinadatasetsoastoenhanceunderstanding.Thecourseiscomprisedofthefollowingsubjects:Dataandimagemodels;Visualisationattributes(colour)anddesign(layout);Exploratorydataanalysis;Interactivedatavisualisation;Multidimensionaldata;Graphicalperception;Visualisationsoftware(Python&R);andTypesofvisualisation(Animation,Networks&Text).
CourseCode:COMS7057A
CourseDescription:LargeScaleOptimisationforDataScience
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Advancedareasofdatasciencerequireadeeperunderstandingofthelargescalediscreteoptimisationmethodspertainingtothefield.Inordertobridgethismathematicalgapandprovideafoundationforfurtherlearningthiscoursewillplacemoreemphasisontopicssuchasconvexoptimisation,sub-gradientmethods,localizationmethods,decompositionanddistributedoptimisation,proximalandoperatorsplittingmethods,conjugategradients,andnonconvexproblems.
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CourseCode:COMS7058A
CourseDescription:MathematicalFoundationsofDataScience
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Advancedareasofdatasciencerequireadeeperunderstandingofthefundamentalmathematicspertainingtothefield.Inordertobridgethismathematicalgapandprovideafoundationforfurtherlearningthiscoursewillplacemoreemphasisontopicssuchashigh-dimensionalspace,best-fitsubspacesandsingularvaluedecomposition,randomwalksandMarkovchains,statisticalmachinelearning, clustering, random graphs, topic models, non-negative matrix factorization, hiddenMarkovmodels,graphicalmodels,wavelets,andsparserepresentations.
CourseCode:COMS7059A
CourseDescription:LargeScaleComputingSystemsandScientificProgramming
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Conductinge-research/e-science requires a goodunderstandingof thecomputingprinciples,methodsandtoolsthathavebeendevelopedtosupporttheanalysisoflarge-scaleandcomplexdata.Thecoursefocusesonthesoftwarestackbutaddresseshardwareissuesasnecessary.Thecoursecoversaselectionoffollowingtopics:Introductiontoprogrammingenvironmentsforscientificcomputing(e.g.Pandas,Numpy,matplotlib);Principlesofdistributedsystems,andoverviewofparallelarchitecturesandenvironments(e.g.FPGA,GPU,multi-core,cluster,grid);Largescaledatatransferandstorage;Frameworksforlargescaledataanalysis(relationaldatabases,map-reduce,streaming);Scientificworkflowmanagement:provenanceandreplication;Introductiontocloudcomputingandvirtualisation;andProject(e.g.Programminglarge-dataapplicationsonopen-sourceinfrastructuresfordataprocessingandstoragesystems).
CourseCode:COMS7060A
CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinDataScience
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course gives the students the theoretical andpractical skills to plan, conduct, analyse andpresentascientificassignment(CapstoneProject)intheareaofDataSciencebyintroducingthemtoresearchmethodology,ethicsandsustainability.Thecourseiscomprisedofthreeparts:1)scientificwriting;2)researchmethodology;and3)scientificassignment.Thesethreepartsareintegratedinacapstoneproject.
CourseCode:COMS7061A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:DataScience
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
TheabilitytodoresearchisanessentialskillforanindividualpursuingacareerinDataScience,andformsthebasisforfurtherpost-graduatestudy.Thismoduleprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsandbridgesthegapbetweentheoryandpractice,andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.ByworkingwithinestablishedresearchstructuresintheInstitutionundertheguidanceofanexpert,studentswillreceiveexposuretothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearchinthefieldofDataScience.
CourseCode:COMS7062A
CourseDescription:SpecialTopicsinDataScience
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thismoduledealswithspecialisedandappliedconceptsandtrendsinthedomainspecificareasofdatasciencessuchasfinance,healthsciences,bioinformatics,naturalsciences,socialsciences,smartcities,education,andenergy.
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CourseCode:COMS7063A
CourseDescription:StatisticalFoundationsofDataScience
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Anunderstandingofmultivariatestatisticalmethods.Hypothesistestingandconfidenceintervals.Theabilitytomodeldatausingwellknownstatisticaldistributionsaswellashandledatathatisbothcontinuousandcategorical.Theabilitytoperformstatisticalmodelingincludingmultivariateregressionandadjustformultiplehypothesis.Forecasting,extrapolation,predictionandmodelingusingstatisticalmethods.Bayesianstatistics.AnunderstandingofbootstrappingandMonteCarlosimulation.
CourseCode:COMS7065A
CourseDescription:ComputationalIntelligence
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course provides candidates with the knowledge and skills required to design and implementeffectiveandefficientcomputationalintelligencesolutionstodifficultproblemsinthecontextofArtificialIntelligence. Itplacesemphasison thebasicconceptsof fuzzy,evolutionaryandneuralcomputation,whichcandidatesapplytosolverealcasestudies.
CourseCode:COMS7069A
CourseDescription:AdvancedTopicsinRobotics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedealswithspecialisedandadvancedconceptsandtrendsinrobotics,includingtheintegrationofvision,planning,learningandlanguage.
CourseCode:COMS7070A
CourseDescription:RoboticsResearchReport
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsandbridgesthegapbetweentheoryandpractice,andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.ByworkingwiththeestablishedresearchstructuresintheSchool,candidatesareexposedtothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.
CourseCode:COMS7068A
CourseDescription:ArtificialIntelligenceResearchReport
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsandbridgesthegapbetweentheoryandpractice,andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.ByworkingwiththeestablishedresearchstructuresintheSchool,candidatesareexposedtothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.
CourseCode:COMS7067A
CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinArtificialIntelligence
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course provides candidates with the knowledge and skills required to design and implementeffectiveandefficientcomputationalintelligencesolutionstodifficultproblemsinthecontextofArtificialIntelligence. Itplacesemphasison thebasicconceptsof fuzzy,evolutionaryandneuralcomputation,whichcandidatesapplytosolverealcasestudies.
CourseCode:COMS7066A
CourseDescription:NaturalLanguageTechnology
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
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This course deals with programming computers to process large Natural Language data to enableinteractions between computers and humans. It introduces the most relevant problems involved inNaturalLanguagesProgramming(NLP),themostrelevanttechniquesandresourcesusedandthetheoriestheyarebasedon.Topicsinclude:IntroductiontoNLP;ResourcesusedforprocessingNaturalLanguage;Languagemodels;Morphology; Syntax; Semantics;Coreference;Natural Language generation and anoverviewofNaturalLanguageapplications.
CourseCode:COMS7238A
CourseDescription:AdvancedDigitalImageProcessing
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course provides anintroductiontoimagerepresentationbycomputersandthecomputationalimplementationofvarious imageprocessingalgorithms.Furthermorecandidatesare familiarisedwithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefield.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisbedeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowonimplementationsofthemethods.
School of Economic and Business Sciences (Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management)
CourseCode:FINE2000A(FT)/FINE2001A(PT)
CourseDescription:CorporateFinanceII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesthestudenttotheprinciplesofcorporatefinance.Thecoursecomprisestwopillarsrelatingtotheinvestmentandfinancingdecision.Theinvestmentdecisioninvolvesspendingmoney,andthefinancingdecisioninvolvesraisingthecapital.Thecoursecoversthefollowingtopics:Timevalueofmoney; risk, return and the cost of capital; agency problems;management compensation and themeasurementofperformance;efficientmarkets;howcorporationsissuesecurities;payoutpolicy;debtpolicy;financingandvaluation;managinginternationalrisksandmergersandacquisitions.
CourseCode:BUSE2002A(FT)/BUSE2003A(PT)
CourseDescription:HumanResourcesIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursewillrunforsemester1andisdesignedtointroducestudentstothetheoriesunderscoringthestudyandpractiseofHumanResourceManagement.It isdesignedtoexposestudentstothepracticalchallenges faced bymanagers today. Topics covered in this course include: Introduction toHumanResourceManagement; Human ResourceManagement and the business environment; organisationalstructure;culture;knowledgemanagement;resourcing;recruitment;selectionanddiversitymanagement.Inadditiontothetheoreticalbase,studentsareassessedonpracticalapplicationthroughtheuseofvariedassessments.
CourseCode:BUSE2006A(FT)/BUSE2007A(PT)
CourseDescription:InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothekeyconceptsandprinciplesofriskmanagementandinsurance.Itfocusesontheconceptofrisk,mainprinciplesofriskmanagementandtheapplicationofinsuranceasariskmanagementmechanism.Topicscoveredinclude:sourcesofrisk,typesofriskandtheirmanagement;utilitytheoryandrisk,enterpriseriskmanagement;theroleofinsurance,insurancemarkets,principlesofinsurance,analysisoftheinsurancecontract,determinationofinsurancepremiums,liabilityrisksandanalysisofselectedtypesofinsuranceproductsandotherrelatedissues.
CourseCode:BUSE2008A(FT)/BUSE2009A(PT)
CourseDescription:InsuranceandRiskManagementIIB
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
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ThecoursefocusesontheconceptualandtheoreticalfoundationdevelopedinBUSE2006/7andexposesstudents to South African statutory insurance funds, international insurance markets, risk financingapproachesandlifeinsuranceandothershortterminsuranceproducts.Keyareascoveredinthecourseinclude:Riskfinancing;CaptiveInsurance;IntroductiontoReinsurance;SouthAfricanStatutoryriskfundswithspecificreferencetoworkers’compensationandtheRoadAccidentsFund;TheroleofInsuranceIntermediaries;insuranceofpoliticalrisksincludingterrorismandtheroleofSASRIAintheSouthAfricaninsurancemarket; specialized global insurancemarkets with specific reference to Lloyds of London;Protection&IndemnityClubs;andLifeinsurancebusiness.
CourseCode:FINE2010A(FT)/FINE2011A(PT)
CourseDescription:InvestmentII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
This course introduces the student to the essentials of investment and measurement of investment performance. The course covers the following topics: portfolio theory; portfolio management;diversification and active and passive portfolio management; calculating investment returns and therelationshipbetweenriskandreturn;returnforriskyandriskfreeassets;debtandequitymarkets;pricingandvaluation;behaviouralfinanceandefficientmarkethypothesis;capitalassetpricingmodel;arbitragepricingtheory;duration;macroeconomic,industryandtechnicalanalysisandderivativesecurityanalysis.
CourseCode:BUSE2012A(FT)/BUSE2013A(PT)
CourseDescription:PrinciplesofManagementIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursewillexploreanoverviewofthefourmajorfunctionsofmanagement.Thecourseemphasisesonplanning;organising;controllingand leading.Thecoursealsoprovidesperspectivesonalternativetheoriesofmanagement;theroleofthemanager;thelabourprocess’comparativeandmanagementofchange.ThiscoursealsoexploresmanagementfromanAfricanpointofview.
CourseCode:BUSE2020A(FT)/BUSE2021A(PT)
CourseDescription:HumanResourcesIIB–LabourRelations
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
ThiscourseintroducesthestudenttothetheoreticalandlegalframeworkoflabourrelationspracticeinSouthAfrica.Thecourseconsistsofaprimaryin-depthanalysisoftheprotocolsandcomplexitiesthatexistwithinthetripartiterelationship(thestate,employersandemployersorganisationsandlabourandtradeunions)andasecondaryanalysisofthecurrentlabourmarketandcontemporarylabourrelationsissuesintheworkplace.Itisdesignedtoequipthestudentwithcomprehendingtheinvolvementofthestateintheemploymentrelationshipasanarbitratorbetweenemployees/labourunionsandemployers/associationsandalsoexploresthelegislativeframeworkthatregulatestheemployer-employeerelationshipbothinthecollectivebargainingarenaandgenerallyintheconductofwork.
CourseCode:BUSE2022A(FT)/BUSE2023A(PT)
CourseDescription:PrinciplesofManagementIIB-Entrepreneurship
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
This course introduces students to the key concepts, practises of entrepreneurship and new venturecreationwhileatthesametimeexposingstudentstothepracticalitiesofsettingupandrunningtheirownbusiness. This course consists of entrepreneurship theory and practice components. Entrepreneurshiptheoryinvolvesananalysisofentrepreneurialprocess;entrepreneurialcapital;legalframeworkandtypesofentrepreneurship.ThecoursealsoexploresanunderstandingoftheSouthAfricanenvironmentfortheentrepreneur.
CourseCode:BUSE2024A(FT)/BUSE2028A(PT)
CourseDescription:ConsumerBehaviour
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
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Thiscourseintroducesthetheoryofconsumerbehaviourandrelatesittothepracticeofmarketing.Itwillpresentrelevantmaterialdrawnfrompsychology,anthropology,socialandbehaviouralscienceswithintheframeworkoftheconsumerdecisionprocessanditsmaininfluencingfactors.Itisofimperativeimportanceforcompaniestounderstandtheirconsumers,togaininsightintotheirbehavior,andmakeuseful predictions thatwill ultimately improve the organisation’s performance. This coursewill assiststudents in applying the fundamental principles of consumer behavior in marketing practice whileconsideringanarrayofdifferentsectors.
CourseCode:BUSE2025A(FT)/BUSE2029A(PT)
CourseDescription:PrinciplesofMarketing
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursecoversthecoreprinciples,practicalrelevanceandimportanceoftherolethatmarketingplaysinbusinesspractices. Itprovidesanoverviewofmarketingconcepts suchasenvironmental analyses,segmentation and positioning, the implementation of marketing strategies, and highlights specialisedmarketingareas,suchassportsmarketing,e-marketing,greenmarketingandsocialmarketing.Thiscoursewillprovidestudentswiththenecessaryfoundationofmarketingpractice.
CourseCode:BUSE2026A(FT)/BUSE2030A(PT)
CourseDescription:RetailManagement
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course covers core principles and practical relevance of retail management in a contemporarymarketplace.Studentsareexposedtowell-establishedretailstrategicframeworksandrelevantresearchencompassingvariousareasofretailing.Retailerstodaymustmakecomplexdecisionsaboutselectingtheappropriatetargetmarketandlocations,determiningwhatmerchandiseandservicetooffer,trainingandmotivatingretailemployees,anddecidinghowtopriceproductsandpresentmerchandise.
CourseCode:BUSE2027A(FT)/BUSE2031A(PT)
CourseDescription:IntegratedMarketingCommunications
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
ThiscoursecoversthecoreprinciplesandpracticalrelevanceofIntegratedMarketingCommunication(IMC) in a contemporary market place. In today’s hyper-connected world, companies across sectorsfocus on integratedmarketing communications to create cohesive and richmarketingmessages; andcomprehensivecommunicationstrategytoreachtherightconsumers.Thecoursefocusesontheprocessof integration of advertising, promotion, sponsorship, marketing-oriented public relations, personalselling,internetadvertisementsandothermarketingactivitiesinafirm’squesttoenhancebrandequityandachievefinancialgoals.
CourseCode:BUSE3003A(FT)/BUSE3013A(PT)
CourseDescription:InsuranceandRiskManagementIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourse introduces students to theeconomic theoryof insurance, retirement fundingand taxationaswellashealthinsuranceandfunding.Thecoursecomprisesthreecomponentswhichareexaminedseparately.Thefirstcomponent focuseson theeconomic theoryof insurance. Key topicscovered inthiscomponentinclude:adverseselection,riskaversionandmarketbehaviourinthefaceofimperfectinformation among others. The second component covers retirement fundingwith specific referenceto theeconomicroleof retirement funding; typesof retirement funds; risksassociatedwithretirementfunding;administrationofretirementfunds;regulationandtaxationissues.Thethirdcomponentfocusesonhealtheconomicissuesofhealthcarefundingandhealthinsurance.Itintroducesstudentstoeconomicissuesofhealthcare,healthcarefundingmodelsandtheirperformanceunderdifferentmacroeconomicconditionsandmedicalaidschemesandtheirregulation.
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CourseCode:FINE3014A(FT)/FINE3015A(PT)
CourseDescription:InvestmentandCorporateFinanceIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
This course focuses on the two central pillars of business finance, namely investment and corporatefinance. The course is designed to equip the studentwith theoretical knowledge and practical skillsrequiredforfinancialandinvestmentanalysis.Thetwopillarsofinvestmentandcorporatefinanceconsistofseventopicsrelatingtocoreareassuchassecurityvaluation,portfoliomanagement,capitalbudgetingandcapital structure.Thestudent isexposed tomethodologiessuchasdiscounteddividendandcashflowmodels,theweightedaveragecostofcapitalmethod,industryandcompanyanalysisandderivativevaluation models.
CourseCode:BUSE3016A(FT)/BUSE3017A(PT)
CourseDescription:CompensationandBenefits
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course examines the full range of compensation topics with emphasis on how compensationsystemswilllikelyimpactproductivity,equity,andthefirm’sabilitytorecruitandkeephighlyskilledandmotivatedemployees.Thiscourseprovidestheoreticalandpracticalunderstandinginthedevelopmentand administration of compensation systems. It examines the concepts and processes of rewardingemployees, and focuses on major aspects of the compensation program, such as job evaluation,compensationsurveys,benefits,workIncentives,andperformanceappraisals.
CourseCode:BUSE3018A(FT)/BUSE3019A(PT)
CourseDescription:HumanResourcesandIndividualPerformance
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisconcernedwiththemanagementofperformance.Itintroducesstudentstoperformancemanagementasasystemconsistingofinterlockingelementsdeliberatelydesignedtoachieveapurpose,thatofachievinghighperformance.Withinthatsystemperformancemanagementiscarriedoutthroughthe processes of planning, goal setting, andmonitoring, providing feedback, analysing and assessingperformance,reviewing,dealingwithunder-performersandcoaching.ThiscourseoffersstudentstheoryandpracticethatrelatestohowHRMcontributestoorganisationalperformance,withaspecialfocusonthe individual level.
CourseCode:BUSE3020A(FT)/BUSE3021A(PT)
CourseDescription:HumanResourcesandOrganisationalPerformance
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseoffersstudentsagroundingintheoryandpracticethatrelatestohowHRMcancontributetoorganisationalperformance,withaspecialfocusontheaggregated,orgrouplevelofanalysis.Thecourseisdesignedtointroducestudent tothebodyof theoryassociatedwithhumanresourcesmanagement,andparticularlytherelationshipbetweenhumanresourcesmanagementandorganisationalperformance.It offers a soundunderstandingof theory andpracticeofHRMand its relationshipwithperformancemanagement.Buildinguponsecondyearstudiesinhumanresourcesmanagement,thiscourseisaimedat(i)providingstudentswithasoundfoundationinHRMandthemanagementofperformance,whichisalsoexpectedtoofferastrongbasisforfurtherstudyatpostgraduatelevel,and(ii)providingstudentswithadegreeofconfidenceintheworkplaceasanHRMpractitionerororganisationmanager.
CourseCode:BUSE3022A(FT)/BUSE3023A(PT)
CourseDescription:OrganisationalTheory
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
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ThecourserunsforoneacademicblockandisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithanindepthunderstandingoftheoriesunderscoringthestudyandpractiseofHumanResourceManagementwhileatthesametimeprovidingperspectivesonthepracticalchallengesfacedbymanagersincontemporaryorganisations.Thecourseisacademicinnature,andisgroundedincriticaltheoreticalanalysis.Topicscoveredinthiscourseinclude:HistoryofOrganisationalTheory,OrganisationsandtheEnvironment,OrganisationsandCulture,SocialandPhysicalStructuresofOrganisationsandTechnology inOrganisations.Thecourseis focused at the development ofHRpractitionerswho arewell grounded in theories that underpinsorganisationalpractices
CourseCode:BUSE3024A(FT)/BUSE3026A(PT)
CourseDescription:MarketingIIIA
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
This course comprises of two modules, namely marketing research and services marketing. It is ofimperativeimportanceformarketingpractitionerstounderstandtheimportanceandvalueofconductingmarketingresearch.Studentswillgaininsightintotheresearchprocess,beabletoutilizesuchdatatocompileeffectivemarketingstrategiesforbothproductandservice-basedindustries.Bycompletingthiscourse,studentswillalsogainvaluableinsightintothestepsinvolvedforconductingamarketingresearch;becomeequippedwiththeadequateknowledgeforsuccessfullythrivingintheservicesindustry.
CourseCode:BUSE3025A(FT)/BUSE3027A(PT)
CourseDescription:MarketingIIIB
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecomprisesoftwomodulesmarketingstrategyanddigitalmarketing.Itprovidesstudentswiththeknowledgeandskillstosuccessfullycreatemarketingstrategies.Thestrategicmanagementmodulecoversidentificationandtargetingandtargetingofattractivemarketsegments,strategiesoverthelifecycle,andbrandingandpositioningstrategies.Digitalmarketingconsistsofthedesign,implementationandmaintenanceofadigitalmarketingcampaign,andstudentswillhavetheabilitytoproposethemostsuitabledigitalchannelsfortargetingselectedmarketsegments.
CourseCode:BUSE3028A(FT)/BUSE3029A(PT)
CourseDescription:OperationsManagement
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothetheoryandbestpracticesunderscoringtheoperationsmanagement function of organisationswhile at the same time exposing students to the practicalitiesofsettingupandmanagingtheoperationsofanorganisation.Intheglobalmanagementcontext,bothin profit and non-profit organisations, the operations function is increasingly becoming critical to theperformanceoforganisations.Thiscourseaimstoequipstudentswiththeoperationsmanagementskills,knowledgeandvalues thatmight relate toanyorganisational context.This is amandatorycourse forallManagementmajorsandservesasagatewaytotheManagementHonoursprogramme.OperationsManagementisahalf-semestercourseofferedatthethirdyearlevelaspartoftheBachelorofCommercedegree.
CourseCode:BUSE3030A(FT)/BUSE3031A(PT)
CourseDescription:ProjectManagement
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothetheoryunderscoringthestudyandpractiseofprojectmanagementwhileatthesametimeexposingstudentstothepracticalitiesofsettingupandmanagingtheirownprojects.ThisisamandatorycourseforallManagementmajorsandservesasagatewaytotheManagementHonoursprogramme.ProjectManagementisahalf-semestercourseofferedatthethirdyearlevelaspartoftheBachelorofCommercedegree.
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CourseCode:BUSE3032A(FT)/BUSE3033A(PT)
CourseDescription:InnovationandIntrapreneurshipManagement
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstotheskillsandknowledgerequiredtomanageinnovationinorganisations.Inaworldofincreasinguncertainty,managersneedtoensurethatcompaniescontinuallycreatenewmarketshare.Thiscoursecoverstheoryandbestpracticethatenablesstudentstounderstandhowtoapply innovationprinciples to thedevelopmentof theirowninnovations.This isamandatorycourse forallManagementmajorsandservesasagateway to theManagementHonoursprogramme.InnovationManagementandIntrapreneurshipisahalf-semestercourseofferedatthethirdyearlevelaspartoftheBachelorofCommercedegree.
CourseCode:BUSE3034A(FT)/BUSE3035A(PT)
CourseDescription:StrategicManagement
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstotheskillsandknowledgerequiredtocontributetowardssustainabledevelopmentinorganisations.Inaworldofincreasinguncertainty,managersneedtoensurethatcompaniescontinuallycreatenewmarket share.Thiscoursecovers theoryandbestpractice thatenablesstudentstounderstandhowtoapplystrategicmanagementprinciplestotheworldofwork.ThisisamandatorycourseforallManagementmajorsandservesasagatewaytotheManagementHonoursprogramme.StrategicManagementisahalf-semestercourseofferedatthethirdyearlevelaspartoftheBachelorofCommercedegree.
CourseCode:ECON1012A(FT)/ECON1013A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicsIA–Microeconomics
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothecoremicroeconomictheory.Thecourseinvestigatestheoptimisingbehaviorofbothconsumersandfirmsandthecoordinationoftheirdecisionsthroughmarkets.Ittakesatechnical(mathematicsbased)approachtoexploringthetheoryandappliesthisknowledgetoexplainingrealworldsocial issues inSouthAfricaandabroad.Theprimary focusof thecourse is todevelopanunderstanding of the theory and underlying logic of the economicmodels that form the core of thediscipline. The topics covered include: economic efficiency; demand and supply; utility theory; firmcost,production,andoutputdecisions;pricingandallocationoffactorsofproduction;marketstructures;internationaltrade;andappliedmarketanalysis.
CourseCode:ECON1014A(FT)/ECON1015A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicsIB–Macroeconomics
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstocoremacroeconomictheory.Thecourseinvestigatesthephenomenonofeconomicgrowthanditsfluctuation,andconsiderstherolesofbothfiscalandmonetarypolicyinthisprocess.Ittakesatechnicalapproachtoexploringthetheoryandappliesthisknowledgetoexplainingrealworldsocial issues inSouthAfricaandabroad.Theprimary focusof thecourse is todevelopanunderstanding of the theory and underlying logic of the economicmodels that form the core of thediscipline. The topics covered include:measuring output, unemployment, and inflation; the businesscycle;theaggregateexpenditure,aggregatedemandandaggregatesupply;andISLMmodels;fiscalandmoneypolicies,banksandinterestratesdetermination;thebalanceofpayments;andappliedeconomicgrowthanalysis.
CourseCode:ECON1016A(FT)/ECON1017A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicTheoryIA–MicroeconomicsforEconomists
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
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Thiscourseestablishesthecoremicroeconomictheoryforstudentsintendingtomajorineconomics.Thecourseinvestigatestheoptimisingbehaviorofconsumersandfirmsandthecoordinationoftheirdecisionsthroughmarkets. It takesarigorously technicalapproachtoexploringthetheorywhileguestspeakersfromwithintheeconomicsprofessionsharetheirinsightswithstudents.Theprimaryfocusofthecourseistocriticallyengagewiththetechnicalandmathematicalaspects,aswellastheunderlyinglogic,ofthetheoryandmodelsthatformthecoreofthediscipline.Thetopicscoveredinclude:demandandsupply;utilitytheory;firmproductionandoutputdecisions;pricingandallocationoffactorsofproduction;marketstructures;internationaltrade;andappliedmarketanalysis.ThiscoursecoversthesamematerialastheECON1012EconomicsIA-Microeconomicscoursebutismoremathematicallyintense.
CourseCode:ECON1018A(FT)/ECON1019A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicTheoryIB–MacroeconomicsforEconomists
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseestablishes thecoremacroeconomic theory forstudents intending tomajor ineconomics.Thecourseinvestigatesthephenomenonofeconomicgrowthanditsfluctuation,andconsiderstherolesofbothfiscalandmonetarypolicyinthisprocess.Ittakesatechnicalapproachtoexploringthistheory.Theprimaryfocusofthecourseistocriticallyengagewiththetechnicalandtheunderlyinglogicofthetheoryandmodelsthatformthecoreofthediscipline.Thetopicscoveredinclude:measuringoutput,unemployment,andinflation;businesscycle;aggregateexpenditure&demand,aggregatesupply,ISLMmodels;fiscal&monetarypolicies;interestratesdetermination;theBOPs;andeconomicgrowthanalysis.ThiscoursecoversthesamematerialastheECON1014EconomicsIB-Macroeconomicscoursebutismoremathematicallyintense.
CourseCode:ECON2000A(FT)/ECON2007A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicsIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursecomprisesoftwomodules:IntermediateMicroeconomicsandIntermediateMacroeconomics.Microeconomicsintroducesstudentstothetheoryofconsumerbehavioranditsempiricalapplications.Themoduleexploreskeyconceptssuchasconstrainedandunconstrainedpreferences,demand,equilibrium,revealedpreferenceandtheslutskyequation.Macroeconomicsconsistsofanin-depthcriticalanalysisofmajorconventionalmacroeconomictheoriesandtheirpolicyimplications.Especially,astheyrelatetocurrenteconomicconditionsinSouthAfricaandtherestoftheworldovertheshort-andmedium-run.
CourseCode:ECON2001A(FT)/ECON2008A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicsIIB
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
This course comprises of two modules: International Economics and Mathematics and Statistics forEconomists.InternationalEconomicsexposesstudentstoacriticalanalysisofclassicalandneoclassicaltheoriesthatdetermineobservabletradepatterns.Themodulealsoprovidesabackgroundofthebasicprinciples of international monetary economics. This lays the groundwork for understanding whyindividuals and institutions trade infinancial assets andhow internationalfinancial transactions affectandinturnareinfluencedbytherealandfinancialsectorsofaneconomy.ForMathematicsandStatisticsfor Economists, it equips studentswith elementarymathematical and statistical tools to apply in realeconomicanalysis.
CourseCode:ECON3007A(FT)/ECON3014A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicScienceIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipthestudentwithadetailedanalysisandapplicationofconventionalandmoderncompetingtheoriesonhowtheeconomyfunctionsatthemicroandmacrolevels,andreinforcesthe theoretical and quantitative tools acquired in second-year economics,with a strong emphasis ondevelopinganalyticalskills,i.e.measure,explainandpredicteconomicandnon-economicphenomena.Furthermore, in the topicof Internationaleconomics, studentswillexplore theeffectsof internationaltradeandmacroeconomicpolicy.Thecourseismadeupoffivecoresemestertopics:
1. Macroeconomics:Newclassicaleconomics.TheKeynesiancritiqueofnewclassicaleconomics.NewKeynesianmodels.Fiscalandmonetarypolicy.TheMundell-Flemingmodel.
2. Microeconomics:Revealedpreference.Uncertaintyandrisk.Consumers’surplus.Different formsof imperfectcompetitionandtheirsignificance.Gametheory.TheEdgeworthBox.Walras’s law.ExternalitiesandtheCoasetheorem.
3. Mathematical Economics: Systems of equations and matrix algebra. Introduction to differentialcalculus.Univariate andMultivariate calculus.Optimisationof single variable andmultivariablefunctions.Constrainedoptimisation.Dynamicanalysis.Differenceequations.
4. Econometrics: Single equation regression models. OLS estimation. Hypothesis tests. Multipleregression analysis. Estimation. Restricted least squares.Multicollinearity and heteroscedasticity.Weightedleastsquares.Autocorrelation.Generalisedleastsquares.Modelspecificationtests.
5. InternationalEconomics:Internationalmacroeconomicpolicy.
CourseCode:ECON3009A(FT)/ECON3010A(PT)
CourseDescription:EconomicTheoryIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipthestudentwithadetailedanalysisandapplicationofconventionalandmoderncompetingtheoriesonhowtheeconomyfunctionsatthemicroandmacrolevels,andreinforcesthe theoretical and quantitative tools acquired in second-year economics,with a strong emphasis ondevelopinganalyticalskills,i.e.measure,explainandpredicteconomicandnon-economicphenomena.The course ismadeupof five semester topics (four compulsory andone elective):macroeconomics,microeconomics,mathematicaleconomicsandeconometrics.Macroeconomics looksatnewclassicaleconomics; theKeynesian critique of new classical economics; thenewKeynesianmodels; fiscal andmonetary policies; and the Mundell-Fleming model. Microeconomics looks at revealed preference;uncertaintyandrisk;consumers’surplus;differentformsofimperfectcompetitionandtheirsignificance;gametheory;theEdgeworthBox;Walras’slaw;andexternalitiesandtheCoasetheorem.Mathematicaleconomics looks at systems of equations and matrix algebra; differential calculus’ univariate andmultivariatecalculus;optimisationofsinglevariableandmultivariablefunctions;constrainedoptimisation;dynamicanalysis;anddifferenceequations.Econometricslooksatsingleequationregressionmodels;OLSestimation;Hypothesistests;multipleregressionanalysisandestimation;restrictedleastsquares;multi-collinearityandheteroscedasticity;weightedleastsquares;autocorrelation;generalisedleastsquares;andmodelspecificationtests.Inadditiontotheabovetopics,thestudentisrequiredtochooseafifthtopicfromtheavailableelectivesinthirdyeareconomics,i.e.,butnotlimitedtointernationaleconomicsandpubliceconomics.
CourseCode:INFO1000A
CourseDescription:InformationSystemsIA
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
This course introduces students to the fundamentals underpinning the field of Information Systems.Studentsareshownhowpervasivetechnologiesimpactindividuals,organisationsandsocietiesthroughexposure to a set of interrelated themes. Students demonstrate their knowledge through continuousassessmentexercises.Inadditiontogainingasoundtheoreticalbase,studentsalsoundertakebusiness-focusedassignmentsincludinguseofspreadsheetanddatabaseapplications.
CourseCode:INFO1003A
CourseDescription:InformationSystemsIB
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
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Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefundamentalsofprogramming.Studentsaretaughthowtoplan,write and test programs using various methodologies and how to apply these concepts in a visualprogramming language environment. Students are also introduced to the process of designing andimplementingsolutionsto“realworld”problems.
CourseCode:INFO1004A(FT)/INFO1005A(PT)
CourseDescription:FundamentalsofInformationSystems
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
This course introduces students to the fundamentals underpinning the field of Information Systems.Studentsareshownhowpervasivetechnologiesimpactindividuals,organisationsandsocietiesthroughexposure to a set of interrelated themes. Students demonstrate their knowledge through continuousassessmentexercises.Inadditiontogainingasoundtheoreticalbase,studentsalsoundertakebusiness-focusedassignmentsincludinguseofspreadsheetanddatabaseapplications.
CourseCode:INFO2000A
CourseDescription:InformationSystemsIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
This course introduces students to the coremethodologies,models and toolsof systemsanalysis anddesign.Thecourseisunderpinnedbyanintegratedteam-basedproject,whichfocusesontheplanningandanalysisphasesofthesystemsdevelopmentlifecycleandondeveloping“softer”professionalskillssuchasbusinessandtechnicalwritingandpersuasivepresentations.Studentsalsocontinuetodeveloptheirskillsindesigningandimplementingsolutionsto“realworld”problems.
CourseCode:INFO2001A
CourseDescription:InformationSystemsIIB
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursecontinuesstudents’engagementwiththecoremethodologies,modelsandtoolsofsystemsanalysisanddesign,withstrongemphasisonsolution,database,reportanduserinterfacedesign.Thecourse is again underpinned by an integrated team-based project, which focuses on the design andimplementation phases of the systems development lifecycle and on developing “softer” professionalskills such as business and technicalwriting and persuasive presentations. Students also continue todeveloptheirskillsindesigningandimplementingsolutionsto“realworld”problems.
CourseCode:INFO3002A
CourseDescription:ManagementandApplicantionofInformationSystems
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
This course prepares final year students for roles in the information systems industry, contributing toinformation systems projects andworking effectively in information intensive organisations. Throughexposuretoasetofinterrelatedthemes,studentsareprovidedconceptualunderstandingandpracticalexperience in a number of core topics relating to the use, development,management and impact ofInformationSystems..
CourseCode:INFO3003A
CourseDescription:InformationSystemsDevelopmentProject
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseexpectsfinalyearstudentstoundertakeayear-long,team-baseddevelopmentprojectfora“realworld”client.Theprojectcomprisesthefullsystemsdevelopmentlifecyclefromplanningandanalysis through to design and implementation. The course is strongly dependent on the projectexperiencegainedduringsecondyearandexpectsstudentstofurtherdemonstrateindustryreadinessinboth“hard”and“soft”skills.
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School of Electrical and Information Engineering (Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment)
CourseCode:ELEN2000A
CourseDescription:ElectricalEngineering
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseprovidesabroadyetfundamentalunderstandingofelectricalengineeringconcepts.Studentslearnhowtoanalysesimpleac;dcandtransientcircuitsaswellasbasicconceptsofelectronics.Thestudentsarealsointroducedtoconceptsofpowerengineeringrangingfromthesingle-phasetransformer,tothethree-phasecircuitsandthedcandthree-phaseinductionmachine.Thecourseentailsthreekeyareas:Circuitanalysismethodsandtools;basicelectronics;andconceptsofpowerengineering.
CourseCode:FEBE1000A/FEBE1002A(PT)
CourseDescription:IntroductiontotheEngineeringProfession
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5
This course introduces students to the various engineering disciplines; the social and environmentalcontextofengineering;engineeringcommunicationandvocabulary;non-technicalproblemsolvingandcriticalthinking.Studentsareexposedtoartefactsandconceptsfromthevariousengineeringdisciplinesinlaboratorysessions.
CourseCode:FEBE1002A/FEBE1003A(PT)
CourseDescription:EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIA
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5
This course covers graphic representation including freehand drawing, descriptive geometry andcomputeraideddesign(CAD);creationandinterpretationofengineeringtechnicaldrawings;introductiontomaterials,manufacturingmethodsandengineering standards.The student is introduced to systemsthinking;engineeringartefactsintheircontext;andtheuseoftheengineeringmethodinsolvingproblems.
CourseCode:FEBE1004A/FEBE1005A(PT)
CourseDescription:EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIB
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5
This course introduces students to the production of simple engineering designs to appropriateengineeringpractice standards.Thecourse covers theapplicationofbasic engineering science in thedesignof artefacts andworkingprinciplesof commonengineeringproducts. Students are required tomastertechnicalreportwriting.
School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies Archaeology Courses
CourseCode:ARCL1000A
CourseDescription:ArchaeologyI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothebasicsofthepracticeofarchaeology.Themesaddressedincludeanalysisandinterpretationofarchaeologicalevidence,andrelationshipsbetweenarchaeologyandthewiderpublic.Thecoursecomprisesfourmodulesandsomedaytripstoarchaeologicalsites.Themodulescover:FundamentalsofArchaeology;AGuidetoHumanEvolution;WorldHunter-Gatherers;andOriginsofCivilization.ThereisaonedaytriptotheCradleofHumankindandanotherdaytriptosomemorerecentruinssouthofJohannesburg.
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CourseCode:ARCL1006A
CourseDescription:FundamentalsofArchaeologyI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thiscoursetakesanin−depthlookatthenatureofthearchaeologicalrecord.Itcoversthewaysinwhichsitesarefoundandrecorded,thedifferentdatingmethodsavailabletoarchaeologists,thepreservationoforganicandinorganicmaterial,classificationtechniques,andinterpretation.Italsoservestointroducethebasicskillsemployedbyarchaeologists in thefieldand laboratory.Studentsobtainpractical skillsinsurveying,excavatingandcuration,andarechallengedtoreflectonprofessionalpracticeandethics.
CourseCode:ARCL1008A
CourseDescription:WorldHunter−GatherersI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
This course introduces global debates in the study of hunter−gatherers, whose activities represent asignificantpartofthearchaeologicalrecord.Thecourseexplorestheoriginsofhuntingandgathering,social organisation of forager communities, hunter−gatherer economics, religion and ritual, hunter−gathererart,complexhunter−gatherers,andtheuseofethnographicanalogytounderstandparthunter−gatherercommunities.Thecourse is runasaseriesof lecturesand tutorialsandconsidersglobalandsouthern African case studies.
CourseCode:ARCL1007A
CourseDescription:GuidetoHumanEvolutionI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseexploresthedevelopmentofhumanculturalbehaviourwithintheframeworkofthemajorstagesofhumanevolution.Thefirstpartofthecourseconsidersnon−humanprimatesandtheanalogiesthey provide for the origins of cultural behaviour in our earliest ancestors. It then considers culturaladaptations, from the time of the development of lithic technology from 3.3million years ago untiltheevolutionofmodernhumans200000years ago.Themost important and lasting adaptations arediscussed,andamajorthemeishowmodernhumansmingledwithothergroupsoutsideofAfricatogiverisetothehumansoftoday.
CourseCode:ARCL1009A
CourseDescription:OriginsofCivilisationI
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseexplorestheurbanwayoflifetodayisaconsequenceofachainofeventsthatwassetintomotionwiththedomesticationofsomeplantsandanimalsmorethan10000yearsago.Thefirsthalfofthecourseexploresthesedomesticationevents,howtheyformedpreconditionstotheriseofcivilisation,and how andwhen they spread through Africa. The second half of the course considers the rise ofcomplexsocieties.Welookathowtodefinecomplexsocietyandhowtorecogniseitarchaeologically.Weexaminethekeytraitsofsomefamousancientcomplexsocieties(e.g.Babylon,ancientEgypt,theMaya,andGreatZimbabwe)andconsiderthefutureofour‘civilisation’.
CourseCode:ARCL2002A
CourseDescription:ArchaeologyII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursecomprisesthreecompulsorymodulesandonemodulewhichmaybeselectedfromthreeelectivesandaweeklongfieldschool.ThethreecompulsorymodulescovertheEarlierandMiddleStoneAge,ArchaeologyoftheLast2000YearsandSpaceandTimeinArchaeology.OnemoduleforthethirdblockmaybeselectedfromWorldRockArt,,ArchaeobotanyandOsteoarchaeology.ThefieldschoolisonsouthernAfricanRockArt.Detailsofeachcoursearelistedundertheirrespectivecoursecodes.
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CourseCode:ARCL2009A
CourseDescription:WorldRockArtII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseexaminesrockart−cavepaintingsandopenairengravings−fromaroundtheworld. Itconsidersthetimesandspacesinwhichtheywereexecutedandthepossiblereasonsastowhyimagesweremadeatall.Thewaysinwhichscholarsofdifferentregionshavetackledthesequestionsengenderlivelydebateregardingintercontinentalsimilaritiesanddifferences.Thecoursetakestheformoflecturesand long−duration tutorials.Rock art is ahighly contestedfieldworldwideandwith a large amountof visual content, it is essential for students to familiarise themselves with the literature and debatesurroundingitsinterpretation.Assessmentisbasedinpartondebateanddiscussioninthetutorialsetting.
CourseCode:ARCL2004A
CourseDescription:EarlierandMiddleStoneAgeII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course covers the cultural and paleoanthropological evolution of African hominins from 3.3millionuntil40,000yearsago.Themajorculturalmilestones include the inventionofdifferent typesoftools,fire,languageandmusic.Howandwhetherthesedevelopmentscanberelatedtoobservablepaleoanthropologicalchangesisdiscussed.Theinteractionofevolutionaryprocesseswithclimateandenvironmentalchangeisalsoamajorthemeexploredinthiscourse.
CourseCode:ARCL2008A
CourseDescription:ArchaeobotanyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thecourseconsiderstheintegralroleofplantsinpeople’slivesandhowthestudyofplantsrecoveredfrom archaeological contexts can be used to investigate subsistence, social organisation, trade andcontact,genderandpowerissues.This course comprises: The identification and analysis of past vegetation,which can be used for studies of past climate andclimatechange;Theeffectsofpeopleonvegetationandviceversa,includingdiscussionofdomesticationofplantsandtheconsequencesforpeopleandplants;andSouthernAfrica’srichethnographicrecordandancientandcontemporaryindigenousknowledgeoftheuseofindigenousplants.
CourseCode:ARCL2005A
CourseDescription:ArchaeologyoftheLast2000YearsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course examines the archaeology of hunter−gatherer and farming communities who lived insouthernAfricaduringthelasttwothousandyears.
The course comprises: ThearchaeologyoftheLaterStoneAgehunter−gatherersinsouthernAfricaduringtheWiltonperiod;ThearchaeologyofpastoralistsduringtheLaterStoneAge;TheoccupationofsouthernAfricabyfarmingcommunities;ThearchaeologyofthecolonialperiodinsouthernAfrica;andThemajordebatesthathaveabearingontheinterpretationofhunter−gatherermaterialculture,theoriginsoflivestockherdingandcropfarming,andtheconsequencesofinteractionbetweenthesecommunitiesduringthelast2000years.
CourseCode:ARCL2006A
CourseDescription:OsteoarchaeologyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
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Osteoarchaeologyistheanalysisofhumanandanimalbonesandteethfromarchaeologicalsites,anditiscrucialthatprofessionalarchaeologistsareabletoidentifyboneanddistinguishhumanfromotheranimal remains.
This course aims to:
1. Showhowtoidentifyhumanandanimalbonesandteethrecoveredfromarchaeologicalsitesandtodifferentiateanimalfromhumanskeletalmaterial;
2. Describehow techno-economicprocessesplaya role indeterminingwhat skeletal elements arepreservedandhowbonesarealteredbeforeandafterdeathordeposition;
3. Outlinewhatismeantbysubsistencebehaviourorthetypesofstrategiespeopleusedtoobtainmeatin the past;
4. Describehowthehumanbodyandpopulationshavebeenaffectedbybehaviour,diseaseandhealththroughtime;
5. Introducethelegalandethicalproblemsencounteredwhenworkingwithhumanremains.
CourseCode:ARCL2007A
CourseDescription:SpaceandTimeinArchaeologyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Spatial and temporal resolutions are fundamental aspects of the archaeological record that affect thewaysinwhicharchaeologistsexcavateandanalyseanyarchaeologicaldata.Thiscourseaimstoprovidestudentswiththeskillsneededtorecognisedifferentarchaeologicalcontexts,andplanmultidisciplinaryresearchprotocolstotakeadvantageofabroadrangeofevidence.
The course aims to:
Describehow thearchaeological record ismodified in space through time indifferentarchaeologicalcontexts; Introduce basic archaeological excavation methods and their applicability in differentarchaeologicalcontexts;Discussdifferenttypesofarchaeologicalevidenceandhowtheyaremodifiedinspaceandthroughtimebydifferentbiological,geologicalandanthropologicalprocesses;andOutlinethebasicprofessionalarchaeologicalexcavationplanningandapplicationprocesses,inpreparationforthirdyearfieldschools.
CourseCode:ARCL3002A
CourseDescription:ArchaeologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecomprisesfourmodules.Twomodules,archaeologicaldataanalysisandreportwritingandandthehistoryofarchaeologicalthoughtarecompulsory.Theothermodulescanbechosenfromthearchaeologyofdeathor lithics andfromsouthernAfricanrockart,archaeobotany:peopleandplantsinthepast,thearchaeologyoftransformedclayandExperimentalArchaeology.Thereisacompulsory,week-longfieldtrip.Thedetailsofeachcoursecanbefoundundertheirrespectivecoursecodes.
CourseCode:ARCL3003A
CourseDescription:ArchaeologicaldataanalysisandreportwritingIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course introduces student to the practicalities of data analysis of different common sources ofevidence in archaeology including documentary, lithic, faunal, botanical and spatial evidence. Thecourseteachesstudentshowtoapplyarangeofanalysestodifferentformsofdataandtosettheresultsandinterpretationswithinthecurrentnationallegislationonarchaeologicalpracticeandethics.
CourseCode:ARCL3006A
CourseDescription:SouthernAfricanRockArtIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscoursediscussesrockart traditionsandmeanings, inparticularSanrockart,butalsothosemadeby other groups including Khoe−speaking herders, Bantu−speaking farmers and groups frommixedbackgrounds.Studyingtherockartofthesegroupshelpsusunderstandtheirbeliefsandthenatureofinteractionbetweencultures,fromananthropologicalapproach.Thiscoursetakestheformoflecturesandlong−durationtutorialswhichfocusontheanalysisofvisualcontent,andtheliteratureanddebatesurroundingthecontestednatureofrockartinterpretation.
CourseCode:ARCL3008A
CourseDescription:ArchaeologyofDeathIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocusesonthecorpse,thegraveorthememorialtoobtaininsighttothesocio−psychologicalfabricofsociety,andcorpses,deathanddyingwhichareculturallyconstructedentitiesthatformpartofanetworkofknowledgeandmemory.
This course comprises: Different theoretical and practical approaches tomortuary studies; Evidence for the earliest forms ofritualbodydisposalandcurrentthinkingabouttheevolutionofbeliefsaboutdeath;Thegrowthoftheworld’sreligions,andsystemsofgovernanceanddeath;Thesymbolicroleofmortuaryarchitecture,andmonumentsandhowtheyfunction(ed)inthesocio−economiclandscapeofthepastandpresent;andThecross−culturaltreatmentofthebody,andwhatthistellsusaboutattitudestowardsandbeliefsaboutbodiesinthisandtheafterlife.
CourseCode:ARCL3004A
CourseDescription:HistoryofArchaeologicalThoughtIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipstudentswithaframeworkforunderstandingtheissuesthataffecttheways inwhichwe understand the past. The course covers antecedents to archaeology in Egypt andtheclassicalworld,andthenontotheMediaevalandRenaissancePeriods;thissetsthefoundationforunderstandingmodernformsofarchaeologicalthinkingfromthe19thCenturytopresent.Thecourseisrunaslecturesandlong−durationtutorials,whicharebasedonsubstantialreadings.
CourseCode:ARCL3009A
CourseDescription:LithicsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course comprises: thetechnologicalapproachtoclassifyingstonetoolswithhandsonpracticalexercises;themorphologicalapproachtoclassifyingstonetoolswithhandsonpracticalexercises;andquantifyingandanalysingstonetooldata.Flaked stone tools are the most frequently encountered archaeological remains in southern Africa.The ability to recognise and classify these artifacts is an essential skill for archaeologists working inarchaeologicalimpactassessmentandculturalresourcemanagement.Foranyonewithaninterestinconducting researchonStoneAgearchaeology thiscourse is foundational.Thiscoursedevelopes thecapacityofstudentstorecognise,classifyandanalysestonetools.
CourseCode:ARCL3010A
CourseDescription:ExperimentalArchaeologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
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This courseexamines the theoretic andpractical aspectsof ExperimentalArchaeology. It assesses thescope,potentialandpitfallsofExperimentalArchaeology in termsof the interpretationof taphonomicprocessesandinterpretationsofhumanbehaviour inthepast.Studentsconceptualise,design,executeandreportonexperimentswithrelevancetoissuessuchastechnology,subsistenceorthought-processesinthepast,aswellasthevitaltopicoftaphonomy,theprocesseswhichaffectthedeposition,preservation,recovery,identification,analysisandinterpretationofarchaeologicalmaterials.
CourseCode:ARCL4016A
CourseDescription:ArchaeologyintheField/Laboratory
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisbasedonatleast30daysofpracticalfieldexcavation,basicfieldtechniquesofrecording,curationoranalysis,andassociatedlaboratoryworkincludingfaunalanalysisandrockartrecording.Thiscourseisarequirementforthosewishingtoworkasaprofessionalarchaeologist.
CourseCode:ARCL4018A
CourseDescription:Archaeometry
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This coursepresents the theory andpracticeof radiocarbondating, including sampling requirements,samplepreparationandanalysis,andinterpretationofradiocarbondates.Thiscoursealsodiscussestheimportanceofcalibrationandthelimitationspresentedbymultipleintercepts;radiocarbonfluctuationsthroughtime;andglobalcarbondynamicsinthecontextofEarthSystemScience.Thecoursecomprisesatheoreticalcomponent(lectures),atechnicalvisittotheAcceleratorMassSpectrometry(AMS)facilityatiThembalaboratories,andthepossibilitythepreparationandanalysisofcandidates’ownsamples.
CourseCode:ARCL4020A
CourseDescription:Geoarchaeology
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursefocusesonunderstandingthedynamicnatureofthearchaeologicalrecordacrossdifferentcontexts,andthedevelopmentofdescription,recording,andanalyticalskillswithintheframeworkofthesecontexts.Differentcontexts(e.g.floodplaingravels,rockshelter,deepcave,settlements)areintroduced,with relevant geomorphological theoretical frameworks and case studies,which form the conceptualbasisforthediscussionofdifferentgeoarchaeologicalapproaches.Thevalueofeachapproach/techniqueisthendiscussedandassessedwithreferencetothespecificcontext,researchquestionandarchaeologicalassemblage. In this course, candidates learnhow to record,describeandanalysedeposits, sedimentsandlandscapesinthefieldandlaboratoryusingarangeoftraditionalandcontemporarytechniquesandtechnologies.
CourseCode:ARCL4024A
CourseDescription:RockArtofAfricaIV
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This course explores conceptual and methodological approaches to understanding rock art. A widevarietyofrockarttraditionsoccuracrossAfrica.Thesetraditionsoriginatedinvariouscontexts,andarestudiedusinga rangeof techniques.Thiscoursedrawsonexamples fromacrossAfrica to investigatetopicsofinternationalrelevanceinthestudyofrockart.
CourseCode:ARCL4025A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Archaeology
NQFCredits:40 NQFLevel:8
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InthiscompulsorycourseforArchaeologyHonours,candidatesmustproducearesearchreportonanapprovedtopicinArchaeology.
CourseCode:ARCL4027A
CourseDescription:TheoryofArchaeology
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithanin−depthunderstandingofcontemporarytheoreticalissuesinArchaeology.This course considers: Post−processualarchaeology;Agencyandpractice theories;Embodimentandlandscape;Genderandfeminism;Postcolonialism;andMateriality.Readingandwritingrequirementsforthiscoursearesubstantialandcandidatesareexpectedtodealwiththeoriginaltheoreticaltextsaswellastheirarchaeologicalapplications.
CourseCode:ARCL4028A
CourseDescription:ClassificationinArchaeology
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This course discusseswhat classification is and how it can determine the outcomeof archaeologicalenquiries.Thecoursecoversthetypologicaldebate,andcandidatesexamineavarietyofclassificatorysystemscurrentlyusedinsouthernAfricanarchaeology(lithics,ceramics,rockart,etc)inthelightofthisdebate.Theart(orscience)ofclassificationisfundamentaltoallscientificenquiry,andarchaeologyisno exception.
CourseCode:ARCL7025A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:ArchaeologicalHeritageManagement
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
ResearchReportinanapprovedtopicinArchaeologicalHeritageManagement.
CourseCode:ARCL7026A
CourseDescription:Archaeotourism
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipcandidateswithathoroughunderstandingofresponsiblearchaeotourism.Thiscourseprovidesinformationoninternationalandlocalarchaeologicalheritagethatcanbeutilisedastourismresources,on‘packaging’archaeologicalresourcestotouristaudiencesandonconservationmanagementstrategiesandpolicies.
CourseCode:ARCL7027A
CourseDescription:GeographicalInformationSystemsforHeritageResourceManagement
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
ThiscourseprovidescandidateswithanadvancedunderstandingofGISthroughhands−onexperience.Theaimofthecourseistodeveloptheabilityofthecandidatestopre−process,analyseandcriticallyassessavarietyofdatasetsandapplythefindingstoarangeoftopicsaddressedbyGISprofessionalsandculturalheritageresourcesmanagers.Thecourseincludessourcingofprimaryquantitativeandqualitativedataandtheirprocessingtocreatefundamental datasets for spatial analysis andproblem solving, including analysis of site distributions,surface terrain characteristics and derived properties, and integrate GIS with remote sensing withinstandardandweb−basedGISplatforms.
CourseCode:ARCL7028A
CourseDescription:CulturalResourceManagementArchaeologyintheFieldandLaboratory
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
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ThiscourseisdesignedtoequipcandidateswithskillsrequiredinArchaeological ImpactAssessments(AIA)contexts.Theseincludetheabilitytoengagewithancientandmodernlandscapesandtoaccuratelyidentifythoseprocessesthataffecttheformation,integrityandpreservationofarchaeologicalassemblages,aswellastheidentificationofkeyarchaeologicalremains.Landscapescaleresearchfocusesontrainingingeoarchaeologicaltechniquesthathelpsrefinecontextdocumentationandassessment,forcontractorsandotherCRMoracademicarchaeologists.Therecoveredremainscomponentintroducestheskillsrequiredtoidentifyanthropogeniclithic,botanicalandosteologicalremainsrecoveredfromarchaeologicalsites.
CourseCode:ARCL7029A
CourseDescription:PublicandHeritageArchaeology
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thecourseaimstopreparearchaeologists,bothacademicandthoseinvolvedwiththemanagementorexhibitionofheritage,todealwiththeissuesinthefield.Publicandheritagearchaeologyisafieldthatis fraughtwith complex issues in SouthAfrica. The course focusesprimarilyon thepresentation andre−presentationofthepastinpublicspacesandofferspracticaltrainingonhowtogoaboutconstructingvisitorexperiencestoheritagesites.
CourseCode:ARCL7030A
CourseDescription:RockArtManagement
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
This course examines current theories and practice in Rock Art Management globally, includingspecific examples in southernAfrica.Drawing on case studies from around theworld it analysis thescope,legislationandpitfallsofheritagemanagement.Candidatessconceptualiseanddebatethetheoryand methodology of value-based management currently espoused by UNESCO; demonstrating anunderstandingofthetoolsandthetechniquesfordevelopingandimplementingarockartmanagementplanandtheneedforsuchaplanasafluidholisticmanagementtool.
Geography and Environmental Studies Courses
CourseCode:GEOG1000A
CourseDescription:GeographyI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
This course offers new perspectives on the importance and role of geography to a wide range ofcontemporaryissues.Thefieldsofstudycoveredrelatetoaspectsofbothphysicalandhumangeographyand a strong emphasis is placed on the development of geographical skills and the application ofgeographicalideastotherealworld.The course consists of four topics:
LandscapesofsouthernAfrica;EnvironmentalChange;SpaceandSociety;andAtmosphericScience.
CourseCode:GEOG2010A
CourseDescription:EarthandAtmosphericProcessesII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseisbasedoninterlinkingcomponentsofglobalclimatedynamics,geomorphologicalprocessesand landforms.ThecoursefirstexaminesatmosphericcirculationpatternsandclimatedynamicswithparticularreferencetosouthernAfrica.Theroleofclimateasacontroltobothgeomorphicandecosystemprocessesisthenexplored.Climateasanenvironmentalfactordrivingvariousgeomorphicprocessesiscriticallyassessed,includingthedevelopmentoflandformsandlandscapes,whichinfluencethedistributionofbiomes,habitatsandspecies.Inturn,thebiosphereinfluencesglobalclimate.Thesetopicsareexploredusingcasestudiesfromaroundtheworldandfromlocaltoglobalscales..
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CourseCode:GEOG2011A
CourseDescription:AnIntroductiontoClimateChangeandSocietyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
ThiscourseexaminestherelationshipsbetweenclimatechangesthattakeplacewithintheEarthsystem,andimpactsofthesechangesondifferentaspectsofthehumanworldandsocieties.Thecourseconsidersclimate dynamics on a global scale and the impacts of climate on geomorphology and ecosystems.Thecoursethenconsidershowclimatecanimpactonthehumanworldandsociety,includingculturalconstructionsofclimate,vulnerabilityandresilience,climatepoliticsandtheIPCC,climateethicsandsocialjustice,climatehazardsandrisk,andclimatesciencecommunication.
CourseCode:GEOG2012A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalGovernance:FromLocaltoGlobalII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseconsiderstherelationshipsbetweenunequalaccesstoresources(includingnaturalresources,knowledge,decisionmakingprocesses,thelaw,etc),andunsustainableenvironmentaloutcomes.This course consists of:
Environmentalproblemsandprotestsindevelopingworldcities;Globalenvironmentalgovernanceandhowinequalitiesatthegloballevelresultinthedisproportionateabilityofnationstatestoaddressglobalenvironmentalissues;andChangingpatternsingovernanceawayfromthenationstateandtowardsastrongerroleforsub−national(local)governmentsandnon−stateactors.
CourseCode:GEOG2013A
CourseDescription:Methods,ModelsandGeographicalInformationSystemsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseaims to introducestudent tokeyepistemologicalandontological issues that relate spatialthinkingandGIS,andtrackshowchangesintechnologyhaveledtoGeographicInformationSystemsasweusethemtoday.ThecoursealsoexamineshowimprovementsintheavailabilityandqualityofdatahaveledtotheincreaseduseandabuseofGIS,andhowGIScanbeusedasbothasourceofinformationand propaganda. Further, the course examines how differential access to digital resources influencesparticipationandcapacityindecisionmakingprocesses.
CourseCode:GEOG2014A
CourseDescription:ConservationBiogeographyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursefocusesonthegrowingfieldofbiodiversityconservationthroughlectures,alocalfieldtripandgroupprojectsandpresentations.Thecoursebeginsbyreviewingthestatusofbiodiversityontheplanetandthemotivationsforconservingspecies.Next,thecoursewillexploresomeofthekeycausesofbiodiversitylossandthentraceconservationfromtheearlycallsforenvironmentalprotectiontomorerecentglobalinitiatives,includinginternationalagreementsandwidelyacceptedconservationcategoriesand guidelines. The remainder of the coursewill review some of the tools and terminology used inconservation practice, drawing on biological and ecological theory aswell as themes in communityconservation.
CourseCode:GEOG2015A
CourseDescription:ThinkingGeographically:ConceptsandPracticesinGeography
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesstudenttokeytheoreticalperspectivesandmethodologicalapproacheswithinthedisciplineofgeography.Thecourseteachesstudentstounderstandandapplytheoreticalperspectives
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inanalysingcontemporaryissuesinenvironmentalgeography,throughamixtureofclass−roombasedlectures,laboratorytutorialsandoff−campusfieldresearch.
CourseCode:GEOG3017A
CourseDescription:GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseintroducesstudentstotheoperationsofGeographicalInformationSystems(GIS)andRemoteSensing.Lecturesintroduceanddescribeoperationsofspecificsoftwarepackages.Threedifferenttypesofsoftwareoperationsareintroducedtoinvestigatetheirapplicabilityindifferentdisciplinessuchasenvironmentalchangedetectionandhydrology:TherasterbasedsoftwareIDRISIKilimanjaro,withintegratedmodulesforimageprocessingoperations,todevelopbasicpracticalskillsinGISandremotesensingthatcanprovidethebasisformoreadvancedstudyandwork;ThevectorbasedsoftwareArcGIS forhandlingvectorbasedoperation including specificmodules forspatialanalysis;andOpen−sourcesoftware(GRASS),includingtheprogrammingcomponentsforpersonalcustomisationofallsoftware.Usefulandpopularadd−onstothesoftwarepackagesareintroducedanddiscussed.TheideaistobroadentheknowledgebaseofGISandremotesensingsoftwarewithinthediscipline.
CourseCode:GEOG3019A
CourseDescription:EconomicGeographyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course focuseson selected issues in thefieldofeconomicgeography. Issuesof concern includetheoreticalandpolicydebatesaroundspatialinequalityandregionaldevelopment,theinformaleconomy,and small business development. Contemporary debates in economic geography in South Africa arefurther discussed in this course.
CourseCode:GEOG3020A
CourseDescription:ClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course examines patterns of climate change through the Quaternary, and in particular duringhistoricaland recent times.Causesofclimatechange (suchasMilankovitch,volcanic forcingetc)areaddressed. The use of various proxies in climate reconstructions, such as pollen, dendrochronology,varves,geomorphologyandhistoricaldocumentarysourcesarehighlighted.Considerationisgiventotheimpactthatclimatechangehasontheenvironmentandhumanlivelihoods.ParticularreferenceismadetothesouthernAfricanregionthroughoutthecourse.
CourseCode:GEOG3021A
CourseDescription:AdvancedAtmosphericScienceIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursediscussesatmosphericprocessesandtheinteractionsoftheatmospherewithotherearthsystems. The course deals with heat and energy exchange in the atmosphere, ocean−atmosphereinteractions, and mesoscale atmospheric processes like weather forecasting, thunderstorms and airpollution.
CourseCode:GEOG3023A
CourseDescription:TheoryandPracticeinSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopment
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseconsidersthetheoreticalbackgroundandpracticalskillsinissuesofSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopment.Thecourseintegratestheoreticalknowledgeandapplicationofrealworldsustainabilityissuesthroughamixoflectures,seminarsandfieldexcursions.Thecoursecoversarangeof
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contemporary society and industry−relevant ecological and environmental issues associated withsustainable development, such as the workings and dynamics of biogeochemical (or the naturalenvironment)systemsandtheroleofhumanactivitiesasalandsurfaceagent.Thecourseincludesconsiderationsandapplicationsofkeyelementsandaspectssuchasenvironmentalimpactassessments,environmentalmonitoringandmanagementtools,technologyandtheenvironment,habitatconservationandprotectedareadesign,communityparticipationandengagement,aswellasknowledgedevelopmentand transfer within and across communities. These elements are explored and discussed within thebroader‘weak’and‘strong’sustainabilityframeworks.
CourseCode:GEOG3025A
CourseDescription:UrbanFutures:ThePolitical−EconomyofPopulationandScarcityIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseoffersanhistoricalandtheoreticalaccountofcontemporarychallengesinthegovernanceofcities,aswellasasetofintellectualtoolsforunderstandingandcriticallyengagingwiththesechallenges.The course develops skills in explaining, interpreting and developing innovative responses to social,political and economic issues related to the governanceof large and complex cities. These skills aredevelopedthroughseminardiscussions,group−workandstudent−ledcoursecontent.
CourseCode:GEOG3024A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesabroadintroductionintothetheoryandmethodsofenvironmentaldatacollectionand the practice of environmental monitoring. Examples and case studies are drawn from a widerange of environmental fields including meteorological and hydrological monitoring, air and waterpollutionmonitoringandotheraspectsofenvironmentalchangescience.Thecoursecoversarangeofenvironmentaldatacollectionapproachesfromcitizensciencetoprofessionalenvironmentalmonitoringusingspecialistequipment,withanexplorationoftheroleandlimitationsofeach.Thecourseincludesamixtureof lectures, seminars,practical exercises indataanalysis andpractical experienceofvariedmonitoringandenvironmentaldatacollectionmethodsinthefield.
CourseCode:GEOG3026A
CourseDescription:Food:Security,PoliticsandCultureIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocusesonthesocio−political,economicandculturalaspectsoffoodproduction,acquisition,utilisationandconsumption.Eatingisabasicdrive,andfoodacquisitionandthesafetyoffoodarecoreaspectsofoureverydaylife,andarediscussedinthiscourse.
CourseCode:GEOG3027A
CourseDescription:CoastalGeomorphologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseexaminesthephysicalprocessesandlandformsassociatedwithdifferentcoastalenvironments,drawingfromexamplesworldwidebutwithspecificreferencetothevariedcoastlinesofSouthAfrica.Itexploresthegeological,geomorphologicalandecologicalprocessesassociatedwithcoastallandformevolution, and their variability and controls ondifferent spatial and temporal scales. The course alsoexaminesthedifferentwaysinwhichpeopleuseandvaluethecoast,itsenvironmentsandresources.Itcoversthedifferenttypesofcoastalenvironmentsandtheirmorphologicalcontrols,andtheroleofhumanactivityinthecoastalzoneanditsimplicationsforcoastalzonemanagement.
CourseCode:GEOG3028A
CourseDescription:GeospatialSciencesIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscourseadvancestheabilitytoanalyseandvisualiseproblemsandsolutionsinthedomainofcomplexspatio-temporalphenomenabothinthebiophysicalandsocioeconomicgeographicinformationspheres.Elementsofethicsand legislation in thedomainofgeospatial informationacquisition,documentationandhandlingwillalsobecovered, incompliancewith theSouthAfricanGeomaticsCouncil (SAGC).accreditation model for GIS professionals. The course includes an individual practical project withelements of the geospatial sciences research cycle from data acquisition to pre-processing, storageanalysisandpresentation.
CourseCode:GEOG4015A
CourseDescription:GeographicalInformationSystems
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseprovidescandidateswithanadvancedandpracticalunderstandingofGIS.Thecourseaimstodevelopskillsinpre−processing,analysingandcriticallyassessingavarietyofdatasetsandapplyingthefindingstoarangeoftopicsaddressedbyGISprofessionals.Inthiscourse,in−depthknowledgeoftheofthesourcingofprimaryquantitativeandqualitativedataandtheirprocessingtocreatefundamentaldatasetsforspatialanalysisandproblemsolvingispresented.Candidateslearntoanalysesurfaceterraincharacteristics and derived properties (i.e. slope, hydrology, curvature), to create continuous surfacesfromasetofpoints,analysespatialpatternsusinggeostatisticalmethods,andintegrateGISwithremotesensing.
CourseCode:GEOG4033A
CourseDescription:AdvancedGISandRemoteSensing
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithanadvancedunderstandingofthetheoryandpracticeofremotesensing.Thecourseaimstodevelopskillsinthepre−processing,analysisandcriticalassessmentofavarietyofremotelysenseddataindifferentsubjectfieldsacrossthephysicalandsocialsciences,suchasmonitoringvegetationhealthandproductivity,mining,surfacewater,changedetectionandthemappingofcontaminationfromsourcessuchasacidminedrainage.
CourseCode:GEOG4034A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalManagement:WaterChallengesinSouthernAfrica
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesabroadintroductiontothefieldsofwaterresourcemanagementandconservation,witha focuson thechallengesassociatedwitheconomicdevelopment,populationgrowth, improvedaccess to resources,andglobalenvironmentalchange inawater scarce region.Thiscoursediscussesconceptsanddebatesinenvironmentalism,environmentalissuesaroundwatermanagement,pollution,aquatic ecology, political ecology, and sustainable livelihoods related to water resource use andmanagement.
CourseCode:GEOG4036A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies
NQFCredits:40 NQFLevel:8
AresearchprojectonanapprovedtopicinGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies.
CourseCode:GEOG4037A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalPolicyandPractice
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexploresthedifferentwaysinwhichenvironmentalissuesaremanagedandintegratedintoplanninganddevelopmentpolicy.Itdiscussesthedifferentmethods,practicesandrolesofgovernmentandotherinterestedstakeholdersinformulatingandimplementingenvironmentalpolicies,thevarious
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formsofpolicymechanismandtoolsthatareemployedinenvironmentalmanagement,andtheconstraintsupontheireffectiveimplementation.DiscussedinthiscoursearehowenvironmentalstrategiessuchasEnvironmental ImpactAssessments, Strategic EnvironmentalAssessments, EnvironmentalManagementFrameworks,EnvironmentalRiskAssessmentsandEnvironmentalManagementSystemsareformulatedandimplementedbothasenvironmentalmanagementtoolsandasoperationalandanalyticalframeworks.
CourseCode:GEOG4038A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geography
NQFCredits:40 NQFLevel:8
AresearchprojectonanapprovedtopicinGeographyandEnvironmentalStudies.
CourseCode:GEOG4039A
CourseDescription:LocalandRegionalEconomicDevelopment
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesacriticalgeographicalandhistoricalintroductionto‘development’,botheconomicand more broadly. It draws on ideas in economic geography, development geography and criticaldevelopment studies to consider a range of theoretical approaches that geographers use to theorisedevelopment.Alsodiscussedinthiscoursearecurrentdebatesaroundthedefinition,measurementandspatialitiesofdevelopment,aswellasitsagents,subjectsandinstruments.Thecourseemphasisesthecomplex,powerfulandunevennatureofdevelopment,butalsoitscontextualandcontesteddimensionsintheory,policyandpractice.
CourseCode:GEOG4042A
CourseDescription:AirPollutionMeteorology
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This course allows candidates to gain a balanced understanding of global and regional atmosphericcirculationpatternsandweatheraffectingsouthernAfrica,pollutanttransportunderdifferentcirculationpatterns,andthelifecycleofairpollutants,aswellashowpollutionaffectsbothhumanandenvironmentalhealth.Inthiscourse,candidateswillbeabletounderstandatmosphericpollutionandits’effectsinanapplied context.
CourseCode:GEOG4043A
CourseDescription:IntegratedEnvironmentalManagement
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This course draws on debates in political ecology and political economy to critically interrogate theconceptof ‘environmentalmanagement’.Topicscovered include: thesocialproductionofnatureandtheenvironment; the relationshipbetweeneconomicprocessesandenvironmentalproblems;and theeconomicandpoliticalunderpinningsandeffectsofdifferentapproachesto‘managing’environmentalissues.Keyoutcomes include:beingable tocriticallyanalysedifferentwaysof framingand resolvingenvironmentalproblems;andbeingabletoidentifythepolitical,theoretical,andpracticalimplicationsofadoptingdifferentapproachestoenvironmentalmanagement.
CourseCode:GEOG4044A
CourseDescription:GlobalAtmosphericChangeIV
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This course explores Global Atmospheric Change through geologic time periods, from the GreatOxidationevent,totheformationoftheozonelayerandglacial-tointerglacialcyclesofcarbonstorage.Contemporaryatmosphericchangeisthenexplored,firstinthecontextofincreasingconcentrationsofgreenhousegases,greenhousegassequestration,andprojectionsforclimatechangeunderanalteredatmosphericcomposition.IsotopicchangesinOxygen,CarbonandNitrogenareexploredasindicators
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ofthechangingcontemporaryatmosphere.ThiscourseengageswiththecontemporarydebatesregardingtheAnthropocene:thetimingofcommencement,theimpactofhumanactivityontheatmosphere,andtheabsenceofprioranaloguesofcontemporaryatmosphericandenvironmentalconditions.
CourseCode:GEOG4045A
CourseDescription:DisasterRiskandGeohazardsIV
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursefocusesonthereasonswhydisastersoccurinaglobalandsouthernAfricancontext,andtherelationshipsofthesedisasterstoaspectsofthehumanandphysicalenvironmentsthatcantrigger,amplify,ormoderatedisasterrisksandimpacts.Itaddressesthemostcommontypesofgeohazardsgloballyandlocally(earthquakes,tsunamis,stormsurges,riverfloods,droughts,soilerosion),theircausesandcontrols,andusescasestudiestoanalysetheirimpactsonthehumanandphysicalenvironments,includingaspectsofvulnerabilityandadaptation.There isemphasisonpredictability, riskand themitigationofhazardimpacts,includingtheirimplicationsformodelling,managementandpolicy.
CourseCode:GEOG7000A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalStudiesResearchReport
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
A research report on an approved advanced topic inGeographical Information Systems and RemoteSensing.
CourseCode:GEOG7029A
CourseDescription:AdvancedAppliedGeographicalInformationSystemStudies
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
This coursepresents advanced topics inGIS analysis, including: space and time concepts;modellingrealityandspatialconcepts inGIS;mathematicalbasisofgraphsandtopologyinGIS;datasourcesinGISS; and GIS applications and case studies.
CourseCode:GEOG7044A
CourseDescription:AdvancedAppliedRemoteSensing
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:9
This course provides candidates with critical information on advanced and recent trends in RemoteSensing data, techniques and applications, with a focus on sensor characteristics, advanced imageprocessingandanalysistechniques,andreal−worldapplications.Awiderangeofimageprocessingandstatisticsoftwareisusedbycandidatestoprocessdifferentremotelysenseddataincludingmultispectral,hyperspectralandradar.
CourseCode:GEOG7045A
CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsinGISandRemoteSensing
NQFCredits:40 NQFLevel:9
ThiscourseprovidescandidateswithfoundationaladvancedknowledgeinGISandRemoteSensingand,at thesametime,withawiderangeof technical,projectmanagementandmodernpresentationskillsthatarenecessarytocompletelarge−scaleGIS/RSprojects,particularlythosethataremultidisciplinaryand/orinvolveseveraldifferentcontributors.AwiderangeofsoftwareincludingbothcommercialGISpackagesandFreeandOpenSourcealternativesisused,allowingcandidatestoevaluatetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachfordifferentkindsofprojects,specialistcontributorsandend−users.
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School of Geosciences
Geology Courses
CourseCode:GEOL1000A
CourseDescription:GeologyI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
This course consists of:IntroductiontoGeosciences:TheoriginoftheUniverse,theSolarSystemandtheEarth;theirchemicalcompositions;extra−terrestrialimpacts;structureoftheEarth;evolutionofthestructurewithintheEarth;dynamicprocesseswithintheEarth.SurfaceProcesses:Geomorphologyandrockweathering;actionofrivers,glaciers,winds;soilformation;hydrogeology;oceandynamics,climateandclimaticchange.OriginsofLife:Originandevolutionoflife;massextinctions;fossils;evolutionofmanandman’simpactonEarth.EarthMaterials:Introductiontobasiccrystalchemistry;mineralogy;rocksandrock−formingprocesses.GeologicalHistory of South Africa: Processes controlling the formation of the stratigraphic record insouthernAfricathroughtimeandspace;introductiontotheoriginoforedepositsexploitedinsouthernAfrica;geologicalmapinterpretation;introductiontophysicaltopographicandgeologicalmaps,cross−sectionsandsolvingstructuralgeologicalproblems.
CourseCode:GEOL2025A
CourseDescription:GeologyII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseservesasthetheoretical frameworkunderpinningAppliedGeologyII. Itcomprises4x12credit courses: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy & Palaeontology II (GEOL2024A); Mineralogy &OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A);IgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)andMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A).
CourseCode:GEOL2024A
CourseDescription:Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course covers sedimentary rocks (their classification, identification, and utility in understandingenvironmental change), as well as introducing the technique of facies analysis, by which ancientenvironments are interpreted using observations from the rock record. Both clastic and chemicalsedimentary environments are covered. The application of sedimentological knowledge is integratedwithpalaeontology(vertebrate,invertebrate,andplant)toprovideholisticknowledgeofpastecosystemsand environments on Earth, andhow they have changed through time. The interplay of sedimentaryenvironmentsandplantandanimallife,andresponseofsedimentaryenvironmentstobiologicalimpetusisemphasisedthroughoutthecourse.
CourseCode:GEOL2023A
CourseDescription:MineralogyandOpticalMineralogyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to mineralogy andopticalmineralogy−twofundamentalsubjectsthateachandeverystudentstudyinggeosciencesshouldunderstandandapplytootherdisciplinesinEarthSciences.Thefocusofthiscourseisprovidingstudentswiththeframeworkwithwhichtoidentifycrystalstructuresandmineralpropertiesinhandsample,opticalpropertiesofmineralsunderthemicroscopeandmicroscopicmineralidentificationandquantification.
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CourseCode:GEOL2020A
CourseDescription:IgneousPetrology&ProcessesII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidethestudentswithacomprehensiveintroductiontomagmaticrocks,theprocessesthatoperateinawidevarietyofmagmas,andtheeffecttheseprocesseshaveontheultimatemagma/rockcompositions.Thefocusofthiscourseisprovidingthestudentswiththeframeworkwithwhichtoclassifymagmaticrocksbasedonmineralcomposition,chemicalcompositionandtextureandsubsequently understand the processes that thesemagmas have experience during the evolution intoigneousrocks,fromsourcetofinalemplacementwithinorontheEarth’scrust.
CourseCode:GEOL2022A
CourseDescription:MetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course provides students with the crucial introduction to, and understanding of, metamorphicprocesseswhichareimportantfortheunravelingoftectonicsevents.Thecoursecoversthedescription,classification and interpretation of metamorphic minerals, rocks and textures, the basic concepts ofmetamorphism,thedeterminationofpressureandtemperatureconditionsusingvariousmethods,andthedeterminationofmetamorphichistoryofrocks.ThecourseisstronglylinkedtoAdvancedPetrologyIIIandTectonicsoftheEarthIIIcourses(bothGeologyIII).
CourseCode:GEOL2026A
CourseDescription:AppliedGeologyII
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:6
This course allows students to combine Introduction toGeochemical Techniques (GEOL2021A) andGeologicalMappingTechniques(GEOL2019A)forthepurposesofmajoringinAppliedGeologyatthesecondyearlevel.
CourseCode:GEOL2021A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoGeochemicalTechniques
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseisaimedatprovidingthestudentswithacomprehensiveunderstandingofvariousgeochemicaltools, procedures and techniques that are required in many disciplines within the Geosciences,including igneousandmetamorphicpetrology,sedimentaryandsurficialgeoscience,hydrogeologyaswell as economic geology. These tools and techniques includewhole−rockmajor,minor and traceelementbehavior,mineral/crystalchemistry,aqueousandsurficialgeochemicalprinciplesaswellasanintroductiontoprinciplesofradiogenicandstableisotopes.AfocusofthiscourseisthehandlingandinterpretationofgeochemicaldatathatapplytoallEarthandplanetarymaterialsincluding,rock,soil,air,water,meteoritesandfossils.
CourseCode:GEOL2019A
CourseDescription:GeologicalMappingTechniquesII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstopracticalmappingskills−theabilitytomakefield−relatedgeologicalobservationsandcollectdatafromwhichageologicalmapcanbecompiled,andtointerpretgeologicalmaps−arethefundamentalcornerstonetothetrainingofageologist.Thiscourseprovidespractical−oriented training incorporating tutorials, practicals and fieldwork that expose students to the diversemethods of geological map, aerial photograph and remote sensing data (Google Earth, LANDSAT)interpretation, rock identification, structural measurements, field navigation (orientation, GPS) andmappingtechniquesandfieldreportwriting,aswellasissuessuchasfieldsafetypractices.
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CourseCode:GEOL3049A
CourseDescription:GeologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
This course provides the finishing components required by a scientist seeking a comprehensivebackground ingeology togetherwith thenecessary skills tomeet thisend. Itcomprises the followingcourses:AdvancedPetrologyIII(GEOL3043A);EconomicGeologyandOrePetrologyIII(GEOL3046A);StructuralGeologyIII(GEOL3047A)andTectonicsoftheEarthIII(GEOL3041A).
CourseCode:GEOL3050A
CourseDescription:AppliedGeologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseallows students tocombineAdvancedGeologicalMappingTechniques III (GEOL3042A),Hydrogeology&WaterResourceManagementIII(GEOL3044A),ExplorationMethodsIII(GEOL3045A)andGeographicalInformationSystems&RemoteSensingIII(GEOL3048A)forpurposesofmajoringinAppliedGeology.
CourseCode:GEOL3022A
CourseDescription:GeologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseconsistsofthefollowingtopics:1. Structural Geology III: Concepts of stress, strain and rheology; identification, classification and
interpretationofdeformationstructuresinrocks.2. PetrologyIII:Conceptsofmetamorphicandigneousrocks.Themetamorphicpetrologycomponent
dealswiththedeterminationofPandTconditions;thedeterminationofP−T−tpathsareexaminedand their use in determiningmetamorphic history of rocks is discussed in the context of PlateTectonicTheory,withparticular reference to southernAfrica.The igneouspetrologycomponentdeals with crystallisation processes, igneous geochemistry, magma differentiation and chemicaldiversity;andpetrology.
3. OreDepositGeology III: Introduction toreflected lightmicroscopy for thestudyofopaque (ore)mineralsandtheirinter−relationshipsatthemicroscopiclevel;overviewoforedepositsandtheirclassification,andtheimportanceofmineralsintheSouthAfricaneconomy;magmatic,sedimentaryandhydrothermaltypesoforedepositsareconsideredandforeachtype,classicworldlocalities
andthebestSouthAfricanoccurrencesisusedasexamples.Suitesofsamplesfromrepresentativedeposittypesarestudiedinthelaboratoryusinghandspecimensandthinandpolishedmicroscopesections.
4. PhysicsoftheEarthandPlateTectonicsIII:Introductiontothephysicalpropertiesofrocksandthegeophysicalmethodsused todetermine thedistributionofdifferent rock typesbelow theEarth’ssurface,basedondifferencesintheirphysicalproperties;introductiontothephysicalpropertiesoftheEarthasawholeandhowthesepropertieshavecontributedtowardsanunderstandingofhowtheEarthworksasanintegratedsystem(theTheoryofPlateTectonics);theoccurrenceandformationofigneous,sedimentaryandmetamorphicrocksinplatetectonicenvironments.
Advanced Earth Sciences III
1. ThiscoursemayonlybetakeninconjunctionwithGeographyIIIorGeologyIII(GEOL3022).2. Thechoiceofcoursesissubjecttothelimitationsimposedbythetimetable.3. Othercoursesmaybeofferedfromtimetotime.StudentswishingtoproceedtotheHonourscourse
specialisinginenvironmentalgeologymustselectcoursesmarkedwithanasterisk(*)yielding72credits.
4. Studentsmaynotcreditacoursetowardsmorethanonemajorsubject.
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5. Optional courses: Introduction to Computerised Mine Design (GEOL3008A); Energy ResourcesIII (GEOL3009A); Exploration and Environmental Geochemistry III (GEOL3011A); Statistics forEarthScientists III (GEOL3012A);AtmosphericGeochemistryIII (GEOL3016A);OreDressingandExtractiveMetallurgyIII(GEOL3017A);PrinciplesofRockMechanicsIII(GEOL3018A);TechnicalValuation III (GEOL3019A); Research ReportWriting III (GEOL3021A); Visiting Lecturer’s Topic(GEOL3020); Introduction to Hydrogeology (GEOL3040A); Introduction to Palaeoclimatology(GEOL3033A); Information Systems in Earth Science III (GEOL3036A); Exploration and MiningGeoscienceIII(GEOL3038A);GeographicInformationSystems&RemoteSensing(GEOG3017A);Climate&EnvironmentalChange(GEOG3020A)
6. Coursesofferedincludethefollowing:
CourseCode:GEOL3008A(MINN3004)
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoComputerisedMineDesignIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Introduction to data processing; including the design of databases. Computer Aided Design (CAD)techniques.Graphicalsystemsandspreadsheetsystems.Geologicalmodellingoforebodies andgeostatistical evaluationpackages.Designof access systems;miningmethodsandproductionscheduling.Captureofproductiondataformanagementandcontrolpurposes.
CourseCode:GEOL3009A
CourseDescription:EnergyResourcesIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Coal,oilandgasformationandaccumulation,uses,nuclearenergysourcesanduses.
CourseCode:GEOL3011A
CourseDescription:ExplorationandEnvironmentalGeochemistryIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Geochemicalanomalies,dispersion,soilformation,explorationandanalyticaltechniques.
CourseCode:GEOL3012A
CourseDescription:StatisticsforEarthScientistsIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Elementaryprobabilitytheory,normal−,F−&X2−distribution,Kolmogorov−Sminovtests,correlationandregressionanalysis,variance.
CourseCode:GEOL3017A(CHMT3018)
CourseDescription:OreDressingandExtractiveMetallurgyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course has four components:
Oredressing:basicprinciplesofcrushingandgrinding;screening;classification;gravityconcentration;magneticandelectrostaticseparation;flotation;sedimentation;thickeningandfiltration.
Coalpreparation:coalprocessingprinciplesandtechnologyofcoalusageaftermining.Hydrometallurgy: basic principles of main unit operations such as leaching; heap leaching; solventextraction;ionexchangeandelectrowinning/refiningandindustrialmetalextractionprocessessuchasgold,copper,uraniumandzinc.Pyrometallurgy: roasting and calcination of concentrates; smelting converting and industrial metalextractionprocessessuchascopper,lead,zincaswellasironandsteelmaking.
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CourseCode:GEOL3020A
CourseDescription:VisitingLecturer’sTopicIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Specialcoursegivenbyvisitinglecturers–notalwaysoffered.
CourseCode:GEOL3021A
CourseDescription:ResearchReportWritingIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
SpecialcourseinwhichstudentsconductlibraryresearchandcompileareportonatopicapprovedbytheHeadofSchool.
CourseCode:GEOL3033A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoPalaeoclimatologyIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
The first part of the course is an introduction to Palaeoclimatology and focuses on the principles ofnatural variability such as solar and orbital forcing, ice ages; climatic effects of changing continentalconfigurations.Thesecondpart focusesontheQuaternaryPeriodwhichspans1,8millionyears.Thisperiodiscriticalasitismarkedbyoscillationsinclimatethathaveadramaticeffectonthegeosphereandbiosphereincludingchangesinsea−level,vegetationdistribution,soilsandlandforms.
CourseCode:GEOL3036A
CourseDescription:InformationSystemsinEarthScience(ISES)
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourse teachescomputationalknowledge that isessential forgeologistsoperating in themineralsindustry sector today. Practical aspects are emphasised, with training on important geological andgeology−relatedsoftwarepackagesbeinggiven.Thecourseteachesintroductiontotheelectromagneticspectrum and interaction of radiation with the Earth, introduction to satellite− and aircraft−borneremote sensing techniques, includingLandsatMSS,TM,SPOT,ASTERand thermal scanners; and thespectral response of targets and atmospheric effects. Students are taught the techniques of histogrammodificationandcolourspace,spacedomainconvolutionkernelsandsun−shading,texturalanalysis,trough transforms and feature identification, classification and principal component analysis. Theyevaluateaseriesofrelevantcasehistoriesandinterpretationofremote−sensedimagesofthegeosphere,hydrosphere,atmosphereandbiosphere.
CourseCode:GEOL3038A
CourseDescription:ExplorationandMiningGeoscienceIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseincludesthefollowingtopics:
FundamentalcontrolsonmineraldepositsonEarth.Explorationprogrammes,theexplorationsequenceandgeologicalmodels.Landacquisitionandmineralrightslegislation.Principlesinoreresourceandorereserveestimationinexploration.Casestudiesstressinggeological,resourceandreservemodels,andtheintegrationofspatial,geophysicalandgeochemicaldata.TheroleofGeographic InformationSystems(GIS)inexploration.Mineraleconomicsandthebusinessofexplorationandmining.Exploration techniques. New centres of exploration growth on the African continent and the AfricaMiningVision.Introduction toMiningGeology;MiningGeology in SouthAfrica−working in large− scalemines;the orebody concept; geology, resource and engineering models; geology in underground versusopencastmines;oreresourcesandreservesevaluation;oreestimationprocessinmining;miningfinance;commoditymarkets;mineraltrading;mininglaw(MRPDA2002);miningandtheenvironment;artisanalandsmall−scalemining;professionalismintheminingsector.
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CourseCode:GEOL3039A
CourseDescription:EnergyintheEnvironmentIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course aims to familiarise students withmethods of energy generation and their environmentaleffects.Theprocessesresponsiblefortheformationoffossilfuels(coal,petroleum,naturalgas),andhowtheseprocessesaffectthequalityoftheproductandsuitabilityforexploitationisexamined.Distributionoffossilfuelreservesandtheirlifespanatcurrentandpredictedconsumptionratesisinvestigated.
CourseCode:GEOL3040A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoHydrogeologyIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseincludesthehydrologiccycle,hydrologicalprocesses,basinanalysis,groundwaterhydrology,theoryofgroundwaterflow,hydrogeologicalparametersandwaterquality.Thecoursedealswith thegeneralhydrogeologicalprinciplesandprovidesstudentswithsomeexperienceofpracticalapplications.The first part of the syllabus deals with surface water systems which is categorised as hydrologicalprocesses,andisfollowedbygroundwaterhydrologythatincludesphysicalandchemicalhydrogeology.
CourseCode:GEOL3043A
CourseDescription:AdvancedPetrologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdividedinto3equallyweightedcomponents:
IgneousPetrology:thedevelopmentofclassificationsystemsinwhichchemicalandmineralogicalfeaturesofigneousrocksarecorrelatedsatisfactorily,petrographyandpetrologyofigneousrocksincludingmafic-ultramafic,graniticandalkalinerocks.Akeypartofthecoursesincludeanintroductiontoternaryandquaternaryphasediagramsandtheiruseforsolvingpetrologicalproblemsforbothvolcanicandplutonicrocks.Topicstobeconsideredinclude:theconceptofcumulatesandliquids,adcumulustheory,trappedliquideffect, supercoolingandsuperheatingofmagmas, theroleoffluids inpetrogenesisandmagmaprocessesoperatingincrustalchambers(dykes,maficsillsandlayeredintrusions).
Metamorphic Petrology: advanced thermobarometry with practical applications, phase diagrams inmetamorphic petrology, recent advances in metamorphic petrology (e.g. Petrochronology) and theapplication of various software packages. The course is strongly linked to Metamorphic Petrology(GeologyII)andTectonicsoftheEarthcourses(GeologyIII).
SedimentaryPetrology:primaryanddiagenetictexturesinsiliciclastic,carbonate,andorganicsedimentaryrocks.Ineachcase,sedimentologicalprocessesareinvestigatedinthecontextofenergyresources(coal,hydrocarbonsources,andhydrocarbonreservoirs).Thelinkbetweendepositionalhistory,early,andlatestagediageneticprocessesareinvestigated.
CourseCode:GEOL3046A
CourseDescription:EconomicGeologyandOrePetrologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course introduces students to theuseof reflected lightmicroscopy for the studyofopaque (ore)mineralsandtheirinter−relationshipsatthemicroscopiclevel(OrePetrology).Thiscoursefurtherprovidesanoverviewofthetypesandclassificationoforedeposits,theirgenesisandtheimportanceofmineralsintheSouthAfricaneconomy.Magmatic,sedimentaryandhydrothermaloresanddepositsareconsidered.Foreachtype,classicworld localitiesandthebestSouthAfricanoccurrencesareusedasexamples.Suitesofsamplesfromrepresentativedeposittypesarestudiedinthelaboratoryusinghandspecimens, thinandpolishedsectionsandoreblocks.Laboratoryclassesare fully integratedwith thelecture component of the course.
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CourseCode:GEOL3047A
CourseDescription:StructuralGeologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course is divided into theoretical and practical components. The lectures in the course cover the theoretical concepts that underpin structural geology (stress, strain and rheology), the description,identificationandclassificationofdeformationstructuresinrocks,andthesignificanceofthesestructuresThis course is divided into theoretical and practical components. The lectures in the course cover the theoretical concepts that underpin structural geology (stress, strain and rheology), the description,identificationandclassificationofdeformationstructuresinrocks,andthesignificanceofthesestructuresforreconstructingstrainandstresspatternsinrocks.Thepracticalcomponentofthecoursecoversaspectsrelatedto3Dmeasurementofgeologicalstructuralelementsandtheirrepresentationviastereographicprojection,andcommontechniquesforthemeasurementandinterpretationofstrainpatternsinrocks.
CourseCode:GEOL3041A
CourseDescription:TectonicsoftheEarthIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course introduces students to plate tectonics (which is a unifying theory in Earth Science) andplatetectonicprincipleswhichexertmajorinfluencesonthinkingregardingsedimentary,igneous,andmetamorphicprocesses.Thiscourseexaminesarangeofgeophysicalandgeologicaldatainthecontextofplatetectonics,andillustratesprocessesbyexaminingindetailthetectonostratigraphicdevelopmentofSouthAfricanrocksfromtheArchaeantothemodernday.
CourseCode:GEOL3042A
CourseDescription:AdvancedGeologicalMappingTechniquesIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourse focuseson thepracticalobservationalanddatagatheringskillsand techniquesneeded toconduct advancedgeologicalmapping, integrate resultsusing a varietyof geological techniques, andtoreporttheseresultsinacoherentway.ThecoursebuildsontheGeologicalMapworkIIcourseandrequirestheapplicationoftheoreticalknowledgeobtainedinothercoursesthroughouttheGeologicalSciencescurriculum,suchasprinciplesofrockandmineralidentification,stratigraphicstudies,petrology,geochemistryandstructuralgeology,aswellasfurtherdeveloping3−Dvisualisation,statistical,writingand graphicacy skills essential for geological reporting. This course involves a 10−day off−campuslithologicalandstructuralmappingexcursionandaseriesofcampus−basedactivities(undergroundtunnelmapping, mining−related structural geology exercises, supplementary petrological and geochemicallaboratoryanalysisoffieldsamples,andintroductiontofieldgeophysicaltechniques).Thiscourseaimstofurtherdevelopstudents’corefieldskillsandadvancedgeologicalmappingtechniquesrequiredbythegeosciencesprofession.This includesinterpretationofrockrelationshipsandmodesof formationofrockbodies,collectionofspatialdatasetsandcompilationofsuchdatasetsintosummarydocumentssuchaslogsofstratigraphicsectionsandgeologicalmaps,integratingfieldworkwithlaboratoryanalysis,andtheabilitytofunctionproductivelyinafieldsettingwithlimitedsupportfacilitiesaswellaswithteamsofpeople.Thiscourseisanapex−moduleinthatitallowsstudentstolearnbyintegratingandapplyingtheirgeologicalknowledgeinaproject−orientedmannerinwhichtheygeneratetheobservationalandquantitativedatanecessarytosolveasetofproblems.Itis,thus,closetothereal−worldsituationstheycanexpectoncetheyareemployedasgeologists.Assessmentisbothsummativeanddevelopmental,andincludesbothindividualandgrouptasks.
CourseCode:GEOL3044A
CourseDescription:HydrogeologyandWaterResourceManagementIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscourseintroducesstudentstotheapplicationofwaterresourcesmanagement(importantinacountrylike SouthAfrica,which is characterisedby arid and semi−arid climate andwhichhas ahighwaterdemand for various community developmental activities) and best practice in order to ensure watersupplyandsustaining theenvironment.Thecourseprovides the linkbetweenhydrologyandgeologythroughwater−rockinteractionprocessinaquifers,understandingaquifersystemsandmanagingwaterresourcesinasustainablemanner.ThecoursealsoprovidesGeosciencegraduateswiththeknowledgeandskillsnecessarytopreparethemforserviceasscientificpersonnelwhoarequalifiedtocontributetotheunderstandingoftheuniquehydrogeologicalregimeofthecountryandtherebyhelpinthealleviationofwatershortages.Sincegroundwaterisanaturalresourcethatoccursintherockinterstices,itrequiresthe development of basic techniques to undertake groundwatermining using sustainable and cost−effectivemethodsand,therefore,Geosciencegraduatesarebetterequippedwithbasictechniquesthathelpthemtoexploreforandexploitgroundwaterindifferentpartsofthecountrymoreeffectively.
CourseCode:GEOL3045A
CourseDescription:ExplorationMethodsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesgeosciencegraduateswithknowledgeofprinciplesunderlyingthenatureandspatialdistribution ofmineral and energy resources, and the commonmethods employed for detection andcharacterisationofsuchresources.Otheraspectsthatareincludedinthecourserelatingtoexplorationinclude:legislation,practicesandcodes,GIS,statisticsandgeophysics.Thecourseistaughtusingbothafactualandprocess−orientatedapproach,includingcasestudies,individualstudentparticipationandstudent−group−basedprojectwork.AsSouthAfricaiswellendowedwithmineralandenergyresources,anditseconomicfuturereliesheavilyonsuccessfullyexploring,discoveringandminingofcommodities,students are exposed to a variety of commodities such as iron andmanganese ore, coal, diamonds,amongmany others. They are exposed to the potential threats exploration andminingmay have onenvironmentaldegradation(egacidminedrainage).
CourseCode:GEOL3048A
CourseDescription:GeographicalInformationSystems&RemoteSensingIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
ThiscoursecoversbasicskillsdevelopmentinGIS,asrelevanttogeosciencestudents,inlearninghowtocombineandintegrategeological,geochemical,geophysicalandgeographicaldatasets,toextractnewdatalayersthatassistintheinterpretationofgeologicalterrainsandlocations,andthedevelopmentofbasemapsforexplorationandmining.ThedevelopmentofGISskillsleadtotraininginRemoteSensingthat enables the students tomathematicallymanipulateandfilter selected imageparametersofnon−rasterfiles.Thevalidationofnewextracteddatalayersiskeytounderstandingthegeologicalsystemsinquestion.
CourseCode:GEOL4013A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoGeochemistry
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversthemainaspectsandapplicationsofthegeochemicaltoolbox.Thisincludesmajor,minorandtraceselementsaswellasradiogenicandstableisotopes.AfocusofthiscourseisthehandlingandinterpretationofgeochemicaldatathatapplytoallEarthandplanetarymaterialsincluding,rock,soil,air,water,meteoritesandmaterialsfromotherplanetarybodies.
CourseCode:GEOL4014A
CourseDescription:Hydrogeology
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourse includesadetailedintroductorychapteronphysicalandchemicalhydrogeologywhichisfollowedbygroundwaterrechargeestimationwhichdealswithdifferentapplicationformulae.Advancedgroundwaterexplorationtechniquesarepresentedinadditiontothegroundwateroccurrencesindifferent
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rocks. The aqueous geochemistry section includes basic principles, mass transport and groundwaterpollution studies.Application of environmental isotopes in hydrogeological problems is addressed indetail.Groundwatermodellingandgroundwatermanagementareimportantcomponentsofthecourse,whichisgivenattheendoftheprogram.
CourseCode:GEOL4015A
CourseDescription:MineralisationProcesses
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
This course builds on the knowledge of the differentmineral deposit types obtained in the previousyear. Itprovides further insight into theprocessesofmineraldeposit formation for igneous, igneous−hydrothermal, and hydrothermal deposits focussing on the areas of overlap and transitions betweendifferentdepositstyles. Itexaminesconstraintsonoredeposit formation in termsofmetalandenergyfluxes,and transportingmechanisms.Oredeposits inwhich there is stillmajorcontroversyover theirformation are considered and themerits of different geneticmodels are examined. In particular thisincludes deposits not studied in 3rd year level including iron−oxide copper−gold deposits (IOCG),Carlin−typegolddeposits and skarn systems.An introduction tometallogenesis andmineral systemsscienceisincludedtoprovideaspatialandtemporalconsiderationofglobalmineraldeposits.Thecourseincludes the practical examination ofmineral deposit suites and visits to severalmines, andmineralprojectsinSouthernAfrica.
CourseCode:GEOL4016A
CourseDescription:Exploration,MiningandMineralEconomics
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseleadsthecandidatefromabasicunderstandingofthemineralsindustry,itsdifferentfunctionsandbusinessaspects, throughtodevelopinganappreciationofthecomplexchallengesitmayfaceinremaining viable givenmodifying factors. This syllabus details financial sustainability, the law, sociallicencetomine\explore,environmentalresponsibility,andtechnologicalchangeamongstothertopics.ThesyllabusfocusesheavilyonunderstandingtheSouthAfricanmineralsreportingcode(SAMREC);theroleofSouthAfrica’smineralresourcesinthedevelopmentofthenationandAfrica;andthecontributionthegraduategeologistcanmaketothesustainabilityoftheindustryinternationally.
CourseCode:GEOL4017A
CourseDescription:TectonicsofAfrica
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisintwoparts:Part1isanoverviewofthePrinciplesofPlateTectonics.Part2dealswithAfricantectonics−andthegeologicalevolutionandmetallogenyofAfrica,placedinatectonicevolutioncontext,andgivesAfricanexamplesofthedifferenttectonicprinciplescoveredinPart 1.
CourseCode:GEOL4018A
CourseDescription:SedimentaryBasinAnalysis
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursedealswiththeformationandfillofsedimentarybasinsandtherelationshipbetweengeologicalprocessesandtheoccurrenceofhydrocarbonresources.The course consists of three parts:Reviewofbasicsedimentologyanddepositionalenvironments,anintroductiontosequencestratigraphyandallocycliccontrolsonsedimentation,andanintroductiontoanalyticaltechniquesusedinsedimentarybasinanalysis.Introduction to hydrocarbon geology, including formation of hydrocarbon fields and techniques inhydrocarbonexploration.Thispartofthecoursecontainsmanypracticalexercises.Tectonicsettingofsedimentarybasinsandrelationshipsbetweentectonicprocessesandbasinfill.
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CourseCode:GEOL4019A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geology
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8
CandidatesundertakeaGeologyHonoursProject,whichisconductedunderthesupervisionofastaffmember in the School ofGeosciences. The project entails a literature review (thorough examinationandsynthesisoforiginalliterature),identificationofascientificproblem/issuetobeaddressed,selectionofsuitablemethodsandcollectionandinterpretationofdata.Candidatesarerequiredtopresent theirprojectproposalsandfinalresultstotheSchool,andproduceadetailedreportoftheirfindings.
CourseCode:GEOL4020A
CourseDescription:IgneousPetrology
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseistaughtintwoparts:This part includes: classification schemes for igneous rockswith the aimof correlating chemical andmineralogicalfeatures;mantleandcrustalmelting,mantleheterogeneity,primary,derivative,andparentalmagmas,andmagmaticseries;analysisofprocessesinvolvedinmagmageneration,transportation,andemplacement.Thispartincludes:formationandmodificationofthemantle−lithospherethatunderliescratoniccrust;aholisticapproachtounderstandingthecratonicmantle.
CourseCode:GEOL4021A
CourseDescription:StructuralGeology
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
The emphasis of this course is on brittle deformation of rocks and builds on courses presented atundergraduatelevel.Thecoursebeginswithareviewofbasicrheologyandhowrocksrespondtostress.The principles of brittle deformation are covered in detail, including the well−established theoriesofbrittle failure.Thegeometryof faultsand the important roleoffluidpressures in thegenerationoffaultsandfracturesarealsocovered.Thecoursethencoversseveraltopicsincorporatingtheprinciplesaddressedinthefirstpartofthecourse.Theseinclude:thegeometryofoverthrustsandtheroleoffluids,thegeometryofextensionalfaultsandtheconceptualmodeloffluidflowandassociatedmineralisationindetachmentterranesandmetamorphiccorecomplexes,thestructuralcontrolsoflodegoldmineralisationandtheformationofjointsandfracturesetsandfractureanalysis,whichhasimplicationsforstabilityofopencastminingoperationsanduseinEngineeringGeology.
CourseCode:GEOL4022A
CourseDescription:AnalyticalGeochemistry
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
ThisisapracticalcoursefocusingontheoreticalaspectsandactuallaboratoryanalysisofrockandmineralsamplesusingX−RayFluorescenceSpectroscopy(XRF),Inductively−CoupledPlasmaMassSpectrometry(ICP−MS)andElectronMicroprobeAnalysis (EMPA) formostmajorand traceelementsofgeologicalinterest,boththroughin−situandbulkrockmeasurements.
CourseCode:GEOL4023A
CourseDescription:SolidEarthGeochemistry
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
This is a theoretical course focusing on the formation and differentiation of the Earth, includingcosmochemicalaspectsofsolarsystemandEarthformation.Subjectmaterialsincludecurrentthinking,asdocumented in the latest scientificpublications, on theorigin andevolutionofmantle andcrustalgeochemicalreservoirs,especiallyasconstrainedbyradiogenicisotopesystematicsofSr,Nd,Pb,Os,HfandHe.Othersubjectareasincludeprecisegeochronologyandgeochemicalaspectsofcrustformationand meteoritics.
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CourseCode:GEOL4024A
CourseDescription:SurficialGeochemistry
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
This course includes: temporal evolutionof sedimentary rocks,weathering, soils andbiogeochemicalcycling,redoxinnaturalwaters,compositionsofriversandoceans,environmentalgeochemistry,isotopicvariationsinlow−temperaturesystems,atmosphere−biosphereandlithosphereinteractions.LithospherebyintegratingknowledgeofgeodynamicprocessesonEarthfromArchaeantopresent;andthenatureofdiamond formation.
Geophysics Courses
CourseCode:GEOP4004A
CourseDescription:MathematicalandComputationalGeophysics
NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoverssignalprocessing,imageprocessing,inversetheory,andMATLABprogramming,allappliedtoexplorationgeophysics.
CourseCode:GEOP4005A
CourseDescription:AdvancedPotentialTheory
NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:8
This course covers fundamental aspects of potential field theory and their application to the studyofgravityandmagneticfields.Itfeatureshands−onpracticallabsandcomputerprogrammingassignments.In the theory section, fundamentals of potential theory are derived, starting from basic definitions ofpotentialandwork.Thetheoryisexpandedtoincludeworkontensorsandinvariants.Thegravityandmagneticsectionsincludeworkonground,airborneandsatelliteapplications.Anintroductiontosomeofthefundamentalimageenhancementtechniquesisalsoincluded.
CourseCode:GEOP4006A
CourseDescription:Seismology
NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseisabranchofGeophysicsthatdealswiththemechanicalvibrationsoftheEarthcausedbynaturalsources,suchasearthquakesandvolcaniceruptions,andcontrolledsources,suchasundergroundexplosions. Seismic waves are analysed to study the mechanisms of earthquakes, the structure andevolutionoftheEarth’score,mantleandcrust,andtheeffectofshakingonstructuressuchasbuildingsandmines.Seismologicalmethodsareusedtoexploreformineralsandhydrocarbons;supportthedesign,constructionandoperationoffacilitiessuchasmines,dams,nuclearpowerstationsandwastedisposalsites;andmitigatetherisksposedbyearthquakes.TheSeismologycoursecovers:areviewofrelevanttopicsinmathematics,signalprocessing,physics(especiallythepropertiesandpropagationofmechanicalwaves) and geology; the causes and effects of natural and mining−induced earthquakes, includingmethods to assess seismic hazard andmitigate risks; the acquisition, processing and interpretation ofrefractionandreflectionseismicsurveys;andimagingofthecrustandmantleusingteleseismicsources.
CourseCode:GEOP4007A
CourseDescription:ElectricalandElectromagneticMethods
NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseonElectricalandElectromagneticMethodsincludesfundamentaltheoreticalaspectsregardingthepropagationofelectricalcurrentsandofelectromagneticfieldswithintheEarthanditsatmosphere,examinationofelectricalpropertiesofEarthmaterials,applicationofthesemethodsinmineral,oilandgasexplorationandmining,geohydrology,engineeringandenvironmentaldisciplines,andcasestudies.
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CourseCode:GEOP4008A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geophysics
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8
TheGeophysicsHonoursProjectisdesignedtoprovidecandidateswithbasicexperienceinundertakingasupervisedresearchproject.Itneednotbeoriginalresearch.Projectworkincludesprojectdesign,aliteraturesurvey,preparationofaprojectproposal,scientificresearchandpresentingthefindingsorallyand in a research report.
CourseCode:GEOP4009A
CourseDescription:GeophysicsforGeologists
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversthemainaspectsandapplicationsoffourgeophysicalmethods:magnetics,gravity,seismic, and resistivity. These methods are used to introduce candidates to planning, collecting,interpretingandintegratinggeophysicaldatasetsasappliedtotheexplorationforavarietyofresources.ExamplesincludethesearchforSouthAfricanandglobalresourcessuchaswater,diamonds,gold,andplatinum.Realdatasetsfromgeophysicalsurveysareusedtostresstheimportanceofgoodfieldpracticeandtolearntechniquesforhandlingimperfectdata.
CourseCode:GEOP4010A
CourseDescription:GlobalGeophysics
NQFCredits:16 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseincludesanintroductiontogeology(forcandidateswhohaveasyetnotreceivedgeologytraining;discussionofrelevantaspectsoftheinnerplanetsandmeteoritesforunderstandingtheEarth;anintroductiontomathematicalandphysicalconceptsofmostofthemainfieldsofgeophysics;studyofthephysicsoftheEarth’sinterior;studyofglobalgeophysicalpatterns;andstudyofthephysicsofglobaltectonics.
CourseCode:GEOP4011A
CourseDescription:AfricaArrayFieldSchool
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseinvolvestraininginsurveydesignandtenderingforcontracts,traininginfieldsafety,extensivefieldworkonanactualmineorexplorationproject,useofmostmoderngeophysicalequipmentandmethods,datainterpretationandintegration,andaprojectreport.Itisalsoofferedtoselectedinternationalcandidatesandprovideshands−ontrainingforpracticalgeophysicistsandconsultants.
CourseCode:PALP4010A
CourseDescription:ComparativeOsteology,quantitativemethodsandfieldtechniques
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Studentswill learntorecognizeskeletalelementsofdifferentvertebrategroupsthatwillbuildintheirknowledgeintheanatomicalandtaxonomicidentificationsoffossilselements.Thecourseincludeslablecturesaimingtothepracticalknowledgeofskullandpostcranialanatomyofmammals,reptilesandbirds.StudentswillhaveashortfieldtriptotheCradleoftheHumankindtolearnfieldtechniques.
CourseCode:PALP4011A
Course Description Phylogenetics
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesabasicknowledgeoftechniquestobuild,interpretandassessrelationshipsbetweentaxa by means of cladograms. Topics to be covered include character data−matrix and coding ofcharacters;buildofphylogenetictreesandoptimisationofcharacters;characterfit,consensustreeandweightingofcharacters;evaluationoftrees:branchsupportandresamplingtechniques.
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CourseCode:PALP4012A
CourseDescription:StatisticsandGeometricMorphometrics
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontobasicstatisticmethodologyanduseofgeometricmorphometricstoexploreevolutionofmorphology,includinguseofsoftware.Topicsincludebasicstatisticalmethods;X−ray physics / computed tomography (CT); computed tomography in paleontology; variability oforganism forms−pattern versus process, basic principles of multivariate analysis; basic principles ofgeometricmorphometics;principalcomponentanalysis(PCA).
CourseCode:PALP4013A
CourseDescription:HominidEvolutionandOsteology
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesknowledgeonfossil,archaeologicalandgeneticevidenceoftheevolutionanddevelopmentofhominid.Topicsinclude:phylogeny(humanancestorsandprimatecousins);theearliesthominins; the origins of bipedal locomotion; the evolution of the brain and intelligence; stone tooltechnologies;dietandsubsistence;theoriginandriseofmodernhumans;theevolutionofculture;humanmigrationandsettlement.
CourseCode:PALP4015A
CourseDescription:TerrestrialandMarineMicropalaeontology
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoverstheintroductiontofossilmicroorganismsoftheterrestrialandmarinerealms,oldesttomoderngroups,theirclassificationandapplicationtodating,oilandcoalindustry,andbiostratigraphy.Casestudiesaregiven,shortfalls,limitationsandprocessingmethods.
CourseCode:PALP4016A
CourseDescription:TaphonomyandBiostratigraphy
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
This course comprises:
Stratigraphy− this part of the course comprises a combination of background reading, four lecturesanddiscussionsessions,andcandidatesarerequiredtosubmitanessayattheend.Thegoalofthispartof thecourse is to teachcandidates theprinciplesofstratigraphicandsedimentologicalanalysisusingthe Karoo Supergroup as a case study,with the purpose of understanding how to undertake a basinanalysis.Thefirstlectureisontheprinciplesofstratigraphy,lecturesecondislithostratigraphy,lecturethirdisbiostratigraphy,andlecturefourthisbasinanalysisandpalaeoenvironments.Thecourseincludesa fourdaysfieldexcursiontotheKaroo.Taphonomy−includessix theoretical−practical lecturesandthepresentationof anessayby thecandidates.The topics include theoreticalbackground (definition,terminology, considerations, approaches); diagenesis (mineral replacement); bone modification(weathering, fracture patterns, surface features and their implications); case studies; review of agentsresponsible for modifying and accumulating Plio−Pleistocene faunal assemblages (Human Evolutionstream);reviewoftaphonomicstudiesinthePermian−Triassic−Jurassic(Karoostream).Practical(datacollection:macroscopicallyattheassemblagelevel,includingtaxon,age,minimumnumberofindividualsmorphometrics, fracture patterns, surface modifications, weathering, etc); techniques (microscopicanalysis)
CourseCode:PALP4017A
CourseDescription:ArchosaursEvolution
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidescandidateswiththeknowledgeoftheevolutionofarchosaurs,agroupthatincludedinosaurus,crocodilesandbirds.Topictobeconsideredincludearchosaurdiversity,phylogeny,
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and biogeography; pneumaticity of the archosaur skeleton; cranial anatomy of archosaurs; body sizeevolution,disparity,andevolutionary rates inarchosaurs;digitalhomology in thearchosaur forelimb;genome size evolution in archosaurs; evolution of feathers; postcranial anatomy of archosaurs andarchosaur locomotion.
CourseCode:PALP4018A
CourseDescription:SynapsidEvolution
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesabackgroundtothevarioussynapsidtaxonomicgroupingsshowingtherangeofmorphologicaldiversity.AsSouthAfricahasanexceptionallyrichrecordoffossiltherapsidsemphasisisgiventothemorphologicalevolutionofmammals.Thetopicscoveredincludemainevolutionarylandmarksofsynapsids;distributionofthegroupinthefossilrecord;pelycosaurus,biarmosuchids,dinocephalians,anomodonts,gorgonopsians,therocephaliansandnon−mammaliaformcynodonts.
CourseCode:PALP4019A
CourseDescription:EvolutionofTerrestrialEcosystems
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsoftheevolutionfromsimpletocomplexecosystems,withemphasisparticularonplants.TopicstoconsiderincludeoriginoftheEarth;originoflife;earlylifeintheocean;earlyplantsonland;evolutionofthevariousplantgroupsandthedevelopmentofcomplexecosystemscontainingplants,animalsandinsects.
CourseCode:PALP4020A
CourseDescription:EvolutionofMammals
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsoftheancienthistoryofmammals.TopicsincludelineagesoflivingmammalsandtheirhistoriesduringtheMesozoic;dentalevolutionofMesozoicmammals;maingroupsofmammalsrepresented during the Mesozoic; differences between evolution of monotremes, marsupial andplacentals;conflictsinthetimingofevolutionofmainmammallineages;mammalsduringtheCenozoic;megaherbivoresandmegacarnivores.
CourseCode:PALP4024A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Palaeontology
NQFCredits:40 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthefirstexperienceofcandidateswitharesearchproject.Thecourseisdirectedtotheunderstandingofthemechanicsofresearchinvestigation,datacollectionactivity,framingofresearchquestions,integrationofnewdatawithdatapreviouslyknown;elaborationofawrittenreport(modelledbasedinanacademicresearchpaper)andpresentationoftheresultsoftheinvestigation.Thepresentationoftheresultsoftheprojectorallyrepresentsthefirstexperienceofthecandidatetounderstandtheactivitydevelopedinscientificcongressorconferences.
CourseCode:PALP4025A
CourseDescription:ResearchProjectPalaeontologyandGeology
NQFCredits:40 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthefirstexperienceofcandidateswitharesearchproject.Thecourseisdirectedtotheunderstandingofthemechanicofresearchinvestigation,datacollectionactivity,framingofresearchquestions,integrationofnewdatawithdatapreviouslyknown;elaborationofawrittenreport(modelledbasedinanacademicresearchpaper),presentingtheresultsoftheinvestigation.
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CourseCode:PALP4026A
CourseDescription:Plio−PleistocenePalaeoecology
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsof thetheoreticalbackgroundforpalaeoclimatereconstruction; theuseofvariousproxydataandcomprehendstheenvironmentandclimaticconditionsofSouthandEastAfricaduringthePlio−Pleistocene.
Geology Courses
CourseCode:GEOL7022A
CourseDescription:Hydrogeochemistry
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseincludesbasicdescriptionofchemicalparametersinrocks(major,minorandtrace),physico−chemicalandorganolepticpropertyofwater,labmeasurementmethodologies,plottingandinterpretationof results.
CourseCode:GEOL7023A
CourseDescription:EnvironmentalIsotopes
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseincludesbasicconceptsofisotopefractionation,isotopeoccurrenceinrain,surfacewaterandgroundwater,andcharacteristicsofeachisotopeafteritjoinsthegroundwatersystem.
CourseCode:GEOL7024A
CourseDescription:PhysicalHydrogeology
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseincludeswaterbearingunits,hydrogeologicalparameters(K,T,S)pumpingtestanalysis(singleporosity and double porosity), groundwater occurrence in rocks, groundwater investigationmethods,springsandwells,andboreholedrillingmethods.
CourseCode:GEOL7025A
CourseDescription:Hydrogeophysics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversappliedgeophysicalmethodstosolvegroundwaterproblemsespeciallyinhard−rockterrains.Themainfocusofthecourseisongravity,seismicandelectricalmethods.
CourseCode:GEOL7026A
CourseDescription:TheGeochemicalToolboxforHydrogeology
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course provides candidates with the geochemical skills necessary to tackle subsequent coursesin the proposed Geohydrology MSc programme and prepare them for any geochemical aspects ofthegeohydrological industry.Thecourse focusesonthegeochemical toolsused ingeohydrology, theapplicationsofthesetoolsandhowtointerpretthedataemanatingfromeachofthesetools.
CourseCode:GEOL7027A
CourseDescription:ContaminantHydrogeology
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course is intended to present main groundwater pollution sources, control mechanisms andquantificationofthedispersion,advectionanddiffusionofcontaminantsinanaquifer.
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CourseCode:GEOL7028A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:HydrogeologyFull−time
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
ThisresearchreportprovidesabroadtraininginallaspectsofHydrogeology.Thecandidateisrequiredto present awritten and oral research proposal. The finalwritten report includes a literature survey,an introduction to theproject, a summaryof the researchquestion tobeaddressed,presentationandinterpretation of data, and a comprehensive bibliography to the literature cited in the report; this isaccompaniedbyafinaloralpresentation.
CourseCode:GEOL7029A
CourseDescription:HydrologicalProcesses
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course is intended to present detailed quantification of the hydrological parameters such asprecipitation,evapotranspiration,runoffandrechargeinordertoestimatethewaterbalanceofanarea.Thehydrologiccycleisaddressedbothatalocalandregionallevel.
CourseCode:GEOL7030A
CourseDescription:WaterResourcesManagement
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseincludestherelationshipofhydrologicalparameterstowaterresourcesmanagement,watermanagementprinciplesandissues,waterresourcesinSouthAfrica,transboundarysurfaceandgroundwaterinAfrica,waterloss,pollutionandprotection,waterresourcesandclimatechangeimpacts,andwatermanagementinterventions.
CourseCode:GEOL7031A
CourseDescription:AppliedStructuralGeology
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course involves an in−depth study of Structural Geology theories and applications related tostructuresthatcontrolstorageandcirculationofgroundwater.
CourseCode:GEOL7032A
CourseDescription:AnIntroductiontoOreDepositGeology
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course considers metal concentration in the crust and concentration factors needed to upgrademetals tomineable proportions. Igneous, sedimentary and hydrothermal processes that contribute toconcentrating these metals are considered. Topics include ore deposits in layered complexes, maficrocks,granites,porphyrycopper,pegmatites,lateriteandbauxite,VMS,SEDEX,MVTandepithermaloredeposits. Structural controls that help localise the concentrations of metals are discussed. The course ends withaconsiderationofhowvarioustypesoforedepositshaveformedthroughtime.Regulatorycontrolsthat are inplace for the reportingoforedeposit resources are also covered.Practical classes involveexamininghandsamples,thinsectionsandoresinreflectedlight.
CourseCode:GEOL7033A
CourseDescription:GISandRemoteSensing
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course introduces basic principles such as datums and projections, coordinate systems, geo−referencing, use of GPS, GIS−based techniques for interpretation, radiation and the atmosphere,and visualisationof geological, structural, geochemical and geophysical datasets. There is a focusonARCMAP,LandsatandAsterimagery.Anintroductiontoprocessing,restorationandimageenhancement
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isgivenandincludesinterpretationofhyperspectraltechniquesformineralexplorationandmappingformineralprospectivity.Casestudiesarepresented.Computer−basedpracticalsformasignificantpartofthe course.
CourseCode:GEOL7034A
CourseDescription:StructuralControlsonOreDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesanunderstandingoftectonicprocessesfromthesmall−scaletothecontinent−widescale.Topicsincludethe3Dvisualisationoffolds,faults, thrusts,theirgeophysicalexpressionandtheanalysisofstructuresindrillcore.Thecourseincludespracticaltraininginrecognizingstructuralfeaturesinthefieldandintegratingstructuraldata−setsatallscales,andprovidesagreaterunderstandingoftheroleofstructuralcontrolsinfocusingthedistributionoforedeposits.Theobjectiveofthecourseistodevelop(i)confidenceinunderstandingthestructuralparameters,and(ii)skillsininterpretingtheeffectsofstructuralelementsinspecificareasrelevanttomining.Thereisanemphasisonpracticaltrainingandcasestudiesfromavarietyoforedepositsworldwideareconsidered.
CourseCode:GEOL7035A
CourseDescription:MagmaticOreDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course introduces the concepts of magmatic ore deposit formation and the geochemical andgeophysicalmethodsthatcanbeutilisedfor furtherexploration.Thevarioustypesofdepositsstudiedinclude layered igneous complexes, mafic complexes, komatiites, kimberlites and carbonatites. Oredepositsassociatedwithfelsicigneousrocksarealsocoveredandincludeoresassociatedwithgranitessuchastin,tungsten,niobiumandrareearths;pegmatitesandskarns.Thereisafocusonmechanismsofconcentrationofmetals.Practicalclassesincludeastudyofsamplesuitesfromaroundtheworldusinghandspecimens,thinsectionsandoresinreflectedlight.
CourseCode:GEOL7036A
CourseDescription:SedimentaryOreDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversclasticandchemicalsedimentaryoredeposits.Theseinclude:placerdiamonds,heavyminerals, gold and gems; the role of sedimentary processes in theWitwatersrand Basin and CentralAfricanCopperbeltdeposits;andtheconcentrationoflateriteandbauxiteores.Thechemicalbehaviourof elements such asuranium, vanadium, copper, iron andmanganese are also amajor focus for thiscourse.Theaimofthecourseistodevelopabetterunderstandingofprocessestoassistinexplorationfornewdeposits.Practicalclassesincludeastudyofsamplesuitesfromaroundtheworldusinghandspecimens,thinsectionsandoresinreflectedlight.
CourseCode:GEOL7037A
CourseDescription:HydrothermalOreDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonprocessesinvolvedinthetransportanddepositionofmetalsfromhydrothermalflfuidsinspecificgeologicalsettings.AconsiderationisgiventothecompositionoffluidsandthePressureandTemperatureconditionsofmetaldeposition.MetalsystemsinVMS,SEDEXandMVTsettingsarepresentedtogetherwithanoverviewofCarlin−typedeposits,andtheroleoffluidsinupgradingoreintheCentralAfricanCopperbeltandKupferschieferofPoland.Thecourseaimstoprovideanunderstandingofthedifferentgeologicalsettingsresponsibleforthemineralisationandtoprovidetheparticipantwithagreaterunderstandingofgeneticmodelsusedtoexplainthesedeposits.Casestudiesfromthelecturesareintegratedwithalaboratorystudyofsamplesuitesoforedepositsuitesfromaroundtheworld.
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CourseCode:GEOL7038A
CourseDescription:ExplorationTargeting–Geochemistry
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversavailablegeochemicalexplorationtechniquesandmakeuseofthestate−of−the−art software used in themining and exploration industry to visualise and interpret the relevant data.Thereisanemphasisonpractical training,datapresentation,visualisation,andintegrationofdifferentmethodologies. The objective is to understand the relative strengths andweaknesses of the differentgeochemicaltechniquesinexplorationfordifferenttypesoforedepositsinavarietyofterranesandhowthesecanbeintegratedwithgeophysicaldata.Airbornegeochemicalmethodsareoftenthefirsttechniqueutilisedinthesearchforneworedeposits.
CourseCode:GEOL7039A
CourseDescription:ExplorationTargeting–Geophysics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course integrates available techniques andmake use of the state−of−the−art and geophysicalsoftwareusedintheminingandexplorationindustrytovisualiseandinterprettherelevantdata.Thereisanemphasisonpractical training,datapresentation,visualisation,andintegrationofdifferentmethodologies. The objective is to understand the relevant strengths andweaknesses of the differentgeophysicaltechniquesinexplorationfordifferenttypesoforedepositsinavarietyofterranes.Airbornegeophysicalmethodsareoftenthefirsttechniqueutilisedinthesearchforneworedeposits.Theapplicationofgravity,magneticandelectromagnetictechniquesisroutine.Inaddition,theuseof3Dseismicsinexplorationandexistingundergroundoperationscannowprovidestructuralinformationaheadofmininginordertoguidedevelopmentplanning.
CourseCode:GEOL7040A
CourseDescription:GeometallurgyandReflectedLightMicroscopy
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseisaimedatprovidinganunderstandingofhowtocharacteriseanoredepositintermsofitsprocessing (beneficiation) requirements. These include an appreciation ofmineralogical speciation ofthecommodity,blasting,blending,crushing,grinding,liberation,recoveryandwastecontrol.Practicaltrainingisincludeastudyoforemineralsunderthemicroscopetogainabetterunderstandingofintergrowths in oreminerals, contaminants, optimum grind size to release the required oremineral,adverseganguemineralsandtexturalorecomplexitiesthatcanaffectbeneficiation.Thistrainingleadsto an improved understanding by geologists andmineralogists of the roles of mining engineers andmetallurgistsintheminingvaluechain.Theincorporationofgeometallurgicaldataintogeologicalandresource models are covered.
CourseCode:GEOL7041A
CourseDescription:GeologicalModelling
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsidershowtheintegrationofavailablegeological,structural,geophysicalandgeochemicaldata can be used in exploration targeting and analysis of ore deposits. The course considers the keygeological,geochemical,geophysicalandstructuralparametersandgradevariationsthatareimportantinore−bodymodellingandthevariousmethodsusedfordataacquisitionandmanipulation.AbriefconsiderationisgiventoQAandQCissuesinvalidatingdata.PracticaltrainingisgivenandincludestheuseofLEAPFROGsoftwarefor3Dvisualisationforexplorationandmining.
CourseCode:GEOL7042A
CourseDescription:PlatinumGroupElementDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
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Thiscourseisusefulforthosepeopleworkingintheplatinumgroupmetal(PGM)industry,whowouldliketogainawiderunderstandingoftheplatinumindustryworld−wide.ItconsiderstheBushveld,Nkomati,Sudbury,Stillwater,GreatDyke,Norilsk,MuskoxandJinchuanComplexesandfocusonthedebatesabouthowandwhytheoremineralshavebeenconcentratedintospecificlayers.Itconsidersthenatureoftheplatinummineralsandhowthesevary,evenwithinonehorizonsuchastheMerenskyReef,andhowtheassociatedganguemineralssuchasserpentineortalccanadverselyaffectplatinumrecovery.ItconsidersthesecurityofsupplyfromcountriessuchasSouthAfrica,ZimbabweandRussia,whicharethemajorworldsuppliers.Laboratoryworkincludesastudyofmaterialfromvariousdepositswithafocusonthecharacteristicsoftheoremineralsplusanopportunitytostudyplatinum−bearingmineralsunderthescanningelectronmicroscope.
CourseCode:GEOL7043A
CourseDescription:GoldDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course covers all types of gold deposits. This includes a review of theWitwatersrand goldfieldwith other sedimentary−hosted gold prospects; shear−hosted goldmines in the Barberton area andthroughoutAfrica,IOCG−typedepositsofAustraliaandelsewhere,andCarlin−typegolddepositsofwesternAmerica.Theimportanceofregionalstructuresintheformationofgolddepositsisdiscussed.CasestudiesofmajorgolddepositsformedatdifferenttimesinEarthhistoryformanessentialpartofthecourse.
CourseCode:GEOL7044A
CourseDescription:UraniumDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversprimaryandsecondarytypesofuranium:unconformity−relateddepositsconstitutearound 33% of the world’s resources, breccia complex ~8%, intrusive−related deposits <10%,sandstone−hosteddeposits~18%, surficial deposits~4%andquartz−pebble conglomerates of theWits−typeBasin~13%.Minoroccurrencesassociatedwithcoalandphosphatedepositsisdiscussed.The course provides a greater understanding of the mobility of uranium in igneous, metamorphic,hydrothermalandsedimentaryenvironmentswithanaimofimprovedtargetingforfurtherexploration.CasestudiesfocusofdepositsinCanada,Australia,Kazakhstan,Namibia,Niger,MalawiandSouthAfrica.Africaisasignificantproducerofuranium,withNigerandNamibiacurrentlytheworld’sfourthandfifthlargestproducers.
CourseCode:GEOL7045A
CourseDescription:IronandManganeseDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseaimstoprovideanunderstandingofthesedimentary,microbialandhydrothermalprocessesinvolved in the formation of iron andmanganese ores, the role of structural controls in ore depositformation,andtheeffectofstructuralfeaturesinmining.Thecontrastingmineralogybetweenhigh−gradeandlowgradedepositsarestudiedinlaboratory−basedpracticalsusinghandspecimens,thinsectionsandpolishedoresinreflectedlight.CasestudiesincludedepositsinAustralia,andChinaaswellasSouthAfrica.
CourseCode:GEOL7046A
CourseDescription:CriticalMetalDeposits
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourse focusesonthosecriticalmetals thatAfricacansupply.Theseincludecobalt, lithium,rareearths,tantalum−niobium,platinum,antimony,tungstenandgermanium.Thiscourseaimstoprovideabetterunderstandingofthedepositswithwhichthestrategicmetalsarerelated,examplesofwhereandwhyenrichmenthasoccurred,andthestrategicimplicationsofrestrictedanduncertaintyofsupply.
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Case studies are used for a variety of deposit types. Critical metals are metals whose availability isessentialforhigh−technology,greenanddefenseapplications,butwhicharevulnerabletopoliticallyoreconomicallydrivenfluctuationsinsupply.Atpresent,thisdesignationappliesparticularlytotherare−earthelements,tantalum,niobium,lithium,molybdenum,germaniumandindium,althoughantimony,platinumgroupelements,mercury,tungsten,andstrontiumamongothersareinshortsupplyalthoughtheyarenotnecessarilyrare.Thecourseconsidersmetalresourcesandcriticalityasdefinedbydifferentinternationalgovernments,sourcesofsupplyandrecycling.
CourseCode:GEOL7047A
CourseDescription:TheCentralAfricanCopperbelt
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course investigates the structural setting of sedimentation and subsequent tectonism, and theimportanceofsalt tectonicsintheDRC.Topicsincludeargillite−hostedandarenite−hostedores,thesourceofthefluids,thesourceofsulphur,controversiesonthesourceofthemetalsandtheimportanceofthemajortypesofalteration.CasestudiesincludepracticalstudiesoforesuitesfromKamoa,KamotoandKipushiinDRCandfromNchanga/Chingola,MufaliraandNkanainZambia.ThesearecontrastedwithsimilarsuitesfromtheKupferschieferinCentralEuropeandWhitePineintheUSA.The strataboundcopperdepositsof theCentralAfricanCopperbelt liepartly innorthernZambia andpartly inthesouthernDRC.TherearedramaticdifferencesbetweenmineralisationintheZambiaandDRCpartsoftheCopperbeltintermsofstratigraphicsettingandstructuralcontrols;however,bothareasarecharacterisedbythree lithostratigraphicelementsofcontinental redbeds,evaporitesandreducingstrata.
CourseCode:GEOL7048A
CourseDescription:ResearchReportEconomicGeologyFull−time
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
The research report provides a broad training in all aspects of EconomicGeology. The candidate isrequired topresentawrittenandoral researchproposal.Thefinalwritten report includesa literaturesurvey,anintroductiontotheproject,asummaryoftheresearchquestiontobeaddressed,presentationandinterpretationofdata,andacomprehensivebibliographytotheliteraturecitedinthereport;thisisaccompaniedbyafinaloralpresentation.
CourseCode:GEOL7049A
CourseDescription:ResearchReportEconomicGeologyPart−timeI
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
ResearchReportPart1involvespreliminarydatacollectionandpreparationofanintroductorysectionoftheResearchReportthatispresentedorallyandinwriting.
CourseCode:GEOL7050A
CourseDescription:ResearchReportEconomicGeologyPart−timeII
NQFCredits:60 NQFLevel:9
ResearchReportPartIIinvolvesadditionalresearchdatacollection,analysis,interpretationanddiscussionandthesubmissionofthefinaloralpresentationandwrittenResearchReport.
CourseCode:GEOL7051A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart−timeI
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
ResearchReportPart1involvespreliminarydatacollectionandpreparationofanintroductorysectionoftheResearchReportthatispresentedorallyandinwriting.
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CourseCode:GEOL7052A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart−timeII
NQFCredits:60 NQFLevel:9
ResearchReportPartIIinvolvesadditionalresearchdatacollection,analysis,interpretationanddiscussionandthesubmissionofthefinaloralpresentationandwrittenResearchReport.
School of Mathematics
CourseCode:MATH1034A(MATH1044APT)
CourseDescription:AlgebraI
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:5
Thiscoursefocusesondevelopingthedeductiveandlogicalskillsofstudents.Thecoursesconsistsofrealnumbers,proofbymathematicalinduction,inversetrigonometricfunctions,polarcoordinatesandpolargraphs,thebinomialtheorem,conics,vectorsintwoandthreedimensionsincludingequationsoflinesandplanes,linearequationsandGaussianelimination,matrixalgebraanddeterminants,complexnumbers.
CourseCode:MATH1036A(MATH1045APT)
CourseDescription:CalculusI
NQFCredits:21 NQFLevel:5
Thiscoursefocusesondevelopingtheanalyticalskillsofstudentswithregardtointroductoryundergraduatecalculus. The course consists of the following topics: functions; limits; continuity; differentiability;integration; differentiation techniques; applications of differentiation; hyperbolic functions; integrationtheoryandapplications;advancedintegrationtechniques;improperintegrals;infinitesequencesandseriesandconvergence;andfirstorderdifferentialequations.Thesetopicsincludeanintroductiontothestudentsofkeyconceptsin:trigonometric,logarithmicandexponentialfunctions;partialdifferentiation;implicitdifferentiation;ratesofchange;maximaandminima;applicationstocurvesketching;antiderivatives;theindefiniteanddefiniteintegral;Riemannsums;andTaylorandMaclaurinseries.
CourseCode:MATH1041A
CourseDescription:AuxiliaryMathematicsI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstomathematicalconceptsrequiredforthosewhomajorinbiologicalandearthsciences.Itisaterminatingcoursewhichdoesnotleadintosecondyear.Itconsistsofacalculusandanalgebracomponent:Calculus:Thiscomponentfocusesondevelopingtheanalyticalskillofstudents.Materialincludes:Pointsandvectorsintheplane.Rulesfordifferentiation,Applicationsofdifferentiation.Techniquesofintegration,areas,volume.Parametricequations,arclengthandcurvedsurfacearea.Partialdifferentiation,chainruleandfirstapproximation.Firstorderdifferentialequations.Algebra: This component focuses on developing the deductive and logical skill of students.Materialincludes: Radian measure and trigonometric functions. Proof by mathematical induction, series andpolynomials.Algebraofmatrices, inverses, lawsofdeterminants,systemof linearequations,Cramer’srule.Threedimensionalvectorsandgeometry,equationsoflinesandplanes,distancesbetweenpoints,linesandplanes.Complexnumbersarithmetic.
CourseCode:MATH1042A(MATH1046APT)
CourseDescription:EngineeringMathematics1A
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
This course, consisting of Calculus and Algebra, provides the students with a basic foundation indifferentiationandintegrationtechniquesandsimpleapplications,binomialtheoremandsimpleseries.
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ThetopicsinCalculus1Ainclude:functions;domainandrangeoffunctions;compositefunctions;limitsandcontinuity;differentiation;applicationsofdifferentiation(curvesketching,maxima&minimaandratesofchange);antiderivatives,definiteandindefiniteintegrals;Riemannsums;applicationsofintegrationtoareasandvolumes;thenaturallogarithmicandexponentialfunctions(transcendentalfunctions).ThetopicsinAlgebra1Ainclude:radianmeasure;trigonometricfunctions;trigonometricequations;polarcoordinates;theprincipleofmathematicalinduction;binomialtheorem;conicsections.
CourseCode:MATH1043A(MATH1047APT)
CourseDescription:EngineeringMathematics1B
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourse,consistingofCalculusandAlgebra,providesstudentswithabasicfoundationindifferentiationand integration techniques and simple application, the solution of simple differential equations andmatrices.The topics inCalculus1B include: further techniquesof integrationand improper integrals;sequencesandseries;TaylorandMaclaurinseries;L’Hôpital’srule;partialdifferentiation;ordinaryfirstorder differential equations. The topics in Algebra 1B include: linear systems of equations;Gaussianelimination;matrixalgebra;inversematrices;determinants;inversematricesbyelementaryrowoperationsandadjoint-determinantmethod;Cramer’srule;dotproductandcrossproductinR3;vectoralgebrainR2andR3;linesandplanesinR3;complexnumbers;modulus-argumentformofcomplexnumbers;DeMoivre’stheorem;n-throots.
CourseCode:MATH2001A
CourseDescription:BasicAnalysisII
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourse focusesondeveloping thebasicanalytical skillsof students. Material includes : limitsofsequencesandseries;completenessofR,supremumand infimum,anddensityofQinR; limitsandproofsoftheirrules;continuityandthepropertiesofcontinuousfunctionsonclosedboundedintervals;differentiation,Rolle’stheoremandthe1stmeanvaluetheorem.
CourseCode:MATH2003A
CourseDescription:DifferentialEquationsII
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithpracticalresultsonthesolutionofdifferentialequations.Thiscourseconsistsofsolutionofnthorderconstantco−efficientlineardifferentialequations,Laplacetransforms;Fourier series, solution of boundary value and initial value problems for constant coefficient partialdifferentialequations.
CourseCode:MATH2007A
CourseDescription:MultivariableCalculusII
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:6
This course provides applicable results in calculus of several variables. Materials covered include:differentiationofmapsfromRntoRm;differentials,divergence,gradientandcurl;pathintegralsoverregionsinR2;changeofvariablesinIR2;Jacobians;extrema;Green’stheoremisproved.
CourseCode:MATH2015A
CourseDescription:AbstractMathematicsII
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseconcentratesondiscreteandalgebraicaspectsofmathematics.Thecourseconsistsof thefollowingconcepts:finite,countableanduncountablesets;equivalencerelationsandclasses;mappingsandtheirinverses;binaryoperations;Well−orderingaxioms;thedivisionalgorithm;moduloarithmetic;groupsandrigidmotions.
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CourseCode:MATH2019A
CourseDescription:LinearAlgebraII
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:6
ThiscourseintroducesstudentstothefundamentalconceptsofLinearAlgebra.LinearAlgebratogetherwithCalculusformabasisofhighermathematicstaughtinuniversities.Theyhaveimportantapplicationstonaturalandsocialsciences.LinearAlgebraarosefromsolvingsystemsoflinearequations.Thiscourseintroduces the studentwith the fundamentalconceptsofavector space,a linear transfor−mation,aninnerproduct,andotherrelatednotions,inparticular,thoseoflinearindependence,basis,dimension,orthogonality,matrixofalinearoperator,eigen−values,eigenvectors.Thenotions,facts,andtechniquespresentedinthecoursearewidelyillustratedbyconsideringexamplesandsolvingexercises.
CourseCode:MATH2025A
CourseDescription:TransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseequips studentswithknowledgeandskills thathelps themmakeasmooth transition intoAbstractMathematics.Havingaccuratemathematicallanguageandsymbolismiscriticaltostudent-success inmathematics.Hence the course focuses ondeveloping theirmathematical communicationskills. SinceSetTheory andLogic are fundamental in formulatingproofs, students are thushelped todevelopdeeperunderstandingoftherelevantnotationandsymbolism.Thecoursealsoexposesstudentstodifferentmethodsofproof,forexample,Direct,Contrapositive,Contradiction,andProveorDisprove.This is done in the context of Algebra and Calculus. Problem solving is at the heart of the practiceofmathematics,andthereforestudentsareassisted indevelopingproblem-solvingskillsandstrategiessuch as critical, analytical and logical thinking, This course attempts to instill in students a sense ofappreciationforthevalueofmathematicsasahumanart,createdtosolveeverydayproblems;thehistoryofmathematicsinAfricaisthefocusinthisregard.
CourseCode:MATH2011A
CourseDescription:Mathematics(Engineering)II
NQFCredits:27 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursecoversintermediatetechniquesandapplicationsofthealgebraofrealandcomplexfunctionsandthecalculusofseveralrealvariables.ThecourseismadeupoftwocomponentsAlgebraandCalculus.Algebra involves: Complex numbers. Indeterminate forms and convergence of series. Linear Algebraincludingeigenvaluesandeigenvectors;theCayley−Hamiltontheoremandapplicationstodifferentialequations;changeofcoordinates;diagonalisationandapplications;orthonormality,unitaryandhermitianmatricesandquadraticforms.Fourierseries.
Calculus invovles: Differential equations. Vector differentiation including curvature, directionalderivations,grad,divandcurl,streamlinesandpotentialfunctionsandclassificationofsurfaces.VectorIntegrationincludinglineintegrals,doubleintegrals,Jacobians,Green’stheoremintheplane.
CourseCode:MATH2012A
CourseDescription:MathematicsII
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:6
ThiscourseaugmentstechniquesandsimpleapplicationsofthealgebraandthecalculusintroducedinMathematics1AandMathematics1B.Thecourseenhancesstudents’abilitytoapplyfirstprinciplesofmathematicstosolveengineeringproblems.Topicscoveredinthiscourseinclude:complexnumbers,series, linear space, orthonormality, linear equations and operators, d-operators, complementaryfunctions,particular integrals,complexexponentials, stability,vectordifferentiation,curvature torsion,trajectoriesandquadricsurfaces.
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CourseCode:MATH3001A
CourseDescription:NumberTheoryIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
This course provides the student with an introduction to number theory. Topics covered include aselectionofthefollowing:Exactandasymptoticenumerationofsums;primenumbersandfactoring;basictechniquesofenumeration,inclusion−exclusion,identities;enumerationundersymmetries;continuedfractions,arithmeticalfunctions,sumsofsquares;partitionsofintegers,q−series.
CourseCode:MATH3003A
CourseDescription:CodingandCryptographyIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocusesonthebasicmathematicsofcodingandcryptography.Thetopicscoveredincludeclassicalcryptosystems;Ceasarandaffineciphers;blockandstreamciphers;one−timepads;publickeycryptosystems; the RSA cryptosystem; digital signatures; discrete logs and the ElGamal cryptosystem;primalitytestingandfactoring;pseudorandomnumbers;errordetectingcodes.
CourseCode:MATH3004A
CourseDescription:ComplexAnalysisIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
Thisisanintroductorycourseincomplexanalysiswhichexplorespropertiesofanalyticfunctionsofonecomplexvariable.Thetopicscoveredincludecomplexdifferentiability,theCauchy−Riemannequationsandanalyticfunctions;functionsdefinedbypowerseries;pathintegralsinthecomplexdomain;theindexofaclosedcurve;Cauchy’sIntegralTheorem,Cauchy’sIntegralFormulaandTaylorSeries;singularitiesandLaurentSeries;theResidueTheoremandRouch’e’sTheorem;evaluationofintegralsofrealvaluedfunctions via complex methods; Open Mapping Theorem, Maximum Modulus Theorem, Schwarz’sLemma.
CourseCode:MATH3006A
CourseDescription:GroupTheoryIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocusesonelementarygrouptheoryandprovidesthestudentswithinsightintothestructureof an algebraic system. The course introducesmany diverse groups throughwhich the properties ofgroupsmaybeviewed.Thiscourseconsistsofthetheoryofgroups,subgroups,cyclicgroups,normalsubgroups, quotient groups and direct product groups, homomorphisms and isomorphism theorems,groupactiononsets,orbitsstabilisersandconjugacy,LagrangeandCauchytheorems,simplicityandAnandtheSylowTheorems.
CourseCode:MATH3010A
CourseDescription:TopologyIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothetheoryoftopologicalspaces.Contentscoveredincludebasicdefinitions (topological spaces, subspaces, closed sets); bases for topologies; closure, limit points andconvergence; continuousmaps and homeomorphisms; the Hausdorff condition and other separationaxioms; connectedness and path connectedness; compactness.
CourseCode:MATH3031A
CourseDescription:DifferentialGeometryIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithanintroductiontothetheoryofdifferentiablemanifoldsandcalculusonthem.Contentsincludedifferentialforms;orientedmanifolds;vectorfieldsanddifferentialformsonmanifolds;integrationofdifferentialformsoverorientedmanifolds;andthegeneralisedStoke’sTheorem.
CourseCode:MATH3032A
CourseDescription:RealAnalysisIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseisacontinuationofIntroductoryAnalysisII(MATH2022A),furtherdevelopingstudents’understandingofanalyticalpropertiesofrealfunctionsandanalysisofmetricspaces.Contentsincludelimitsuperiorandlimitinferior;applicationstoconvergenceofseries;improperintegrals;thenotionofametricspace;analysis inmetricspaces;differentiabilityof functionsofseveralvariables; theImplicitandInverseFunctionTheorems;completenessandcompactnessinmetricspaces;uniformconvergenceinmetricspaces;FourierSeriesandtheWeierstrassApproximationTheorem;introductiontoLebesgueintegration.
CourseCode:MATH3033A
CourseDescription:MathematicalMethods(Industrial)
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
ThiscoursecoversmathematicalmethodsinIndustrialEngineering,includingabasicunderstandingofLaplacetransformations;linearprogrammingincludingthesimplexmethod,duality,sensitivityanalysisandthebranchandboundalgorithm;gametheorytopicssuchasthePrisoner’sdilemma;MarkovChainstopicssuchassteady-stateprobabilitiesandergodicchains.
CourseCode:MATH3034A
CourseDescription:LeontiefSystemsIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
This course gives an introduction tomathematical economics. Topics covered includeequilibrium inlineareconomicmodels;Hawkings−Simoncondition;outputsandprices,profitrate;matricesandlinearmappings, irreduciblematrices; productplanning, activity analysis;Koopman’spostulates, productionpossibilityset.
CourseCode:MATH3037A
CourseDescription:IntermediateAnalysisIII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseincludesthefollowingtopics:Riemannsums;refinements;Riemannintegrals;metricspaces;completeness; open and closed sets; power series; existence anduniqueness of solutions toordinarydifferentialequations;improperintegralsandfixedpointtheorems.
CourseCode:MATH4016A
CourseDescription:AlgebraIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsofaselectionformthefollowingtopics:
RingsandModules:Thiscourseisanintroductiontothetheoryofassociativeringsandtheirmodules.Review the fundamental conceptsof algebras.Topics covered include thecomplete ringofquotientsofcommutativerings,primeideasandprimeidealspaces,primitiveringsandradicalsandcompletelyreducibleringsandmodules.ArtinianandNoetherianringsand idempotents. Injectiveandprojectivemodules.Introductiontohomologicalalgebra.AutomorphismsGaloisTheory:Thiscourse introduces thestudyoffieldextensions.Themain ideaofGaloisTheoryistoconsidertherelationofthegroupofpermutationsoftherootsofapolynomialtothealgebraicstructureofitssplittingfield.ThecourseincludestheFundamentalTheoremofGaloisTheory,
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compositeextensionsand simpleextensions, theGaloisgroupofpolynomials, solvability and radicalextensionsleadingtotheresultontheinsolvabilityofthequintic.FiniteDimensionalVectorSpaces:Thepurposeofthiscourseistotreatlineartransformationsonfinitedimensionalvectorspacesbysimplegeometricnotionscommontomanypartsofmathematicsandina language that is used in the theoryof integral equations andHilbert Theory. The coursebuilds ontheelementarynotionsof vectors spacesoverfields and introducesdual spaces,quotient spaces andthedirect sumofvector spaces.Central to thedevelopment is the introductionofbilinear formsandinnerproductsandtheRieszRepresentationTheoremwiththeideasofadjointandself−adjointlineartransformations.Thecourse includesa surveyoforthogonalprojections,eigenvaluesand theSpectralDecomposition Theorem.
CourseCode:MATH4017A
CourseDescription:Asymptotics/ApproximationTheoryIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseisacontinuationoftheHonoursTopicCombinatorics.Thiscourseincludesaselectionfromthefollowingtopics:Generalprinciplesofenumeration;symboliccomputer algebra with Mathematica; methods of asymptotic enumeration. This last topic includes;asymptoticsofsums;asymptoticsofrecurrencerelations;Mellintransforms;Rice’smethod;singularityanalysis;saddlepointmethod;andlimitingdistributions.
CourseCode:MATH4018A
CourseDescription:CalculusofVariationsIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This coursedealswith the Invariance approach to the analysis of variational differential equations asintroducedbySophusLie.The course comprises of:Differential Geometric Preliminaries (Manifolds, Groups, Lie Groups, Lie group transformations);Liepoint symmetries of ordinary differential equations (methods and applications);Calculus of Variations(Introductionanddefinitions, EulerLagrangeequations, Inverseproblems, conservation laws);Noethersymmetries;Noether’stheorem(conservationlaws);Associationbetweensymmetriesandfirstintegrals;SymmetriesofPDEs;andConservationlawsofvariationalPDEs.
CourseCode:MATH4019A
CourseDescription:CombinatoricsIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetothefundamentalconceptsofenumerativecombinatorics.
Thiscourseconsistsofaselectionfromthefollowingtopics:
permutationsandcombinations;binomialcoefficients;Stirlingnumbersandcombinatorialidentities;the principle of inclusion and exclusion; recurrence relations; ordinary and exponential generatingfunctions;theexponentialformulaandtrees;Lagrangeinversion;thesymbolicmethodofenumeration;discreteprobability;bivariategeneratingfunctionsandcombinatorialparameters;andPolya’sTheoryofCounting.
CourseCode:MATH4020A
CourseDescription:ComplexAnalysisIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisanadvancedcourseincomplexanalysiswhichpresentspropertiesofanalyticfunctions,inparticularrelatingtozerosandpolesofanalyticfunctions.Theresultsemphasisetherichstructureofanalytic functions. The course content includes:Möbius transformations;Montel’s theorem;Riemannmappingtheorem; infiniteproductsofanalytic functions;approximationofanalytic functions;analyticcontinuation;harmonicfunctions;entirefunctionsoffiniteorder;therangeofanalyticfunctions.
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CourseCode:MATH4021A
CourseDescription:FunctionalAnalysisIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetokeyconceptsinfunctionalanalysis.Itisafoundationalcourseandassuchitrequires,asaprerequisite,onlyknowledgeofclassicalrealanalysis.Thecourseconsistsof:normed linear spaces, inner product spaces, Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces; properties andcharacterisation of bounded linear operators on normed linear spaces; the principle of uniformboundedness, theopenmappingtheorem,theHahn−BanachtheoremortheHilbertspaceanaloguesthereof in termsoforthogonality (dependingon the focus for that year); theRiesz−FischerTheorem,dualityandreflexivity;spectraltheoryofcompactoperator;andboundedself−adjointoperators.
CourseCode:MATH4022A
CourseDescription:GeometryandAlgebraicTopologyIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisanintroductiontoalgebraictopologywithgeometricapplications.Itisaimedathonourscandidateswhohavesomeknowledgeofbasictopologyanddifferentialgeometry,suchaswhatisprovided by the third−year coursesMATH3010A andMATH3031A offered atWits. Topics coveredincludethefundamentalgroup,coveringspaces,homologyandcohomologygroups,aswellasgeometricapplications,suchasdeRhamcohomology,theclassificationofclosedsurfaces,andtheJordanCurveTheorem.
CourseCode:MATH4023A
CourseDescription:GraphTheoryIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of Graph Theory. The course covers elements oftopologicalgraphtheory,graphcolourings,graphpolynomials,connectivity,andembeddingsingraphs.TheMajorpartofthecourseisdevotedtosomeorallofthefollowingparts:BasicGraph Theory. Basic concepts and results in graph theory and introduction to open problems.Traversals (Euleriangraphs,Hamiltoniangraphs),connectivityandplanarity.Research ingraph theoryon these topics.GraphColouring,specificallyvertexcolouringsandmapcolourings.TopologicalGraphTheory.Fundamentalconceptsof the relationshipbetweengraph theoryandKnottheory.Someknotinvariantscalculatedviathecorrespondinggraphs:pathwidth,componentnumber,theKauffmanpolynomial,theJonespolynomialandtheAlexanderpolynomial.GraphPolynomials.Fundamentalconceptsofgraphcolouringandgraphoperations.Graphpolynomialsnamelychromaticpolynomial,theTuttepolynomial,theMartinpolynomialandPenrosepolynomial.
CourseCode:MATH4024A
CourseDescription:NumberTheoryIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on the mainstream and advanced concepts and trends in Elementary, AnalyticandAlgebraictheoryofNumbers.Thecourseismadeupofthreeindependentpartsofwhichonlyonecomponentisofferedinagivenyear.ElementaryNumberTheory.Thefirstpartexplorestheessentialandadvancedpropertiesofthepositiveintegers. The content consists of the topics: infinitude of primes; primes numbers of different kinds;solution of Diophantine equations and congruences; arithmetic functions; Euler function, quadraticresidues; irrational numbers and continued fractions; decimal expansions of real numbers. AnalyticNumberTheory.Thesecondpartinvestigatestheapplicationofmethodsofmathematicalanalysisinthesolutionofproblemsaboutintegers.Thecontentconsistsofthetopics:algebraicpropertiesofarithmeticalfunctions; pseudo−convergence; average values; densities; the zeta function; the nth prime; PrimeNumberTheorem;Dirichletcharacters;Ramanujanexpansions;ordersofmagnitude.
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AlgebraicNumber Theory. The third part explores the interplay of abstract algebraic theory and thepropertiesofintegersandrationalnumbers.Thecontentconsistsofthetopics:ringlocalisations;integralelements;primeandmaximalideals;Dedekinddomains;uniquefactorisationofideals;algebraicnumberfields;integralbases;discriminants;norms;classnumber.
CourseCode:MATH4025A
CourseDescription:MeasureTheoryIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thisisafoundationalcourseinmeasuretheoryandassuchitrequiresasaprerequisiteonlyknowledgeof classical real analysis. The topics covered in the course are: Algebras and sigma algebras of sets,definitionandpropertiesofmeasures,completionsofmeasures, themonotoneclass theoremand theCaratheodoryconstructionofmeasures,propertiesofmeasurablefunctions,constructionoftheLebesgueintegral,Fatou’sLemma,theLebesguemonotoneconvergenceanddominateconvergencetheorem,thespaceofLebesgueintegrablefunctions,signedmeasuresandtheHahn−Jodandecomposition,theRadon−Nikodym−Lebesguedecomposition.
CourseCode:MATH4026A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:MathematicsIV
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsofaresearchprojectonapuremathematicstopicwhichiscarriedoutunderstandardexploratory,investigativeandanalyticalprinciplesundersupervisionbyasupervisor.ThestagesconsistofTopicselection,ProposalConstruction,ApprovalofProposal,ProjectWork,ProjectReportWritingandReportSubmission.
CourseCode:MATH4027A
CourseDescription:TopologyIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
This course is the branch ofmathematics concernedwith the properties of space that are preservedundercontinuousdeformations.Itmaybeconsideredasamoderngeometry.Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatewiththefundamentalconceptsofatopologicalspaceandacontinuousmapping,withbasicconstructionsandresults.Thelistofpresentedtopicsincludescardinalinvariantsofspaces,separationaxioms,compactspaces,Urysohn’slemmawhichsaysthatanytwodisjointclosedsubsetsofanormalspacecanbeseparatedbyacontinuousfunction,andTychonofftheoremwhichsaysthattheproductofcompact spaces is compact.
CourseCode:MATH4028A
CourseDescription:MathematicalLogicIV
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseintroducesthefieldofMathematicalLogic.Itconsistsofpropositionallogic,first-orderlogicand non-classical logic. The course explores the syntax, semantics and proof systems for each logicconsidered,pursuingthesethemesuptoandincludingsoundnessandcompletenesstheoremsandthecharacterisationofexpressivityintermsofmodel-theoreticinvarianceresults.
CourseCode:MATH7021A
CourseDescription:MeasureTheory
NQFCredits:22 NQFLevel:9
Thisisafoundationalcourseinmeasuretheoryandassuchitrequiresasaprerequisiteonlyknowledgeofclassicalrealanalysis.The course comprises: algebrasandsigmaalgebrasofsets;definitionandpropertiesofmeasures;completionsofmeasures;themonotoneclasstheoremandtheCaratheodoryconstructionofmeasures;propertiesofmeasurable
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functions;constructionoftheLebesgueintegral;Fatou’sLemma,theLebesguemonotoneconvergenceanddominateconvergencetheorem;thespaceofLebesgueintegrablefunctions;signedmeasuresandtheHahn−Jodandecomposition;theRadon−Nikodym−Lebesguedecomposition;andcompulsoryprojectinthisfieldofstudy.
CourseCode:MATH7022A
CourseDescription:Topology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:9
This course comprises of:GeneralTopology:AxiomofChoice,cardinalarithmetic,a topological space,acontinuousmapping,cardinalfunctions,separationaxioms,Urysohn’slemma,compactspaces,Tychonofftheorem;Algebraic Topology: Homology and Cohomology, Winding Numbers, Covering spaces, topology ofsurfaces, de Rham cohomology of surfaces, theMayer−Vietoris sequence, classification of compactsurfaces,Riemanniansurfaces;andDifferential Geometry:Manifolds, vector bundles, differential forms, integration of differential forms,introductiontoStokes’theorem.IntroductiontoRiemanniangeometry(connections,curvature,covariantdifferentiation).Acompulsoryprojectinthisfieldofstudy.
CourseCode:MATH7023A
CourseDescription:Algebra
NQFCredits:22 NQFLevel:9
Thecoursecomprisesaselectionfromthefollowingtopics:
RingsandModulesThiscourseisanintroductiontothetheoryofassociativeringsandtheirmodules.Reviewthefundamentalconceptsofalgebras.Topicscoveredincludethecompleteringofquotientsofcommutativerings,primeidealsandprimeidealspaces,primitiveringsandradicalsandcompletelyreducibleringsandmodules.ArtinianandNoetherianringsandidempotents,injectiveandprojectivemodules,anintroductiontohomologicalalgebra.AutomorphismsandGaloisTheoryThiscourseintroducesthestudyoffieldextensions.ThemainideaofGaloisTheoryistoconsidertherelationofthegroupofpermutationsoftherootsofapolynomialtothealgebraicstructureofitssplittingfield.ThecourseincludestheFundamentalTheoremofGaloisTheory,compositeextensionsandsimpleextensions,theGaloisgroupofpolynomials,solvabilityandradicalextensionsleadingtotheresultontheinsolvabilityofthequintic.FinitedimensionalVectorSpaces.
ThepurposeofthiscourseistotreatlineartransformationsonfinitedimensionalvectorspacesbysimplegeometricnotionscommontomanypartsofmathematicsandinalanguagethatisusedinthetheoryofintegralequationsandHilbertTheory.Thecoursebuildsont`heelementarynotionsofvectorsspacesoverfieldsandintroducesdualspaces,quotientspacesandthedirectsumofvectorspaces.CentraltothedevelopmentistheintroductionofbilinearformsandinnerproductsandtheRieszRepresentationTheoremwiththeideasofadjointandself−adjointlineartransformations.Thecourseincludesasurveyoforthogonalprojections,eigenvaluesandtheSpectralDecompositionTheorem.Algebraproject(compulsory)inoneoftheaboveareas.
CourseCode:MATH7024A
CourseDescription:FunctionalAnalysis
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:9
Thisisafoundationalcourseinfunctionalanalysisandassuchitrequiresasaprerequisiteonlyknowledgeofclassicalrealanalysis.This course comprises:
Normedlinearspaces,innerproductspaces,Banachspaces&Hilbertspaces;propertiesand
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characterisation of bounded linear operators on normed linear spaces; the principle of uniform boundedness, theopenmappingtheorem,theHahn−Banachtheoremorthe Hilbertspaceanaloguesthereof in terms of orthogonality, depending on the focus for that year; the Riesz−Fischer Theorem,dualityandreflexivity;spectraltheoryofcompactoperators;boundedself−adjointoperators;andacompulsoryprojectinthisfieldofstudy.
CourseCode:MATH7025A
CourseDescription:ResearchReport:Mathematics
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsistsofaresearchreportonapuremathematicstopicwhichiscarriedoutunderstandardexploratory, investigative and analytical principles. The stages consist of Topic selection, ProposalConstruction,ApprovalofProposal,ProjectWork,ProjectReportWritingandReportSubmission.Thereportshouldnotexceed35printedpagesonA4sizedpaper.Thefollowingitemsarerecommendedforthe proposal: title;aim;problemstatement;researchquestions;methodology;contents;literaturereview;furtherworkor results; and references
School of Mechanical; Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment)
CourseCode:MECN2006A
CourseDescription:ThermodynamicsI
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of classical thermodynamics includingrelationshipsamongthepropertiesofmatterandthelawsgoverningthetransformationofenergyintovariousforms.Centraltothiscourseisdevelopinganunderstandingofthelawofconservationofenergy(FirstLawofThermodynamics)andthelawofdegradationofenergy(SecondLawofThermodynamics).Thecourse furthergrounds thestudent in theapplicationof thermodynamicprinciplesandtheuseofpropertyrelationsintheanalysisofthermodynamicprocesses;cyclesandsystems.Thecourseconsistsof:Introductoryconceptsanddefinitions;energyandtheFirstLawofthermodynamics;propertiesofapure;simple compressible substance; control volumeenergy analysis; the SecondLawof thermodynamics;entropy;thermodynamicrelations.
CourseCode:MECN2010A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoMaterialsScienceandEngineering
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithafundamentalscientificbackgroundtomaterialsbehaviouragainstwhich rational choices of types ofmaterials for particular applicationsmay bemade. It aims to givestudentsanunderstandingofhowmaterialpropertiesimposelimitationsonthebehaviourofengineeringcomponents. The course covers: Classification of materials; materials design and selection; atomicstructureandbonding;crystalstructures;defectsinatomicandionicarrangements;diffusion;mechanicalproperties;failureofmaterials;strainhardeningandannealing;solidification;solidsolutions;dispersionstrengtheningandeutecticphasediagrams;phase transformationsandheat treatments; steelsandcastirons;nonferrousalloys;ceramicmaterials;polymers.
CourseCode:MECN2011A
CourseDescription:AppliedMechanicsA
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursefocussesontheanalysisofforcesappliedtostructuresandmachinesinequilibrium;andtounderstandthebehaviourofphysicalbodieswhensubjectedtoforcesanddisplacements.Thiscourseismadeupofmechanicsof solidsand statics.Themechanicsof solids section involvesderivingandapplying:theflexureformulainbeams;thetorsionalformulaincircularshaftsandthetransformation
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of two-dimensional stress elements (Mohr’s circle). The mechanics of solids section further covers:solving statically indeterminateproblems (applied tobeams;axial loadsand torsion);determining thestressesandstrainsassociatedwiththermalloading;andsolvingcombinedloadingproblems.Thestaticssectioninvolvesapplyingequationsofequilibriumtotwo-dimensionalframesandmachinesandthree-dimensional space trusses.
CourseCode:MECN2012A
CourseDescription:ComputingSkillsandSoftwareDevelopment
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstokeyconceptsinprogramminglogicandthedevelopmentofprogramsusinghigh-level languagesandcommonapplications.Theseconceptsareexploredusingexamples inengineering science including data management. The course consists of: History and Fundamentals:Basichistoryofcomputing;numbersystems;logicalandbooleanoperators;algorithms;genericprogramstructure;design;andflowcharting.Programming (modern high-level language MatLab or equivalent): Algorithms; sequence; branching;andlooping;functionsandscripts;datastructures;plotting;filehandling.Programcreation;testinganddebugging.Integrationofobjectsand/ormodulesintohigherlevelprograms.Computer Software: spreadsheets (e.g.Microsoft Excel; includingmacros) and document preparation(LaTeX).Practical exercises: applications of programming and spreadsheets in analysis of simple engineeringsystems.
CourseCode:MECN2014A
CourseDescription:MechanicalEngineeringDesignI
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourse introduces thestudent tomechanicalengineeringdesignand focussesondevelopingandapplyingtheoriesofstressanalysisandfailuretomechanicalengineeringdesignproblems.Thecourseconsists of: the engineering design process; fundamental analysis and design of standard machineelementsandassemblies;shearforceandbendingmomentdiagrams;stressanalysis;principalstressesandMohr’scircle;staticandfatiguefailuretheories;factorsofsafety;designprocessandconsiderations;technicalcommunication;cylindersizingandbasichydraulics;shaftanalysisincludingstaticandfatigueloading;keysandpins;practicalmaterialselection;power-screwandboltsizing;weldanalysisandsizing.Groupdesignprojects;resultingindetaileddesignswithmanufacturingdrawings;arealsoconducted.
CourseCode:MECN3033A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoNuclearEngineering
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:7
This course introduces the student to the basics of nuclear engineering regarding energy productionfromfissilenuclearmaterialandenergyconversion(nuclear to thermal toelectric).Thecoursecoversthe design of nuclear power reactors; reactor control; reactor shielding and the extraction of heat inthe thermal cycle. The course covers basic heat transfer and an introduction tomeasurement theoryandpractice;asappliedtonuclearpower.Thisincludespracticallaboratoryexperimentsaspartofaninvestigationalprojectwherematerialfromthecourseisapplied.
CourseCode:MECN3034A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoNuclearSafety
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducesthestudenttothebasicsofsafeapplicationofnuclearengineering.Thecourselooksat:safetyassessmentofnuclearreactors;operationsafety;reactoraccidents;philosophyandrulesofdesignforsafety.Thecoursealsocoversacasestudyofsevereaccidents;rootcauseanalysis;andfailuremodeandcriticalityanalysisaspartofaninvestigationalproject.
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School of Molecular and Cell Biology
CourseCode:MCBG2036A
CourseDescription:MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPractice
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Restricted courseThis course covers the fundamental aspects of various laboratory methods applied in genetics,biochemistry,cellbiologyandmicrobiology.Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipthestudentwithscientificreasoning(deductive,inductiveandabductivearguments),experimentaldesign,datareporting,scientificreportwriting (accessing information, citingandplagiarism), andexperimentalhands-on training.Thestudent is introduced to various techniques including spectroscopy, chromatography, electrophoresis,centrifugation,cellculture,microscopy,immunotechniques,andblottingtechniques(Southern,Northern,Western).Thestudentisassessedusingclasstests,practicalreports,participationinclassactivities,andanexam.Sincethisisapracticalorientedcourse,theattendanceishighlyrecommended.
CourseCode:MCBG2032A
CourseDescription:MolecularandCellBiologyIIB:Concepts
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Restricted course The course is designed to introduce the basic concepts ofmolecular and cell biology including theuniversal features of cells and genomes, DNA and chromosomes, and nucleic acids. Concepts onMendelianinheritance,celldivision,thecellcycle,germcellsandfertilization,thecentraldogma,DNAreplication,geneexpressionand itscontrol, translation, thepropertiesofaminoacids,peptidebonds,protein structure and function, enzymology, cellmetabolismand its control is introduced.Molecularbiology techniques including nucleic acid extraction, recombinant DNA technology, sequencingand bioinformatics is covered.Cell biology including the study ofmembrane structure and function,prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell walls, cell junctions, cell adhesion extracellular matrix, and signaltransduction is presented.
CourseCode:MCBG2033A
CourseDescription:MolecularandCellBiologyIIC:Applications
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourse isanumbrellacoursemadeupof fourcourses (12creditseach):CurrentTopics inMicrobiology (MCBG2028A): Drug Discovery (MCBG2029A; Molecular Basis of Disease II(MCBG2030A)andGeneticInnovations(MCBG2034A).
CourseCode:MCBG2028A
CourseDescription:CurrentTopicsinMicrobiologyII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Theprimaryaimof thiscourse is toexposestudents tocurrent topicsof interest in thebroadfieldofmicrobiology.Contentofthecourseincludesfundamentalconceptsandapplicationsofviruses,bacteriaor fungi; and their interactionswith other organisms in the fields of environment, humanhealth andagricultural biotechnology. The outcomes are an understanding and appreciation of the fundamentalprinciplesanddiversityofmicroorganismsandtheirimpactondifferentenvironmentsandorganisms.
CourseCode:MCBG2029A
CourseDescription:DrugDiscoveryII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseexploresthefundamentalaspectsofdrugdiscoveryanddevelopment,suchasprinciplesusedinthedesignandtestingofdrugs,screeningmethodologiesincurrentpractice,identificationofdrug
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targets,mechanismsofactionofdrugs,differentstagesofdrugdevelopment,clinicaltrials,sideeffects,commercialaspects,andpatenting.Thecourserelatesknowledgegainedinproteinstructureandfunction,cellandanimaldiseasemodelstothetranslationalaspectsofdrugdiscoveryandpersonalisedmedicine.Thecourseequipsthestudentwithfirmunderstandingofvariousstrategiesusedtobringnoveltherapiesfrom‘labtobed-side’.Thestudentisassessedusingpracticalreports,participationinclassactivities,andanexam.Theadvancednatureofthiscoursedemandsregularattendance.
CourseCode:MCBG2030A
CourseDescription:MolecularBasisofDiseaseII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursefocusesonthemolecularunderpinningsofcommonly-occurringdisease-relatedproblemsincludinginheriteddiseases,cancerandmolecularapproachesfortherapies.Morespecificallythecourselooksatmodesof inheritance,chromosomeabnormalities,epigenetics,gene-environment interaction,genome-wideassociations,chromosometranslocations,andthecellcycle.
CourseCode:MCBG2034A
CourseDescription:GeneticInnovationsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course covers fundamental andapplied aspects in thefieldof genetics to look at the genes andgenomesofbotheukaryoticandprokaryoticorganisms.Thecoursefirstlyinvestigatesfundamentalsofgene structure, genome organisation, genetic variation, epigenetics, gene expression and inheritancepattern in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Secondly the course explores the use of standard moleculargenetic techniques for analysis of genetic variation and their application for diagnosis, treatment,pharmacogenomicsandforensics.Thirdlythecourselooksathowgenesandgenomescanbemanipulatedfor the improvement of human health and the environment.
CourseCode:MCBG3004A
CourseDescription:BiochemistryandCellBiologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
This course comprises: Protein Biochemistry and Biotechnology III (MCBG3005); Enzymology III(MCBG3008); Advanced Cell Biology III (MCBG3010); Information Pathways & Bioinformatics III(MCBG3009).
CourseCode:MCBG3011A
CourseDescription:GeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
This course comprises: Population Genetics III (MCBG3029); Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes III(MCBG3012).Thefollowingadditionalcoursesarestronglyrecommended:Chromosomes andGeneMaps III (MCBG3014);AdvancedDevelopmental Biology III (MCBG3030);.Alternatively,additionalcoursesmustbeselectedfromthoseofferedbyMolecularandCellBiologyorAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalScienceatlevelIIItotaling36points.Foranoverviewofthesecoursesrefertotherelevantsyllabussection.
CourseCode:MCBG3017A
CourseDescription:MicrobiologyandBiotechnologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecomprises:AdvancedBacteriologyIII(MCBG3024);AdvancedVirologyIII(MCBG3018).Thefollowingadditionalcoursesarestronglyrecommended:PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII(MCBG3027);MicrobialFoodSafetyIII(MCBG3021);BiotechnologyofFungiIII(MCBG3022)andBioengineeringandBiotechnology(MCBG3032).Alternatively,
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additionalcoursesmustbeselectedfromthoseofferedbyMolecularandCellBiologyorAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalScienceatlevelIIItotaling54points.Foranoverviewofthesecoursesrefertotherelevantsyllabussection.
CourseCode:MCBG3033A
CourseDescription:AppliedBioinformaticsIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
This course comprises Introduction toBioinformatics III (36points) plus a further36points fromanyotherMCBGIIIshortcourse/sthatdoNOTformpartoftheotherMCBGIIImajor.Theseoptioncoursesmustfitintoavailableslotsinthestudent’stimetable.Theoverallaimofthecourseisforstudentstounderstandtheutilityofbioinformaticsinthescientificfield.Studentslearntoselect,describeandusebasicbioinformaticstoolsandhowtointerpretcomputationalresults.Studentsalsodevelopanappreciationofthebreadthandshortcomingsofavailablecomputationalapproaches.Morespecificallythecourseincludesthehistoryandapplicationofbioinformatics;themajorbioinformaticsdatabasesandportals;searching,localandglobalalignment;BLAST;multiplesequencealignmenttechniquesandtools;anintroductionandoverviewofphylogeneticstechniques;visualisationtechniques; patternmatching techniques and applications; gene expression:Microarray data analysis,proteinanalysisandproteomics,functionalgenomicsandgenomeanalysis.Studentsshoulddeveloptheabilitytoidentifytheappropriatebioinformaticstoolforthetaskathand;explaintheunderlyingtheorybehindthesetools;demonstratetheutilityofdifferentcomputationalapproaches;compareandcontrastdatabasesandportals;assess the limitationsofalgorithmsand tools;evaluate resultsofbioinformaticsexperiments.
CourseCode:MCBG3005A
CourseDescription:ProteinBiochemistryandBiotechnologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course provides the studentswith an in depth appreciation for protein structure and stability. Itfocussesoninterpretationofdataandskillsbothinthewetlabandinsilico.Theoutlineofthecourseincludes:Anoverviewofpropertiesandfunctionsofaminoacids,peptideandproteins;molecularforces;Proteinprimary,secondary,tertiaryandquaternarystructures.Proteinstructuredeterminationmethods;Proteinfolding,dynamicsandconformationalstability.Proteinstructure-functionrelationshipsandmotifs.Invitromutagenesisandproteinengineering.ProteinBiotechnology,thelarge-scaleproductionofnativeandrecombinantproteins,andtheutilisationofproteinsinmedicineandindustry.
CourseCode:MCBG3008A
CourseDescription:EnzymologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocussesonthestudyofenzymesandprovidesthestudentwithanintroductiontoenzymology.Thisisachievedbymeansoflecturesandcomputer-basedenzymologylaboratorysessions(usingalkalinephosphatase as a model enzyme). The course is designed to equip the student with a fundamentalunderstandingofenzymologyinthefollowingareas:enzymetechniques;chemicalkinetics;mechanismsofenzymecatalysis;enzymeregulationandapplicationofenzymesinbiotechnology.
CourseCode:MCBG3009A
CourseDescription:InformationPathwaysandBioinformaticsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipthestudentwithanin-depthunderstandingofthestructureandfunctionofgenes.Thecourseconsistsofthestudyofthestructureandtopologyofnucleicacidsandprovidesthestudentwithcomprehensiveinformationonhowgeneticinformationisstored,maintained,duplicatedduringcelldivisionandtransmittedtodirectcellularfunction.Thecourseexplorestheregulationofgeneexpression,andhowbioinformaticscanbeusedtogatherinformationongenestructureandregulation.
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CourseCode:MCBG3010A
CourseDescription:AdvancedCellBiologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course aims to demonstrate how the contemporary field of cell biology has developed throughthe integration of structural, and biochemical studies that havemost recently been revolutionised bythe understanding at themolecular level of gene structure and function. The discussion leads to anunderstanding of how cells contain highly organised biochemical systems that lead ultimately to theformationof the fundamentalmolecular componentsof all livingorganisms.Thecourseexplores theinterrelationshipofmoleculescentral to theestablishmentofcellular lifeand thusprovidesadetailedunderstandingofthesignalsandconstraintsresponsiblefortheregulationofcellproliferation.Exploringtheconceptsunderlyinghowcellsarecontinuallyreplacedfromundifferentiatedself-renewingstemcellsinforms an in-depth interrogationof howdifferentiated cellsmaintain their specialised character, andcancercellsproliferateindefianceofnormalcontrols.
CourseCode:MCBG3012A
CourseDescription:GeneRegulationinEukaryotesIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course focuses on themechanisms that contribute to regulating gene expression in eukaryotes.ThematerialcoveredstartsatthelevelofDNAstructure,whichincludeslookingatthecontributionofepigeneticmodifications.Thisisfollowedbytranscriptioninitiationwithanexaminationofthecomponentsresponsible formodifyinggeneexpression,suchasDNApromoterelementsand transcription factors.Then, themechanisms involved inRNAprocessing are discussedwith a focus on their influence onproteinexpression.Finally,examplesofsignallingcascadesthatmodifygeneregulationandexpressionareusedtohighlightvariouscellularprocesses,andincludesexamplesfrombothnormalcellfunctionand disease.
CourseCode:MCBG3014A
CourseDescription:ChromosomesandGeneMapsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthesequencesandconsequencesofcelldivisionandfocussesonchromosomeorganisation,structureandfunction.Thecoursealsoexploreschromosomemutations,suchasvariationinnumberandarrangements.Cellulareventsespeciallythoseofthechromosomecorrelatedwithgeneticphenomena.Variousapproaches to theconstructionofgeneticmaps inhumansand theidentificationofgenesfordiseasewillbediscussed.Thepracticalcomponentincludesthevisualisationand karyotyping of human chromosomes and linkage mapping in a model organism, Drosophilamelanogaster(thefruitfly).
CourseCode:MCBG3018A
CourseDescription:AdvancedVirologyIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecoversthegeneralprinciplesofvirusevolutionandthemolecularbasisforvirusdiversity.ThetopicisdesignedtointroducestudentstoexcitingconceptssuchasquasispeciesandRNAviruses,andgeneticbottlenecksinvirusevolution.Thepurposeandoutcomeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithatheoreticalunderstandingofconceptssuchasvirusfitnessandrobustnessandvirusadaptationbymanipulationofhostgeneexpression.Thecoursealsoaimstoexaminetheevolutionofemergingviraldiseasesusingtopicalexamples(whichmaychange)pertinenttobothlocalandglobalcontexts,suchasHIVinhumansandgeminivirusesinplants.
CourseCode:MCBG3027A
CourseDescription:PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothekeygroupofinsectandplantpathogens.Inadditiontoreviewinginsect defences topathogens, themethodsof infection, diseasedevelopment and transmissionof thedifferentgroupsofinsectpathogensarestudied.Thecoursecoverstheprinciplesofinsectbiocontrol.Plant pathology topics includedisease identification (as part of practicals) and themolecular basis ofsusceptibilityandresistanceofplanthosts. Plantpathogensandpestscauseconsiderablecrop lossesworld−wide.Theoutcomesareanunderstandingofplantandinsectpathogensandtheir interactionswiththeirhosts.
CourseCode:MCBG3021A
CourseDescription:MicrobialFoodSafetyIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursedetailstheroleoffoodasavehicleofawiderangeofmicrobialpathogensandtheirtoxins.Modernconceptsinfoodpreservationandfoodsafetyandqualitymanagementarereviewed.Theconceptofhurdletechnologyanditsapplicationinfoodpreservationisillustrated.Modernapproachestoachievingfoodsafetyandstabilitybyapplyinghygienemanagement,theHazardAnalysisCriticalControlPoint(HACCP)systemandquantitativemicrobialriskassessmentareexplainedandillustrated.Methodsfor the identification and characterization of food-borne pathogenswill be explained and practicallyillustrated.
CourseCode:MCBG3022A
CourseDescription:BiotechnologyofFungiIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthebiotechnologicalapplicationsoffungi.Areasunderreviewincludeagriculture, alternative energy, bioremediation, food production and medical applications. Practicalsessionsaredesignedtovisuallyillustratethedegradationoftextilepollutantsandtheaccumulationofheavymetalsbyfungi,allapplicationsinthebiotechnologicalfieldofbioremediation(myco-remediation).Specialattentionisalsogiventotheevolutionandsubsequentindustrialproductionofspecificfungalproducts, such as thewell-knownantibioticpenicillin.Uponcompletionof this course, studentswillhaveagoodoverviewoffungalbiotechnologywhilealsobeingabletodiscusscurrentapplicationsinspecificfields.
CourseCode:MCBG3024A
CourseDescription:AdvancedBacteriologyIII
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithanoverviewoftheuniquecharacteristicsofbacteriaandtheirinteractionswithotherorganismsintheenvironment.Thecoursereviewsbacterialmetabolismandgrowth,bacterialattachmenttosurfacesandtheformationandcharacteristicsofbacterialbiofilms.Thecoursealsoexploresbacterialinfectionsofmammalianhosts,pathogenesisandvirulencefactors.Keyconceptsrelatingtointerbacterialcommunicationandcoordinatedpopulationresponsesarereviewed.
CourseCode:MCBG3027A
CourseDescription:PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thecourseintroducesstudentstothekeygroupofinsectandplantpathogens,whichcauseconsiderablecroplossesworld-wide.Inadditiontoreviewinginsectdefensestopathogens,themethodsofinfection,diseasedevelopmentandtransmissionofthedifferentgroupsofinsectpathogensarestudied.Thecoursealsocoverstheprinciplesofinsectbiocontrol.Plantpathologytopicsincludediseaseidentification(aspartofpracticals)andthemolecularbasisofsusceptibilityandresistanceofplanthosts.Theoutcomesareanunderstandingofplantandinsectpathogensandtheirinteractionswiththeirhosts.
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CourseCode:MCBG3029A
CourseDescription:PopulationGeneticsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseisageneralintroductiontothefieldofpopulationgenetics,whichhasbecomeanintegralcomponentofgenomics,medicalgenetics,forensics,conservationbiologyandbioinformatics.Particulartopicstobedealtwithindetailincludeprocessesandfactorsthataffectehfrequenciesofspecificalleles,haplotypesandgenotypes inapopulation.Quantitativegeneticvariation,heritability,polygenic traitsandselectionisdiscussed.Thecourseexploresmoleculargenetictechniquestodetectdifferentkindsofgeneticvariation.Evolutionarygeneticsincludinghuman.
CourseCode:MCBG3030A
CourseDescription:AdvancedDevelopmentalBiologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course introduce students to the exciting field of modern Developmental Biology. The courseencompassesexplorationofthemorphological,molecularandgeneticprocessesthatareresponsibleforvertebrateembryogenesis,aswellashowtheseprocessesarealteredduringevolutionorincongenitaldisease. Formation of several vertebrate anatomical structures (e.g. limbs, reproductive system) isdiscussedindepth.Additionally,studentsareprovidedwithanoverviewoftheexcitingfieldsofagingandregenerativemedicine.
CourseCode:MCBG3031A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoBioinformatics
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
Theoverallaimofthecourseisforstudentstounderstandtheutilityofbioinformaticsinthescientificfield.Studentslearntoselect,describeandusebasicbioinformaticstoolsandhowtointerpretcomputationalresults.Studentsdevelopanappreciationof thebreadthandshortcomingsofavailablecomputationalapproaches.More specifically the course includes the history and application of bioinformatics; the majorbioinformaticsdatabasesandportals:searching,localandglobalalignment;BLAST;multiplesequencealignmenttechniquesandtools;anintroductionandoverviewofphylogeneticstechniques;visualisationtechniques; patternmatching techniques and applications; gene expression:Microarray data analysis,proteinanalysisandproteomics,functionalgenomicsandgenomeanalysis.Studentsshoulddeveloptheabilitytoidentifytheappropriatebioinformaticstoolforthetaskathand;explaintheunderlyingtheorybehindthesetools;demonstratetheutilityofdifferentcomputationalapproaches;compareandcontrastdatabasesandportals;assess the limitationsofalgorithmsand tools;evaluate resultsofbioinformaticsexperiments.
CourseCode:MCBG3032A
CourseDescription:BioengineeringandBiotechnology
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseintroducesthestudenttothekeyconceptsunderlyingselectedtopicsinBioengineeeringandBiotechnology.Thecourseinvolvesthecriticalanalysisofthedesign,development,operationandoptimization of industrial bioprocesses for the production of various high valuemedicinal, industrialand foodproductsusingavarietyofcellularproductionhostsaswellascell-freesystems.The theoryand practice of rational design (genome editing and synthetic biology) and directed evolution forthe bioengineering of organisms is investigated. The course comprises of lectures, laboratory basedpracticalsandcomputerlabpracticals.Theoutcomesareanunderstandingofhowbioengineeringandbiotechnologyareappliedtoheal,fuelandfeedtheworld.
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CourseCode:MCBG4031A
CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiology
NQFCredits:60 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseconstitutestheresearchcomponentinGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiology.Candidatesaregroundedintheresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofitsfindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersandtodevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.
CourseCode:MCBG4027A
CourseDescription:CurrentTopicsinMolecularandCellBiology
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourse/unitconsistsofanumberofcurrenttopicsinthefieldofmolecularandcellbiologyofwhichthecandidatechoosesthreetoprovidethetheoreticalcomponentforoneoffourHonoursprogrammesoffered by the School ofMolecular andCell Biology. This course provides specialised knowledge toconsolidateanddeepenthecandidate’sexpertiseinthediscipline.
CourseCode:MCBG4028A
CourseDescription:LaboratoryTechniquesinMolecularandCellBiology
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:8
Thisnine-week laboratory-basedcourse trains thecandidates in themostwidelyused techniquesandanalyticaltoolsinthefieldofmolecularandcellbiology.Thetechniquescoveredincludepreparationsof buffer, solutions and culture media, chromatography, polymerase chain reaction and cloning,spectroscopicmethods, gel electrophoresis andWestern blotting,microarrays, tissue culture and cellbiologytechniques,centrifugation,crystallizationandarangeofbioinformaticsandinsilicobiologytoolsandtechniques.
CourseCode:MCBG4032A
CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinMicrobiologyandBiotechnology
NQFCredits:60 NQFLevel:8
This course constitutes the research component inMicrobiology and Biotechnology. Candidates aregroundedintheresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofitsfindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersandtodevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.
CourseCode:MCBG4029A
CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinBiochemistryandCellBiology
NQFCredits:60 NQFLevel:8
This course constitutes the research component in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Candidates aregroundedintheresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofitsfindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersandtodevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.
CourseCode:MCBG4030A
CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinAppliedBioinformatics
NQFCredits:60 NQFLevel:8
The course constitutes the research component in Bioinformatics. Candidates are grounded in theresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofthefindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersandtodevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.
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School of Physics
CourseCode:PHYS1034A(PHYS1035APT)
CourseDescription:AppliedPhysics
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5
ThiscoursegivesastudentasolidgroundinginthebasictechniquesandconceptsofstaticsinEngineeringPhysics.Thetopicscoveredincludeforcesystems;equilibriumanddistributedforces.Theengineeringmathematicalmodelling component of the course provides studentswith the basic skills required tobuildmathematicaldescriptionsofsimplerealworldsituations,withtheemphasisonsystemsrequiringdifferential equations or difference equations to describe them. The topics covered include ordinarydifferential equations and continuous and discrete mathematical models. Problem solving skills areenhancedinthiscourse,developingtheintellectualself-relianceofthestudents.
CourseCode:PHYS1032A(PHYS1037APT)
CourseDescription:EngineeringPhysics1A
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithasolidgroundinginthebasictechniquesandconceptsofphysics.There is both a theoretical component (covered in lectures and tutorials), and apractical component(coveredinthelaboratorysessions), tothecourse.Thetopicscoveredincludefoundationsofphysics;mechanics;fuidsandstatisticalphysics.
CourseCode:PHYS1033A(PHYS1038APT)
CourseDescription:EngineeringPhysics1B
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithasolidgroundinginthebasictechniquesandconceptsofphysics.There is both a theoretical component (covered in lectures and tutorials), and apractical component(covered in the laboratory sessions), to the course. Topics covered include waves; electricity andmagnetismandoptics.
CourseCode:PHYS1000A
CourseDescription:PhysicsI(Major)
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithasolidgroundinginthebasictechniquesandconceptsofphysics.The course consists of a theoretical component (covered in lectures and tutorials) and a practicalcomponent(coveredinthelaboratorysessions).Topicscoveredinclude:foundationsofphysics;mechanics;waves;fuids;thermalphysics;electricityandmagnetism;andoptics.
CourseCode:PHYS1001A
CourseDescription:PhysicsI(Auxiliary)
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipstudentswiththefundamentalunderstandingofthefollowingtopics:Dimensionalanalysisandscaling;vectors;classicalmechanics;elasticity;fuids;gases,thermalphysics;wavesandsound;electricityandmagnetism;geometricalandphysicaloptics;polarisation;atomic;andnuclearphysics.Aselectionofsetexperimentsiscoveredinthelaboratorycomponentofthecourse.
CourseCode:PHYS1026A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoAstronomy
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
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Thiscoursegivesanoverviewofmodernastronomy.Itconsistsofaselectionoftopics.Ahistoricalreviewoftheaccumulationofastronomicalknowledgeisgiven,startingfromtheancientgeo−centricworldviewtothebig−bangcosmologyandthecurrentlyacceptedviewofanexpandingUniverse.Thetechniquesofmoderntelescopesareintroduced.Thecoursefamiliarisesstudentswiththenecessarybackgroundofstarsand theirevolution;planetarysystemsandgalaxieswithin thecosmological framework.TheaimofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithcurrentknowledgeoftheUniverseandbasicinsightsintothemathematical description of various phenomena.
CourseCode:PHYS1027A
CourseDescription:ModernAstrophysics
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscoursecoversthreemajortopicsinastrophysics,whichusesallaspectsofphysicsandchemistrytomodelandexplainastrophysicalphenomena,indetail.Thesearegravitation;electromagneticradiationandcosmicrays.Keyconceptsinclude:howstructureformationintheUniverseisdrivenbygravitation;howelectromagneticradiationisthemainmessengerofcelestialobjectsandeventsandamajorparticipantinshapingthem;howtheformationofstarsandgalaxieswouldbeimpossiblewithoutthedissipationofgravitationalenergyviaelectromagneticradiationandhowcosmicraysprovideanadditionalsourceofinformationaboutastrophysicalprocesses. Illustrativeexamplesofastrophysicalprocessesprovide thestudentwithanarsenaloftoolsthancanbeappliedtoavarietyofrelatedproblems.
CourseCode:PHYS1031A
CourseDescription:AppliedPhysicsI
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:5
ThiscoursegivesastudentasolidgroundinginthebasictechniquesandconceptsofstaticsinEngineeringPhysics.Thetopicscoveredincludeforcesystems;equilibriumanddistributedforces.Theengineeringmathematicalmodelling component of the course provides studentswith the basic skills required tobuildmathematicaldescriptionsofsimplerealworldsituations,withtheemphasisonsystemsrequiringdifferential equations or difference equations to describe them. The topics covered include ordinarydifferential equations and continuous and discrete mathematical models. Problem solving skills areenhancedinthiscourse,developingtheintellectualself-relianceofthestudents.
CourseCode:PHYS2001A
CourseDescription:PhysicsIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thefollowingcomponentsarecovered:ModernPhysicsandClassicalMechanics.Studentsarerequiredtocompletepracticalworkinsetexperimentsrelatedtomodernphysicsconcepts.Themodernphysicssection comprises of the following three components: a) introduction to atomic physics (concept ofquantisationthroughtheblackbodyradiationandphotoelectriceffectandtheBohratomicmodel);b)introductiontospecialtheoryofrelativityandc)basicintroductiontoquantummechanics(Schrodingerequation;particleinabox;barrierpenetrationandquantumtunneling).Theclassicalmechanicssectionincludesthefollowing:a)revisionofNewtonianmechanics;b)oscillatorymotion;c)centralforcesandcelestialmechanics;non−inertialreferenceframesandd)anintroductiontoLagrangianandHamiltonianmechanics.
CourseCode:PHYS2002A
CourseDescription:PhysicsIIB
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscoursecoversthefollowingcomponents:Thermal Physics and Electricity andMagnetism. Students are required to complete practicalwork inelectronics.Thethermalphysicssectionbeginswithashortreviewoftherelevantmaterialcoveredinthe1stYearPhysicsMajorcourse,andthenproceedstointroducethelawsofthermodynamics;the
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thermodynamicpotentialsandtheMaxwellrelations.Themoduleconcludeswithadiscussionofphaseequilibrium and phase changes. The electricity andmagnetism section beginswith the developmentof mathematical background needed for the course, including vector calculus. Electrostatics is thendeveloped,includingspecialisedtechniquestotreatLaplace’sequation.Afterdevelopingelectrostaticsinmatter,magnetostaticsisstudied.ThecourseconcludesbydevelopingMaxwell’sequations.
CourseCode:PHYS2011A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoReactorPhysicsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course introduces the student to basic concepts of nuclear reactors. The course focuses on thefollowingtopics:introductiontonuclearenergy;nuclearfusionandfission;uraniumenrichment;typesofnuclearpowerreactors;neutronmoderation;neutronlifecycle;neutrontransport;reactorcontrolandnuclearsecurity.
CourseCode:PHYS2012A
CourseDescription:BasicNuclearPhysicsII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
This course focuses on the following: basic concepts including nuclear properties; nuclear reactions;radioactivedecayofnuclei;nuclearmodelsandsimulationusingthesoftwarecode(SRIM).
CourseCode:PHYS2013A
CourseDescription:Cosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverse
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourse focuseson themathematical/physicaldescriptionof thedynamicsof theUniverseand itsobservationalmanifestationsbyintroducingtheconceptsofmoderncosmology.Itbeginswithasurveyof the basic observationswhich have led to the current view of the universe, the Big Bang Theory.ThetheoreticalpartdiscussesthethermalhistoryoftheUniverse,theBigBangnucleosynthesisandtheconceptofinflationasaresolutionofthehomogeneity,flatnessandmagneticmonopoleproblem.Thedynamic nature of the theory is emphasised by introducing differential equationswhich describe theevolutionoftheUniverseasawhole.Thecourseconcludeswithadiscussionoftheformationoflargescale structure.
CourseCode:PHYS3000A
CourseDescription:QuantumMechanicsIII
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithanintroductiontofundamentalconceptsinquantummechanics.The course explores the basic formalism of quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger equation and itsapplicationtosimplesystemsandangularmomentum.
CourseCode:PHYS3001A
CourseDescription:ApplicationsofQuantumMechanicsIII
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:7
This course focuses on applying the laws of quantummechanics. The course introduces students toatomic, nuclear and condensedmatter systems of fundamental importance. In order to analyse thesesystems,thecourseintroducesstudentstoperturbationtheoryandthevariationalprinciple,twoimportantapproximation methods.
CourseCode:PHYS3002A
CourseDescription:StatisticalPhysicsIII
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:7
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This course provides students with the tools to understand thermal phenomena from a fundamentalperspective.Thecoursebeginswithashortcrashcourseinstatistics(countingandprobability)andthenproceedstoshowhowastatisticalanalysisleadstotheneatsolutionofseveralcomplexclassicalandquantummechanicalsystems.ThecoursebuildsonthefoundationslaidduringthesecondyearThermalPhysicscourse,andprovidesafundamentaldescriptionofthethermodynamicquantities(likeentropy)introducedinPHYS2002.
CourseCode:PHYS3003A
CourseDescription:Relativity:WavesandModernOpticsIII
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseexpandsonpriorcourseworkingeometricopticsandintroducestheconceptsofwavesandtheirproperties,beforefocusingonthewavenatureoflight;thepropagationoflightusingphysicalopticsargumentsandthepolarisationpropertiesoflight.The course takes amodern viewof optics, introducing new concepts in diffraction and interference,coherence,thecreationofcoherentlightfromlasersanddigitalholographyasamodernopticaltool.
CourseCode:PHYS3004A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoGeophysics
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocusesonthefundamentalsofgeophysicsandhowphysicsprinciplescanapplytokeyconceptssuchgravityandtheshapeoftheearth,tidesandtidalpotential,gravityintheinterioroftheEarth,howthestructureof theEarth’s interiorcanbedeterminedusingseismicsources,processingofgeophysicaldata,imageprocessingandsignalprocessingandmineralandenergyexploration.
CourseCode:PHYS3006A
CourseDescription:AdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProject
NQFCredits:28 NQFLevel:7
This course provides students with an introduction to advanced level Experimental Physics andan overview of the research interests of academicswithin the School of Physics.During the course,studentscoveranexperimentalprogrammecomprisinganintroductiontoelectronicsandasuiteofsetexperiments.Onethirdofthecourseconsistsofaselected,supervisedExperimentalMajorProjectoraTheoretical/ComputationalPhysicsMajorProject.StudentsprovidebothawrittenreportandanoralreportontheworkundertakenduringtheMajorProject.
CourseCode:PHYS3007A
CourseDescription:Relativity:TheBasisofCosmologyandAstrophysics
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursegivesstudentsanunderstandingandaworkingknowledgeofthespecialtheoryofrelativity.Italsoexplainstheneedforageneraltheory.ItisanecessaryprerequisiteforseveralcoursesatHonourslevel, including Electrodynamics, General Relativity and Cosmology. The course first introduces theconceptofspace−timetogetherwith themathematicsneededfor itsdescription. It thendevelops thetheory of kinematics and dynamics in relativistic form and introduces the lawof the conservation offour−momentumand therelativistic formofNewton’sSecondLaw. Itendswithadiscussionofwhygravitycannotbeincorporatedintospecialrelativityandindicatessomeofthemodificationsthatneedtobemadetoobtainarelativistictheoryofgravity.Inthiscontext,itintroducestheprincipleofequivalenceandusesittoexplainimportantphenomenasuchasthegravitationalred−shift;thebendingoflightbygravitationalfieldsandgravitationalwaves.
CourseCode:PHYS3008A
CourseDescription:AdvancedAstrophysics
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:7
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Thiscourseintroducesthestudenttothreetopicsoffundamentalimportancetoastrophysics.Theseareastrophysicalfluiddynamics; thermodynamicsandradiativeprocesses. Inmanyastrophysicalsystems,themeanfreepathofitsconstituentsissmallcomparedwiththesizeofthesystem.Thesesystemscanbemodelledasafluid.Suchsystemsarethermodynamicinnaturewhichcanabsorb,store,transportandexpel energy.Astrophysical thermodynamics studies the lawsandprocesses that govern the transportof energy in astrophysical systems. Radiation is an importantmechanism for the transport of energythroughbothmatterandemptyspace.Thetheoryofradiativeprocessesstudiesthelawsandmechanismsresponsibleforthegenerationofradiation,itsinteractionwithmatterandthetransportofenergy.
CourseCode:PHYS3009A
CourseDescription:ModernRadioandGamma−rayAstronomy
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourse familiarises thestudentwithmodern techniquesof radioandgamma−rayastronomyandprovidesatheoreticallybasedunderstandingofthefundamentalobservationsinthesefields.Thecourseconsistsofahistoricaloverviewofthetwofields;togetherwithabasicdescriptionofthephysicalprocessesinvolvedinemission;propagationanddetectionoftherespectiveradiations.Theprinciplesunderlyingmodernradioandgamma−raytelescopesarediscussed,withaparticularemphasisoninterferometric(radio)andstereoscopic(gamma−ray)systemsconsistingofmanyinterconnectedtelescopes.
CourseCode:PHYS4011A
CourseDescription:QuantumMechanics
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisthebasisofnon−classicalphysicsandisessentialtoallcandidatesofphysics.Thecoursebuilds on the undergraduate courses ensuring that the candidates have all the essential tools to beconsidered competent in the course.
CourseCode:PHYS4012A
CourseDescription:StatisticalPhysics
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisasubtopicinphysicsthatfindsapplicationinalmostallfieldsofphysics.Knowledgeofstatisticalphysicsisessentialtoallcandidatesofphysics.Atthehonourslevelthestatisticalphysicscoursebuildsontheknowledgecandidateshavefromundergraduatecoursesinthermalphysicsandstatisticalphysics. It covers revisionof thermodynamicsand re−examines the foundationsof statisticalphysics.Theformalismofstatisticalphysicsisthendeveloped,includingmicrocanonical,canonicalandgrandcanonicalformulations.Thecourseconcludeswithabriefintroductiontocriticalexponents.Conceptsareillustratedwithexamplesandassignmentsareusedtoconsolidateunderstanding.
CourseCode:PHYS4013A
CourseDescription:ThePhysicsofNanosystems
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
This course gives a survey of the basic physical aspects and important technological applications ofnanosized solid and biological systems. After some general introduction demonstrating the utility ofshrinking technologies towards the nanoscale, the course develops appropriate quantummechanicalandsemi−classicalpicturestodescribephysicsat thenanoscale.Thecandidatesarefamiliarisedwiththe general toolset available tomanipulate nanosystems and they learn how thematerials propertiesarechangingbygoing from themacroscale, to themicroscaleand to thenanoscale.Thecoursealsodescribespossiblefuturetechnologieslikequantumcomputingandnano−optics,whicharebasedonnanotechnologyandwhichdonothaveananalogueamongexistingtechnologies.
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CourseCode:PHYS4014A
CourseDescription:NuclearPhysicsI
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Themaincontentofthiscourseincludesnuclearproperties,interactionsbetweennucleons,fundamentalsofnucleardecayandradioactivity,thenuclearmodelsdescribingthestructureandorganisationofthenucleus and the principles of operation of nuclear accelerators and detectors.
CourseCode:PHYS4015A
CourseDescription:Electrodynamics
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseintroducesthecandidatestoMaxwell’sequations,carefullyexplainingthephysicalmeaningofthevariousfieldsandtheirsources.Itthenexaminesingeneraldensities,currentsandconservationlaws, and shows how the laws of conservation of energy, momentum and angular momentum areexpressedinelectromagnetism.The course then introduces the concept of electromagnetic potentials and gauge transformations anddeducestheequationsthatgovernthepotentialsindifferentgauges.Next,somegeneralsolutionstothewaveequationareconsidered,coveringfree−spaceandwaveguidedmodes.Thecoursethenintroducesconcepts fromspecial relativityand formulates theprincipalequationsand resultsofelectrodynamicscovariantly inspacetime.Thecourseconcludeswithaselectionofspecial topics, forexample,vectorbeams,orbitalangularmomentumandplasmonics.
CourseCode:PHYS4016A
CourseDescription:SolidStatePhysicsI
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursegivesanoverviewofmodernsolidstatephysics.Itcontainsallthefundamentalconceptsofsolidstatephysicslikecrystallineandnon−crystalline.Thiscourseintroducestheunderlyingprinciplesandlawsofclassicalfluiddynamics.Fluiddynamicsisageneraltopicofverywideapplicability,abletodescribeallsystemsinwhichthemeanfreepathoftheconstituentsismuchsmallerthanthecharacteristicsizeofthesystem.Itisthusabletodescribenotonlyfamiliarfluidssuchasgasesandliquids,butalsomoreexoticsystemssuchasstars,nebulae,globularclusters,galaxies,theinterstellarandintergalacticmediaandthedistributionofgalaxiesinthecosmos.Thiscourseintroducestheprinciplesofconservationofmass,momentumandenergyforacontinuum.ItusestheseconceptsandprinciplestoconstructandapplytheEulerequationsforavarietyofastrophysicalsystems.
CourseCode:PHYS4017A
CourseDescription:SolidStatePhysicsII
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursebuildsonthematerialcoveredintheHonoursSolidStateIcourse.Inthecoursetheconceptofquasi-particlesisintroducedasbridgebetweenthenon-interactingparticlepictureusedinSolidStateIandtheinteractingmany-bodynatureofrealmaterials.Apedestrianintroductiontoconceptsinquantumfieldtheoryrelatedtothesolidstateisgivenandmany-bodyperturbationtheoryisdiscussed.Densityfunctionaltheory,anapproachthatisverysuccessfulindescribingpropertiesofmaterialsnumerically,isreviewed.TheconventionalBardeen-Cooper-Schriefertheoryofsuper-conductivityisintroducedanddiscussed.Optionaltopicsinmanybodyrelatedphenomenacanbeincludedinthecourse.
CourseCode:PHYS4019A
CourseDescription:MathematicalMethodsforPhysics
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourse focuseson theneedsofa theoreticalphysicistwhomusthavefluency in themethodsofmathematics. This is not a formal mathematics course as the emphasis is on the utilisation of mathematics
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toaddressproblemsinphysics.Theimportanceofthecourseisonmethodsingeometry,algebra(includinggroupand representation theory), analysis, differential geometry, differential equations, topology, andspecialfunctions.Someemphasisisplacedonalgorithms,numericalsolutionsandprogramming.
CourseCode:PHYS4020A
CourseDescription:AstrophysicalFluidMechanics
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducestheunderlyingprinciplesandlawsofclassicalfluiddynamics.Fluiddynamicsisageneraltopicofverywideapplicability,abletodescribeallsystemsinwhichthemeanfreepathoftheconstituentsismuchsmallerthanthecharacteristicsizeofthesystem.Itisthusabletodescribenotonlyfamiliarfluidssuchasgasesandliquids,butalsomoreexoticsystemssuchasstars,nebulae,globularclusters,galaxies,theinterstellarandintergalacticmediaandthedistributionofgalaxiesinthecosmos.Thiscourseintroducestheprinciplesofconservationofmass,momentumandenergyforacontinuum.ItusestheseconceptsandprinciplestoconstructandapplytheEulerequationsforavarietyofastrophysicalsystems.
CourseCode:PHYS4021A
CourseDescription:GeneralRelativityI
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanintroductiontotheEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativitywhichiscurrentlyourbesttheoryofgravity.Afterareviewofflatspace,thecourseexplorestensors,staticblackholes,differentialgeometryandtheEinsteinequation.Inadditionsomeoptionaltopicsarecoveredwhichcould include gravitywaves, cosmology, rotating black holes, the Einstein−Hilbert action andmoreadvanceddifferentialgeometry.
CourseCode:PHYS4022A
CourseDescription:ExperimentalPhysicsTechniquesI
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
ThisoptionalcourseinExperimentalPhysicsTechniquesbuildsonthefoundationslaidintheexperimentaland theoretical courses in the three undergraduate years, and compulsorymodules taken in the firstsemester of the PhysicsHonours programme. Themodule introduces candidates to the experimentaltechniquesemployedinexperimentalphysicsatWITS.Emphasisisplacedonthebackgroundnecessaryto understand the fundamental aspects of these techniques,whilemaking use of recent publicationsoriginatingfromresearchdoneintheSchoolofPhysics.Topicscoveredincludeopticalspectroscopictechniques, hyperfine spectroscopic techniques, magneto−transport techniques and high energyexperimentalparticlephysics.
CourseCode:PHYS4023A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoCosmologyI
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
This course covers topics that include: Hubble’s law; the large−scale structure of spacetime; theFriedmann−Robertson−WalkerUniverse;equationsof state;darkenergy;darkmatter; theageof theUniverse; theaccelerationparameter; thehotBigBang; thecosmicmicrowavebackground;BigBangnucleosynthesis; inflation; structure formation; the future history of the Universe and observationalcosmology.
CourseCode:PHYS4024A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoComputationalMaterialsScienceI
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursefocusesoncomputationalapproachesandtechniquesthathavedevelopedtoapointwheresomepropertiesofmaterialscanbepredictedaccurately.Theintroductiontothematerialsscience
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coursecoversfirstprinciplestechniquesusedtocalculateelectronicstructure,phonons,displacivephasetransition,excitationenergiesandopticalproperties.
CourseCode:PHYS4025A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontotheStandardModelI
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursereviewstherelevanttheoryandhistoryintheconstructionoftheLagrangianfortheStandardModelofparticlephysics.Thatis,theinteractionsanddynamicsofthefundamentalparticlesofnatures(includingscalar, fermionandspin−1bosonfields)aredeveloped,alongwithastudyofsymmetries,includingsymmetrybreaking,theGoldstonetheoremandtheHiggsmechanism.Thecourseconcludeswith a study of electroweak symmetry breaking and a calculation of the tree−levelHiggs,W andZmasses.
CourseCode:PHYS4026A
CourseDescription:NuclearPhysicsII
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
ThisoptionalcourseinNuclearPhysicsbuildsonthefoundationcorecourseNuclearPhysicsIwhichaddressedthebasicpropertiesoftheatomicnucleus.Scatteringexperimentsarerequiredinordertoinvestigatenuclearpropertiesrequiringanumberofdifferentprobesrangingfromphotonstoheavy−ions.Detailsofthedynamicsofthescatteringprocessarepresentedfromwhichthephysicalpropertiesoftheinteractingnuclearsystemscanbeextracted.Thedeterminationofnuclearpropertiesisillustratedthroughcomputermodellingassignments.
CourseCode:PHYS4027A
CourseDescription:Physicalcosmology
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
This course consists of an astrophysics study of cosmic sources which is an essential ingredient forthestudyofcosmologyandofthephysicsoftheUniverse.KnowledgeofthephysicsofCosmologyisessential toallcandidates thatwant toaddressapostgraduatecareer inastrophysics, radioastronomyandhigh−energyastronomy.AtthehonourslevelthePhysicalCosmologycourseprovidesup−to−dateinformationon thismatter for candidateswithgeneralphysicsbackground. It covers fundamentalsofcosmology,structureformationmodels,detaileddescriptionofemissionmechanisms,fundamentalsofastro−particlephysicsandmodernobservationaltechniquesinradio,gamma−rayandmulti−frequencyastronomy. The course concludes with an outline of themost recent challenges in astrophysics andcosmology.Conceptsareillustratedwithexamplesandexercisesareusedtoconsolidateunderstanding.
CourseCode:PHYS4028A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoQuantumFieldTheory
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursebasedonQuantumFieldTheoryisaframeworkinphysicsthatfindsapplicationinalmosteveryfieldinphysics.Anycandidateinphysicsshouldhavesomeexposuretotheideasandmethodsofquantumfieldtheory.Thecoursestartsbyquantisingthefreescalarfield,followinganintuitiveapproach.Thisresultisthenreproduced,firstbyusingstandardcanonicalquantisationandthenbyusingthepathintegral formulation.Wick’s theorem isderivedusingboth formulations. Interacting theories are thenstudiedandtheFeynmanrulesareintroduced.TheusualUVinfinitiesthatplagueperturbativetreatmentsof quantum field theory are exhibited and the renormalisation procedure is explained. Renormalisedperturbationtheoryisusedtorenormalisethetheorytooneloop.Regularisationmethodsareintroducedtoaccomplishthis.Thesameproblemisstudied,usingWilson’srenormalisationgroupformalism.ThecourseendswithaderivationoftheCallan−Symanzikequationaswellasacomputationofoneloopanomalousdimensionsandbetafunctions.
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CourseCode:PHYS4029A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoExperimentalParticlePhysics
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursestartingfrombasicconceptsofparticlephysics,buildsuptohowanexperimentalanalysisisperformed.Thisisachievedbycoveringtheworkingsofacceleratorsanddetectors,examiningwhatcomesoutofcollisionsandendwithanintroductiontoeventgeneratorsandanalysissoftwareusedinactualresearchinthefield.
CourseCode:PHYS5023A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection11:Trainingthetrainers
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursefocusesonthetrainingneeds,beingalecturer,settingupatrainingcourseandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5024A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection10:InterventioninSituationsofChronicandEmergencyExposure
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseisdesigntoequipthecandidatewiththegeneralprinciplesandtypesofevents,basicconceptsforemergencyresponse,basicconceptsforemergencypreparednessforanuclearaccidentorradiologicalemergency,developinganationalcapabilityforresponsetoanuclearaccidentorradiologicalemergency,overviewofassessmentandresponseinaradiologicalemergency,overviewofassessmentandresponseinanuclear reactoremergency,monitoring inanuclearaccidentor radiologicalemergency,medicalmanagement of radiation injuries, communicationwith the public, international co−operation and apractical exercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5025A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection9:ExposuretothePublicduetoPractices
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexploresthesourcesofexposureofthepublic,responsibilitiesandorganisation,safetransportofradioactivematerial,safetyofradioactivewastemanagement,environmentaldoseassessment,sourceandenvironmentalmonitoring,consumerproductsandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5026A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection8:MedicalExposuresinDiagnosticRadiology,Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewiththescopeandresponsibilities,justificationofmedicalexposures,optimisation of protection formedical exposures, quality assurance, accidental exposures inmedicalapplications and a practical exercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5027A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection7:Protectionagainstoccupationalexposure
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversorganisationandmanagement,methodsofprotectionandthesafeuseofradiationsources–optimisation,individualandworkplacemonitoring,healthsurveillance,potentialexposures,protection against occupational exposure in industrial radiography, protection against occupationalexposureinindustrialirradiatorsandaccelerators,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureintheuseofnucleargauges,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureintheuseoftracers,protectionagainst
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occupationalexposureinwellloggingdevices,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureinradioisotopeproductionplants,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureindiagnosticradiology,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureinnuclearmedicine,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureinradiotherapy,protection against occupational exposure in nuclear installations and protection against occupationalexposureinminingandprocessingofrawmaterials.
CourseCode:PHYS5028A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection6:AssessmentofExternalandInternalExposures
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:8
This course consists of the assessment of occupational exposure due to external sources of radiation and theassessmentofoccupationalexposureduetointakesofradionuclides.
CourseCode:PHYS5029A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection5:Regulatorycontrol
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewiththelegalframeworkforradiationprotectionandthesafeuseofradiationsources, theregulatorysystem, theassessmentofeffectivenessof theregulatoryprogrammesand a practical exercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5030A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection4:Principlesofradiationprotectionandtheinternationalframework
NQFCredits:5 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on the conceptual framework, the role of international organisations in radiationprotection,thedevelopmentofsafetycultureandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5031A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection3:Biologicaleffectsofionisingradiation
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsoftheeffectsofradiationatthemolecularandcellularlevel,deterministiceffects,stochasticsomaticeffects,stochastichereditaryeffects,effectsontheembryoandfoetus,epidemiologicalstudiesandissues,theconceptofradiationdetrimentandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5032A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection2:Quantitiesandmeasurements
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithinformationonquantitiesandcourses,dosimetriccalculationsandmeasurements,principlesofradiationdetectionandmeasurementandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS5033A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection1:ReviewofFundamentals
NQFCredits:0 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsofbasicphysicsandmathematicsusedinradiationprotection,interactionofradiationwithmatter,sourcesofradiationandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7041A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection1:ReviewofFundamentals
NQFCredits:0 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsistsofbasicphysicsandmathematicsusedinradiationprotection,interactionofradiationwithmatter,sourcesofradiationandapracticalexercise.
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CourseCode:PHYS7042A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection2:Quantitiesandmeasurements
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsistsofquantitiesandcourses,dosimetriccalculationsandmeasurements,principlesofradiation detection and measurement and a practical exercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7043A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection3:Biologicaleffectsofionisingradiation
NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsistsoftheeffectsofradiationatthemolecularandcellularlevel,deterministiceffects,stochasticsomaticeffects,stochastichereditaryeffects,effectsontheembryoandfetus,epidemiologicalstudiesandissues,theconceptofradiationdetrimentandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7044A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection4:Principlesofradiationprotectionandtheinternationalframework
NQFCredits:4 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidescandidateswiththeconceptualframework,theroleofinternationalorganisationsinradiationprotection,thedevelopmentofsafetycultureandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7045A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection5:Regulatorycontrol
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsistsofthelegalframeworkforradiationprotectionandthesafeuseofradiationsources,the regulatory system, the assessment of effectiveness of the regulatory programmes and a practicalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7046A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection6:AssessmentofExternalandInternalExposures
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:9
This course explores the assessment of occupational exposure due to external sources of radiation and the assessmentofoccupationalexposureduetointakesofradionuclides.
CourseCode:PHYS7047A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection7:Protectionagainstoccupationalexposure
NQFCredits:13 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversorganisationandmanagement,methodsofprotectionandthesafeuseofradiationsources–optimisation,individualandworkplacemonitoring,healthsurveillance,potentialexposures,protection against occupational exposure in industrial radiography, protection against occupationalexposureinindustrial irradiatorsandaccelerators,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureintheuseof nuclear gauges, protection against occupational exposure in the use of tracers, protection againstoccupationalexposureinwellloggingdevices,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureinradioisotopeproductionplants,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureindiagnosticradiology,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureinnuclearmedicine,protectionagainstoccupationalexposureinradiotherapy,protection against occupational exposure in nuclear installations and protection against occupationalexposureinminingandprocessingofrawmaterials.
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CourseCode:PHYS7048A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection8:MedicalExposuresinDiagnosticRadiology,Radiotherapyand Nuclear Medicine
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithknowledgeofthescopeandresponsibilities,justificationofmedicalexposures,optimisationofprotectionformedicalexposures,qualityassurance,accidentalexposuresinmedical applications and a practical exercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7049A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection9:ExposuretothePublicduetoPractices
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversthesourcesofexposureofthepublic,responsibilitiesandorganisation,safetransportofradioactivematerial,safetyofradioactivewastemanagement,environmentaldoseassessment,sourceandenvironmentalmonitoring,consumerproductsandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7050A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection10:InterventioninSituationsofChronicandEmergencyExposure
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsistsofthegeneralprinciplesandtypesofevents,basicconceptsforemergencyresponse,basicconceptsforemergencypreparednessforanuclearaccidentorradiologicalemergency,developinganationalcapabilityforresponsetoanuclearaccidentorradiologicalemergency,overviewofassessmentand response in a radiological emergency,overviewof assessment and response in anuclear reactoremergency, monitoring in a nuclear accident or radiological emergency, medical management ofradiationinjuries,communicationwiththepublic,internationalco−operationandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7051A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtection11:Trainingthetrainers
NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoverstrainingneeds,beingalecturer,settingupatrainingcourseandapracticalexercise.
CourseCode:PHYS7052A
CourseDescription:AdvancedBrachytherapy
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:9
This course presents an overviewof the current status of techniques and technologies in the field ofbrachytherapy.
CourseCode:PHYS7053A
CourseDescription:AdvancedDosimetry
NQFCredits:19 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseconsistsofanoverviewofthecurrentstatusofdosimetrytechniquesandtechnologiesinthefieldofmetrologyrelatedtoclinicaldosimetry.
CourseCode:PHYS7054A
CourseDescription:Dosimetry
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversthefollowingtopics:Historicalexposurebasedcalibrationsandequipment,applicationofBragg−GrayCavityTheorytoradiotherapymodalities,AirKERMAandabsorbeddosecalibrationsof
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medicalradiationsources(diagnosticandtherapeutic).Thecourseincludesinstrumentationandstandards– reference andfield apparatus, dose calibration reference conditions, uncertainties indosimetry andfamiliaritywithInternationalCodesofPracticeinDosimetry.
CourseCode:PHYS7055A
CourseDescription:DosimetryStandards,UncertaintiesandTraceability
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthecurrentstatusofdosimetrystandardsinthefieldofmetrology(traceability,transferanduncertainty).
CourseCode:PHYS7056A
CourseDescription:MedicalPhysicsofImaging
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversanoverviewofimagingasappliedtodiagnosisinthenuclearmedicineandradiologydisciplines.Theuseofnon−ionisingradiationmodalitiesinradiologyisalsocovered.
CourseCode:PHYS7057A
CourseDescription:MedicalPhysicsofRadiationOncology
NQFCredits:11 NQFLevel:9
This course focuses on the interaction of radiation oncology sources with matter and materials ofrelevancetoradiationoncology,characterisationofradiationfields,relativeandabsolutedosimetry.Thefollowingtopicsareincluded:fundamentalsofimagingandtreatmentplanninginradiationoncologyandbrachytherapy(highandlowdoserate)principles.
CourseCode:PHYS7058A
CourseDescription:RadiationPhysicsforMedicalPhysicists
NQFCredits:7 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthefundamentalradiationphysicsthatinformsthemedicalphysicsapplication in the clinical environment.
CourseCode:PHYS7059A
CourseDescription:AdvancedRadiationOncology
NQFCredits:17 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursegivesanoverviewofthecurrentstatusoftechniquesandtechnologiesinthefieldofradiationoncology.
CourseCode:PHYS7060A
CourseDescription:ClinicalDosimetryinRadiotherapy
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthecurrentstatusofclinicalnon−referencedosimetryasappliedtoradiotherapypractice.
CourseCode:PHYS7061A
CourseDescription:RadiationProtectionandControl
NQFCredits:9 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanoverviewofthephilosophicalbasisofradiationprotection,and be able to implement radiation protection programmes in the radiation medicine environmentthroughinterpretationandapplicationofregulatoryrequirements.
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CourseCode:PHYS7062A
CourseDescription:RadiobiologyforMedicalPhysicists
NQFCredits:3 NQFLevel:9
This course gives an overview of radiobiological terminology and principles as applied to radiationmedicine,andradiationprotectionandcontrol.Thecourseprovidesanunderstandingoftheinteractionofradiationatthecellularlevelleadingtoabiologicaland/orclinicaleffect.
CourseCode:PHYS7063A
CourseDescription:AccuracyinRadiotherapyMedicalPhysics
NQFCredits:10 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonanoverviewofthefactorsaffectingtheaccuracyanduncertaintyoftheradiotherapyprocess.
CourseCode:PHYS7064A
CourseDescription:AdvancedGeneralRelativity
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
ThiscourseiscentredonGeneralRelativity,whichisatheoryofgravitationregardedasoneofthegreatestintellectualachievementsofthe20thcentury.Thiscourseisconcernedwithastudyofseveralkeytopicsinadvancedgeneralrelativity.Itisassumedthatcandidateshavealreadysomebasicunderstandingofgeneral relativity.Thiscourse introduces thecandidate to topics suchas:Blackholes (Schwarzschild,Reissner−Nordstrom,KerrandPenrosediagrams),theCauchyproblemingeneralrelativity,linearisedfieldequationsandgravitationalwavesandconservationlawsandvariationalprinciples.
CourseCode:PHYS7065A
CourseDescription:CataclysmicVariables
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
This course focuses on interacting binary stars which are double stars that transfer mass from onecomponenttotheother.Oftenthetransfercreatesanaccretiondiscaroundtheaccretingstar.Inmostoftheinterestinginteractingbinariestheaccretorisdegeneratei.e.awhitedwarf,aneutronstar,orablackhole.Accretiondiscsalsooccurintheearlystagesofstarformation,andaroundblackholesinthecentresofgalaxies.ThiscourselooksatthephysicalmechanismsthatareimportantintheclassofinteractingbinariesknownasCataclysmicVariableStars,whichincludetheNovae.
CourseCode:PHYS7066A
CourseDescription:ComputationalAstrophysics
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedetailstheuseofcomputerswhichhascontributedprofoundlytoourcurrentunderstandingof the Universe in many ways. Today, data acquisition (observation), data analysis and theoreticalmodellingareheavilycomputerisedresearchfields.Thegoalof thiscourse is toprovideanoverviewofcomputational techniques inmodernastrophysics. Inparticular,numericalsimulationsandanalysistechniquesaswellasbasicimagemanipulationalgorithmsarediscussedandcorrespondingprogrammingexamplesareworkedthrough.TheprogramminglanguageisPython.
CourseCode:PHYS7067A
CourseDescription:ExtragalacticAstronomy
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
This course provides an advanced discussion of extragalactic astronomy and concentrates on thepropertiesofnormalandactivegalaxiesinthelocalUniverseandintheearlyUniverse.Thereisastrongemphasisonreadingcurrentandtopicalpapers(publishedintheastrophysicaljournals),deconstruction
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ofthemethodsusedandanalysisoftheresults.Forthepurposeoftheexercises,themethodslearnedinlecturesandthroughthereadingmaterialrelatedtothelatestdatafrominternationaldatabases(e.g.NASAExtragalacticDatabase)isutilised.
CourseCode:PHYS7068A
CourseDescription:HighEnergyAstrophysicsandPulsars
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
ThiscoursefocusesontheUniversewhichisnotonlyvisiblethroughradio,opticalandX−ray“eyes”,butalsothroughgamma−ray“eyes”.Infact,thegamma−rayspectralrangealonecoversmoredecadesin energy or frequency compared to the eleven decades in energy covered between radio wavesandhardX−raysalone.Thereare severalways toprobehigh−energyprocesses: through thedirectmeasurementofhigh−energyparticles,orcosmicrays,andthedirectmeasurementofnon−thermalemissionintheradio,optical,X−raysuptothegamma−rayrange.Inthecaseofpulsars,wefindthatthisemissionisassociatedwithrapidlyrotatingneutronstars,whichacceleratechargedparticlesasaresultof thedynamoprocesses.Particleaccelerationoccurs inourgalaxy,aswellas inextragalacticobjects.Thiscoursecoversthefundamentalprinciplesofthisprocessinafewtypesofcosmicsources.Those accelerated particles, which escape from a source, finally contribute to the bulk of cosmicraysinourgalaxy,andsomeoftheseparticlesaredetectableatEarth.Thesecondpartofthecourseconcentratesonneutronstarsandpulsars:Emphasisisgivenintheirproperties,observablephenomena,theirgamma−rayemission.
CourseCode:PHYS7069A
CourseDescription:ObservationalCosmology
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesapreparationforresearchinobservationalcosmologyandthetestingoftheoreticalmodelsoftheearlyandlateuniverse.Theemphasisisonbuildingexperienceincuttingedgetechniquesneededforresearchonthekeytopicsofcosmologyinthecomingdecade.AsecondaryemphasisisonfamiliarisingthecandidateswiththeuseoftheSouthernAfricanFacilities(SALT,KAT/SKAandH.E.S.S.)effectivelyforcosmology.Tutorialsfocusonmodellinganddataanalysis.
CourseCode:PHYS7070A
CourseDescription:PlasmaPhysics
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedealswithplasmaswhichareubiquitousintheuniverseandthusanunderstandingofplasmabehaviour isessential forastrophysics.Thiscourseprovidesabasic introduction toa rangeofplasmaphenomena.Applicationstonaturalplasmasaregivenwithaviewtoprovidingthenecessaryfoundationforthemodellingofastrophysicalphenomena.
CourseCode:PHYS7071A
CourseDescription:StellarStructureandEvolution
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonthephysicsofstellarstructurewhichisstillanon−goingandexcitingresearcharea.Oneofthemostinterestingrecentdiscoveriesistheapparentsolutiontothesolarneutrinoproblem,long thought to indicate inadequacies in stellar structure theory. Now indications are that the solarneutrinoproblemwasaproblemofparticlephysics.Inthiscoursecandidatesgothroughthephysicsofthestructureofatmosphere,envelopeandcoreofstars.Attemptsaremadethroughoutthecoursetorelatetheorytoobservations.Stellarevolutioniscoveredtowardstheendofcourse.
CourseCode:PHYS7072A
CourseDescription:TheoreticalCosmology
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
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This course provides details of Cosmologywhich is the study of the origin, current state, and futureofouruniverse.Althoughthis taskis far fromcomplete, thelastdecadehasseenremarkableprogresstowardsansweringmanyofthefundamentalquestionsaboutthenatureandevolutionoftheuniverse.Itisauniquelystimulatingdiscipline,drawingonjustabouteverybranchofphysicsandastronomy.Thiscourseaims toprovideacomprehensive introduction tomoderncosmologygivinganaccountof thekeytopicswhichshapethesubjecttoday.Thecourseprovidescandidateswithaphysicalandintuitiveunderstandingof the subject, togetherwith thebasic tools needed to enter a researchprogramme incosmology.
CourseCode:PHYS7073A
CourseDescription:TimeSeriesandDataAnalysis
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesontheperiodicsignalsfromastrophysicalsourceswhichcompriseawealthofinformation.However,duetointrinsicormeasurementrelatedconditionstheperiodicityisoftennotobvious.Itrequiressophisticatedanalysistools.Thiscoursefocusesonstatisticalanalysismethodsoftimeseries.Itdiscussesmathematicalandnumericalmeanstoextractandstudyperiodicityinatimeseries.
CourseCode:PHYS7074A
CourseDescription:AstrophysicsResearchReport
NQFCredits:90 NQFLevel:9
ThiscourseconsistsofaninvestigationofanapprovedresearchtopiconwhichaResearchReportmustbepresented for formalassessment.TheResearchReportshalldemonstrate thesuccessfulcompletionofaprogrammeof training in researchmethods,a thoroughunderstandingof thescientificprinciplesunderlyingtheresearchandanappropriateacquaintancewiththerelevantliterature
SchoolofPhysiology(FacultyofHealthSciences)
CourseCode:PHSL2000A
CourseDescription:PhysiologyII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseaimstoprovideabroadintroductiontomammalianphysiologicalprincipalsandprocesses.Thecourseconsistsofanumberofsectionsthatexaminedifferentphysiologicalsystemssuchasbloodandotherbody luids,excitable tissueandneuromuscularphysiology,autonomicnervous system, thecardiovascularandrespiratorysystems, renal function,acid-basebalance,centralandsensorynervoussystem,thegastro-intestinaltract,nutrition,endocrines,exerciseandenergeticsandtemperatureregulation.(PhysiologyIIisafullcourseofferedat2ndyearofstudyandisapre-requisiteforPHSL3002/3006offeredinthe3rdyearofstudy.)
CourseCode:PHSL3002A
CourseDescription:AppliedandExperimentalPhysiologyIII
NQFCredits:72 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocusesprimarilyonhumanphysiologyfromtheperspectiveofobtainingandinterpretingexperimentaldata,withaviewtounderstandingphysiologicalmechanisms.Thecoursebuildson2ndyearknowledgeobtainedfromPHSL2000.PHSL3002consistsofvariousmodulesandaresearchprojectwhich iscarriedout in the4th teachingblock.Themodules taughtare:experimentalphysiologyandstatistics,introductiontoresearchmethods,bodyfluidbalancephysiology,respiratoryphysiology,acid-base balance, cardiovascular physiology, molecular physiology, exercise physiology, central nervoussystemphysiology,gastrointestinalphysiologyandnutritionaldisordersandtemperatureregulation.
DepartmentofPsychology(FacultyofHumanities)
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CourseCode:PSYC1009A/1010A
CourseDescription:PsychologyI
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithageneraloverviewofthediscipline,emphasisingboththecomplexityanddiversityinherentinthestudyofhumanbehaviour.Thecoursecoversdifferentperspectives,basicterminology,conceptsandmethodswithinthedisciplineandconsistsofthefollowingtopics:thebiologicalbasesofbehaviour,cognition,humandevelopment,personalityandsocialpsychology.
CourseCode:PSYC2005A/2012A
CourseDescription:PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIA
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourse introduces thestudent toconductingandanalysingscientific research inpsychology.Thecourseconsistsofanintroductiontoavarietyofresearchdesigns,ananalysisofissuessuchasreliabilityandvalidity,,anddifferentmethodsoforganisationandanalysisofdata.Alsoincludedisanintroductiontoprobabilitytheory,statisticaltestsandpsychometrics.
CourseCode:PSYC2006A/2013A
CourseDescription:PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIB
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourse isdesigned toequip studentswithanadvanced levelofunderstandingofqualitativeandquantitativepsychologicalresearch.Thecourseconsistsofanintroductiontomultivariateresearchdesignand statistical analyses, theoretical and practical aspects of psychological assessment and qualitativeresearchmethodsandtechniquesofdataanalysis.
CourseCode:PSYC2020A/2021A
CourseDescription:PsychologyII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseexpandsonthecontentintroducedinfirstyearandequipsthestudentwithacriticalfoundationincoretheoriesofcognition,socialcognitionandsocialpsychology.Thecoursecoversboth“normal”and“abnormal”personalityandhumandevelopmentbyexploringkeytheoriesofattention,perception,memory,thought,language,knowledgerepresentation,problemsolvinganddecisionmakingaswellaskeytheoriesandresearchonsocialthinking,socialinfluence,intergrouprelationsandsocialidentity.
CourseCode:PSYC3017A
CourseDescription:PsychotherapeuticInterventionsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This courseprovides adetailed studyofpsychologicalhealing interventions inWestern,African, andAsiantraditions.Thecoursecoversthehistory,efficacyandcontemporarycritiquesofpsychotherapy.
CourseCode:PSYC3013A/3028A
CourseDescription:CognitiveNeuropsychologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseexpandsonthefirstyearPsychologycoursebyexaminingthestructureandfunctionofthenormalhumannervous systemand theneuro-cognitiveconsequencesofbraindisorders. Thecourseconsists of topics thathaveparticular relevance for theNeuropsychologist in SouthAfrica, including:traumaticbraininjury,substanceabuse,HIV-AIDS,anddevelopmentaldifficultiesrelatedtobirth,earlychildhood,age-relatedcognitivedeclineanddementia.
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CourseCode:PSYC3001A/3024A
CourseDescription:AbnormalPsychologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course introduces the student to psychological abnormality. The course consists of four themes:thenatureof abnormality and the criteria for identifying abnormal functioning; historical and currentapproaches to abnormality; the different approaches to abnormal behaviour such as the traditionalapproaches,psychodynamicandcognitive-behaviouralschools;andspecificformsofabnormality,theirsymptoms,andinterventionsfortheirtreatment.
CourseCode:PSYC3015A/3032A
CourseDescription:HealthPsychologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
ThiscourseintroducesstudentstoHealthPsychology,whichisarelativelynewbutfastgrowingfield.Thecourseconsistsofananalysisofthedebatessurroundingthecomplexrelationshipsbetweenmindandbody;thecontributionofHealthPsychologytothestudyandtreatmentofillness;prevention,earlyinterventionandmanagementofchronicconditionssuchasHIV/AIDS,Diabetes,Stroke,Cancer,Chronicpain and Stress.
CourseCode:PSYC3019A
CourseDescription:CriticalSocialPsychologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course introduces students to critical approaches to social psychology and includes content notgenerallycoveredinmainstreampscychology.Thecourseconsistsofalternativeapproachestothestudyofsocialpsychologicalphnomena,includingfeminist,Foucaultianandpostcolonialapproaches.Othertopicsinclude:space,discourse,ideology,media,racism,sexism,xenophobia,whiteness,masculinity,genocide,prejudiceanddiscrimination.
CourseCode:PSYC3018A
CourseDescription:ChildandAdolescentPsychologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course provides students with a basic knowledge of: the key social, emotional and physicaldevelopmentaltrendsduringchildhoodandadolescence;thepsychosocialchallengesofchildhoodandadolescenceincontemporarysociety,includingfamilylifeandeducation;abnormalityandpathologyinchildren,andinterventionsappropriatetochildrenandadolescents.
CourseCode:PSYC3016A
CourseDescription:CommunityPsychologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This courseprovides a critical introduction to the concepts,methods andapplicationsofCommunityPsychology. The course content consists of various theoretical frameworks used to understand theinterdependenceofhumanbehaviourandthedifferentcontextsinwhichsuchbehaviouroccurs;thedifferent paradigms andmethods of research used in community settings and the critical role of thecommunitypsychologistincommunitydevelopment.
CourseCode:PSYC3020A
CourseDescription:OrganisationalBehaviourIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstosomeofthecoreconceptsconcernedwiththebehaviourofpeopleinorganisationsandthedynamicsbetweenpeopleandorganisationsincludingemployeeneeds,employee
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attitudesandemployeevalues.Thecourseconsistsoftopicssuchasapproachestoorganisations,workmotivation,leadership,organisationalchangeanddevelopmentandorganisationalculture.
CourseCode:PSYC3021A/3030A
CourseDescription:EmployeeWell-beingIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithknowledgeofkeytheoriesandapproachestotheissueofemployee-well-being.Thecourseincludesthefollowingtopics:workstressanditsimpactontheindividualandtheorganisation;jobsatisfaction;careerdevelopment/individualdevelopmentwithintheworkcontext;workplacesafetyandhealth;andwork-familyconflictandbalance.
CourseCode:PSYC3022A
CourseDescription:EmploymentRelationsIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursefocusesonthestudyofgroupsandgroupdynamicsinanorganisationalsetting,emphasisingsocialpsychologicaltheorieswithintheSouthAfricancontext.Thecoursecontentconsistsoftheoriesofgroupsandgroupbehaviour,aswellastheinterfacebetweenindividualandgroupfunctioning;issuesofpower,conflictandjustice;applicationsoftheorytolabourrelations,unionsandunionisation,union-managementrelations(includingtheroleofthestatewithinatripartiteframework);industrialactionandgroupbehaviour.
CourseCode:PSYC3023A/3031A
CourseDescription:OrganisationalEffectivenessIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course examines the human-organisation interactions important in effective organisationalfunctioning.Thecoursecontentincludes:definingtheworkandorganisationalenvironment;componentsoftheperson-environmentfit(includingjobanalysis,recruitment,selection,jobdesignandtheimpactof alternative work schedules); human performance appraisal systems and their consequences (e.g.traininganddevelopment);andhuman-machineinteractions(includingsystemsandthesocio-technicalenvironment).
CourseCode:PSYC3033A
CourseDescription:SelectTopicinPsychologyIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithanin-depthanalysisofanadvancedtopicinthetheoryandresearchinpsychology.
CourseCode:PSYC3034A
CourseDescription:CognitiveStudiesIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithanin-depthexaminationofanadvancedtopicinthetheoryandresearchofcognition.
CourseCode:PSYC4044A
CourseDescription:ResearchEssay
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourserequirescandidatestocompletearesearchessayonanapprovedtopic,whichissupervisedbystaffmembersinthedepartment.Thecourseconsistsofregularresearchseminarsandtheexecutionofaresearchessayfollowingastructured,goal-settingapproach.
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CourseCode:PSYC4045A
CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsinPsychology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
This compulsory course focuses on the theory and practical use of research methods and analytictechniques in Psychology. The module integrates qualitative and quantitative research designs, theinterpretationandcriticalanalysisofarangeofparadigms,methodologies,andpracticesinpsychologicalresearch. Special emphasis is on the criteria of evaluation of research. The course also provides practical experienceincomputer-basedanalysissoftwareforstatisticsandforqualitativeanalyses.
CourseCode:PSYC4007A
CourseDescription:CognitiveNeuroscience
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintegratestheperspectivesofthedifferentdisciplinesconcernedwithaspectsofthestructureandfunctioningofthebrainandthenervoussystem,including:neurology,neuropsychology,neurophysiology cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive science. The courseconsists of the study of selected areas of human behaviour from an integrated perspective, unitingneuropsychologyandcognitivepsychology.
CourseCode:PSYC4009A
CourseDescription:CommunityPsychology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexploresanapproachtopsychologythatlocatestheindividualandpsychologicalproblemswithinacommunityorsocialcontext.Thecourseexaminestheappliedpreventativeinterventionsthataremostsuccessfulwithlargergroupsorpopulationsaswellasarangeoftheoreticalmodelsemergingfromcommunitypsychologyasasub-discipline.
CourseCode:PSYC4016A
CourseDescription:GroupProcessesinOrganisations
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithadetailedanalysisofgroupprocessesinorganisations.Thecoursecomprisesfourcomponents:TheNatureandFunctionsofGroupsexaminesdifferentgrouptypesandtheirrolesinorganisations,differencesbetweenteamsandgroups,differentstagesofgroupfunctioning,andimportantorganisationalgroupsinSouthAfrica(includingunions);GroupDynamicscoversconflict,powerandjusticeingroups,andgroupdecision-making;ManagementofGroupFunctioningexaminesdiversity in groups, leaders and groups, and the impact of the environment on group functioning;Assessment&InterventioninGroupFunctioningexploresdifferentmethodsandtoolsforassessinggroupfunctioningandgroupeffectiveness,andgroupinterventionssuchasteambuildinganddiversitymanagementstrategies.
CourseCode:PSYC4019A
CourseDescription:IndividualWell-beingandEffectivenessatWork
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesadetailedexplorationofindividualwell-beingandworkeffectiveness.Thecourseconsistsoftwocomponents:IndividualWell-beingatWork,focusingonissuesrelatedtothepsychologicalhealthandwell-beingofindividualsintheSouthAfricanworkplace,stress,emotionandemotionalwork,lifestagesatwork,well-beingassessmentanddiagnosis,andperson-environmentfit.Individual Effectiveness at Work, deaing with issues concerned with an individual’s psychologicaleffectiveness in the workplace, including work, job and organisation design, job satisfaction, workmotivation,andtraininganddevelopment.
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CourseCode:PSYC4053A
CourseDescription:TheoreticalFoundationsofOrganisationalPsychology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursefocusesonthetheoreticalfoundationsoforganisationalpsychology.The course comprises of two interlinked components. The first component introduces candidatestoa rangeof theories relevant to the studyandpracticeoforganisationalpsychology suchasclinicalpsychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, organisational behaviour, organisational theoryandmanagementscience.Inthesecondcomponentcandidateswillberequiredtoapplytheirknowledgeof these theories to understanding different approaches to organisations, organisational assessment,research,practicesandinterventions.
CourseCode:PSYC4058A
CourseDescription:DevelopmentalPsychology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursecriticallyexaminestheoryasitappliestothedevelopmentalcontextofcontemporarySouthAfricansociety,byfocusingonconstructionistandsocio-culturaltheoristssuchasVygotsky,PiagetandBronfenbrenner,aswellaspsychodynamictheoristsincludingFreud,KleinandWinnicott.Thecourseconsistsofthemessuchasorphans&vulnerablechildren(OVC);thelegacyofapartheid;parenting;socio-economicstatus;violenceandtrauma;childabuse&neglect.
CourseCode:PSYC4072A
CourseDescription:EverydayLifeandSocialInteraction
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestoatheoreticalframeworkandanalyticapproachforstudyingeverydaylifeandsocialinteractions.Thecourseconsistsofmaterials(bothclassicalandcontemporary)fromthephenomenological,ethnomethodological,conversationanalyticanddiscursivepsychologicaltraditions.Itincludesexaminationofanumberoffundamentalsocialscientificissuesincluding:Everyday(andscientific)practicalreasoning.Thenatureofintersubjectivity.Theories of social action.Thesocialconstitutionofknowledge,and5)structuresofsocialinteraction.
CourseCode:PSYC4074A
CourseDescription:GenderinPsychology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
This course focuses on the construction of gender from various theoretical positions and introducescandidatestoasolidtheoreticalawarenessofthenatureofgenderidentity,sexualityandvariousformsof gender difference. The course consists of a focus on the underlying epistemologies and tenets oftheoreticalmodels;theirpointsofcontestationandconvergence;areasofexclusionandadmittance;aswellastheconsequencesoftheseforafullerunderstandingofknowledgeproductioningenderstudies.Thecontentfocusesonhowgenderispresentinmultipleaspectsofhumanfunctioningandsociety,withparticular focuson the roleofgenderwithin sociohistoricalcontexts suchashealth,violence, family,education,crimeandmassmedia.
CourseCode:PSYC4075A
CourseDescription:EducationalPsychologyintheSouthAfricanContext
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseconsistsofaselectionoftopicsoneducationalpsychologyintheSouthAfricanciontext.Thecourseconsistsoftwocomponents:
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1. Learninganddevelopment,whichexaminestheprovisionofeducationforcandidateswith individualdifferencesandbarrierstolearninginthecontextofpsycho-educationalsupportservices; theEco-systemicframework;waysinwhichteachersininclusiveclassroomscanbesupportedto enhancecandidates’developmentandlearning;theroleoftheeducationalpsychologistin establishingandcontributingtocollaborativepartnershipstoenhancetheaccommodationof childrenwithbarrierstolearning.2. Accommodatingdiversity,whichexaminesexemplarymethodsintheteachingofliteracyand numeracyandmethodstosupportteachersindesigningtheteachingofmathsandreading/writing tosuitindividualneedsininclusiveclassrooms,includingmethodsofmetacognition.
CourseCode:PSYC4057A
CourseDescription:HealthPsychology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces postgraduate candidates to the contribution of the specialized field of healthpsychologyinhealthmanagement.Thecoursecovershealthresearch,health-seekingbehavior,andadherence tomedical advice, stress, chronic illness (i.e. cardiovascular disease and HIV and AIDS),gender-basedviolence,substanceabuse,painmanagementandtheroleofexercise.
CourseCode:PSYC4026A
CourseDescription:Mind,BrainandBehaviour
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexploresarangeofdebatesandtheoriesinpsychologyandneuroscience,criticallyexaminingthe current and future prospects of psychology in an increasingly interdisciplinary (and especiallyneuroscientific)era.Thecourseconsistsofcoretopicsincludingevolutionarypsychologyanditsimpactonandrelevancetocontemporarypsychology;theimportance(andproblems)ofstudyingconsciousnessinpsychologyandneuroscience;andthecomplexinterplaybetweenmind,languageandsociety.
CourseCode:PSYC4073A
CourseDescription:NarrativesofYouthandIdentity
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
This course explores narrative approaches to understanding personhood, particularly focusing on theconstructionofyouthidentitiesorsubjectivities.Thecourseraisesquestionsaboutthewaysinwhichthestories(ortexts)thatwetellaboutourlivesandthoseofothersmayworktoconstructparticularhistoriesand future possibilities.Contemporary critiques of these approaches are also addressed, asserting theimportanceofmaterialconditions,practiceandembodimentinthemakingofsubjectivity.
CourseCode:PSYC4029A
CourseDescription:PersonlityandPsychopathology
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecriticallyexaminesdescription,classification,etiologicaltheoriesandinterventionstrategiesforarangeofpsychologicalproblems.Thecourseconsistsofdefinitionsofpathologyandabnormality,specifically in relation to theories of normal and abnormal personality development and dominanttaxonomiesofmentalandpsychiatricillnesses-mostnotablytheDSMsystemofclassification.
CourseCode:PSYC4032A
CourseDescription:PsychoanalyticTheory
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestopsychoanalyticthinkingandspansclassicalpsychoanalysis,throughobjectrelationstheorytointersubjectivepsychoanalysis.Thecourseconsistsofthepsychoanalytictheoryofnormalandabnormalpsychologicalfunctioningandtheapplicationoftheorytopractice(with
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particularreferencetobothclinicalandgroupsettingswithintheSouthAfricancontextandinrelationtokeysocialissues.
CourseCode:PSYC4034A
CourseDescription:PsychologicalAssesssment
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursefocusesonthecoretheoreticalissuesofpsychologicalassessmentparticularlyintheSouthAfricanContext.Thecourseconsistsofthenatureanduseofpsychologicalassessments;measurementintegrity(e.g.differentformsofassessmentreliability,contentvalidity,constructvalidity,criterionvalidity,predictivevalidity,anditemanalysis);typesofassessmentsandtheirrelationshiptopsychologicaltheory(e.g. assessing intelligence, assessing personality, computerised assessment, dynamic assessments;assessmentpractices(e.g.applicablenormgroups,cross-culturalissues,appropriatenessofassessments,etc.),ethicsinassessment,andthedevelopmentofquestionnairesandscales.
CourseCode:PSYC4035A
CourseDescription:PsychologicalInterventions
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithahistoricalandcontemporaryviewofseveralleadingcontemporarypsychotherapeuticmodalities.Thecourseconsistsof themajorschoolsofpsychotherapyforexample:Psychoanalytic, Person Centred, Jungian, Feminist, Systemic, Cognitive-Behavioural and Narrativepsychotherapy, as well as a consideration of African indigenous healing modalities. Theories ofpsychotherapeutic cure and the evidence for them is explored and evaluated, as well critiques ofpsychotherapy.Candidatesgaintheoreticalknowledgeaboutprinciplesandtechniquesofpsychotherapy/counsellingpractice.
CourseCode:PSYC4042A
CourseDescription:QualitativeProgrammeandEvaluationTechniques
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
This course introduces candidates to the central paradigms in qualitative and programme evaluationresearch.Thecourseconsistsofbasicandadvancedprinciplesofqualitativeandmulti-methoddesignanddatacollection;techniquesthatderivefromethnographic,participatoryactionresearch,empowerment-basedandsocialconstructionapproaches.
CourseCode:PSYC4046A
CourseDescription:SocialPsychology:IntergroupRelations
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestointergrouprelations,focusingonprocessesspecifictosocialgroupsandtheirinteractionswitheachother.Thecourseconsistsofthefollowing:
1. Waysofunderstandingprejudiceasymmetriesbetweensocialgroups,andintergroupconflict.2. Theconsequencesandmanifestationsofprejudice.3. Waysofreducingconflictandprejudice.Classicalandcontemporarytheoriesofintergrouprelationsandtheresearchunderpinningthesearealsoexplored.
CourseCode:PSYC4070A
CourseDescription:EducationalPsychologyintheSouthAfricanContext
NQFCredits:23 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseintroducescandidatestoeducationalpsychologyintheSouthAfricancontext,therealitiesofthesystemandtheimpactonpractice.
WitsSchoolofEducation(FacultyofHumanities)
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CourseCode:SCED4007A
CourseDescription:BiologyforEducators1
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseiscontextualisedwithintheSouthAfricanseniorlifesciencesschoolcurriculumandcoverstwosections:evolutionandphysiology.Evolutioncoversthetheoryofevolutionbynaturalselection;theevidenceof,mechanismsfor,andproductsofevolution.Itemphasisescontentknowledgerequired;suitableapproachestoeffectiveteachingoftopicsinevolution.Theapproachisapragmaticonewithastrongscientificbase.Physiologyisfurtherdividedintotopicsonthestructureandfunctioningoforgansandsystemsinlivingorganisms,focusingonphysicalandchemicalprocessesinthehumanbody.Itappliesthecontenttopeople’spersonallivesandemphasisesimportantacademicskills,bestapproachestoteachinginlinewiththecurriculumandextendingbeyond.
CourseCode:SCED4008A
CourseDescription:ChemistryandPhysicsforEducators1
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversselectedtopicsinbasicatomicandmolecularconceptsinchemistryandmodernphysics.Thechemistrysection introducescandidates tobasicconceptsabout thenatureandstructureofmatterandissuesrelatedtotheteachingoftheseideas.Thisisdonethroughanhistoricalviewoftheevolutionof chemistry concepts andanemphasison the importanceof chemical language in talkingabouttheconcepts.Thephysicssectioncoversselectedaspectsofmodernphysicsfromthefollowing:relativity,atomicstructure,condensedmatter,nuclearphysics,elementaryparticlesandcosmologyandastrophysics.Pedagogyforteachingthesetopicsandtrendsintheadvancementoftheseareasofphysicsrelevant to current and future school curricula are included.
CourseCode:SCED4009A
CourseDescription:BiologyforEducators2
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
This course covers two topics: ‘biodiversity’ and ‘cell biology and genetics’. The biodiversity topicoutlinesprinciplesandpracticesusedinthestudyofbiodiversityfromataxonomic(speciestophyla)andcompositional(communitiestobiomes)perspective,usingastrongfieldworkcomponent.Theprinciplesare illustratedusingSouthAfricangroups, and the skills and literature required to identify them.Thecourseemphasisescontentknowledgethatteachersrequire,andthemostsuitableapproachesthattheyshouldusetoteachtopicsinbiodiversityeffectively.Thecellbiologyandgeneticstopiccoversanexaminationofcellsasthecourseoflife,thefunctionofvariousorganellesinhealthyanddiseasedhumansandtheroleofDNAindeterminingthestructureandfunctionofcellsandgenetics.Currentethicalbiotechnologyissues(e.g.geneticengineering,cloningandstemcellsuse)areexplored.The course includesmisconceptions and teaching and learning difficulties experiencedwith someofthesechallengingtopics.
CourseCode:SCED4010A
CourseDescription:ChemistryforEducators1
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversselectedtopicsinchemistryincludingbasicatomicandmolecularconcepts.Itfurtherintroduces candidates to the evolution of understanding of acid base concepts through an historicalapproach.Intheprocessofexploringacidsandbases,candidatesareintroducedtoanumberofimportantrelatedtopicswhichareallrelevanttotheteachingoftheschoolcurriculum.
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CourseCode:SCED4011A
CourseDescription:MathematicsforEducators2
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseastatisticstopicthatconsistsoffourareas:datahandling,understandingwhatitishowtorepresentdatagraphicallyandhowto interpretdata.Thecourse is furtherbrokendown intosectionscovering, measures, distribution and comparing. Probability covers experimental and theoreticalprobability,representingprobabilityeventsusingvisually,dependentandindependentevents.Candidatescompileadata-handlingprojectinwhichtheylearnaboutsamplesandpopulations,howtocommunicatedataandstatisticsandtolookatwhatliesbehindthedata.GeometrycomprisesquadrilateralsexaminingdifferenttypesandPtolemy’stheorem,includingthenine-pointcircleandtriangleconstructionthatisalsointroduced and explored.
CourseCode:SCED4012A
CourseDescription:ChemistryandPhysicsforEducators2
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
This course covers selected topics in modern physics and basic atomic and molecular concepts inchemistry.Chemistryintroducescandidatestothebasicconceptsaboutthenatureandstructureofmatterandissuesrelatedtotheteachingoftheseideas.Physicscoversselectedaspectsofmodernphysicsfromthefollowing:relativity,atomicstructure,condensedmatter,nuclearphysics,elementaryparticles,andcosmologyandastrophysics.Pedagogyforteachingthesetopicsandtrendsintheadvancementoftheseareasofphysicsarerelevanttothecurrentandfutureschoolcurricula.
CourseCode:SCED4013A
CourseDescription:MathematicsEducation1
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsoffivetrendsofmathematicalproficiency,analysinglevelsofcognitivedemandformathtasks,realisticmathematicseducation,theimplementationofconnectedmathematicsinSouthAfrica,teaching‘realistic’mathematicsandtraditionalvsrealisticmathematics.Inexpressingmathematicsthefollowingcontentiscovered:introductiontothecourse,reasonsforusinglanguageinmathematicseducation,whatitinvolves,academicreadingandwriting,thelanguageofmathematics,readingtolearnmathematics,speakingtolearnmathematics,writingtolearnmathematicsandtextanalysis.
CourseCode:SCED4014A
CourseDescription:MathematicsEducation2
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseconsistsofreasoninginmathematicsandcoversthefollowingcontent:theoriesoflearning,errorsandmisconceptioninlearningmathematics,themeaningofmathematicalreasoning,tasksandmathematical reasoning, classroom conversations, mathematical tasks in a community. The courseincludesassessmentinmathematics,anintroductiontoassessment,assessmentfromthe20thtothe21stCenturyandamodelforassessment.
CourseCode:SCED4015A
CourseDescription:MathematicsforEducators1
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
This course covers twomain topics: functions and calculus. Functions is further divided into certainkeyareas: Functionsand their graphs,polynomial functions, rational functions, composite functions,exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions and their inverses.Calculus comprisesfourmaintopicslimitsandcontinuity,differentiation,applicationsofdifferentiationandintegration.
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CourseCode:SCED4016A
CourseDescription:ScienceEducation1
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversthreecomponents.Thelearningtheoriescomponentexamineskeyideasandconceptsinrecenttheoriesoflearningaboutscience.Candidatesalsorelatethesetheoriestopracticeinascienceclassroom. The Introduction to the history, philosophy, and nature of science component introducescandidatestothefundamentalaspectsofthehistoryandphilosophyofscience;scientificliteracy;andthenatureofscience.Itequipscandidateswiththerequisiteknowledgeandpedagogicalskillsessentialforteachingaboutthenatureofscienceatthesecondaryschoollevel.Thelanguageandcommunicationcomponentexaminestheroleoflanguageinthesciencesandinlearningscience.Candidatesexaminewaysinwhichlanguagecanpresentabarriertocommunicationforteachersandlearnersinthesciences
CourseCode:SCED4017A
CourseDescription:ScienceEducation2
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseexaminestheroleofpracticalworkinthelearningandteachingofthesciencesatsecondaryschoollevel.Itintroducescandidatestotheaimsandphilosophyofpracticalwork.Itexaminestheissuesrelatedtopracticalworkintheclassroom.ItalsointroducesteacherstotheScienceandTechnologyinSociety(STS)approachtoteachingthesciencesatsecondaryschoollevel.Candidatesexaminewaysofimprovingthescientificliteracyoflearnersthroughmorerelevantschoolscience.
CourseCode:SCED4018A
CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinScienceEducation
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseisaresearchprojectwhichformspartoftheBScHonoursinScienceEducationdegreeaimedmainly at introducing candidates to empirical research. It provides an introduction to basic researchmethods and skills in educationwith special focus on one of the three disciplinary directions of thedegree:Mathematical, Physical SciencesOR Life Sciences. The project is in a formof amini−studyandprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsthroughexposuretothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.ResearchisusuallydonewithinthecontextofSouthAfricanschoolingand curricula with candidates starting by working towards a research proposal within a supportivesupervisoryframework.Theprojectisassessedthroughtwocomponents:aresearchreportandanoralpresentation.ThiscourseisaresearchprojectwhichformspartoftheBScHonoursinScienceEducationdegreeaimedmainly at introducing candidates to empirical research. It provides an introduction to basic researchmethods and skills in educationwith special focus on one of the three disciplinary directions of thedegree:Mathematical,PhysicalSciencesORLifeSciences.Theprojectisinaformofamini−studyandprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsthroughexposuretothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.ResearchisusuallydonewithinthecontextofSouthAfricanschoolingand curricula with candidates starting by working towards a research proposal within a supportivesupervisoryframework.Theprojectisassessedthroughtwocomponents:aresearchreportandanoralpresentation.
CourseCode:SCED4020A
CourseDescription:MathematicsforEducators3
NQFCredits:25 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursecomprisescomponentsNumberTheoryandLinearAlgebra.NumberTheorytopicsincludedifferent methods of proof, divisibility, prime numbers, congruence andmodular arithmetic. LinearAlgebra topic is further divided into a number of topics including systems of linear equations andmatrices, determinants, vectors, space, Euclidean vector spaces, general vector spaces, inner productspaces,eigenvaluesandeigenvectors.
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CourseCode:SCED7005A
CourseDescription:ResearchDesign
NQFCredits:0 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedealswithbothqualitativeandquantitative researchapproaches to investigating issues inscience and mathematics education. Content coverage includes the nature and purpose of researchin science education; theoretical and conceptual frameworks; review of relevant literature; review ofresearchapproachesand instruments;collectingandanalysingdifferent typesofdata; researchrigour;anintroductiontomethodsofanalysis;andpreparingtheresearchproposal.Apre−requisiteforpassingthecourse is theproductionofa satisfactory researchproposal.Eachcandidate is required topresenta researchproposal in the formof a seminar and to submit thewrittenproposal for comment by anindependentreader,andeventualapprovalbytheGraduateStudiesCommitteeoftheFacultyofScience.
CourseCode:SCED7011A
CourseDescription:LanguageandCommunicationinScienceEducation
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourse focuseson languageasbotha toolandabarrier tocommunicationwithin thecontextofscience education. Particular attention is given to how the specialised academic language of sciencecreatesdifficultiesforteachingandlearning.Itexplorespossiblesolutionstotheproblemsdrawingonavarietyoftheoreticalperspectivesandcurrentresearchinthefield.Ofparticularinterestisthedimensionof teaching science through amedium of instruction that is not the candidate’s, and sometimes theteacher’s,homelanguage.
CourseCode:SCED7012A
CourseDescription:ScienceEducationinDevelopingCountries
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
This course explores science education issues of relevance to developing countries, with particularreference to the African continent. It explores the influence of ideological perspectives on policy,curriculaandresourcing;pastandpresenteffortsatframingpolicyandcurricula,especiallywithregardtotheinterfacebetweenindustrialisedanddevelopingcountries; thesuitabilityofsciencecurricula inadevelopingcountry context; and the impactof culture, religionand indigenousknowledge systemson scienceeducation. In addition, issues associatedwith gender, teaching andassessment in scienceeducation indevelopingcountriesareexplored.Participantswilluse thisoverviewtomakeproposalsonhowtoimprovescienceeducationindevelopingcountries,inparticularthosecountrieswhichtheyrepresent.
CourseCode:SCED7016A
CourseDescription:CurrentIssuesinScienceEducation
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursewillbeofferedonlyunderspecialcircumstances.
CourseCode:SCED7017A
CourseDescription:CurrentIssuesinMathematicsEducation
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursewillbeofferedonlyunderspecialcircumstances.
CourseCode:SCED7018A
CourseDescription:LanguageandCommunicationinMathematicsEducation
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
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This courseprovides a critical examinationof the interactionbetween language, communication andmathematicsindifferentlinguisticcontextsandhowtheseareresearched.Inthiscaselanguagereferstoboththelanguageofmathematicsandthelanguageoflearningandteachingmathematicsinschool.Thecourse introducescandidates toaconceptualisationof language−use inmathematicsclassroomsasasocio−culturalandsocio−politicalpractice,andexploreshowspecificlinguisticcontextsshaperesearchagendasonlanguageandcommunicationinmathematicseducation.Thecoursehasthreemainthemes:languageissuesintheteachingandlearningofmathematicsindifferentcontexts;theroleoftheoryinresearchinglanguageandcommunicationinmathematicseducation;andmethodologicalissuesrelatingtodoingresearchinmultilingualmathematicsclassrooms.
CourseCode:SCED7019A
CourseDescription:TheLearningandTeachingofScience(ScienceStream)
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedealswithpastandcurrentdevelopmentsintheoriesonthelearningandteachingofscienceincluding personal, social and situated theories. It explores the philosophy of science and scienceeducationwithanemphasisonrelationshipsbetweenlearningtheoriesandthegenerationofknowledgeTheseideasarelinkedtohowtheymayinformresearchinscienceclassroomsinthecontextoftheneed.forEquityandsoundpracticeinsciencelearning.Candidateswillexaminetheimplicationsthesetheorieshaveforthenatureofclassroomscientificknowledgeanditspedagogy.
CourseCode:SCED7021A
CourseDescription:CurriculumIssuesinMathematicsEducation
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseexaminesthewaysinwhichcurriculainmathematicseducationrepresentorganisationsandselectionsof content. Thecourseexplores a varietyof theoretical orientations to curriculumanalysis.TheseperspectivesarethendrawnupontoanalysemathematicscurriculumreforminSouthAfricaandelsewhere.Attention isalsogiven toparticularcurriculuminnovations in relation tocontentselectionand assessment.
CourseCode:SCED7022A
CourseDescription:TheLearningandTeachingofMathematics(MathematicsStream)
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedealswithunderstandingandresearchingmathematicsclassrooms.Candidatesareintroducedtokeylearningtheoriesinmathematicseducationresearch,includingcognitive,constructivist,socio−culturalandsituativetheories.Candidatesexploretheimplicationsofthesetheoriesforwhatcountsasmathematicalknowledgeintheclassroomandforpedagogy.ConsiderationisgiventovariouswaysofresearchingteachingandlearninginSouthAfricanmathematicsclassrooms,withparticularattentiontoteacher−learnerinteraction.AllofthisisunderscoredbytheneedtopromoteequityandexcellenceinmathematicslearninginSouthAfrica.
CourseCode:SCED7029A
CourseDescription:SubjectMatterKnowledgeforTeachingScience
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
This course offers a critical examination of science for teaching. The course examines how teacherstransformtheircontentknowledgeforteachingintorepresentations,analogies,modelsandexplanations.Candidateswillcriticallyexaminelearners’ideasonvarioustopicsinscienceandhowtheseideasarise.Attentionwillalsobepaidtothecontextoflearnersandhowthisistakenintoaccountintheshapingofcontentknowledge.Finally,thenatureofteachers’subjectmatterknowledgeinsciencewillbestudied.Toenableadeeperconsiderationof thecontent, theclasswill separate intophysicalscienceand lifesciencegroupsforsomesessions.
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CourseCode:SCED7030A
CourseDescription:TeachingandLearningofAlgebra
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursefocusesonthenatureofalgebraandalgebraicactivitywithintheschoolcontext.Itintroducescandidatestoavarietyoftheoreticalperspectiveswithwhichtocritiqueresearchontheteachingandlearningofalgebrabothlocallyandinternationally.Whilethecourseforegroundsthecontentofalgebra,italsoaddressestheeffectiveteachingandlearningofmathematicsmorebroadlyandpaysattentiontomathematical knowledge for teachingwith particular focus on the SouthAfrican context. The courseincludesthefollowingaspects:researchonlearners’conceptionsofalgebra,thetransitionfromarithmetictoalgebra,theresearchbaseforteachingalgebra,andadvancesinapproachestotheeffectiveteachingofalgebra.
CourseCode:SCED7031A
CourseDescription:HistoricalandPhilosophicalPerspectivesinScienceEducation
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithabasicunderstandingofthehistoryofscience,thehistoryofscienceeducation, the historical origins and philosophical foundations of modern science; scientific literacyandthenatureofscience. It focusesoninstructiveanalysesofcontemporarytechno−socio−scientificchallenges (e.g. climate change and genetic engineering) and discusses contemporary curriculumissuesinscienceeducationinformedbyavarietyofphilosophicalperspectives.Inaddition,thecourseexploresissuesaroundlanguage,cultureandindigenousknowledgesystemsinscienceeducationinthedevelopingcountrycontext.Theparticularchallengesfacedbyscienceteachersinbothruralandurbancontexts are examined.
School of Statistics and Actuarial Science
CourseCode:STAT1002A
CourseDescription:ActuarialScienceI
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourse introducesstudents to thefieldsof themathematicsoffinanceandactuarialdemography.Topics include: the theory of interest; simple and compound, effective andnominal rates of interest;discountingandtherateofdiscount;equationsofvalue;annuitytheory;analysisoftheannuity;sinkingfunds; the force of interest; fixed interest securities; life table theory; elementary demography; anintroduction to the principles on insurance and pensions.
CourseCode:STAT1003A
CourseDescription:MathematicalStatisticsI
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:5
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefieldofmathematicalstatistics.Topicsinclude:descriptivestatisticaltechniques;countingmethods;permutationsandcombinations;probability;basicconcepts; Bayes theorem; discrete and continuous random variables; binominal; poisson; geometric;hypergeometric;normalandexponentialdistribution;introductiontoinference;confidenceintervalsandhypothesistestingonmeansandproportions;correlationandregression;leastsquaresfittingoflinesandplanes;inferenceonregression;introductiontocontingencytables.
CourseCode:STAT2013A(STAT2014APT)
CourseDescription:BasicStatisticsfortheNaturalSciencesII
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:6
Studentswork throughanelementarycoverageof commonstatisticalmethodsapplied in theNaturalSciences.Theseincludedescriptivestatistics(graphicalaswellasnumeralsummaries),simplerandom
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sampling,basicprobabilityconcepts,keyprobabilitydistributions,correlation,simplelinearregression,basicinferentialstatistics-bothparametricandnon-parametrictests.Theaboveconceptsarereinforcedandappliedwiththeuseofastatisticalsoftware.Oncompletionofthiscourse,thestudentshouldbeabletoidentify,anddistinguishbetween,differentstatisticaltechniques;selectanappropriatestatisticaltestrequiredtoanalysedataand;analysedataandcorrectlyinterprettheresultobtainedfromtheanalysis.
CourseCode:STAT2005A
CourseDescription:MathematicalStatisticsII
NQFCredits:48 NQFLevel:6
Probability;conditionalprobability;Bayestheorem;randomvariables;distributionsandtheirproperties;generatingfunctions;bivariatedistributions;marginalandconditionaldistributions;transformationsofrandomvariables;orderstatistics;introductiontosampling;introductiontosumsofrandomvariablesandsamplingdistributions.Sumsofrandomvariables;samplingdistributions;lawoflargenumbers;Chebychev’sinequality;CentralLimitTheorem;pointestimation;intervalestimation;hypothesistesting;ANOVA;Chi−squaredtests;sufficientstatistics;theoryofhypothesistesting;MonteCarlosimulation;reviewofmatrixtheory;multivariatenormaldistribution;introductiontomultipleregression.
CourseCode:STAT2012A
CourseDescription:IntroductiontoMathematicalStatistics
NQFCredits:8 NQFLevel:6
Thiscourseintroducesthestudenttomathematicalstatisticsandiscomprisedofthefollowingtopics:Descriptive Statistics; Permutations & Combinations; Probability; Discrete & Continuous RandomVariable;Sampling&Distributions&TestsofHypothesisaboutaMean;Correlation&Regression.
CourseCode:STAT3010A
CourseDescription:LifeContingenciesIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
This course extends the coverage of life insurance mathematics in Actuarial Science II. This coursecovers the valuation of life insurance and annuity contracts that offer level, increasing or decreasingbenefits at either a simpleor compound rate. It extends to cover thepricingof and reserving for lifeinsurancecontractsandannuitiesintermsofcalculatinggrossornetpremiums,payableannuallyormorefrequently,andthecorrespondingpolicyvaluesandreserves.Reservesaredeterminedonaprospectiveandretrospectivebasis.Valuing,pricingandreservingareextendedtopoliciesthatcovertwoormorelives and twoormoredecrements.All of the principles are combined into profit testing of contractsbyapplyingdiscountedcashflowtechniques.Thecoursealsocoversheterogeneityinpopulationsandtechniquestosummariseandstandardizepopulationdata.
CourseCode:STAT3015A
CourseDescription:ActuarialEconomicsIII
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseprovidesanunderstandingofthefollowingfields:theapplicationofexpectedutilitytheorytofinancialproblems;theapplicationofstochasticdominancetoassetselectionproblems;measuresofinvestmentrisk;theassumptionsofmean–varianceportfoliotheoryanditsprincipalresults;thepropertiesofsingle-andmultiple-factormodelsofassetreturns;theincorporationofliabilitiesintoportfolioselectionmodels and the process of asset–liabilitymodelling; equilibriummodels of returns on capital assets,includingtheprincipalresultsandassumptionsandlimitationsofsuchmodels;thevariousformsoftheefficientmarketshypothesisandtheevidenceforandagainstthem;stochasticmodelsofthebehaviourofsecuritypricesandtheestimationofparametersforasset-pricingmodels;modelsofthetermstructureofinterestrates;thepropertiesofoptionprices,factorsaffectingsuchprices,andtheupperandlowerbounds of such prices; numerical procedures used in derivative pricing; Black-Scholes analysis andarbitrage-freepricing.
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CourseCode:STAT3021A
CourseDescription:ComputersandCommunicationsforActuariesIII
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecoverstheuseofcomputersinactuarialwork.Bothscientificandcommercialapplicationsarecovered.Inaddition,itcoversbasiccommunicationandpresentationskillsrequiredtopresentactuarialresultsobtainedtorelevantaudiences.
CourseCode:STAT3030A
CourseDescription:ActuarialReservingTechniquesIII
NQFCredits:14 NQFLevel:7
This course covers the theory and application of survivalmodelling using estimation procedures forlifetimedistributionsandtransitionintensities.Topicsinclude:mortalityprojectionsandtheapplicationofgraduationandgraduationtests,thetheoryandapplicationofprobabilityofruininfiniteandinfinitetime,usingthePoissonProcess,theapplicationofrun-offtrianglesusingthechain-ladder,theaveragecostperclaimandBornhuettter-Fergusonmethods,aswellassimulationtechniquestovaluebenefitguarantees.
CourseCode:STAT3031A
CourseDescription:MultivariateDataAnalysisIII
NQFCredits:14 NQFLevel:7
Thiscoursecoverstheinherentattributesofmultivariatedataanalysisbyusingstatisticalpredictiveanddimensionreductiontechniques.Thesetechniquesincludestudyingthemultivariatenormaldistribution,copulas and other related distributions, regression techniques and modelling inferences, such ashypothesistesting,confidenceregionsandmultivariateanalysisofvarianceandcovarianceofsamples,dimensionreductiontechniques,principalcomponentanalysis,factoranalysis,correspondenceanalysis,multidimensionalscaling,clusteranalysis,discriminantanalysisandcanonicalcorrelationanalysis.Thecourse focusseson the theoreticaloverviewof thesemethodsand thepracticaluseand interpretationusingstatisticalpackages.
CourseCode:STAT3032A
CourseDescription:RiskTheoryIII
NQFCredits:14 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducesthenatureofgeneralinsurancerisks,whichserveastheprimarymotivationfortheconsiderationofvarioustypesofstatisticaltechniquesandmodels.Thesetechniquesandmodelsinclude:lossdistributions,whichareusedtodescribetheamountsofindividualclaimsarisingfromaportfolioofgeneralinsurancepolicies,extremevaluedistributions,whichareusedformodellinglowprobability/highimpactevents;andriskmodels(intheformofcompounddistributions),whichconsidertheamountsofindividualclaimsandthetotalnumberofclaimsjointlysoastomodeltheaggregateclaimsofgeneralinsurancepolicies.
CourseCode:STAT3033A
CourseDescription:StatisticalElementsofMachineLearningIII
NQFCredits:14 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstohowstatisticalandactuarialapplicationsusemachinelearningmethodsto solve problems. It discusses the relationship between statistical, actuarial and high levelmachinelearningconcepts.keysupervisedandunsupervisedstatisticallearningandmachinelearningtechniquesinmodellingcontinuousandcategoricalresponses(regressionandavarietyofclassificationmethods)aswellas thedifferencesbetweengenerativeanddiscriminativemodels.Appropriatestatisticalpackageswillbeusedtocomplementthelinkbetweentheoreticalstatisticalmachinelearningandapplicationstostatisticalmodelling,actuarialunderwriting,pricingandotherpartsofinsuranceriskmanagement.
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CourseCode:STAT3034A
CourseDescription:StochasticProcessesIII
NQFCredits:14 NQFLevel:7
This course is a study of discrete timeMarkov chains and continuous timeMarkov jump processes,includingpropertiesofstatessuchasrecurrence,transienceandperiodicity.Itstudiesclassicproblemssuchasthegambler’sruinproblemandasymmetricrandomwalks,aswellasthePoissonprocess.
CourseCode:STAT3035A
CourseDescription:SurvivalAnalysisIII
NQFCredits:14 NQFLevel:7
Thiscourseintroducestheproblemofcensoringinlifetimedataandtheimplicationsonmodellingandanalysisofsuchdata.TheKaplan-MeierestimatorforthesurvivorfunctionandtheNelson-Aalenestimatorintegrated hazard are derived and applied to lifetime data. It describes and applies the proportionalhazardsmodelanddefinesandimplementsseveralmethodsforcheckingthefitofsurvivalmodels tolifetimedata.Itfurtherformulatesmodelsfordescribinglifetimessubjecttomultiplestates.Itexplainsandincorporatestheconceptsoffrailtyandcureinthecontextofsurvivalanalysis.
CourseCode:STAT3036A
CourseDescription:TimeSeriesIII
NQFCredits:14 NQFLevel:7
This course covers the theory and application of exponential smoothing andBox Jenkins time seriesmethods.Theseincludemodelbuildingandmodelchecks,ofbothintegratedtimeseries,e.g.ARCH&GARCHmodelsandco-integrated timeseries.Thecoursealsocoversspecialnon-stationaryandnon-lineartimeseriesmodelsandanintroductiontospectralanalysis:timeseriesinthefrequencydomain.Statisticalpackageswillbeusedtoapplythesemethods.
CourseCode:STAT4092A
CourseDescription:ActuarialLiabilityManagement
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:8
Theaimofthiscourseistoprovidecandidateswiththeabilitytoapplyawiderangeofactuarialconceptstosimpletraditionalandnon−traditionalsituations. It includes:Professionalism;Stakeholders;generalenvironment; risk management; provisioning; project planning; input validation; determining andreportingofresults;capitalandcapitalmanagement;mergersandacquisitions;experiencemonitoring.
CourseCode:STAT4093A
CourseDescription:ActuarialMarketingandProductDevelopment
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseaimstoprovidecandidateswithanunderstandingofthefinancialrisksfacingindividualsandhow insuranceand retirement fundsassist inmanaging these risks.Oncompletionof thecoursecandidatesshouldalsobeabletomakeacontributiontothedesignandpricingofinsurancepoliciesandretirement fundbenefits.Topicscovered include: thegeneralcommercialandeconomicenvironmentincludingtax,regulation,publicrelationsandcompliance,thelifecycle,benefitproviders,anoverviewofbenefitfunds,anoverviewofgeneralinsurance,liferiskandinvestmentsproducts,theproductdesignprocess, marketing theory, distribution, selling and incentives, contract design, Pricing methodologyand techniques,assumptionsettingandsourcingstatistics,expenses,macropricing,claimsprocesses,reinsurance,persistencyanddiscontinuance.
CourseCode:STAT4094A
CourseDescription:InvestmentandAssetManagement
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
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The aim of this course is to provide candidates with the ability to apply the principles of actuarialplanningandcontroltotheappraisalofinvestments,andtotheselectionandmanagementofinvestmentsappropriate to the needs of investors.Topicscoveredinclude:economicandotherinfluencesoninvestmentmarkets,therelationshipbetweenreturnsonassetclasses,moneymarkets,bondmarkets,propertymarkets,equitymarkets, futuresandoptions,collectiveinvestmentschemes,overseasmarkets,valuationofindividualinvestments,valuationof asset classes and portfolios, investment strategies for institutions and individuals, developing aninvestmentstrategy,capitalprojectappraisal,capitalmanagement,accountinganddisclosure.
CourseCode:STAT4095A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:ActuarialScience
NQFCredits:35 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseprovidesgroundinginthecollaborativeandindependentresearchskillsrequiredforActuarialpractice,includingtheskillsrequiredtoexplainActuarialconceptsintelligiblybothtopeersandtoothercandidates.
CourseCode:STAT4096A
CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinRetirementFunds
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseteachescandidatesthespecialisttechnicalconceptsneededforthedesignandmanagementofpensionsandotherbenefits.Topicscoveredinclude:principalterms,providersofbenefits,meetingtheneedsofstakeholders,theenvironmentinwhichbenefitsareoffered,alternativesystemsofbenefitprovision, scheme design, risks and uncertainties, financing benefits, sponsor covenant, investments,actuarialvaluations,modelsforbenefitvaluationandpopulationprojection,fundingmethods,valuationassumptionsanddata,discontinuance,theneedforvaluationindefinedbenefit,definedcontributionandsocialsecurityschemes,optionsandguarantees,asset−liabilitymatching,insurance,sourcesofsurplusandanalysisofexperience.
CourseCode:STAT4097A
CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinLifeAssurance
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
This course aims toprovidecandidateswith apracticalunderstandingof theactuarialwork involvedin Life Assurance companies and covers the main aspects of the F102 course for the examinations of theActuarial Societyof SouthAfrica.Topics covered include: thegeneral commercial andeconomicenvironment,lifeassuranceproducts,healthandcareproducts,risksanddatamanagement,reinsuranceandunderwriting,methodsofdistributingprofits,managementofunit−linkedlifeassurancecontracts,productdesign,modelsinlifeassurance,surrendervaluesandalterations,costofguaranteesandoptions,supervisoryreserves,earningsstatements,investments,monitoringexperienceandsettingassumptions.
CourseCode:STAT4098A
CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinHealthCare
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
This course aims toprovidecandidateswith apracticalunderstandingof theactuarialwork involvedinHealthCareandcovers themainaspectsof theF101course for theexaminationsof theActuarialSocietyofSouthAfrica.Topicscovered include: thegeneralcommercialandeconomicenvironment,stateprovision,healthcareproducts,productdesign,riskmanagement,settingassumptions,modelsandpricing,reserves,investments,reinsurance,monitoringexperience.
CourseCode:STAT4099A
CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinGeneralInsurance
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
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ThiscourseaimstoprovidecandidateswithapracticalunderstandingoftheprocessofGeneralInsurancetogetherwithanunderstandingoftheactuarialworkinvolvedinaGeneralInsuranceCompany.ItcoversallaspectsoftheF103coursefortheActuarialSocietyofSouthAfricanexaminations.Topicscoveredinclude: thegeneralcommercial andeconomicenvironment, accountingprinciplesandmethods, theinterpretationofaccounts,generalinsuranceproducts,reinsurance,riskmanagement,thepurposeandmethodologyofreserving,ratingmethodologiesandpracticalities,investmentprinciplesincludingasset−liabilitymatching,data,capitalmodels,monitoringexperience.
CourseCode:STAT4100A
CourseDescription:ActuarialFinancialTheoryandApplication
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
This course aims toprovidecandidateswith apracticalunderstandingof theactuarialwork involvedinfinanceandinvestmentsandcoversthemainaspectsoftheF105coursefortheexaminationsoftheActuarialSocietyofSouthAfrica.Topicscoveredinclude:thegeneralcommercialandeconomic
environment,theregulationoffinancialservices,applicationsofthelegislativeandregulatoryframework,derivatives, specialist asset classes, the theory of finance, fundamental share analysis, valuation ofinvestments,industryclassification,investmentindices,performancemeasurement,overallriskcontrol,actuarialtechniques,portfoliomanagementandtaxation.
CourseCode:STAT4101A
CourseDescription:AdvancedDistributionTheory
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversthedevelopmentandunderlyingtheoryofspecialdistributions,inequalitiesandeitherquadraticformsorsystemsofdistributions.Topicsincludedare:Transformationsandspecialdistributions:GeneralandOrthogonaltransformations(including Helmert). Non−central t, x2, F. Dirichlet distributions. Asymptotic distributions of OrderStatistics (–/\–s,Weibull, Fréchet,Gumbel;Extremeorder statistics,MillsRatio).Moment inequalities:Markov,Chebychev, Kolmogorov, Jensen,Cauchy−Schwartz,Holder,Minkowski, rth root of the rthabsolutemoment,Bonferroni.ConvexOrdering.Quadratic forms: IdempotentMatrices (Propertiesandmoreonnon−centralx2).MgfandcumulantsofQ.F.conditionsforQF~x2(λ).IndependenceofQFs(and linear functions and QFs). Simultaneous Orthogonal Diagonalization. Cochran’s Theorem (andsimpleapplicationstoANOVA).SystemsofDistributions:Pearson,Gram−Charler,Johnsonsystemsofdistributions.
CourseCode:STAT4102A
CourseDescription:AppliedSampling
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
ThiscoursecoversboththeoreticalandpracticalaspectsofSurveySamplingandincludes:questionnairedesignandpiloting;definitionoftypesofsampling(simplerandom,stratified,systematic,cluster,double,snowball, convenience, complex) and their advantages and disadvantages in theory and practice;proportionalvsdisproportionalallocationforstratifiedsamplingandreasonsfortheirchoice;samplesizecalculation;ingeneralandfordifferentmethods,includingoptimalallocation;estimationofmeans,totalsandproportions,andthevariancesoftheestimators;marginoferrortablesandnomograms;weightingof surveys; cell weighting vs raking; household vs personal weights; design effects: calculation andimplementationof:costvsefficiency;dealingwithmissingvalues;usingcompletedata,imputationviameansandregression;anintroductiontodatafusion:criteriaforfusingofdatasets,methodsofperformingdatafusion(donortorecipient,onetoone,manytoone,manytomany,transportationalgorithm,once−offfusion,customisedfusion)andofassessingthequalityofthefusion.
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CourseCode:STAT4103A
CourseDescription:Biostatistics
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesabackgroundintothebasicmethodologyofthearea:Definitionsofpopulationandcommunity;Ratesandproportions:numeratorsanddenominators.Estimationoftotalsvsproportions.Prevalenceversusincidence.Cohortsvsparallelgroupsvslongitudinalstudies.Oddsratios,relativerisk,sensitivity,specificity,PPV,NPV.ROCcurves.Topicsfrom:Experimentaldesign:reviewof1,2andmultifactoranalyses,analysisofcovariance,randomisedblocks,BIBD,crossoverandother designs. Linearmixedmodels. Repeatedmeasures analysis includingAUC.Nonparametricsurvivalanalysis including left, rightand intervalcensoredmodels.Mantel−Haentzelandother tests.Applicationsoflogisticregression.Inter−ratercomparisonincludingintraclasscorrelationanalysisandkappacoefficients,samplesizecalculations.Growthcurves.Metaanalysis.Introductiontoepidemiology.
CourseCode:STAT4104A
CourseDescription:ExtremeValueTheory
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanunderstandingofthemodellingandanalysisofdataconcerningtheextremesofadistribution,andincludesthefollowingtopics:Introductiontoandexamplesofextremevaluedata.Reviewoftheasymptoticlikelihoodtheoryrequiredfortheanalysisofextremevaluesandoftherelevantmodeldiagnosticplots.Distributionsofextremevalues:Gumbel,FréchetandWeibull.TheGeneralisedextremevalue(GEV)distribution.InferencefortheGEVdistribution.ThresholddataandtheGeneralisedPareto(GP)distributionformodelingthresholdexcesses.InferencefortheGPdistribution.Modelingandanalysisofextremesofstationary(dependent)series.Extremesofnon−stationaryseries.
CourseCode:STAT4106A
CourseDescription:PointProcesses
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestopointprocesses.Inoperationsresearch,pointprocessesaretoolsforstochasticallymodellingflowsofcustomersarrivingataservicestation(queueingtheory).Inparticular,ininsurance,pointprocessesareusedtomathematicallymodelclaimnumberprocesses.Inthenaturalsciences,pointprocessesareusedtoquantifyandpredictthenumberofrandomlyoccurringeventssuchasbirths,deaths,naturaldisasters,cosmicparticles.
CourseCode:STAT4107A
CourseDescription:SpatialStatistics
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanunderstandingofthemodellingandanalysisofdatawhichare spatially distributed, and inwhich the correlation between two observations is a function of thedistance between them. Topics covered include: Introduction to spatial random variables and spatialdata.Definitionofthevariogramanditsproperties.Modelsforthevariogramanditsestimation,eithernonparametrically or via maximum likelihood. Spatial prediction and kriging. Simple and ordinarykriging.Changeofsupportandblockkriging.Co−kriginganduniversalkriging.
CourseCode:STAT4108A
CourseDescription:StatisticalAspectsofDataMining
NQFCredits:24 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothestatisticalaspectsofdatamining.Dataminingreferstoafamilyoftechniquesusedtodetectinterestingrelationships/knowledgeindataintheformofpatternrecognition,statisticalandmachinelearning(supervisedandunsupervised),datascienceanddataanalysis/analytics.ThemaintopicscoveredincludeDatapre−processing,Resamplingmethods(k−fold,CV,LOOCV,
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Bootstrap,etc.),ClassificationandPrediction(Regression,Bayes,LDA,QDA,etc.),Clustering(K−nearestneighbours,K−means,PAM,Hierarchical,etc.),AssociationsandRuleGeneration(Basketanalysis,etc.),Model Evaluation, SupportVectorMachines,ArtificialNeuralNetworks andTree−BasedMethods aswell as tree induction and rule learning.More recentdevelopments, including EnsembleMethodsorCommitteeMachines(Bagging,Boosting,etc.)andBigData,areintroduced.Thecoursealsoprovidesthepractical background required to apply these techniques topractical problemsusing training andvalidationdatasubsets,toevaluatethemodelsusingR/othersoftware,andtointerpretandpresenttheresults.
CourseCode:STAT4109A
CourseDescription:StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinance
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscoursecoversstochasticprocessesusedtomodelthedevelopmentintimeofshareprices,credits,interest rates,exchangeratesandsoon.Thecourse includes:basicdefinitionsandconcepts fromthetheoryofstochasticprocesses;martingalesandtheoptionalstoppingtheorem;derivationofcharacteristicproperties ofWiener processes and their transformations, and the suitability ofWiener processes formodellingfinanceparametersWienerprocessesasamartingaleandtheapplicationoftheoptionalstoppingtheoreminsolvingfinancerelatedproblems;exactderivationoftheBalck−Scholes−Merton−formula;solutionofsomeoptimumoptionpricingproblems.
CourseCode:STAT4110A
CourseDescription:OperationsResearchTechniques
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothealgorithmsandtechniquesbehindsupplychainoptimisation.Thisincludesthemathematicalbackgroundaswellthepracticalapplicationofthesetechniques.Topicscovered include Forecasting, Transportation systems, Transportation models and algorithms; Geneticalgorithms and simulated annealing, Inventorymanagement systems and algorithms, Continuous anddiscretepointlocationalgorithms,Supplychainmodels,Neuralnetworksfortheoptimisationofsupplychains; Manufacturing systems, Manufacturing scheduling models, Material handling models andalgorithms,Warehousingsystems.Thistopicdealswiththosepointprocessesthathaveprovedtobemostadequateformodellingtheseandotherphenomena:homogeneousandnon−homogeneousPoissonprocesses,mixedPoissonprocesses,renewalprocesses,andPólya−Lundbergprocesses.Tobeabletotakeintoaccountthecostandothersuperimposedaspects,thecorrespondingcompound(aggregate,cumulative)processesarediscussedaswell.Asaspecialapplication,exactandapproximateformulasfortheactuarialriskaregiven.
CourseCode:STAT4111A
CourseDescription:ReliabilityandMaintenanceTheory
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseintroducescandidates toreliabilityandmaintenancetheory.Reliabilityandsafetyanalysisaswellasmaintenanceplanningplayanimportantroleinengineering,butincreasinglyalsoinbankingandcommunication.Thefirstpartofthecoursedealswiththekeyproblemofreliabilitytheory,namelywith the investigationof themutual relationshipbetweenreliabilitycriteriaofasystemandreliabilitycriteriaofitssubsystemswithintheframeworkofbinarymonotonesystems.Thesecondpartofthecourseintroducesnonparametricclassesofprobabilitydistributionsandtheirrelationshiptomodellingthewearandtearoftechnicalsystems.
CourseCode:STAT4112A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:OperationsResearch
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:8
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Thiscourseprovidesgroundinginthecollaborativeandindependentresearchskillsrequiredforoperations researchpractice, including the skills required toexplain statisticsandoperations researchmethodsintelligiblybothtopeersandtootherlearners.
CourseCode:STAT4113A
CourseDescription:ResearchProject:MathematicalStatistics
NQFCredits:36 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidesgroundinginthecollaborativeandindependentresearchskillsrequiredforstatisticalpractice,includingtheskillsrequiredtoexplainstatisticalmethodsintelligiblybothtopeersandtootherlearners.
CourseCode:STAT5004A
CourseDescription:Extremevaluetheory
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This course provides successful candidates with an understanding of the modelling and analysis ofextremevaluesandtheability toapply this theory to theanalysisofextremevaluedata. Itcovers theGeneralisedExtremeValuedistributionformodellingextremesofindependentseriesandtheGeneralisedParetodistributionforthresholdexcessesofsuchseries,aswellastheirextensiontostationaryandnon−stationaryseries.Furthermorecandidatescover,byself−study,twoadvancedaspectsofextremevaluetheory,namelythePointProcesses,Characterisationofextremes,whichprovidesaunifyingtheoreticalframeworkformodellingextremevalues,andtheanalysisofMultivariateExtremevaluedata.Candidatesalsohavetocompleteamajorprojectinwhichtheyeitherresearchsomeadvancedaspectorperformanextensiveanalysisofanextremevaluedataset.
CourseCode:STAT5032A
CourseDescription:Copulas&dependence
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Thiscourseprovidessuccessfulcandidateswithanunderstandingofcorrelationsanddependence,whicharesomeofthekeyassumptionsmadeinunderstandingaportfolioofrisks.Basiccorrelationstructuresare illustrated and their pitfalls discussed.Variousmethodsof introducingdependencebetween risksareinvestigated,withtheultimategoalbeingthecombiningmarginaldistributionsthroughtheuseofacopula.Differenttypesofcopulaarestudied,andtheyarefittedtodata.
CourseCode:STAT5033A
CourseDescription:Multivariatemodelsandfinancialtimeseries
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
This course provides an introduction to the class of multivariate models and financial time series.Multivariatemodelsareusedwidelyinthefinancialsectorinordertodescribetheco−movementacrossanumberof randomvariables.Riskmeasuresused toquantify the level of risk at certainpercentilesdependheavilyontheassumedellipticalnatureoftheunderlyingdistributions,whicharealsoexamined.Financialtimeseriesareexaminedinordertoenableadvancedanalysisofmarketvariables,whicharecrucialinunderstandingvolatility.Theseareextendedtomultivariatecases.
CourseCode:STAT5034A
CourseDescription:RiskmeasurementandassessmentandapplicationofEnterpriseRiskManagement (ERM)
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
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CourseCode:STAT5035A
CourseDescription:KingIVcorporategovernanceinSouthAfricaandERMcasestudies
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
ThiscourseexplorestheKingIVcodeofcorporategovernance.Thecodeis‘bestpractice’andprovidesforcertainstructureswhichare intended to improve the functioningofacompany,andwhichwouldservetoreducetheriskthatoperationsbreakdown.TheriskmanagementfunctionhastoreporttotheBoardanditssub−committees, inorder toensure thecorrect identificationandprocessingof risks intheorganisation.Theauditandcompliancefunctionsarealsorequired(indeed,byregulationaswell)toparticipateintheidentificationandmitigationofrisks.CasesofinsolvencysuchasEquitableLifeandFedsureLifeareexaminedinordertoidentifytheoperationalfailureswhichcouldhavebeenavoidedthroughtheeffectiveuseofERM.
CourseCode:STAT5036A
CourseDescription:EnterpriseRiskManagement(ERM)conceptandframework
NQFCredits:20 NQFLevel:8
Theaimof theEnterpriseRiskManagement (ERM)course is to instil in candidates thekeyprinciplesunderlying the implementationandapplicationofERMwithinanorganisation,whether lifeassurancecompanies,generalinsurancecompanies,mutuals,retirementfunds,orothercorporateentities,includinggovernanceandprocessaswellasquantitativemethodsofriskmanagementandmodelling.ThecandidateshouldgaintheabilitytoapplytheknowledgeandunderstandingofERMpracticestoanytypeoforganization.
CourseCode:STAT7000A
CourseDescription:DynamicProgramming
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thistheoreticalshortcoursewithpracticalovertonescoversthefollowingtopicswithparticularemphasisonstochasticapplicationto:dynamicprogramming(DP)solutionstopathproblems,includingthosewithstochasticelements,feedbackcontrolandadaptivecontrol(learning);solvingstandardproblemsbyDPincluding:equipment replacementwith stochasticcosts;Bayesianapproach toqualitycontrol; simpleresourceallocation;theoryandsolutionofproblemswithlineardynamicsandquadraticcriteriaincludingstochasticerrors;differentapproachestoinventorymodels;Markovdecisionprocesses;sensitivityanalysisto DP solutions.
CourseCode:STAT7003A
CourseDescription:Non−ParametricMethods
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecoversvariousthemesunderthefollowingthreeheadings:nonparametrictestsofhypotheses;nonparametricmodelbuilding;nonparametricestimation.
CourseCode:STAT7004A
CourseDescription:ReliabilityandMaintenanceTheory
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecomprisesthefollowing:Parametricandnonparametricclassesof life−andrepair−timedistributions,binaryandmultivaluedcoherent systems, reliabilityanalysisof stochasticnetworks, inparticularofcommunicationnetworks;Softwarereliability.Renewalandregenerativestochasticprocesses,cumulativestochasticprocesses,Poissonprocesses;agedependentmaintenancepolicies,repairlimitmaintenancepolicies.
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CourseCode:STAT7006A
CourseDescription:SpatialStatistics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursecomprises the following:Geostatisticalmethods (spatialcorrelation,variogramestimation,spatialpredictionandkriging).Spatial imageanalysis (remotelysenseddata,contextualclassification).Special topics for spatial data.
CourseCode:STAT7030A
CourseDescription:AdvancedSampling
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesthetheoreticalbackgroundofandinvestigatesissuesintheapplicationof:Calibrationweightingmethods, and the comparison to standardmethods of cell and rimweighting;Methods ofestimation:design−based,model−basedandmodel−assisted.Data fusion: methods of combining data sets, ranging frommultiple imputation, to single fusion, tocustomisedfusion;comparisonofthemethodsastoadvantagesanddisadvantages;comparisonofthesetypesoffusions,andofassessingthequalityofthefusion.Candidatesarerequiredtoapplyoneofmoreoftheirclassesoftechniquestodatasets,andtoprovideaseminarandprojectreportontheiranalyses,includingadditionalliteraturestudied.
CourseCode:STAT7031A
CourseDescription:AdvancedSelectedTopicinMathematicalStatistics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesanunderstandingofaselectedfieldofcurrentstatisticalresearch.
CourseCode:STAT7032A
CourseDescription:Biostatistics
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourse introducescandidates to thefieldofbiostatistics Itcovers the following topics:Definitionof a population and community. Rates and proportions: numerators and denominators. Estimation oftotals vs proportions. Prevalence versus incidence.Cohorts vs parallel groups vs longitudinal studies.Experimentaldesign:reviewof1,2andmultifactoranalyses,analysisofcovariance,randomisedblocks,BIBD,crossoverandotherdesigns.Linearmixedmodels.Repeatedmeasuresanalysis includingAUC.Oddsratios,relativerisk,sensitivity,specificity,PPV,NPV.ROCcurves.Survivalanalysisincludingleft,rightandintervalcensoredmodels.MantelHaentzelandothertests.Introductiontoepidemiology.Inter−rater comparison including intra class correlation analysis and kappa coefficients, Sample sizecalculations.Applicationsoflogisticregression.Growthcurves.Metaanalysis.Aprojectmustbecompletedencompassinganin−depthstudyofthetheoreticalaspects,andtheapplicationofthemethodologytooneof:linearmixedmodels,analysisofrepeatedmeasures,epidemiology,growthcurves,metaanalysis.
CourseCode:STAT7033A
CourseDescription:ExtremeValueTheory
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
This course provides successful candidates with an understanding of the modelling and analysis ofextremevaluesandtheability toapply this theory to theanalysisofextremevaluedata. Itcovers theGeneralisedExtremeValuedistributionformodellingextremesofindependentseriesandtheGeneralisedParetodistributionforthresholdexcessesofsuchseries,aswellastheirextensiontostationaryandnon−stationaryseries.Furthermorecandidatescover,byself−study,twoadvancedaspectsofextremevaluetheory,namelythePointProcesses,Characterisationofextremes,whichprovidesaunifyingtheoreticalframeworkformodellingextremevalues,andtheanalysisofMultivariateExtremevaluedata.Candidates
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alsohavetocompleteamajorprojectinwhichtheyeitherresearchsomeadvancedaspectorperformanextensiveanalysisofanextremevaluedataset.
CourseCode:STAT7035A
CourseDescription:OperationsResearch
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothealgorithmsandtechniquesbehindsupplychainoptimisation.Thisincludesthemathematicalbackgroundaswellthepracticalapplicationofthesetechniques.Topicscovered include Forecasting, Transportation systems, Transportation models and algorithms; Geneticalgorithms and simulated annealing, Inventorymanagement systems and algorithms, Continuous anddiscretepointlocationalgorithms,Supplychainmodels,Neuralnetworksfortheoptimisationofsupplychains; Manufacturing systems, Manufacturing scheduling models, Material handling models andalgorithms,Warehousingsystems.Anin−depthstudyofthetheoreticalgroundingofmethodsinvolvedin,andapplicationof,oneofthefollowingtopics:transportationsystems/models,inventorymanagementsystems,supplychainmodels,manufacturingsystems,warehousingsystems.
CourseCode:STAT7036A
CourseDescription:PointProcesses
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedealswiththosepointprocessesthathaveprovedtobemostadequateformodellingqueueingtheory,claimnumberprocesses,thenumberofrandomlyoccurringeventssuchasbirths,naturaldisasters,cosmicparticlesandotherphenomena.Itcovershomogeneousandnon−homogeneousPoissonprocesses,mixed Poisson processes, renewal processes, and Pólya−Lundberg processes and the correspondingcompound(aggregate,cumulative)processesarediscussedaswell.Asaspecialapplication,exactandapproximativeformulasfortheactuarialriskaregiven.Aprojectmustbecompletedinonethefollowingfields:GeneralisedPoissonprocesses,markedpointprocesses,cumulativeprocesses,levelcrossingofcumulativeprocesses,Lundberg−approximations,stochasticorder,applicationsinoperationsresearchand actuarial risk analysis. This requires theoreticalwork is required (study of research publications,monographsandtextbooks),andsolutionofnumericalproblemstoillustratethetheory.
CourseCode:STAT7037A
CourseDescription:StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinance
NQFCredits:15 NQFLevel:9
Thiscoursedealswithbasicdefinitionsandconceptsofstochasticprocesses;stochasticmodelsforclaimarrivalandclaimnumberprocessesinrisktheory;theruinproblem;MartingalesandWeinerprocessesas stochastic models for share prices, rendits etc.; examples of optimum option pricing. In additioncandidateshavetodoaprojectinoneofthefollowingfields(basedonmeasuretheory):1)martingales,filtration,applicationofthestoppingtheoremtodetermineruinprobabilities).2)Wienerprocesses(basedonmeasuretheory):levelcrossingproblems,transformsofWienerprocessesandtheirroleinfinance,criticalevaluationofthesetransforms,discussionofoptionpricingmodels,generalisationsoftheBlack−Scholes−Merton−formula,substitutesfortheWienerprocessinfinanceapplications.Thisrequirestheoreticalwork(studyofresearchpublications,monographsandtextbooks)andthesolutionofnumericalproblemstoillustratethetheory.
CourseCode:STAT7038A
CourseDescription:DataMiningTheory&Application
NQFCredits:30 NQFLevel:9
Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothestatisticalaspectsofdatamining.Dataminingreferstoafamilyoftechniquesusedtodetectinterestingrelationships/knowledgeindataintheformofpatternrecognition,statisticalandmachinelearning(supervisedandunsupervised),datascienceanddataanalysis/analytics.Themain topics covered include Data pre−processing, Resampling methods (k−fold, CV, LOOCV,Bootstrap,etc.),ClassificationandPrediction(Regression,Bayes,LDA,QDA,etc.),Clustering(K−nearest
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neighbours,K−means,PAM,Hierarchical,etc.),AssociationsandRuleGeneration(Basketanalysis,etc.),ModelEvaluation,SupportVectorMachines,ArtificialNeuralNetworksandTree−BasedMethodsaswell as tree induction and rule learning.More recentdevelopments, including EnsembleMethodsorCommitteeMachines(Bagging,Boosting,etc.)andBigData,areintroduced.Thecoursealsoprovidesthepractical background required to apply these techniques topractical problemsusing training andvalidationdatasubsets,toevaluatethemodelsusingR/othersoftware,andtointerpretandpresenttheresults.Thecoursealsocoversissuesaroundtheconvergenceofalgorithmsandtheirimplementationandapplicationaswellasmodelchecking,evaluationandcomparisons.Candidatesarerequiredtoapplythesetechniquesinanin−depthstudyofamodellingtechniqueortechniquestoasubstantialsetofdata,andprovidealiteraturereviewofthesetechniques.
CourseCode:STAT7063A
CourseDescription:StatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis
NQFCredits:18 NQFLevel:9
Theaimofthiscourseistointroduceparticipantstothestatisticalwayofthinking,andtoprovidesufficientbackgroundtostatisticalterminologyandproceduresthatmanyresearchprojectsmaybetackledwithoutrecoursetoexpertstatisticians.Oncompletionofthecourse,participantsshouldbeableto:understandthetheorybehindthestatisticaltechniquesandtherelevantassumptions.Performbasiccalculationsandutilisingthemostappropriatestatisticaltechnique.
CourseCode:STAT7064A
CourseDescription:StatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysisProject
NQFCredits:12 NQFLevel:9
Thisprojectrequiresparticipantstobeableto:phrasetheaimsofastudyinsuchawaythatonecancollectdataandanalyseitinordertofulfilthoseaims;identifywhatissuesareimportantindesigningastudy;designastudy;identifythemostappropriatestatisticalmethodstoapplytothedatatoanswerthequestions posed, and to check the relevant assumptions of thosemethods; consolidate the resultsobtainedfromdifferentstatisticalanalysesintermsoftheaimsofthestudy,andtoidentifyanyproblemswiththestudy;recognisesituationsbeyondtheirexpertise,forwhichexperthelpisnecessary;andidentifyandunderstandinbroadtermstheimportantstatisticalissuesandproblemsaddressedintheliteratureoftheir research area.