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Rules and Syllabuses2020Science

University Rules and Syllabuses for Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates

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Faculty of Science for the 2020 Academic Year

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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.

2020 General Rules for the Faculty of Science

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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

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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

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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;

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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

2020 Senate Rules for the Faculty of Science

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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

BachelorofScience SBA00 7

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%inPhysicalSciencesandbetween40 and 42 points (inclusive)

< 40 points

BScinthefieldofAstronomyandAstrophysics


≥70%inMathematicsand≥70%inPhysicalSciencesandBetween40 and 42 points (inclusive)

< 40 points

BScinthefieldofPhysicalSciences


≥70%inMathematicsand≥60%inPhysicalSciencesand38-39points

< 38 points

BScinthefieldofComputer Science

≥70%inMathematics≥40points

38-39points < 38 points

BScinthefieldofMathematics of Finance

≥70%inMathematics,≥42points


BScinthefieldofGeologicalSciences



BScinthefieldofGeographicalandArchaeologicalSciences

≥40points 38-39points < 38 points

BScinthefieldofGeospatial Sciences


BScinthefieldofBiologicalSciences


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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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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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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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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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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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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NQF Level

GEOG2015A ThinkingGeographically:ConceptsandPracticesinHumanGeographyII 12 6


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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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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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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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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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


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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


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:


Mathematics I:MATH1034AMATH1036A

AlgebraICalculus I

1521

55

PHYS1000A PhysicsI 36 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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PlanCode:SMACHEM11 TotalNQFCredits:460

CHEM3033ACHEM3034A

AppliedChemistryIIIAAppliedChemistryIIIB

3636

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2) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofMaterialsScience

DegreeCode:SBA00 NQFExitLevel:7

PlanCode:SMAJGEN19 TotalNQFCredits:432


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:



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


PlanCode:SMAMS1A10 TotalNQFCredits:444


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:


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

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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


and


and


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PlanCode:SMAMS1A10 TotalNQFCredits:444


NQF Level


[CodingandCryptographyIIIorRealAnalysisIII]

12

12

7

7

and


[DifferentialGeometryIIIorLeontiefSystemsIII]

12

12

7

7

and


4) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofBiologicalSciences


PlanCode:SMABIOL10 TotalNQFCredits:432


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:

BIOL1000A IntroductoryLifeSciencesI 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


PlanCode:SMAGEOL10 TotalNQFCredits:432


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:

GEOL1000A GeologyI 36 5



AlgebraICalculus I

1521

55


YearofStudyII:

GEOL2025Aor[GEOL2024AGEOL2020AGEOL2023AGEOL2022A]

GeologyIIor[Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyIIIgneousPetrology&ProcessesIIMineralogy&OpticalMineralogyIIMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII]

48

12121212

6

6666

GEOL2026Aor[GEOL2021AGEOL2019A]

AppliedGeologyIIor[IntroductiontoGeochemicalTechniquesIIGeologicalMappingTechniquesII]

36

1224

6

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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


PlanCode:SMAACSI10 TotalNQFCredits:446


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:


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




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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.


PlanCode:SMACOMM10 TotalNQFCredits:432


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:


AlgebraICalculus I

1521

55

Computer Science I:COMS1015ACOMS1016ACOMS1017ACOMS1018A

BasicComputerOrganisationIDiscrete Computational Structures IIntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsIIntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI

9999

5555



YearofStudyII:

Computer Science II:COMS2002ACOMS2013ACOMS2015ACOMS2014A

DatabaseFundamentalsIIMobileComputingIIAnalysisofAlgorithmsIIComputerNetworksII

12121212

6666

Mathematics II:MATH2001AMATH2007AMATH2015AMATH2019AMATH2025ASTAT2012A

BasicAnalysisIIMultivariableCalculusIIAbstractMathematicsIILinearAlgebraIITransitiontoAbstractMathematicsIIIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics II

888888

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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


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


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




NQF Level

YearofStudyI:

GEOG1000A GeographyI 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:


Select three coursesfromthelistbelowyielding18credits each.


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NQF Level

GEOG3019AGEOG3020AGEOG3021AGEOG3022AGEOG3023A

GEOG3024AGEOG3025A

GEOG3026AGEOG3027A

EconomicGeographyIIIClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIIIAdvanced Atmospheric Sciences IIICityCulturesIIITheoryandPracticeinSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopmentIIIEnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIIIUrbanFutures:ThePolitical-EconomyofPopulationandScarcityIIIFood:Security,Politics&CultureIIICoastalGeomorphologyIII

18181818

1818

181818

7777

77

777

10) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofPhysicalSciences


PlanCode:SMAPHSC10 Total NQF Credits 432


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:


AlgebraICalculus I

1521

55

PHYS1000A PhysicsIMajor 36 5


One additional courseyielding36levelIcredits as listed in 2.1.2.6

YearofStudyII*:



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AND/OR

ChemistryII:CHEM2001ACHEM2002A

ChemistryMajorIIAChemistryMajorIIB

2424

66

AND/OR

PhysicsII:PHYS2001APHYS2002A

PhysicsMajorIIAPhysicsMajorIIB

2424

66

*AnycombinationyieldingaminimumofthreerecognisedmajorsatlevelII,aslistedin2.1.2.6


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PlanCode:SMAPHSC10 Total NQF Credits 432


NQF Level

YearofStudyIII**

**AnycombinationyieldingaminimumoftworecognisedmajorsatlevelIII,aslistedin2.1.2.6

11) BachelorofScienceinthefieldofAstronomyandAstrophysics


PlanCode:SMAASTR10 TotalNQFCredits:432


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:


AlgebraICalculus I

1521

55

PHYS1000A PhysicsIMajor 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


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


PlanCode:SMAMFI10 TotalNQFCredits:432


NQF Level

YearofStudyI:


AlgebraICalculus I

1521

55

EconomicsI:ECON1016AECON1018A

EconomicTheoryIAMicroeconomicsEconomicTheoryIBMacroeconomics

1818

55


Computer Science I:COMS1015ACOMS1018ACOMS1017ACOMS1016A

BasicComputerOrganisationIIntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingIIntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsIDiscrete Computational Structures I

9999

5555

YearofStudyII:

Mathematics II:MATH2001AMATH2007AMATH2015AMATH2019AMATH2025ASTAT2012A

BasicAnalysisIIMultivariableCalculusIIAbstractMathematicsIILinearAlgebraIITransitiontoAbstractMathematicsIIIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics II

888888

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One elective courseyielding48creditsfromthelistbelow:

EconomicsIIECON2000AECON2001A

EconomicsIIAEconomicsIIB

2424

66

OR

FINE2010AFINE2000A

Investments II Corporate Finance II

2424

66



OR

Computer Science II:COMS2002ACOMS2013ACOMS2015ACOMS2014A

DatabaseFundamentalsIIMobileComputingIIAnalysisofAlgorithmsIIComputerNetworksII

12121212

6666


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PlanCode:SMAMFI10 TotalNQFCredits:432


NQF Level

YearofStudy3:


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


and


and


[CodingandCryptographyIIIorRealAnalysisIII]

12

12

7

7

and


[DifferentialGeometryIIIorLeontiefSystemsIII]

12

12

7

7

and


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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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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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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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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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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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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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)


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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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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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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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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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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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)


InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA(BUSE2006A)


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InsuranceandRiskManagementIII*(BUSE3003A)

InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA(BUSE2006A)and InsuranceandRiskManagementIIB(BUSE2008A)

PrinciplesofMarketing(BUSE2025A)ConsumerBehaviour(BUSE2024A)


IntegratedMarketingCommunications(BUSE2027A)RetailManagement(BUSE2026A)


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)




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PrinciplesofManagementIIB–Entrepreneurship(BUSE2022A)



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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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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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)


GEOLOGY

GeologyI(GEOL1000A) ChemistryI(CHEM1012A)and[AlgebraI(MATH1034A)andCalculusI(MATH1036A)]orAuxiliaryMathematicsI(MATH1041A)


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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)


Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II(STAT2012A)



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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%


85


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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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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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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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


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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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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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)


QuantumMechanicsIII(PHYS3000A)andQuantumMechanicsanditsApplicationsIII(PHYS3001A)andStatisticalPhysicsIII(PHYS3002A)andAdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProjectIII(PHYS3006A)


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ModernRadioandGamma-rayAstronomy(PHYS3009A)


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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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.


PlanCode:SFAERM50 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

STAT5032A Copulas and Dependence 20 8

STAT5036A EnterpriseRiskManagement(ERM)ConceptandFramework 20 8


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PlanCode:SFAERM50 TotalNQFCredits:120


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


3.2.2 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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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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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


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

APES4030A ResearchProjectIV 52 8


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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.


PlanCode:SFACHEM40 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

CHEM4012A ResearchProjectsinChemistryIV 36 8

CHEM4007A AnalyticalChemistryIV 12 8


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PlanCode:SFACHEM40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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.


PlanCode:SFACAMS41 TotalNQFCredits:132


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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PlanCode:SFACAMS41 TotalNQFCredits:132


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.)


PlanCode:SFAAMOF40 TotalNQFCredits:132


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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PlanCode:SFACSCI41 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

COMS4059A ResearchProject:ComputerScienceIV 30 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.


PlanCode:SFABDAA41 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

COMS4058A ResearchProject:BigDataAnalyticsIV 30 8


COMS4030A AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearningIV 12 8

COMS4048A DataAnalysisandExplorationIV 12 8

COMS4060A IntroductiontoDataVisualisationandExplorationIV 12 8

COMS4050A DiscreteOptimisationIV 12 8


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.


PlanCode:SFAARCH40 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

ARCL4025A ResearchProject:ArchaeologyIV 40 8


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PlanCode:SFAARCH40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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.


PlanCode:SFAGEOG40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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


NQF Level

GEOG4045A DisasterRiskandGeohazardsIV 20 8


10) SchoolofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies−Honoursinthefieldof Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies.


PlanCode:SFAGAES40 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

Compulsorycourse:

GEOG4036A ResearchProject:Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudiesIV 40 8


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



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11) SchoolofGeosciences−HonoursinthefieldofGeology

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeology.


PlanCode:SFAGEOL40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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.


PlanCode:SFAGEOC40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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



GEOP4009A GeophysicsforGeologistsIV 10 8

Note: With prior permission of the Senate,acandidatemaysubstituteoneoftheelectivecourses withacourse/sfromanotherdisciplineyieldingaminimumof10NQFlevel8credits.


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13) SchoolofGeosciences−HonoursinthefieldofGeophysics

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofGeophysics.


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.


PlanCode:SFAPALE40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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


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.


PlanCode:SFAPAAG42 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

PALP4025A ResearchProject:PalaeontologyandGeologyIV 40 8

GEOL4021A StructuralGeologyIV 10 8


GEOL4018A SedimentaryBasinAnalysisIV 10 8

PALP4016A TaphonomyandBiostratigraphyIV 10 8


GEOL4015A MineralisationProcessesIV 10 8

PALP4010A ComparativeOsteology,QuantitativeMethodsandFieldTechniquesIV 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


16) SchoolofHumanandCommunityDevelopment−HonoursinthefieldofPsychology

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofPsychology.


PlanCode:SFAPSYC40 TotalNQFCredits:122


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

PSYC4045A ResearchMethodsinPsychologyIV 23 8

PSYC4044A ResearchEssayonanapprovedtopicIV 30 8


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PlanCode:SFAPSYC40 TotalNQFCredits:122


NQF Level


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.


PlanCode:SFAMATH40 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

MATH4026A ResearchProject:MathematicsIV 36 8

MATH4025A MeasureTheoryIV 12 8

MATH4027A TopologyIV 12 8

MATH4016A AlgebraIV 12 8

MATH4021A FunctionalAnalysisIV 12 8


MATH4020A ComplexAnalysisIV 12 8


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PlanCode:SFAMATH40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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.


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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PlanCode:SFAGADB41 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

MCBG4031A ResearchProject:GeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyIV 60 8



20) SchoolofMolecularandCellBiology−HonoursinthefieldofMicrobiologyand Biotechnology

A candidatemustcompletethefollowingcoursestoqualifyforaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofMicrobiologyandBiotechnology.


PlanCode:SFAMABI41 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

MCBG4032A ResearchProject:MicrobiologyandBiotechnologyIV 60 8



21) SchoolofMolecularandCellBiology−HonoursinthefieldofAppliedBioinformatics

A candidatemustcompletethefollowingcoursestoqualifyforaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofAppliedBioinformatics.


PlanCode:SFAABIO41 TotalNQFCredits:120

Course code Course Description NQFCredits

NQFLevel

MCBG4030A ResearchProject:AppliedBioinformaticsIV 60 8



22) SchoolofPhysics−HonoursinthefieldofPhysics

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofPhysics.




NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

PHYS4018A ResearchProject:PhysicsIV 30 8


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NQF Level

PHYS4011A QuantumMechanicsIV 13 8

PHYS4012A StatisticalPhysicsIV 13 8

PHYS4014A NuclearPhysicsIIV 13 8

PHYS4015A ElectrodynamicsIV 13 8

PHYS4016A SolidStateIIV 13 8


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.


PlanCode:SFAMSTA40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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


25) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofMathematicalStatistics (Part-time)

EntrancetoBachelorofScienceHonoursinMathematicalStatisticsonapart-timebasisoveramaximumoftwoyearsisatthediscretionoftheSenateandissubjecttosatisfyingtheentrancecriteriaassetbytheSenate.

26) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofActuarialScience

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofActuarialScience.


PlanCode:SFAACSI40 TotalNQFCredits:138


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

STAT4095A ResearchProject:ActuarialScienceIV 35 8

STAT4092A ActuarialLiabilityManagementIV 15 8

STAT4093A ActuarialMarketingandProductDevelopmentIV 20 8


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PlanCode:SFAACSI40 TotalNQFCredits:138


NQF Level

STAT4094A InvestmentandAssetManagementIV 20 8


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.


PlanCode:SFAOPRE40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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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PlanCode:SFAOPRE40 TotalNQFCredits:120


NQF Level

STAT4109A StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinanceIV 12 8


28) SchoolofStatisticsandActuarialScience−HonoursinthefieldofOperationsResearch (Part-time)(Willnotbeofferedin2020)

EntrancetoBachelorofScienceHonoursinOperationsResearchonapart-timebasisoveramaximumoftwoyearsisatthediscretionoftheSenateandissubjecttosatisfyingtheentrancecriteriaassetbytheSenate.

29) Interdisciplinary Honours, presented by the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics−HonoursinthefieldofMathematicalSciences

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaBachelorofScienceHonoursinthefieldofMathematicalSciences.


PlanCode:SFAMSCI40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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.)


PlanCode:SFASEDU40 TotalNQFCredits:120


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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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



*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Twoelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:

SCED4007A BiologyforEducatorsI 25 8

SCED4009A BiologyforEducatorsII 25 8

SCED4010A ChemistryforEducators 25 8

* Courseswillnotbeofferedin2020.

31) SchoolofEducation−HonoursinthefieldofScienceEducation(Part-time)(Willnotbeofferedin2020.)




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:



SCED4008A ChemistryandPhysicsforEducatorsI 25 8

*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Compulsorycourses:


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NQF Level

SCED4016A ScienceEducation1IV 20 8

SCED4017A ScienceEducation2IV 20 8

*GroupC(LifeSciencesFocus)Oneelectivecoursesfromthelistbelow:



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:



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


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:

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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


APES8003A Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences

Chemistry CHEM8003A Chemistry

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

APPM8003A Computational and Applied Mathematics


COMS8003A Computer Science


ARCL8003A Archaeology


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


GeographicalInformationSystems


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


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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PlanCode:SFOSENVI60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

MINN7048A CoalandtheEnvironment 20 9

Note: Not all elective courseswillbeofferedineveryyear.ElectivecoursesmaybeselectedsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate.

2) SchoolofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences−MScbycourseworkandResearch Report inthefieldofResourceConservationBiology

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofResourceConservationBiology.


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


18

12

9

9

Select four coursesfromlistbelow:

APES7000A ConservingBiodiversity:Frontiers 15 9

APES7002A SustainingPopulationsandResources:Foundations 15 9



APES7008A AdvancedSpecialTopicsinEnvironmentalBiology 15 9



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3) SchoolofAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofInterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofInterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies.


PlanCode:SFAIGCS60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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:




APES7020A EnvironmentalImpactAssessment-ConceptsandCriticalReview 15 9

Select coursesfromthelistbelow:



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



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4) SchoolofGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies−MScbycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofGeographicalInformationSystemsandRemoteSensing

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencedegreeinthefieldofGeographicalInformationSystemsandRemoteSensing.


PlanCode:SFAGINF60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

GEOG7000A EnvironmentalStudiesResearchReport 90 9

GEOG7045A ResearchMethodsinGISandRemoteSensing 30 9

STAT7006A Spatial Statistics 15 9

STAT7063A*andSTAT7064A*


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.


PlanCode:SFAARHM60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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


APES7020A EnvironmentalImpactAssessment–ConceptsandCriticalReview 15 9

PHIL7031A EthicsandtheEnvironment 30 9

SOCL7011A EnvironmentalSociology 30 9


6) SchoolofPhysics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofPhysics (Willnotbeofferedin2020)

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldof Radiation Protection.




NQF Level

PHYS7000Aor[PHYS7002AandPHYS7003A]

Research Reportor[ResearchReportPartIandResearchReportPartII]

90

45

45

9

9

9


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NQF Level

PHYS7001A Theory 90 9

7) SchoolofPhysics−MScbycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofRadiation Protection

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencedegreeinthefieldofRadiationProtection.




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.)


PlanCode:SFAMEDP60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

PHYS7000A Research Report 90 9


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PlanCode:SFAMEDP60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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.


PlanCode:SFAAPHY60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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


NQFLevel

PHYS7070A PlasmaPhysics 18 9

PHYS7071A StellarStructureandEvolution 18 9

PHYS7072A TheoreticalCosmology 18 9

PHYS7073A TimeSeriesandDataAnalysis 18 9


10) SchoolofMathematicalStatisticsandActuarialScience−MScbycourseworkand Research Report inthefieldofMathematicalStatistics

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofMathematicalStatistics.


PlanCode:SFAMSTA60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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



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11) SchoolofMathematics−MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofMathematics

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldof Mathematics.


PlanCode:SFAMSCI60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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.


PlanCode:SFACAM60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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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PlanCode:SFACAM60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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.


PlanCode:SFACOMS60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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



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PlanCode:SFACOMS60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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.


PlanCode:SFAMSC60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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*


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.


PlanCode:SFAESC160 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

COMS7061A Research Report: Data Science 90 9

COMS7060A ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinDataScience 15 9


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PlanCode:SFAESC160 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

COMS7055A DataPrivacyandEthics 15 9

AnyfourcoursesfromthelistbelowsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate:


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


16) SchoolofComputerScienceandAppliedMathematics–MScbycourseworkandResearch ReportinthefieldofDataScience*


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.


A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofDataScience.


PlanCode:SFADATSC60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

COMS7061A Research Report: Data Science 90 9

COMS7060A ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinDataScience 15 9


COMS7057A LargeScaleComputingSystemsandScientificProgramming 15 9

COMS7058A Mathematical Foundations of Data Science 15 9


COMS7065A ComputationalIntelligence 15 9

Anyoptionalcourse/sfromthelistbelow:


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PlanCode:SFADATSC60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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*


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.


A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofArtificialIntelligence.


PlanCode:SFAARTI60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

COMS7068A ResearchReport:ArtificialIntelligence 90 9

COMS7067A ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinArtificialIntelligence 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.


A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofSciencebycourseworkand Research ReportinthefieldofRobotics.


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PlanCode:SFAROBO60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

COMS7070A ResearchReport:Robotics 90 9


COMS7049A Robotics 15 9


COMS7069A AdvancedTopicsinRobotics 15 9

Anytwocourses fromthelistbelowsubjecttotheapprovaloftheSenate:

COMS7044A ArtificialIntelligence 15 9

COMS7045A HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagement 15 9


COMS7053A Special Topics in Computer Science 15 9

COMS7054A HumanComputerInteraction 15 9




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.


PlanCode:SFAHYDR60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

Compulsorycourses:

GEOL7028Aor[GEOL7051AandGEOL7052A]

ResearchReport:Hydrogeologyor[ResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart-timeIandandResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart-timeII]

90

30

60

9

9

9


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PlanCode:SFAHYDR60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQF Level

GEOL7029A HydrologicalProcesses 15 9

GEOL7022A Hydrogeochemistry 15 9

GEOL7023A EnvironmentalIsotopes 15 9

GEOL7024A PhysicalHydrogeology 15 9


GEOL7025A Hydrogeophysics 15 9

GEOL7026A GeochemicalToolboxforHydrogeology 15 9

GEOL7030A WaterResourcesManagement 15 9

GEOL7031A AppliedStructuralGeology 15 9

GEOL7027A ContaminantHydrogeology 15 9


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.


PlanCode:SFAECOG60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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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PlanCode:SFAECOG60 TotalNQFCredits:180


NQFLevel

GEOL7034A StructuralControlsonOreDepositsCompulsory 15 9


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


CHMT7029A MineralBeneficiation 15 9


MINN7050A MineralResourceManagement 15 9

MINN7014A MineralEconomics 15 9



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21) ScienceEducation:FacultyofHumanities−MScbycourseworkandResearch Report in the fieldofScienceEducation(Willnotbeofferedin2020)

A candidatemustsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcoursestoobtainaMasterofScienceinthefieldofScienceEducation.


PlanCode:SFASCED60 TotalNQFCredits:180


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


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


APES9002A Animal,PlantandEnvironmentalSciences

Chemistry CHEM9002A Chemistry


APPM9002A Computational and Applied Mathematics


COMS9002A Computer Science


ARCL9002A Archaeology


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



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





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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;


4. undertaketheresearchandproducetheresearchreport,whilecontinuouslymonitoringand adaptingownperformanceasrequiredorrecommendedbysupervision;

5. evaluateownlearningduringtheresearchandidentifystrengths,weaknessesandareasfor improvement;

6. reflectontheethicsoftheirresearchandwhattheyhavelearntaboutthemselvesasalearnerandas a researcher;


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



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 Credits 360

Exit Level OutcomeThelearnermustdemonstrateanoriginalanddistinguishedcontributiontosciencebycompletingabodyofworkthatincludesasetofco-ordinatedpublications.

4.6 Diplomas4.6.1 Postgraduate Diploma in Science

QualificationTitle PostgraduateDiplomainScience

QualificationAbbreviation PGDipSc




Exit Level OutcomesThe learner must:

1. generate,exploreandconsideroptionsandpossibilitiesforscope,contentandmethodologyof research;



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3. evaluateownlearningandidentifystrengths,weaknessesandareasforimprovement

4. reflectontheethicsofresearchandwhats/hehaslearntabouther/hisselfasalearner;


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


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.


CourseDescription:HumanBiologyIII


TheHumanBiologyIIIcourseintroduceskeytopicsinbiologicalanthropology.Thiscourseconsistsoffour lecture topicsandoneprotocolproject.Thefirst topicdealswithhumanskeletalbiologyand itsapplicationinaforensiccontext,whilethesecondexploresmajorthemesinthefieldofhumanevolution.Thethirdblockisdividedintotwosectionsdealingwithhumanbiodiversityandthenresearchmethods.Aprotocolprojectisundertakenduringthefourthblockwherestudentsdesignafeasibleresearchprojectunderthesupervisionofoneoftheteachingandresearchstaff.


CourseDescription:MedicalCellBiologyIII


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


Thiscourseexploreshowplantsandanimals reproducewithorwithoutsex.Thecourseprovides thestudentswithanunderstandingofreproductivemethodsandstrategiesthatisessentialtoensuresuccessfuluseofplantsandanimalproductsasrenewableresources.


CourseDescription:WholePlantPhysiologyII


Thiscourseonphysiologyisdesignedtointroduceimportantbackgroundconceptsinplantmetabolismwhichimpactonourunderstandingofotherdisciplinesinbiology,especiallyecology,agricultureandbiotechnology.Thiscoursecoverssomedetailsofcentral/importantunderlyingphysiologicalprocessesthat relate to the ‘bigpicture’ofplant functionandisNOTintendedtobeanexhaustiveoverviewofmetabolicpathways/physiologicalresponses.Thiscoursealsocoverssomekeybackgroundconcepts,includingwholeplantarchitecture,cellstructure(particularlymembranestructure)andthepropertiesofwater.Furthermore,someconsiderationisalsogiventocertainevolutionaryaspects(suchastheoriginofphotosynthesisandaerobicrespirationineukaryoticcells)andadaptationstochangingenvironmentalconditions.


CourseDescription:EvolutionII


Thiscourseprovidesaworkingunderstandingofevolutionthatcanbeappliedthroughouttherestofthestudent’sbiologicalcareer.Thecourse introducesDarwiniannatural selectionandcontextualises it inneo−Darwinianpopulationgenetics.Macro−evolution,micro−evolution,speciation,evolutionofsex,andstrategiesforimprovingfitnessaretopicsthatisincludedinthecourse.Examplesisdrawnacrossthediversityoflifeonearth,fromorganellestoplants,animalsandhumans.


CourseDescription:SelfStudyCourseII


Thiscourseisdesignedtomakeprovisionforspecialinterests,tosuitindividualstudents.ItmayonlybetakenunderexceptionalcircumstancesandwiththeapprovaloftheSenate.


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CourseDescription:MarineandCoastalSystemsFieldworkII


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstomarineandterrestrialenvironments.Thecourseisafieldtripwhichis run in January on the KwaZuluNatal coast. The course focuses on classification and biodiversity.Studentsareintroducedtoscientificmethodsandpresentation.ThiscourseisstronglyrecommendedforstudentswhohavecompletedtheAnimalandPlantdiversitycoursesinComplementaryLifeSciencesI(BIOL1006).


CourseDescription:AnimalFormandFunctionII


Thiscourseexamineshowtheanatomyandphysiologyoflivingandextinctanimalshavebeenshapedthroughevolutionaryprocessesforfunctionalpurposes.Usingasetoffundamentalprinciples(e.g.,levermechanics), the coursebuilds integrative knowledgeof animal anatomy, functionalmorphology, andcomparativephysiology.


CourseDescription:AquaticEcologyII


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.


CourseDescription:BioticDiversityII


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothemajorgroupsoffloraandfaunaingrasslandandsavanna(themajorbiomesthatoccurinGautengProvince)inthecontextoftheprinciplesandpracticesofsystematics.Thecourse focuseson theevolutionary trends inmorphology,physiology,ecologyand/orbehaviour, andthebiogeographical features thathaveshapedthecomplementsoforganismsoccurring in thisregion.Inthisway,driversofbiodiversityandtheeconomic/ecologicalconservationvalueofthisbiodiversityisaddressed,andtheimpactofhumantransformationonthebiotaisalsoconsidered.Thiscourselaysthefoundationforbiosystematic,evolutionaryandecologicalworkbyfamiliarisingstudentswithmanyofthecomponentsofandfactorsaffectingbiodiversity.


CourseDescription:FundamentalsofEcologyII


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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CourseDescription:IntroductiontoAnimalBehaviourII


Thiscoursepresentsthefundamentalconceptsofanimalbehaviourandbehaviouralecology,exploringtheevolution,ecologicalbasisandoutcomesofselectedanimalbehaviours.Throughoutthiscourse,theemphasisisontherelationshipbetweenecology,behaviourandevolution.Ecologicalfactorsprovidetheplatformonwhichbehaviourisbasedand,duringevolution,naturalselectionfavoursthosebehaviouralstrategieswhichmaximiseanindividual’schancesofsurvivalanditsreproductivefitness.Examplesaredrawnacrossthediversityofmammalianlifeonearth.


CourseDescription:Self−studycourseIII


Thiscourseisdesignedtomakeprovisionforspecialintereststosuitindividualstudents.ItmayonlybetakenunderexceptionalcircumstancesandonlywiththeapprovaloftheHeadofSchool.


CourseDescription:SpecialTopicIII


Specialcoursegivenbyvisitinglecturers–notalwaysoffered.


CourseDescription:BiogeographyIII


Thiscoursegivesadetailedoverviewofmostoftheimportantconceptsinbiogeography:itexplainswhatanorganism’sdistributionis,andhowthiscanchangethroughtimeduetovariousprocessesandevents;itexplainsdiversitygradientsfromthepointofviewofseveralcurrent(anddiscredited)hypothesesandaddsthespatialdimensiontothetheoryofevolution.Thecoursecoverstheseconceptsatvariousscales,fromglobalpatternsinthedistributionofvarioustaxonomicgroupstothespeciescompositiononislandsandnaturereserves.Thecourseshowshowtheseideascanbeappliedtotheplanningofparklandsinurbanareas.ThiscoursefocusesonthebiogeographyofAfricaandespeciallysouthernAfrica.


CourseDescription:PalaeontologyIII


Thiscourseoffersanintegratedapproachtotheevolutionofplantsandanimalsthroughtime.Thecoursebeginswithashortintroductiontotheoriginoflifeandthenfocusesonhigherplantandanimaltaxathathaveevolved.Thecoursecovers the major transitions;fish toamphibian to reptile tomammalsand hominids tomodern humans,mass extinctions, aquatic to land plants, ferns, gymnosperms andangiospermsThecourseprovidesstudentswiththefundamentalconceptsofpalaeoecology.


CourseDescription:FunctionalEcologyinChangingEnvironmentsIII


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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CourseDescription:PopulationsandResourcesIII


This course coversprinciples of population ecology, includingpopulationdistribution anddynamics,thebehaviouralecologyofresourceuse,interactionswithpredatorsandcompetitors,andapplicationstobio−resourceconservation.Thecoursefocusesonlargemammalianherbivoresandtheirinteractionswithvegetation.Thecourseintroducesstudentstoapplicationsofappropriatemathematicalandgraphicalmodelsviacomputermodellingexercises.


CourseDescription:AnimalBehaviourIII


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothescienceofanimalbehaviour(i.e.ethology).Thecourseisdesignedtoprovidethebasicsofanimalbehaviourtostudentswhohaveonlyarudimentaryknowledgeofbiology,whileatthesametimeextendingtheknowledgeofadvancedstudents.Thecoursefocusesontheunderlying(howandwhy)questions.Thecoursestartswithsomeofthepsychologicalprocessesunderlyinganimalbehaviour,suchasstimulus−response,learning,andculturaltransmissionofinformation.Thecourseendswithanextensivecoverageoftheadaptivesignificanceofbehaviour,particularlysocio−ecologicalphenomena.Thecoursealsocoversissuesinappliedethologytodemonstratetheapplicabilityofanimalbehaviourintherealworld.


CourseDescription:MedicalandAppliedEntomologyIII


Thiscoursetakesanappliedlookattheproblemsandopportunitiesofferedbyinsectsinourenvironment.The course introduces students to the techniques involved in themanipulation of insects consideredaspestsorbiologicalcontrolagents.Thecoursecoversmedicallyimportantarthropodgroups,controlmethods,vectorbiologyandforensicentomology.


CourseDescription:LaboratoryProjectIII


Thiscourseisalaboratory−basedprojectwhichmayonlybetakenunderexceptionalcircumstances.EntryislimitedtothosestudentswhoaremajoringinoneoftheAP&EScoursesandacceptancemaybelimitedbecauseofstaffingconstraints.StudentsmaynotdobothaFieldWorkProjectandaLaboratoryProjectinthesamemajor.StudentswishingtoregisterforthismoduleshouldcontacttheHeadofSchoolandtherelevantstaffmemberbeforeregistration.


CourseDescription:EcologicalCommunitiesandBiodiversityConservationIII


Thiscourseexploresthequantitativedescriptionofanimalandplantcommunitiesandtheirrelationshipstobioticandabioticfactors.Thiscourseoffersanarrayofquantitativeskillsthatareessentialforpractisingfieldecologists.ThiscoursefocusesontheconservationofbiodiversityandtheecologyofthesouthernAfricanbiomesisalsoincluded.Thiscourseincludesacompulsoryfieldtripduringthefirstweekendafterthestartoftheblockinwhichthiscourseisoffered.


CourseDescription:MicroscopyIII



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Thiscoursecoverstheuseofmicroscopytechniquesinthefieldofbiologicalresearchastoolsforsolvingproblems.Thecoursetrainsstudentsinthepracticalapplicationoflightmicroscopy,videomicroscopy,digitalphotography,scanningandelectronmicroscopyandconfocalmicroscopyforbothlivingandfixedmaterial.Thecourseincludesabrieftheoreticalbackgroundtomicroscopy.Thiscourseincludesaprojectonbiologicalmaterial.


CourseDescription:AppliedFreshwaterEcologyandManagementIII


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.


CourseDescription:AppliedPopulationEcologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:BehaviouralEcologyIII


Thecourseprovidesthestudentswithacriticalunderstandingofbehaviouralecologyprinciplesandtheirapplicationstoproblemsintheconservationofbiologicaldiversityandnaturalresources.Thecourseismade up of a theoretical and a practical component. The theoretical component focuses on the temporal andspatialdynamicsofconsumer−resourcerelationstoaddressissuesofresourceusesustainabilityandfactorsgoverningthevariablesuccessofspeciesindifferenthabitats.Thepracticalcomponentconsistsindesigningandimplementingasmallgroupprojecttotestsomeaspectofbehaviouralecologytheory.Deliverableoftheprojectisanindividuallywrittenreport.


CourseDescription:ExperimentalFieldBiologyIII


Thisfieldbasedcourse isdesigned to trainundergraduate students inbasicfield techniques, and theapplicationofthese,toexperimentalecologicalresearch.Thecourseconsistsofafield−basedprojectduringwhichstudentsareintroducedtotheprocessofconductingecologicalresearchinthefield,andexposesthemtoavarietyofconceptsandfieldtechniques.Inparticular,studentslearnskillsappropriatetothescientificmethod,including;hypothesisformulationandexperimentaldesign,datacollection,dataanalysis,scientificwritingandpresentation.


CourseDescription:FieldMethodsinTerrestrialEcologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:MolecularEcologyIII


Thiscourseshowshowmoleculargeneticstechniquesareusedtoimproveourunderstandingofecologyandevolution, inaconservationcontext.Thecourse focuseson theapplicationofmoleculargenetictechniquestoconservationandbiodiversityissueswhilelearningskillsnecessaryforfutureconservationbiologists.Throughthiscourse,studentsgainanunderstandingoftheapplicationsofmolecularecology,itsroleinprofessionaldisciplines,andtheuseofthescientificmethodinthisfield.Thiscoursebuildsonthefoundationforbiosystematic,evolutionaryandecologicalworkfrompreviouscoursesbyintegratinginformationthatcanbeobtainedthroughmolecularresources.


CourseDescription:PeopleandConservationFieldCourseIII


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.


CourseDescription:ServiceLearninginBiologyIII


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstoboththetheorybehindandthepracticeofservicelearninginbiology.Thecourseexplorestheteachingandlearningstrategythatintegratesmeaningfulcommunityservicewithinstruction and reflection to enrich the learningexperience, teachcivic responsibility, and strengthencommunities. The course equips students with event, poster and oral presentation skills, reflectivejournalingandexhibitionplanningandtimemanagementsothattheycanparticipateintheYeboGoggaYeboaBlomaevent.


CourseDescription:Diversity,EcologyandEconomicImportanceofAlgaeIII


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.


CourseDescription:PlantPropagationandConservationIII


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.


CourseDescription:PhysiologicalEntomologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:BiosystematicsandEvolutionIII


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.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentandSustainabilityIII


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.


CourseDescription:SpatialEcologyandConservationIII


Thiscourseisdesignedasanintroductiontospatialtechniquesusedinconservation;essentiallyapeekintothetoolboxoftoolsthatareavailabletoconservationpractitionersandtrainingintheuseofafewofthesetools.Witheasyaccesstospatialdatafromvarioussources,andtherealityofconservationplanninginthefaceofbiodiversityloss,conservationisbecominganincreasinglyspatiallyexplicitproblemthatneedsspatiallyexplicitsolutions.Thecoursecomprisesoftheoryaroundspatialecology,nichemodelling,landscapepatternanalysisandremotesensing.


CourseDescription:AnalysisofWildlifePopulationsIV


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.


CourseDescription:AnimalBehaviourandEcologyIV


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.


CourseDescription:APESSpecialTopicIV


Thiscoursecoversarelevanttopicinmodernbiology,suchasconservationecology,remotesensinginbiologicalsystems,plantpathologyorsystematics,animalorplantanatomyandmorphology,theecologyofvision,orsomeothersuchtopicwhichisrelevanttotheexpertiseavailableintheschoolwithinanygiventeachingyear.Thiscoursemightnotruneveryyear.


CourseDescription:BiocontrolIV


Thiscourseexplorescurrentissuesinthebiologicalcontrolofalieninvasiveorganisms.Themainfocusofthecourseisonbiocontrolofalienweeds,inwhichSouthAfricaisaleadingexponent.Thecoursealsointroducesthecandidatetoalliedtopicssuchassterilemalerelease,pheromonebasedpestcontrol,theroleofmolecularbiologyinbiocontrolandanyotherrelatedtopicswhichthecandidateschosefromalistorsuggestthemselves.Thecoursealsoexploreshowscienceinteractswiththesocietyitisin.


CourseDescription:BiogeographyIV


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.


CourseDescription:EcologicalEngineeringandPhytoremediationIV



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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.


CourseDescription:EcophysiologyIV


This course focuses on how animals regulate andmaintain their functional capacities in response tostressorsintheirenvironment.Thecourseexploresthelinkbetweenenvironmentalchallengesandenergyexpenditureinbothinvertebratesandvertebratesinavarietyofenvironments.Thecourseintroducestheimportanceofsizeasadeterminantofphysiologicalvariablesandthisisusedtounderstandecologyaswellashowmorphology,anatomyandphysiologyinterfacetoallowanimalstosuccessfullyexploittheirenvironment.Thiscoursealsocomparesandcontrastthestrategiesshowninendothermsandectothermsin the thermal environment.


CourseDescription:EnablingSkillsIV


Thiscourseexposesthecandidatestoavarietyoftechniqueswhichtheyeitherneed(e.g.statistics)orfinduseful(e.g.GlobalInformationSystems)intheirHonoursyear,particularlyinconnectionwiththeircompulsoryresearchproject.ThecomponentsofthecourseareApproachestoSciencewhichcoversthephilosophyandmethodsunderlyingmodernscience;RwhichintroducescandidatestotheRstatisticalcomputerprogramme;ExperimentalDesignandStatisticsexploresusefulstatisticalmethodsinbiology.


CourseDescription:EntomologyIV


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.


CourseDescription:EthnoecologyIV


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.


CourseDescription:EucaryoticCellBiologyIV


Thiscoursecoversalimitedvarietyofdetailedtopicsrelatedtocellbiologythatarefundamentalforanyoneworkinginplanttissueculture,cryopreservation,stressphysiologyorphycology.Moreimportantly,thecourseprovidesperspectivefortheinclusionofdriversinallbiologicaldisciplines,includingecology


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atthebroadendofthespectrum.Themaintopicsofthecourseincludethecytoskeleton,thenucleus,membranes&membraneflow,andcelldivisionandcontrolthereof.


CourseDescription:FreshwaterScience−FieldandLaboratoryapproachesIV


Thiscourseprovidesabroadintroductionintothetheoryandmethodsofenvironmentaldatacollectionand thepracticeofenvironmentalmonitoring.Thecourseconsistsofcasestudiesdrawnfromawiderange of environmental fields including meteorological and hydrological monitoring, air and waterpollutionmonitoringandotheraspectsofenvironmentalchangescience.Thecoursecoversarangeofenvironmentaldatacollectionapproachesfromcitizensciencetoprofessionalenvironmentalmonitoringusingspecialistequipment,withanexplorationoftheroleandlimitationsofeach.


CourseDescription:GlobalChange:ImpactsonSoil,Plants,AnimalsandHumansinSouthernAfrica−thenext50yearsIV


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.


CourseDescription:PlantVariationandNomenclatureIV


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothemostimportantissuesdealtwithinsystematics,recognisingandinterpretingvariation.Inthiscourse,candidatesdiscusswhatkindsofvariationexist,whatcharacters(e.g.morphological,anatomical,molecular)onemightinvestigatetostudyvariationandwhatapproachesormethodsmaybeusedtointerpretvariation(e.g.pheneticsandphylogenetics).Thiscoursealsoexplorestheneed forand requirementsofan international standardisednamingsystemand theprinciplesandpracticesespousedintheInternationalCodeofBotanicalNomenclature.


CourseDescription:PollinationEcologyIV


Thiscoursefocusesonpollinationwhichisavitalprocessinthecontinuedsurvivalofanyplanttaxon.Thecourseaddressestopicson;floraldiversityandpollinatortypes,floralphenology,breedingsystems,therelationshipofpollinationbiologytogeneflowandtheinteractionofpollination,plantcommunitiesand the environment.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:APESIV


TheresearchprojectformsamajorpartoftheAPESHonoursprogrammebecauseitoffersthecandidatetheopportunitytobeanindependentresearcher,runningtheirownprojectundertheclosesupervisionofamentor.Thecandidatehastochooseasupervisor,designaresearchproject,writeaprojectproposal,presentthatproposalasaformalseminartotheschool,writeuptheprojectasaformaldissertationandpresentthefinalresultstotheschoolinaformalseminar.


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CourseDescription:TropicalStudiesinFieldEcologyIV


Thiscourseconsistsofthefundamentalmodulesorhardskillsthatareacquiredduringtheprogramme.Thecourseworkintroducestheskillsof;statistics,Excelmodelling,philosophyofscience,fieldresearchskills, natural history skills, group dynamics, scientificwriting and oral presentation. The core topicscoveredinthecourseare;ecology,conservationandbiodiversity,historyandcultureofSouthAfrica.Inaddition,candidatesparticipateinfieldresearchprojects.


CourseDescription:PopulationConservationIV


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothebridgebetweenlandscapeecologyandgenetics,andtoenableamore holistic and comprehensive approach to conservation research andmanagement. The coursefocusesontheapplicationofmolecularpopulationgenetics,networkanalyses,andlandscapeecologytoolsinimprovingconservationmanagementplanning.Throughthecourse,candidatesgainavaluableunderstandingofeachoftheabove−mentionedtechniques,theirapplicationinprofessionaldisciplines,andhowtoapplythescientificmethodinthismultidisciplinarysetting.


CourseDescription:ClimateChange−ExploringSciencewithSocietyIV


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.


CourseDescription:GlobalChangeImpactsonMedicinalPlantsIV


Thiscourseintroduceskeyconceptsabouttheuseandimportanceofmedicinalplants.Itexaminestherelationshipbetweenplantsandmedicine,thehistoryofmedicinalplants, theuseofmedicinalplantsinphytomedicine,phytochemistry,alternativemedicineandtoxicplants.Thecoursealsoexploresthepotentialeffectsofclimatechangeoncommerciallyimportantmedicinalplants,especiallythosethatareusefultothepharmaceuticalindustry.


CourseDescription:ConservingBiodiversity:Foundations


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.


CourseDescription:SustainingPopulationsandResources:Foundations


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.


CourseDescription:SustainingPopulationsandResources:Frontiers


Thiscourseaddressesapplicationsofpopulationandresourcemodellingtechniquestothemanagementof herbivore−vegetation systems for conservation or production ends, including habitat suitabilityassessment,competitiveinteractionsandbroaderfactorsgoverningstabilityandsustainability.


CourseDescription:MaintainingEcosystemProcesses:Foundations


Thiscourseoutlinesbiogeochemicalprocesses,inparticularthecyclingofnutrients,processesmaintainingsoilfertility,influenceonprimaryandsecondaryproductionandrelevanceforecologicalsustainability.ThecoursealsoexplorestheconsequencesofrisingatmosphericCO2andothergreenhousegasesandglobaltemperaturechangeforvegetationpatternsbeevaluatedandmodelled.


CourseDescription:AdvancedSpecialTopicinEnvironmentalBiology


This option allows for one ormoreMastermodules in another field of environmental science to beincludedforcredittowardstheMastersdegreeinResourceConservationBiology.


CourseDescription:InterdisciplinaryGlobalChangeStudies


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


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.


CourseDescription:ComplementaryLifeSciencesI


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.


CourseDescription:MolecularandCellularBiologyI


Thiscourseisbasedontheidentificationofmajorprinciplesrecognisedinmodernmolecularandcellularbiology. Emphasis is placed on how the study of DNA may be used to study evolution, and howrecombinantDNAtechnologyandbiotechnologyisusedinresearchinthefield.


CourseDescription:PrinciplesandApplicationsofMicrobiologyI


Thecoursestudiesmicrobialdiversityincludingthestructureandfunctionofbacteriaandvirusesandexplainstheprinciplesofhost−microbeinteractions.


CourseDescription:LifeinitsDiversity


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)


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)


This course builds on the fundamentals taught in previous courses and acts as a bridge to advancedcoursesandcoversintermediatechemicalengineeringproblemsandanintroductiontoenergybalances,heattransferandfluidflow.

SchoolofChemistry

CourseCode:CHEM1012A

CourseDescription:ChemistryI


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.


CourseDescription:EngineeringChemistryI



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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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoProcessandMaterialsChemistryIIA


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.


CourseDescription:ChemistryIIB



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.


CourseDescription:AppliedChemistryII



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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.


CourseDescription:MaterialsScienceII


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.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalChemistryII


Thiscoursecoversthecoreofenvironmentalchemistry–water,soilandair.Sources,reactions,transport,effectandfateofchemicalspeciesinwater,soilandair,andtheeffectofhumanactivityonthese.ThiscourseformsanintegralpartoftheBScinthefieldofNaturalSciencescurriculum.Propertiesofmatterareconsideredfromachemicalperspective.Thelaboratoryunitemphasisesthenatureofexperimentationinchemistry.Thecontentisintegratedwiththedevelopmentofskillsrequiredbypractisingscientists.


CourseDescription:ChemistryIIIA



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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.


CourseDescription:ChemistryIIIB



InorganicChemistry:Thechemistryofthedandfblockselements.ThePhysicalChemistrycomponentdealswith topics suchas thermodynamics,electrochemistry,quantumeffects inchemistryandcrystalchemistry.Experimentalworkrelatedtothematerialcoveredinallofthesecomponentsisincorporatedasseveralafternoonpracticallaboratorysessions.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalChemistryIII


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.


CourseDescription:AppliedChemistryIII


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.


CourseDescription:UndergraduateResearchIII


ThiscourseisassignedtooneoftheactiveresearchgroupsintheSchool.Studentsundertakeashortresearchprojectwithclearlydefinedgoalsunderthesupervisionofthemember(s)ofstaff.Thestudentisexpectedtocompletethesetgoalsintheallocatedtime.Theemphasisisonpracticallaboratoryworkandthestudentisexposedtothemethodsandtechniquesusedbyresearchersintheresearchgroup.


CourseDescription:AppliedChemistryIIIA


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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Course Description Applied Chemistry IIIB


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.


CourseDescription:MaterialsScienceIII


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.


CourseDescription:AnalyticalChemistry


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.


CourseDescription:ContemporaryTopicsinChemistry


Thiscoursefocusesonspecialisedandappliedconceptsandtrendsintheareasofanalytical,inorganic,organicandphysicalchemistry.Thecoursecomprisesanumberofoptional topics ineachdiscipline,suchasadvancedmethods forenvironmentalmodelling, traceanalysisand isotopes inenvironmentalchemistry,bioinorganicchemistryandapplicationsinmedicineanddrugdesign,advancedhomogeneousandheterogeneouscatalysisandsyntheticdesign,crystallographyandsolidstatechemistry.


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CourseDescription:InorganicChemistry


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.


CourseDescription:OrganicChemistry


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.


CourseDescription:PhysicalChemistry


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Chemistry


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


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


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.


CourseDescription:ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsIII


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.


CourseDescription:MathematicalModelling


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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CourseDescription:PartialDifferentialEquations


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.


CourseDescription:SymmetryMethodsforDifferentialEquations


Thiscourseequipsthecandidatewithalgebraictechniquesforsymmetryreductionsthatenablesonetosolvesomedeterministicmodelsgivenintermsofdifferentialequationsarisinginphysicalphenomena,forexample,engineering,acoustics,environmentalmechanics,industryandfinance.


CourseDescription:ComputationalDifferentialEquations


Thiscourseisfocusedonnumericalandcomputationaltreatmentofpartialdifferentialequations(PDEs)ofvariousclasses.ThecoursefocusesnotonlyonavarietyofmethodsusedtoapproximatesolutionsofPDEsbutalsoonanalysisofthesenumericalmethodsaswellastheimplementationofthemethodsthroughcodinginmathematicalprogramssuchasMathematicaandMATLAB.TheaimofthiscourseistoimparttheskillsofnumericallysolvingPDEs,interpretingnumericalsolutionsandpresentingsolutionsinacontextuallyrelevantmanner.


CourseDescription:DigitalImageProcessing


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothenatureofdigitalimagesandinformationextractionfromthem.Areas investigated includesmoothingfilters,edgedetection,morphologyoperators, segmentationandshapedetection.Thecourseincludestechniquesforhandlingremotelysensedimagesandhyperspectralimages.Issuesofprocessinghighdimensionaldatasetsandimagecompressionarealsoaddressed.Candidatesareexpectedtoworkwiththeconceptsinthelaboratory,andtodevelopexpertisewithboththebasictheoryandpracticeofprocessingdigitalimages.


CourseDescription:ContinuumMechanics


Theaimofthecourseistoprovideadetaileddescriptionofthetheoryoffluidmechanicsandelasticity.Thecoursecontentissubjecttothediscretionofthelecturer.Influidmechanicsthetopicsconsideredincludeboundarylayertheory,thinfilmtheoryandturbulence.Inelasticitytopicsfromplanestrainandplanestresstheoryoflinearelasticityareconsidered.Methodsofobtainingsolutionstotheproblemsinfluidmechanicsandelasticityarepresented.Muchattentionispaidtothephysicalinterpretationofthesolutionstotheseproblems.


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CourseDescription:GalaxiesandtheDeterminationofCosmologicalParameters


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestoconceptsandnotionsregardinggalaxiesandthedeterminationofvariouscosmologicalparameters.


CourseDescription:StudiesinAppliedMathematics


This course focuses on familiarising candidateswith current researchmethods andmethodologies inAppliedMathematics.The tools for comparingandanalysing thesearealso investigated.Thecontextdependsonthelecturerandaltersaccordingly.


CourseDescription:StudiesinMechanics


This course focuses on familiarising candidateswith current researchmethods andmethodologies inMechanics.Thefocusofthecoursewithinthisfielddependsonthelecturerandaltersaccordingly.Themethods of solution employed ranges fromcomputationalmethods to analyticalmethodologies. ThisallowscandidatestogaininsightintothevariouswaysproblemsinMechanicsmaybeinvestigated.


CourseDescription:StudiesinComputationalMathematics


ThiscoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethodsandmethodologiesinthefieldofComputationalandAppliedMathematics.Theuseofobtainingcomputationalaswellasanalyticalsolutionsforaproblemisconsidered.Candidateslearnwaysofanalysingnotonlytheirresults,butthemethodsemployedforsolutionaswell.Thecontextdependsonthelecturerandaltersaccordingly.


CourseDescription:OptimalControlTheory


Thiscourseformsthebasisofcontroltheory.Mostfundamentalconceptsincontroltheoryarerootedin

linearsystemtheory.Thiscourseprovidesanoverallintroductiontolinearsystemtheorywithrigorousmathematicalproofsforallfundamentalresults.Theseresultsincluderepresentationoflinearsystemsbybothtimeandfrequencydomains;controllability;poleassignment;stability;observability;detectability;dualityprinciple;observer;designandseparationprinciple,PIDcontrolanddynamicfeedback,Routh−Hurwitzcriteria,andbasiccontrolproblemsforPDEs.


CourseDescription:GlobalOptimisation


Thiscourseenablescandidatestounderstandandutiliseoptimisationtechniques.This course comprises:Stochasticalgorithmsforsolvingglobaloptimisationproblemsbothcontinuous,discreteandcombinatorialproblems;DeterministicalgorithmssuchastheBranchandBoundalgorithmforsolvingcombinatorialoptimisationproblems;andComplexityandsolutionmethodsforanumberofcombinatorialoptimisationproblems.


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CourseDescription:ResearchProject:ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsIV


Thiscourseprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsandbridgesthegapbetweentheoryandpractice,andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.ByworkingwiththeestablishedresearchstructuresintheSchool,candidatesareexposedtothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.


CourseDescription:AdvancedMathematicalModelling


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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedMethodsofPartialDifferentialEquations


Thiscourseinanintroductiontofirst−orderpartialdifferentialequations(PDEs)aswellaslinearsecond−order PDEs. The emphasis is on obtaining exact solutions and accordingly the necessary theoreticalelementsarepresentedtosuitthisneedwithnumerousillustrations.Furthermorethecoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyof thefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingof thecandidatesregardingthetopicalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowonimplementationsofthemethods.


CourseDescription:AdvancedSymmetryMethodsforDifferentialEquations


Thiscourseequipsthecandidatewithalgebraictechniquesforsymmetryreductionsthatenablesonetosolve somemodelsarising inphysicalphenomena forexampleengineering,acoustics,environmentalmechanics,industryandfinance.Italsofocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologies and tools for comparing these via an exhaustive survey of the field in question. Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowonimplementationsofthemethods.


CourseDescription:AdvancedComputationalDifferentialEquations


This course serves as an introduction to Partial Differential Equations (PDE) and their computationalsolution.Furthermorecandidatesarefamiliarisedwithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefield.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisdeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowsonimplementationsof the methods.


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CourseDescription:AdvancedGlobalOptimisation


This course comprises: Stochasticalgorithmsforsolvingglobaloptimizationproblemsbothcontinuous,discreteandcombinatorialproblems;DeterministicalgorithmssuchastheBranchandBoundalgorithmforsolvingcombinatorialoptimizationproblems;andComplexityandsolutionmethodsforanumberofcombinatorialoptimizationproblems.Furthermorethecoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisalsodeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowsonimplementationsofthemethods.


CourseDescription:AdvancedOptimalControlTheory


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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedPrinciplesofContinuumMechanics


This course is combined FluidMechanics and Elasticity allowing for a deeper understanding of therelationshipandsimilaritiesbetweenthesetwoaspectsofcontinuummechanics.Itisalsofocusingonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregardingthetopicisdeepenedviaamorerigorouscriticalanalysisofthemethodsandfollowsonimplementationsofthemethods.


CourseDescription:StudiesinMechanics


Thiscoursefocusesonfamiliarisingcandidateswithcurrentresearchmethods,methodologiesandtoolsforcomparingtheseviaanexhaustivesurveyofthefieldinquestion.Theunderstandingofthecandidatesregarding the topic is deepened via amore rigorous critical analysis of themethods and follows onimplementations of the methods.


CourseDescription:StudiesinAppliedMathematics




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CourseDescription:StudiesinComputationalMathematics




CourseDescription:ResearchReport:ComputationalandAppliedMathematics


TheabilitytodoresearchisanessentialskillforanindividualpursuingacareerinComputationalandAppliedMathematics,andformsthebasisoffurtherpostgraduatestudy.Thismoduleprovidespracticaltraining for thedevelopmentof research skills andbridges thegapbetween theoryandpractice, andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.Byworkingwithinestablishedresearchstructures intheSchool,candidatesreceiveexposuretothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearch.

Computer Science Courses

CourseCode:COMS1015A(COMS1019Apart-time)

CourseDescription:BasicComputerOrganisationI


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.


CourseDescription:DiscreteComputationalStructuresI


This course introduces the students to the mathematical ideas, structures and arguments needed forcomputerscience.Theobjectiveistointroducetopicsinmathematicswithanemphasisontheirapplicationincomputerscience.Thetopicsmainlycomefromareasofdiscretemathematics,includingsets,logic,induction,relations,finiteautomata,Turingmachinesandcomputabilitytheory.Thereisanemphasisonreadingandunderstandingmathematicalreasoningandconstructingmathematicalarguments.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoDataStructuresandAlgorithmsI


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoAlgorithmsandProgrammingI


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


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.


CourseDescription:AuxiliaryComputerScienceandProgrammingIB


This courseequips studentswithpractical programming skills. Topics include:problem solvingusingthe basic building blocks of sequence, selection, repetition, recursion and abstraction; translation ofalgorithmsintoworkingprogrammesandadvancedprogrammingfeaturesincludingcollections,memoryallocationandfileinput/output.


CourseDescription:DatabaseFundamentalsII


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.


CourseDescription:AnalysisofAlgorithmsII


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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CourseDescription:ComputerNetworksII


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.


CourseDescription:MobileComputingII


ThiscourseintroducesstudentstoJavaandObjectOrientedProgramming.StudentsarealsoexposedtoAndriodDevelopmentEnvironmentandtopicsincludeActivities,Intents,ViewsSensors,APIsincludingLocation,GPS,Maps,UIandAppBasics,Widgets,Persistence,NetworkandWebServices.


CourseDescription:AuxiliaryDatabaseSystemsII


Thiscourse introducesrelationalschemaandtheirdevelopment fromconceptualmodels,conceptsofentity integrityand referential integrityconstraints,algebraicoperations frommathematical set theory,functionaldependency,normalforms(1NF,2NF,3NF,BCNF,4NF),queryconstructionusingstructuredquerylanguage(SQL),storedproceduresandfunctions,andtransactionandconcurrencycontrol.


CourseDescription:SoftwareEngineeringIII


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothekeyconceptsofsoftwareengineering–theapplicationofsoundscientificandengineeringprinciplestotheconstructionoflargesoftwaresystems–andequipsstudentswiththetheoreticalandpracticaltoolsrequiredtomanagesoftwareprojects.Thecourseconsistsofanexplorationof:softwareengineeringhistory;thesoftwarelife−cycle;document−driven,agileandhybridsoftwareengineeringmethodologies;softwareprocesses(e.g.CMMI,TSP);softwareprojectplanningandcostestimation;UMLandothertoolsforsystemdescriptionandimplementation;softwareandprojectmanagementtoolsandprocesses;qualityassuranceandtesting;andmaintenance.


CourseDescription:FormalLanguagesandAutomataIII


Thiscoursepresentsseveralabstractmathematicalmodelsof languagesandcomputingprocessesandexaminestheirimplications,e.g.capabilitiesandlimitationsofvariouscomputingmechanisms.Subjectscoveredincluderegularlanguages,context−freegrammars,thecorrespondingpumpinglemmata,regularexpressions,finiteautomata,pushdownautomata.


CourseDescription:AdvancedAnalysisofAlgorithmsIII


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.


CourseDescription:MachineLearningIII


Thiscourseprovides thestudentwith the theory,applicationand implementationofvariousmachinelearningtechniques.Thecoursecoversthemainkindsofmachinelearning:supervised,unsupervisedandreinforcementlearning.Anumberofmachinelearningalgorithmsarestudiedforthetasksofclassification,regression,clusteringandoptimisation.Thealgorithmsarepresentedandinvestigatedindetailincludingmathematicalandstatisticalmotivation,methodsofapplicationandimplementation.


CourseDescription:ComputerGraphicsandVisualisationIII


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.


CourseDescription:SoftwareDesignIII


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.


CourseDescription:ParallelComputingIII


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.


CourseDescription:OperatingSystemsandSystemProgrammingIII



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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.


CourseDescription:SoftwareDesignProjectIII


Thecourse isdesigned toequip thestudentwith therequisiteskills tobeable toapply the theoryofSystemDesignPrinciples,DesignParadigms,DesignPatterns,TestingandTest-DrivenDevelopment.Thecourseismadeupofasinglepracticalcomponentthatiscontinuouslyassessedthroughoutthesemester.Thepracticalcomponenttakestheformofarealworldsoftwaredesignandimplementationproject.


CourseDescription:AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearningIV


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanin−depthunderstandingofadaptivecomputingandmachinelearning.Thecourseconsistsofmachinelearning,patternrecognitionandcomputationallearningtheoryin artificial intelligence.Machine learning explores the study and construction of algorithms that canlearnfromandmakepredictionsusingdata–suchalgorithmsovercomefollowingstrictlystaticprograminstructionsbymakingdatadrivenpredictionsordecisions,throughbuildingamodelfromsampleinputs.


CourseDescription:AdvancedOperatingSystemsIV


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.


CourseDescription:ApplicationsofAlgorithmsIV


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.


CourseDescription:ArtificialIntelligenceIV


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.


CourseDescription:CompilersIV


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestothebasicstructureofacompiler.Italsoexploresthemostimportantaspects of a translator from infix to postfix expressions, and lexical analysis. The course explores themajorparsingtechniques,fromrecursivedescenttoLR(left−to−rightscanning,constructingarightmostderivationinreverse),aswellastheprincipalideasinsyntax−directedtranslation.


CourseDescription:ComputationalMolecularBiologyI


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.


CourseDescription:ComputerVision


Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetotheinterdisciplinaryfieldthatdealswithhowcomputerscanbemadetogainhigh−levelunderstandingfromdigitalimagesorvideos.Thecourseiscomprisedoftopicssuchasimageformation,featuredetection,motionestimation,imagemosaics,3Dshapereconstruction,andobjectandfacedetectionandrecognition.Thecourselooksattheapplicationsofthesetechniquesinclude building 3Dmaps, creating virtual characters, organising photo and video databases, humancomputerinteraction,videosurveillance,automaticvehiclenavigation,andmobilecomputervision.


CourseDescription:DatabaseIV


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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CourseDescription:DistributedcomputingIV


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.


CourseDescription:DistributedDatabasesandTransactionProcessingIV


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.


CourseDescription:HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagementIV


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.


CourseDescription:HumanComputerInteractionIV


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.


CourseDescription:Multi−agentsystemsIV


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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CourseDescription:RoboticsIV


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).


CourseDescription:SoftwareDefinedNetworkingIV


Thiscourseintroducessoftwaredefinednetworking;anemergingparadigmincomputernetworkingthatallowsalogicallycentralisedsoftwareprogramtocontrolthebehaviourofanentirenetwork.Thecourseconsistsofanapproachtocomputernetworkingthatallowsnetworkadministratorstoprogrammaticallyinitialise,control,change,andmanagenetworkbehaviourdynamicallyviaopeninterfacesandabstractionoflowerlevelfunctionality.


CourseDescription:SpecialTopicsinComputerScienceIV


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).


CourseDescription:DataAnalysisandExplorationIV


This course introduces the candidate to the concepts and methodology of Data Analysis for DataManagement. The course ismadeupofDataWrangling, ExploratoryDataAnalysis (EDA), andDataModellingwhichallfallsunderthegeneraltopicofDataAnalysis.DataWranglinginvolvestheinitialstepsofpreparingdataforanalysis.EDAinvolvesvariousdatavisualisationsanddescriptivestatisticsthatassistwiththeanalysisofagivendataset.Datamodellinginvolvesusingmodelstodoforecastingandinferencebasedonadataset.


CourseDescription:DiscreteOptimisationIV


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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CourseDescription:AffectiveComputingIV


Thiscourseintroducesthestudyofemotionsandtheirimpactonintelligentinteractivecomputersystems.Topicsinclude:emotionandperception,emotionlearning,affectrecognition,inducingandrespondingtoemotions,expressionofemotionsbymachines/agents/syntheticcharacters, integrationofaffect intoartificial systemsandevaluationofemotionbased intelligent systems.Thiscoursealso focuseson thephilosophical,socialandethicalimplicationsofaffectivecomputing.


CourseDescription:RegulatedRewritinginFormalLanguageTheory


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.


CourseDescription:NaturalLanguageProcessing


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.


CourseDescription:MathematicalFoundationsofDataScience


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanin−depthunderstandingoftheadvancedareasoffundamentalmathematics pertaining to the field of data science. The course comprises foundation in topics suchashighdimensional spaces,graph theory,multivariate statistics, stochasticprocessandalgorithms formassivedataproblems.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoResearchMethodsIV


Thiscourseexposescandidatestoresearchincludingcurrentcomputerscienceresearchandthescientificmethod.Itfocusesonhowtoreadandunderstandscientificpaperstoarguelogicallyandcoherently,andimprovewritingandpresentationskills.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoDataVisualisationandExplorationIV


ThiscourseintroducesconceptsandmethodologyofDataAnalysisforDataManagement.ItismadeupofDataWrangling,ExploratoryDataAnalysis(EDA),andDataModelling.DataWranglinginvolvestheinitialstepsofpreparingdataforanalysis.EDAinvolvesvariousdatavisualisationsanddescriptive


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statistics that assistwith the analysis of a givendataset.Datamodelling involves usingmodels to doforecastinganddrawinferencebasedonadataset.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:ComputerScienceIV


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:BigDataAnalyticsIV


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchReport:ComputerScience


Thiscoursetrainscomputersciencemasterscandidates toperformoriginalresearch, familiarises themwithaspecialproblemincomputerscienceandprovidesindependentstudyonanadvancedtopicunderthedirectsupervisionofamemberofthecomputerscienceschool.Thetopicisdecidedinconsultationwiththesupervisor.Thecandidateisrequiredtoproduceawrittenreportontheproject,toincludetheliteraturesearchonthetopic,andtopresentthisworkatadepartmentalseminar.


CourseDescription:AdvancedOperatingSystems


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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CourseDescription:ApplicationsofAlgorithms


Thiscourseprovides thecandidatewithvarious techniques for thedesign,analysisandapplicationofcomputeralgorithms.Thecourseintroducesmathematicaltoolsrequiredforanalysingtherunningtimecomplexity of algorithms, especially asymptoticmethods. A number of algorithms are presented andstudied indetail from initial algorithmdesign toproofofcorrectnessandanalysisofcomplexity.Thecoursealsostudiesvariousdatastructuresandtheimplementationofalgorithms.


CourseDescription:Compilers


Thecourseintroducescandidatestothebasicstructureofacompiler.Italsoexploresthemostimportantaspectsofatranslatorfrominfixtopostfixexpressions,andlexicalanalysis.Thecoursealsoexploresthemajorparsingtechniques, fromrecursivedescenttoLR(left-to-rightscanning,constructingarightmostderivationinreverse),aswellastheprincipalideasinsyntax-directedtranslation.


CourseDescription:Database


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.


CourseDescription:ArtificialIntelligence


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.


CourseDescription:HighPerformanceComputingandScientificDataManagement


Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetoonhigh−performancecomputinganditsuseincomputationalscienceandengineeringapplications.Thecourseconsistsofadvancedarchitecturemodels,configurations,differenttypesofparallelprogrammingmodelsandapplications.Advancedarchitecturalmodelsincludethedesignandanalysisofparallelalgorithms,andthedevelopmentofparallelprograms.Applicationscompriserequiredparalleldatamanagementtools,dataminingandtheanalysisofmassivelydatasets.


CourseDescription:DistributedDatabasesandTransactionProcessing


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.


CourseDescription:AdaptiveComputationandMachineLearning


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanin−depthunderstandingofadaptivecomputingandmachinelearning.Thecourseconsistsofmachinelearning,patternrecognitionandcomputationallearningtheoryin artificial intelligence.Machine learning explores the study and construction of algorithms that canlearnfromandmakepredictionsusingdata–suchalgorithmsovercomefollowingstrictlystaticprograminstructionsbymakingdatadrivenpredictionsordecisions,throughbuildingamodelfromsampleinputs.


CourseDescription:Multi−agentsystems


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.


CourseDescription:Robotics


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).


CourseDescription:ComputerVision


Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetotheinterdisciplinaryfieldthatdealswithhowcomputerscanbemadetogainhigh−levelunderstandingfromdigitalimagesorvideos.Thecourseiscomprisedoftopicssuchasimageformation,featuredetection,motionestimation,imagemosaics,3Dshapereconstruction,andobjectandfacedetectionandrecognition.Thecourselooksattheapplicationsofthesetechniquesinclude building 3Dmaps, creating virtual characters, organising photo and video databases, humancomputerinteraction,videosurveillance,automaticvehiclenavigation,andmobilecomputervision.


CourseDescription:DistributedComputing


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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CourseDescription:SoftwareDefinedNetworking


Thiscourseintroducessoftwaredefinednetworking;anemergingparadigmincomputernetworkingthatallowsalogicallycentralisedsoftwareprogramtocontrolthebehaviourofanentirenetwork.Thecourseconsistsofanapproachtocomputernetworkingthatallowsnetworkadministratorstoprogrammaticallyinitialise,control,change,andmanagenetworkbehaviourdynamicallyviaopeninterfacesandabstractionoflowerlevelfunctionality.


CourseDescription:HumanComputerInteraction


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.


CourseDescription:DataPrivacyandEthics


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.


CourseDescription:DataVisualisationandExploration


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).


CourseDescription:LargeScaleOptimisationforDataScience


Advancedareasofdatasciencerequireadeeperunderstandingofthelargescalediscreteoptimisationmethodspertainingtothefield.Inordertobridgethismathematicalgapandprovideafoundationforfurtherlearningthiscoursewillplacemoreemphasisontopicssuchasconvexoptimisation,sub-gradientmethods,localizationmethods,decompositionanddistributedoptimisation,proximalandoperatorsplittingmethods,conjugategradients,andnonconvexproblems.


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CourseDescription:MathematicalFoundationsofDataScience


Advancedareasofdatasciencerequireadeeperunderstandingofthefundamentalmathematicspertainingtothefield.Inordertobridgethismathematicalgapandprovideafoundationforfurtherlearningthiscoursewillplacemoreemphasisontopicssuchashigh-dimensionalspace,best-fitsubspacesandsingularvaluedecomposition,randomwalksandMarkovchains,statisticalmachinelearning, clustering, random graphs, topic models, non-negative matrix factorization, hiddenMarkovmodels,graphicalmodels,wavelets,andsparserepresentations.


CourseDescription:LargeScaleComputingSystemsandScientificProgramming


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).


CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinDataScience


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchReport:DataScience


TheabilitytodoresearchisanessentialskillforanindividualpursuingacareerinDataScience,andformsthebasisforfurtherpost-graduatestudy.Thismoduleprovidespracticaltrainingforthedevelopmentofresearchskillsandbridgesthegapbetweentheoryandpractice,andestablishedworkandnovelresearch.ByworkingwithinestablishedresearchstructuresintheInstitutionundertheguidanceofanexpert,studentswillreceiveexposuretothemethods,philosophyandethosofresearchinthefieldofDataScience.


CourseDescription:SpecialTopicsinDataScience


Thismoduledealswithspecialisedandappliedconceptsandtrendsinthedomainspecificareasofdatasciencessuchasfinance,healthsciences,bioinformatics,naturalsciences,socialsciences,smartcities,education,andenergy.


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CourseDescription:StatisticalFoundationsofDataScience


Anunderstandingofmultivariatestatisticalmethods.Hypothesistestingandconfidenceintervals.Theabilitytomodeldatausingwellknownstatisticaldistributionsaswellashandledatathatisbothcontinuousandcategorical.Theabilitytoperformstatisticalmodelingincludingmultivariateregressionandadjustformultiplehypothesis.Forecasting,extrapolation,predictionandmodelingusingstatisticalmethods.Bayesianstatistics.AnunderstandingofbootstrappingandMonteCarlosimulation.


CourseDescription:ComputationalIntelligence


This course provides candidates with the knowledge and skills required to design and implementeffectiveandefficientcomputationalintelligencesolutionstodifficultproblemsinthecontextofArtificialIntelligence. Itplacesemphasison thebasicconceptsof fuzzy,evolutionaryandneuralcomputation,whichcandidatesapplytosolverealcasestudies.


CourseDescription:AdvancedTopicsinRobotics


Thiscoursedealswithspecialisedandadvancedconceptsandtrendsinrobotics,includingtheintegrationofvision,planning,learningandlanguage.


CourseDescription:RoboticsResearchReport




CourseDescription:ArtificialIntelligenceResearchReport




CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsandCapstoneProjectinArtificialIntelligence


This course provides candidates with the knowledge and skills required to design and implementeffectiveandefficientcomputationalintelligencesolutionstodifficultproblemsinthecontextofArtificialIntelligence. Itplacesemphasison thebasicconceptsof fuzzy,evolutionaryandneuralcomputation,whichcandidatesapplytosolverealcasestudies.


CourseDescription:NaturalLanguageTechnology



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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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedDigitalImageProcessing


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


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


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.


CourseDescription:InsuranceandRiskManagementIIA


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothekeyconceptsandprinciplesofriskmanagementandinsurance.Itfocusesontheconceptofrisk,mainprinciplesofriskmanagementandtheapplicationofinsuranceasariskmanagementmechanism.Topicscoveredinclude:sourcesofrisk,typesofriskandtheirmanagement;utilitytheoryandrisk,enterpriseriskmanagement;theroleofinsurance,insurancemarkets,principlesofinsurance,analysisoftheinsurancecontract,determinationofinsurancepremiums,liabilityrisksandanalysisofselectedtypesofinsuranceproductsandotherrelatedissues.


CourseDescription:InsuranceandRiskManagementIIB



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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.


CourseDescription:InvestmentII


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.


CourseDescription:PrinciplesofManagementIIA


Thiscoursewillexploreanoverviewofthefourmajorfunctionsofmanagement.Thecourseemphasisesonplanning;organising;controllingand leading.Thecoursealsoprovidesperspectivesonalternativetheoriesofmanagement;theroleofthemanager;thelabourprocess’comparativeandmanagementofchange.ThiscoursealsoexploresmanagementfromanAfricanpointofview.


CourseDescription:HumanResourcesIIB–LabourRelations


ThiscourseintroducesthestudenttothetheoreticalandlegalframeworkoflabourrelationspracticeinSouthAfrica.Thecourseconsistsofaprimaryin-depthanalysisoftheprotocolsandcomplexitiesthatexistwithinthetripartiterelationship(thestate,employersandemployersorganisationsandlabourandtradeunions)andasecondaryanalysisofthecurrentlabourmarketandcontemporarylabourrelationsissuesintheworkplace.Itisdesignedtoequipthestudentwithcomprehendingtheinvolvementofthestateintheemploymentrelationshipasanarbitratorbetweenemployees/labourunionsandemployers/associationsandalsoexploresthelegislativeframeworkthatregulatestheemployer-employeerelationshipbothinthecollectivebargainingarenaandgenerallyintheconductofwork.


CourseDescription:PrinciplesofManagementIIB-Entrepreneurship


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.


CourseDescription:ConsumerBehaviour



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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.


CourseDescription:PrinciplesofMarketing


Thiscoursecoversthecoreprinciples,practicalrelevanceandimportanceoftherolethatmarketingplaysinbusinesspractices. Itprovidesanoverviewofmarketingconcepts suchasenvironmental analyses,segmentation and positioning, the implementation of marketing strategies, and highlights specialisedmarketingareas,suchassportsmarketing,e-marketing,greenmarketingandsocialmarketing.Thiscoursewillprovidestudentswiththenecessaryfoundationofmarketingpractice.


CourseDescription:RetailManagement


This course covers core principles and practical relevance of retail management in a contemporarymarketplace.Studentsareexposedtowell-establishedretailstrategicframeworksandrelevantresearchencompassingvariousareasofretailing.Retailerstodaymustmakecomplexdecisionsaboutselectingtheappropriatetargetmarketandlocations,determiningwhatmerchandiseandservicetooffer,trainingandmotivatingretailemployees,anddecidinghowtopriceproductsandpresentmerchandise.


CourseDescription:IntegratedMarketingCommunications


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.


CourseDescription:InsuranceandRiskManagementIII


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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CourseDescription:InvestmentandCorporateFinanceIII


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.


CourseDescription:CompensationandBenefits


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.


CourseDescription:HumanResourcesandIndividualPerformance


Thiscourseisconcernedwiththemanagementofperformance.Itintroducesstudentstoperformancemanagementasasystemconsistingofinterlockingelementsdeliberatelydesignedtoachieveapurpose,thatofachievinghighperformance.Withinthatsystemperformancemanagementiscarriedoutthroughthe processes of planning, goal setting, andmonitoring, providing feedback, analysing and assessingperformance,reviewing,dealingwithunder-performersandcoaching.ThiscourseoffersstudentstheoryandpracticethatrelatestohowHRMcontributestoorganisationalperformance,withaspecialfocusonthe individual level.


CourseDescription:HumanResourcesandOrganisationalPerformance


ThiscourseoffersstudentsagroundingintheoryandpracticethatrelatestohowHRMcancontributetoorganisationalperformance,withaspecialfocusontheaggregated,orgrouplevelofanalysis.Thecourseisdesignedtointroducestudent tothebodyof theoryassociatedwithhumanresourcesmanagement,andparticularlytherelationshipbetweenhumanresourcesmanagementandorganisationalperformance.It offers a soundunderstandingof theory andpracticeofHRMand its relationshipwithperformancemanagement.Buildinguponsecondyearstudiesinhumanresourcesmanagement,thiscourseisaimedat(i)providingstudentswithasoundfoundationinHRMandthemanagementofperformance,whichisalsoexpectedtoofferastrongbasisforfurtherstudyatpostgraduatelevel,and(ii)providingstudentswithadegreeofconfidenceintheworkplaceasanHRMpractitionerororganisationmanager.


CourseDescription:OrganisationalTheory



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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


CourseDescription:MarketingIIIA


This course comprises of two modules, namely marketing research and services marketing. It is ofimperativeimportanceformarketingpractitionerstounderstandtheimportanceandvalueofconductingmarketingresearch.Studentswillgaininsightintotheresearchprocess,beabletoutilizesuchdatatocompileeffectivemarketingstrategiesforbothproductandservice-basedindustries.Bycompletingthiscourse,studentswillalsogainvaluableinsightintothestepsinvolvedforconductingamarketingresearch;becomeequippedwiththeadequateknowledgeforsuccessfullythrivingintheservicesindustry.


CourseDescription:MarketingIIIB


Thiscoursecomprisesoftwomodulesmarketingstrategyanddigitalmarketing.Itprovidesstudentswiththeknowledgeandskillstosuccessfullycreatemarketingstrategies.Thestrategicmanagementmodulecoversidentificationandtargetingandtargetingofattractivemarketsegments,strategiesoverthelifecycle,andbrandingandpositioningstrategies.Digitalmarketingconsistsofthedesign,implementationandmaintenanceofadigitalmarketingcampaign,andstudentswillhavetheabilitytoproposethemostsuitabledigitalchannelsfortargetingselectedmarketsegments.


CourseDescription:OperationsManagement


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.


CourseDescription:ProjectManagement


Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothetheoryunderscoringthestudyandpractiseofprojectmanagementwhileatthesametimeexposingstudentstothepracticalitiesofsettingupandmanagingtheirownprojects.ThisisamandatorycourseforallManagementmajorsandservesasagatewaytotheManagementHonoursprogramme.ProjectManagementisahalf-semestercourseofferedatthethirdyearlevelaspartoftheBachelorofCommercedegree.


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CourseDescription:InnovationandIntrapreneurshipManagement


Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstotheskillsandknowledgerequiredtomanageinnovationinorganisations.Inaworldofincreasinguncertainty,managersneedtoensurethatcompaniescontinuallycreatenewmarketshare.Thiscoursecoverstheoryandbestpracticethatenablesstudentstounderstandhowtoapply innovationprinciples to thedevelopmentof theirowninnovations.This isamandatorycourse forallManagementmajorsandservesasagateway to theManagementHonoursprogramme.InnovationManagementandIntrapreneurshipisahalf-semestercourseofferedatthethirdyearlevelaspartoftheBachelorofCommercedegree.


CourseDescription:StrategicManagement


Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstotheskillsandknowledgerequiredtocontributetowardssustainabledevelopmentinorganisations.Inaworldofincreasinguncertainty,managersneedtoensurethatcompaniescontinuallycreatenewmarket share.Thiscoursecovers theoryandbestpractice thatenablesstudentstounderstandhowtoapplystrategicmanagementprinciplestotheworldofwork.ThisisamandatorycourseforallManagementmajorsandservesasagatewaytotheManagementHonoursprogramme.StrategicManagementisahalf-semestercourseofferedatthethirdyearlevelaspartoftheBachelorofCommercedegree.

CourseCode:ECON1012A(FT)/ECON1013A(PT)

CourseDescription:EconomicsIA–Microeconomics


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.


CourseDescription:EconomicsIB–Macroeconomics


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.


CourseDescription:EconomicTheoryIA–MicroeconomicsforEconomists



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Thiscourseestablishesthecoremicroeconomictheoryforstudentsintendingtomajorineconomics.Thecourseinvestigatestheoptimisingbehaviorofconsumersandfirmsandthecoordinationoftheirdecisionsthroughmarkets. It takesarigorously technicalapproachtoexploringthetheorywhileguestspeakersfromwithintheeconomicsprofessionsharetheirinsightswithstudents.Theprimaryfocusofthecourseistocriticallyengagewiththetechnicalandmathematicalaspects,aswellastheunderlyinglogic,ofthetheoryandmodelsthatformthecoreofthediscipline.Thetopicscoveredinclude:demandandsupply;utilitytheory;firmproductionandoutputdecisions;pricingandallocationoffactorsofproduction;marketstructures;internationaltrade;andappliedmarketanalysis.ThiscoursecoversthesamematerialastheECON1012EconomicsIA-Microeconomicscoursebutismoremathematicallyintense.


CourseDescription:EconomicTheoryIB–MacroeconomicsforEconomists


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.


CourseDescription:EconomicsIIA


Thiscoursecomprisesoftwomodules:IntermediateMicroeconomicsandIntermediateMacroeconomics.Microeconomicsintroducesstudentstothetheoryofconsumerbehavioranditsempiricalapplications.Themoduleexploreskeyconceptssuchasconstrainedandunconstrainedpreferences,demand,equilibrium,revealedpreferenceandtheslutskyequation.Macroeconomicsconsistsofanin-depthcriticalanalysisofmajorconventionalmacroeconomictheoriesandtheirpolicyimplications.Especially,astheyrelatetocurrenteconomicconditionsinSouthAfricaandtherestoftheworldovertheshort-andmedium-run.


CourseDescription:EconomicsIIB


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.


CourseDescription:EconomicScienceIII



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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.


CourseDescription:EconomicTheoryIII


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


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.


CourseDescription:InformationSystemsIB



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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


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.


CourseDescription:InformationSystemsIIA


This course introduces students to the coremethodologies,models and toolsof systemsanalysis anddesign.Thecourseisunderpinnedbyanintegratedteam-basedproject,whichfocusesontheplanningandanalysisphasesofthesystemsdevelopmentlifecycleandondeveloping“softer”professionalskillssuchasbusinessandtechnicalwritingandpersuasivepresentations.Studentsalsocontinuetodeveloptheirskillsindesigningandimplementingsolutionsto“realworld”problems.


CourseDescription:InformationSystemsIIB


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.


CourseDescription:ManagementandApplicantionofInformationSystems


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..


CourseDescription:InformationSystemsDevelopmentProject


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


Thiscourseprovidesabroadyetfundamentalunderstandingofelectricalengineeringconcepts.Studentslearnhowtoanalysesimpleac;dcandtransientcircuitsaswellasbasicconceptsofelectronics.Thestudentsarealsointroducedtoconceptsofpowerengineeringrangingfromthesingle-phasetransformer,tothethree-phasecircuitsandthedcandthree-phaseinductionmachine.Thecourseentailsthreekeyareas:Circuitanalysismethodsandtools;basicelectronics;andconceptsofpowerengineering.

CourseCode:FEBE1000A/FEBE1002A(PT)

CourseDescription:IntroductiontotheEngineeringProfession


This course introduces students to the various engineering disciplines; the social and environmentalcontextofengineering;engineeringcommunicationandvocabulary;non-technicalproblemsolvingandcriticalthinking.Studentsareexposedtoartefactsandconceptsfromthevariousengineeringdisciplinesinlaboratorysessions.


CourseDescription:EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIA


This course covers graphic representation including freehand drawing, descriptive geometry andcomputeraideddesign(CAD);creationandinterpretationofengineeringtechnicaldrawings;introductiontomaterials,manufacturingmethodsandengineering standards.The student is introduced to systemsthinking;engineeringartefactsintheircontext;andtheuseoftheengineeringmethodinsolvingproblems.


CourseDescription:EngineeringAnalysisandDesignIB


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


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothebasicsofthepracticeofarchaeology.Themesaddressedincludeanalysisandinterpretationofarchaeologicalevidence,andrelationshipsbetweenarchaeologyandthewiderpublic.Thecoursecomprisesfourmodulesandsomedaytripstoarchaeologicalsites.Themodulescover:FundamentalsofArchaeology;AGuidetoHumanEvolution;WorldHunter-Gatherers;andOriginsofCivilization.ThereisaonedaytriptotheCradleofHumankindandanotherdaytriptosomemorerecentruinssouthofJohannesburg.


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CourseDescription:FundamentalsofArchaeologyI


Thiscoursetakesanin−depthlookatthenatureofthearchaeologicalrecord.Itcoversthewaysinwhichsitesarefoundandrecorded,thedifferentdatingmethodsavailabletoarchaeologists,thepreservationoforganicandinorganicmaterial,classificationtechniques,andinterpretation.Italsoservestointroducethebasicskillsemployedbyarchaeologists in thefieldand laboratory.Studentsobtainpractical skillsinsurveying,excavatingandcuration,andarechallengedtoreflectonprofessionalpracticeandethics.


CourseDescription:WorldHunter−GatherersI


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.


CourseDescription:GuidetoHumanEvolutionI


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.


CourseDescription:OriginsofCivilisationI


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’.


CourseDescription:ArchaeologyII


Thiscoursecomprisesthreecompulsorymodulesandonemodulewhichmaybeselectedfromthreeelectivesandaweeklongfieldschool.ThethreecompulsorymodulescovertheEarlierandMiddleStoneAge,ArchaeologyoftheLast2000YearsandSpaceandTimeinArchaeology.OnemoduleforthethirdblockmaybeselectedfromWorldRockArt,,ArchaeobotanyandOsteoarchaeology.ThefieldschoolisonsouthernAfricanRockArt.Detailsofeachcoursearelistedundertheirrespectivecoursecodes.


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CourseDescription:WorldRockArtII


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.


CourseDescription:EarlierandMiddleStoneAgeII


This course covers the cultural and paleoanthropological evolution of African hominins from 3.3millionuntil40,000yearsago.Themajorculturalmilestones include the inventionofdifferent typesoftools,fire,languageandmusic.Howandwhetherthesedevelopmentscanberelatedtoobservablepaleoanthropologicalchangesisdiscussed.Theinteractionofevolutionaryprocesseswithclimateandenvironmentalchangeisalsoamajorthemeexploredinthiscourse.


CourseDescription:ArchaeobotanyII


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.


CourseDescription:ArchaeologyoftheLast2000YearsII


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.


CourseDescription:OsteoarchaeologyII



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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.


CourseDescription:SpaceandTimeinArchaeologyII


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.


CourseDescription:ArchaeologyIII


Thiscoursecomprisesfourmodules.Twomodules,archaeologicaldataanalysisandreportwritingandandthehistoryofarchaeologicalthoughtarecompulsory.Theothermodulescanbechosenfromthearchaeologyofdeathor lithics andfromsouthernAfricanrockart,archaeobotany:peopleandplantsinthepast,thearchaeologyoftransformedclayandExperimentalArchaeology.Thereisacompulsory,week-longfieldtrip.Thedetailsofeachcoursecanbefoundundertheirrespectivecoursecodes.


CourseDescription:ArchaeologicaldataanalysisandreportwritingIII


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.


CourseDescription:SouthernAfricanRockArtIII



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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.


CourseDescription:ArchaeologyofDeathIII


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.


CourseDescription:HistoryofArchaeologicalThoughtIII


Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipstudentswithaframeworkforunderstandingtheissuesthataffecttheways inwhichwe understand the past. The course covers antecedents to archaeology in Egypt andtheclassicalworld,andthenontotheMediaevalandRenaissancePeriods;thissetsthefoundationforunderstandingmodernformsofarchaeologicalthinkingfromthe19thCenturytopresent.Thecourseisrunaslecturesandlong−durationtutorials,whicharebasedonsubstantialreadings.


CourseDescription:LithicsIII


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.


CourseDescription:ExperimentalArchaeologyIII



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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.


CourseDescription:ArchaeologyintheField/Laboratory


Thiscourseisbasedonatleast30daysofpracticalfieldexcavation,basicfieldtechniquesofrecording,curationoranalysis,andassociatedlaboratoryworkincludingfaunalanalysisandrockartrecording.Thiscourseisarequirementforthosewishingtoworkasaprofessionalarchaeologist.


CourseDescription:Archaeometry


This coursepresents the theory andpracticeof radiocarbondating, including sampling requirements,samplepreparationandanalysis,andinterpretationofradiocarbondates.Thiscoursealsodiscussestheimportanceofcalibrationandthelimitationspresentedbymultipleintercepts;radiocarbonfluctuationsthroughtime;andglobalcarbondynamicsinthecontextofEarthSystemScience.Thecoursecomprisesatheoreticalcomponent(lectures),atechnicalvisittotheAcceleratorMassSpectrometry(AMS)facilityatiThembalaboratories,andthepossibilitythepreparationandanalysisofcandidates’ownsamples.


CourseDescription:Geoarchaeology


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.


CourseDescription:RockArtofAfricaIV


This course explores conceptual and methodological approaches to understanding rock art. A widevarietyofrockarttraditionsoccuracrossAfrica.Thesetraditionsoriginatedinvariouscontexts,andarestudiedusinga rangeof techniques.Thiscoursedrawsonexamples fromacrossAfrica to investigatetopicsofinternationalrelevanceinthestudyofrockart.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Archaeology



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InthiscompulsorycourseforArchaeologyHonours,candidatesmustproducearesearchreportonanapprovedtopicinArchaeology.


CourseDescription:TheoryofArchaeology


Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithanin−depthunderstandingofcontemporarytheoreticalissuesinArchaeology.This course considers: Post−processualarchaeology;Agencyandpractice theories;Embodimentandlandscape;Genderandfeminism;Postcolonialism;andMateriality.Readingandwritingrequirementsforthiscoursearesubstantialandcandidatesareexpectedtodealwiththeoriginaltheoreticaltextsaswellastheirarchaeologicalapplications.


CourseDescription:ClassificationinArchaeology


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchReport:ArchaeologicalHeritageManagement


ResearchReportinanapprovedtopicinArchaeologicalHeritageManagement.


CourseDescription:Archaeotourism


Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipcandidateswithathoroughunderstandingofresponsiblearchaeotourism.Thiscourseprovidesinformationoninternationalandlocalarchaeologicalheritagethatcanbeutilisedastourismresources,on‘packaging’archaeologicalresourcestotouristaudiencesandonconservationmanagementstrategiesandpolicies.


CourseDescription:GeographicalInformationSystemsforHeritageResourceManagement


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.


CourseDescription:CulturalResourceManagementArchaeologyintheFieldandLaboratory



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ThiscourseisdesignedtoequipcandidateswithskillsrequiredinArchaeological ImpactAssessments(AIA)contexts.Theseincludetheabilitytoengagewithancientandmodernlandscapesandtoaccuratelyidentifythoseprocessesthataffecttheformation,integrityandpreservationofarchaeologicalassemblages,aswellastheidentificationofkeyarchaeologicalremains.Landscapescaleresearchfocusesontrainingingeoarchaeologicaltechniquesthathelpsrefinecontextdocumentationandassessment,forcontractorsandotherCRMoracademicarchaeologists.Therecoveredremainscomponentintroducestheskillsrequiredtoidentifyanthropogeniclithic,botanicalandosteologicalremainsrecoveredfromarchaeologicalsites.


CourseDescription:PublicandHeritageArchaeology


Thecourseaimstopreparearchaeologists,bothacademicandthoseinvolvedwiththemanagementorexhibitionofheritage,todealwiththeissuesinthefield.Publicandheritagearchaeologyisafieldthatis fraughtwith complex issues in SouthAfrica. The course focusesprimarilyon thepresentation andre−presentationofthepastinpublicspacesandofferspracticaltrainingonhowtogoaboutconstructingvisitorexperiencestoheritagesites.


CourseDescription:RockArtManagement


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


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.


CourseDescription:EarthandAtmosphericProcessesII


Thiscourseisbasedoninterlinkingcomponentsofglobalclimatedynamics,geomorphologicalprocessesand landforms.ThecoursefirstexaminesatmosphericcirculationpatternsandclimatedynamicswithparticularreferencetosouthernAfrica.Theroleofclimateasacontroltobothgeomorphicandecosystemprocessesisthenexplored.Climateasanenvironmentalfactordrivingvariousgeomorphicprocessesiscriticallyassessed,includingthedevelopmentoflandformsandlandscapes,whichinfluencethedistributionofbiomes,habitatsandspecies.Inturn,thebiosphereinfluencesglobalclimate.Thesetopicsareexploredusingcasestudiesfromaroundtheworldandfromlocaltoglobalscales..


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CourseDescription:AnIntroductiontoClimateChangeandSocietyII


ThiscourseexaminestherelationshipsbetweenclimatechangesthattakeplacewithintheEarthsystem,andimpactsofthesechangesondifferentaspectsofthehumanworldandsocieties.Thecourseconsidersclimate dynamics on a global scale and the impacts of climate on geomorphology and ecosystems.Thecoursethenconsidershowclimatecanimpactonthehumanworldandsociety,includingculturalconstructionsofclimate,vulnerabilityandresilience,climatepoliticsandtheIPCC,climateethicsandsocialjustice,climatehazardsandrisk,andclimatesciencecommunication.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalGovernance:FromLocaltoGlobalII


Thiscourseconsiderstherelationshipsbetweenunequalaccesstoresources(includingnaturalresources,knowledge,decisionmakingprocesses,thelaw,etc),andunsustainableenvironmentaloutcomes.This course consists of:

Environmentalproblemsandprotestsindevelopingworldcities;Globalenvironmentalgovernanceandhowinequalitiesatthegloballevelresultinthedisproportionateabilityofnationstatestoaddressglobalenvironmentalissues;andChangingpatternsingovernanceawayfromthenationstateandtowardsastrongerroleforsub−national(local)governmentsandnon−stateactors.


CourseDescription:Methods,ModelsandGeographicalInformationSystemsII


Thiscourseaims to introducestudent tokeyepistemologicalandontological issues that relate spatialthinkingandGIS,andtrackshowchangesintechnologyhaveledtoGeographicInformationSystemsasweusethemtoday.ThecoursealsoexamineshowimprovementsintheavailabilityandqualityofdatahaveledtotheincreaseduseandabuseofGIS,andhowGIScanbeusedasbothasourceofinformationand propaganda. Further, the course examines how differential access to digital resources influencesparticipationandcapacityindecisionmakingprocesses.


CourseDescription:ConservationBiogeographyII


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.


CourseDescription:ThinkingGeographically:ConceptsandPracticesinGeography


Thiscourseintroducesstudenttokeytheoreticalperspectivesandmethodologicalapproacheswithinthedisciplineofgeography.Thecourseteachesstudentstounderstandandapplytheoreticalperspectives


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inanalysingcontemporaryissuesinenvironmentalgeography,throughamixtureofclass−roombasedlectures,laboratorytutorialsandoff−campusfieldresearch.


CourseDescription:GeographicInformationSystemsandRemoteSensingIII


ThiscourseintroducesstudentstotheoperationsofGeographicalInformationSystems(GIS)andRemoteSensing.Lecturesintroduceanddescribeoperationsofspecificsoftwarepackages.Threedifferenttypesofsoftwareoperationsareintroducedtoinvestigatetheirapplicabilityindifferentdisciplinessuchasenvironmentalchangedetectionandhydrology:TherasterbasedsoftwareIDRISIKilimanjaro,withintegratedmodulesforimageprocessingoperations,todevelopbasicpracticalskillsinGISandremotesensingthatcanprovidethebasisformoreadvancedstudyandwork;ThevectorbasedsoftwareArcGIS forhandlingvectorbasedoperation including specificmodules forspatialanalysis;andOpen−sourcesoftware(GRASS),includingtheprogrammingcomponentsforpersonalcustomisationofallsoftware.Usefulandpopularadd−onstothesoftwarepackagesareintroducedanddiscussed.TheideaistobroadentheknowledgebaseofGISandremotesensingsoftwarewithinthediscipline.


CourseDescription:EconomicGeographyIII


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.


CourseDescription:ClimateandEnvironmentalChangeIII


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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedAtmosphericScienceIII


Thiscoursediscussesatmosphericprocessesandtheinteractionsoftheatmospherewithotherearthsystems. The course deals with heat and energy exchange in the atmosphere, ocean−atmosphereinteractions, and mesoscale atmospheric processes like weather forecasting, thunderstorms and airpollution.


CourseDescription:TheoryandPracticeinSustainabilityScienceandSustainableDevelopment


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.


CourseDescription:UrbanFutures:ThePolitical−EconomyofPopulationandScarcityIII


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.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalMonitoringandModellingIII


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.


CourseDescription:Food:Security,PoliticsandCultureIII


Thiscoursefocusesonthesocio−political,economicandculturalaspectsoffoodproduction,acquisition,utilisationandconsumption.Eatingisabasicdrive,andfoodacquisitionandthesafetyoffoodarecoreaspectsofoureverydaylife,andarediscussedinthiscourse.


CourseDescription:CoastalGeomorphologyIII


Thiscourseexaminesthephysicalprocessesandlandformsassociatedwithdifferentcoastalenvironments,drawingfromexamplesworldwidebutwithspecificreferencetothevariedcoastlinesofSouthAfrica.Itexploresthegeological,geomorphologicalandecologicalprocessesassociatedwithcoastallandformevolution, and their variability and controls ondifferent spatial and temporal scales. The course alsoexaminesthedifferentwaysinwhichpeopleuseandvaluethecoast,itsenvironmentsandresources.Itcoversthedifferenttypesofcoastalenvironmentsandtheirmorphologicalcontrols,andtheroleofhumanactivityinthecoastalzoneanditsimplicationsforcoastalzonemanagement.


CourseDescription:GeospatialSciencesIII



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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.


CourseDescription:GeographicalInformationSystems


ThiscourseprovidescandidateswithanadvancedandpracticalunderstandingofGIS.Thecourseaimstodevelopskillsinpre−processing,analysingandcriticallyassessingavarietyofdatasetsandapplyingthefindingstoarangeoftopicsaddressedbyGISprofessionals.Inthiscourse,in−depthknowledgeoftheofthesourcingofprimaryquantitativeandqualitativedataandtheirprocessingtocreatefundamentaldatasetsforspatialanalysisandproblemsolvingispresented.Candidateslearntoanalysesurfaceterraincharacteristics and derived properties (i.e. slope, hydrology, curvature), to create continuous surfacesfromasetofpoints,analysespatialpatternsusinggeostatisticalmethods,andintegrateGISwithremotesensing.


CourseDescription:AdvancedGISandRemoteSensing


Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithanadvancedunderstandingofthetheoryandpracticeofremotesensing.Thecourseaimstodevelopskillsinthepre−processing,analysisandcriticalassessmentofavarietyofremotelysenseddataindifferentsubjectfieldsacrossthephysicalandsocialsciences,suchasmonitoringvegetationhealthandproductivity,mining,surfacewater,changedetectionandthemappingofcontaminationfromsourcessuchasacidminedrainage.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalManagement:WaterChallengesinSouthernAfrica


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies


AresearchprojectonanapprovedtopicinGeography,ArchaeologyandEnvironmentalStudies.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalPolicyandPractice


Thiscourseexploresthedifferentwaysinwhichenvironmentalissuesaremanagedandintegratedintoplanninganddevelopmentpolicy.Itdiscussesthedifferentmethods,practicesandrolesofgovernmentandotherinterestedstakeholdersinformulatingandimplementingenvironmentalpolicies,thevarious


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formsofpolicymechanismandtoolsthatareemployedinenvironmentalmanagement,andtheconstraintsupontheireffectiveimplementation.DiscussedinthiscoursearehowenvironmentalstrategiessuchasEnvironmental ImpactAssessments, Strategic EnvironmentalAssessments, EnvironmentalManagementFrameworks,EnvironmentalRiskAssessmentsandEnvironmentalManagementSystemsareformulatedandimplementedbothasenvironmentalmanagementtoolsandasoperationalandanalyticalframeworks.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geography


AresearchprojectonanapprovedtopicinGeographyandEnvironmentalStudies.


CourseDescription:LocalandRegionalEconomicDevelopment


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.


CourseDescription:AirPollutionMeteorology


This course allows candidates to gain a balanced understanding of global and regional atmosphericcirculationpatternsandweatheraffectingsouthernAfrica,pollutanttransportunderdifferentcirculationpatterns,andthelifecycleofairpollutants,aswellashowpollutionaffectsbothhumanandenvironmentalhealth.Inthiscourse,candidateswillbeabletounderstandatmosphericpollutionandits’effectsinanapplied context.


CourseDescription:IntegratedEnvironmentalManagement


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.


CourseDescription:GlobalAtmosphericChangeIV


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.


CourseDescription:DisasterRiskandGeohazardsIV


ThiscoursefocusesonthereasonswhydisastersoccurinaglobalandsouthernAfricancontext,andtherelationshipsofthesedisasterstoaspectsofthehumanandphysicalenvironmentsthatcantrigger,amplify,ormoderatedisasterrisksandimpacts.Itaddressesthemostcommontypesofgeohazardsgloballyandlocally(earthquakes,tsunamis,stormsurges,riverfloods,droughts,soilerosion),theircausesandcontrols,andusescasestudiestoanalysetheirimpactsonthehumanandphysicalenvironments,includingaspectsofvulnerabilityandadaptation.There isemphasisonpredictability, riskand themitigationofhazardimpacts,includingtheirimplicationsformodelling,managementandpolicy.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalStudiesResearchReport


A research report on an approved advanced topic inGeographical Information Systems and RemoteSensing.


CourseDescription:AdvancedAppliedGeographicalInformationSystemStudies


This coursepresents advanced topics inGIS analysis, including: space and time concepts;modellingrealityandspatialconcepts inGIS;mathematicalbasisofgraphsandtopologyinGIS;datasourcesinGISS; and GIS applications and case studies.


CourseDescription:AdvancedAppliedRemoteSensing


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsinGISandRemoteSensing


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


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.


CourseDescription:GeologyII


Thiscourseservesasthetheoretical frameworkunderpinningAppliedGeologyII. Itcomprises4x12credit courses: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy & Palaeontology II (GEOL2024A); Mineralogy &OpticalMineralogyII(GEOL2023A);IgneousPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2020A)andMetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII(GEOL2022A).


CourseDescription:Sedimentology,Stratigraphy,andPalaeontologyII


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.


CourseDescription:MineralogyandOpticalMineralogyII


This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to mineralogy andopticalmineralogy−twofundamentalsubjectsthateachandeverystudentstudyinggeosciencesshouldunderstandandapplytootherdisciplinesinEarthSciences.Thefocusofthiscourseisprovidingstudentswiththeframeworkwithwhichtoidentifycrystalstructuresandmineralpropertiesinhandsample,opticalpropertiesofmineralsunderthemicroscopeandmicroscopicmineralidentificationandquantification.


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CourseDescription:IgneousPetrology&ProcessesII


Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidethestudentswithacomprehensiveintroductiontomagmaticrocks,theprocessesthatoperateinawidevarietyofmagmas,andtheeffecttheseprocesseshaveontheultimatemagma/rockcompositions.Thefocusofthiscourseisprovidingthestudentswiththeframeworkwithwhichtoclassifymagmaticrocksbasedonmineralcomposition,chemicalcompositionandtextureandsubsequently understand the processes that thesemagmas have experience during the evolution intoigneousrocks,fromsourcetofinalemplacementwithinorontheEarth’scrust.


CourseDescription:MetamorphicPetrology&ProcessesII


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).


CourseDescription:AppliedGeologyII


This course allows students to combine Introduction toGeochemical Techniques (GEOL2021A) andGeologicalMappingTechniques(GEOL2019A)forthepurposesofmajoringinAppliedGeologyatthesecondyearlevel.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoGeochemicalTechniques


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.


CourseDescription:GeologicalMappingTechniquesII


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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CourseDescription:GeologyIII


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).


CourseDescription:AppliedGeologyIII


Thiscourseallows students tocombineAdvancedGeologicalMappingTechniques III (GEOL3042A),Hydrogeology&WaterResourceManagementIII(GEOL3044A),ExplorationMethodsIII(GEOL3045A)andGeographicalInformationSystems&RemoteSensingIII(GEOL3048A)forpurposesofmajoringinAppliedGeology.


CourseDescription:GeologyIII


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


Introduction to data processing; including the design of databases. Computer Aided Design (CAD)techniques.Graphicalsystemsandspreadsheetsystems.Geologicalmodellingoforebodies andgeostatistical evaluationpackages.Designof access systems;miningmethodsandproductionscheduling.Captureofproductiondataformanagementandcontrolpurposes.


CourseDescription:EnergyResourcesIII


Coal,oilandgasformationandaccumulation,uses,nuclearenergysourcesanduses.


CourseDescription:ExplorationandEnvironmentalGeochemistryIII


Geochemicalanomalies,dispersion,soilformation,explorationandanalyticaltechniques.


CourseDescription:StatisticsforEarthScientistsIII


Elementaryprobabilitytheory,normal−,F−&X2−distribution,Kolmogorov−Sminovtests,correlationandregressionanalysis,variance.

CourseCode:GEOL3017A(CHMT3018)

CourseDescription:OreDressingandExtractiveMetallurgyIII


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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CourseDescription:VisitingLecturer’sTopicIII


Specialcoursegivenbyvisitinglecturers–notalwaysoffered.


CourseDescription:ResearchReportWritingIII


SpecialcourseinwhichstudentsconductlibraryresearchandcompileareportonatopicapprovedbytheHeadofSchool.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoPalaeoclimatologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:InformationSystemsinEarthScience(ISES)


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.


CourseDescription:ExplorationandMiningGeoscienceIII


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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CourseDescription:EnergyintheEnvironmentIII


This course aims to familiarise students withmethods of energy generation and their environmentaleffects.Theprocessesresponsiblefortheformationoffossilfuels(coal,petroleum,naturalgas),andhowtheseprocessesaffectthequalityoftheproductandsuitabilityforexploitationisexamined.Distributionoffossilfuelreservesandtheirlifespanatcurrentandpredictedconsumptionratesisinvestigated.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoHydrogeologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedPetrologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:EconomicGeologyandOrePetrologyIII


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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CourseDescription:StructuralGeologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:TectonicsoftheEarthIII


This course introduces students to plate tectonics (which is a unifying theory in Earth Science) andplatetectonicprincipleswhichexertmajorinfluencesonthinkingregardingsedimentary,igneous,andmetamorphicprocesses.Thiscourseexaminesarangeofgeophysicalandgeologicaldatainthecontextofplatetectonics,andillustratesprocessesbyexaminingindetailthetectonostratigraphicdevelopmentofSouthAfricanrocksfromtheArchaeantothemodernday.


CourseDescription:AdvancedGeologicalMappingTechniquesIII


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.


CourseDescription:HydrogeologyandWaterResourceManagementIII



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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.


CourseDescription:ExplorationMethodsIII


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).


CourseDescription:GeographicalInformationSystems&RemoteSensingIII


ThiscoursecoversbasicskillsdevelopmentinGIS,asrelevanttogeosciencestudents,inlearninghowtocombineandintegrategeological,geochemical,geophysicalandgeographicaldatasets,toextractnewdatalayersthatassistintheinterpretationofgeologicalterrainsandlocations,andthedevelopmentofbasemapsforexplorationandmining.ThedevelopmentofGISskillsleadtotraininginRemoteSensingthat enables the students tomathematicallymanipulateandfilter selected imageparametersofnon−rasterfiles.Thevalidationofnewextracteddatalayersiskeytounderstandingthegeologicalsystemsinquestion.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoGeochemistry


Thiscoursecoversthemainaspectsandapplicationsofthegeochemicaltoolbox.Thisincludesmajor,minorandtraceselementsaswellasradiogenicandstableisotopes.AfocusofthiscourseisthehandlingandinterpretationofgeochemicaldatathatapplytoallEarthandplanetarymaterialsincluding,rock,soil,air,water,meteoritesandmaterialsfromotherplanetarybodies.


CourseDescription:Hydrogeology


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.


CourseDescription:MineralisationProcesses


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.


CourseDescription:Exploration,MiningandMineralEconomics


Thiscourseleadsthecandidatefromabasicunderstandingofthemineralsindustry,itsdifferentfunctionsandbusinessaspects, throughtodevelopinganappreciationofthecomplexchallengesitmayfaceinremaining viable givenmodifying factors. This syllabus details financial sustainability, the law, sociallicencetomine\explore,environmentalresponsibility,andtechnologicalchangeamongstothertopics.ThesyllabusfocusesheavilyonunderstandingtheSouthAfricanmineralsreportingcode(SAMREC);theroleofSouthAfrica’smineralresourcesinthedevelopmentofthenationandAfrica;andthecontributionthegraduategeologistcanmaketothesustainabilityoftheindustryinternationally.


CourseDescription:TectonicsofAfrica


Thiscourseisintwoparts:Part1isanoverviewofthePrinciplesofPlateTectonics.Part2dealswithAfricantectonics−andthegeologicalevolutionandmetallogenyofAfrica,placedinatectonicevolutioncontext,andgivesAfricanexamplesofthedifferenttectonicprinciplescoveredinPart 1.


CourseDescription:SedimentaryBasinAnalysis


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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CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geology


CandidatesundertakeaGeologyHonoursProject,whichisconductedunderthesupervisionofastaffmember in the School ofGeosciences. The project entails a literature review (thorough examinationandsynthesisoforiginalliterature),identificationofascientificproblem/issuetobeaddressed,selectionofsuitablemethodsandcollectionandinterpretationofdata.Candidatesarerequiredtopresent theirprojectproposalsandfinalresultstotheSchool,andproduceadetailedreportoftheirfindings.


CourseDescription:IgneousPetrology


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.


CourseDescription:StructuralGeology


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.


CourseDescription:AnalyticalGeochemistry


ThisisapracticalcoursefocusingontheoreticalaspectsandactuallaboratoryanalysisofrockandmineralsamplesusingX−RayFluorescenceSpectroscopy(XRF),Inductively−CoupledPlasmaMassSpectrometry(ICP−MS)andElectronMicroprobeAnalysis (EMPA) formostmajorand traceelementsofgeologicalinterest,boththroughin−situandbulkrockmeasurements.


CourseDescription:SolidEarthGeochemistry


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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CourseDescription:SurficialGeochemistry


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


Thiscoursecoverssignalprocessing,imageprocessing,inversetheory,andMATLABprogramming,allappliedtoexplorationgeophysics.


CourseDescription:AdvancedPotentialTheory


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.


CourseDescription:Seismology


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.


CourseDescription:ElectricalandElectromagneticMethods


ThiscourseonElectricalandElectromagneticMethodsincludesfundamentaltheoreticalaspectsregardingthepropagationofelectricalcurrentsandofelectromagneticfieldswithintheEarthanditsatmosphere,examinationofelectricalpropertiesofEarthmaterials,applicationofthesemethodsinmineral,oilandgasexplorationandmining,geohydrology,engineeringandenvironmentaldisciplines,andcasestudies.


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CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Geophysics


TheGeophysicsHonoursProjectisdesignedtoprovidecandidateswithbasicexperienceinundertakingasupervisedresearchproject.Itneednotbeoriginalresearch.Projectworkincludesprojectdesign,aliteraturesurvey,preparationofaprojectproposal,scientificresearchandpresentingthefindingsorallyand in a research report.


CourseDescription:GeophysicsforGeologists


Thiscoursecoversthemainaspectsandapplicationsoffourgeophysicalmethods:magnetics,gravity,seismic, and resistivity. These methods are used to introduce candidates to planning, collecting,interpretingandintegratinggeophysicaldatasetsasappliedtotheexplorationforavarietyofresources.ExamplesincludethesearchforSouthAfricanandglobalresourcessuchaswater,diamonds,gold,andplatinum.Realdatasetsfromgeophysicalsurveysareusedtostresstheimportanceofgoodfieldpracticeandtolearntechniquesforhandlingimperfectdata.


CourseDescription:GlobalGeophysics


Thiscourseincludesanintroductiontogeology(forcandidateswhohaveasyetnotreceivedgeologytraining;discussionofrelevantaspectsoftheinnerplanetsandmeteoritesforunderstandingtheEarth;anintroductiontomathematicalandphysicalconceptsofmostofthemainfieldsofgeophysics;studyofthephysicsoftheEarth’sinterior;studyofglobalgeophysicalpatterns;andstudyofthephysicsofglobaltectonics.


CourseDescription:AfricaArrayFieldSchool


Thiscourseinvolvestraininginsurveydesignandtenderingforcontracts,traininginfieldsafety,extensivefieldworkonanactualmineorexplorationproject,useofmostmoderngeophysicalequipmentandmethods,datainterpretationandintegration,andaprojectreport.Itisalsoofferedtoselectedinternationalcandidatesandprovideshands−ontrainingforpracticalgeophysicistsandconsultants.

CourseCode:PALP4010A

CourseDescription:ComparativeOsteology,quantitativemethodsandfieldtechniques


Studentswill learntorecognizeskeletalelementsofdifferentvertebrategroupsthatwillbuildintheirknowledgeintheanatomicalandtaxonomicidentificationsoffossilselements.Thecourseincludeslablecturesaimingtothepracticalknowledgeofskullandpostcranialanatomyofmammals,reptilesandbirds.StudentswillhaveashortfieldtriptotheCradleoftheHumankindtolearnfieldtechniques.


Course Description Phylogenetics


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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CourseDescription:StatisticsandGeometricMorphometrics


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).


CourseDescription:HominidEvolutionandOsteology


Thiscourseprovidesknowledgeonfossil,archaeologicalandgeneticevidenceoftheevolutionanddevelopmentofhominid.Topicsinclude:phylogeny(humanancestorsandprimatecousins);theearliesthominins; the origins of bipedal locomotion; the evolution of the brain and intelligence; stone tooltechnologies;dietandsubsistence;theoriginandriseofmodernhumans;theevolutionofculture;humanmigrationandsettlement.


CourseDescription:TerrestrialandMarineMicropalaeontology


Thiscoursecoverstheintroductiontofossilmicroorganismsoftheterrestrialandmarinerealms,oldesttomoderngroups,theirclassificationandapplicationtodating,oilandcoalindustry,andbiostratigraphy.Casestudiesaregiven,shortfalls,limitationsandprocessingmethods.


CourseDescription:TaphonomyandBiostratigraphy



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)


CourseDescription:ArchosaursEvolution


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.


CourseDescription:SynapsidEvolution


Thiscourseprovidesabackgroundtothevarioussynapsidtaxonomicgroupingsshowingtherangeofmorphologicaldiversity.AsSouthAfricahasanexceptionallyrichrecordoffossiltherapsidsemphasisisgiventothemorphologicalevolutionofmammals.Thetopicscoveredincludemainevolutionarylandmarksofsynapsids;distributionofthegroupinthefossilrecord;pelycosaurus,biarmosuchids,dinocephalians,anomodonts,gorgonopsians,therocephaliansandnon−mammaliaformcynodonts.


CourseDescription:EvolutionofTerrestrialEcosystems


Thiscourseconsistsoftheevolutionfromsimpletocomplexecosystems,withemphasisparticularonplants.TopicstoconsiderincludeoriginoftheEarth;originoflife;earlylifeintheocean;earlyplantsonland;evolutionofthevariousplantgroupsandthedevelopmentofcomplexecosystemscontainingplants,animalsandinsects.


CourseDescription:EvolutionofMammals


Thiscourseconsistsoftheancienthistoryofmammals.TopicsincludelineagesoflivingmammalsandtheirhistoriesduringtheMesozoic;dentalevolutionofMesozoicmammals;maingroupsofmammalsrepresented during the Mesozoic; differences between evolution of monotremes, marsupial andplacentals;conflictsinthetimingofevolutionofmainmammallineages;mammalsduringtheCenozoic;megaherbivoresandmegacarnivores.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:Palaeontology


Thiscourseprovidesthefirstexperienceofcandidateswitharesearchproject.Thecourseisdirectedtotheunderstandingofthemechanicsofresearchinvestigation,datacollectionactivity,framingofresearchquestions,integrationofnewdatawithdatapreviouslyknown;elaborationofawrittenreport(modelledbasedinanacademicresearchpaper)andpresentationoftheresultsoftheinvestigation.Thepresentationoftheresultsoftheprojectorallyrepresentsthefirstexperienceofthecandidatetounderstandtheactivitydevelopedinscientificcongressorconferences.


CourseDescription:ResearchProjectPalaeontologyandGeology


Thiscourseprovidesthefirstexperienceofcandidateswitharesearchproject.Thecourseisdirectedtotheunderstandingofthemechanicofresearchinvestigation,datacollectionactivity,framingofresearchquestions,integrationofnewdatawithdatapreviouslyknown;elaborationofawrittenreport(modelledbasedinanacademicresearchpaper),presentingtheresultsoftheinvestigation.


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CourseDescription:Plio−PleistocenePalaeoecology


Thiscourseconsistsof thetheoreticalbackgroundforpalaeoclimatereconstruction; theuseofvariousproxydataandcomprehendstheenvironmentandclimaticconditionsofSouthandEastAfricaduringthePlio−Pleistocene.

Geology Courses


CourseDescription:Hydrogeochemistry


Thiscourseincludesbasicdescriptionofchemicalparametersinrocks(major,minorandtrace),physico−chemicalandorganolepticpropertyofwater,labmeasurementmethodologies,plottingandinterpretationof results.


CourseDescription:EnvironmentalIsotopes


Thiscourseincludesbasicconceptsofisotopefractionation,isotopeoccurrenceinrain,surfacewaterandgroundwater,andcharacteristicsofeachisotopeafteritjoinsthegroundwatersystem.


CourseDescription:PhysicalHydrogeology


Thiscourseincludeswaterbearingunits,hydrogeologicalparameters(K,T,S)pumpingtestanalysis(singleporosity and double porosity), groundwater occurrence in rocks, groundwater investigationmethods,springsandwells,andboreholedrillingmethods.


CourseDescription:Hydrogeophysics


Thiscoursecoversappliedgeophysicalmethodstosolvegroundwaterproblemsespeciallyinhard−rockterrains.Themainfocusofthecourseisongravity,seismicandelectricalmethods.


CourseDescription:TheGeochemicalToolboxforHydrogeology


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.


CourseDescription:ContaminantHydrogeology


This course is intended to present main groundwater pollution sources, control mechanisms andquantificationofthedispersion,advectionanddiffusionofcontaminantsinanaquifer.


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CourseDescription:ResearchReport:HydrogeologyFull−time


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.


CourseDescription:HydrologicalProcesses


This course is intended to present detailed quantification of the hydrological parameters such asprecipitation,evapotranspiration,runoffandrechargeinordertoestimatethewaterbalanceofanarea.Thehydrologiccycleisaddressedbothatalocalandregionallevel.


CourseDescription:WaterResourcesManagement


Thiscourseincludestherelationshipofhydrologicalparameterstowaterresourcesmanagement,watermanagementprinciplesandissues,waterresourcesinSouthAfrica,transboundarysurfaceandgroundwaterinAfrica,waterloss,pollutionandprotection,waterresourcesandclimatechangeimpacts,andwatermanagementinterventions.


CourseDescription:AppliedStructuralGeology


This course involves an in−depth study of Structural Geology theories and applications related tostructuresthatcontrolstorageandcirculationofgroundwater.


CourseDescription:AnIntroductiontoOreDepositGeology


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.


CourseDescription:GISandRemoteSensing


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.


CourseDescription:StructuralControlsonOreDeposits


Thiscourseprovidesanunderstandingoftectonicprocessesfromthesmall−scaletothecontinent−widescale.Topicsincludethe3Dvisualisationoffolds,faults, thrusts,theirgeophysicalexpressionandtheanalysisofstructuresindrillcore.Thecourseincludespracticaltraininginrecognizingstructuralfeaturesinthefieldandintegratingstructuraldata−setsatallscales,andprovidesagreaterunderstandingoftheroleofstructuralcontrolsinfocusingthedistributionoforedeposits.Theobjectiveofthecourseistodevelop(i)confidenceinunderstandingthestructuralparameters,and(ii)skillsininterpretingtheeffectsofstructuralelementsinspecificareasrelevanttomining.Thereisanemphasisonpracticaltrainingandcasestudiesfromavarietyoforedepositsworldwideareconsidered.


CourseDescription:MagmaticOreDeposits


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.


CourseDescription:SedimentaryOreDeposits


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.


CourseDescription:HydrothermalOreDeposits


Thiscoursefocusesonprocessesinvolvedinthetransportanddepositionofmetalsfromhydrothermalflfuidsinspecificgeologicalsettings.AconsiderationisgiventothecompositionoffluidsandthePressureandTemperatureconditionsofmetaldeposition.MetalsystemsinVMS,SEDEXandMVTsettingsarepresentedtogetherwithanoverviewofCarlin−typedeposits,andtheroleoffluidsinupgradingoreintheCentralAfricanCopperbeltandKupferschieferofPoland.Thecourseaimstoprovideanunderstandingofthedifferentgeologicalsettingsresponsibleforthemineralisationandtoprovidetheparticipantwithagreaterunderstandingofgeneticmodelsusedtoexplainthesedeposits.Casestudiesfromthelecturesareintegratedwithalaboratorystudyofsamplesuitesoforedepositsuitesfromaroundtheworld.


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CourseDescription:ExplorationTargeting–Geochemistry


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.


CourseDescription:ExplorationTargeting–Geophysics


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.


CourseDescription:GeometallurgyandReflectedLightMicroscopy


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.


CourseDescription:GeologicalModelling


Thiscourseconsidershowtheintegrationofavailablegeological,structural,geophysicalandgeochemicaldata can be used in exploration targeting and analysis of ore deposits. The course considers the keygeological,geochemical,geophysicalandstructuralparametersandgradevariationsthatareimportantinore−bodymodellingandthevariousmethodsusedfordataacquisitionandmanipulation.AbriefconsiderationisgiventoQAandQCissuesinvalidatingdata.PracticaltrainingisgivenandincludestheuseofLEAPFROGsoftwarefor3Dvisualisationforexplorationandmining.


CourseDescription:PlatinumGroupElementDeposits



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Thiscourseisusefulforthosepeopleworkingintheplatinumgroupmetal(PGM)industry,whowouldliketogainawiderunderstandingoftheplatinumindustryworld−wide.ItconsiderstheBushveld,Nkomati,Sudbury,Stillwater,GreatDyke,Norilsk,MuskoxandJinchuanComplexesandfocusonthedebatesabouthowandwhytheoremineralshavebeenconcentratedintospecificlayers.Itconsidersthenatureoftheplatinummineralsandhowthesevary,evenwithinonehorizonsuchastheMerenskyReef,andhowtheassociatedganguemineralssuchasserpentineortalccanadverselyaffectplatinumrecovery.ItconsidersthesecurityofsupplyfromcountriessuchasSouthAfrica,ZimbabweandRussia,whicharethemajorworldsuppliers.Laboratoryworkincludesastudyofmaterialfromvariousdepositswithafocusonthecharacteristicsoftheoremineralsplusanopportunitytostudyplatinum−bearingmineralsunderthescanningelectronmicroscope.


CourseDescription:GoldDeposits


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.


CourseDescription:UraniumDeposits


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.


CourseDescription:IronandManganeseDeposits


Thiscourseaimstoprovideanunderstandingofthesedimentary,microbialandhydrothermalprocessesinvolved in the formation of iron andmanganese ores, the role of structural controls in ore depositformation,andtheeffectofstructuralfeaturesinmining.Thecontrastingmineralogybetweenhigh−gradeandlowgradedepositsarestudiedinlaboratory−basedpracticalsusinghandspecimens,thinsectionsandpolishedoresinreflectedlight.CasestudiesincludedepositsinAustralia,andChinaaswellasSouthAfrica.


CourseDescription:CriticalMetalDeposits


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.


CourseDescription:TheCentralAfricanCopperbelt


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchReportEconomicGeologyFull−time


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchReportEconomicGeologyPart−timeI


ResearchReportPart1involvespreliminarydatacollectionandpreparationofanintroductorysectionoftheResearchReportthatispresentedorallyandinwriting.


CourseDescription:ResearchReportEconomicGeologyPart−timeII


ResearchReportPartIIinvolvesadditionalresearchdatacollection,analysis,interpretationanddiscussionandthesubmissionofthefinaloralpresentationandwrittenResearchReport.


CourseDescription:ResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart−timeI


ResearchReportPart1involvespreliminarydatacollectionandpreparationofanintroductorysectionoftheResearchReportthatispresentedorallyandinwriting.


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CourseDescription:ResearchReport:HydrogeologyPart−timeII


ResearchReportPartIIinvolvesadditionalresearchdatacollection,analysis,interpretationanddiscussionandthesubmissionofthefinaloralpresentationandwrittenResearchReport.

School of Mathematics

CourseCode:MATH1034A(MATH1044APT)

CourseDescription:AlgebraI


Thiscoursefocusesondevelopingthedeductiveandlogicalskillsofstudents.Thecoursesconsistsofrealnumbers,proofbymathematicalinduction,inversetrigonometricfunctions,polarcoordinatesandpolargraphs,thebinomialtheorem,conics,vectorsintwoandthreedimensionsincludingequationsoflinesandplanes,linearequationsandGaussianelimination,matrixalgebraanddeterminants,complexnumbers.


CourseDescription:CalculusI


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


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.


CourseDescription:EngineeringMathematics1A


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.


CourseDescription:EngineeringMathematics1B


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.


CourseDescription:BasicAnalysisII


Thiscourse focusesondeveloping thebasicanalytical skillsof students. Material includes : limitsofsequencesandseries;completenessofR,supremumand infimum,anddensityofQinR; limitsandproofsoftheirrules;continuityandthepropertiesofcontinuousfunctionsonclosedboundedintervals;differentiation,Rolle’stheoremandthe1stmeanvaluetheorem.


CourseDescription:DifferentialEquationsII


Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithpracticalresultsonthesolutionofdifferentialequations.Thiscourseconsistsofsolutionofnthorderconstantco−efficientlineardifferentialequations,Laplacetransforms;Fourier series, solution of boundary value and initial value problems for constant coefficient partialdifferentialequations.


CourseDescription:MultivariableCalculusII


This course provides applicable results in calculus of several variables. Materials covered include:differentiationofmapsfromRntoRm;differentials,divergence,gradientandcurl;pathintegralsoverregionsinR2;changeofvariablesinIR2;Jacobians;extrema;Green’stheoremisproved.


CourseDescription:AbstractMathematicsII


Thiscourseconcentratesondiscreteandalgebraicaspectsofmathematics.Thecourseconsistsof thefollowingconcepts:finite,countableanduncountablesets;equivalencerelationsandclasses;mappingsandtheirinverses;binaryoperations;Well−orderingaxioms;thedivisionalgorithm;moduloarithmetic;groupsandrigidmotions.


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CourseDescription:LinearAlgebraII


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.


CourseDescription:TransitiontoAbstractMathematicsII


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.


CourseDescription:Mathematics(Engineering)II


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.


CourseDescription:MathematicsII


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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CourseDescription:NumberTheoryIII


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.


CourseDescription:CodingandCryptographyIII


Thiscoursefocusesonthebasicmathematicsofcodingandcryptography.Thetopicscoveredincludeclassicalcryptosystems;Ceasarandaffineciphers;blockandstreamciphers;one−timepads;publickeycryptosystems; the RSA cryptosystem; digital signatures; discrete logs and the ElGamal cryptosystem;primalitytestingandfactoring;pseudorandomnumbers;errordetectingcodes.


CourseDescription:ComplexAnalysisIII


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.


CourseDescription:GroupTheoryIII


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.


CourseDescription:TopologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:DifferentialGeometryIII



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Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithanintroductiontothetheoryofdifferentiablemanifoldsandcalculusonthem.Contentsincludedifferentialforms;orientedmanifolds;vectorfieldsanddifferentialformsonmanifolds;integrationofdifferentialformsoverorientedmanifolds;andthegeneralisedStoke’sTheorem.


CourseDescription:RealAnalysisIII


ThiscourseisacontinuationofIntroductoryAnalysisII(MATH2022A),furtherdevelopingstudents’understandingofanalyticalpropertiesofrealfunctionsandanalysisofmetricspaces.Contentsincludelimitsuperiorandlimitinferior;applicationstoconvergenceofseries;improperintegrals;thenotionofametricspace;analysis inmetricspaces;differentiabilityof functionsofseveralvariables; theImplicitandInverseFunctionTheorems;completenessandcompactnessinmetricspaces;uniformconvergenceinmetricspaces;FourierSeriesandtheWeierstrassApproximationTheorem;introductiontoLebesgueintegration.


CourseDescription:MathematicalMethods(Industrial)


ThiscoursecoversmathematicalmethodsinIndustrialEngineering,includingabasicunderstandingofLaplacetransformations;linearprogrammingincludingthesimplexmethod,duality,sensitivityanalysisandthebranchandboundalgorithm;gametheorytopicssuchasthePrisoner’sdilemma;MarkovChainstopicssuchassteady-stateprobabilitiesandergodicchains.


CourseDescription:LeontiefSystemsIII


This course gives an introduction tomathematical economics. Topics covered includeequilibrium inlineareconomicmodels;Hawkings−Simoncondition;outputsandprices,profitrate;matricesandlinearmappings, irreduciblematrices; productplanning, activity analysis;Koopman’spostulates, productionpossibilityset.


CourseDescription:IntermediateAnalysisIII


Thiscourseincludesthefollowingtopics:Riemannsums;refinements;Riemannintegrals;metricspaces;completeness; open and closed sets; power series; existence anduniqueness of solutions toordinarydifferentialequations;improperintegralsandfixedpointtheorems.


CourseDescription:AlgebraIV


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.


CourseDescription:Asymptotics/ApproximationTheoryIV


ThiscourseisacontinuationoftheHonoursTopicCombinatorics.Thiscourseincludesaselectionfromthefollowingtopics:Generalprinciplesofenumeration;symboliccomputer algebra with Mathematica; methods of asymptotic enumeration. This last topic includes;asymptoticsofsums;asymptoticsofrecurrencerelations;Mellintransforms;Rice’smethod;singularityanalysis;saddlepointmethod;andlimitingdistributions.


CourseDescription:CalculusofVariationsIV


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.


CourseDescription:CombinatoricsIV


Thiscourseintroducesthecandidatetothefundamentalconceptsofenumerativecombinatorics.

Thiscourseconsistsofaselectionfromthefollowingtopics:

permutationsandcombinations;binomialcoefficients;Stirlingnumbersandcombinatorialidentities;the principle of inclusion and exclusion; recurrence relations; ordinary and exponential generatingfunctions;theexponentialformulaandtrees;Lagrangeinversion;thesymbolicmethodofenumeration;discreteprobability;bivariategeneratingfunctionsandcombinatorialparameters;andPolya’sTheoryofCounting.


CourseDescription:ComplexAnalysisIV


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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CourseDescription:FunctionalAnalysisIV


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.


CourseDescription:GeometryandAlgebraicTopologyIV


Thiscourseisanintroductiontoalgebraictopologywithgeometricapplications.Itisaimedathonourscandidateswhohavesomeknowledgeofbasictopologyanddifferentialgeometry,suchaswhatisprovided by the third−year coursesMATH3010A andMATH3031A offered atWits. Topics coveredincludethefundamentalgroup,coveringspaces,homologyandcohomologygroups,aswellasgeometricapplications,suchasdeRhamcohomology,theclassificationofclosedsurfaces,andtheJordanCurveTheorem.


CourseDescription:GraphTheoryIV


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.


CourseDescription:NumberTheoryIV


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.


CourseDescription:MeasureTheoryIV


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:MathematicsIV


Thiscourseconsistsofaresearchprojectonapuremathematicstopicwhichiscarriedoutunderstandardexploratory,investigativeandanalyticalprinciplesundersupervisionbyasupervisor.ThestagesconsistofTopicselection,ProposalConstruction,ApprovalofProposal,ProjectWork,ProjectReportWritingandReportSubmission.


CourseDescription:TopologyIV


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.


CourseDescription:MathematicalLogicIV


ThiscourseintroducesthefieldofMathematicalLogic.Itconsistsofpropositionallogic,first-orderlogicand non-classical logic. The course explores the syntax, semantics and proof systems for each logicconsidered,pursuingthesethemesuptoandincludingsoundnessandcompletenesstheoremsandthecharacterisationofexpressivityintermsofmodel-theoreticinvarianceresults.


CourseDescription:MeasureTheory


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.


CourseDescription:Topology


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.


CourseDescription:Algebra


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.


CourseDescription:FunctionalAnalysis


Thisisafoundationalcourseinfunctionalanalysisandassuchitrequiresasaprerequisiteonlyknowledgeofclassicalrealanalysis.This course comprises:

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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.


CourseDescription:ResearchReport:Mathematics


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


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoMaterialsScienceandEngineering


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.


CourseDescription:AppliedMechanicsA


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.


CourseDescription:ComputingSkillsandSoftwareDevelopment


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.


CourseDescription:MechanicalEngineeringDesignI


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoNuclearEngineering


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoNuclearSafety


Thiscourseintroducesthestudenttothebasicsofsafeapplicationofnuclearengineering.Thecourselooksat:safetyassessmentofnuclearreactors;operationsafety;reactoraccidents;philosophyandrulesofdesignforsafety.Thecoursealsocoversacasestudyofsevereaccidents;rootcauseanalysis;andfailuremodeandcriticalityanalysisaspartofaninvestigationalproject.


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School of Molecular and Cell Biology

CourseCode:MCBG2036A

CourseDescription:MolecularandCellBiologyIIA:ScientificPractice


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.


CourseDescription:MolecularandCellBiologyIIB:Concepts


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.


CourseDescription:MolecularandCellBiologyIIC:Applications


Thiscourse isanumbrellacoursemadeupof fourcourses (12creditseach):CurrentTopics inMicrobiology (MCBG2028A): Drug Discovery (MCBG2029A; Molecular Basis of Disease II(MCBG2030A)andGeneticInnovations(MCBG2034A).


CourseDescription:CurrentTopicsinMicrobiologyII


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.


CourseDescription:DrugDiscoveryII


Thiscourseexploresthefundamentalaspectsofdrugdiscoveryanddevelopment,suchasprinciplesusedinthedesignandtestingofdrugs,screeningmethodologiesincurrentpractice,identificationofdrug


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targets,mechanismsofactionofdrugs,differentstagesofdrugdevelopment,clinicaltrials,sideeffects,commercialaspects,andpatenting.Thecourserelatesknowledgegainedinproteinstructureandfunction,cellandanimaldiseasemodelstothetranslationalaspectsofdrugdiscoveryandpersonalisedmedicine.Thecourseequipsthestudentwithfirmunderstandingofvariousstrategiesusedtobringnoveltherapiesfrom‘labtobed-side’.Thestudentisassessedusingpracticalreports,participationinclassactivities,andanexam.Theadvancednatureofthiscoursedemandsregularattendance.


CourseDescription:MolecularBasisofDiseaseII


Thiscoursefocusesonthemolecularunderpinningsofcommonly-occurringdisease-relatedproblemsincludinginheriteddiseases,cancerandmolecularapproachesfortherapies.Morespecificallythecourselooksatmodesof inheritance,chromosomeabnormalities,epigenetics,gene-environment interaction,genome-wideassociations,chromosometranslocations,andthecellcycle.


CourseDescription:GeneticInnovationsII


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.


CourseDescription:BiochemistryandCellBiologyIII


This course comprises: Protein Biochemistry and Biotechnology III (MCBG3005); Enzymology III(MCBG3008); Advanced Cell Biology III (MCBG3010); Information Pathways & Bioinformatics III(MCBG3009).


CourseDescription:GeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:MicrobiologyandBiotechnologyIII


Thiscoursecomprises:AdvancedBacteriologyIII(MCBG3024);AdvancedVirologyIII(MCBG3018).Thefollowingadditionalcoursesarestronglyrecommended:PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII(MCBG3027);MicrobialFoodSafetyIII(MCBG3021);BiotechnologyofFungiIII(MCBG3022)andBioengineeringandBiotechnology(MCBG3032).Alternatively,


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additionalcoursesmustbeselectedfromthoseofferedbyMolecularandCellBiologyorAnimal,PlantandEnvironmentalScienceatlevelIIItotaling54points.Foranoverviewofthesecoursesrefertotherelevantsyllabussection.


CourseDescription:AppliedBioinformaticsIII


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.


CourseDescription:ProteinBiochemistryandBiotechnologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:EnzymologyIII


Thiscoursefocussesonthestudyofenzymesandprovidesthestudentwithanintroductiontoenzymology.Thisisachievedbymeansoflecturesandcomputer-basedenzymologylaboratorysessions(usingalkalinephosphatase as a model enzyme). The course is designed to equip the student with a fundamentalunderstandingofenzymologyinthefollowingareas:enzymetechniques;chemicalkinetics;mechanismsofenzymecatalysis;enzymeregulationandapplicationofenzymesinbiotechnology.


CourseDescription:InformationPathwaysandBioinformaticsIII


Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipthestudentwithanin-depthunderstandingofthestructureandfunctionofgenes.Thecourseconsistsofthestudyofthestructureandtopologyofnucleicacidsandprovidesthestudentwithcomprehensiveinformationonhowgeneticinformationisstored,maintained,duplicatedduringcelldivisionandtransmittedtodirectcellularfunction.Thecourseexplorestheregulationofgeneexpression,andhowbioinformaticscanbeusedtogatherinformationongenestructureandregulation.


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CourseDescription:AdvancedCellBiologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:GeneRegulationinEukaryotesIII


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.


CourseDescription:ChromosomesandGeneMapsIII


Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthesequencesandconsequencesofcelldivisionandfocussesonchromosomeorganisation,structureandfunction.Thecoursealsoexploreschromosomemutations,suchasvariationinnumberandarrangements.Cellulareventsespeciallythoseofthechromosomecorrelatedwithgeneticphenomena.Variousapproaches to theconstructionofgeneticmaps inhumansand theidentificationofgenesfordiseasewillbediscussed.Thepracticalcomponentincludesthevisualisationand karyotyping of human chromosomes and linkage mapping in a model organism, Drosophilamelanogaster(thefruitfly).


CourseDescription:AdvancedVirologyIII


Thiscoursecoversthegeneralprinciplesofvirusevolutionandthemolecularbasisforvirusdiversity.ThetopicisdesignedtointroducestudentstoexcitingconceptssuchasquasispeciesandRNAviruses,andgeneticbottlenecksinvirusevolution.Thepurposeandoutcomeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithatheoreticalunderstandingofconceptssuchasvirusfitnessandrobustnessandvirusadaptationbymanipulationofhostgeneexpression.Thecoursealsoaimstoexaminetheevolutionofemergingviraldiseasesusingtopicalexamples(whichmaychange)pertinenttobothlocalandglobalcontexts,suchasHIVinhumansandgeminivirusesinplants.


CourseDescription:PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII



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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.


CourseDescription:MicrobialFoodSafetyIII


Thiscoursedetailstheroleoffoodasavehicleofawiderangeofmicrobialpathogensandtheirtoxins.Modernconceptsinfoodpreservationandfoodsafetyandqualitymanagementarereviewed.Theconceptofhurdletechnologyanditsapplicationinfoodpreservationisillustrated.Modernapproachestoachievingfoodsafetyandstabilitybyapplyinghygienemanagement,theHazardAnalysisCriticalControlPoint(HACCP)systemandquantitativemicrobialriskassessmentareexplainedandillustrated.Methodsfor the identification and characterization of food-borne pathogenswill be explained and practicallyillustrated.


CourseDescription:BiotechnologyofFungiIII


Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthebiotechnologicalapplicationsoffungi.Areasunderreviewincludeagriculture, alternative energy, bioremediation, food production and medical applications. Practicalsessionsaredesignedtovisuallyillustratethedegradationoftextilepollutantsandtheaccumulationofheavymetalsbyfungi,allapplicationsinthebiotechnologicalfieldofbioremediation(myco-remediation).Specialattentionisalsogiventotheevolutionandsubsequentindustrialproductionofspecificfungalproducts, such as thewell-knownantibioticpenicillin.Uponcompletionof this course, studentswillhaveagoodoverviewoffungalbiotechnologywhilealsobeingabletodiscusscurrentapplicationsinspecificfields.


CourseDescription:AdvancedBacteriologyIII


Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithanoverviewoftheuniquecharacteristicsofbacteriaandtheirinteractionswithotherorganismsintheenvironment.Thecoursereviewsbacterialmetabolismandgrowth,bacterialattachmenttosurfacesandtheformationandcharacteristicsofbacterialbiofilms.Thecoursealsoexploresbacterialinfectionsofmammalianhosts,pathogenesisandvirulencefactors.Keyconceptsrelatingtointerbacterialcommunicationandcoordinatedpopulationresponsesarereviewed.


CourseDescription:PlantandInvertebratePathologyIII


Thecourseintroducesstudentstothekeygroupofinsectandplantpathogens,whichcauseconsiderablecroplossesworld-wide.Inadditiontoreviewinginsectdefensestopathogens,themethodsofinfection,diseasedevelopmentandtransmissionofthedifferentgroupsofinsectpathogensarestudied.Thecoursealsocoverstheprinciplesofinsectbiocontrol.Plantpathologytopicsincludediseaseidentification(aspartofpracticals)andthemolecularbasisofsusceptibilityandresistanceofplanthosts.Theoutcomesareanunderstandingofplantandinsectpathogensandtheirinteractionswiththeirhosts.


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CourseDescription:PopulationGeneticsIII


Thiscourseisageneralintroductiontothefieldofpopulationgenetics,whichhasbecomeanintegralcomponentofgenomics,medicalgenetics,forensics,conservationbiologyandbioinformatics.Particulartopicstobedealtwithindetailincludeprocessesandfactorsthataffectehfrequenciesofspecificalleles,haplotypesandgenotypes inapopulation.Quantitativegeneticvariation,heritability,polygenic traitsandselectionisdiscussed.Thecourseexploresmoleculargenetictechniquestodetectdifferentkindsofgeneticvariation.Evolutionarygeneticsincludinghuman.


CourseDescription:AdvancedDevelopmentalBiologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoBioinformatics


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.


CourseDescription:BioengineeringandBiotechnology


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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CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiology


ThiscourseconstitutestheresearchcomponentinGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiology.Candidatesaregroundedintheresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofitsfindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersandtodevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.


CourseDescription:CurrentTopicsinMolecularandCellBiology


Thiscourse/unitconsistsofanumberofcurrenttopicsinthefieldofmolecularandcellbiologyofwhichthecandidatechoosesthreetoprovidethetheoreticalcomponentforoneoffourHonoursprogrammesoffered by the School ofMolecular andCell Biology. This course provides specialised knowledge toconsolidateanddeepenthecandidate’sexpertiseinthediscipline.


CourseDescription:LaboratoryTechniquesinMolecularandCellBiology


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.


CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinMicrobiologyandBiotechnology


This course constitutes the research component inMicrobiology and Biotechnology. Candidates aregroundedintheresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofitsfindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersandtodevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.


CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinBiochemistryandCellBiology


This course constitutes the research component in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Candidates aregroundedintheresearchprocess,fromconceptualisationanddesignoftheprojecttoitsexecutionanddisseminationanddiscussionofitsfindings.Theprogrammeenablescandidatestobecomeindependentresearchersandtodevelopprofessionalattitudesandskills.


CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinAppliedBioinformatics


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


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.


CourseDescription:EngineeringPhysics1A


Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithasolidgroundinginthebasictechniquesandconceptsofphysics.There is both a theoretical component (covered in lectures and tutorials), and apractical component(coveredinthelaboratorysessions), tothecourse.Thetopicscoveredincludefoundationsofphysics;mechanics;fuidsandstatisticalphysics.


CourseDescription:EngineeringPhysics1B


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)


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.


CourseDescription:PhysicsI(Auxiliary)


Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipstudentswiththefundamentalunderstandingofthefollowingtopics:Dimensionalanalysisandscaling;vectors;classicalmechanics;elasticity;fuids;gases,thermalphysics;wavesandsound;electricityandmagnetism;geometricalandphysicaloptics;polarisation;atomic;andnuclearphysics.Aselectionofsetexperimentsiscoveredinthelaboratorycomponentofthecourse.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoAstronomy



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Thiscoursegivesanoverviewofmodernastronomy.Itconsistsofaselectionoftopics.Ahistoricalreviewoftheaccumulationofastronomicalknowledgeisgiven,startingfromtheancientgeo−centricworldviewtothebig−bangcosmologyandthecurrentlyacceptedviewofanexpandingUniverse.Thetechniquesofmoderntelescopesareintroduced.Thecoursefamiliarisesstudentswiththenecessarybackgroundofstarsand theirevolution;planetarysystemsandgalaxieswithin thecosmological framework.TheaimofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithcurrentknowledgeoftheUniverseandbasicinsightsintothemathematical description of various phenomena.


CourseDescription:ModernAstrophysics


Thiscoursecoversthreemajortopicsinastrophysics,whichusesallaspectsofphysicsandchemistrytomodelandexplainastrophysicalphenomena,indetail.Thesearegravitation;electromagneticradiationandcosmicrays.Keyconceptsinclude:howstructureformationintheUniverseisdrivenbygravitation;howelectromagneticradiationisthemainmessengerofcelestialobjectsandeventsandamajorparticipantinshapingthem;howtheformationofstarsandgalaxieswouldbeimpossiblewithoutthedissipationofgravitationalenergyviaelectromagneticradiationandhowcosmicraysprovideanadditionalsourceofinformationaboutastrophysicalprocesses. Illustrativeexamplesofastrophysicalprocessesprovide thestudentwithanarsenaloftoolsthancanbeappliedtoavarietyofrelatedproblems.


CourseDescription:AppliedPhysicsI


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.


CourseDescription:PhysicsIIA


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.


CourseDescription:PhysicsIIB


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoReactorPhysicsII


This course introduces the student to basic concepts of nuclear reactors. The course focuses on thefollowingtopics:introductiontonuclearenergy;nuclearfusionandfission;uraniumenrichment;typesofnuclearpowerreactors;neutronmoderation;neutronlifecycle;neutrontransport;reactorcontrolandnuclearsecurity.


CourseDescription:BasicNuclearPhysicsII


This course focuses on the following: basic concepts including nuclear properties; nuclear reactions;radioactivedecayofnuclei;nuclearmodelsandsimulationusingthesoftwarecode(SRIM).


CourseDescription:Cosmology:TheOriginandEvolutionoftheUniverse


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.


CourseDescription:QuantumMechanicsIII


Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithanintroductiontofundamentalconceptsinquantummechanics.The course explores the basic formalism of quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger equation and itsapplicationtosimplesystemsandangularmomentum.


CourseDescription:ApplicationsofQuantumMechanicsIII


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.


CourseDescription:StatisticalPhysicsIII



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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.


CourseDescription:Relativity:WavesandModernOpticsIII


Thiscourseexpandsonpriorcourseworkingeometricopticsandintroducestheconceptsofwavesandtheirproperties,beforefocusingonthewavenatureoflight;thepropagationoflightusingphysicalopticsargumentsandthepolarisationpropertiesoflight.The course takes amodern viewof optics, introducing new concepts in diffraction and interference,coherence,thecreationofcoherentlightfromlasersanddigitalholographyasamodernopticaltool.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoGeophysics


Thiscoursefocusesonthefundamentalsofgeophysicsandhowphysicsprinciplescanapplytokeyconceptssuchgravityandtheshapeoftheearth,tidesandtidalpotential,gravityintheinterioroftheEarth,howthestructureof theEarth’s interiorcanbedeterminedusingseismicsources,processingofgeophysicaldata,imageprocessingandsignalprocessingandmineralandenergyexploration.


CourseDescription:AdvancedExperimentalPhysicsandProject


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.


CourseDescription:Relativity:TheBasisofCosmologyandAstrophysics


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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedAstrophysics



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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.


CourseDescription:ModernRadioandGamma−rayAstronomy


Thiscourse familiarises thestudentwithmodern techniquesof radioandgamma−rayastronomyandprovidesatheoreticallybasedunderstandingofthefundamentalobservationsinthesefields.Thecourseconsistsofahistoricaloverviewofthetwofields;togetherwithabasicdescriptionofthephysicalprocessesinvolvedinemission;propagationanddetectionoftherespectiveradiations.Theprinciplesunderlyingmodernradioandgamma−raytelescopesarediscussed,withaparticularemphasisoninterferometric(radio)andstereoscopic(gamma−ray)systemsconsistingofmanyinterconnectedtelescopes.


CourseDescription:QuantumMechanics


Thiscourseisthebasisofnon−classicalphysicsandisessentialtoallcandidatesofphysics.Thecoursebuilds on the undergraduate courses ensuring that the candidates have all the essential tools to beconsidered competent in the course.


CourseDescription:StatisticalPhysics


Thiscourseisasubtopicinphysicsthatfindsapplicationinalmostallfieldsofphysics.Knowledgeofstatisticalphysicsisessentialtoallcandidatesofphysics.Atthehonourslevelthestatisticalphysicscoursebuildsontheknowledgecandidateshavefromundergraduatecoursesinthermalphysicsandstatisticalphysics. It covers revisionof thermodynamicsand re−examines the foundationsof statisticalphysics.Theformalismofstatisticalphysicsisthendeveloped,includingmicrocanonical,canonicalandgrandcanonicalformulations.Thecourseconcludeswithabriefintroductiontocriticalexponents.Conceptsareillustratedwithexamplesandassignmentsareusedtoconsolidateunderstanding.


CourseDescription:ThePhysicsofNanosystems


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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CourseDescription:NuclearPhysicsI


Themaincontentofthiscourseincludesnuclearproperties,interactionsbetweennucleons,fundamentalsofnucleardecayandradioactivity,thenuclearmodelsdescribingthestructureandorganisationofthenucleus and the principles of operation of nuclear accelerators and detectors.


CourseDescription:Electrodynamics


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.


CourseDescription:SolidStatePhysicsI


Thiscoursegivesanoverviewofmodernsolidstatephysics.Itcontainsallthefundamentalconceptsofsolidstatephysicslikecrystallineandnon−crystalline.Thiscourseintroducestheunderlyingprinciplesandlawsofclassicalfluiddynamics.Fluiddynamicsisageneraltopicofverywideapplicability,abletodescribeallsystemsinwhichthemeanfreepathoftheconstituentsismuchsmallerthanthecharacteristicsizeofthesystem.Itisthusabletodescribenotonlyfamiliarfluidssuchasgasesandliquids,butalsomoreexoticsystemssuchasstars,nebulae,globularclusters,galaxies,theinterstellarandintergalacticmediaandthedistributionofgalaxiesinthecosmos.Thiscourseintroducestheprinciplesofconservationofmass,momentumandenergyforacontinuum.ItusestheseconceptsandprinciplestoconstructandapplytheEulerequationsforavarietyofastrophysicalsystems.


CourseDescription:SolidStatePhysicsII


ThiscoursebuildsonthematerialcoveredintheHonoursSolidStateIcourse.Inthecoursetheconceptofquasi-particlesisintroducedasbridgebetweenthenon-interactingparticlepictureusedinSolidStateIandtheinteractingmany-bodynatureofrealmaterials.Apedestrianintroductiontoconceptsinquantumfieldtheoryrelatedtothesolidstateisgivenandmany-bodyperturbationtheoryisdiscussed.Densityfunctionaltheory,anapproachthatisverysuccessfulindescribingpropertiesofmaterialsnumerically,isreviewed.TheconventionalBardeen-Cooper-Schriefertheoryofsuper-conductivityisintroducedanddiscussed.Optionaltopicsinmanybodyrelatedphenomenacanbeincludedinthecourse.


CourseDescription:MathematicalMethodsforPhysics


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.


CourseDescription:AstrophysicalFluidMechanics


Thiscourseintroducestheunderlyingprinciplesandlawsofclassicalfluiddynamics.Fluiddynamicsisageneraltopicofverywideapplicability,abletodescribeallsystemsinwhichthemeanfreepathoftheconstituentsismuchsmallerthanthecharacteristicsizeofthesystem.Itisthusabletodescribenotonlyfamiliarfluidssuchasgasesandliquids,butalsomoreexoticsystemssuchasstars,nebulae,globularclusters,galaxies,theinterstellarandintergalacticmediaandthedistributionofgalaxiesinthecosmos.Thiscourseintroducestheprinciplesofconservationofmass,momentumandenergyforacontinuum.ItusestheseconceptsandprinciplestoconstructandapplytheEulerequationsforavarietyofastrophysicalsystems.


CourseDescription:GeneralRelativityI


ThiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanintroductiontotheEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativitywhichiscurrentlyourbesttheoryofgravity.Afterareviewofflatspace,thecourseexplorestensors,staticblackholes,differentialgeometryandtheEinsteinequation.Inadditionsomeoptionaltopicsarecoveredwhichcould include gravitywaves, cosmology, rotating black holes, the Einstein−Hilbert action andmoreadvanceddifferentialgeometry.


CourseDescription:ExperimentalPhysicsTechniquesI


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoCosmologyI


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoComputationalMaterialsScienceI


Thiscoursefocusesoncomputationalapproachesandtechniquesthathavedevelopedtoapointwheresomepropertiesofmaterialscanbepredictedaccurately.Theintroductiontothematerialsscience


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coursecoversfirstprinciplestechniquesusedtocalculateelectronicstructure,phonons,displacivephasetransition,excitationenergiesandopticalproperties.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontotheStandardModelI


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.


CourseDescription:NuclearPhysicsII


ThisoptionalcourseinNuclearPhysicsbuildsonthefoundationcorecourseNuclearPhysicsIwhichaddressedthebasicpropertiesoftheatomicnucleus.Scatteringexperimentsarerequiredinordertoinvestigatenuclearpropertiesrequiringanumberofdifferentprobesrangingfromphotonstoheavy−ions.Detailsofthedynamicsofthescatteringprocessarepresentedfromwhichthephysicalpropertiesoftheinteractingnuclearsystemscanbeextracted.Thedeterminationofnuclearpropertiesisillustratedthroughcomputermodellingassignments.


CourseDescription:Physicalcosmology


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoQuantumFieldTheory


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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CourseDescription:IntroductiontoExperimentalParticlePhysics


Thiscoursestartingfrombasicconceptsofparticlephysics,buildsuptohowanexperimentalanalysisisperformed.Thisisachievedbycoveringtheworkingsofacceleratorsanddetectors,examiningwhatcomesoutofcollisionsandendwithanintroductiontoeventgeneratorsandanalysissoftwareusedinactualresearchinthefield.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection11:Trainingthetrainers


Thiscoursefocusesonthetrainingneeds,beingalecturer,settingupatrainingcourseandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection10:InterventioninSituationsofChronicandEmergencyExposure


Thiscourseisdesigntoequipthecandidatewiththegeneralprinciplesandtypesofevents,basicconceptsforemergencyresponse,basicconceptsforemergencypreparednessforanuclearaccidentorradiologicalemergency,developinganationalcapabilityforresponsetoanuclearaccidentorradiologicalemergency,overviewofassessmentandresponseinaradiologicalemergency,overviewofassessmentandresponseinanuclear reactoremergency,monitoring inanuclearaccidentor radiologicalemergency,medicalmanagement of radiation injuries, communicationwith the public, international co−operation and apractical exercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection9:ExposuretothePublicduetoPractices


Thiscourseexploresthesourcesofexposureofthepublic,responsibilitiesandorganisation,safetransportofradioactivematerial,safetyofradioactivewastemanagement,environmentaldoseassessment,sourceandenvironmentalmonitoring,consumerproductsandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection8:MedicalExposuresinDiagnosticRadiology,Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewiththescopeandresponsibilities,justificationofmedicalexposures,optimisation of protection formedical exposures, quality assurance, accidental exposures inmedicalapplications and a practical exercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection7:Protectionagainstoccupationalexposure


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.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection6:AssessmentofExternalandInternalExposures


This course consists of the assessment of occupational exposure due to external sources of radiation and theassessmentofoccupationalexposureduetointakesofradionuclides.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection5:Regulatorycontrol


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewiththelegalframeworkforradiationprotectionandthesafeuseofradiationsources, theregulatorysystem, theassessmentofeffectivenessof theregulatoryprogrammesand a practical exercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection4:Principlesofradiationprotectionandtheinternationalframework


This course focuses on the conceptual framework, the role of international organisations in radiationprotection,thedevelopmentofsafetycultureandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection3:Biologicaleffectsofionisingradiation


Thiscourseconsistsoftheeffectsofradiationatthemolecularandcellularlevel,deterministiceffects,stochasticsomaticeffects,stochastichereditaryeffects,effectsontheembryoandfoetus,epidemiologicalstudiesandissues,theconceptofradiationdetrimentandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection2:Quantitiesandmeasurements


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithinformationonquantitiesandcourses,dosimetriccalculationsandmeasurements,principlesofradiationdetectionandmeasurementandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection1:ReviewofFundamentals


Thiscourseconsistsofbasicphysicsandmathematicsusedinradiationprotection,interactionofradiationwithmatter,sourcesofradiationandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection1:ReviewofFundamentals


Thiscourseconsistsofbasicphysicsandmathematicsusedinradiationprotection,interactionofradiationwithmatter,sourcesofradiationandapracticalexercise.


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CourseDescription:RadiationProtection2:Quantitiesandmeasurements


Thiscourseconsistsofquantitiesandcourses,dosimetriccalculationsandmeasurements,principlesofradiation detection and measurement and a practical exercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection3:Biologicaleffectsofionisingradiation


Thiscourseconsistsoftheeffectsofradiationatthemolecularandcellularlevel,deterministiceffects,stochasticsomaticeffects,stochastichereditaryeffects,effectsontheembryoandfetus,epidemiologicalstudiesandissues,theconceptofradiationdetrimentandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection4:Principlesofradiationprotectionandtheinternationalframework


Thiscourseprovidescandidateswiththeconceptualframework,theroleofinternationalorganisationsinradiationprotection,thedevelopmentofsafetycultureandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection5:Regulatorycontrol


Thiscourseconsistsofthelegalframeworkforradiationprotectionandthesafeuseofradiationsources,the regulatory system, the assessment of effectiveness of the regulatory programmes and a practicalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection6:AssessmentofExternalandInternalExposures


This course explores the assessment of occupational exposure due to external sources of radiation and the assessmentofoccupationalexposureduetointakesofradionuclides.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection7:Protectionagainstoccupationalexposure


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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CourseDescription:RadiationProtection8:MedicalExposuresinDiagnosticRadiology,Radiotherapyand Nuclear Medicine


Thiscourseprovidescandidateswithknowledgeofthescopeandresponsibilities,justificationofmedicalexposures,optimisationofprotectionformedicalexposures,qualityassurance,accidentalexposuresinmedical applications and a practical exercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection9:ExposuretothePublicduetoPractices


Thiscoursecoversthesourcesofexposureofthepublic,responsibilitiesandorganisation,safetransportofradioactivematerial,safetyofradioactivewastemanagement,environmentaldoseassessment,sourceandenvironmentalmonitoring,consumerproductsandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection10:InterventioninSituationsofChronicandEmergencyExposure


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.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtection11:Trainingthetrainers


Thiscoursecoverstrainingneeds,beingalecturer,settingupatrainingcourseandapracticalexercise.


CourseDescription:AdvancedBrachytherapy


This course presents an overviewof the current status of techniques and technologies in the field ofbrachytherapy.


CourseDescription:AdvancedDosimetry


Thiscourseconsistsofanoverviewofthecurrentstatusofdosimetrytechniquesandtechnologiesinthefieldofmetrologyrelatedtoclinicaldosimetry.


CourseDescription:Dosimetry


Thiscoursecoversthefollowingtopics:Historicalexposurebasedcalibrationsandequipment,applicationofBragg−GrayCavityTheorytoradiotherapymodalities,AirKERMAandabsorbeddosecalibrationsof


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medicalradiationsources(diagnosticandtherapeutic).Thecourseincludesinstrumentationandstandards– reference andfield apparatus, dose calibration reference conditions, uncertainties indosimetry andfamiliaritywithInternationalCodesofPracticeinDosimetry.


CourseDescription:DosimetryStandards,UncertaintiesandTraceability


Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthecurrentstatusofdosimetrystandardsinthefieldofmetrology(traceability,transferanduncertainty).


CourseDescription:MedicalPhysicsofImaging


Thiscoursecoversanoverviewofimagingasappliedtodiagnosisinthenuclearmedicineandradiologydisciplines.Theuseofnon−ionisingradiationmodalitiesinradiologyisalsocovered.


CourseDescription:MedicalPhysicsofRadiationOncology


This course focuses on the interaction of radiation oncology sources with matter and materials ofrelevancetoradiationoncology,characterisationofradiationfields,relativeandabsolutedosimetry.Thefollowingtopicsareincluded:fundamentalsofimagingandtreatmentplanninginradiationoncologyandbrachytherapy(highandlowdoserate)principles.


CourseDescription:RadiationPhysicsforMedicalPhysicists


Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthefundamentalradiationphysicsthatinformsthemedicalphysicsapplication in the clinical environment.


CourseDescription:AdvancedRadiationOncology


Thiscoursegivesanoverviewofthecurrentstatusoftechniquesandtechnologiesinthefieldofradiationoncology.


CourseDescription:ClinicalDosimetryinRadiotherapy


Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthecurrentstatusofclinicalnon−referencedosimetryasappliedtoradiotherapypractice.


CourseDescription:RadiationProtectionandControl


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanoverviewofthephilosophicalbasisofradiationprotection,and be able to implement radiation protection programmes in the radiation medicine environmentthroughinterpretationandapplicationofregulatoryrequirements.


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CourseDescription:RadiobiologyforMedicalPhysicists


This course gives an overview of radiobiological terminology and principles as applied to radiationmedicine,andradiationprotectionandcontrol.Thecourseprovidesanunderstandingoftheinteractionofradiationatthecellularlevelleadingtoabiologicaland/orclinicaleffect.


CourseDescription:AccuracyinRadiotherapyMedicalPhysics


Thiscoursefocusesonanoverviewofthefactorsaffectingtheaccuracyanduncertaintyoftheradiotherapyprocess.


CourseDescription:AdvancedGeneralRelativity


ThiscourseiscentredonGeneralRelativity,whichisatheoryofgravitationregardedasoneofthegreatestintellectualachievementsofthe20thcentury.Thiscourseisconcernedwithastudyofseveralkeytopicsinadvancedgeneralrelativity.Itisassumedthatcandidateshavealreadysomebasicunderstandingofgeneral relativity.Thiscourse introduces thecandidate to topics suchas:Blackholes (Schwarzschild,Reissner−Nordstrom,KerrandPenrosediagrams),theCauchyproblemingeneralrelativity,linearisedfieldequationsandgravitationalwavesandconservationlawsandvariationalprinciples.


CourseDescription:CataclysmicVariables


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.


CourseDescription:ComputationalAstrophysics


Thiscoursedetailstheuseofcomputerswhichhascontributedprofoundlytoourcurrentunderstandingof the Universe in many ways. Today, data acquisition (observation), data analysis and theoreticalmodellingareheavilycomputerisedresearchfields.Thegoalof thiscourse is toprovideanoverviewofcomputational techniques inmodernastrophysics. Inparticular,numericalsimulationsandanalysistechniquesaswellasbasicimagemanipulationalgorithmsarediscussedandcorrespondingprogrammingexamplesareworkedthrough.TheprogramminglanguageisPython.


CourseDescription:ExtragalacticAstronomy


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.


CourseDescription:HighEnergyAstrophysicsandPulsars


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.


CourseDescription:ObservationalCosmology


Thiscourseprovidesapreparationforresearchinobservationalcosmologyandthetestingoftheoreticalmodelsoftheearlyandlateuniverse.Theemphasisisonbuildingexperienceincuttingedgetechniquesneededforresearchonthekeytopicsofcosmologyinthecomingdecade.AsecondaryemphasisisonfamiliarisingthecandidateswiththeuseoftheSouthernAfricanFacilities(SALT,KAT/SKAandH.E.S.S.)effectivelyforcosmology.Tutorialsfocusonmodellinganddataanalysis.


CourseDescription:PlasmaPhysics


Thiscoursedealswithplasmaswhichareubiquitousintheuniverseandthusanunderstandingofplasmabehaviour isessential forastrophysics.Thiscourseprovidesabasic introduction toa rangeofplasmaphenomena.Applicationstonaturalplasmasaregivenwithaviewtoprovidingthenecessaryfoundationforthemodellingofastrophysicalphenomena.


CourseDescription:StellarStructureandEvolution


Thiscoursefocusesonthephysicsofstellarstructurewhichisstillanon−goingandexcitingresearcharea.Oneofthemostinterestingrecentdiscoveriesistheapparentsolutiontothesolarneutrinoproblem,long thought to indicate inadequacies in stellar structure theory. Now indications are that the solarneutrinoproblemwasaproblemofparticlephysics.Inthiscoursecandidatesgothroughthephysicsofthestructureofatmosphere,envelopeandcoreofstars.Attemptsaremadethroughoutthecoursetorelatetheorytoobservations.Stellarevolutioniscoveredtowardstheendofcourse.


CourseDescription:TheoreticalCosmology



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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.


CourseDescription:TimeSeriesandDataAnalysis


Thiscoursefocusesontheperiodicsignalsfromastrophysicalsourceswhichcompriseawealthofinformation.However,duetointrinsicormeasurementrelatedconditionstheperiodicityisoftennotobvious.Itrequiressophisticatedanalysistools.Thiscoursefocusesonstatisticalanalysismethodsoftimeseries.Itdiscussesmathematicalandnumericalmeanstoextractandstudyperiodicityinatimeseries.


CourseDescription:AstrophysicsResearchReport


ThiscourseconsistsofaninvestigationofanapprovedresearchtopiconwhichaResearchReportmustbepresented for formalassessment.TheResearchReportshalldemonstrate thesuccessfulcompletionofaprogrammeof training in researchmethods,a thoroughunderstandingof thescientificprinciplesunderlyingtheresearchandanappropriateacquaintancewiththerelevantliterature

SchoolofPhysiology(FacultyofHealthSciences)

CourseCode:PHSL2000A

CourseDescription:PhysiologyII


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


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.

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CourseCode:PSYC1009A/1010A

CourseDescription:PsychologyI


Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithageneraloverviewofthediscipline,emphasisingboththecomplexityanddiversityinherentinthestudyofhumanbehaviour.Thecoursecoversdifferentperspectives,basicterminology,conceptsandmethodswithinthedisciplineandconsistsofthefollowingtopics:thebiologicalbasesofbehaviour,cognition,humandevelopment,personalityandsocialpsychology.


CourseDescription:PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIA


Thiscourse introduces thestudent toconductingandanalysingscientific research inpsychology.Thecourseconsistsofanintroductiontoavarietyofresearchdesigns,ananalysisofissuessuchasreliabilityandvalidity,,anddifferentmethodsoforganisationandanalysisofdata.Alsoincludedisanintroductiontoprobabilitytheory,statisticaltestsandpsychometrics.


CourseDescription:PsychologicalResearchDesignandAnalysisIIB


Thiscourse isdesigned toequip studentswithanadvanced levelofunderstandingofqualitativeandquantitativepsychologicalresearch.Thecourseconsistsofanintroductiontomultivariateresearchdesignand statistical analyses, theoretical and practical aspects of psychological assessment and qualitativeresearchmethodsandtechniquesofdataanalysis.


CourseDescription:PsychologyII


Thiscourseexpandsonthecontentintroducedinfirstyearandequipsthestudentwithacriticalfoundationincoretheoriesofcognition,socialcognitionandsocialpsychology.Thecoursecoversboth“normal”and“abnormal”personalityandhumandevelopmentbyexploringkeytheoriesofattention,perception,memory,thought,language,knowledgerepresentation,problemsolvinganddecisionmakingaswellaskeytheoriesandresearchonsocialthinking,socialinfluence,intergrouprelationsandsocialidentity.

CourseCode:PSYC3017A

CourseDescription:PsychotherapeuticInterventionsIII


This courseprovides adetailed studyofpsychologicalhealing interventions inWestern,African, andAsiantraditions.Thecoursecoversthehistory,efficacyandcontemporarycritiquesofpsychotherapy.


CourseDescription:CognitiveNeuropsychologyIII


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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CourseDescription:AbnormalPsychologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:HealthPsychologyIII


ThiscourseintroducesstudentstoHealthPsychology,whichisarelativelynewbutfastgrowingfield.Thecourseconsistsofananalysisofthedebatessurroundingthecomplexrelationshipsbetweenmindandbody;thecontributionofHealthPsychologytothestudyandtreatmentofillness;prevention,earlyinterventionandmanagementofchronicconditionssuchasHIV/AIDS,Diabetes,Stroke,Cancer,Chronicpain and Stress.


CourseDescription:CriticalSocialPsychologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:ChildandAdolescentPsychologyIII


This course provides students with a basic knowledge of: the key social, emotional and physicaldevelopmentaltrendsduringchildhoodandadolescence;thepsychosocialchallengesofchildhoodandadolescenceincontemporarysociety,includingfamilylifeandeducation;abnormalityandpathologyinchildren,andinterventionsappropriatetochildrenandadolescents.


CourseDescription:CommunityPsychologyIII


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.


CourseDescription:OrganisationalBehaviourIII


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstosomeofthecoreconceptsconcernedwiththebehaviourofpeopleinorganisationsandthedynamicsbetweenpeopleandorganisationsincludingemployeeneeds,employee


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attitudesandemployeevalues.Thecourseconsistsoftopicssuchasapproachestoorganisations,workmotivation,leadership,organisationalchangeanddevelopmentandorganisationalculture.


CourseDescription:EmployeeWell-beingIII


Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithknowledgeofkeytheoriesandapproachestotheissueofemployee-well-being.Thecourseincludesthefollowingtopics:workstressanditsimpactontheindividualandtheorganisation;jobsatisfaction;careerdevelopment/individualdevelopmentwithintheworkcontext;workplacesafetyandhealth;andwork-familyconflictandbalance.


CourseDescription:EmploymentRelationsIII


Thiscoursefocusesonthestudyofgroupsandgroupdynamicsinanorganisationalsetting,emphasisingsocialpsychologicaltheorieswithintheSouthAfricancontext.Thecoursecontentconsistsoftheoriesofgroupsandgroupbehaviour,aswellastheinterfacebetweenindividualandgroupfunctioning;issuesofpower,conflictandjustice;applicationsoftheorytolabourrelations,unionsandunionisation,union-managementrelations(includingtheroleofthestatewithinatripartiteframework);industrialactionandgroupbehaviour.


CourseDescription:OrganisationalEffectivenessIII


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).


CourseDescription:SelectTopicinPsychologyIII


Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithanin-depthanalysisofanadvancedtopicinthetheoryandresearchinpsychology.


CourseDescription:CognitiveStudiesIII


Thiscourseprovidesthestudentwithanin-depthexaminationofanadvancedtopicinthetheoryandresearchofcognition.


CourseDescription:ResearchEssay


Thiscourserequirescandidatestocompletearesearchessayonanapprovedtopic,whichissupervisedbystaffmembersinthedepartment.Thecourseconsistsofregularresearchseminarsandtheexecutionofaresearchessayfollowingastructured,goal-settingapproach.


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CourseDescription:ResearchMethodsinPsychology


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.


CourseDescription:CognitiveNeuroscience


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.


CourseDescription:CommunityPsychology


Thiscourseexploresanapproachtopsychologythatlocatestheindividualandpsychologicalproblemswithinacommunityorsocialcontext.Thecourseexaminestheappliedpreventativeinterventionsthataremostsuccessfulwithlargergroupsorpopulationsaswellasarangeoftheoreticalmodelsemergingfromcommunitypsychologyasasub-discipline.


CourseDescription:GroupProcessesinOrganisations


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.


CourseDescription:IndividualWell-beingandEffectivenessatWork


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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CourseDescription:TheoreticalFoundationsofOrganisationalPsychology


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.


CourseDescription:DevelopmentalPsychology


ThiscoursecriticallyexaminestheoryasitappliestothedevelopmentalcontextofcontemporarySouthAfricansociety,byfocusingonconstructionistandsocio-culturaltheoristssuchasVygotsky,PiagetandBronfenbrenner,aswellaspsychodynamictheoristsincludingFreud,KleinandWinnicott.Thecourseconsistsofthemessuchasorphans&vulnerablechildren(OVC);thelegacyofapartheid;parenting;socio-economicstatus;violenceandtrauma;childabuse&neglect.


CourseDescription:EverydayLifeandSocialInteraction


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestoatheoreticalframeworkandanalyticapproachforstudyingeverydaylifeandsocialinteractions.Thecourseconsistsofmaterials(bothclassicalandcontemporary)fromthephenomenological,ethnomethodological,conversationanalyticanddiscursivepsychologicaltraditions.Itincludesexaminationofanumberoffundamentalsocialscientificissuesincluding:Everyday(andscientific)practicalreasoning.Thenatureofintersubjectivity.Theories of social action.Thesocialconstitutionofknowledge,and5)structuresofsocialinteraction.


CourseDescription:GenderinPsychology


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.


CourseDescription:EducationalPsychologyintheSouthAfricanContext


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.


CourseDescription:HealthPsychology


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.


CourseDescription:Mind,BrainandBehaviour


Thiscourseexploresarangeofdebatesandtheoriesinpsychologyandneuroscience,criticallyexaminingthe current and future prospects of psychology in an increasingly interdisciplinary (and especiallyneuroscientific)era.Thecourseconsistsofcoretopicsincludingevolutionarypsychologyanditsimpactonandrelevancetocontemporarypsychology;theimportance(andproblems)ofstudyingconsciousnessinpsychologyandneuroscience;andthecomplexinterplaybetweenmind,languageandsociety.


CourseDescription:NarrativesofYouthandIdentity


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.


CourseDescription:PersonlityandPsychopathology


Thiscoursecriticallyexaminesdescription,classification,etiologicaltheoriesandinterventionstrategiesforarangeofpsychologicalproblems.Thecourseconsistsofdefinitionsofpathologyandabnormality,specifically in relation to theories of normal and abnormal personality development and dominanttaxonomiesofmentalandpsychiatricillnesses-mostnotablytheDSMsystemofclassification.


CourseDescription:PsychoanalyticTheory


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestopsychoanalyticthinkingandspansclassicalpsychoanalysis,throughobjectrelationstheorytointersubjectivepsychoanalysis.Thecourseconsistsofthepsychoanalytictheoryofnormalandabnormalpsychologicalfunctioningandtheapplicationoftheorytopractice(with


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particularreferencetobothclinicalandgroupsettingswithintheSouthAfricancontextandinrelationtokeysocialissues.


CourseDescription:PsychologicalAssesssment


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.


CourseDescription:PsychologicalInterventions


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.


CourseDescription:QualitativeProgrammeandEvaluationTechniques


This course introduces candidates to the central paradigms in qualitative and programme evaluationresearch.Thecourseconsistsofbasicandadvancedprinciplesofqualitativeandmulti-methoddesignanddatacollection;techniquesthatderivefromethnographic,participatoryactionresearch,empowerment-basedandsocialconstructionapproaches.


CourseDescription:SocialPsychology:IntergroupRelations


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestointergrouprelations,focusingonprocessesspecifictosocialgroupsandtheirinteractionswitheachother.Thecourseconsistsofthefollowing:

1. Waysofunderstandingprejudiceasymmetriesbetweensocialgroups,andintergroupconflict.2. Theconsequencesandmanifestationsofprejudice.3. Waysofreducingconflictandprejudice.Classicalandcontemporarytheoriesofintergrouprelationsandtheresearchunderpinningthesearealsoexplored.


CourseDescription:EducationalPsychologyintheSouthAfricanContext


ThiscourseintroducescandidatestoeducationalpsychologyintheSouthAfricancontext,therealitiesofthesystemandtheimpactonpractice.

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CourseCode:SCED4007A

CourseDescription:BiologyforEducators1


ThiscourseiscontextualisedwithintheSouthAfricanseniorlifesciencesschoolcurriculumandcoverstwosections:evolutionandphysiology.Evolutioncoversthetheoryofevolutionbynaturalselection;theevidenceof,mechanismsfor,andproductsofevolution.Itemphasisescontentknowledgerequired;suitableapproachestoeffectiveteachingoftopicsinevolution.Theapproachisapragmaticonewithastrongscientificbase.Physiologyisfurtherdividedintotopicsonthestructureandfunctioningoforgansandsystemsinlivingorganisms,focusingonphysicalandchemicalprocessesinthehumanbody.Itappliesthecontenttopeople’spersonallivesandemphasisesimportantacademicskills,bestapproachestoteachinginlinewiththecurriculumandextendingbeyond.


CourseDescription:ChemistryandPhysicsforEducators1


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.


CourseDescription:BiologyforEducators2


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.


CourseDescription:ChemistryforEducators1


Thiscoursecoversselectedtopicsinchemistryincludingbasicatomicandmolecularconcepts.Itfurtherintroduces candidates to the evolution of understanding of acid base concepts through an historicalapproach.Intheprocessofexploringacidsandbases,candidatesareintroducedtoanumberofimportantrelatedtopicswhichareallrelevanttotheteachingoftheschoolcurriculum.


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CourseDescription:MathematicsforEducators2


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.


CourseDescription:ChemistryandPhysicsforEducators2


This course covers selected topics in modern physics and basic atomic and molecular concepts inchemistry.Chemistryintroducescandidatestothebasicconceptsaboutthenatureandstructureofmatterandissuesrelatedtotheteachingoftheseideas.Physicscoversselectedaspectsofmodernphysicsfromthefollowing:relativity,atomicstructure,condensedmatter,nuclearphysics,elementaryparticles,andcosmologyandastrophysics.Pedagogyforteachingthesetopicsandtrendsintheadvancementoftheseareasofphysicsarerelevanttothecurrentandfutureschoolcurricula.


CourseDescription:MathematicsEducation1


Thiscourseconsistsoffivetrendsofmathematicalproficiency,analysinglevelsofcognitivedemandformathtasks,realisticmathematicseducation,theimplementationofconnectedmathematicsinSouthAfrica,teaching‘realistic’mathematicsandtraditionalvsrealisticmathematics.Inexpressingmathematicsthefollowingcontentiscovered:introductiontothecourse,reasonsforusinglanguageinmathematicseducation,whatitinvolves,academicreadingandwriting,thelanguageofmathematics,readingtolearnmathematics,speakingtolearnmathematics,writingtolearnmathematicsandtextanalysis.


CourseDescription:MathematicsEducation2


Thiscourseconsistsofreasoninginmathematicsandcoversthefollowingcontent:theoriesoflearning,errorsandmisconceptioninlearningmathematics,themeaningofmathematicalreasoning,tasksandmathematical reasoning, classroom conversations, mathematical tasks in a community. The courseincludesassessmentinmathematics,anintroductiontoassessment,assessmentfromthe20thtothe21stCenturyandamodelforassessment.




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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CourseDescription:ScienceEducation1


Thiscoursecoversthreecomponents.Thelearningtheoriescomponentexamineskeyideasandconceptsinrecenttheoriesoflearningaboutscience.Candidatesalsorelatethesetheoriestopracticeinascienceclassroom. The Introduction to the history, philosophy, and nature of science component introducescandidatestothefundamentalaspectsofthehistoryandphilosophyofscience;scientificliteracy;andthenatureofscience.Itequipscandidateswiththerequisiteknowledgeandpedagogicalskillsessentialforteachingaboutthenatureofscienceatthesecondaryschoollevel.Thelanguageandcommunicationcomponentexaminestheroleoflanguageinthesciencesandinlearningscience.Candidatesexaminewaysinwhichlanguagecanpresentabarriertocommunicationforteachersandlearnersinthesciences


CourseDescription:ScienceEducation2


Thiscourseexaminestheroleofpracticalworkinthelearningandteachingofthesciencesatsecondaryschoollevel.Itintroducescandidatestotheaimsandphilosophyofpracticalwork.Itexaminestheissuesrelatedtopracticalworkintheclassroom.ItalsointroducesteacherstotheScienceandTechnologyinSociety(STS)approachtoteachingthesciencesatsecondaryschoollevel.Candidatesexaminewaysofimprovingthescientificliteracyoflearnersthroughmorerelevantschoolscience.


CourseDescription:ResearchProjectinScienceEducation


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.




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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CourseDescription:ResearchDesign


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.


CourseDescription:LanguageandCommunicationinScienceEducation


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.


CourseDescription:ScienceEducationinDevelopingCountries


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.


CourseDescription:CurrentIssuesinScienceEducation


Thiscoursewillbeofferedonlyunderspecialcircumstances.


CourseDescription:CurrentIssuesinMathematicsEducation


Thiscoursewillbeofferedonlyunderspecialcircumstances.


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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.


CourseDescription:TheLearningandTeachingofScience(ScienceStream)


Thiscoursedealswithpastandcurrentdevelopmentsintheoriesonthelearningandteachingofscienceincluding personal, social and situated theories. It explores the philosophy of science and scienceeducationwithanemphasisonrelationshipsbetweenlearningtheoriesandthegenerationofknowledgeTheseideasarelinkedtohowtheymayinformresearchinscienceclassroomsinthecontextoftheneed.forEquityandsoundpracticeinsciencelearning.Candidateswillexaminetheimplicationsthesetheorieshaveforthenatureofclassroomscientificknowledgeanditspedagogy.


CourseDescription:CurriculumIssuesinMathematicsEducation


Thiscourseexaminesthewaysinwhichcurriculainmathematicseducationrepresentorganisationsandselectionsof content. Thecourseexplores a varietyof theoretical orientations to curriculumanalysis.TheseperspectivesarethendrawnupontoanalysemathematicscurriculumreforminSouthAfricaandelsewhere.Attention isalsogiven toparticularcurriculuminnovations in relation tocontentselectionand assessment.


CourseDescription:TheLearningandTeachingofMathematics(MathematicsStream)


Thiscoursedealswithunderstandingandresearchingmathematicsclassrooms.Candidatesareintroducedtokeylearningtheoriesinmathematicseducationresearch,includingcognitive,constructivist,socio−culturalandsituativetheories.Candidatesexploretheimplicationsofthesetheoriesforwhatcountsasmathematicalknowledgeintheclassroomandforpedagogy.ConsiderationisgiventovariouswaysofresearchingteachingandlearninginSouthAfricanmathematicsclassrooms,withparticularattentiontoteacher−learnerinteraction.AllofthisisunderscoredbytheneedtopromoteequityandexcellenceinmathematicslearninginSouthAfrica.


CourseDescription:SubjectMatterKnowledgeforTeachingScience


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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CourseDescription:TeachingandLearningofAlgebra


Thiscoursefocusesonthenatureofalgebraandalgebraicactivitywithintheschoolcontext.Itintroducescandidatestoavarietyoftheoreticalperspectiveswithwhichtocritiqueresearchontheteachingandlearningofalgebrabothlocallyandinternationally.Whilethecourseforegroundsthecontentofalgebra,italsoaddressestheeffectiveteachingandlearningofmathematicsmorebroadlyandpaysattentiontomathematical knowledge for teachingwith particular focus on the SouthAfrican context. The courseincludesthefollowingaspects:researchonlearners’conceptionsofalgebra,thetransitionfromarithmetictoalgebra,theresearchbaseforteachingalgebra,andadvancesinapproachestotheeffectiveteachingofalgebra.


CourseDescription:HistoricalandPhilosophicalPerspectivesinScienceEducation


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


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.


CourseDescription:MathematicalStatisticsI


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


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.


CourseDescription:MathematicalStatisticsII


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.


CourseDescription:IntroductiontoMathematicalStatistics


Thiscourseintroducesthestudenttomathematicalstatisticsandiscomprisedofthefollowingtopics:Descriptive Statistics; Permutations & Combinations; Probability; Discrete & Continuous RandomVariable;Sampling&Distributions&TestsofHypothesisaboutaMean;Correlation&Regression.


CourseDescription:LifeContingenciesIII


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.


CourseDescription:ActuarialEconomicsIII


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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CourseDescription:ComputersandCommunicationsforActuariesIII


Thiscoursecoverstheuseofcomputersinactuarialwork.Bothscientificandcommercialapplicationsarecovered.Inaddition,itcoversbasiccommunicationandpresentationskillsrequiredtopresentactuarialresultsobtainedtorelevantaudiences.


CourseDescription:ActuarialReservingTechniquesIII


This course covers the theory and application of survivalmodelling using estimation procedures forlifetimedistributionsandtransitionintensities.Topicsinclude:mortalityprojectionsandtheapplicationofgraduationandgraduationtests,thetheoryandapplicationofprobabilityofruininfiniteandinfinitetime,usingthePoissonProcess,theapplicationofrun-offtrianglesusingthechain-ladder,theaveragecostperclaimandBornhuettter-Fergusonmethods,aswellassimulationtechniquestovaluebenefitguarantees.


CourseDescription:MultivariateDataAnalysisIII


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.


CourseDescription:RiskTheoryIII


Thiscourseintroducesthenatureofgeneralinsurancerisks,whichserveastheprimarymotivationfortheconsiderationofvarioustypesofstatisticaltechniquesandmodels.Thesetechniquesandmodelsinclude:lossdistributions,whichareusedtodescribetheamountsofindividualclaimsarisingfromaportfolioofgeneralinsurancepolicies,extremevaluedistributions,whichareusedformodellinglowprobability/highimpactevents;andriskmodels(intheformofcompounddistributions),whichconsidertheamountsofindividualclaimsandthetotalnumberofclaimsjointlysoastomodeltheaggregateclaimsofgeneralinsurancepolicies.


CourseDescription:StatisticalElementsofMachineLearningIII


Thiscourseintroducesstudentstohowstatisticalandactuarialapplicationsusemachinelearningmethodsto solve problems. It discusses the relationship between statistical, actuarial and high levelmachinelearningconcepts.keysupervisedandunsupervisedstatisticallearningandmachinelearningtechniquesinmodellingcontinuousandcategoricalresponses(regressionandavarietyofclassificationmethods)aswellas thedifferencesbetweengenerativeanddiscriminativemodels.Appropriatestatisticalpackageswillbeusedtocomplementthelinkbetweentheoreticalstatisticalmachinelearningandapplicationstostatisticalmodelling,actuarialunderwriting,pricingandotherpartsofinsuranceriskmanagement.


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CourseDescription:StochasticProcessesIII


This course is a study of discrete timeMarkov chains and continuous timeMarkov jump processes,includingpropertiesofstatessuchasrecurrence,transienceandperiodicity.Itstudiesclassicproblemssuchasthegambler’sruinproblemandasymmetricrandomwalks,aswellasthePoissonprocess.


CourseDescription:SurvivalAnalysisIII


Thiscourseintroducestheproblemofcensoringinlifetimedataandtheimplicationsonmodellingandanalysisofsuchdata.TheKaplan-MeierestimatorforthesurvivorfunctionandtheNelson-Aalenestimatorintegrated hazard are derived and applied to lifetime data. It describes and applies the proportionalhazardsmodelanddefinesandimplementsseveralmethodsforcheckingthefitofsurvivalmodels tolifetimedata.Itfurtherformulatesmodelsfordescribinglifetimessubjecttomultiplestates.Itexplainsandincorporatestheconceptsoffrailtyandcureinthecontextofsurvivalanalysis.


CourseDescription:TimeSeriesIII


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.


CourseDescription:ActuarialLiabilityManagement


Theaimofthiscourseistoprovidecandidateswiththeabilitytoapplyawiderangeofactuarialconceptstosimpletraditionalandnon−traditionalsituations. It includes:Professionalism;Stakeholders;generalenvironment; risk management; provisioning; project planning; input validation; determining andreportingofresults;capitalandcapitalmanagement;mergersandacquisitions;experiencemonitoring.


CourseDescription:ActuarialMarketingandProductDevelopment


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.


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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.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:ActuarialScience


ThiscourseprovidesgroundinginthecollaborativeandindependentresearchskillsrequiredforActuarialpractice,includingtheskillsrequiredtoexplainActuarialconceptsintelligiblybothtopeersandtoothercandidates.


CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinRetirementFunds


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.


CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinLifeAssurance


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.


CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinHealthCare


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.


CourseDescription:ActuarialPracticeinGeneralInsurance



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ThiscourseaimstoprovidecandidateswithapracticalunderstandingoftheprocessofGeneralInsurancetogetherwithanunderstandingoftheactuarialworkinvolvedinaGeneralInsuranceCompany.ItcoversallaspectsoftheF103coursefortheActuarialSocietyofSouthAfricanexaminations.Topicscoveredinclude: thegeneralcommercial andeconomicenvironment, accountingprinciplesandmethods, theinterpretationofaccounts,generalinsuranceproducts,reinsurance,riskmanagement,thepurposeandmethodologyofreserving,ratingmethodologiesandpracticalities,investmentprinciplesincludingasset−liabilitymatching,data,capitalmodels,monitoringexperience.


CourseDescription:ActuarialFinancialTheoryandApplication


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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedDistributionTheory


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.


CourseDescription:AppliedSampling


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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CourseDescription:Biostatistics


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.


CourseDescription:ExtremeValueTheory


Thiscourseprovidesthecandidatewithanunderstandingofthemodellingandanalysisofdataconcerningtheextremesofadistribution,andincludesthefollowingtopics:Introductiontoandexamplesofextremevaluedata.Reviewoftheasymptoticlikelihoodtheoryrequiredfortheanalysisofextremevaluesandoftherelevantmodeldiagnosticplots.Distributionsofextremevalues:Gumbel,FréchetandWeibull.TheGeneralisedextremevalue(GEV)distribution.InferencefortheGEVdistribution.ThresholddataandtheGeneralisedPareto(GP)distributionformodelingthresholdexcesses.InferencefortheGPdistribution.Modelingandanalysisofextremesofstationary(dependent)series.Extremesofnon−stationaryseries.


CourseDescription:PointProcesses


Thiscourseintroducescandidatestopointprocesses.Inoperationsresearch,pointprocessesaretoolsforstochasticallymodellingflowsofcustomersarrivingataservicestation(queueingtheory).Inparticular,ininsurance,pointprocessesareusedtomathematicallymodelclaimnumberprocesses.Inthenaturalsciences,pointprocessesareusedtoquantifyandpredictthenumberofrandomlyoccurringeventssuchasbirths,deaths,naturaldisasters,cosmicparticles.


CourseDescription:SpatialStatistics


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.


CourseDescription:StatisticalAspectsofDataMining


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.


CourseDescription:StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinance


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.


CourseDescription:OperationsResearchTechniques


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.


CourseDescription:ReliabilityandMaintenanceTheory


Thiscourseintroducescandidates toreliabilityandmaintenancetheory.Reliabilityandsafetyanalysisaswellasmaintenanceplanningplayanimportantroleinengineering,butincreasinglyalsoinbankingandcommunication.Thefirstpartofthecoursedealswiththekeyproblemofreliabilitytheory,namelywith the investigationof themutual relationshipbetweenreliabilitycriteriaofasystemandreliabilitycriteriaofitssubsystemswithintheframeworkofbinarymonotonesystems.Thesecondpartofthecourseintroducesnonparametricclassesofprobabilitydistributionsandtheirrelationshiptomodellingthewearandtearoftechnicalsystems.


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Thiscourseprovidesgroundinginthecollaborativeandindependentresearchskillsrequiredforoperations researchpractice, including the skills required toexplain statisticsandoperations researchmethodsintelligiblybothtopeersandtootherlearners.


CourseDescription:ResearchProject:MathematicalStatistics


Thiscourseprovidesgroundinginthecollaborativeandindependentresearchskillsrequiredforstatisticalpractice,includingtheskillsrequiredtoexplainstatisticalmethodsintelligiblybothtopeersandtootherlearners.


CourseDescription:Extremevaluetheory


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.


CourseDescription:Copulas&dependence


Thiscourseprovidessuccessfulcandidateswithanunderstandingofcorrelationsanddependence,whicharesomeofthekeyassumptionsmadeinunderstandingaportfolioofrisks.Basiccorrelationstructuresare illustrated and their pitfalls discussed.Variousmethodsof introducingdependencebetween risksareinvestigated,withtheultimategoalbeingthecombiningmarginaldistributionsthroughtheuseofacopula.Differenttypesofcopulaarestudied,andtheyarefittedtodata.


CourseDescription:Multivariatemodelsandfinancialtimeseries


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.


CourseDescription:RiskmeasurementandassessmentandapplicationofEnterpriseRiskManagement (ERM)



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CourseDescription:KingIVcorporategovernanceinSouthAfricaandERMcasestudies


ThiscourseexplorestheKingIVcodeofcorporategovernance.Thecodeis‘bestpractice’andprovidesforcertainstructureswhichare intended to improve the functioningofacompany,andwhichwouldservetoreducetheriskthatoperationsbreakdown.TheriskmanagementfunctionhastoreporttotheBoardanditssub−committees, inorder toensure thecorrect identificationandprocessingof risks intheorganisation.Theauditandcompliancefunctionsarealsorequired(indeed,byregulationaswell)toparticipateintheidentificationandmitigationofrisks.CasesofinsolvencysuchasEquitableLifeandFedsureLifeareexaminedinordertoidentifytheoperationalfailureswhichcouldhavebeenavoidedthroughtheeffectiveuseofERM.


CourseDescription:EnterpriseRiskManagement(ERM)conceptandframework


Theaimof theEnterpriseRiskManagement (ERM)course is to instil in candidates thekeyprinciplesunderlying the implementationandapplicationofERMwithinanorganisation,whether lifeassurancecompanies,generalinsurancecompanies,mutuals,retirementfunds,orothercorporateentities,includinggovernanceandprocessaswellasquantitativemethodsofriskmanagementandmodelling.ThecandidateshouldgaintheabilitytoapplytheknowledgeandunderstandingofERMpracticestoanytypeoforganization.


CourseDescription:DynamicProgramming


Thistheoreticalshortcoursewithpracticalovertonescoversthefollowingtopicswithparticularemphasisonstochasticapplicationto:dynamicprogramming(DP)solutionstopathproblems,includingthosewithstochasticelements,feedbackcontrolandadaptivecontrol(learning);solvingstandardproblemsbyDPincluding:equipment replacementwith stochasticcosts;Bayesianapproach toqualitycontrol; simpleresourceallocation;theoryandsolutionofproblemswithlineardynamicsandquadraticcriteriaincludingstochasticerrors;differentapproachestoinventorymodels;Markovdecisionprocesses;sensitivityanalysisto DP solutions.


CourseDescription:Non−ParametricMethods


Thiscoursecoversvariousthemesunderthefollowingthreeheadings:nonparametrictestsofhypotheses;nonparametricmodelbuilding;nonparametricestimation.


CourseDescription:ReliabilityandMaintenanceTheory


Thiscoursecomprisesthefollowing:Parametricandnonparametricclassesof life−andrepair−timedistributions,binaryandmultivaluedcoherent systems, reliabilityanalysisof stochasticnetworks, inparticularofcommunicationnetworks;Softwarereliability.Renewalandregenerativestochasticprocesses,cumulativestochasticprocesses,Poissonprocesses;agedependentmaintenancepolicies,repairlimitmaintenancepolicies.


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CourseDescription:SpatialStatistics


Thiscoursecomprises the following:Geostatisticalmethods (spatialcorrelation,variogramestimation,spatialpredictionandkriging).Spatial imageanalysis (remotelysenseddata,contextualclassification).Special topics for spatial data.


CourseDescription:AdvancedSampling


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.


CourseDescription:AdvancedSelectedTopicinMathematicalStatistics


Thiscourseprovidesanunderstandingofaselectedfieldofcurrentstatisticalresearch.


CourseDescription:Biostatistics


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.


CourseDescription:ExtremeValueTheory


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.


CourseDescription:OperationsResearch


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.


CourseDescription:PointProcesses


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.


CourseDescription:StochasticProcesseswithApplicationsinFinance


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.


CourseDescription:DataMiningTheory&Application


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.


CourseDescription:StatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysis


Theaimofthiscourseistointroduceparticipantstothestatisticalwayofthinking,andtoprovidesufficientbackgroundtostatisticalterminologyandproceduresthatmanyresearchprojectsmaybetackledwithoutrecoursetoexpertstatisticians.Oncompletionofthecourse,participantsshouldbeableto:understandthetheorybehindthestatisticaltechniquesandtherelevantassumptions.Performbasiccalculationsandutilisingthemostappropriatestatisticaltechnique.


CourseDescription:StatisticalResearchDesignandAnalysisProject


Thisprojectrequiresparticipantstobeableto:phrasetheaimsofastudyinsuchawaythatonecancollectdataandanalyseitinordertofulfilthoseaims;identifywhatissuesareimportantindesigningastudy;designastudy;identifythemostappropriatestatisticalmethodstoapplytothedatatoanswerthequestions posed, and to check the relevant assumptions of thosemethods; consolidate the resultsobtainedfromdifferentstatisticalanalysesintermsoftheaimsofthestudy,andtoidentifyanyproblemswiththestudy;recognisesituationsbeyondtheirexpertise,forwhichexperthelpisnecessary;andidentifyandunderstandinbroadtermstheimportantstatisticalissuesandproblemsaddressedintheliteratureoftheir research area.

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