Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers a range of programs across various colleges, including Accounting Sciences, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Economic & Management Sciences, Education, Human Sciences, Law, Science, Engineering & Technology, and the College of Graduate Studies.

Colleges

• Accounting Sciences: Offers qualifications in accounting sciences, with schools, departments, and centers focused on research and engaged scholarship.
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• Agriculture & Environmental Sciences: Provides qualifications in agriculture and environmental sciences, with a focus on research, community engagement, and masters & doctoral information.
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• Economic & Management Sciences: Offers qualifications in economic and management sciences, with research, master's and doctoral programs, and community engagement.
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• Education: Provides qualifications in education, with a focus on research, community engagement, and UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning (ODL).
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• Human Sciences: Offers qualifications in human sciences, with research, community engagement, and student retention projects.
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• Law: Provides qualifications in law, with a focus on research, community engagement, and news & events.
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• Science, Engineering & Technology: Offers qualifications in science, engineering, and technology, with research, engaged scholarship, and recognition of prior learning.
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• College of Graduate Studies: Provides postgraduate studies, research support, and catalytic niche areas.
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  • Postgraduate studies
  • Research support
  • Research resources
  • Catalytic Niche Areas

Research

The university is involved in various research initiatives, including problem-solving research, innovation, and research ethics.

• Research: Problem-solving research with relevance and impact
• People in research: NRF rated researchers, research groups and centres, research professors
• Research & innovation initiatives: Research Institutes and Chairs, research in the colleges, innovation support
• Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation: Services, innovation in action lecture series, innovation support, publications, available technologies
• Research support: Support programmes, awards for excellence in research & innovation, research grants, researcher development academy
• Achievements: Awards, prizes
• News & events: News, research & innovation week, Unisa innovation festival

Specific Program Details

Plant Pest Management - PTP2601

• Diploma
• Semester module
• NQF level: 6
• Credits: 12
• Module presented in English
• Module presented online
• Pre-requisite: PTP1501 & PTP1502
• Purpose: Identifying and classifying agricultural plants, describing plant metabolic processes, identifying different plant structures and demonstrating the understanding of functions of these structures, explaining growth and development of plants together with the requirements thereof.