Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers a range of programs and services to support students and faculty.

Colleges

The university is organized into several colleges, each with its own areas of focus:

• Accounting Sciences: This college offers qualifications and research opportunities in accounting and related fields.
  • The college is led by an Executive Dean and has its own office and departments.
• Agriculture & Environmental Sciences: This college focuses on agriculture, environmental sciences, and related fields.
  • It offers qualifications, research opportunities, and community engagement initiatives.
• Economic & Management Sciences: This college covers economics, management sciences, and related fields.
  • It offers qualifications, research opportunities, and news and events.
• Education: This college focuses on education and related fields.
  • It offers qualifications, research opportunities, and community engagement initiatives.
• Human Sciences: This college covers human sciences and related fields.
  • It offers qualifications, research opportunities, and news and events.
• Law: This college focuses on law and related fields.
  • It offers qualifications, research opportunities, and community engagement initiatives.
• Science, Engineering & Technology: This college covers science, engineering, technology, and related fields.
  • It offers qualifications, research opportunities, and news and events.
• College of Graduate Studies: This college supports postgraduate studies and research.
  • It offers research support, resources, and news and events.

Research

The university has a strong focus on research, with various initiatives and support services:

• Problem-solving research with relevance and impact
• People in research, including NRF rated researchers and research groups
• Research & innovation initiatives, including research institutes and chairs
• Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation
• Research support, including awards, grants, and permissions
• Achievements, including awards and prizes
• News & events, including research weeks and festivals

Program Details

One of the programs offered by the university is:

Beef Production [Theory and Practice] - ASA3703

• Under Graduate Degree
• Semester module
• NQF level: 7
• Credits: 12
• Module presented in English
• Purpose: This module aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to identify, describe, discuss, and apply appropriate livestock production technologies and strategies for efficient beef cattle production.
• The module is useful for livestock technicians, agricultural scientists, and farmers interested in beef breed selection, production, improvement, management, and marketing of live animals and their products.