Science                                                   2022
       Academic programmes  
       and faculty information
       Calendar, Part 5
                               FORWARD TOGETHER | SONKE SIYA PHAMBILI | SAAM VORENTOE
                                                                                                                               Science 
                                Accuracy, liability and changes 
                                        •       Stellenbosch University has taken reasonable care to ensure that the information provided in the Calendar parts is as 
                                                accurate and complete as possible. 
                                        •       Take note, however, that the University’s Council and Senate accept no liability for any incorrect information in the 
                                                Calendar parts. 
                                        •       The University reserves the right to change the Calendar parts at any time when necessary.  
                                               Please note that the information in this Calendar part, and also in the other Calendar parts, is subject to change, 
                                               as and when necessary, for as long as uncertainty regarding the Covid-19 situation persists. 
                                 
                                The division of the Calendar 
                                        •       The Calendar is divided into 13 parts. 
                                        •       Part 1, 2 and 3 of the Calendar contain general information applicable to all students. Make sure that you understand 
                                                all provisions in Part 1 (General) of the Calendar that are applicable to you. 
                                        •       Part 4 to 13 of the Calendar are the Faculty Calendar parts. 
                                 
                                  Part                                          Calendar 
                                  Part 1                                        General 
                                  Part 2                                        Bursaries and Loans 
                                  Part 3                                        Student Fees 
                                  Part 4                                        Arts and Social Sciences 
                                  Part 5                                        Science 
                                  Part 6                                        Education 
                                  Part 7                                        AgriSciences 
                                  Part 8                                        Law 
                                  Part 9                                        Theology 
                                  Part 10                                       Economic and Management Sciences 
                                  Part 11                                       Engineering 
                                  Part 12                                       Medicine and Health Sciences 
                                  Part 13                                       Military Science 
                                 
                                Availability of the Calendar parts  
                                        •       The electronic versions of the Calendar parts are available at www.sun.ac.za/Calendar.  
                                        •       Parts 1 to 12 are available in both English and Afrikaans. Military Science (Part 13) is only available in English. 
                                 
                                                                                                 
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                                                              Table of Contents 
                     How to use this Calendar Part .................................................................................. 9 
                     1.1 Prospective undergraduate students ............................................................................................................................... 9 
                     1.2 Prospective postgraduate students .................................................................................................................................. 9 
                     1.3 Registered undergraduate students ................................................................................................................................ 9 
                     1.4 Registered postgraduate students ................................................................................................................................. 10 
                     General Information ................................................................................................ 11 
                     1. History and functions of the Faculty of Science ............................................................................................................. 11 
                        1.1 History, structure and mission ..................................................................................................................................... 11 
                        1.2 Teaching, research and social impact ........................................................................................................................... 11 
                     2. How to communicate with the Faculty ........................................................................................................................... 12 
                        2.1 Contact details of the Faculty of Science ..................................................................................................................... 12 
                        2.2 Physical address and contact details of the Dean’s Office ........................................................................................... 12 
                        2.3 Contact details of Departments .................................................................................................................................... 13 
                        2.4 Contact details of the Society for Science Students ..................................................................................................... 13 
                     3. How to communicate with the University ...................................................................................................................... 13 
                        3.1 Using your student number .......................................................................................................................................... 13 
                        3.2 Contact details of the University .................................................................................................................................. 13 
                     4. Language at the University .............................................................................................................................................. 13 
                     5. Qualifications offered at the Faculty of Science ............................................................................................................. 14 
                     6. Examination, promotion and Faculty provisions........................................................................................................... 14 
                     7. Module requirements (prerequisite pass, prerequisite and corequisite modules) ...................................................... 14 
                        7.1  Condition for the granting of a qualification or degree ............................................................................................... 14 
                        7.2 Subjects in the BSc degree programmes ...................................................................................................................... 15 
                     8. Rules for the Dean’s Concession Examinations ............................................................................................................. 22 
                     Undergraduate Programmes .................................................................................. 24 
                     1. Admission requirements .................................................................................................................................................. 24 
                        1.1 School-leaving qualifications ....................................................................................................................................... 24 
                        1.2 Minimum admission requirements for BSc degree programmes ................................................................................. 24 
                        1.3 Additional requirements for all applicants ................................................................................................................... 24 
                        1.4 Prospective students who are already in possession of a school-leaving certificate, as certified by Umalusi, when 
                            applying     ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 
                        1.5 Admission requirements for the BSc (Extended Degree Programmes)........................................................................ 25 
                        1.6 Admission to the BSc degree programme with prior tertiary learning ......................................................................... 25 
                            1.6.1 Applicants from programmes; or with qualifications obtained at Stellenbosch University ........................................................ 26 
                            1.6.2 Applicants from programmes; or with qualifications obtained from other universities in South Africa .................................... 26 
                            1.6.3 Applicants from universities outside of South Africa .................................................................................................................. 27 
                            1.6.4 Recognition of prior learning not covered in the sections above ................................................................................................. 28 
                        1.7 Summary of undergraduate programmes and admission requirements per programme ............................................... 28 
                     2. The principles according to which the BSc degree programme is compiled ............................................................... 33 
                     3. First-year curricula for BSc degree programmes .......................................................................................................... 33 
                        3.1 First-year curricula for BSc degree programmes ......................................................................................................... 33 
                        3.2 First-year curricula for BSc (Extended Degree Programmes) ...................................................................................... 34 
                     4. Curricula for all years of study in the BSc degree programmes .................................................................................. 34 
                        4.1 Programmes in the Biological Sciences ....................................................................................................................... 35 
                            4.1.1 Biodiversity and Ecology .............................................................................................................................................................. 35 
                            4.1.2 Molecular Biology and Biotechnology ......................................................................................................................................... 35 
                            4.1.3 Human Life Sciences .................................................................................................................................................................... 37 
                                 4.1.3.1 Stream: Biology ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 
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