Department of Plant Pathology

A Typical Plant Pathology student:​​

Loves nature, especially plants, Enjoy laboratory and field work, Eye for detail, Inquisitive, Accurate, tidy, Patient, persistent, Hard working (seasonal work) Good communication and writing skills.

Basic admission requirements for university study:

  • A National Senior Certificate (NSC) or Independent Examinations Board (IEB) school-leaving certificate as certified by Umalusi with admission to bachelor’s degree studies.
  • A university exemption certificate issued by the South African Matriculation Board to students with other school qualifications.
  • The minimum academic requirement for a bachelor’s degree is:
  • 30% for a South African Language of Learning and Teaching (English or Afrikaans) and
  • An achievement rating of 4 (50% – 59%) in four 20-credit subjects
  • Only School of Tomorrow applicants have to write the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) if applying for a programme in AgriSciences.

Faculty requirements for BScAgric Plant and Soil Sciences with Plant Pathology as a major

  • An average of at least 60% in the NSC, IEB or relevant final school examination.
    The average is calculated by taking your highest score in Language of Learning and Teaching subject (English or Afrikaans) + (5 x best results in 20-credit subjects excluding Life orientation and Mathematics 3). The total divided by 6 equals your NSC average.
  • Afrikaans or English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 4 (50%)
  • Mathematics 5 (60%)
  • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 4 (50%)Take note:
  • All programmes are selection programmes and applications will be considered according to the rules and procedures as set out in the Selection guidelines and admission policy for undergraduate programmes for the Faculty of AgriSciences.

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Programme

First year: Follows the Biological Sciences programme (Faculty of Science)

Second Year: Follows the Plant and Soil Sciences Programme
(Study fields: Crop Production / Crop Protection and Breeding / Soil and Water Management) (Faculty of AgriSciences)

Third and Fourth Year: Choose Plant Pathology as major subject:

Modules

Module Name Module Code Module Description
Crop Protection 152
Crop Protection 244
Plant Pathology 314
Plant Pathology 344
Plant Pathology 414
Plant Pathology 444
Plant Pathology 474
Crop Production 478

Career opportunities in Plant Pathology!

Researcher (e.g. ARC, Department of Agriculture, CRI, Experico)
Academic (Universities)
Consultant (e.g. Hygrotech, Merck, Kapa Biosystems, private)
Technician (e.g. Hygrotech, Merck, Kapa Biosystems, private)
Agri-businesses (e.g. Hygrotech)
Agri-chemical companies (e.g. Bayer, Du Pont, Philagro, BASF)

Diagnostic Clinics (e.g. US Disease Clinic, Nemlab, private)
Skills to work in related fields (Botany, Microbiology, Horticulture)

For more information regarding admission requirements, contact:

Monika Basson
  • Tel: +27 (0)21 808 2978
  • Fax: +27 (0)21 808 2001
  • E-mail: mh@sun.ac.za
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