UNISA DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
Admission Requirements : NSC (Diploma) OR Senior Certificate with Mathematics and either Agricultural Science, Physical Science or Biology (Life Sciences) passed with a rating of 3 or a minimum of 40%.
FIRST LEVEL MODELES:
AGE111A - Agricultural Engineering I
Duration: Semester module
NQF Level - 5
Credits - 12
Purpose: Soil protection; irrigation; land utilization practices; tractors and implements; calibration of spraying equipment; surveying; animal housing; stock-watering troughs.
AGM111A - Agricultural Management I
Duration: Semester module
NQF Level - 5
Credits - 16
Purpose: Management by objectives; co-operatives; organized agriculture; forms of land use; land prices and evaluation of assets; agricultural production systems.
ANP111A - Animal Production I
Duration: Semester module
NQF Level - 5
Credits - 16
Purpose: Introduction; resource utilization; feeding.
ASC111A - Agricultural Soil Science I
Duration: Year module
NQF Level - 5
Credits - 16
Purpose: Soil chemistry; soil physics; soil biology; soil genesis, classification and mapping (introduction); plant nutrition; fertilization and fertilizer requirement.
GPM201A - Agricultural Production Management II
Duration: Year module
NQF Level - 6
Credits - 20
Purpose: Work-integrated learning: No formal examination. Complete prescribed projects
OMN101M - Operations Management I
Duration: Year module
NQF Level - 5
Credits - 12
Purpose: To orientate and qualify the first year students with the basic operations management practices and competencies as outlined in the overall purpose of the qualification.
PTP111A - Plant Production I
Duration: Semester module
NQF Level - 5
Credits - 16
Purpose: Plant morphology; plant physiology; introduction to pest control.