| Stream: Biochemistry and Botany |
| Qualification code: 02089 - BAB | NQF Exit level: 6 | Total credits: 360 |
| Qualification offered until 2015, and ONLY for students previously registered for this qualification. |
| Admission requirements: | NSC with Mathematics and English passed at level 4 OR Matriculation exemption with at least an E symbol for Higher Grade Mathematics and English or at least a D symbol for Standard Grade Mathematics and English |
| Rules: | Students must clearly indicate their choice of major subject when registering. Students must also take note that their final degree certificate will only indicate that they hold a Bachelor of Science degree and not their particular choice of major. This will only be reflected on the academic record. |
First level
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| BOT1501 - Plant Structure: Cytology, Morphology and Anatomy | |
| BOT1502 - Plant Biodiversity and Environmental Botany | |
| BOT1603 - Botany I (Practical) | Co: BOT1501 or BOT1502 |
| CHE1501 - General Chemistry IA | |
| CHE1502 - General Chemistry IB | Pre: CHE1501 |
| CHE1503 - Chemistry I (Practical) | Pre: CHE1501; Co: CHE1502 |
| EUP1501 - Ethical Information and Communication Technologies for Development Solutions | |
| MNB1501 - Business Management IA | |
| MNB1601 - Business Management IB | Pre: MNB101D or MNB1501 |
| STA1510 - Basic Statistics |
Second level
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| BCH2601 - Introductory Biochemistry | Pre: CHE1501 or CHE1502 |
| BCH2602 - Bioenergetics | Pre: CHE1501 or CHE1502 |
| BCH2603 - Biopolymers of Heredity | Pre: CHE1501 or CHE1502 |
| BCH2604 - Biochemistry (Practical) | Co: Any two of the following: BCH2601, BCH2602, BCH2603 |
| BOT2601 - Plant Anatomy, Structure and Function | Co: BOT1501 |
| BOT2602 - Systematics of Vascular Plants | Co: BOT1502 |
| BOT2603 - Plant Physiology, Water Relations and Plant Nutrition | Co: BOT1501 |
| BOT2604 - Botany II (Practical) | Pre: (CHE1501 or CHE1502) & BOT1603; Co: Any two of the following: BOT2601, BOT2602, BOT2603 |
| BOT2605 - Introduction to Medicinal Plants | Co: CHE1501 & CHE1502 |
| MNE2601 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Pre: MNB1501 & MNB1601 |
Third level
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| BCH3701 - Enzymology | Co: BCH2601 |
| BCH3702 - Advanced Metabolism | Co: BCH2602 |
| BCH3703 - Molecular Genetics | Co: BCH2603 |
| BCH3704 - Biochemistry (Practical) | Co: Any two of the following: BCH3701, BCH3702, BCH3703 |
| BOT3701 - Plant Physiology | Pre: BOT2603 |
| BOT3702 - Aquatic Ecology | |
| BOT3703 - Terrestrial Ecology | |
| BOT3704 - Botany III (Practical) | Co: Any two of the following: BOT3701, BOT3702, BOT3703 |
| GGH3708 - Environmental Awareness and Responsibility | |
| MNE3703 - Innovation and Technology | Pre: MNE2601 |