| Stream: (Botany and Microbiology Stream) |
| Qualification code: 98053 - BNM | NQF Exit level: 7 | Total credits: 360 |
| Admission requirements: | A National Senior Certificate (Degree endorsement) with at least 50% in the language of teaching and learning, and with at least 50% in Mathematics and Physical Science. A student who does not qualify in terms of the statutory or additional requirements, may follow Unisa's alternative pathways or apply for admission to an appropriate Diploma. |
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: MNB1501 |
| STA1510 - Basic Statistics |
Second level
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| 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 2 of the following: BOT2601, BOT2602, BOT2603 |
| BOT2605 - Introduction to Medicinal Plants | Co: CHE1501 & CHE1502 |
| MIB2601 - Introductory Microbiology | |
| MIB2602 - Microbial Ecology | |
| MIB2603 - Introductory Microbial Genetics, Immunology and Epidemiology | |
| MIB2604 - Microbiology II (Practical) | Co: Any 2 of MIB2601, MIB2602 & MIB2603 |
| MNE2601 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Pre: MNB1501 & MNB1601 |
Third level
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| BOT3701 - Plant Physiology | Co: 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 | |
| MIB3701 - Microbial Physiology | |
| MIB3702 - Advanced Microbial Genetics, Recombinant DNA Technology and Industrial Microbiology | |
| MIB3703 - Microbial Diversity | |
| MIB3704 - Microbiology III (Practical) | Pre: MIB2604; Co: Any 2 of the following: MIB3701, MIB3702 & MIB3703 |
| MNE3703 - Innovation and Technology | Pre: MNE2601 |