| Stream: (Microbiology and Zoology Stream) |
| Qualification code: 98053 - MAZ | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| ZOL1501 - Animal Diversity I | |
| ZOL1502 - Animal Diversity II | |
| ZOL1603 - Zoology I (Practical) | Co: ZOL1501 or ZOL1502 |
Second level
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| 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) | Pre: CHE1501 or CHE1502; Co: Any 2 of the following: MIB2601, MIB2602, MIB2603 |
| MNE2601 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Pre: MNB1501 & MNB1601 |
| ZOL2601 - Comparative Animal Physiology | Co: ZOL1501 or ZOL1502 |
| ZOL2602 - Cytogenetics and Embryology | Co: ZOL1501 or ZOL1502 |
| ZOL2603 - Theory of Evolution | Co: ZOL1501 or ZOL1502 |
| ZOL2604 - Zoology II (Practical) | Pre: (CHE1501 or CHE1502) & ZOL1603;Co: Any 2 of the following: ZOL2601, ZOL2602, ZOL2603 |
Third level
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| 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 |
| ZOL3701 - Ethology and Project | Co: Any 2 of the following: ZOL2601, ZOL2602, ZOL2603 |
| ZOL3702 - Ecology | Co: Any 2 of the following: ZOL2601, ZOL2602, ZOL2603 |
| ZOL3703 - Applied Zoology | |
| ZOL3704 - Zoology III (Practical) | Pre: ZOL2604; Co: Any 2 of the following: ZOL3701, ZOL3702, ZOL3703 |