Download BACCALAUREUS TECHNOLOGIAE: BIOTECHNOLOGY Qualification code: BTBT01 REMARKS

BACCALAUREUS TECHNOLOGIAE: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Qualification code: BTBT01
Campus where offered:
Arcadia Campus
REMARKS
a.
Admission requirement(s):
A National Diploma: Biotechnology or an NQF Level 6 bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology or
Microbiology from a South African university.
Holders of any other equivalent South African or foreign qualifications may also be considered,
but will have to apply about six months in advance for the recognition of such qualifications.
Foreign national candidates will be required to submit an evaluation of their qualifications by
the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) with their application forms for admission.
The Faculty reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability/
competence for admission to the programme. Proof of English proficiency may be required.
Depending on the nature of such an equivalent qualification, the completion of certain additional
subjects may be required.
b.
Selection criteria:
Selection is based on an assessment by a departmental selection panel.
c.
Minimum duration:
One year.
d.
Presentation:
Block-mode classes over a period of one or two years.
e.
Intake for the qualification:
January and July.
f.
Exclusion and readmission:
See Chapter 32 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.
g.
Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
CURRICULUM
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SUBJECTS PRINTED IN BOLD ARE NOT FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES.
SUBJECTS ARE OFFERED IN SEMESTERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
FIRST SEMESTER
CODE
SUBJECT CREDIT
EMB401T
EPS101T
IBI401T
MBT401T
RSP401T
Environmental Biotechnology IV
Entrepreneurial Skills
Industrial Biotechnology IV
Medical Biotechnology IV
Research Project IV (offered in both
semesters)
Research Project IV (offered in both
semesters) (re-registration)
(0,125)
(0,100)
(0,125)
(0,125)
(0,300)
RSP401R
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SEMESTER:
1
(0,000)
0,775
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SECOND SEMESTER
CODE
SUBJECT
RDT401T
RMN201B
RMN20XB
Recombinant DNA Technology IV
(0,125)
Research Methodology: Natural Sciences
Research Methodology: Natural Sciences:(0,050)
Biotechnology
Research Methodology: Natural Sciences:(0,050)
Statistics
RMN20YB
CREDIT
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SEMESTER: 0,225
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION:
1,000
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