Applied Plant and Soil Sciences

    Applied Plant and Soil Sciences

    Duration48 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    EUR 5,590 / Year
    Apply DateSeptember 30, 2021
    Next IntakeAugust 31, 2021

    Applied Plant and Soil Sciences

    About

    Overview At Applied Plant and Soil Sciences from University of Pretoria multidisciplinary training, as well as specialisation in agronomy, horticultural science, pasture science and soil science, enables both graduate and postgraduate students to embark on a diverse range of careers in both the agricultural and environmental fields.CareersPublic sector: The ARC, Department of Water and Environmental Affairs, Department of Tourism, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Department of Mineral Resources, Department of Energy, the CSIR, provincial agriculture and nature conservation departments, SANBI, municipalities, South African National Parks, national farming and food production agencies.Private sector: Companies involved in seed, fertilizer and plant protection research and development, environmental planning and management, nurseries, vegetable, fruit and ornamental cut flower production,and irrigation.Extension services involving knowledge transfer: Nature conservation, national and provincial departments of agriculture and the environment, environmental management and rehabilitation, nurseries, crop, turf grass and weed management, and private companies servicing field crops, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, fruit, ornamental and cut-flower production.Entrepreneurial: Consultants in crop, pasture, vegetable, medicinal and aromatic plants, ornamental and cut-flower production systems and landscaping enterprises, managing own farms and nurseries for extensive (field) or intensive (tunnel/greenhouse) production systems involving various crops, and. managing companies specialising in irrigation, reclamation and soil conservation. I want to find another Bachelor Course
    Applied Plant and Soil Sciences from University of Pretoria is a four-year, full-time degree. Each discipline has specific focus areas, which in many instances involve cross-cutting research projects.

    Disciplines

    Plant & Crop SciencesGeneticsSoil Science

    Requirements

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 83

    Other Requirements

    1The following persons will be considered for admission: candidates who are in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required National Senior Certificate with university endorsement, candidates who are graduates from another tertiary institution or have been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution, and candidates who are graduates of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.Life Orientation is excluded from the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).Grade 11 results are used for the conditional admission of prospective students. Final admission is based on Grade 12 results.

    Fee Information

    Applied Plant and Soil Sciences

    University of Pretoria

    University of Pretoria

    South Africa

    South Africa, Pretoria