The University of the Free State (UFS) Department of Plant Sciences (Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa campuses) consists of the following divisions:
- Botany (Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa)
- Plant Breeding (Bloemfontein)
- Plant Pathology (Bloemfontein)
These divisions are multi-disciplined and cover plant-related teaching subjects and research. Some subjects of interest include:
- Conventional Plant Breeding
- Ecology
- Ecophysiology
- Ethnobotany
- Evolutionary Ecology
- Food Nutritional Value and Protein Quality
- Molecular Plant Breeding
- Molecular Plant Pathology
- Mycology
- Palaeobotany
- Physiology and Biochemistry
- Phytomedicine
- Plant Disease Epidemiology
- Plant Pathology
- Plant Phylogenetics
- Plant-Animal interactions
- Pollination Ecology
- Proteonomics
- Rust Pathology
- Soil Health Ecology
- Taxonomy
- Systematics
- and many more.
Students and researchers have access to the most modern laboratories and scientific equipment.
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Undergraduate studies
| Code | Learning program | Requirements | Closing dates |
| BC4320
Q4310 | BSc in Botany (BFN Campus)
BSc in Botany (Qwaqwa Campus) | AP score =32 | Level 4 - Tuition language | Level 5 Mathematics and Life Sciences and Physical Sciences | 30 September
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| BC432041 | BSc in Botany and Plant Breeding |
| BC432042 | BSc in Botany and Plant Pathology |
| BC432082 | BSc in Plant Health Ecology |
| QC432075 | BSc in Botany and Life Sciences (Qwaqwa) |
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| BC540041 | BSc Agric in Plant Breeding | AP score =32 | Level 4 - Tuition language | Level 5 Mathematics, Life Sciences or Agricultural Sciences | 30 September
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| BC540042 | BSc Agric in Plant Pathology | Level 5 Physical Sciences |
Postgraduate studies
Honors Degree
| BC460020 | BSc Honours in Botany | Selection | 60% average for third year Botany modules | 30 September
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| BC460041 | BSc Honors in Plant Breeding | Selection | 60% average for third year Plant Breeding modules |
| BC460042 | BSc Honors in Plant Pathology | Selection | Plant Health or appropriate Plant Pathology modules |
| BC460082 | BSc Honors in Plant Health Ecology | Selection | 60% average for third year Plant Pathology modules |
| QC460020 | BSc Honors in Botany (QwaQwa) | Selection | 60% average for third year Botany modules | 30 September |
Master's Degree
| BC480020 | MSc in Botany | Selection |
| BC480041 | MSc in Plant Breeding | Selection |
| BC480042 | MSc in Plant Pathology | Selection |
| BC480081 | MSc in Plant Breeding Interdisciplinary | Selection |
| BC480082 | MSc in Plant Health Ecology | Selection |
| BC480083 | MSc in Plant Pathology Interdisciplinary | Selection |
| BC580041 | MSc Agric in Plant Breeding | Selection |
| BC580042 | MSc Agric in Plant Pathology | Selection |
| BC580081 | MSc Agric in Plant Breeding Interdisciplinary | Selection |
| BC580083 | MSc Agric in Plant Pathology Interdisciplinary | Selection |
| QC460022 | MSc in Botany (Qwaqwa) | Selection |
Doctoral Degree
| BC490020 | PhD in Botany | Selection |
| BC490041 | PhD in Plant Breeding | Selection |
| BC490042 | PhD in Plant Pathology | Selection |
| BC490081 | PhD in Plant Breeding Interdisciplinary | Selection |
| BC490082 | PhD in Plant Health Ecology | Selection |
| BC490083 | PhD in Plant Pathology Interdisciplinary | Selection |
| QC490020 | PhD in Botnay (Qwaqwa) | Selection |
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