Welcome to Natural and Agricultural Sciences
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences offers more than 160 internationally-accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Students can enrol for the following BSc degrees:
- Undergraduate three-year degree (Mainstream Programme)
- Undergraduate four-year degree (UPP and Extended Programme)
- Chemistry
Honours, Master’s, and PhD in Polymer Science
- Computer Sciences and Informatics
Honours, Master’s and PhD in Computer Information/Computer Science Geography Honours in Geography (BA and BSc)MA/MSc: Geography/Environmental Geography PhD: Geography/Environmental Geography/Human Geography
- Physics
Honours, Master’s, and PhD in Physics (Renewable Energy and Electronics)
- Plant Sciences
Honours, Master’s, and PhD in Botany (Plant Reproductive/Pollination Biology, Proteomics, and Phytomedicine/Ethnobotany)
- Zoology and Entomology
Honours, Master’s, and PhD in Zoology (Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Parasitology, Ecotoxicology, and Immunology)
The learning programmes on the Qwaqwa Campus include Biological Sciences (Botany, Zoology, and Life Sciences), Chemical and Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry, and Chemistry and Botany), Information Technology (IT and Management, IT and Chemistry, IT and Physics), Geosciences (Environmental Geography, Geography, and Life Sciences; and Geography and Tourism), and Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics and Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry, and Mathematics and Computer Sciences).
Assistant Dean
Prof Aliza le Roux
Room 1008, Old Science Building
T: +27 58 718 5327
E: leroux3@ufs.ac.za
Secretary
TS Makoko
Room 1008, Old Science Building
T: +27 58 718 5314
E: makokots@ufs.ac.za
Faculty Officer
Dilahlwane Mohono
Room 1012/2, Old Science Building
T: +27 58 718 5284
E: mohonodm@ufs.ac.za
Departments and Subject Heads
Programme Directors
Biological and Geographical Sciences
Dr Pululu Mahasa
T: +27 58 718 5036
E: MahasaPS@ufs.ac.za
Mathematics and Information Technology
Dr Ur Koumba
T: +27 58 718 5303
E: KoumbaUA@ufs.ac.za