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)

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).

Postgraduate programmes

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

Mathematics
Nil

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)

Contact details:

Office of the Dean

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 58718 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

Chemistry

R Moji 
T: +27 58 718 5130
E: MojiRG@ufs.ac.za 

Computer Sciences 

B Mase
T: +27 58 718 5089
E: MaseMB@ufs.ac.za 

Geography

Dr M Hansen
T: +27 58 718 5473 
E: HansenMM@ufs.ac.za

Mathematics

Dr U Koumba
T: +27 58 718 5303
E: KoumbaUA@ufs.ac.za

Plant Sciences 
Prof S Steenhuisen
T: +27 58 718 5330
E: SteenhuisenS@ufs.ac.za

Physics

Dr KG Tshabalala
T: +27 58 718 5302
E: TshabalalaKG@ufs.ac.za

Zoology

Dr P Voua Otom
T: +27 58 718 5132
E: OtomoPV@ufs.ac.za

Programme Directors

Extended Programme

Ngitheni Nyoka
T: +27 58 718 5207
E: NyokaNW@ufs.ac.za

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

Physics and Chemistry

Prof Richard Ocaya
T: +27 58 718 5301
E: ocayaRO@ufs.ac.za