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2020 OPEN DAY

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Outline of School Presentations

• UKZN and College structure• Overview of the School

– Staff complement – Teaching & research activities– Resources & infrastructures

• Student enrolment & planned first year intake for 2021

• Student graduation record• Overview of undergraduate degrees offered• Qualifications Ladder in Science• Our Promise…….• Qualifications in the School of Life Sciences

– Entry requirements– Modes of specialization– Basic course structure

• Brief descriptions of programmes/Majors/Disciplines• Career opportunities• Question & answer session

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COLLEGE OF AES

ENGINEERINGAGRICEARTH &

ENVIRONSCIENCE

CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS

MATHS, STATISTICS

& COMPUTER SCIENCE

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LIFE SCIENCES

Agriculture, Engineering and Science

Health Sciences

Humanities

Law and Management Studies

UKZN & COLLEGE STRUCTURE

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School of Life Sciences

Located on the Pietermaritzburg and Westville campuses

One of the 5 Schools in the College

Staff complement of about 145 Academics – 74 Technical – 57 Admin - 14

Excellent Research Profile Outstanding research output and research quality 3 NRF SarChI Research Chairs Vibrant Research Centers NRF Rated Researchers - 52 (Including Honorary Staff) Academics and researchers of international standing

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Student Enrolment & Planned First Year Intake for 2021

Currently Registered Students (2020)

• 1969– PMB – 31.5%– Westville – 68.5%

Per qualification level 1474 (74.9%)

undergraduate students; 495 (25.1%) postgraduate

component Honours – 115 Masters – 202 PhD - 178

• Planned first year intake for 2021

• 28 Matric points do not guarantee acceptance

• Maths Literacy not accepted

• Life Orientation not included in the Academic Performance Score

PROGRAMME PMB WESTVILLE TOTALBSc Biological Science 37 123BSc Industrial & Applied Biotechnology

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BSc LES 51 174BSc Marine Biology - 48

TOTAL 95 345 440

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Student Graduation Record2020 April Graduation

• BSc – 277• Honours – 103• MSc – 41• PhD – 11

• Average graduates per year– 280 BSc graduates– 130 BSc Honours– 60 MSc graduates– 35 PhD graduates

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Programmes / Majors Campus of Offering

Pietermaritzburg (7)

Westville (6)

FOCUSED PROGRAMMES (3)Biological Sciences (General Stream) YES YES

Industrial and Applied Biotechnology YES NO

Marine Biology NO YES

MAJORS (6) – LES STREAMBiochemistry YES YESBiology YES NOCellular Biology NO YESEcology YES NOGenetics YES YESMicrobiology YES YES

List of Programmes/Majors offered per campus

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Masters degree (MSc)

Honors degree

(BSc Hons)

Bachelors degree (BSc)

School

Qualifications Ladder in Science

Doctoral degree(PhD)

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Our Promise…….• Quality education with high standards

– Highly qualified staff (Academic & Professional)– Good laboratory environment with adequate infrastructures

• Nurturing environment• Excellent academic support

– Holistic academic Support Programmes– Friendly and supportive student administration services

• Professionalism, integrity and fairness• Tolerance and respect for all• Pride in ourselves, our students and our university• Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Client orientation,

Honesty and Trust (UKZN REACHT VALUES)

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Labs & facilities

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OVERVIEW OF THE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED IN THE

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

Prof Andre Vosloo Academic Leader: Teaching & Learning

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BRIEF DECRIPTION OF DISCIPLINES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Prof Carola Niesler Academic Leader: Biotechnology (PMB)

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MARINE BIOLOGY AT UKZNSCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

Dr David GlassomAcademic Leader: Biodiversity & Evolutionary Biology

(Westville)

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES&

SCHOOL VIDEO

Dr Dalene Vosloo Academic Leader: Cellular Biology

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Q & A SESSION

ALL PANEL MEMBERSProf Ade OlaniranProf Andre VoslooDr Dalene VoslooProf Carola Niesler

Prof Richard BeckettDr David GlassomDr Hafizah Chenia

Mbongiseni MkhizeSihle Khuzwayo

Pumla Vanessa Dlamini