Curriculum - Diploma
Third Year
To enter the Diploma, a student must have completed 85% of the requirements of the Higher Certificate. This rule does not apply for students transferring from colleges other that Owen Sitole and Cedara College.
| Crop Stream |
|
|
| Courses |
Credits |
| Plant Protection II |
25 |
| Soil Science II |
25 |
| Farm Business Management II (Entrepreneurship Skills & Risk Management) |
60 |
| Land Use Planning Project (Experiential Learning) |
50 |
| Extension |
60 |
| Specialisation Courses: |
|
| Crop Production IIIA (Nursery Management) |
70 |
| Crop Production IIIB (Agronomy) |
70 |
| Crop Production IIID (Subtropical Fruit) |
70 |
Students should register for at least 2 specialisation courses.
|
Pre- and Co-requisite Courses |
|
| Courses |
Pre-requisites |
Co-requisites |
| Crop Production IIIA (Nursery Management) |
Crop Production IIA (Nursery Management)
Plant Protection I |
Plant Protection II
Soil Science II |
| Crop Production IIIB (Agronomy) |
Crop Production IIB (Agronomy - General)
Crop Production IIC (Sugarcane)
Plant Protection I |
Plant Protection II
Soil Science II |
| Crop Production IIID (Subtropical Fruit) |
Crop Production IID (Subtropical Fruit)
Plant Protection I |
Plant Protection II
Soil Science II |
| Farm Business Management III (Entrepreneurship Skills & Risk Management) |
Farm Business Management II
(Financial Management) |
- |
| Animal Stream |
|
|
| Courses |
Credits |
| Animal Health II |
25 |
| Animal Nutrition II |
25 |
| Farm Business Management II (Entrepreneurship Skills & Risk Management) |
60 |
| Land Use Planning Project (Experiential Learning) |
50 |
| Extension |
60 |
| Specialisation Courses: |
|
| Animal Production IIIA (Beef) |
70 |
| Animal Production IIIB (Pigs) |
70 |
| Animal Production IIIC (Poultry) |
70 |
| Pre- and Co-requisite Courses |
|
| Courses |
Pre-requisites |
Co-requisites |
| Animal Production IIIA (Beef) |
Animal Production IB (Nutrition)
Animal Production IIA (Beef)
Animal Health I |
Animal Health II
Animal Nutrition II |
| Animal Production IIIB (Pigs) |
Animal Production IB (Nutrition)
Animal Production IIB (Pigs)
Animal Health I |
Animal Health II
Animal Nutrition II |
| Animal Production IIIC (Poultry) |
Animal Production IB (Nutrition)
Animal Production IC (Poultry)
Animal Health I |
Animal Health II
Animal Nutrition II |
| Farm Business Management III (Entrepreneurship Skills & Risk Management) |
Farm Business Management II (Financial Management) |
- |
| Home Economics |
|
|
| Courses |
Credits |
| Housing and Interior |
25 |
| Human Ecology III |
25 |
| Food & Nutrition III |
50 |
| Farm Business Management Ii (Entrepreneurship Skills) |
30 |
| Extension |
60 |
| Community Development Project (Experiential Learning) |
50 |
Home Economics students should register for at least 1 of the specialisation courses from Crop and / or Animal Streams plus the accompanying pre- and co-requisite courses.
| Pre- and Co-requisite Courses |
|
| Courses |
Pre-requisites |
Co-requisites |
| All Level III Home Economics Courses |
All level I and II Home Economics Courses |
- |
| Farm Business Management III (Entrepreneurship Skills) |
Farm Business Management IA (Accounting) |