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2019 Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Programmes
Application checklist
Explore your options at Stellenbosch University!
1 Visit www.maties.com > ‘What can I study?’ or attend our Open Day on the University’s Stellenbosch and
Tygerberg campuses on Saturday, 24 February 2018, from 9:00 to 16:00.
Take note of closing dates for application.
2 31 May: MBChB programme
30 June: All other programmes and accommodation in University residences
Select your programme.
3 For Stellenbosch you may select three choices. Please read instructions on the selection of a programme.
Visit www.maties.com > ‘Apply’ > ‘How do I apply?’
Complete your application.
• Do e-application at www.maties.com.
4 •
•
Or get a paper application form at 021 808 9111 or at info@sun.ac.za.
As soon as you finalise your application, you will receive your student number (username) and
SUN password to upload your supporting documents and monitor your application status.
Make sure that you upload all the required documents.
5 Upload all the required application documents online at www.maties.com > ‘Apply’ > ‘Status of Application’
before the closing dates. Incomplete applications cannot be considered for admission.
Book your place for the National Benchmark Tests at www.nbt.ac.za.
6 After one month, make sure that the University received your results.
Visit www.maties.com > ‘Apply’ > ‘National Benchmark Tests’ and click the link ‘My NBT results…’
Monitor your status of your application for admission and for
7 accommodation (if applicable).
Visit www.maties.com > ‘Apply’ > ‘Status of application’. Sign in with your student number and password.
8 Attend our big Welcoming Week
at the start of 2019!
iiWelcome to Maties!
I am delighted you are considering coming to You will develop in many ways here, and also
Stellenbosch University. I know we offer an contribute to the growth of others. So get the
experience that is second to none. But don’t just most out of your university experience at Maties
take my word for it – come and visit the campus by immersing yourself in your chosen field of study,
to see for yourself what life at Maties is about! by taking part in the social life and activities on
campus, by signing up for a leadership short course
We strive to be an inclusive, innovative and at the FVZS Institute or by joining a club or society
future-focused institution: a place of discovery for a new experience.
and excellence where both staff and students are
thought leaders in advancing knowledge in the By doing this, you will gain much more than an
service of all stakeholders. excellent qualification here at Maties. Let us go
forward together!
To make new Maties feel at home quickly, we have
organised the campus into student communities
where day students can join residence students in
one of the well-appointed cluster hubs to share
a meal, take part in mentor groups for academic
support or connect their computers to access the Prof Wim de Villiers
library’s generous online resources. Rector and Vice-Chancellor
iiiDid you know?
Stellenbosch is the CAMPUSES:
OLDEST TOWN
in South Africa STELLENBOSCH CAMPUS
(main campus): Faculties of
AgriSciences, Engineering, Arts and
Social Sciences, Science, Education,
Law, Theology, and the larger part of
Economic and Management Sciences
In 1918, Stellenbosch University BELLVILLE PARK
CAMPUS: University of
opened its doors to Stellenbosch Business School and USB
503 STUDENTS Executive Development Ltd
& SALDANHA CAMPUS:
Faculty of Military Science
TYGERBERG CAMPUS:
39 LECTURERS
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences
In 2017 the University had
31 639 STUDENTS WORCESTER CAMPUS:
Ukwanda Rural Clinical School
of which 11,5% was international
students
& The QS World University Rankings places
Stellenbosch University in the
1 019 ACADEMIC STAFF TOP 2%
of higher education institutions internationally
iv98
The only South African university applications for patent
offering tuition in: cooperation treaties between
2009–2016 the MOST BY
AN INSTITUTION IN
SOUTH AFRICA
FORESTRY
HIGHEST RESEARCH OUTPUT
LASER PHYSICS per fulltime staff member of all
universities in the country for the last
seven consecutive years
POLYMER SCIENCE
GRAPE AND WINE SCIENCES
Throughput rate of
278
85,9%
DOCTORAL DEGREES
awarded in 2016 (our 65% success
one of the highest in South Africa in 2016 rate is the highest in the
country)
Stellenbosch University Choir 1st on the
Interkultur ranking list of 1 000 international
choirs for 5 consecutive years
vGeneral information
More information at www.maties.com
CLIENT SERVICES CENTRE LANGUAGE AT THE UNIVERSITY
Stellenbosch University (SU) is committed to
engagement with knowledge in a diverse society
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and strives through the Language Policy to
ensure equitable access to learning and teaching
021 808 3822 opportunities for all students and staff members.
Multilingualism is promoted as an important
distinguishing feature of Stellenbosch University.
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Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa are used in
academic, administrative, professional and social
FOLLOW US contexts. Pedagogically grounded teaching and
learning are facilitated by medium of Afrikaans and
www.facebook.com/MatiesFanPage English. The language of instruction for each
module is shown on the module framework
made available to students when classes start.
@FutureMaties Support is provided for the mastery of academic
language in Afrikaans and English.
www.youtube.com/user/StellenboschUni
More information on language at SU is available on
the website www.sun.ac.za/language.
STAY UP TO DATE! INDEMNITY
Scan to join our database, or visit The University reserves the right to adjust the
www.maties.com. information in this brochure at any time and as
the need arises. This information may therefore
be incomplete or out of date. The information is
given here to the best of our knowledge and as
accurately and fully as was possible at the time of
going to press in December 2017. Verifying the
given information remains the responsibility of
the prospective student. The latest information is
available on www.maties.com and at the telephone
numbers given in this brochure.
Abbreviations
NSC = National Senior Certificate
NBTs = National Benchmark Tests
EDPs = extended degree programmes
viStill uncertain about what career to choose? Make
CENTRE FOR STUDENT RECRUITMENT
use of our free career assessment resources at
AND CAREER ADVICE
www.gostudy.net/maties.
Visit the Stellenbosch campus for a day! If you
are thinking about applying for undergraduate
admission to Stellenbosch University, it will be our ENQUIRIES
pleasure to have you (and your family) on campus
for a day. Consider attending our Open Day or
021 808 4709
contact our Advisory and Career Advice Services
for a visit to campus.
021 808 4708
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY:
24 FEBRUARY 2018 maties@sun.ac.za
On our annual Open Day we welcome Grade 11
and 12 learners, parents, teachers and guidance
counsellors to the Stellenbosch and Tygerberg www.maties.com
campuses. Come and attend specially prepared
faculty exhibitions and demonstrations in world-
class facilities. Visit our beautiful campus and ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY
experience the vibrant student communities and The University receives more applications than
residences. there are places for. All our programmes are
selection programmes and applicants are selected
To get you off to a good start, we offer according to the faculties’ selection guidelines on
presentations explaining how to apply, the www.maties.com. Therefore, even though you may
admission criteria and financial assistance at meet the minimum admission requirements of a
Stellenbosch University. programme, you are not guaranteed admission to
the programme of your choice.
ADVISORY SERVICES
Feel the vibe. Meet the people. Discover the CLOSING DATES FOR APPLICATION
attractions, traditions and the Maties lifestyle. Make 31 May: MBChB programme under Medicine
an appointment on our website for a campus visit and Health Sciences
with one of our advisors. A campus tour will follow 30 June: All other programmes and University
on a short discussion session about the specific residence accommodation
study programmes presented at the University.
We encourage school groups to visit us on Basic admission requirements for university
campus. Educators can book these information study
sessions and campus tours on our website. • A National Senior Certificate (NSC) as
certified by Umalusi for admission to
bachelor’s degree studies, requiring at least
CAREER ADVICE
50% in four school subjects from the list of
Choice is good, but the awesome variety of
subjects designated for university admission
programmes, subjects and career options available
below
to you can be overwhelming. Could you do with
• Writing of the National Benchmark Tests
a little help to decide on a direction? Tap into
(NBTs) required by your chosen programme
Stellenbosch University’s professional career advice
Please note that when you apply for a
service.
programme in the faculties of Law and of
Medicine and Health Sciences, the NBTs need
Make an appointment with any of our
to be written by 30 June if you want to be
psychologists for psychometric assessment and an
considered for selection.
individual feedback session for the following:
• Further specific requirements to be found
• Guidance regarding subject choices for Grade
under individual programmes
9 learners
• Also see the faculties’ selection guidelines on
• Career guidance for Grade 11 and 12 learners
www.maties.com
viiSubjects for university admission • It is the test candidate’s responsibility to check
Accounting, Agricultural Sciences, Business Studies, that his/her NBT results are indeed loaded
Consumer Studies, Dramatic Arts, Economics, onto the www.maties.com website (see
Engineering Graphics and Design, Geography, ‘Apply’ > ‘National Benchmark Tests’ > ‘My
History, Information Technology, Languages (one NBT Results ...’). If the results are not loaded,
language of learning and teaching at a higher send the following particulars to the SU Client
education institution and two other recognised Services Centre: your NBT number, ID number,
language subjects), Life Sciences, Mathematics, SU student number and official NBT results.
Mathematical Literacy, Music, Physical Sciences,
Religion Studies, Visual Arts.
Enquiries about the writing of NBTs and
the availability of NBT results
Conditional admission
If you have not written the final NSC examination NBT Call Centre (University of Cape
yet on application, your final Grade 11 marks Town)
will determine whether the University will admit
you conditionally to a programme. Conditional 021 650 3523
admission means that you are admitted on
condition that your final results for the NSC meet www.nbt.ac.za
the basic admission requirements for university
study and the minimum admission requirements Enquiries about the use of NBT results for
of the programme you applied for. Only then can selection and placement at SU
your admission to the University be finalised.
SU Client Services Centre (Stellenbosch
University)
NATIONAL BENCHMARK TESTS
• The National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) are
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a measurement instrument for first-year
applicants to enter higher education.
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• All prospective students who wish to
register at Stellenbosch for their first year are
info@sun.ac.za
compelled to write the NBTs, irrespective of
the year in which they completed Grade 12 or
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the examination system they followed.
• The NBTs assess a candidate’s ability to
apply his/her academic literacy (language
BURSARIES AND LOANS
skills), quantitive literacy (numeracy skills) and
Stellenbosch University offers various bursaries in
mathematics in a tertiary (higher education)
two main categories:
setting.
• The NBTs consist of two tests. The first test
1. Automatic award: Merit bursaries (on the
combines an academic literacy and quantitative
basis of Grade 12 results)
literacy evaluation (AQL) in one multiple
2. Award based on application:
choice test. There are seven sections that must
– Sports bursaries (Enquiries: Maties Sport
each be completed within a set time. The
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second test evaluates mathematical (MAT)
– Bursaries for study in specific faculties or
ability, also by means of a multiple choice test,
departments
to be written within three hours.
– General bursaries for study in most
• The NBTs are managed by the Alternative
faculties
Admissions Research Project at the University
– Financial help for needy students
of Cape Town. Further particulars on the
NBTs are available on the website provided
below.
viiiClosing dates for bursary applications Banking details
For NSFAS financial assistance, apply from Standard bank
1 August to 30 November. Apply directly on the Branch code 050610
NSFAS website at www.nsfas.org.za Account number 063163225
SWIFT code (only for payments from abroad)
To improve your chances to obtain financial SBZAZAJJ
assistance, also apply online at www.maties.com Provide your student number as reference.
using your student number for a bursary or loan E-mail your proof of payment slip to Arlene
through Stellenbosch University: Amerika at studentegelde@sun.ac.za or fax it to her
at 021 808 3739.
• Before 31 August for all bursaries and bursary
loans administered by the University. After the first payment at registration, pay the
• The closing dates for bursaries from private balance of the account like this:
companies vary. See the Calendar Bursaries 1. Pay according to the debit order system in
and Loans, Part 2. eight equal instalments (the first on 1 April).
OR
Enquiries for bursaries 2. Pay in two instalments before or on 31 May
Client Services Centre: 021 808 9111 and 30 September.
or info@sun.ac.za
Website: www.maties.com > ‘Bursaries and Loans’ Approximate study fees for 2018
Here are the 2018 study fees for full programmes.
FEES Use these as approximate figures to give you
Application fees an indication of what study fees may be in 2019.
Electronic applications: Pay the application fees Annually, tuition fees may potentially increase by
electronically at the same time. about 8 to 10%. In due course, you may obtain the
Applications using the paper form: The 2019 fees for specific programmes at the address
application fees may accompany the form by below.
means of a cheque or postal order. Alternatively,
attach an electronic funds transfer (EFT) proof of BA (Bachelor of Arts) R38 282
payment slip.
BA in Law R45 865
First payment of fees payable on day of BMus (Bachelor of Music) R42 003
registration
BA in Drama and Theatre Studies R37 014
(These fees apply for 2018.)
BA in Visual Arts R37 525
Tuition fees (degree programmes) R12 260
LLB (Bachelor of Laws – four-year) R45 780
Tuition fees (certificate and diploma R8 940
BSc (Bachelor of Science) R46 200
programmes)
BSc in Forestry R42 759
Accommodation fees R11 600
BScAgric (Bachelor of Science in R43 626
How to pay Agriculture)
The University accepts various methods of BSc in Food Science R45 470
payment: online with a credit card (see web
address below for payment methods), cash, BCom (Bachelor of Commerce) R38 315
crossed cheque made out to Stellenbosch BCom in Law R47 558
University, electronic deposit, direct deposit at
the bank, debit card, and crossed postal order or BCom in Actuarial Science R57 115
debit order (debit order form available at the web BAcc (Bachelor of Accounting) R41 994
address below or from Sean Davidse at
BAccLLB R49 809
021 808 3530).
BEng (Bachelor of Engineering) R55 296
ixBEd (Bachelor of Education) • Once you have been placed in a residence,
R37 027
switching between residences will not be
BTh (Bachelor of Theology) R37 904 allowed.
BDiv (Bachelor of Divinity) R42 089
How we allocate places in residences
MBChB (Medicine) R59 504 The University allocates places in residences in a
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy R46 999 series of rounds, according to academic merit and
diversity, as indicated in our residence placement
Bachelor of Speech-Language and R43 019 policy (see our website). Excellence strengthened
Hearing Therapy by diversity is an important principle in the
BSc in Physiotherapy R45 590 University’s residence placement policy, and this
principle is continually considered, along with other
BSc in Dietetics R46 059
stipulations. The University believes that exposure
to diversity plays an important role in producing
Enquiries
excellent students.
Client Services Centre:
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Diversity factors: (i) students’ citizenship – South
info@sun.ac.za
African and foreign; (ii) students’ language of
Cost of a specific study programme:
preference (Afrikaans, English and other); (iii)
www.maties.com > ‘Fees’ > ‘Provisional statement of
students’ ethnicity (brown, black, Indian and white);
fees (quotation)’
(iv) first generation Maties and Maties who have a
Website for payment methods:
multi-generational history of University attendance;
www.maties.com > ‘Fees’ > ‘Payment options’
and (v) students’ of varying economic status
(students who are financially self-sufficient and
ACCOMMODATION
those who, on the basis of the means test, come
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
into consideration for support bursaries).
How to apply
• You can apply online for accommodation
In the first round of placement, academic merit is
along with your application for admission to
the main consideration, and, in the second round
Stellenbosch University.
of placement, the aim is to realise the desired
• Space in University residences is limited and
diversity profile while still taking academic merit
applicants are therefore subject to a selection
into consideration.
process. Applications for accommodation
usually exceed the available space at the
Approximate cost of University
University. We therefore regretfully cannot
accommodation
guarantee that you will obtain a place in a
Approximate costs for double room tariffs per
residence or in the residence of your choice.
year may be estimated from current 2018 prices
• To be considered for a place in a residence
listed below. Bear in mind that boarding costs
you must first be admitted to a programme
might increase by about 10% annually. Keep an eye
at the University. Should your first choice of
on our website for the official prices for 2019.
study be subject to an extended selection
process (as in the case of a programme in
the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), Women R35 100 (double room)
your second choice of study may be used to Men R35 850 (double room)
apply for accommodation. In this way you will
ensure that you are considered for a place in Meals: There are various options (e.g. three meals
residence, even if – in the end – you are not per day, seven days per week, cost R20 900 per
accepted for your first choice of study. year).
• The residence placement procedure is
finalised by 30 October. By this date you
should know whether you have a place in a
residence. If your application is unsuccessful,
we will confirm this after 30 October.
xPRIVATE ACCOMMODATION See under the faculties for more information, or
Students who do not live in a residence contact our client services centre.
on campus are part of the Private Student
Organisation (PSO) and are allocated to one of its SciMathUS bridging programme
ten wards. The PSO wards are organised together SciMathUS is a one-year university preparation
with residences into six groups (or clusters). For programme that offers tuition to educationally
each of these clusters, a building (called a hub) disadvantaged learners. These learners have passed
is being erected, where day students can spend Grade 12, but struggle to meet the minimum
free time, and where they too will have the
admission requirements set by highly selective
opportunity to enjoy the benefits of residential
life, such as the availability of network points to degree programmes.
connect a computer to the University’s network,
its electronic resources and the internet. In line Learners choose between a Science and
with residences, the PSO wards offer support Accounting stream. If you choose the Science
to students through a mentor programme and a stream, you rewrite the NSC examination for
variety of activities. The cluster hubs Wimbledon Mathematics and Physical Sciences. If you choose
and amaMaties are already completed and the Accounting stream, you take Accounting and
operational. Introduction in Economics with the Extended
Degree Programme students, which are
Each cluster has one or two open dining halls in assessed by the University. You rewrite the NSC
residences where PSO students are welcome to examination for Mathematics only. With improved
book and enjoy meals. results, you may then reapply to be admitted to
higher education!
Students in the Medicine and Health Sciences fall
under the Osler Tygerberg ward. Students on the
In both streams, to set you up for success in
Stellenbosch campus can expect a letter or an
SMS from their PSO ward confirming their ward higher education, you will also do Introduction
allocation, or they can check on the website given to University Mathematics and acquire additional
below. skills.
Enquiries about accommodation The programme supports Stellenbosch University’s
Client Services Centre: diversity goal and is funded mostly by the private
021 808 9111 sector. For programme information, admission
info@sun.ac.za requirements and closing dates for applications,
Website: visit our website or facebook page.
www.maties.com > ‘Accommodation’; and for our
placement policy: > ‘Residence application and SciMathUS enquiries:
placement process’; or to see whether you were Adele Pool 021 808 3032
successful with your application: > ‘Residence status’ Noni Kulati 021 808 2301
E-mail:
ACADEMIC SUPPORT bridging@sun.ac.za
Extended degree programmes Website:
The extended degree programmes are full status www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/education/suncep/ >
programmes that provide an alternative route to ‘University Preparation’ > ‘SciMathUS’
academic success. Extended degree programmes Facebook:
are offered in the following faculties: AgriSciences, www.facebook.com/SciMathUS
Arts and Social Sciences, Economic and
Management Sciences, Engineering, Medicine and WELCOMING PROGRAMME
Health Sciences, Science, and Theology. Each faculty After you have received conditional admission to
has its own admission procedure for its extended the study programme for which you have applied,
degree programmes. Usually candidates are eligible the University will provide you with details about
for such programmes when their results fall just when you should report at Stellenbosch for the
short of the admission requirements or selection Welcoming Programme (which is compulsory),
criteria, and when they qualify in terms of their and how to register as a student. This information
socio-economic status. will also be made available to you on our website
from November onwards.
xiContents
01 04 09
FACULTY OF FACULTY FACULTY OF
AGRISCIENCES OF ARTS ECONOMIC AND
AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT
SCIENCES SCIENCES
14 16 18
FACULTY OF FACULTY OF FACULTY OF
EDUCATION ENGINEERING LAW
19 21 22
FACULTY OF FACULTY OF FACULTY OF
MEDICINE MILITARY SCIENCE
AND HEALTH SCIENCE
SCIENCES
27
FACULTY OF
THEOLOGY
xiiFaculty of AgriSciences
Admission and selection: Applicants who meet the minimum requirements for their chosen
programme, are selected according to the Faculty’s selection guidelines available on
www.maties.com.
institution or marketing organisation (valuations,
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND
risk analyses, business plans, cash flow); manager at
MANAGEMENT
public sector or international organisations dealing
with economic development (e.g. the World Bank).
Minimum admission requirements Manager of food-processing concerns.
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND
(excluding Life Orientation)
MANAGEMENT
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
First Additional Language) 50%
• Mathematics 60% Minimum admission requirements
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) • Write the NBTs AQL (all students) and, if
50% you take Mathematics as a school subject,
also MAT
• An NSC aggregate of at least 55%
BAgricAdmin (3 years)
(excluding Life Orientation)
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
Field of study:
First Additional Language) 50%
- Agribusiness Management
• Mathematics 50% OR Mathematical
Literacy 60%
Career opportunities
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
Manager in agribusiness, focusing on crop or animal
50% OR
production. Agricultural economist at financial
Life Sciences 50% OR
institution (feasibility studies, business plans, cash
Agricultural Sciences 50%
flow planning).
BAgric in Agricultural Production and
BScAgric (4 years)
Management: Elsenburg (3 years)
Fields of study: This programme is offered in collaboration
- Agricultural Economic Analysis with the Cape Institute for Agricultural Training:
- Agricultural Economic Analysis and Elsenburg. Students reside on the Elsenburg
Management campus where they receive all their training. For
- Agricultural Economic Analysis and more information, phone the Institute on
Management with Food Science 021 808 7700.
- Agricultural Economics and Food Science
Fields of study:
Career opportunities - Animal Production
Researcher in macroeconomic analysis (impact - Plant Production
assessment and design of agricultural and food - Plant and Animal Production
policy); agricultural economist at a financial - Cellar Technology
01- Extension and Animal Production
BSc in Conservation Ecology (4 years)
- Extension and Plant Production
Career opportunities
Career opportunities
Careers in environmental impact assessment and
General agricultural manager, agricultural
monitoring, restoration ecology, conservation
production manager, winemaker, cellar manager,
biology, game farm management, ecotourism,
agricultural extension officer, marketer, and careers
sustainable agriculture, forestry and organic plant
in research and education and training in your
management, community-based natural resource
chosen study field.
management and research into conservation
biology.
ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Minimum admission requirements
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
Minimum admission requirements
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
(excluding Life Orientation)
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
(excluding Life Orientation)
First Additional Language) 50%
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
• Mathematics 60%
First Additional Language) 50%
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
• Mathematics 60%
50%
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
50%
BScAgric (4 years)
BSc in Food Science (4 years)
Field of study:
- Animal Science
Career opportunities
Food scientists are employed to do quality
Career opportunities
assurance, product development, research,
Consultant, entrepreneur, manager, technician,
technical support, sales, purchasing and production
extension officer or production manager in
management in the food industry.
animal sciences or in related industries (such as
animal nutrition, meat science, animal physiology,
animal reproduction and animal breeding), or in FORESTRY AND WOOD SCIENCES
the aquaculture industry, stock-farmer and game
farmer. Minimum admission requirements
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
CONSERVATION ECOLOGY AND • An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
ENTOMOLOGY (excluding Life Orientation)
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
First Additional Language) 50%
Minimum admission requirements
For the field of study Forestry and Natural
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
Resources Sciences, also:
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
• Mathematics 60%
(excluding Life Orientation)
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
50%
First Additional Language) 50%
For the field of study Wood and Wood Products
• Mathematics 60%
Sciences, also:
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
• Mathematics 70%
50%
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
60%
02BSc in Forestry (BScFor) (4 years) • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
50%
Fields of study: If you wish to take Soil Science and Chemistry as
- Forestry and Natural Resources Sciences major subjects at university:
- Wood and Wood Products Sciences • Mathematics 70%
Career opportunities BScAgric (4 years)
Forest and Natural Resources Sciences: Work
as forestry expert, timber grower, environmental Fields of study:
planner, forest researcher, forester, extension officer - Crop Production Systems
or consultant, logistics manager, tree breeder, rural - Crop Protection and Breeding
development advisor and entrepreneur. - Soil and Water Management
Wood and Wood Products Sciences: Work as
wood products expert, manager in a production Career opportunities
plant for wood products, product development Career opportunities in crop production
manager, quality assurance manager, consultant and (agronomy, deciduous fruit, citrus, fynbos, viticulture
wood scientist. and greenhouse), crop protection, genetic crop
improvement, and soil and water management.
GRAPE AND WINE SCIENCES Various careers in the agricultural industry or in
agriculture-related industries, such as consultant,
entrepreneur, manager, extension officer, technician
Minimum admission requirements or researcher.
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
(excluding Life Orientation) EXTENDED DEGREE PROGRAMMES
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
An extended degree programme entails one
First Additional Language) 50%
extra year of study. Except for BAgric in
• Mathematics 60% Agricultural Production and Management:
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) Elsenburg, all the programmes above are also
50% available as extended degree programmes.
BScAgric (4 years) Minimum admission requirements
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
Field of study: (excluding Life Orientation)
- Grape and Wine Sciences (previously called • English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or
Viticulture and Oenology)
First Additional Language) 50%
• Mathematics between 55% and 59,9%
Career opportunities
Winemaker, viticulturist, researcher, production • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
manager, marketer, technician, consultant or between 45% and 49,9%
entrepreneur in wine-related industries. • NBT results between 33% and 47%
For the BScAgric with Soil Science and Chemistry
as major subjects, as above BUT:
PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES • Mathematics between 60% and 69,9%
For the BScFor (Wood and Wood Products
Minimum admission requirements Sciences), as above BUT:
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT • Mathematics between 60% and 69,9%
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60% AND
(excluding Life Orientation) • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or between 55% and 59,9%
First Additional Language) 50%
• Mathematics 60% Career opportunities
Careers as described above for each programme.
03Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences
Our general programmes give you a broad background for a variety of careers in related fields. Our
specialised programmes are focused on specific careers. The programmes marked with a # are also
available as extended degree programmes.
General admission requirements BA in Language and Culture# (3 years)
• Write the NBT AQL
• An NSC aggregate of at least 65%
Minimum admission requirements
(excluding Life Orientation)
• Home Language 60%*
• See further admission requirements under
• First Additional Language 60%*
the programmes
*Raised requirements subject to approval. Please
• Also see the Faculty’s selection guidelines
keep an eye on www.maties.com for updates.
on www.maties.com > ‘Apply’
Career opportunities
GENERAL DEGREE PROGRAMMES Careers in professions requiring expertise in
languages and culture, diplomatic service, teaching,
BA in Humanities# (3 years) publishing, advertising, tourism, journalism and the
translation industry.
Routes:
- Human Thought, Language, Culture and Art BA in Social Dynamics# (3 years)
- People and Society
Minimum admission requirements
Minimum admission requirements • Home Language 50%
• Home Language 50 % • First Additional Language 40%
• First Additional Language 40% If you take Socio-Informatics as a university
If you take Socio-Informatics as a university subject, then also:
subject, then also: • Mathematics 50% OR
• Mathematics 50% OR Mathematical Mathematical Literacy 70%
Literacy 70% If you take Economics as a university subject, then
also:
Career opportunities • Mathematics 60%
A choice of many subjects that focus on either
of the two routes. Prepares you, with further Career opportunities
postgraduate training, for professions such as Subjects such as Economics, Geography and
teacher, psychologist, language practitioner, Environmental Studies, History, Political Science,
journalist and town and regional planner. Psychology, Social Anthropology and Sociology
with postgraduate study can lead to a career in
psychology, planning, media, education and training,
liaising, politics, management, research, policy
analysis and consultation.
04SPECIALISED DEGREE PROGRAMMES BA in Human Resource Management#
(3 years)
BA in Development and the Environment#
(3 years) Minimum admission requirements
• Home Language 50%
• First Additional Language 40%
Minimum admission requirements • Mathematics 50%*
• Home Language 50% If you take Statistics as a university subject, then:
• First Additional Language 40% • Mathematics 60%*
If you take Socio-Informatics as a university *Pending approval, these requirements are to be
subject, then also: scrapped. Keep an eye on www.maties.com for
• Mathematics 50% OR Mathematical updates.
Literacy 70%
If you take Economics as a university subject, then Career opportunities
also: Development manager, human resource manager,
• Mathematics 60% psychometrician, management consultant and
labour relations practitioner. Leads to postgraduate
Career opportunities studies in Human Resource Management or
Careers in community development, population Industrial Psychology.
development, town and regional planning,
tourism, resource planning and management, and
environmental planning and management in the BA in International Studies# (3 years)
public and private sectors.
Minimum admission requirements
BA in Drama and Theatre Studies (3 years) • English Home Language 50% OR
English First Additional Language 60%
Routes:
- Acting and Performance Training Career opportunities
- Technical and Management Training The diplomatic service, parliament, the National
Intelligence Agency, the tourism industry,
international journalism, public liaison work, the
Minimum admission requirements import and export industry, and institutions that
• Home Language 50% promote commerce and investment (e.g. Wesgro),
• First Additional Language 50% international organisations (such as the UN,
• Complete the required written assignment Amnesty International, World Economic Forum).
and hand it in by 15 August
• Candidates must be available for
auditions and/or interviews at the Drama BA in Law (3 years)
Department in Stellenbosch at the end of
September See BA (Law) under Faculty of Law.
Selection information
Selection requirements and entrance assignment
available at www.maties.com > ‘Apply’ >
‘Application documents’ or at amm@sun.ac.za.
Career opportunities
This qualification equips you for a career in the
theatre and media industries, and gives you access
to related fields such as public relations, marketing,
teaching and cultural affairs.
05Bachelor of Music (BMus) (4 years) BA in Music (3 years)
Minimum admission requirements Minimum admission requirements
• Home Language 50% • Home Language 50%
• First Additional Language 40% • First Additional Language 40%
• In the main instrument (or in singing) at • In the main instrument (or in singing) at
least a practical standard in classical music least a practical standard in classical music
equivalent to the Grade VII examination equivalent to the Grade VII examination
and theoretical knowledge equivalent and theoretical knowledge equivalent
to any of the examining bodies’ Grade V to any of the examining bodies’ Grade V
theory examination theory examination
• Candidates must be available for an • Candidates must be available for an
audition and theoretical test at the audition and theoretical test at the
Department of Music in Stellenbosch Department of Music in Stellenbosch
If you take Mathematics as a university subject, If you take Mathematics as a university subject,
then also: then also:
• Mathematics 70% • Mathematics 70%
Selection information Selection information
During the above-mentioned audition and During the above-mentioned audition and
theoretical test, candidates must demonstrate theoretical test, candidates must demonstrate
proof of the required standards. On receiving your proof of the required standards. On receiving your
application, we send you information about the application, we send you information about the
audition. Further information at mdn@sun.ac.za. audition. Further information at mdn@sun.ac.za.
Career opportunities Career opportunities
Music educator (lecturer or teacher), performing Private music teacher, conductor, performing artist
artist, accompanist, music director, musicologist, or accompanist. Upon further studies also music-
composer or conductor. Music-related professions related professions such as music journalist, music
such as journalist (BAHons in Journalism), music therapist or high school teacher. Postgraduate
arranger or music technologist. Postgraduate studies in your chosen major may open up other
fields of study: music education, performance, careers.
chamber music/accompaniment, soloist singer/
solo instrumentalist, musicology, composition,
music technology, ethnomusicology and choral
conducting.
06Performance, Musicology, Composition, Music
Diploma in Practical Music (3 years)
Technology, Church Music, Ethnomusicology or
Choir Conducting.
Minimum admission requirements
• NBTs not to be written Higher Certificate in Music (1 year)
• A National Senior Certificate with at
least 40% in each of four school subjects
(excluding Life Orientation) Minimum admission requirements
• In the main instrument (or in singing) at • NBTs not to be written
least a practical standard in classical music • A National Senior Certificate
equivalent to the Grade VII examination • In the main instrument (or in singing) at
and theoretical knowledge equivalent to least a practical standard in classical music
any of the examining bodies’ Grade III/IV equivalent to the Grade V/VI examination
theory examination and theoretical knowledge equivalent to any
• Candidates must be available for an of the examining bodies’ Grade III/IV theory
audition and theoretical test at the examination
Department of Music in Stellenbosch • Candidates must be available for an audition
Selection information and theoretical test at the Department of
During the above-mentioned audition and Music in Stellenbosch
theoretical test, candidates must demonstrate Selection information
proof of the required standards. On receiving your Selection based on an audition and theoretical
application, we send you information about the test, during which candidates must demonstrate
audition. Further information at mdn@sun.ac.za. proof of the required standards. On receiving your
application, we send you information about the
Career opportunities audition. Further information at mdn@sun.ac.za.
Instrumental or singing teacher, choral conductor,
Career opportunities
church organist, performing artist or orchestral
You can add value to community music projects.
musician.
This qualification can prepare you for the Diploma
in Practical Music or one of the music degree
Advanced Diploma in Practical Music programmes, provided you comply with all the
(1 year) admission requirements.
Minimum admission requirements BA in Political, Philosophical and Economic
• NBTs not to be written Studies (PPE) (3 years)
• Diploma in Practical Music with Music
Studies S 221 and 261
• Candidates must be available for an Minimum admission requirements
audition at the Department of Music in • Home Language 50%
Stellenbosch • First Additional Language 40%
Selection information • Mathematics 60%
Selection based on an audition, during which
candidates must demonstrate proof of the Career opportunities
required standards. On receiving your application, Manager, journalist, business or investment analyst,
we send you information about the audition. stockbroker, entrepreneur, diplomat, civil servant,
Further information at mdn@sun.ac.za. researcher, consultant or academic.
Career opportunities Bachelor of Social Work# (4 years)
Performing artist, accompanist, music teacher
or conductor. Studies might allow admission to
BMus with specialisation in Music Education, Minimum admission requirements
Musical Performance in Chamber Music • Home Language 50%
or Accompaniment, Solo Singing or Solo • First Additional Language 40%
07Career opportunities honours degree and internship), sport research
Social worker in state departments, non-profit and teaching (physical training). Sport Science can
organisations, facilities for persons with special be combined with Geography and Environmental
needs, schools, hospitals, occupational settings, and Studies, Psychology, Afrikaans en Nederlands or
in private practice. Can also practice internationally. English Studies.
BA in Socio-Informatics# (3 years) BA in Visual Arts (4 years)
Routes:
Minimum admission requirements
- Fine Arts
• Home Language 50%
- Jewellery and Metal Design
• First Additional Language 40%
- Visual Communication Design
• Mathematics 60%
If you take Mathematics as a university subject,
then: Minimum admission requirements
• Mathematics 70% • Home Language 50%
• First Additional Language 40%
Career opportunities • Hand a prescribed portfolio of art in by 30
Knowledge engineer, business analyst, project September
manager, internet developer, corporate information Selection information
systems architect, knowledge manager, electronic Information about the above-mentioned portfolio
of art is available at www.maties.com > ‘Apply’
business specialist, database manager and analyst in
> ‘Application documents’ or at 021 808 2508
decision support systems. (mornings only).
BA in Sport Science (3 years) Career opportunities
Professional fine artist, art teacher, graphic designer,
illustrator, jewellery designer and manufacturer,
Minimum admission requirements
art critic or art theorist. Related professions: stage
• Home Language 50%
designer, book designer, curator, museum and art
• First Additional Language 40%
gallery custodian, art dealer, art entrepreneur,
• Mathematics 40% OR
gemmologist, technical expert in sculpture,
Mathematical Literacy 70%
welding, casting, lithography as well as fields such
• Physical Sciences 40% OR
as film production, art direction, photography and
Life Sciences 50%
advertising.
• Complete the Department’s selection
questionnaire and medical history form and
submit them along with your application #Extended Degree Programmes (4 years)
• Attendance of and participation in sport
practicals are compulsory Available in all programmes marked with a #.
Selection information
Place for 80 students.The Department’s above- Minimum admission requirements
mentioned selection questionnaire and medical • An NSC aggregate of at least 60–64,9%
history form are available at 021 808 9111 (excluding Life Orientation)
or www.maties.com > ‘Apply’ > ‘Application • Students are selected for the extended
documents’). degree programmes at the discretion of the
Faculty
Career opportunities
Sports coaching, recreation leadership, sports Career opportunities
administration, sports marketing, sports Careers as described above for the various
management, sport for persons with disabilities, programmes.
the fitness industry, biokinetics (on completing
08Faculty of Economic
and Management
Sciences
Language of instruction: The Faculty offers only one programme, the BAcc degree programme, in
English and Afrikaans in separate streams from the first to the final year (parallel-medium instruction).
The first year of all other undergraduate programmes are presented in English and Afrikaans (parallel-
medium instruction), with some exceptions where modules are offered in only English. In the second
and third years the language of instruction differs from module to module and can be either one of, or
a combination of, the following: parallel medium (Afrikaans and English classes are presented in separate
groups); English, with support in Afrikaans; or in exceptional cases English only. (See “Language at the
University” on page vi).
SELECTION DEGREE PROGRAMMES WITH A FOCUS
ON LAW
In the first place, candidates must meet the
requirements of the programme they are applying For admission requirements and career
for. Note that admission requirements are opportunities, see under the Faculty of Law:
amended annually. For the latest information on
admission requirements and selection guidelines, BCom (Law)
please visit www.maties.com > ‘What can I study?’
> ‘Undergraduates’ > ‘Economic and Management BAccLLB
Sciences’.
BROAD DEGREE PROGRAMMES WITH
According to the Faculty’s selection guidelines, VARIOUS CAREER FOCUSES
your application will be considered based on
the grounds of your selection mark and your
BCom (3 years)
Grade 11 marks (or your Grade 12 marks if
you have already matriculated). The selection
mark for the 2019 intake is 75, but is subject to Construct your own curriculum from a wide
change according to demand and whether place choice of subjects, which may include a subject
is available in the programme. This arrangement from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
excludes BAccLLB and BCom (Law).
Minimum admission requirements
Selection mark: (2 x Mathematics average + • Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
the average of 5 other subjects, excluding Life • An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
Orientation) ÷ 7 (excluding Life Orientation)
• Mathematics 60%
Note: Where applicants present more than • English Home Language 50% OR
six school subjects from the list designated for Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR
university admission (page viii), the five highest English First Additional Language 60% OR
marks are used for the average of the “other Afrikaans First Additional Language 60%
subjects”. For applicants who present fewer than If you want to take Mathematics and/or Computer
six subjects, the following calculation will be used: Science as university subjects:
(2 x Mathematics average + averages of 3 other • Mathematics 70%
subjects) ÷ 5.
09Career opportunities Focal areas (choose in second year):
Become an expert in the public or private sector - Agricultural economics
who can add value in the area of economic - Entrepreneurship and Innovation
thought and the management of a business or a - Financial Management
public organisation, including financial and human - Human Resource Management
resource management. - Information Systems Management
- Logistics Management
- Marketing Management
BCom (Economic Sciences) (3 years)
- Public and Development Management
- Quantitative Management
Focal areas (choose in second year):
- Economics (Econometricians)
- Economics (Economic and Management Minimum admission requirements
Consultants) • Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
- Economics (Financial Sector) • An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
- Transport Economics (excluding Life Orientation)
• Mathematics 60%
• English Home Language 50% OR
Minimum admission requirements Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT English First Additional Language 60% OR
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60% Afrikaans First Additional Language 60%
(excluding Life Orientation)
• Mathematics 60% Career opportunities per focal area
• English Home Language 50% OR Agricultural economics: Careers include
Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR entrepreneurship, general management, financial
English First Additional Language 60% OR management and logistics management for the
Afrikaans First Additional Language 60% provision of agricultural inputs and services, for the
If you wish to take Mathematics and/or Computer processing and distribution of agricultural products,
Science as university subjects: and for agricultural financing.
• Mathematics 70%
Entrepreneurship and innovation: This focal
Career opportunities per focal area area teaches you how to create your own job
Economics: This leads to a career in the financial opportunities and to make creative contributions
sector as economic/financial analyst or economic/ to other businesses.
management consultant. Graduates with an
Financial management: Whether you consider
aptitude for and training in mathematics and
starting your own business or working for a
statistics, along with economics, can opt for
big company, a sound knowledge of financial
employment as econometricians in the financial or
management is essential for success. Follow a
public sectors or at a research institution.
career as investment analyst, financial manager or
Transport economics: Transport economists financial adviser.
plan and manage transport infrastructure, the
Human resource management: This leads to
formulation of transport policy and the control
non-statutory registration as Human Resource
of transport systems for public enterprises and
Practitioner with the South African Board for
transport organisations.
People Practices. Follow a career as personnel
manager, market researcher, training manager,
consultant or labour relations manager. (For
BCom (Management Sciences) (3 years) statutory registration as Psychometrist or Industrial
Psychologist, see BCom (Industrial Psychology)on
This programme is available as an extended page 12.)
degree programme (EDP), entailing one extra
year of study. Only socio-economically and Information systems management: Knowledge
educationally disadvantaged candidates will be technologies are integrated with organisational
considered for the limited space in the EDP. strategies and processes in order to enhance
productivity, efficiency and (sometimes) innovation.
10Logistics management: A logistics manager Career opportunities per focal area
plans and controls the efficient, effective flow Computer science: With a broad knowledge of
and storage of goods, services and related computer science and of the business world,
information from the place of origin to the place you will be able to make a success of a career as
of consumption. programmer in any environment.
Marketing management: In this field you will be Financial risk management: People with training in
engaged in various marketing activities such as financial risk management, mathematical statistics
product decisions, price determination, distribution, and financial mathematics are appointed by
advertising and creating awareness of products or large financial institutions as financial quantitative
services. Possible careers are: marketing manager, analysts, such as financial risk managers, portfolio
sales manager, client manager and advertising managers and financial instrument dealers.
manager. Mathematical statistics: Mathematical-statistical
Public and development management: Management theory, procedures and the accompanying
careers in the public, non-government and computer skills are in great demand in national
development sector such as general, strategic, and international corporate, research and public
financial, personnel, project or programme sectors. Follow a career as statistician, data miner,
manager. Development planner, community data manager and statistical analyst in marketing,
developer or a specialist in policy and management information and management departments.
research. Operations research: This practice-oriented focal
Quantitative management: After sufficient practical area finds mathematically-based solutions for
experience you can analyse and manage business problems that have a high degree of complexity,
functions and processes at the strategic, tactical uncertainty and conflict in factories, businesses,
and operational levels. banks, and the mining and agricultural sectors.
BCom (Mathematical Sciences) (3 years) BCom (International Business) (4 years)
The third year includes an international exchange
Focal areas (choose in second year):
semester. The language of instruction is English.
- Computer Science
- Financial Risk Management
- Mathematical Statistics Minimum admission requirements
- Operations Research • Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• An NSC aggregate of at least 80%
(excluding Life Orientation)
Minimum admission requirements
• Mathematics 70%
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• English Home Language 70% OR
• An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
English First Additional Language 80%
(excluding Life Orientation)
• Any additional language 70%
• Mathematics 70%
• English Home Language 50% OR
Career opportunities
Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR
Interaction with international students and the
English First Additional Language 60% OR
global marketplace prepares you for a role in
Afrikaans First Additional Language 60%
international firms as marketing manager, financial
manager, entrepreneur or innovation manager.
11and have sufficient work experience. Successful
Diploma in Sustainable Development
university studies may result in exemptions from
(3 years)
many of these examinations.
The language of instruction is English.
BCom (Industrial Psychology) (3 years)
Minimum admission requirements
• National Benchmark Tests not to be written Minimum admission requirements
• National Senior Certificate aggregate of at • Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
least 60% (excluding Life Orientation) • An NSC aggregate of at least 60%
• Mathematics 50% OR (excluding Life Orientation)
Mathematical Literacy 50% • Mathematics 60%
• English Home Language 50% OR • English Home Language 50% OR
English First Additional Language 60% Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR
• Life Sciences 60% English First Additional Language 60% OR
• 60% in one of the following: creative arts Afrikaans First Additional Language 60%
(i.e. Engineering Graphics and Design,
Visual Arts), Agriculture, Business Studies, Career opportunities
Economics or Physical Sciences Statutory registration with the Health Professions
Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Career opportunities Psychometrist (independent practice) is possible
Entrepreneur in sustainable development through after obtaining the BCom (Industrial Psychology)
social enterprises, education, tourism, renewable and BComHons (Industrial Psychology) degrees, an
energy, crafts or services towards community internship of six months and passing a professional
development. board exam. Statutory registration as an Industrial
Psychologist with the HPCSA is possible after
successful completion of the MCom (Industrial
DEGREE PROGRAMMES FOR
Psychology) programme, an internship of 12
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
months and a professional board exam.
* The admission requirements of these
programmes are amended annually. Please BAcc* (3 years)
visit www.maties.com > ‘What can I study?’ >
‘Undergraduates’ > ‘Economic and Management Classes are in Afrikaans and in English (parallel-
Sciences’ for updates. medium instruction) up to final year.
BCom (Actuarial Science) (3 years) Minimum admission requirements
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• An NSC aggregate of at least 70%
Minimum admission requirements
(excluding Life Orientation)
• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• Mathematics 70% OR
• A selection mark of at least 85
Mathematics 60% and Accounting 70%
• An NSC aggregate of at least 80%
• English Home Language 50% OR
(excluding Life Orientation)
Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR
• Mathematics 80%
English First Additional Language 60% OR
• English Home Language 60% AND any
Afrikaans First Additional Language 60%
First Additional Language 60% OR
• Other Home Language than English 60%
Career opportunities
AND English First Additional Language 75%
To obtain the professional qualification of
Chartered Accountant, you have to pass the
Career opportunities
examinations of the South African Institute of
To become an Actuary (Fellow of the Actuarial
Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and/or the
Society of South Africa) you need to pass the
Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors
fifteen examinations of the professional body
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