The Department of Plant and Soil Science offers the following undergraduate programmes:
- BSc in Plant Science
- BSc in Biotechnology (with the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology)
- BSc in Ecology (with the Department of Zoology and Entomology)
- BScAgric in Applied Plant and Soil Sciences
- BScAgric in Plant Pathology
The Department offers a wide range of undergraduate modules:
- AGR 361 - Field Crops
- AGR 410 - Vegetable Crops
- APS 461 - Crop Physiology
- BOT 161 - Plant Biology
- BOT 251 - South African Flora and Vegetation
- BOT 261 - Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
- BOT 356 - Plant Ecophysiology
- BOT 358 - Plant Ecology
- BOT 365 - Phytomedicine
- BOT 366 - Plant Diversity
- BTC 361 - Plant Genetics and Crop Biotechnology
- GKD 250 - Introductory Soil Science
- GKD 320 - Soil Chemistry
- GKD 350 - Soil Classification and Surveying
- GKD 420 - Soil Fertility, Soil Microbiology and Plant Nutrition
- HSC 351 - Nursery Management: Principles and Practices
- HSC 420 - Fruit Tree Crops
- HSC 490 - Ornamental Horticulture
- LKM 450 - Environmental Biophysics
- OKW 413 - Weed Science
- PGW 350 - Soil-Water Relationship and Irrigation
- PGW 400 - Scientific Communication
- PLG 251 - Introduction to Crop Protection
- PLG 262 - Principles of Plant Pathology
- PLG 351 - General Plant Pathology
- PLG 363 - Plant Disease Control
- PLG 462 - Plant Pathology Research Project
- PLG 463 - Plant Disease Epidemiology
- PLG 483 - Advanced Plant Disease Control
- PLG 490 - Current Concepts in Plant Pathology
- PPK 251 - Sustainable Production and Agroclimatology
- WDE 310 - Principles of Veld Management
- WDE 320 - Planted Pastures and Fodder Crops
- WDE 450 - Environmental Resource Assessment and Management
You can find some highlights from undergraduate assignments (specifically from BOT 366) here.