TUT BTech in Agriculture: Development and Extension

BACCALAUREUS TECHNOLOGIAE: AGRICULTURE: DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION*

Qualification code: BTDX05 – NQF Level 7

Campus where offered:

Pretoria Campus

Important notification to new applicants:

Students who intend to enrol for this qualification should take note that no new applications will be accepted as from 2020. Potential students are advised to consult the University’s website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework.

REMARKS

a.Admission requirement(s):

A National Diploma: Agriculture: Development and Extension or an NQF Level 6 bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Extension from a South African university.

Holders of any other equivalent South African or international qualifications may also be considered, but will have to apply about six months in advance for the recognition of such qualifications. Candidates will be required to submit an evaluation of their qualifications by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) with their application forms for admission. The Faculty reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability/ competence for admission to the programme. Proof of English proficiency may be required. Depending on the nature of such an equivalent qualification, the completion of certain additional subjects may be required.

b.Selection criteria:

Selection is based on an assessment by a departmental selection panel.

c.Minimum duration:

One year.

d.Presentation:

Block-mode classes.

e.Intake for the qualification:January only.

f.Exclusion and readmission:

See Chapter 2 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

g.Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), equivalence and status:

See Chapter 30 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

h.Subject credits:

Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.

Key to asterisks:

*Information does not correspond to information in Report 151. (Deviations approved by the Senate in May 2007.)

CURRICULUM

SUBJECTS PRINTED IN BOLD ARE NOT FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES.

YEAR SUBJECTS
CODE	SUBJECT	CREDIT
AEX400T	Agricultural Extension IV	(0,250)

	Prospectus 2019- Faculty of Science	1

AGC100T	Agricultural Communication I	(0,250)
RMD100C	Research Methodology
RMD10PC	Research Methodology: Agriculture	(0,125)
RMD10QC	Research Methodology: Biometry	(0,125)
	plus one of the following subjects:
CRO400T	Crop Production IV	(0,250)
DPS400T	Animal Production IV	(0,250)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION:		1,000

SUBJECT/MODULE INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the Department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject/module. On 01 August 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

A

AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATION I (AGC100T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Crop Sciences)

The importance of group forming in the work sphere. Productive leadership and participation in democratic groups. The functioning of groups within the dynamic environment. The use of groups for solving problems and increasing productivity. The management of groups with various group techniques. Defining aims and evaluations in groups. Leadership types and styles and their management implications. (Total tuition time: ± 70 hours)

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IV (AEX400T)	1 X 3-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Crop Sciences)

The philosophic relationship between extension and programme planning. Agricultural problems and their solutions. Handling of the problem-solving process. Drawing up of extension programmes, gathering of infor- mation. Principles of interviewing. The relationship between extension programmes, educational principles, communication and marketing. Implementation of programmes. The principles of personnel and financial management. (Total tuition time: ± 50 hours)

ANIMAL PRODUCTION IV (DPS400T)	CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
(Subject custodian: Department of Animal Sciences)

Advanced concepts in small stock, poultry, pig, beef, milk and fodder production. Preparation and presentation of three seminars on approved animal and fodder production topics. (Total tuition time: ± 300 hours)

C

CROP PRODUCTION IV (CRO400T)	CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
(Subject custodian: Department of Crop Sciences)

An in-depth study of botany and production of a crop or groups of crops that are cultivated on a commercial scale. These include agronomic crops, vegetable crops, fruit crops and other crops. (Total tuition time: ± 50 hours)

R

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: AGRICULTURE (RMD10PC)	1 X 2-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Crop Sciences)

Planning, designing and conducting research; meaning of research; tools in research; research paradigms; research and society; research project cycle; review of literature and citing sources; quantitative research in- cluding the survey method and the experimental method; qualitative research; ethics in research: the research proposal. (Total tuition time: ± 48 hours)

	Prospectus 2019- Faculty of Science	2

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: BIOMETRY (RMD10QC)	1 X 2-HOUR PAPER
(Subject custodian: Department of Crop Sciences)

Introduction to statistics and biometry; general concepts in statistics; presenting and summarising data; re- lationships between variables (regression); probability theory; probability distributions; estimating population parameters; hypothesis testing. (Total tuition time: ± 48 hours)

	Prospectus 2019- Faculty of Science	3