University of Stellenbosch AgriSciences Courses

If you have a degree in AgriSciences, you have a qualification with which you can compete on national and international level. You will be part of a group of experts who are highly sought-after in South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world. There is a range of challenging employment opportunities in the agricultural, forestry and conservation industries, ranging from the most practical to the highly technological. These include various management aspects, such as those relating to human resources, finance, plants and animals, equipment and the environment. Graduates may choose to work in the outdoors, in laboratories or in the business environment. The success of our former students in the work environment is widely recognised, with many graduates accepting senior management positions early in their careers.

Agricultural, forestry and conservation ecology education

Worldwide the biggest challenges are to supply food to rapidly growing populations; to ensure that food and food sources are unpolluted and safe for consumers; and to use and manage the environment in such a way that it can be preserved for posterity.

For the past 90 years, the Faculty of AgriSciences has played a key role in meeting these challenges. We provide training in each of the four broad areas of the agribusiness labour market, namely plant, soil and conservation sciences, animal production systems, food and wine production systems, agricultural economics and management. In collaboration with the Cape Institute for Agricultural Training: Elsenburg, we also provide training in appliedagricultural production and management. Our programmes focus on equipping students with the theoretical, technological, practical and generic skills essential to the fields of sustainable food production and food security. Our graduates are well equipped to make use of a creative and problem-solving approach to managing complex and challenging agricultural systems.