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C URRICUL UM P L ANNING W ORKSHOP I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

W ORK SHOP O UT L I NE 1. I ntro duc tio n: T he pro c e ss o f c ho o sing a c a re e r 2. Ca re e r o ppo rtunitie s in Ag ric ulture , E ng ine e ring a nd Sc ie nc e 3. Ava ila b le de g re e s 4. Cha ng ing yo ur mind 5. Pro g re ssio n rule s 6. Whe re to g e t he lp I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

1.T he Pro c e ss o f Cho o sing a Ca re e r Explore your Potential Understand your Context Explore the world of Work Va lue s F a mily Ca re e r L ibra rie s Inte re sts E c onomy Work e xpe rie nc e Abilitie s Community Counse lling Pe rsona lity Politic s Ne wspa pe rs “Work” “You” infor mation Conte xt Informa tion Inte g ra tion ACT I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

S UMMARY • Ca re e r pla nning is a n o ng o ing de ve lo pme nta l pro c e ss (ra the r tha n a n e ve nt). • Ca re e r pla nning re q uire s a c o nte xtua l unde rsta nding . • Stude nts ne e d to ma ke de c isio ns o n the b a sis o f a c le a r unde rsta nding o f the o ptio ns a nd c o nse q ue nc e s o f va rio us a lte rna tive s. • Ca re e r de c isio ns ne e d to b e princ ipa lly drive n b y individua l inte re st a nd a ptitude , ra the r tha n pe e r a nd fa mily pre ssure . • Stude nts sho uld vie w wo rk e xpe rie nc e a s pa rt o f c umula tive le a rning a b o ut the mse lve s a nd the wo rld o f wo rk. I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

Co lle g e o f Ag ric ulture , E ng ine e ring a nd Sc ie nc e Yo u ha ve ma de a g o o d c ho ic e ! I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

WHY? • Uniq ue a nd Dive rse e .g . Ag ric ultura l E ng ine e ring • Our de g re e s a re inte rna tio na lly re c o g nise d • T o p fa c ilitie s a nd e q uipme nt • T o p re se a rc h a nd te a c hing • L o ts o f a c a de mic a nd pe rso na l suppo rt a va ila b le • Stro ng links with industry • Gra dua te s ha ve e xc e lle nt e mplo yme nt o ppo rtunitie s I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

CARE E R OPPORT UNI T I E S Ag ric ultura l E c o no mist F o o d a nd L a b e lling Co nsulta nt Spo rts Die titia n E xte nsio n Offic e r F a rm Ma na g e r L a ndsc a pe r Sa le s a nd Ma rke ting Co nsulta nt Re se a rc he r L ive sto c k Sc ie ntist Die titia n I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

CARE E R OPPORT UNI T I E S nvironme nta l Ag ro me te o ro lo g ist So il Sc ie ntist Sc ie nc e E nviro nme nta l I mpa c t Ana lyst E nviro nme nta l Re se a rc h Sc ie ntist Hydro lo g ist E E xplo ra tio n Ge o lo g ist Ge olog ic a l Sc ie nc e Mine Ge o lo g ist E ng ine e ring Ge o lo g ist E nviro nme nta l Ge o lo g ist Re se a rc he r a nd Ac a de mic I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

CARE E R OPPORT UNI T I E S Re se a rc h Sc ie ntist F o re nsic Sc ie ntist Che mistry Che mic a l Ana lyst Synthe tic Che mist Me dic ina l Che mist I ndustria l Che mist E nviro nme nta l Che mist Me dic a l Physic ist Ma te ria ls Physic ist Physic s Co mputa tio na l Physic ist E nviro nme nt Physic ist E ne rg y Physic ist Ge o physic ist Qua ntum Physic ist I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

CARE E R OPPORT UNI T I E S Re se a rc he r Ma na g e r E xte nsio n Offic e r E nviro nme nta l Sc ie ntist ife Sc ie nc e s F o re nsic Sc ie ntist Bio lo g ist (Ma rine , Mo le c ula r) Sc ie nc e T e a c he r Wildlife Co nsulta nt E c o lo g ist F o re ste r L Na ture Co nse rva to r Bio c he mist Ge ne tic ist Mic ro b io lo g ist I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

CARE E R OPPORT UNI T I E S Ma the ma tic s Ac a de mic / Ma the ma tic ia n Re se a rc he r Astro physic ist/ Astro no me r Ba nke r/ E c o no mist/ F ina nc ia l Ana lyst Re se a rc h Ana lyst in Any/ E ve ry Sc ie ntific Se c to r Da ta Sc ie ntist Sta tistic s Ac tua ry/ F ina nc ia l Risk Ana lyst Sta tistic ia n (Qua ntita tive Ana lyst) I ndustria l Pe rfo rma nc e a nd Risk Ana lyst Me dic a l Sta tistic ia n/ Bio sta tistic ia n/ Bio me tric ia n Co mpute r Pro g ra mme r Compute r Sc ie nc e Da ta b a se De ve lo pe r/ Administra to r Gra phic De sig ne r a nd Anima to r We b / e -c o mme rc e de ve lo pe r Ro b o tic s E ng ine e r I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

CARE E R OPPORT UNI T I E S Bio re so urc e s E ng ine e r Che mic a l E ng ine e r Civil E ng ine e r Me c ha nic a l E ng ine e r ng ine e ring Co mpute r E ng ine e r E le c tric a l E ng ine e r E le c tro nic E ng ine e r L a nd Surve yo r Co nsulta nt E Co nstruc tio n Ma na g e r Qua ntity Surve yo r Pro je c t Ma na g e r I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

CARE E R OPPORT UNI T I E S I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

Wha t’ s a va ila b le : 3- ye a r de g re e s Ba c he lo r o f Sc ie nc e (BSc ) Ba c he lo r o f Ag ric ulture in Ag ric ultura l E xte nsio n (BAg ric ) (b a se d a t Ce da ra Co lle g e ) Ba c he lo r o f Ag ric ultura l Ma na g e me nt (BAg Ma n) Ba c he lo r o f Sc ie nc e in Die te tic s & Huma n Nutritio n (BSc Die t) I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

Ba c he lo r o f Sc ie nc e (BSc ) “Mix a nd ma tc h” – MAJORS • A “Ma jo r” is the sub je c t tha t yo u ta ke to 3 rd ye a r le ve l (i.e . yo ur spe c ia lisa tio n) • Co mb ine T WO ma jo rs: • e g Bio lo g y a nd Ge o g ra phy • Ple nty o f sc o pe fo r c ho ic e “Ma de to me a sure ” – F OCUSSE D PROGRAMME • Curric ulum mo re o r le ss fixe d b ut the e mplo ye r ha s a c le a re r ide a o f wha t yo u a re q ua lifie d in. I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

Ba c he lo r o f Sc ie nc e (BSc ) • Applie d Ma the ma tic s (Pmb , Wvl) • Ge o g ra phy (Pmb , Wvl) • Applie d Physic s (Wvl) • Hydro lo g y (Pmb ) • Astro no my (Wvl) • Ma the ma tic s (Pmb , Wvl) • Bio c he mistry (Pmb , Wvl) • Mic ro b io lo g y (Pmb , Wvl) • Bio lo g y (Pmb ) • Physic s (Pmb , Wvl) • Ce llula r Bio lo g y (Wvl) • Pla nt Pa tho lo g y (Pmb ) • Che mistry (Wvl, Pmb ) • Psyc ho lo g y (Pmb ) • Co mpute r Sc ie nc e (Pmb , Wvl) • So il Sc ie nc e (Pmb ) • Die te tic s & Huma n Nutritio n (Pmb ) • Sta tistic s (Pmb , Wvl) • E c o lo g y (Pmb ) • E c o no mic s (Pmb , Wvl) • Ge ne tic s (Pmb , Wvl) I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

F o c use d pro g ra mme s • Applie d Che mistry (Wvl) • Bio lo g ic a l Sc ie nc e s Ge ne ra l Stre a m (Pmb , Wvl) • Che mistry a nd Che mic a l T e c hno lo g y (Pmb ) • Co mpute r Sc ie nc e a nd I nfo rma tio n T e c hno lo g y (CS stre a m, Wvl) • Co mpute r Sc ie nc e a nd I nfo rma tio n T e c hno lo g y (I T stre a m, Wvl, Pmb ) • Co mpute r Sc ie nc e a nd Sta tistic s (Da ta Sc ie nc e stre a m, Wvl, Pmb ) • Cro p a nd Ho rtic ultura l Sc ie nc e (Pmb ) • E nviro nme nta l E a rth Sc ie nc e (Pmb ) • E nviro nme nta l Sc ie nc e (Pmb , Wvl) • E nviro nme nta l Sc ie nc e (Gra ssla nd Sc ie nc e stre a m, Pmb , Wvl) • Ge o lo g ic a l Sc ie nc e s (E nviro nme nta l a nd E ng ine e ring Ge o lo g y stre a m, Wvl) • Ge o lo g ic a l Sc ie nc e s (Ge o lo g y a nd Ore De po sits Stre a m, Wvl) • I ndustria l a nd Applie d Bio te c hno lo g y (Pmb ) • Ma rine Bio lo g y (Wvl) I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

Ba c he lo r o f Sc ie nc e (BSc ) • Zulu (ZUL N101) is c o mpulso ry unle ss e xe mpte d. • I t’ s no t ne e de d if yo u ha ve pa sse d ma tric isiZulu, b ut this wo uld b e e xe mptio n witho ut c re dit so a no the r e le c tive wo uld ha ve to b e ta ke n. • Stude nts witho ut fo rma l q ua lific a tio ns c a n g e t e xe mptio n if the y c a n pro ve tha t the y spe a k flue nt isiZulu thro ug h a fo rma l te st run b y the isiZulu de pa rtme nt. • BSc stude nts c a n’ t do it in 1 st se me ste r 1st ye a r. I t’ s a n o ptio n in 2 nd in ma ny pro g ra mme s, b ut no t a ll. I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

BSc L E S stre a m (L ife a nd E a rth Sc ie nc e s) • Se me ste r 1: Che mistry 110 (16 c re dits) Ma the ma tic s 150/ 130 (16 c re dits) Plus 2 fro m: Bio lo g y 101 (16 c re dits) Physic s 131/ 113/ 110 (16 c re dits) Ge o lo g y 101 (16 c re dits Wvl o nly) Ge o g ra phy 110 (16 c re dits) Note : T he c hoic e of subje c ts de pe nds on your major so ple ase c onsult the Colle ge Handbook ( available online only https:/ / c a e s.ukzn.a c .za / re g istra tio n/ ) and your Ac ade mic L e ade r I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

Mo st stude nts do ing BSc L E S stre a m ta ke : • Che mistry 110 • Ma the ma tic s 150 • Bio lo g y 101 • Physic s 131 I n the first se me ste r a s it le a ds to a wide va rie ty o f ma jo rs o ta l c re dits fo r 1 st se me ste r: 64 T I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS

So me BSc L E S c a re e r o ppo rtunitie s • Ge o lo g ist • Hydro lo g ist • E nviro nme nta l impa c t a na lyst • E nviro nme nta l re se a rc h sc ie ntist • Che mist • Re se a rc he r • Mic ro b io lo g ist • Bio lo g ist • Bio c he mist • Ge ne tic ist • T e a c he r • L e c ture r • So il sc ie ntist • Ge o g ra phe r • Pla nt Pa tho lo g ist • E c o lo g ist • Ma rine Bio lo g ist I NSPI RI NG GRE AT NE SS