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The Faculty offers undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees, and postgraduate Honours (BSc Hons.), Masters (MSc) and PhD degrees. The Faculty encompasses the following schools: [2] Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences; Chemistry; Computational and Applied Mathematics; Computer Science
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (/ v ə t ˈ v ɑː t ə s r ɑː n t /), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The university has its roots in the mining industry, as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in ...
The School hosts the Centre for Urbanism and Built Environment Studies, a platform for urban research, learning and civic engagement.. In recent years the centre has focused on ’urban materialities’ and the place of the poor in South African cities, including how material realities of contemporary cities (their built environments at different scales, access to urban goods and central ...
Public universities in South Africa are divided into three types: traditional universities, which offer theoretically oriented university degrees; universities of technology ("technikons"), which offer vocational oriented diplomas and degrees; and comprehensive universities, which offer a combination of both types of qualification.
Particular achievement by one or more individuals in the general field of geography or a significant national or international event [2] Lawrence J. Burpee Medal: Royal Canadian Geographical Society: Help make Canada better known on a national or international level, and/or contribute to general advancement of geography [3] Martin Bergmann Medal
In a single honours degree, one of these is a major and the other a minor; In a BA/BSc/BEng (Joint Hons.) both subjects are majors. A joint honours degree is also different from a double degree scheme: a double degree entails two separate degrees (e.g., a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts) each of which with their own electives, etc.
University Admissions Rates in South Africa [a] [b] SA Rank University Name Applications Accepted Students Acceptance Rate Source 1 University of Cape Town: 92 841 4 500 4.85% [63] [64] =2 Stellenbosch University: 88 085 5 600 6.36% [65] =2 University of the Witwatersrand: 140 000 6 000 4.29% [66] 4 University of Johannesburg: 283 000 10 500 3. ...
4 May 2009: Beric Croome was keynote speaker for the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) graduation ceremony for the students of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management. Photograph shows from left to right: Acting Vice-Chancellor Y. Ballim; Beric Croome; David Kolitz, President of the Convocation of the University of the Witwatersrand.