BSc. Agriculture Management

Duration of Degree

The minimum duration for the degree program shall be four years and the maximum shall be eight years.

1. Introduction
   

1. These Regulations should be read in conjunction with the General Academic Regulations for undergraduate degrees here-in-after referred to as General Regulations.
2. Learning outcomes/objectives
   
1. To prepare diploma and certificate holders with knowledge and skills, which enable them to effectively operate in agriculture.
   
2. Promote the use of total biological and agricultural knowledge to manage crops, soils and livestock.
   
3. Develop research for solutions to national and international problems.



2. Duration of Programme
   
   
1. The minimum duration for the degree programme shall be four years and the maximum shall be eight years.
   
3. Entry Requirements
   
   
   1. Have at least 5 ‘O’ Level passes including English Language, Mathematics and one Science subject incorporating Biology and Chemistry (like Integrated Science, General Science, Agriculture or Chemistry and Biology) at grade C or better plus either a diploma or equivalent in Agriculture or related field of study from a recognized institution.
      

      or

      1. A certificate in Agriculture or equivalent plus on ‘A’ level pass in a Science            subject, preferably Chemistry or Biology.

      or

      1. ‘A’ Level passes in Science subjects, e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Physics or    Mathematics
      2. Have gone through the Accreditation of Prior Learning route.
      
      
4. Exemption Qualifications
   
   
1. A student may, in approved cases, be exempted from certain entry requirements provided that the student shall have successfully completed approved degree courses elsewhere and that the student shall be required to complete at least three quarters (75%) of the programme courses through Zimbabwe Open University.
   
2. Be exempted in accordance with the General Regulations; or have an equivalent university entry qualification;
   
3. The student must fulfill the conditions 4.c.i and 4.c.ii below to qualify for exemption;
   
1. The syllabus of the institution from which the student completed the course must be equivalent in content to at least 80% to the course being applied for exemption.
   
2. The student in the given subject/course must have obtained a pass of 60%, 2.2 or C+ which ever is applicable.
   
3. To ascertain the student’s competence in the course the university may grant exemption by requesting that the student take an exemption examination for the course.


5. Programme Structure
   


1. The student is expected to accumulate a minimum of 100 credit points to be considered to have met the requirement of the BSc Agriculture Management.

Year 1

All Courses Compulsory

Semester 1
CASD101      :      Physiology of farm animals
SLD101         :      Introduction to Soil Science
AGECD101   :      Introduction to Agricultural Economics
CRD101        :      Plant Physiology

Semester 2
SLD102         :      Applied Soil Science
AGECD102   :      Macroeconomics of Agriculture
AGECD104   :      Computer Applications
CRD102        :      Principles of Genetics

Year 2

Semester 1
Compulsory Courses
CRD201        :      Principles of Crop Production
AGECD204   :      Agriculture Extension & Communication
AGECD201   :      Management Concepts

Plus any two of the following
CASD202   :      Introduction to Animal Nutrition
CRD204      :      Plant Breeding
AGECD203 :      Agribusiness Management

Semester 2
Compulsory Courses
CRD202   :      Crop Production Management
SLD201    :      Agro Forestry
AGECD202 :   Management Concepts

Plus any two of the following
AGECD303 :   Agricultural Production Economics
CASD301    :      Animal Production

Semester 2
Compulsory Courses
AGECD300 :   Survey Techniques & Experimental Design
CRD            :   Plant Pathology

Plus any of the following
CASD302   :   Dairy Production
CASD304   :   Applied Animal Breeding

Year 4

Compulsory Courses
Semester 1
SLD401    :      Natural Resources & Conservation Management
SLD402    :      Agricultural Mechanisation
AGECD403 :   Agricultural & Food Marketing
AGECD460 :   Research Project

Semester 2
Compulsory Courses
CASD401    :   Ecology & Wildlife Management
AGECD460 :   Research Project

Plus any of the following
CRD401    :      Entomology
CRD402    :      Hematology

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