Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Advanced Diploma in Agricultural Management

Qualification code: 98027
NQF level: 7
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 112223
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
Some of the pre-requisites and/or co requisites (MNG3701) outlined in this qualification may not apply as they do not form part of the curriculum.
Purpose statement:
The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide learners with specialised knowledge and skills in the areas of economics and management principles that are used in the production, transformation and marketing of food and other agricultural products. These principles are used to produce and add value to high-quality agricultural products so that these products have economic, aesthetic, social and cultural value. The qualifying learners will be exposed to and acquire skills, knowledge, values, and attitudes relevant to agricultural production. Qualifying learners with this skill may be employed by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry as well as the Land Reform Department to play a major role in providing advisory services in agricultural management to land reform beneficiaries in the country to improve productivity on their various agricultural undertakings.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

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Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

First level


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Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
AES4701 - Agricultural and Rural Development
AES4702 - Introduction to Agricultural Project Analysis
AES4703 - Agricultural Business and Management
AEX4701 - Participatory Approaches to Extension
AGP4701 - Research Methodology
AGR4701 - Mini Project and Seminar
GGH3708 - Environmental Awareness and Responsibility
MNG3701 - Strategic Planning IIIA Pre-requisite:MNG2601
Group B. Choose TWO modules from either Group B or Group C
ANP4701 - Ruminant Production
ANP4702 - Monogastric Production
Group C. Choose TWO modules from either Group B or Group C
PTP4701 - Specialised Crop Production A
PTP4702 - Specialised Crop Production B