Colleges and Universities Offering Master of Agricultural Sciences in Soil Science in South Africa

Institutions Offering Master of Agricultural Sciences in Soil Science

•  University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch  
  Specific Admission Requirements:
  • An applicable BScAgric degree.
  • An average final mark of 60% for the major subject.
  
  Duration of Programme:
  -This programme extends over a minimum of 1 year but may take longer to complete.
  
  Programme Content:
  -You select a topics for the research project from one of the following specialisation fields:
  • Soil genesis and classification;
  • Weathering and clay mineral synthesis;
  • Plant nutrition and fertilisation;
  • Irrigation and soil-plant-water management including salinity control and management;
  • Resource (soil, land and water evaluation and management systems such as, amongst others, erosion control); or
  • Rhizosphere and pedosphere organisms and interactions.
  -The project may consist of either soil science only or soil science integrated with a crop (plant), climate and/or terrain study.
  You will be guided towards project planning for problem solving by research within general guidelines and an overall picture of sustainable resource use through environmentally friendly, economical soil, water and plant management. You must be able to show that you have the ability to deal analytically and systematically with problems relating to the soil, plant, water and atmosphere continuum, and to identify possible solutions and formulate guidelines for the environmentally friendly management of natural resources.
•  University of Pretoria, Pretoria  
  Admission Requirements:
  1. Relevant BScAgric degree (or equivalent)
  2. A weighted average of at least 60% at final-year level
  3. Additional work/modules may be required in order to reach the desired level of competency
  
  Duration of study:
  2 years, full-time.

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