BSc Biodiversity in a Changing World at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Study how evolution, heredity, and development shape animal and plant life. Bachelor of Science in the field of Biological Sciences Major: Biodiversity Animal and plant life is shaped by central processes of evolution, heredity and development. In the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, we focus largely on whole organisms.

Faculty: Science | Department: Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First-year Introductory Life Sciences AND Chemistry AND Auxiliary Mathematics AND Any other Level I course Second-year Life on Earth: Diversity Life on Earth: Evolution Animal Form and Function Plant Form and Function AND Basic Statistics for the Natural Sciences AND Any other Level II courses Third-year Each major has a choice of the following courses: Biodiversity in a Changing World IIIA: From

Career pathways

Biodiversity Planner Biology Education Education Officer Private Consulting Firms Scientific Journalism Veterinary Research Institute Research or related work in various institutions: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWA) South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) Nature conservation, muse

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 43. APS 43+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 5 Wait-listing Applicants with 41-42 points may be wait-listed, subject to place availability. International Applicants National Benchmark Test All applicants to the Faculty of Science are required to write the National Benchmark Test by 31 October 2026 There are two tests: The Academic and Quantitative Literacy Test and the Mathematics Test. Both tests must be written in one session. Your test results are used in addition to your Grade 12 results to identify students who may need additional support during the course of their studies. You can register for the NBT before you submit your application to Wits. DO NOT wait for an official notification from Wits to register for and write the tests, as you may miss the end of September deadline. For test dates, registration dates and available venues, please re

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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