Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
My daughter is currently in Grade 12 at a school in Namibia and her subjects are English, French, Biology, Mathematics, Geography and Art. Are students required to have science as a subject to enroll in this course?
We do require physical science as one of the NSC subjects, as our degree is heavily weighted towards science, specifically chemistry and biochemistry, and therefore a background in physical science is essential.
I am curious about the T-option courses, consequently those look like the courses I will be selecting. If I am reading correctly, half of the lecture is in Afrikaans and the other half is in English. Does this mean, the professor will basically say something in Afrikaans then in English and move through the lecture going back and forth between languages?
Prescribed textbooks are in Afrikaans and/or English
- Class notes drawn up by the lecturer are
- fully in Afrikaans and fully in English, or
- alternately in Afrikaans and English
- Other compulsory reading material (e.g. scholarly journals, books, etc.) is in Afrikaans and/or English.
- Module frameworks and study guides are
- fully in Afrikaans and fully in English, or
- alternately in Afrikaans and English depending on the language of oral communication of the lecturer in the particular classes.
- Transparencies and data-projector contents used by the lecturers in lectures, seminar classes, tutorials and practicals are in Afrikaans.
- The oral communication language of the lecturer in lectures, seminars, tutorials and practicals is
- in the same class Afrikaans and English, with the proviso that the use of Afrikaans must be at least 50%, or
- alternately Afrikaans and English in different classes of the module or programme, with the proviso that the use of Afrikaans must be at least 50%.
- Test and examination question papers are fully in Afrikaans and fully in English on the same question paper.
- Written assignments from lecturers for tutorials, seminars and practicals, when used for assessment purposes, are
- fully in Afrikaans and fully in English in the same handout, or
- alternately in Afrikaans and English depending on the material not for assessment purposes (class notes, module frameworks, study guides, etc.) where the average use of Afrikaans must be at least 50%.
- Written answers by students to test and examination questions and assignments may be in Afrikaans or English.
- Oral presentations by students in lectures, seminars, tutorials and practicals in the T specification may be in Afrikaans or English according to their preferred academic language.
I want to study Viticulture and Oenology, but I have a degree in Engineering
Please send your request together with your academic record to the Faculty secretary (Ms Ghafsa Gamiet – ghgamiet@sun.ac.za).
