MAGISTER AGRICULTURAE
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Study aims:
The aims of this degree are:
to give specialised post-graduate agricultural management and research training;
to train the student such that he/she can integrate, communicate and apply the principles, concepts and knowledge of agricultural and management sciences;
to enhance the student's research abilities so that he/she can qualify as a specialist in this subject.
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Research is currently speficially done on precision farming.
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A student registering for the M.Agric. degree by submitting a dissertation (120 credits) uses the following code: LBB700.
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Students with a B.Agric. Hons. degree must do a dissertation (LBB700)
OR a script (LBB791 - 60 credits) plus two examination pa0pers of three hours each in the following subjects:
LBB701: Research Methodology (30 credits).
LBB702: Strategic and Risk Management (30 credits).
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Students who are in possession of a B.Agric. degree of other equivalent qualification, can enter for the M.Agric. study in Agricultural Management, provided that:
 such student completes the M.Agric. study in at least two years; additional to the dissertation LBB700 (120 credits) two supplementary subjects must be taken, namely: |
LBB703 and LBB704 (60 credits each, one examination paper of 4 hours in each module);
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LBB701 and LBB702 (30 credits each, one examination paper of three hours in each module)
plus LBB703 and LBB704 (60 credits each, one examination paper of 4 hours in each module)
plus the script, LBB791 (60 credits).
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Candidates who passed the prescribed modules, but does not fulfil the requirements for doing the script or dissertation, can apply that the B.Agric.Hons. degree will be awarded to them.
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