UNISA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

UNISA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

The college is situated on the Unisa Science Campus in Johannesburg. Unisa has made science a priority through its initiatives, with the purpose of strengthening scientific capabilities and promoting research activities in agriculture and environmental sciences. Thanks to its cutting-edge lab facilities not frequently associated with open and distance e-learning schools, our students will have a space to expand their minds and do what every scientist lives to do – put theory into action.

The College offers a wide range of exciting certifications in the field of technology. Its cutting-edge labs and facilities, as well as a dedicated team of science education experts, ensure that open distance learning students receive the best possible support and practical experience—unique among open distance learning institutions and comparable to what residential universities have to offer.

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA) consists of the following two schools (with two departments each) a centre and a unit.

School Of Agriculture and Life Sciences
School of Ecological and Human Sustainability

School Of Agriculture and Life Sciences: In the fields of agriculture, animal welfare, life and consumer sciences, the school’s primary mission is to provide solutions to African-based problems through engaged scholarship that arises from the involvement of a trio of Teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, and Community Engagement. The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is made up of the following departments;

Department of Agriculture and Animal Health
Department of Life and Consumer Sciences

School of Ecological and Human Sustainability: The School’s main goal is to use its scholarship to raise environmental consciousness and responsibility for a more prosperous world. To do this, the School tackles social, economic, and environmental sustainability issues by combining human, biological, and environmental capital in order to develop healthy livelihoods and landscapes. The School of Ecological and Human Sustainability consist of the following departments;