Rhodes University - Faculty of Science

Page updated 18 January 2010

The tables below summarize ancillary, aggregating, and prerequisite requirements for 2010 for subjects studied in the Faculty of Science.

While every attempt is made to ensure that the information here is comprehensive, accurate and up to date, we cannot promise that there are no errors.


The following table summarizes what ancillary and other credit is needed to major in any particular subject:

  To major in                      Credit is needed in each of

  Accounting                       ACC 1; ACC 2; ACC 3
  Applied Mathematics              MAT 1; MAP 2 or MAT 2; MAP 3
  Applied Statistics               MAT 1 or MAT 101+102; MST 2; AST 3
  Biochemistry                     CHE 1; BCH 2; BCH 3
  Botany                           CEL 101; BOT 102; ZOO 101; CHE 1; BOT 2; BOT 3
  Chemistry                        CHE 1; CHE 2; CHE 3;
                                   One of CSC 1, MAT 1, PHY 1, PHY 1E, STA 1
  Computer Science                 CSC 1; CSC 2; CSC 3, MAT 102 or MAT 1
  Economics                        ECO 1; ECO 2; ECO 3
  English                          ENG 1; ENG 2; ENG 3
  English Language & Linguistics   ELN 1; ELN 2; ELN 3
  Entomology                       CEL 101; BOT 102; ZOO 101; CHE 1; ENT 2; ENT 3
  Environmental Science            GOG 1; One of BOT 1, GLG 1, ZOO 1 or ANT 1;
                                   ENV 2; ENV 302; ENV 302
  Ethnomusicology                  ETH 1; ETH 2; ETH 3
  Geography                        GOG 1; GOG 2; GOG 3
  Geology                          GLG 1; GLG 2; GLG 3
                                   Two of CHE 101, CHE 102, PHY 101, PHY 102, PHY 1E1, PHY 1E2, MAT 1 (HOD discretion)
  Human Kinetics & Ergonomics      HKE 1; HKE 2; HKE 3;
  Ichthyology                      CEL 101; BOT 102; ZOO 101; CHE 1; ICH 2; ICH 3;
                                   Two of CSC 101, CSC 102, STA 101, STA 102, MAT 1, MAT 101, MAT 102
  Information Systems              CSC 101; INF 201 + INF 202; INF 3
  Instrumental Music Studies       IMS 1; IMS 2; IMS 3
  Journalism & Media Studies       JRN 1; JRN 2; JRN 3
  Legal Theory                     LEG 1; LEG 2; LEG 3
  Management                       MAN 1; MAN 2; MAN 3; ACC 1; MAT 1
  Mathematics                      MAT 1; MAT 2 or MAP 2; MAT 3
  Mathematical Statistics          MAT 1 or MAT 101+102; MST 2; MST 3
  Microbiology                     CEL 101; ZOO 101 or BOT 102; CHE 1; MIC 2; MIC 3
  Music                            MUS 1; MUS 2; MUS 3
  Organizational Psychology        PSY 1; ORG 2 or PSY 2; ORG 3
  Physics & Electronics            PHY 1; PHY 2; PHY 3; MAT 1; MAT 2 or MAP 2
  Psychology                       PSY 1; PSY 2 or IND 2; PSY 3
  Zoology                          CEL 101; BOT 102; ZOO 101; CHE 1; ZOO 2; ZOO 3


The following table summarizes the aggregating possibilities and prerequisite requirements for each subject:

  Accounting

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ACC 101, ACC 102        ACC 1
  ACC 201, ACC 202        ACC 2     ACC 1
  ACC 3                   none      ACC 2

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Applied Mathematics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  MAP 201, MAP 202        MAP 2     MAT 1
  MAP 301, MAP 302        MAP 3     MAT 2 or MAP 2


  Applied Statistics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  AST 301, AST 302        AST 3     MST 2; MAT 1 or MAT 101+102

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Biochemistry

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  BCH 201, BCH 202        BCH 2     CHE 1
  BCH 301, BCH 302        BCH 3     BCH 2

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Botany

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  CEL 101, BOT 102        BOT 1
  BOT 201, BOT 202        BOT 2     CEL 101; BOT 102; ZOO 102; CHE 1
  BOT 301, BOT 302        BOT 3     BOT 201; BOT 202; CHE 1

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Chemistry

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  CHE 101, CHE 102        CHE 1     HG Matric Mathematics or NSC Mathematics
  CHE 201, CHE 202        CHE 2     CHE 1
  CHE 301, CHE 302        CHE 3     CHE 2; 1 of CSC 1, MAT 1, PHY 1, PHY 1E, STA 1

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Computer Science

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  CSC 1L
  CSC 101, CSC 102        CSC 1     HG Matric Mathematics or NSC Mathematics
  CSC 201, CSC 202        CSC 2     CSC 101 and CSC 102
  CSC 301, CSC 302        CSC 3     CSC 2; MAT 102 or MAT 1
  CSC 303                 None      CSC 201

  Students must pass CSC 101 before they may register for CSC 102.
  Adequate performance is required in first semester of CSC 201 before a
  student may continue to the second semester.
  Admission to CSC 2 is not automatic.  There may be a limitation on the number
  of places, which are offered to the best students in CSC 102.


  Economics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ECO 101, ECO 102        ECO 1
  ECO 201, ECO 202        ECO 2     ECO 1
  4 of ECO 311 - 318      ECO 3     ECO 2

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  English

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ENG 1
  ENG 2                             ENG 1
  ENG 3                             ENG 2


  English Language & Linguistics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ELN 1
  ELN 2                             ELN 1
  ELN 3                             ELN 2


  Entomology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ENT 201, ENT 202        ENT 2     CEL 101; ZOO 101; BOT 102; CHE 1
  ENT 301, ENT 302        ENT 3     ENT 2

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Environmental Science

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ENV 201, ENV 202        ENV 2     GOG 1; one of BOT 1, GLG 1, ZOO 1 or ANT 1
  ENV 301, ENV 302        ENV 3     ENV 2


  Geography

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  EAR 101, GOG 102        GOG 1
  GOG 201, GOG 202        GOG 2     EAR 101 or GOG 1 (HOD discretion);
  GOG 301, GOG 302        GOG 3     GOG 2

  Adequate performance is required in EAR 101 before a student may
  continue to GOG 102


  Geology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  EAR 101, GLG 102        GLG 1
  GLG 201, GLG 202        GLG 2     GLG 1 or GLG 102;
                                    2 of CHE 101, CHE 102, PHY 101, PHY 102
                                    PHY 1E1, PHY 1E2, MAT 1 (HOD discretion)
  GLG 301, GLG 302        GLG 3     GLG 201 or GLG 202; GLG 101
                                    2 of CHE 101, CHE 102, PHY 101, PHY 102
                                    PHY 1E1, PHY 1E2, MAT 1 (HOD discretion)

  Adequate performance is required in EAR 101 before a student may
  continue to GLG 102

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester of GLG 201 and GLG 301
  before a student may continue to the second semester


  Human Kinetics and Ergonomics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  HKE 101, HKE 102        HKE 1
  HKE 201, HKE 202        HKE 2     HKE 1
  HKE 301, HKE 302        HKE 3     HKE 2

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Ichthyology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ICH 201, ICH 202        ICH 2     CEL 101; ZOO 101; BOT 102; CHE 1
  ICH 301, ICH 302        ICH 3     ICH 2; CHE 1
                                    2 of CSC 101, CSC 102, STA 101, STA 102,
                                    MAT 101, MAT 102, MAT 1 (note: not CSC 1L)

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Information Systems

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  INF 201, INF 202        INF 2     CSC 101; Must be a second-year student
  INF 301, INF 302        INF 3     INF 201; INF 202

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester.

  INF 203  is an alternative to INF 202 for students following an Accounting
  option for a BCom degree.


  Introductory Molecular Biology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  BCH 201, MIC 202        IMB 2     CHE 1

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Journalism & Media Studies

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  JRN 1
  JRN 2                             JRN 1 (JRN 2 is limited to a max of 110 students)
  JRN 3                             JRN 2


  Legal Theory

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  LAW 1
  LAW 2                             LAW 1
  LAW 3                             LAW 2


  Management

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  MAN 101, MAN 102        MAN 1
  MAN 211 - MAN 214       MAN 2     MAN 1; ACC 1
  MAN 311 - MAN 314       MAN 3     MAN 2; ACC 1; MAT 1

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Mathematics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  MAT 101, MAT 102        MAT 1     HG Matric Mathematics or NSC Mathematics
  MAT 201, MAT 202        MAT 2     MAT 1
  MAT 301, MAT 302        MAT 3     MAT 2 or MAP 2


  Mathematical Statistics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  MST 201, MST 202        MST 2     MAT 1 or MAT 101+STA 101
  MST 301, MST 302        MST 3     MST 2; MAT 1 or MAT 101+102

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Microbiology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  MIC 201, MIC 202        MIC 2     CEL 101 (or ZOO 1 or BOT 1); CHE 1
  MIC 301, MIC 302        MIC 3     MIC 2; CHE 1

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Music

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  MUS 1, ETH 1, IMS 1
  MUS 2, ETH 2, IMS 2               MUS 1 or ETH 1 or IMS 1 (respectively)
  MUS 3, ETH 3, IMS 3               MUS 2 or ETH 2 or IMS 2 (respectively)


  Organizational Psychology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  ORG 2                             PSY 1
  ORG 3                             ORG 2 or PSY 2 (HOD discretion)


  Physics & Electronics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  PHY 1E1, PHY 1E2        PHY 1E    (independent courses)
  PHY 101, PHY 102        PHY 1     HG Matric Mathematics or NSC Mathematics
  PHY 201, PHY 202        PHY 2     PHY 1; MAT 1
  PHY 301, PHY 302        PHY 3     PHY 2; MAT 1; MAT 2 or MAP 2

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester of PHY 101 and PHY 301
  before a student may continue to the second semester


  Psychology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  PSY 101, PSY 102        PSY 1
  PSY 2                             PSY 1
  PSY 3                             PSY 2 or ORG 2 (HOD discretion)


  Statistics

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  STA 101, STA 102        STA 1     Matric Mathematics or NSC Mathematics

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


  Zoology

  Subject/Course        Aggregate   Prerequisite credit needed in

  CEL 101, ZOO 101        ZOO 1
  ZOO 201, ZOO 202        ZOO 2     CEL 101; ZOO 101; BOT 102; CHE 1
  ZOO 301, ZOO 302        ZOO 3     ZOO 2

  Adequate performance is required in the first semester before a student may
  continue to the second semester


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