The course is currently the only one of its kind in South Africa. Hands-on practical training includes training in the only working pilot chemical production facility at a South African university which provides for seamless intergradation into a real- life work environment. This qualification comprises a mixture of disciplinary-based courses in chemistry, physics, engineering, statistics, mathematics and computer technology. Apart from the formal course and practical work at the university’s modern laboratories and Chemical Pilot Plant, the course also includes a six-month experience-based learning component in an industrial setting where skills and knowledge acquired at university are integrated and applied under real-life working conditions.

This programme prepares students for an exciting career in the tourism industry. The programme is intense and covers a wide spectrum of both skills-based training and knowledge that is critical for the tourism industry. This programme is highly sought after as it caters for students seeking employment opportunities in various sectors of the tourism industry.

The objective of this programme is to educate persons with an interest in Economics to pursue careers in assisting economic research and economic report writing in public and private sector institutions; the latter including, amongst others, economic journalism.