2020

Faculty of
Natural Sciences

NOTICE

All particulars in this calendar are applicable as from January 1, 2020. The University reserves
the right to amend any regulation or provision at any time without prior notice.

Although every attempt has been made to ensure that the information is accurate, the
University does not accept any liability concerning inaccuracies of any of the contents in the
Calendar. Please check the University Website for the latest version of this calendar.
 HOW TO USE THIS CALENDAR
The following provides an overview of the structure of this Calendar to guide users.

General Information

This section provides the contact information for the Faculty and University.

Degrees and Diplomas conferred in the Faculty

This section provides information on each of the qualifications conferred in the Faculty.

Explanation of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

This is a brief section on the NQF levels and qualification types.

Faculty Board and Faculty Office Staff

This section lists staff members who constitute the Faculty Board and Faculty Office staff
members.

Lecturing and Technical Staff

A comprehensive Faculty staff listing per Department, Centre, Institute, School or Unit is
provided.

Rules for Programmes

This section provides information on the rules for each academic programme at undergraduate
and postgraduate level offered by the Faculty. These rules should be read in conjunction with
the academic rules (Section 3) of the General Calendar (Part 1). Students should acquaint
themselves with the rules in both Calendars and annually check for rule and curriculum
changes.

Module Descriptors
This section provides information on all the modules offered by the faculty at undergraduate
and postgraduate level. Module descriptors contain information which relate to the main
outcomes and content for each module, including the credit value and NQF level of the module.
It is set in alphanumeric order as per undergraduate and postgraduate offering.

Explanation of Symbols and Remarks on Academic Transcript

This section provides an explanation of the symbols used and the remarks on the academic
transcript.
 GENERAL INFORMATION
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY

All postal correspondence should be addressed to the relevant person or department at:

The University of the Western Cape

Private Bag X17
Bellville
7535

Should you not know the person or department, please direct all correspondence to the
Registrar.

Faculty related enquiries can be directly forwarded to:

Faculty of Natural Sciences

The University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Bellville
7535
Tel: +27 (0)21 959 3426
Email: [email protected]

CONTACT NUMBERS

UWC Contact Centre: +27 (0)21 959 3900/1/2/3

Email: [email protected]

THE UNIVERSITY’S WEBSITE www.uwc.ac.za

GENERAL BURSARIES AND LOANS

Full particulars of bursaries and loans are set out in a separate brochure that is obtainable
from:

Financial Aid Office

University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Bellville
7535
Tel: +27 (0)21 959 3114/2737
Fax: +27 (0)21 959 2396
CALENDAR

The Calendar is obtainable in the following separate parts:

Part 1 General Information

Part 2 Faculty of Natural Sciences
Part 3 Faculty of Arts
Part 4 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (Undergraduate)
Part 5 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (Postgraduate)
Part 6 Faculty of Education
Part 7 Faculty of Dentistry
Part 8 Faculty of Law
Part 9 Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
Part 10 Schedule of Fees
 DEGREES AND DIPLOM AS CONFERRED IN THE FAC ULTY

DEGREES

Bachelor of Science in Applied Geology BSc (Applied Geology)

Bachelor of Science in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology BSc (Biodiversity & Conservation
Biology)
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology BSc (Biotechnology)
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Sciences BSc (Chemical Sciences)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science BSc (Computer Science)
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Water Science BSc (Environmental & Water Science)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematical and Statistical BSc (Mathematical & Statistical
Sciences Sciences)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Bioscience BSc (Medical Bioscience)
Bachelor of Science in Physical Science BSc (Physical Science)
Bachelor of Pharmacy BPharm
Bachelor of Science Honours in Applied Geology BScHons (Applied Geology)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Astrophysics BScHons (Astrophysics)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Biodiversity and BScHons (Biodiversity & Conservation
Conservation Biology Biology)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Biotechnology BScHons (Biotechnology)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Chemistry BScHons (Chemistry)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Computational Finance BScHons (Computational Finance)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Computer Science BScHons (Computer Science)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Environmental and Water BScHons (Environmental & Water
Science Science)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Mathematical Science BScHons (Mathematical Science)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Medical Bioscience BScHons (Medical Bioscience)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Physical Science BScHons (Physical Science)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Population Studies BScHons (Population Studies)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Statistical Science BScHons (Statistical Science)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Structural Biology [not BScHons (Structural Biology)
offered in 2020]
Master of Pharmacy MPharm
Master of Philosophy in Integrated Water Resource MPhil (IWRM)
Management
Master of Philosophy in Population Studies MPhil (Population Studies)
Master of Science in Applied Geology MSc (Applied Geology)
Master of Science in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology MSc (Biodiversity & Conservation
Biology)
Master of Science in Bioinformatics MSc (Bioinformatics)
Master of Science in Biotechnology MSc (Biotechnology)
Master of Science in Chemical Sciences MSc (Chemical Sciences)
Master of Science in Computational Finance MSc (Computational Finance)
Master of Science in Computer Science MSc (Computer Science)
Master of Science in Environmental Science MSc (Environmental Science)
Master of Science in Mathematical Science MSc (Mathematical Science)
Master of Science in Medical Bioscience MSc (Medical Bioscience)
Master of Science in Nanoscience MSc (Nanoscience)
Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science MSc (Pharmaceutical Science)
Master of Science in Pharmacy Administration and Policy MSc (Pharmacy Administration &
Regulation Policy Regulation)
Master of Science in Physical Science MSc (Physical Science)
Master of Science in Statistical Science MSc (Statistical Science)
Master of Clinical Pharmacy M.Clin.Pharm
Doctor of Philosophy * PhD
Doctor of Pharmacy DPharm
Doctor of Science DSc

DIPLOMAS

Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Water Resource PGDip (IWRM)

Management

* Please refer to the programme information for specialisations.

EXPLANATION OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is “a single integrated system for the
classification, registration, publication and articulation of quality-assured national qualifications”
as stipulated in Section 4 of the NQF Act, 2008 (Act No 67 of 2008).

The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has ten levels of which Higher Education
qualifications occupy 6 levels of the NQF, namely levels 5 to 10.

Levels 5 to 7 comprise the undergraduate qualifications (with the exception of the Professional
Bachelor’s degree at Level 8) and levels 8 to 10 comprise the postgraduate qualifications.

NQF LEVELS QUALIFICATION TYPES

5 Higher Certificate

Advanced Certificate
6 Diploma

Advanced Diploma
7 Bachelor’s Degree

Honours Degree
8 Postgraduate Diploma
Professional Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree
9 Professional Master’s Degree

Doctoral Degree
10 Professional Doctoral Degree

As cited in the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (CHE, 2013)

 FACULTY BOARD AND FACULTY OFFICE STAFF
Ex Officio Members: The Rector, Vice Rector/s, Registrar and Dean
Professors: F Ameer, RF Ajayi, SS Appunni, C Arendse, M Aucamp, A Bagula, P Baker,
M Benjeddou, DR Beukes, E Beukes, A Bheekie, JS Boatwright, B Bladegroen, RJ Blignaut,
T Chatterjee, A Christoffels, R Coetzee, M D’Amato, M Davies-Coleman (Chairperson),
S Davison, M de Kock, R Den Haan, A Dube, T Dube, O Ekpo, DW Fisher, D Frei,
MJ Gibbons, R Henkel, DC Hiss, D Holgate, G Hughes, E Iwuoha, N Jahed, J Joubert,
M Keyster, S Khoza, JA Klaasen, L Khotseng, T Kohn, R Lindsay, V Linkov, NN
Ludidi, R Maartens, WT Mabusela, A Madiehe, R Madjoe, SF Malan, GW Maneveldt, D
Marshall, D Mazvimavi, M Meyer, T Monsees, J Munyakazi, E Mwambene, C Odman,
A Oelofse, MO Onani, JN Orce, K Patidar, L Petrik, E Pool, DJR Pugh, H Samsodien,
MGR Santos, AJ Smit, N Stiegler, G Tati, R Taylor, M Tchokonte, S Titinchi, S Travers,
S Triambak, IM Trindade, WD Tucker, M Viljoen, K Ward, PJ Witbooi, Y Xu
Drs: S Abdul-Rasool, D Anderson, R Bailie, AV Busa, SS Botha, H Bendou, H Brydon,
RB Cedras, R Cloete, C Conana, V Couldridge, F Cummings, J de Smidt, MG du Preez,
N Ebrahim, S Egieyeh, EE Elson, A Engelbrecht, W Fish, M Ghaziasgar, M Grenfell,
S Halindintwali, G Harkins, M Herbert, U Hesse, A Hitzeroth, C Ikpo, OE Isafiade, S Israel,
T Kanyerere, B Kirby-McCullough, AJ Klein, RS Knight, R Luus, K Makhatini, C Makasu,
GF Malgas, L Maree, B Maritz, L Mbonile, JA McCartney, L Mciteka, N Mohamed, T
Morris, T Mulaudzi-Masuku, GE Muller, TFG Muller, F Muya, J Nel, MJ Norman, C
Nyirenda, K Obikeze, M Opuwari, MB Parker, S Pasupathi, K Pokpas, F Rahiman, A
Rajkaran, A Razafindrakoto, J Reinhardt, N Ross, A Siad, D Solomons, J Swanepoel,
M van Huyssteen, T Waryo, C Willemse
Messrs: MS Allie, LF Cyster, M Dlamini, H Harribhai, A Henney, A Ismail, M Kasu, A
Latief, T Lesch, C Mupfiga, S Matshawule, N Vivier, G Williams
Mmes: L Bosman, LT Dube, RC Eager, C Franke, N Haines-Arries, R Jacobs, R Lombard-
Jacobus, E Kapp, B Langa, S Maku-Vyambwera, H Mellville, GR Raitt, SA Short, Y Williams

Representatives from the Faculties of:

Education: Dr B May
Arts: Dr J Volschenk
Community & Health Sciences: Dr E Kunneke
Economic & Management Sciences: Mr G Hearn

FACULTY OFFICE STAFF

Dean: Prof M Davies-Coleman, BSc (Hons) PhD (RU)

Deputy Deans: Prof D Holgate, PhD (UCT)
Prof G Hughes, MPH DrPH (California, Berkeley)
Teaching & Learning Specialist: Dr H Conana, MEd (SU) PhD (UWC)
Faculty Manager: Mr LB Corner, BSc HDE (UWC) BSc (Hons) MBA
(Wits)
Administrator to the Dean: Ms MD Dietrich, NDSOAD NDH (CPUT)
Senior Faculty Officer: Ms K Parker, BSc (Hons) (UNISA)
Faculty Officers: Ms R Godfrey, MCom (Vrije Univ, Amsterdam)
Ms N Isaacs
Ms R Ramulifho, BA (UWC) ND (UNISA)
Mr R Williams, BA (UNISA)
Health & Safety Officer: Mr A Snell
Administrative Officer: Ms S Cupido
Web Facilitator: Mr D du Plooy
Administrative Assistant: Ms E Sontshete, BSc (UWC)
Ms Y Velebayi, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
General Assistant: Mr A Bam
 LECTURING AND TECHNICAL STAFF
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Departmental Chairperson: Dr V Couldridge, PhD (Wits)

Senior Professor: Prof MJ Gibbons, BSc (Hons) (Liverpool) PhD
(UCT)
Professor: Prof GW Maneveldt, PhD (UWC)
Associate Professors: Prof JS Boatwright, PhD (UJ)
Prof AJ Smit, MSc (UPE) PhD (UCT)
Emeritus Professors: Prof A Channing, PhD UED (UKZN)
Prof MD Hofmeyr, MSc (SU) PhD (UCT)
Prof L Raitt, PhD (SU)
Extra-Ordinary Professor: Prof EM Moll, PhD (UKZN)
Extra-Ordinary Researchers: Dr K Christison, PhD (UFS)
Ms JC Coetzee, MSc (UCT)
Dr A de Lecea, PhD (UKZN)
Dr MGJ Hendricks, MSc PhD (UWC)
Dr RA Maritz, PhD (Cornell)
Dr JS McManus, PhD (Wits)
Dr T Samaai, PhD (UWC)
Dr MI Samuels, PhD (UCT)
Dr MPE Schurch, PhD (Southampton)
Dr B Smuts, MBChB (UCT)
Dr AA Turner, PhD (UWC)
Dr CD van der Lingen, PhD (UCT)
Dr E van Jaarsveld, PhD (UP)
Dr L Waller, PhD (UCT)
Senior Lecturers: Dr V Couldridge, PhD (Wits)
Dr A Engelbrecht, MSc PhD (SU)
Dr RS Knight, PhD (UCT)
Dr B Maritz, MSc PhD (Wits)
Dr A Rajkaran, MSc PhD (NMMU)
Lecturers: Dr RB Cedras, PhD (UWC)
Ms RC Eager, MSc (UWC)
Ms GR Raitt, MSc (SU)
Ms SA Short, MSc (SU)
Chief Officers: Mr LF Cyster, MSc (UWC)
Ms D Faroe, MSc (UWC)
Senior Officers: Mr BA Flynn, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Ms L Gelderbloem, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Ms A King, BSc (UWC)
Officers: Mr V Gordon
Ms P Mpange, BSc (UKZN)
Administrative Officer: Ms L van Heerden, Dipl (Varsity College)

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Departmental Chairperson: Prof DJR Pugh, DPhil (Oxon)

Professors: Prof M Benjeddou, PhD (UWC)
Prof M D’Amato, PhD (Buenos Aires)
Prof S Davison, PhD (Otago)
Prof NN Ludidi, PhD (UWC)
Prof M Meyer, PhD (UWC)
Associate Professors: Prof R Den Haan, PhD (SU)
Prof M Keyster, PhD (SU)
 Prof A Madiehe, PhD (Louisiana)
Prof DJR Pugh, DPhil (Oxon)
Emeritus Professor: Prof DA Cowan, PhD (Waikato)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof D Mendoza-Cozalt PhD (Universidad Nacional
Autonoma de Mexico)
Prof R Sharp PhD (Lancaster)
Prof S Peck PhD (Michigan)
Prof B Ndimba, PhD (Durham)
Prof D Tabb, PhD (Washington)
Senior Lecturers: Dr MG du Preez, PhD (UWC)
Dr U Hesse, PhD (Martin Luther)
Dr AJ Klein, PhD (UWC)
Lecturers: Mr M Kasu, BSc (Hons) MPhil (UCT)
Dr T Mulaudzi-Masuku, PhD (UWC)
Extra-Ordinary Senior Lecturers: Dr Z Arieff, BSc (Hons) (UCT) PhD (SU)
Chief Officer: Dr C Jacobs, BCom (Hons) PhD (UWC)
Senior Officers: Ms E Anthony, BSc ADM (UWC) BSc (Hons)
(UCT)
Mr C Gelderbloem, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Dr L Husselman, PhD (UWC)
Mr A Lilelo, BSc Hons (UWC)
Ms S Nene, BSc (Zululand) BSc (Hons) (UKZN)
Officer: Ms M Pretorius
Administrative Officer: Ms F Starkey
Administrative Assistant: Ms M Pool

CHEMISTRY

Departmental Chairperson: Prof WT Mabusela, MSc (RU) PhD (UCT)

SARCHI Chair (NanoElectrochemistry Prof E Iwuoha, BSc (Hons) (Nigeria) PhD (Ibadan)
& Sensor Technology): FRSC (United Kingdom)
SARCHI Chair (Analytical Systems and Processes for Priority
and Emerging Contaminants (ASPPEC): Prof P Baker, BSc (UCT) MSc (UWC) PhD (SU)
Senior Professors: Prof P Baker, BSc (UCT) MSc (UWC) PhD (SU)
Prof E Iwuoha, BSc (Hons) (Nigeria) PhD (Ibadan)
FRCS (United Kingdom)
Prof L Petrik, BA (UNISA) PhD (UWC)
Professors: Prof OM Onani, MSc (Kenyatta) PhD (UKZN)
Prof JJS Titinchi, MSc (Basrah) PhD (Indian IT
Roorkee)
Associate Professors: Prof RF Ajayi, BSc (Hons) PhD (UWC)
Prof F Ameer, BSc (Hons) PhD (UKZN)
Prof E Beukes, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD (RU)
Prof MN Jahed, MTech (CPUT) PhD (UWC)
Prof L Khotseng, PhD (SU)
Prof WT Mabusela, BSc (UFH) MSc (RU) PhD
(UCT)
Emeritus Professor: Prof IR Green, BSc (Hons) PhD (UCT)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof E Dempsey, MSc PhD (Dublin)
Prof A Nechaev, PhD (Moscow)
Prof K Ozoemena, BSc (Hons) PhD (RU)
Senior Lecturer: Dr L Mciteka, PhD (RU)
Lecturers: Dr AV Busa, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD (UWC)
Ms C Franke, BSc (Hons) MSc (UWC)
Dr C Ikpo, BSc (Hons) (Owerri) MSc (Lagos) PhD
(UWC)
Dr N Mohamed, HDE PhD (UWC)
Dr F Muya, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD (UWC)
 Dr K Pokpas, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD (UWC)
Dr N Ross, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD (UWC)
Senior Researcher: Dr T Waryo, BSc MSc (Addis Ababa) PhD (Graz)
Chief Officers: Ms SW Grové, BSc (Hons) MSc (SU)
Mr T Lesch, BTech (CPUT)
Senior Officer: Mr A Mantyi, BCom BSc (UWC)
Senior Technical Officer: Vacant
Officers: Mr B de Wet, BSc (UWC)
Mr BD Makhoba, BSc (UWC)
Administrative Officer: Ms W Jackson
Ms D McMahon
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Departmental Chairperson: Prof A Bagula, MEng (Belgium) MSc (SU) PhD
(Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Professor: Prof A Bagula, MEng (Belgium) MSc (SU) PhD
(Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Emeritus Professor: Prof IM Venter, BSc HED (SU) MSc (UNISA) PhD
(UP)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof JM Blackledge, BSc ARCS PhD DIC (London)
PhD (Jyvaskyla, Finland)
Prof N Boudriga, PhD (Orsay, France) PhD (Tunis
II, Tunisia) PhD (Paris XI)
Prof P Eisert, PhD (Karisruhe, Germany)
Prof R Glitho, MSc (Geneve) PhD (Royal Institute
of Technology, Sweden)
Prof U Klauck, PhD (Heidelberg)
Prof B McMillan, PhD (Missouri)
Adjunct Associate Professor: Prof T Chiwewe, PhD (UP)
Associate Professor: Prof WD Tucker, BA (Trinity) MS (ASU) PhD (UCT)
Extraordinary Senior Lecturer: Dr F Mouton, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD (UP)
Senior Lecturers: Dr M Ghaziasgar, MSc (UWC)
Dr MJ Norman, BSc (Hons) PhD (UWC) MSc
(UCT)
Dr C Nyirenda, PhD (TokyoTech, Japan)

Lecturers: Mr A Henney, MSc (UWC)

Dr OE Isafiade, PG Dip (AIMS) MSc PhD (UCT)
Mr A Ismail, BSc (Hons) HDE (UWC) MSc (UP)
Senior Officers: Mr AF Kruger, MSc (SU)
Mr DJD Leenderts
Officer: Mr MT Allie, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Administrative Officer: Ms R Abbott
Administrative Assistant: Ms F Jacobs, BCom (UWC)

EARTH SCIENCES

Departmental Chairperson: Prof D Frei, MSc (TU Berlin) Dr rer nat (Göttingen)
Senior Professor: Prof Y Xu, MSc (Chengdu) PhD (UFS)
Professor: Prof D Mazvimavi, BSc (Hons) (Zimbabwe) MSc
(Vrije U Brussel) PhD (Wageningen)
UNESCO Chair (Hydrogeology): Prof Y Xu, MSc (Chengdu) PhD (UFS)
Associate Professor: Prof T Dube, MSc (Twente, Netherlands) PhD
(UKZN)
Prof T Chatterjee, MSc PhD (India School of
Mines)
Emeritus Professors: Prof C Okujeni, Dr rer nat (Berlin University of
Technology)
Prof J van Bever Donker, Drs (Leiden) PhD (UCT)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof E Braune, MSc (Imperial College London)
PhD (UWC)
Prof J Goldin, BA (RU) PhD (UCT)
Prof AD Levine, BA (Bates) MS (Tulane) PhD
(California)
Prof PJ Oberholster, PhD (UP)
Prof A Turton, PhD (UNISA)
Senior Lecturers: Dr R Bailie, MSc (Wits) PhD (UJ) Pr Nat Sci
Dr M Grenfell, MSc (UKZN) PhD (Exeter)
Dr S Israel, MSc (UWC) PhD (SU)
Dr T Kanyerere, BEd MSc (Malawi) MPhil
(Norway) PhD (UWC)
Dr M Opuwari, MSc (Port Harcourt) PhD (UWC)
Dr J Reinhardt, PhD (James Cook, Australia)
Dr A M Siad, MSc (Delft) PhD (TU, Berlin)
Lecturer: Ms Y Williams, BSc MSc (UWC)
N-Gap Lecturer: Mr M Dlamini, BA (Zululand) BSc (Hons) (UKZN)
MSc (NMMU)
Chief Officers: Mr H Solomon, BSc Hons (Eritrea) MSc (UWC)
Mr AS Williams, BSc (Hons) MSc (UWC)
Senior Officers: Mr EJ Swartbooi, MSc (UWC)
Officer: Mr R Harrison, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Department Administrator: Ms W Davids
Department Administrator: Ms M Naidoo
Technical Assistants: Ms J Becorney
Mr S Davids
UNESCO Chair PA: Ms C Carnow

MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Departmental Chairperson: Prof K Patidar, PhD (IIT Kanpur)

Senior Professors: Prof K Patidar, PhD (IIT Kanpur)
Prof PJ Witbooi, MSc (UWC) PhD (UCT)
Professors: Prof D Holgate, PhD (UCT)
Prof ECS Mwambene, BSc (Hons) (Malawi) MSc
(London) Dr rer nat (Vienna)
Associate Professor: Prof J Munyakazi, PhD (UWC)
Emeritus Professor: Prof RL Fray, MSc (UWC) MSc PhD (SU)
Extra-Ordinary Professor: Prof L Nongxa, PhD (Oxford)
Prof J Key, MPhil PhD (London)
Senior Lecturers: Dr W Fish, HDE MSc (UNISA) MSc (UCT) PhD
(UWC)
Dr C Makasu, DPhil (Zimbabwe)
Lecturers: Dr GE Muller, PhD (UWC)
Dr A Razafindrakoto, PhD (SU)
Dr D Solomons, PhD (UCT)
Associate Lecturer: Ms S Maku-Vyambwera, BSc (WSU) BSc (Hons)
MSc (UWC)
ECP Lecturer: Dr J Swanepoel, MITE (Institute of Topological and
Engineering Surveyors of South Africa) BSc BEd
(UWC) MEd (UCT) PhD (Cornell)
Chief Officer: Mr A Taylor, HDE MSc (UWC)
Senior Officers: Ms L Adams, MSc (UCT)
 Ms F Karriem, MSc (UWC)
Officer: Mr T Gongxeka, B Tech (NMMU)
Administrative Officers: Ms GL Hendricks, MDP (UWC)
Ms N Lukas, BTech (CPUT)

MEDICAL BIOSCIENCES

Departmental Chairperson: Prof R Henkel, BEd (Marburg) PhD (Marburg)

Habil (Giessen)
Senior Professor: Prof R Henkel, BEd (Marburg) PhD (Marburg)
Habil (Giessen)
Professors: Prof GD Hughes, MPH DrPH (California, Berkeley)
Prof TK Monsees, BSc MSc PhD (Bremen) Habil
(Giessen)
Prof A Oelofse, BSc (Hons) (Potchefstroom) MSc
(SU) PhD (Wageningen)
Prof E Pool, BSc (Hons) (UCT) PhD (SU)
Associate Professors: Prof M de Kock, PhD (UP)
Prof O Ekpo, PhD (UP)
Prof DW Fisher, MSc (UCT) PhD (UWC)
Prof DC Hiss, PhD (UCT)
Prof JA Klaasen, MSc (UWC) PhD (Penn State,
USA)
Prof T Kohn, ADM (UCT) BSc (SU) BSc (Hons)
(SU) PhD (SU)
Emeritus Professors: Prof G van der Horst, PhD (SU) PhD (UPE) EM
Cert (Zeiss, Germany)
Prof GS Maritz, BSc (Hons) PhD MBA (SU)
Senior Lecturers: Dr S Abdul-Rasool, MBChB (Baghdad) MSc (Al-
Nahrain) PhD (UCT)
Dr L Maree, MSc (SU) PhD (UWC)
Dr L Mbonile, MBChB (Dar) MPH (UP) PG Dip
(ITM-Antwerp)
Lecturers: Dr K Makhatini, PhD (UKZN)
Dr J de Smidt, MBChB (SU) BSc Dipl (UWC)
Ms N Haines-Arries, MSc (UWC)
Mr H Harribhai, BMedSci (Hons) (UDW) MSc
(UWC)
Ms B Langa, MSc (UWC)
Dr T Morris, MSc PhD (UWC)
Mr C Mupfiga, MSc (UWC)
Dr F Rahiman, PhD (UWC)
Dr C Willemse, MSc PhD (UWC) PGCE (UNISA)
Associate Lecturers: Dr C Kotze, MSc PhD (NWU)
Mr G Williams, MSc (SU)
Chief Officers: Mr MS Allie, Dipl (RSA Tech) MAdmin (UWC)
Ms M Bennett, MSc (UWC)
Ms V Jooste, MSc (UWC)
Senior Officers: Mr A Braaf, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Ms I Messeir, BSc (Hons) MSc (UWC)
Mr Y Mnyamana, MSc (UWC)
MsTB Shabalala, BSc (Hons) (UKZN)
Ms M Smith, BSc (Hons) MSc (UWC)
Senior Officer (Finance): Ms A Borchjes, BCom (UWC)
Officers: Ms C McKay, MSc (SU)
Mr M Ntsabo
Administrative Officers: Ms C Davids, Dipl (INTEC)
Ms N Louw, Dipl (Financial Manage Institute of SA)
Cert (AGATE)

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

Director: Prof SF Malan, DTE, BPharm MSc PhD (North

West)
Professor: Vacant
Emeritus Professor: Prof P Mugabo, BSc MBChB (Rwanda) MMed
(Louvain) PhD (Ghent)
Associate Professors: Prof M Aucamp, BPharm MSc PhD (North West)
Prof DR Beukes, BSc BSc (Hons) PhD (RU)
Prof A Bheekie, BSc (Dublin) BPharm (UKZN)
MPharm PhD (UWC)
Prof R Coetzee, BPharm MPharm (North West)
PhD (RU)
Prof A Dube, BPharm (Zimbabwe) MPharm (UWC)
PhD (Monash)
Prof J Joubert, BPharm MSc PhD (North West)
Prof S Khoza, BPharm MSc (Zimbabwe) PhD
(Texas, Austin)
Prof H Samsodien, BPharm MPharm (UWC) PhD
(UCT)
Prof M Viljoen, MPharm MSc PhD (North West)
Prof KL Ward, BPharm MPharm PhD (UWC)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof WR Folk, BA (Rice, Texas) PhD (Stanford)
Prof P Valodia, BPharm MPharm (UWC) PhD
(UCT)
Senior Lecturers: Dr N Ebrahim, BPharm MPharm PhD (UWC)
Dr S Egieyeh, BPharm (Lagos) MPharm PhD
(UWC)
Dr JA McCartney, DipPharm MSc (UPE) PhD
(NMU)
Dr K Obikeze, BPharm (Nigeria) MPharm PhD
(UWC)
Dr MB Parker, BPharm MPharm PhD (UWC)
Dr M van Huyssteen, BPharm MSc PhD (NMMU)
Lecturers: Ms LT Dube, BPharm (RU) MPH (UWC)
Ms E Kapp, BPharm MPharm (NWU)
Extra–Ordinary Senior Lecturer: Dr GL Muntingh, BPharm (UP) MSc PhD
(Medunsa)
Chief Officer: Ms EMR Braaf, BSc (SU) BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Senior Officers: Mr ST Dyantyi, BSc (UCT) BSc (Hons) (UWC)
MSc (UJ)
Mr Y Kippie, BTech (CPUT)
Ms A Ramplin, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Administrative Officers: Mr R Maart
Mr B Minnis
Ms M Orffer van Zyl
Ms R Symonds
Ms BL van Rooyen
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Departmental Chairperson: Prof C Arendse, PhD (UWC)

SARCHI Chairs (Astrophysics): Prof R Maartens, PhD (UCT)
Prof MGR Santos, MA (Cantab) PhD (Oxon)
SARCHI Chair (Nuclear Science) Prof S Triambak, MSc (Pune) PhD (Notre Dame)
SKA Chair (UWC-UCT): Prof R Taylor, PhD (British Columbia)
Senior Professors: Prof R Lindsay, BSc (Hons) (SU) DPhil (Oxon)
Professors: Prof C Arendse, PhD (UWC)
Prof D Marshall, BSc (Hons) (UCT) DPhil (Oxon)
Prof JN Orce, PhD (Brighton)
Prof MGR Santos, MA (Cantab) PhD (Oxon)
Associate Professors: Prof R Madjoe, HDE MSc (UWC) MSc PhD
(Louisiana State)
Prof M Tchokonte, DEA (Yaounde), MSc PhD
(Wits)
Emeritus Professor: Prof D Knoesen, PhD (SU)
Prof CJ Linder, BSc (Hons) (RU) EdM (Rutgers)
HDE (RU) EdD (British Columbia)
Prof R Bharuthram, PhD (UKZN)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof C Clarkson, PhD (Glasgow)
Prof R Dave, PhD (California)
Prof RJ de Meijer, PhD (Utrecht)
Prof D Kilkenny, PhD (St Andrews)
Prof M Kosch, PhD (UKZN)
Prof G Lakhina, PhD (Indian Institute of
Technology)
Prof S Maharaj PhD (UKZN)
Prof P Miceli, DPhil (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Prof JF Sharpey-Shafer, BA (Cantab) PhD
(Liverpool)
Prof S Singh, PhD (Indian Institute of Technology)
Prof J Wood, PhD (Clark)
Prof S Guha, PhD (Arizona State)
Prof T Lynas-Gray (St Andrews)
Extra-Ordinary Associate Prof M Cluver, DPhil (UCT)
Professors: Prof C Cress, PhD (Columbia)
Prof DE Motaung, PhD (UWC)
Prof CJ Oliphant, PhD (UWC)
Adjunct Professors: Prof M Jarvis, DPhil (Oxon)
Prof A Karastergiou, DPhil (Bonn)
Prof D McIntosh, PhD (Arizona)
Adjunct Associate Professor:
Senior Lecturers: Dr EE Elson, PhD (UCT)
Dr S Halindintwali, MSc (Rwanda) PhD (UWC)
Dr M Herbert, HDE PhD (UCT)
Dr G Malgas, PhD (UWC)
Dr TFG Muller, HDE PhD (UWC)
Extra-Ordinary Senior Lecturers: Dr AS Bolokang, PhD (UWC)
Dr S Camera, PhD (Università degli Studi di
Torino)
Dr L Kotsedi, PhD (UWC)
Extra-Ordinary Researchers: Dr D Cunnama, PhD (UWC)
Dr M Serylak, PhD (Amsterdam)
Lecturer: Mr S Matshawule, MSc (UWC)
ECP Lecturers: Vacant
Vacant
Mr N Vivier, HDE, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
Chief Officers: Mr I Hlatswayo, MSc (Zululand)
Mr B van Heerden, MSc (UWC)
Officers: Mr I Schroeder, BSc (Hons) PGDip (UCT)
Vacant
 Mr M van Rooyen, MSc (UWC)
PC Lab Manager Vacant
Administrative Officer: Ms A Adams
Administrative Officer (Astrophysics): Ms M Gabler
Administrative Assistant: Vacant

STATISTICS AND POPULATION STUDIES

Departmental Chairperson: Prof N Stiegler, PhD (UWC), DEA Analyse

Démographique (Bordeaux Montesquieu) Maitrise
Administration Economique et Sociale (Bordeaux
IV) Licence (Bordeaux I)
Professor: Prof RJ Blignaut, BSc (UJ) BSc (Hons) (UP) MSc
(UCT) PhD (UP)
Associate Professors: Prof SS Appunni, PhD (Kerela)
Prof N Stiegler, PhD (UWC) DEA Analyse
Démographique (Bordeaux Montesquieu) Maitrise
Administration Economique et Sociale (Bordeaux
IV) Licence (Bordeaux I)
Prof G Tati, PhD (Bristol), DEA (Pantheon
Sorbonne) MSc (IFORD), Maitrise Licence (Congo)
Emeritus Professors: Prof C Koen, PhD (UCT) PhD (UJ)
Prof D Kotze, DCom (SU) MSc MBL (UNISA)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof A Fauve-Chamoux, PhD (Ecole des Hautes
Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
Prof M Kruger, PhD (NWU)
Prof S Steel, PhD (SU)
Prof E van der Merwe, PhD (NMMU)
Lecturers: Ms L Bosman, MSc (NWU)
Dr H Brydon, MSc (UWC)
Mrs R Jacobs, MSc (UWC)
Mr A Latief, MSc (UWC)
Ms R Lombard-Jacobus, MSc (UWC)
Dr R Luus, MCom PhD (SU)
Extra-Ordinary Senior Lecturer: Dr B Kalassa, PhD (IEP, Paris)
Dr E Omoluabi, PhD (IEDUP, Paris)
Extra-Ordinary Researcher: Mrs E Jordaan, MSc (UWC)
Extra-Ordinary Senior Researcher: Dr K Ogujiuba, PhD (Nigeria) PhD (UWC)
Chief Officer: Mrs C Morkel, MPhil (UWC)
Senior Officer: Vacant
Administrative Officer: Ms J de Doncker, BCom (Hons) (UWC)

ARC (UNIT OF THE RANGE AND FORAGE INST)

Researchers: Mr C Cupido, MSc (SU)

Dr MI Samuels, MSc (UWC) PhD (UCT)
Research Assistant: Vacant

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY UNIT (EMU)

Acting HOD: Prof C Arendse, PhD (UWC)

Head: Vacant
Senior lecturers: Dr SS Botha, PhD (UWC)
Dr F Cummings, PhD (UWC)
Senior Technical Officer: Mr AB Josephs, BSc (UWC)
Administrative Officer: Ms N Kensley
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RESOURCES UNIT (EERU)

Manager: Ms H Melville, BSc MEd (SU)

Horticulturalist: Ms Z Maphanga, BTech (CPUT)
Education & Research Officer: Ms L van Breda, ND (CPUT)
Nature Conservator: Mr R Adams, BTech (CPUT)
Reserve Staff: Mr M Kapiera, ND (CPUT)
Mr J Ntlitiza

INSTITUTE FOR MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY & METAGENOMICS (IMBM)

Director Prof IM Trindade, PhD (UCT)

SARCHI Chair (Microbial Genomics): Prof IM Trindade, PhD (UCT)
Professor: Prof IM Trindade, PhD (UCT)
Senior Lecturer: Dr B Kirby-McCullough, PhD (UCT)
Lecturer (nGap): Dr A Hitzeroth, PhD (UFS)
Researcher and Innovation Manager: Dr A Burger, PhD (SU)
Chief Officer: Dr L van Zyl, PhD (UWC)
Senior Officer: Vacant
Technical Officer: Mr L Blackway, BSc (Hons) (UWC)
General Assistant: Ms C Cupido
Ms R Karelse

INSTITUTE FOR WATER STUDIES (IWS)

Director: Prof D Mazvimavi, BSc (Hons) (Zimbabwe) MSc

(Brussels) PhD (Wageningen)
Senior Lecturer: Dr J Nel, BSc (Hons) (UFS) PhD (UWC)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof L Brendonck, BSc PhD (Ghent)
Prof C Brown, BSc (Hons) (UKZN) MSc (UPE)
PhD (UCT)
Prof JA Day, PhD (UCT)
Prof N Jovanovic, BSc (Belgrade) MSc (Bari) PhD
(UP)
Prof J King, BSc (Hons) PhD (UCT)
Prof HHG Savenije, MSc PhD (Delft, The
Netherlands)
Extra-Ordinary Senior Lecturers: Dr S Dzikiti, MSc (Zimbabwe) PhD (Ghent)
Dr E Kapangaziwiri, BSc (Hons) (Zimbabwe) MPhil
PhD (RU)
Dr K Pietersen, BSc (Hons) (UWC) MSc (UFS)
PhD (UWC)
Dr NJ Walker, BSc (Brighton) MSc (Southampton)
PhD (UKZN)
Administrator: Ms M Naidoo

INTER-UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR DATA INTENSIVE ASTRONOMY (IDIA)

Director: SKA Chair (UWC-UCT) Prof R Taylor, PhD (British Columbia)

Professor: Prof R Taylor, PhD (British Columbia)
Associate Professor: Prof C Odman, PhD (Cantab)
Researcher: Dr M Vaccari, MSc PhD (Padova, Italy)
Chief Officer/Software Developer: Vacant
Administrative Officer: Vacant
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTUTE FOR ADVANCED MATERIAL CHEMISTRY (SAIAMC)

Director: Senior Professor Prof V Linkov, PhD (SU)

HySA Systems Director: Dr S Pasupathi, PhD (Pisa, Italy)
Associate Professor: Prof B Bladergroen, PhD (UWC)
Extra-Ordinary Professor: Prof B Pollet, PhD (Coventry, UK)
Prof V Hacker, PhD (Graz University of
Technology)
Prof Si Ji, PhD (South China University of
Technology)
Prof M Mdleleni, PhD (California) MBA (Southern
Queensland)
HySA Programme Manager: Dr M Lototskyy PhD (LVIV)
Mr A Parsons, BSc (Wits)
Key Technology Specialist: Vacant
Finance Manager: Ms B Rodgers
Safety Manager: Mr S Chidziva, MSc (Ulster, UK)
Administrative Officer: Vacant
Administrative Assistant HySA Systems: Mr Y Arend

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIO-INFORMATICS INSTITUTE (SANBI)

Director: Prof A Christoffels, PhD (UWC)

SARCHI Chair (Bioinformatics): Prof A Christoffels, PhD (UWC)
Professor: Prof A Christoffels, PhD (UWC)
Prof S Travers, PhD (NU, Ireland)
Extra-Ordinary Professors: Prof C Verma PhD (York)
Prof W Hide, PhD (Temple)
Senior Lecturer: Dr G Harkins, PhD (UWC)
Lecturer: Dr R Cloete, PhD (UWC)
Researcher: Mr P van Heusden, BSc (UCT)
Dr H Bendou, PhD (UWC)
Dr D Anderson, PhD (UWC)
Personal Assistant of Director: Vacant
Admin Assistant: Ms F Mpithi
Financial Administrator: Ms F Mullins, Dipl (Varsity College)
Student Administrator: Vacant
System Administrator: Mr E De Beste, BSc (Hons) (UCT)
Software Developers: Mr Q Coert, Dip (CPUT)
Mr T Lose, MSc (UWC)
Mr Z Mashologu, BSc (Hons) (UWC)