BAgric in Agribusiness Management
Students choosing this three-year programme in agribusiness management may follow careers as production, marketing, purchasing and general managers of businesses which supply agricultural inputs, or are involved with agricultural processing, and imports and exports. Working as an agricultural economist at commercial banks and other financial organisations is also an option. Such work may include viability studies and drawing up and evaluating business plans and cash flow plans.
Contact information
Programme overview
Duration
Three years
Campus
Stellenbosch
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Career opportunities
Manager in agribusinesses, focusing on crop or animal production. An agricultural economist at a financial institution (feasibility studies, business plans, cash flow planning).
Occupations:
Manager
Economist
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- An NSC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Life Orientation)
English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
Mathematics 60%
Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 50%
English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
Mathematics 60%
Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 50%
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
IEB-ISC
IEB-ISC - write NBTs IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Active Citizenry) English OR Afrikaans Home Language or First Additional Language 50%Mathematics 60% Physical Sciences (Physics AND Chemistry) 50%
German Abitur
Matriculation Board requirement:
ABITUR
English Language
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or
Second Language, 4 (Nam 6)
Maths 6 (Nam 8)
Physics AND Chemistry 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
Matriculation Board requirement: 24 points required OR
2 HL (Pass 4–7) and 3 SL (Pass 4–7)
English Language University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or
Second Language, 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Physics AND Chemistry 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
Matriculation Board requirement:
4 AS Levels (Pass A-D)
plus 1 GCSE/O-Levels (Pass A-C) Cambridge: English First Language
* Namibia: English First or Second Language University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths C on AS-Level
Physics AND Chemistry D
on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
Matriculation Board requirements:
2 A Levels (Pass A–E)
Plus 3 GCSE/O-Levels
(Pass A-C)
English First Language University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language,
E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths E on A-Level
Physics AND Chemistry E
on A-Level
IEB-ISC - write NBTs IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Active Citizenry) English OR Afrikaans Home Language or First Additional Language 50%Mathematics 60% Physical Sciences (Physics AND Chemistry) 50%
German Abitur
Matriculation Board requirement:
ABITUR
English Language
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or
Second Language, 4 (Nam 6)
Maths 6 (Nam 8)
Physics AND Chemistry 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
Matriculation Board requirement: 24 points required OR
2 HL (Pass 4–7) and 3 SL (Pass 4–7)
English Language University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or
Second Language, 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Physics AND Chemistry 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
Matriculation Board requirement:
4 AS Levels (Pass A-D)
plus 1 GCSE/O-Levels (Pass A-C) Cambridge: English First Language
* Namibia: English First or Second Language University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths C on AS-Level
Physics AND Chemistry D
on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
Matriculation Board requirements:
2 A Levels (Pass A–E)
Plus 3 GCSE/O-Levels
(Pass A-C)
English First Language University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language,
E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths E on A-Level
Physics AND Chemistry E
on A-Level
Programme structure
Full-time
Last updated
01 April 2026
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