{"id":4133,"date":"2024-10-24T06:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=4133"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:05:46","slug":"departments-faculty-of-applied-and-computer-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/departments-faculty-of-applied-and-computer-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Departments &#8211; Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4133\" class=\"elementor elementor-4133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef9f465 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ef9f465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f67d4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40f67d4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518260dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"518260dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Departments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3549b646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3549b646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences houses 5 departments focusing on academic fields of the Natural sciences, Health Sciences and Information Technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7923bb7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7923bb7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b07572a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b07572a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163501e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"163501e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Departments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121d8de9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"121d8de9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688e0c17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"688e0c17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649f20e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"649f20e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5443a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc5443a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Natural Sciences fosters excellence, curiosity, and innovation among students and staff. Our programs span a diverse range of scientific disciplines, with the goal of equipping students with the knowledge, dedication, and skills needed for successful careers in the ever-evolving fields of natural sciences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f4f64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"18f4f64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/visual-arts-and-design\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5ee433 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c5ee433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6455f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c6455f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Pictures-new.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-745\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Pictures-new.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Pictures-new-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"HS Pictures new \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60886125 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60886125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31667253 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31667253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b2822e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11b2822e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-tour.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-tour.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-tour-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"HS tour \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a991870 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a991870\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df48995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2df48995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b6a935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b6a935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Health Sciences champions excellence, innovation, and dedication among students and staff. Our diverse programs are designed to prepare students with the expertise, commitment, and skills necessary for impactful careers in the dynamic field of health sciences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd5db5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1cd5db5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/tourism-and-integrated-communication\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6fdb3d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c6fdb3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f652bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f652bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10764a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10764a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a1aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a1aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Health Sciences champions excellence, innovation, and dedication among students and staff. Our diverse programs are designed to prepare students with the expertise, commitment, and skills necessary for impactful careers in the dynamic field of health sciences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608f837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"608f837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/tourism-and-integrated-communication\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f098ffb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f098ffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c82ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16c82ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-tour.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-tour.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-tour-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"HS tour \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14521994 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14521994\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543412b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"543412b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2993340c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2993340c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Computer Sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d21d632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d21d632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Computer Sciences promotes excellence, creativity, and innovation among students and staff. Our comprehensive programs are designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and problem-solving abilities required for success in the rapidly evolving field of computer science.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c3a2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11c3a2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/education\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7d8f49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7d8f49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b28775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38b28775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Edu.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Edu.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Edu-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"HS Edu \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e041585 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e041585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11450da0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11450da0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347aac3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"347aac3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Comm.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Comm.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HS-Comm-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"HS Comm \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cde1a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75cde1a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38a9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applied Physical Sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fdc45a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33fdc45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Applied Physical Sciences drives excellence, exploration, and innovation among students and staff. 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