{"id":3312,"date":"2024-10-21T07:14:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T07:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=3312"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:01:23","slug":"natural-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/natural-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Sciences Department &#8211; FACS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3312\" class=\"elementor elementor-3312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3139c63 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3139c63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88b533 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a88b533\" 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-9885546 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9885546\" 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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><p>Natural Sciences houses 3 departments focusing on academic fields of the Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\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-2137292 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2137292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c36b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9c36b0\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f526f8 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f526f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d375c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d375c9e\" 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-6b60db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b60db4\" 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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><p>Natural Sciences houses 3 departments focusing on academic fields of the Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334b861 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"334b861\" 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-ced106a e-con-full e-flex 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Department<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3603c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3603c5\" 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\">Department of Natural Sciences<\/h2>\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-39eb416 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39eb416\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9daf5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9daf5\" 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 data-raofz=\"15\">Engaging with this Department will introduce you to the world of business through the lenses of a dynamic Marketing, Retail Business and Sport Management curricula. The Department undertakes to lay a firm bedrock for career opportunities in the private, public and other sectors of government. Our pride is in the ability to promote academic intellectualism that is unfiltered and knows no boundaries. In our commitment towards harnessing top graduates, we uphold a teaching-research nexus embedded in practise-led modalities that are premised in accentuating both local and international impacts. I invite you to engage with our webpage for information on our academic programmes, including other information regarding staff and students\u2019 research and various activities that promote social engagement scholarship.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">The unique proposition set by the department of Marketing, Retail Business &amp; Sport Management is to help you maximise your potential in all areas of life through activities ranging from authentic experiences including both practise and research-informed teaching and learning activities. We encourage you to continue your path toward personal excellence and lifelong fulfilment. Therefore, studying in this Department entails more than just the attainment of an academic qualification \u2013 it is a formative process of personal growth and wholesome development for all stakeholders.<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37add7a1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37add7a1\" 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-262590b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"262590b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf5f897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cf5f897\" 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\/2025\/03\/Bio.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bio.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bio-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bio-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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-33c3d95e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33c3d95e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72d783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a72d783\" 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\">Biotechnology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795733ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"795733ea\" 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 Biotechnology Department strives to shape technicians, academics and researchers that will develop and support sustainable and integrated Biotechnology that improves life for all the living world<\/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-6134fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6134fc2\" 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\/st\/biotechnology\/\">\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-1bff226d elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bff226d\" 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-7748fee8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7748fee8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e43c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37e43c8a\" 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\">Biotechnology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e07d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e07d97\" 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 Biotechnology Department strives to shape technicians, academics and researchers that will develop and support sustainable and integrated Biotechnology that improves life for all the living world<\/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-596baaf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"596baaf7\" 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\/st\/biotechnology\/\">\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-6080f8a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6080f8a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28229a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28229a06\" 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\/2025\/03\/Bio.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bio.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bio-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bio-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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-49f310ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f310ce\" 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-30272497 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30272497\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59863216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59863216\" 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\/2025\/03\/Chem.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Chem.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Chem-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Chem-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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-1ce80a5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ce80a5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cff8687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cff8687\" 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\">Chemistry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b521e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21b521e9\" 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 Chemistry at Vaal University of Technology is a versatile department which prides itself on teaching and research. Staff bring the discipline to life for students in several departments in the University.<\/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-1ec95d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ec95d9e\" 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\/st\/chemistry\/\">\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-3792fe84 elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3792fe84\" 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-357faf4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"357faf4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2042c42d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2042c42d\" 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\/2025\/03\/A-C-Pictures.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-C-Pictures.png 400w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-C-Pictures-300x225.png 300w, 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