{"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":"2026-02-09T10:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:42:40","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-325b87c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"325b87c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7890d3e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7890d3e5\" 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-67a41860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a41860\" 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-261ffe40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261ffe40\" 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>Natural Sciences houses 3 departments focusing on academic fields of the Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences.<\/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-60621199 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60621199\" 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-c2136c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2136c9\" 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-a125b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a125b67\" 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-82d60dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"82d60dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-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 fetchpriority=\"high\" 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\" title=\"Bio \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-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 fetchpriority=\"high\" 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\" title=\"Bio \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-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\" title=\"Chem \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-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 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, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-C-Pictures-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"A &amp; C Pictures \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-37baae82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37baae82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cd9aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10cd9aa\" 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\">Environmental Sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bb8fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1bb8fe\" 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>Environmental Science, by its nature, is an interdisciplinary field of study.\u00a0 This Diploma in Environmental Science is primarily a programme that will address scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies to understand the interrelationships of the natural 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-f3888b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3888b6\" 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\/environmental-sciences\/\">\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-3257cf0c elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3257cf0c\" 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-2488495a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2488495a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7990a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a7990a2\" 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\">Environmental Sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3565aae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3565aae4\" 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>Environmental Science, by its nature, is an interdisciplinary field of study.\u00a0 This Diploma in Environmental Science is primarily a programme that will address scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies to understand the interrelationships of the natural 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-7cb72afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7cb72afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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