This programme prepares students to contribute to socio-economic stability and poverty alleviation by focusing on the basic food, clothing and housing needs of communities. After completing it, students will have a sound theoretical and practical understanding of strategic management in non-profit organisations, community development strategies and the design, management and evaluation of community development projects.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 4 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Basic Chemistry
- Basic Physics
- End-user Computing
- Physiology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Societal structures and processes in the South African context
- Food preparation
- Food preparation practical
- Textiles: Fibres
- Clothing construction: Theory
- Clothing construction: Practical
Second year subject:
- Business management
- Ecosystems
- Management as a process
- Development of resources
- Resource allocation and gender
- Food preparation
- Introduction to nutrition and energy yielding nutrients
- Nutrition and nutrient deficiency diseases
- Globalisation and social change in South Africa
- Sociology of families and social problems
- Sociology of population
Third year subjects:
- Development approaches
- Community development
- Adult education and extension
- The community facilitator
- Housing as shelter
- Housing: Soft Furnishings
Fourth year subjects:
- Health and nutrition policies
- Agricultural policies
- Strategic MGMT in non-profit organisations
- Resource allocation and participation
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Nutrition Education
- Nutrition education and development
- Nutrition education and extension
- The community nutrition facilitator
- Household and production environment
- Anthropometry and space manipulation
- Appropriate technology
- Personal management
Careers: community development manager, adult education manager, community project manager.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za