UJ Prospectus2016

Welcome to UJ
Your school days are almost over. The choices you make, the
doors you elect to open, now and in the next few short years,
will have a profound impact on the entire direction of your
adult life. The decision to pursue a university qualification,
and the decision concerning which qualification to pursue
out of the many on offer, are themselves seminal decisions,
but the most crucial of all will be the university you choose
to be your home, your guide, your support, your inspiration.
As the pace of change and progress quickens, never before
has South Africa needed graduates of such high calibre,
to steer us to a prosperous and peaceful future, one that is
optimal for all.
At the University of Johannesburg (UJ), we have a single
passion: the provision of every possible resource and
opportunity to mould graduates who have every right to be
confident because they are superbly informed, independentminded
and innovative to the core. And our students
are our family: we provide an enjoyable, safe, caring,
supportive, intellectually stimulating and technologically
savvy environment, and a host of sports, arts and cultural
activities. At UJ, you will encounter the finest academic
minds from all over the continent and the globe, and you
will enter the rich cosmopolitan student life.
Our nine faculties excel in the range and quality of our
cutting-edge pro grammes, covering the entire spectrum
from undergraduate diplomas to doctoral degrees, each
designed for perfect career placement. No less than 93% of
our students are employed within 12 months of graduation,
and in the brief ten years of our existence as UJ, our
graduates are already leaving their mark in their thousands,
in all aspects of South African life and beyond.
Our First Year Experience Programme provides a suite of
support and development opportunities to aid the transition
from school to university, to build and focus your energy and
ability. Our Senior Year Experience Programme will boost you
towards your final year, graduation and beyond, either into
a postgraduate degree or into professional life. Experience
our technology-rich approaches to teaching and learning,
Prof Ihron Rensburg
Vice-Chancellor and Principal
University of Johannesburg
MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRINCIPAL
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