What are faculties?

Each institution of education divides itself into areas of learning : for example Agriculture, Art, Engineering, Science. These are called Faculties. Within each faculty they then offer certificates, diplomas and degrees. Some TVET colleges just call each set, programmes. Sometimes institutions (especially in America) call them colleges.

For example:

“Humanities” includes modern languages, literature, philosophy, religion, and musicology. Most humanities faculties also include social sciences, history, archaeology, anthropology, communication studies, classical studies, law and linguistics.

Names of faculties can differ from institution to institution. In South Africa these are the names you could come across at university (below). FET Colleges may call them ‘Learning Fields’ but the divisions and names are roughly the same.

Agricultural and Food Science

Agriculture

Agriscience

Art, Design, Architecture

Arts

Arts & Social Sciences

Biological Science

Building Sciences

Built Environment

Business & Economic Sciences

Business and Enterprise

Business Science

Commerce

Commerce, Admin and Law

Commerce, Law and Management

Community and Health

Computer and Information Sciences

Consumer Science

Dentistry

Economic & Management Sciences

Economic and Financial Sciences

Education

Engineering

Engineering, Science, Agriculture

Engineering, Built Environment and InfoTech

Health Sciences

Humanities

Information Technology

Law

Management

Management and Law

Management Sciences

Military Science

Natural Sciences

Public Health

Science

Science and Agriculture

Social Sciences and Humanities

Theology

Veterinary Science