STOP - YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT THE WRONG PAGE.
Shortly after the beginning of the year we create a website on which each registered student should be able to find their complete personalised timetable, including practicals and tutorials, as allocated by a system which optimises classes' sizes and minimizes clashes.
Provided you are browsing from a machine directly on the Rhodes Network, you can still find that website at
http://www.scifac.ru.ac.za/misc/TimeTable/
The web page you are looking at now will NOT give you your full timetable. It is a simpler
system that checks lecture times only for possible clashes, and does not do a thorough job. You
cannot use it to claim or prove that your personal timetable is incorrect!
This system uses the current 2013 timetable. Please note that it displays only
one possible lecture timetable
for each semester, taking into account that there may be alternative periods to choose from for some
subjects. After making your subject selection by typing mnemonics like
ECO 101, ECO 102 and
ENG 1
into the boxes, scroll down to see possible timetables for each semester.
If students wish to follow degree curricula in which subjects clash, they will invariably have to
take an extra year to complete their degrees.
Some major combinations that may look attractive but which are not possible are
ELN 3/HIS 3, PSY 3/POL 3, ENG 3/SOC 3,
ENG 3/INS 3, CSC 3/LAW 3, HKE 3/HIS 3,
PHI 3/ANT 3, ENT 3/BCH 3, ICH 3/MIC 3,
ENV 3/CHE 3
Please report any bugs that you discover by emailing
Pat Terry (p.terry@ru.ac.za)
It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that your planned and proposed curriculum does not contain any
clashes, not only for the current year of study, but for the years ahead. Attention is drawn to
General Rule G6.2 of the University Calendar. Each year some students complain bitterly when they
discover that the timetable for the next year will not suit them, claim that they "have not been
told", and ask that the timetable be modified to accommodate their lack of forward planning. Such
requests cannot be met.
Acad & Comp Literacy (BAF only) ACL 1 1AJ 1SP Accounting 1 ACC 101 102 112 Accounting 2 ACC 2 201 202 3 Accounting (Prof + Ethics Sem 2) ACC 212 Accounting 1F/1G (BComF only) ACC 1F 1FA 1FB 1G Afrikaans 1 AFR 1 Afrikaans/Nederlands 2 and 3 AFN 2 3 (follows Afr 1) Ancient Greek GRE 1 2 3 Anthropology ANT 1 1ES 2 3 Applied English Studies 2 and 3 AES 2 3 Applied Maths 3 MAP 3 311 312 313 314 Art History & Culture AHV 1 2 3 4 Art Studio Practice ASP 1 2 3 4 Auditing (BCom 3 Accounting) AUD 3 Biochemistry 2 and 3 BCH 2 201 202 3 301 302 Botany 1 (Sem 2) BOT 102 (follows CEL 101) Botany 2 and 3 BOT 2 201 202 3 301 302 Cell Biology (Sem 1) CEL 101 Chemistry 1 CHE 1 101 102 1R Chemistry 2 and 3 CHE 2 201 202 3 301 302 Chinese Studies CHI 1 2 3 Classical Latin LAT 1 2 3 Classics 1 CLA 1 101 102 Classics 2 and 3 CLA 2 201 202 3 301 302 Commercial Law 1 COL 1 101 102 Commercial Law 201 (Sem 1 only) COL 201 Computer Science 1 CSC 1 101 102 Computer Science 2 and 3 CSC 2 201 202 3 301 302 Computer Science 303 (Sem 1) CSC 303 Computer Science 1L1 (Sem 1) CSC 1L1 (intro to ICT) Computer Science 112 (Sem 2) CSC 112 (for IS majors) Computer Skills (BComF only) CSC 1C 1CA 1CB Computer Skills (BScF only) CSC 1S Drama DRA 1 2 3 Earth Science (Sem 1) EAR 101 Economics 1 ECO 1 1A 1B 101 102 Economics 2 ECO 2 2A 2B 201 202 Economics 3 (modules) ECO 3 312 313 314 Economics 3 (modules) ECO 315 316 317 318 English ENG 1 2 3 English Lang & Linguistics ELN 1 2 3 Entomology 2 and 3 ENT 2 201 202 3 301 302 Environmental Science 2 and 3 ENV 2 202 202 3 301 302 Ethics for Accountants (Sem 2) ETC 101 Ethnomusicology 1 ETH 1 101 102 Ethnomusicology 2 and 3 ETH 2 3 French FRE 1 1P 2 3 Geography 102 (Sem 2) GOG 102 (follows EAR 101) Geography 2 and 3 GOG 2 201 202 3 301 302 Geology 102 (Sem 2) GLG 102 (follows EAR 101) Geology 2 and 3 GLG 2 201 202 3 301 302 German Studies GER 1 2 3 Greek GRE 1 2 3 History & Appreciation of Music HAM 1 History 1 and 2 HIS 1 101 102 2 201 202 History 3 (modules) HIS 3 302 303 305 306 History 3 (modules) HIS 310 311 312 313 Human Kinetics & Ergon 1 HKE 1 101 102 Human Kinetics & Ergon 2 and 3 HKE 2 202 202 3 301 302 Ichthyology 2 and 3 ICH 2 201 202 3 301 302 Industrial Sociology 2 and 3 INS 2 3 Information Systems 2 and 3 INF 2 202 202 203 3 301 302 Instrumental Music Study IMS 1 2 3 Intro Prof Accounting (Sem 2) ACC 212 Intro to Taxation (Sem 1) ACC 211 Intro to ICT (CS1L) (Sem 1) CSC 1L1 Intro to Philosophy PHI 1 Intro Science Concepts (BScF) ISCM1 isiXhosa (Mother Tongue) XHS 1M 2M 3M isiXhosa (2nd Language) XHS 1N 2N 3N isiXhosa for Journalists XHO JNA JNB Journalism JRN 1 1ES 2 3 Latin LAT 1 2 3 Legal Theory LAW 1 2 3 Linguistics ELN 1 2 3 Man Acc & Finance (BCom 3 Acc) MAF 3 301 302 Management 1 MAN 1 1A 1B 101 102 Management 1F (BComF only) MAN 1F Management 2 MAN 2 211 212 213 214 Management 3 MAN 3 311 312 313 314 Maths 1 MAT 1C 1C1 1C2 Maths & Applied Maths 2 MAM 2 201 201 Maths 3 (Pure) MAT 3 311 312 313 314 Maths 3 (Applied) MAP 3 311 312 313 314 Maths (Life Sciences) (Sem 1) MAT 1S Maths (Foundation) (BScF only) MAT 1L Mathematical Statistics 2 and 3 MST 2 201 202 3 301 302 Microbiology 2 and 3 MIC 2 201 202 3 301 302 Modern Fiction (2nd year only) FIC 2 Music MUS 1 2 3 Music Health & the Brain (Sem 2) MHB 1 Organizational Psycho 2 and 3 ORG 2 3 Philosophy PHI 1 2 3 Pharmacy 1 PHA 101 110 111 Pharmacy 2 PHA 210 211 220 230 240 Pharmacy 3 PHA 321 331 341 350 Pharmacy 4 PHA 422 432 442 451 4E 4S Pharmacy Elective, Seminar PHA 4E 4S Pharmacy Admin and Practice PHA 240 341 442 Pharmacy Anatomy & Physiology PHA 110 210 Pharmacy Foundations PHA 101 Pharmacy Biochemistry PHA 111 211 Pharmaceutical Chemistry PHA 220 321 422 Pharmaceutics PHA 230 331 432 Pharmacology PHA 350 451 Physics 1 PHY 1 101 102 Physics 2 and 3 PHY 2 201 202 3 301 302 Physics (Elementary) (Sem 1) PHY 1E1 Physics (Electronics) (Sem 2) PHY 1E2 Politics POL 1 1ES 2 3 Prof Comm (Sem 1 - Accountants) PRFC21 Prof Comm (Sem 2 - general BCom) PRFC22 Psychology PSY 1 2 3 Sociology SOC 1 1ES 2 3 Sound Technology STC 1 Statistics STA 1 101 102 Statistics 1D (Sem 2) STA 1D Taxation (Introductory) (Sem 1) ACC 211 Taxation (BCom 3 Acc) TAX 3 Theory of Finance TOF 1 Theory of Finance (BComF only) TOF 1F 1FA 1FB Zoology 101 (Sem 2) ZOO 101 (follows CEL 101) Zoology 2 and 3 ZOO 2 201 202 3 301 302 There are a few subjects that do not have pre-allocated timetable slots, and so generate no visible outut on the web page timetable. These include Greek 2 and 3, Latin 2 and 3, isiXhosa (Mother Tongue) 1, 2 and 3, Sound Technology
To see a subject's timetable, type that subject's mnemonic into one of the 10 text boxes. Subject mnemonics all have seven characters, and are of the general form
TLA NUM ( for example PHY 101 or ECO 318 or INF 2A )
where TLA is a Three Letter Abbreviation/Acronym like PHY for PHYsics or HIS for HIStory, and NUM is a digit or digits denoting the level or option, like 1 or 2 or 3 or 201 or whatever. Some mnemonics (like PRFC21 - Prof Communication 1st semester) have no space, some have letters in the NUM portion.
Use the TAB key to move from one input box to the next. Several subjects may be chosen at one viewing.
When you have chosen all the subjects you are wanting to view, click the "SHOW" button. This will then load a timetable showing the allocation of periods, tutorials and/or practicals of the subjects you have chosen.
Square brackets "[ ]" are normally for practicals or tutorials. Italics show that there are alternative slots.
Curly brackets "{ }" are for alternative lectures and tutorials - you would normally only go to one or the other.
A (1) or (2) following a mnemonic means that the subject is only taken for the first or second semester respectively.
You can use simplified mnemonics for subjects like PHY 1 to denote both parts (PHY 101 and PHY 102) as the timetable slots are the same in both semesters.
For subjects with alternative lectures in each day - like ECO 2 - use ECO 2A or ECO 2B to choose one of the alternative slots.
For subjects with multiple components use mnemonics like ECO 312, HIS 309, CSC 301, CSC 112.
There is also a button that will show a printer friendly version of the timetables for each semester - this can be printed more cheaply than printing the other display.
Note that some language subjects do not have pre-allocated timetable slots.
To start again click on the "RESET" button - this will take you back to the beginning page.
Note that the exact days on which practical classes are held can only be determined after students have registered and the numbers in each class are known. The practical times given by this system - especially for for first year classes - are meant as a guide only, and may have to be changed during the first week of term.
Shortly after the beginning of the year a set of personal timetables for each student is made available at http://www.scifac.ru.ac.za/misc/TimeTable/ nd it will be your responsibility to visit this site to find your own final timetable.
The 2013 timetable differs from the 2012 timetable in a few details, as we hold the timetable as stable as we can, to allow students to plan ahead. It is hoped that no significant new clashes have been introduced. The largest change is to the times in the Accounting 2 and 3 curricula, to the first year BCom programme, and to the reorganization of the Commerce Extended Studies (BComF) programme.
The changes are summarized in detail at http://www.scifac.ru.ac.za/timetable/changes.htm