Address
P.O.Box 1235
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Work Hours
Monday to Friday: 8AM - 4:30PM
School of Natural Science
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
About the Department
This department is housed at the Main Campus and offers a total of five BSc Honours Degree Programmes in the the following subject areas: Physics, Geography & Environmental Science, Biology and Chemistry as well as an MSc in Geography and Environmental Science. It also offers MPhil and DPhil Programmes in the same subject areas. The Department has capacity to perform consultancies in renewable energy, energy efficiency, safety and health, environmental impact assessments, livelihood issues, water resources management, sustainability, biotechnology, climate change and many more related to these disciplines.
Name: Dr H. Zinhiva
Position: Chairperson
email: bmapurisa@gzu.ac.zw
PhD, Environmental Management (UNISA); Masters in Environmental Policy and Planning (UZ); BA Honours, Geography (UZ); BED, Geography (UZ); DIP.ED, Geography and Economics (UZ)
Research Areas
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
STRUCTURE
MODULES
FEES
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Normal Entry (c) .
At least six (6) ‘O’ level passes including English Language, Mathematics, a local language and an approved science subject at Grade C or better. (d) At least three (3) ‘A’ level passes including Chemistry and any two (2) other science subjects from the following: Mathematics, Biology and Physics.
Special Entry (a)
Candidates with undergraduate degree passes with a classification of 2.1 or better in the following programmes: Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Science in Occupation Therapy, Bachelor of Biological Sciences or Bachelor of Nursing Science may be considered. Notes
(i) Shortlisted applicants will be subjected to interviews before admission into the programme.
STRUCTURE
PART I
Consists of module work running for two semesters. Part II shall consist of clinical practice and a research project work leading to a dissertation and a portfolio.
The Research Project may commence at any time after the Part I Second
Semester examinations. It may be undertaken in any relevant industry or any
institution approved by the Departmental Board. The dissertation report shall
normally be submitted at least one month before the end of the fourth semester
Part II
A student is required to pass a minimum of eight taught modules and shall be required to choose at least one module from the list of elective modules.
A minimum of 340 credits shall be required for the Award of the Degree.
MODULE EVALUATION
A taught module shall be assessed by a four hour written examination at the end of each semester. The final grade in the module work shall be based on 25% from continuous assessment and 75% from the final written examination. 3.3 To pass a module a student must obtain an overall mark of 50% from both continuous assessment and the final written examination. 3.4 A student shall be expected to obtain a minimum of 50% in the Master’s Thesis project work and 50% in the Clinical Placement portfolio. The thesis and clinical placement portfolio shall contribute on equal weighting, 40% of the overall mark of the degree classification.
PROCEED AND WITHDRAW
A student who obtains a minimum of 80 Credits in Part I and is not allowed to proceed
to Part II may be allowed to repeat the Part provided he / she scored an overall aggregate of 50%. A student who is not allowed to proceed to Part II because he/she could not earn a minimum of up to 80 Credits shall withdraw from the Programme.
A student may be allowed to proceed to Part II while carrying a Part I module, provided
he/she has earned a total of 120 Credits in that Part. Such modules shall normally be examined at the next regularly scheduled examinations. A student may not be allowed to carry-over a Module for more than one year. Such a student shall be required to withdraw from the programme.
AWARD OF DEGREE
A student who has satisfied the examiners in the modules studied by earning a
minimum of three hundred and forty (340) Credits shall be awarded the Master of Science Degree in Medical Physics.
A student who passes eight (8) of the taught modules, successfully completes the
Clinical Practice but fails to complete the Research project work, may be awarded a Post-graduate Diploma.
A student who fails to complete the programme but has passed at least six (6) of the
taught modules and successfully completed both the Clinical Practice and the Research project, may be awarded a Post-graduate Diploma.
MODULES
PART 1 SEMESTER I
MAPH 5113 Human Anatomy and Physiology
MAPH 5114 Physics and Biology of Ionising Radiations
MAPH 5115 Medical Imaging
MAPH 5116 Radiotherapy Physics
SEMESTER II
MAPH 52 Safety and Quality Management
MAPH 5221 Physics of Non-ionising Radiation
MAPH 5222 Medical Electronics and Instrumentation
Elective Total 80
LIST OF ELECTIVES
MAPH 5223 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MAPH 5224 X-ray Imaging
MAPH 5225 Nuclear Medicine
MAPH 5226 Medical Ultrasound
MAPH 5227 Introduction to Bioengineering
MAPH 5228 Bioelectricity
MAPH 5229 Audiology and Audiometry
MAPH 5230 Mathematical Techniques
PART II SEMESTER I
MAPH 6000 Clinical practice
MAPH 6010 Research Project
SEMESTER II
MAPH 6000 Clinical practice
MAPH 6010 Research Project
Total credits for the year 180
FEES
NAME OF FACULTY | FEES PER SEMESTER US$ |
| Agriculture Environment and Food Systems | 652 |
| Arts and Humanities | 518 |
| Business Management Sciences and Economics | 588 |
| Computer Engineering Informatics and Communications | 626 |
| Education | 588 |
| Engineering and The Built Environment | 626 |
| Law | 588 |
| Medicine and Health Sciences (15 weeks) | 698 |
| Science | 626 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 588 |
| Veterinary Science (15 weeks) | 698 |
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES
- Bsc Honours Degree in Geography and Environmental Science
- Bsc Honours Degree in Physics
- Bsc Special Honours Degree in Geography and Environmental Sciences
- Bsc Special Honours Degree in Physics
POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES
- MSc Degree in Geography and Environmental Science
- MPhil Degree in Geography and Environmental Science
- DPhil Degree in Geography and Environmental Science
- MPhil Degree in Physics
- DPhil Degree in Physics
Lecturers
| Title | Full Names | Recent Photograph | Qualifications | Research Areas | Ongoing research theme | Research Grants Acquired |
| Dr | Chapungu Lazarus |  |
PhD in Environmental Science (UNISA) MA Environmental Policy and Planning (UZ) BA Honours Geography (UZ) Dip Monitoring and Evaluation (TDI) Cert. Project Management (UP) | Climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation. Just and Sustainable Transitions Climate and biodiversity | Just and Sustainability transitions in emerging economies | FAO: Designing and implementing nutrition-sensitive agriculture policies and programmes (2021-2022) Development Reality Institute: Converting Environmental Nuisance into Energy: Using Water hyacinth as a substrate for biogas production. |
| Dr | Chazireni Evans |  |
-PhD (Geography) [UNISA 2014] – MA (Geography) [UNISA, 2003] – BA Hons (Geography) [UNISA, 1998] – BA (Geography & Economics) [UNISA ,1993] – Post Grad Dipl (Education) [ZOU, 2001] | Environmental Health, Medical Geography, Economic and Developmental Geography | Spatial Epidemiology of Infectious diseases in Tropical regions | Tokwe Mukorsi Research Grant |
| Mr | Chayangira Juwawa |  |
MSc AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY | Microclimate | Smart Agriculture | none |
| Miss | Chibuda Leonah |  |
BSc Microbiology and Physiology (NMU); BSc Honours Microbiology (NMU) | _ | _ | _ |
| Prof. | Chigonda Tanyaradzwa |  |
PhD, Environmental Management (UKZN); Masters in Environmental Policy and Planning (UZ); BA Honours, Geography(UZ); Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management Course (OSHEMAC); Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems Development and Implementation Certificate; Environmental Management Systems Development and Implementation Certificate | Environmental management; Environmental sustainability; Occupational safety and health; Water supply and sanitation; Conservation and development; Climate change adaptation and mitigation | Environmental sustainability and development | None, applied for one recently and awaiting response |
| Associate Professor | Chikodzi David |  |
PhD, Geography and Environment Science (UWC) Masters in Environmental Policy and Planning (UZ) B. A Honours in Geography (UZ) Post-Doctoral Fellow (UNISA) Programme in Project Management (UP) | -Water Resources Management -Earth Observation -Disaster Risk Reduction -Climate Change -Sustainability -Spatial Analysis -Livelihoods | ||
| Mr | Chikomba Agripa |  |
BSc Honours in Applied Physics | Automation systems | Automation Systems | N/a |
| Ms | Chiriseri Lady Diana Chido |  |
BSC HONOURS GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | Climate change, EIA, Water resources management, Environmental Science, Weather and climate, Meteorology and Climatology, Sustainable development, Rural development, Occupational Health and Safety, Hydrology | ||
| MR | Chisova Tafadzwa |  |
– MSc Biodiversity Conservation (BUSE) – BSc Honours Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (CUT) – Learner Professional Hunting and Guiding | -Ecological Niche Modelling – Human Wildlife Conflicts – Species and Ecosystem Restoration – GIS and Remote sensing in Ecological monitoring | Human Wildlife conflict mitigation in mid Zambezi valley | |
| Mr | Dube Agrippa |  |
MSc in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, BSc Honours in Biological sciences | Microbiology, Biotechnology, Parasitology and public health | To develop disease prediction models and molecular disease diagnostic tools for neglected tropical disease diseases. | N/A |
| Mr | Huchu Tinashe |  |
HND Chemical Engineering | Particles characterisation | ||
| Mr | Machaka Lawrence F |  |
-Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering -MSC in Chemical Engineering and environmental processes | -Development of models to predict gold deportment in complex ores using image analysis and machine learning -Application of machine learning to optimize flotation reagent selection and dosage for gold recovery -Application of machine learning to optimize grinding mill operating parameters for gold liberation and minimize energy consumption | -leaching of gold from refractory ores | |
| Mr | Makuvara Zakio |  |
-PhD student (Life Sciences) (UNISA) -MSc Applied microbiology and biotechnology (NUST) 2015 -BSc Biological Sciences (UZ) 2008 -Post Graduate Diploma in Higher and Tertiary Education(GZU) 2018 | Antimicrobial resistance, Emerging contaminants, Microbiology, Biomonitoring of aquatic ecosystems, Phytomedicines | Development of phytomedicines against cholera and malaria Development of plant based cleaning and disinfecting products | |
| Full Prof | Mapira Jemitias |  |
PHD, Environmental Education (Stellenbosch) MSC, Environmental Science (UB) BA, Geography & English (UZ) GRAD CE (UZ) | Environmental Issues Sewage Management & Disposal Land reform & degradation Informal sector Urban housing | Environmental Issues | |
| Mr | Mapurisa Brain |  |
MSc (Applied Physics) | Renewable Energy | Clean cooking | Nil |
| Dr. | Mudzengi Boycen |  |
DPhil. In Ecotourism and Conservation (CUT) Masters in Environmental Policy and Planning (UZ) B.A. (Hons) Geography (UZ) | Environmental Assessments Ecotourism Conservation Environmental Science Geography | Ecotourism in Southern Africa | Climate Change in Masvingo Province |
| Mr | Murwendo Talent |  |
-MA Environmental Policy and Planning BA Honours in Geography GCE | Ecology | Relationship between vegetation phenology & large mammalian herbivores | SADC Food Garden project (US$125 000) GZU Research Grant (US$11000) on Climate Change GZU Grant on Transboundary Migration (US$5000 GZU Research Grant (US$5000) as part of the support for DPHILSC studies GZU Research Grant (US$10000) on Hand Milking Machine (yet to be distributed) |
| Dr | Mutanda Gideon Walter |  |
1. Diploma in People Management (Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe-2008). 2. Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Zimbabwe Open University-2016). 3. Postgraduate Diploma in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (Lupane State University-2020). 4. Certificate in Project Planning Management (University of Pretoria 2024) 5. Bachelor of Arts General Degree (University of Zimbabwe 2005). 6. Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Geography and Environmental Science (Great Zimbabwe University-2011). 7. MSc Natural Resource Management and Environmental Sustainability (Bindura University of Science Education-2016) 8 PhD in Geography and Environmental Science (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg-2020). 9. Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of South Africa- 2024-) | -Climate change and justice -Environmental governance -Sustainable development -Agrarian reform -Marine research | -Climate change and maladaptation -Marine research | |
| Dr | Mutowo Godfrey |  |
· PhD in Environmental Science (UKZN, 2020) · MPhil in Geography (UZ, 2011) · BSc Honours in Geography (UZ, 2005) | · GIS applications · Remote Sensing applications · Climate Change · Spatial Ecology · Natural Resources Management | Land degradation modelling in Zimbabwe | |
| Ms | Ngaza Nyashadzashe |  |
MSc in Polymer Science – Stellenbosch University (2014) BSc Honours in Polymer Science – Stellenbosch University (2011) BSc triple major (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology)- University of Forte (2011) | Polymer synthesis Polymer charaterization Photocatalysis in membranes Plastic recycling Innovative baking ingredients and baked products formulation | Innovative baking ingredients and baked products formulation Photocatalysis | |
| Dr | Nyambiya Isaac |  |
BSc (Honours) Chemistry, UZ MSc Analytical Chemistry, UZ Postgraduate Diploma in Education, MSU PhD in Chemistry, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | Health reform & public health; Green Chemistry | 1. Is sugar the problem-The Response to the imposition of sugar-levy in Zimbabwe? 2. Establishing the prevalence of drug and substance abuse at Great Zimbabwe University 3. Assessing the possible Blue Zone Status of District X in Zimbabwe and recommendations for health reform | 1.FAO/Agreenium Grant: “Designing and Implementing Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Policies and Programmes” valued at US$ 23,773. Completed by the 31st December 2021 |
| Mr | Sawunyama Lawrence |  |
3RD year PhD student at North West University South Africa MSc in Chemistry (University of Zimbabwe, 2019) BSc Honours degree in Chemistry (University of Zimbabwe, 2017) | Waste water Treatment: Application of oxidative and catalytic methods for the degradation and removal of contaminants from wastewater streams, emphasizing environmental sustainability and efficiency. Membrane Technology: Exploration of advanced membrane materials and processes for efficient separation and purification applications. | Nanoparticles and Metal-Semiconductor: Hybrid Nanostructure Synthesis, Characterization and Applications: Developing and characterizing nanomaterials with tailored properties for catalytic and environmental remediation purposes. | |
| Mr | Luckywell Seyitini |  |
PhD student (thermal storage systems – UNISA) MSc Applied Physics BSc Honors Physics | -Renewable energy. – Thermal energy storage systems | Hybrid thermal energy storage systems. | Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative – SOLTRAIN – research grant: Assessment of heat demand for industrial processes and potential of solar thermal systems for industrial applications in Zimbabwe |
| Dr | Zinhiva Hardlife |  |
PhD, Environmental Management (UNISA); Masters in Environmental Policy and Planning (UZ); BA Honours, Geography (UZ); BED, Geography (UZ); DIP.ED, Geography and Economics (UZ) | -Indigenous Knowledge Systems -Climate Change -Community Livelihoods -Sustainable Development -Natural Resource Management | Value addition to local biotic resource products for enhanced community livelihoods |