Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management
ThePostgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management is a one-year, full-time programme and is equivalent to an honours-level degree programme at 120 credits.
The programme comprises eight (8) modules (7 core modules and 1 elective) which is taught during scheduled contact sessions at the University's Stellenbosch Campus.
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Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
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Admission requirements
A bachelor’s degree with a final pass mark of at least 60% in any of the following major subjects:
o Geography and Environmental Studies,
o Public and Development Management,
o Economics,
o Sociology,
o Geology,
o Botany,
o Zoology,
o Agricultural Economics,
o Logistics,
o Forestry,
o Ecology/Nature Conservation,
o Civil Engineering,
o Architecture,
o Town and Regional Planning;
o Surveying,
o Any other field regarded as equivalent;
o Other qualifications could be accommodated based on equivalent programme content and relevant work experience as indicated on your application.
Selection
The number of students selected will be influenced by, among other things, staff capacity and the availability of resources within the School, as well as academic merit and University transformation objectives. As staff capacity and resources may fluctuate from year to year, the number of students selected can also differ from year to year.
Should the applicants who meet the admission requirements exceed the capacity of the School, the criteria of the admission requirements will be used to rank the applicants in order of suitability, and to finalise the list of selected applicants.
Supporting application documents
Departmental form
Download and fill in the following departmental form, and submit with your application:
https://files.su.ac.za/public/postgraduate-studies/documents/2025-09/pg…
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Programme content
You must earn a total of at least 120 credits for this programme.
Compulsory modules (105 credits)
14948 Environmental Analysis and Management 742 (15)
14949 Environmental Economics 716 (15)
14950 Environmental Ethics 712 (15)
14951 Environmental Governance 742 (15)
11179 Environmental Issues 712 (15)
60704 Environmental Law 772 (15)
11176 Geographical Information Systems 772 (15)
Elective modules (at least 15 credits)
Choose one of the following elective modules:
14943 Sustainability Transitions 772 (16)
14926 Capita Selecta: Advanced Topics in Environmental Management 773 (15)
Please note:
The capita selecta module is not offered every year. Please contact the School of Public Leadership to find out whether this module will be offered.