Bachelor of Science Honours in Geography and Environmental Science

Honours degree

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0787_100_N101

The Bachelor of Science Honours in Geography and Environmental Science delves deeper into urban, tourism and physical geography, gaining advanced research skills and expertise in your chosen area of focus.

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Dr S Grenfell

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Programme overview

Duration

One year

Campus

Stellenbosch

Type

Coursework

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When applying for a postgraduate programme, some may require you to upload additional supporting documents beyond completing the standard application form online. Where such documents are required, more information will appear under the section below titled “Supporting Application Documents.”

Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.

Minimum admission requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree with Geography and Environmental Studies as a major.
• An average final mark of 60% for the major.

Programme structure

The study of the systematic disciplines of urban, tourism, social and physical geography, environmental impact analysis, disaster risk and development, and their application in a geographical research field. The modules of this programme (with the exception of Module 743 that is presented throughout the year) are presented in block periods.

Compulsory Module
14033 : Geographical Research Application 743(30)

Plus Elective Modules
Choose three of the following modules. Please note that not all elective modules are necessarily presented each year.
10131 : Urban Analysis and Synthesis 714(30)
11887 : Tourism Analysis and Synthesis 715(30)
63371 : Environmental Analysis and Synthesis 711(30)
14034 : GIS applications 771(30)
14259 : Applications in Geomorphology 771(30)

Prerequisite pass modules
The following prerequisite pass modules or any acceptable equivalent as required by the Department, are compulsory.
Subject | number

Module Pass prerequisite module/s
10131 Urban Analysis & Synthesis 714 PP Geography and Environmental Studies 354 or 323
11887 Tourism Analysis & Synthesis 715 PP Geography and Environmental Studies 314
63371 Environmental Analysis & Synthesis 711 PP Geography and Environmental Studies 344 or 358 or 334
14034 GIS applications 771 PP Geography and Environmental Studies 214 or 363
14259 Applications in Geomorphology 771 PP Geography and Environmental Studies 334 or 358

Assessment and Examination
Assessment is conducted per module as explained in the individual module frameworks.

Last updated 01 April 2026

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