BSc in Conservation Ecology
Would you like to address the world's conservation issues as part of your work one day? This unique programme, with an emphasis on socio-ecological systems, equips you to work at solving conservation challenges. The areas in which you may choose a career are: environmental impact assessment and monitoring (terrestrial and freshwater), restoration ecology, game farm management, ecotourism, community-based natural resource management and environment-oriented, sustainable production in agriculture and forestry (including organic plant management), conservation planning, and conservation biology research.
Contact information
Programme overview
Duration
Four years
Campus
Stellenbosch
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Career opportunities
Careers in environmental impact assessment and monitoring, restoration ecology, conservation biology, game farm management, ecotourism, sustainable agriculture, forestry and organic plant management, communitybased natural resource management and research into conservation biology.
Occupations:
Ecologist
Researcher
Manager
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- An NSC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Life Orientation)
English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
Mathematics 60%
Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 50%
English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
Mathematics 60%
Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 50%
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
IEB-ISC
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Active Citizenry) English OR Afrikaans Home Language or First Additional Language 50%Mathematics 60% Physical Sciences (Physics AND Chemistry) 50%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or
Second Language, 4 (Nam 6)
Maths 6 (Nam 8)
Physics AND Chemistry 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Maths 5 on SL OR Maths 4 on HL
Physics AND Chemistry 5 on SL OR
Physics AND Chemistry 4 on HL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths C on AS-Level
Physics AND Chemistry D
on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English,
First or Second language, E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths E on A-Level
Physics AND Chemistry E
on A-Level
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Active Citizenry) English OR Afrikaans Home Language or First Additional Language 50%Mathematics 60% Physical Sciences (Physics AND Chemistry) 50%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or
Second Language, 4 (Nam 6)
Maths 6 (Nam 8)
Physics AND Chemistry 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Maths 5 on SL OR Maths 4 on HL
Physics AND Chemistry 5 on SL OR
Physics AND Chemistry 4 on HL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths C on AS-Level
Physics AND Chemistry D
on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English,
First or Second language, E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths E on A-Level
Physics AND Chemistry E
on A-Level
Programme structure
Full-time
Last updated
01 April 2026
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