BA in Development and the Environment
The programme imparts basic knowledge about how communities work, about the processes of economic development and the natural environment and understanding the nature and results of interaction among communities, socio-economic development processes and the natural environment.
Contact information
Programme overview
Duration
Three years
Campus
Stellenbosch
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Career opportunities
Career possibilities in community development, population development, town and regional planning, tourism, resource planning and management, and environmental planning and management in the public and private sectors.
Occupations:
Planner
Manager
Consultant
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- An NSC aggregate of at least 63% (excluding Life Orientation)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
If you take Economics as a university subject, then also:
- Mathematics 60%
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
If you take Economics as a university subject, then also:
- Mathematics 60%
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
IEB-ISC
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 65% (excluding Active Citizenry)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40% If you take Economics as a university subject, then also Mathematics 60%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by
meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject,
Maths 6 (Nam 8)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by
meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject, Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject, Maths C on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject, Maths E on A-Level
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 65% (excluding Active Citizenry)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40% If you take Economics as a university subject, then also Mathematics 60%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by
meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject,
Maths 6 (Nam 8)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by
meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject, Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject, Maths C on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
If Economics is taken as university subject, Maths E on A-Level
Programme structure
Full-time
Last updated
01 April 2026
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