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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Geography and Environmental Studies at Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Programme overview

Taught honours programme in English, offered in blocks on campus over one year full-time, focusing on GIS, urban and tourism analysis, disaster risk management and a research application.

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Geography and Environmental Studies  |  Duration: One year  |  Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

A compulsory 30-credit Geographical Research Application module plus three 30-credit electives chosen from Urban Analysis and Synthesis, Tourism Analysis and Synthesis, Environmental Analysis and Synthesis, Disaster Risk Science and Development, GIS Applications and Applications in Geomorphology (not all offered every year). Prerequisite pass modules in Geography and Environmental Studies apply to each elective.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree with Geography and Environmental Studies as a major, with an average final mark of 60% for the major.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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