BSc Environmental Studies at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Environmental Studies includes relationships between people and the environment. This programme discusses practical methods for understanding and addressing contemporary environmental problems, using case studies from South Africa and beyond. Bachelor of Science in the field of Environmental Studies Major: Environmental Studies This major provides students with a cross-cutting and interdisciplinary science and social science education, focusing in particular on the historical and contemporary issues facing southern Africa today, including climate and environmental change, resource management (including heritage resources), environmental justice and sustainability. This major pathway is desig

Faculty: Science | Department: Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First-year Auxiliary Mathematics OR Mathematics I (major): Algebra, Calculus AND Any three courses. Recommended courses: Geography Introductory Life Sciences Archaeology Second-year Environmental Studies II is made up of two compulsory semester-long courses. To complete Environmental Studies II, you must register for and pass both courses.

Career pathways

Environmental management Environmental planning Conservation Heritage management Hydrologist Environmental services auditing Environmental impact assessment Sustainability, recycling and waste management Pollution monitoring and management Environmental remediation Community health and wellbeing Development planning Climate change mitigation Environmental communication and outreach

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 42. APS 42+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 5 Wait-listing Applicants with 40-41 points may be wait-listed, subject to place availability. International Applicants National Benchmark Test All applicants to the Faculty of Science are required to write the National Benchmark Test by 31 October 2026. There are two tests: The Academic and Quantitative Literacy Test and the Mathematics Test. Both tests must be written in one session. Your test results are used in addition to your Grade 12 results to identify students who may need additional support during the course of their studies. You can register for the NBT before you submit your application to Wits. DO NOT wait for an official notification from Wits to register for and write the tests, as you may miss the end of September deadline. For test dates, registration dates and available venues, please r

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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