BSc Honours Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The BSc Honours in Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies is an integrative programme introducing students to the diverse history of human culture and behaviour, and how people interact with the landscape through the study of Archaeology and Geography. Archaeologist and Geographers at Wits are actively involved in research and the teaching of a broad spectrum of topics including archaeological theory, environmental policy, Earlier Stone Age archaeology, global atmospheric change, Middle Stone Age, integrated environmental management, historical archaeology, water challenges in Southern Africa, archaeological excavation and field methods, disaster and risk management, rock art manag

Faculty: Science | Department: Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Please note that your course selection must include both archaeology and geography courses, and that your honours project main supervisor will be an archaeologist. Course code Description Quarter Compulsory course – Full year GEOG4036A Research Project: Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies Full-year Elective courses Q1 choose ONE of the below courses: ARCL4027A Theory of Archaeology 1

Career pathways

Career opportunities available with your honours degree in Archaeology include: Cultural Resource Management (after formal accreditation by ASAPA) Heritage Management (including museum sciences, heritage legislation and policy management) Municipal and governmental consultants on heritage practice Research and lecturing in archaeology departments

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate BSc or BA degree in complimentary fields relating to Geography and/or Archaeology, with a minimum weighted average of 65% is required for consideration for admission into the programme. This is a highly competitive programme and therefore this minimum requirement allows your application to be considered, and does not guarantee admission.

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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