Are you a prospective undergraduate student? Learn more about our undergraduate programme, including majors in: 

1. Geography and Environmental Studies
2. Tourism

Why Study Geography? 

• Geographers are curious about space and place: Geographers are interested in how space is shaped into place through human and environmental processes; 
• Geographers are problem-solvers: As scientists, geographers are naturally curious about how the world is arranged and evolves. They ask questions about why things are located where they are and the implications thereof;
• Geographers make connections: They seek to connect seemingly unrelated processes, integrating ideas about human behaviour, social institutions, and the natural environment;
• Geographers explore relationship: We are interested in connections between people and the environment, seeing the world as the human habitat, one that we have transformed and that has transformed us; and
• Geographers visualise spatial information: We do so through the latest technology using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), revolutionising the way we collect, store, analyse, and present spatial information.

Undergraduate 

A BA degree is a three-year programme where you may choose to major in one of two areas:

Geography and Environmental Studies 

Our discipline focuses on the complex relationships between humans and their environment(s). In our exciting modules on environmental/geographical issues ranging from cities to land issues to environmental management, you will be exposed to key debates in the Southern African and global context.

Tourism 

With its impact on the economy, environment, and society in South Africa, tourism as an academic discipline offers opportunities for understanding the roles and effects of tourism in South Africa and beyond.

Our range of modules includes the following:
 

Career Prospects 

With structured and specialised teaching, our graduates find careers in:

• environmental management
• tourism
• GIS mapping
• urban planning
• sustainability and conservation management
• teaching
• academia
• and the land sector

They find work in a range of settings from environmental consultancies in the private sector, to national and local authorities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), research institutions as well as educational environments.