Geography and Environmental Science
South Africa
1st year sequence:
A first-year sequence consists of GES1003 and GES1030.
Minor sequence:
Students complete the above first-year sequence followed by 12 points (normally two units) at second-year level chosen from the units listed below.
Major sequence:
A major consists of the above minor plus 24 points at third-year level chosen from the listed below.
Units that can be counted towards Geography and Environmental Science - South Africa:
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First-year level
Core
- GES1003 Introduction to Human Geography
- GES1030 Introduction to Physical Geography
Optional
- GES1004 Techniques in Geography and Environmental Science
- GES1050 The global challenge
Second/Third-year level
- GES2000 Research Methods in Geography and Environmental Science
- GES2150 Coastal geomorphology and management
- GES2190 Climates of the earth boundary layer
- GES2230 / GES3230 Climatology
- GES2240 / GES3340 Geomorphology and Soils
- GES2250 / GES3250 Environmental Assessment and Decision Making
- GES2340 / GES3240 Cities and Sustainability
- GES2420 / GES3320 Environmental policy and management
- GES2660 / GES3660 Power and poverty: geographies of uneven development
- GES2810 / GES3810 Geographical information systems (GIS) for environmental management
- GES2900 / GES3900 The Southern African Atmospheric Environment: A synoptic approach