Faculty of Science

BSc Earth Science

Bachelor 3 years Full-time 65% aggregate
65%
Minimum Aggregate Excl. Life Orientation
Programme Overview
Qualification
Bachelor
Duration
3 Years
Campus
Main Campus
Language
English
Study Mode
Full-time
About This Programme

A physical sciences programme focusing on the study of the Earth, its structure, and natural processes.

Admission Requirements
Minimum aggregate of 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)

Required Subjects percentage

One of the following
  • Afrikaans Home Language 50%
  • Afrikaans First Additional Language 50%
  • English Home Language 50%
  • English First Additional Language 50%
  • Physical Sciences 50%
One of the following
  • Mathematics (standard) 60%
  • Mathematics (if Physics as first-year subject) 70%

Focal Areas choose one

Applied Earth Science Geo-environmental Science
Mathematics requirement is 60% or 70% depending on choice of first-year Mathematics and Physics. Selection mark (SM) = (Mathematics x 2) + 5 other subjects (of which at least one must be English or Afrikaans, excluding Life Orientation) + 7.
Career Opportunities
Environmental consultant Groundwater specialist Geotechnical engineer Exploration consultant Geologist Mining geologist Environmental rehabilitation engineer Environmental geochemist Seismologist Rock expert Marine geologist Applied mineralogist Volcanologist Geophysicist
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