Faculty of Science

BSc GeoInformatics

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 geospatial information science, remote sensing, and geographic information systems.

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 Computer Science chosen as university subject) 70%
Mathematics requirement is 60% or 70% depending on whether Computer Science is chosen as a university subject. 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
Chief spatial information officer Geospatial information integrator Remote sensing specialist Meteorologist GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technician Transportation planner Cartographer Map designer Geospatial software engineer Climatologist Earth observation analyst Remote sensing specialist for environmental consultancy Programme development and computer consultancy Mineral exploration and mining specialist
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