The Bachelor of Science in Geoinformatics programme entails the collection, storage, analysis, visualisation and management of geospatial information by using an assortment of geospatial analytical methods and tools to help with decision making and providing solutions to geographic problems. Our graduates have a passion for geography, an interest in collecting, processing, displaying and analysing geographic information, and deriving, geospatial data products, and an interest in using computing technology and quantitative techniques to address geographical problems.

The programme is accredited by the South African Geomatics Council for registration as candidate Geomatics Technologists in GISc (GTg, GISc).

Career opportunities include web programmer, geospatial data officer, geospatial software developer, geovisualisation specialist, GIS project manager, GISc consulting, map designer, spatial data analyst, earth observation data analyst and systems analyst.

For more information, please consult the Faculty webpage.

Graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Geoinformatics readily find work at organisations such as Geographic Information System (GIS) vendors (ESRI or lntergraph), the CSIR, GIS consultants (AfriGIS, GeoTerralmage, GISCOE), planning consultants (e.g., Cadreplan or Plan Practice), environmental consultants (e.g. Golder or Pegasys), civil engineering consultants (Aurecon, SSI), the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), National Geospatial lnformation (NGI), or any municipality in the country. Many government departments (eg DEFF, DSI, Stats SA, DALRRD and DWS) also employ GISc professionals. The South African Geomatics Council has accredited the Bachelor of Science in Geoinformatics and BScHons in Geoinformatics programmes. Bachelor of Science in Geoinformatics graduates can register as candidate Geomatics Technologists in GISc (GTg GISc), and BScHons in Geoinformatics graduates can register as candidate Geomatics Professionals in GISc (GPr GISc).

Important information for all prospective students for 2026

The admission requirements below apply to all who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications. Click here for this Faculty Brochure.

Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS. 

Applicants currently in Grade 12 must apply with their final Grade 11 (or equivalent) results.

Applicants who have completed Grade 12 must apply with their final NSC or equivalent qualification results.

Please note that meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission.

Only students that have completed school in the last two years and have not studied at a tertiary institution will be considered for this programme. 

Successful candidates will be notified once admitted or conditionally admitted.

Unsuccessful candidates will also be notified.

Applicants should check their application status regularly on the UP Student Portal at click here.

Applicants with qualifications other than the abovementioned should refer to the International undergraduate prospectus 2026: Applicants with a school leaving certificate not issued by Umalusi (South Africa), available at click here.

International students: Click here.

All modules will only be presented in English, which is the University's official language of tuition, communication and correspondence.

The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is home to more than 6 500 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Faculty presents degrees in fields ranging from the proverbial A to Z – from actuaries to zoologists, and consists of 13 departments.

All degree programmes are designed to develop problem-solving individuals who can easily adapt to changing circumstances and take the lead in their chosen fields of specialisation. The qualifications awarded are of world-class and provide access to a multitude of career opportunities for dynamic and creative people. According to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings the University has achieved new world rankings in Physical Sciences, a discipline which features strongly in NAS and also maintains excellent positions on the ISI Web of Science (WOS) field rankings in Plant and Animal Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, and Environment and Ecology Sciences.

In the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, we strive to continuously improve our high impact research and significantly address the national shortage of PhD graduates that respond to global and local challenges.

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