Important Documentation

• Instead of repeating information that is consistent across all modules within each module's studegy guide, please consult the Departmental Guide for information relating to the administration of modules, support services offerred by UP, the department's code of conduct, our policy on assessment and information relating to the renewal of registration for postgraduate students.

Mailing lists

Students who are enrolled for one of our degree programmes (see list below) are encouraged to join our mailing list to receive information on upcoming events, job opportunities, and bursary opportunities. Please click on one of the links below to submit your request:

• GGM Undergraduate mailing list
• GGM Honours mailing list
• GGM Postgraduate mailing list
• GGM Alumni mailing list

Library

In additiona to academic resources, the Department of Library Services offers a range of services such as digitisation, interlibrary lending, and training in academic writing, anti-plagiarism, using EndNote and many more. The library also hosts a research guide with resources specifically aimed at postgraduate students. Additionally, the library also has a domain expert that can assist you in obtaining information on assignments and research projects.

Undergraduate Programmes

For each of our undergraduate programs we have summarised the following information: an overview of the degree program, the majors available in each degree programme, and flowcharts that show how the core modules relate to each other. It shows which of your core modules have prerequisites and what those prerequisites are. Additionally, the required subjects for your chosen major (along with their prerequisites) are also indicated. If you have any queries, please contact the programme coordinator.

• BSc (Geography and Environmental Sciences)
• BSc (Geoinformatics)
• BSc (Meteorology)

Postgraduate Programmes

Honours

The firs section (title "General") contains information that are applicable across all of the honours programmes offerred by the department. This includes information on the timetable, the exam schedule, and the important dates associated with your research project. The second section contains programme specific information such as programme overview documents. If you have any queries, please contact the programme coordinator.

General (applicable across all programmes)

• Honours orientation program (9-10 February 2023)
• Honours lecture schedule (2023)
• Honours research project (Important dates 2023)
• Honours exam schedule (2023)
• Suggested outline for a project proposal
• Rubric for project proposal evaluation
• Rubric for proposal presentation evaluation
• Ethics presentation by Prof Breetzke
• Ethics checklist

Programme specific documentation

• BSocSciHons (Geographical Sciences)(Geography and Environmental Science)
• BScHons (Geography and Environmental Science)
• BScHons (Geoinformatics)
• BScHons (Meteorology)

Masters

• MA (Environment and Society)(Coursework)
• MSc (Environmental Management)(Coursework)
• MSc (Environmental Management)
• MSc (Geography)
• MSc (Geoinformatics)
• MSc (Meteorology)

PhD

• PhD (Geography)
• PhD (Environment and Society)
• PhD (Geography)
• PhD (Environmental Management)
• PhD (Geoinformatics)
• PhD (Meteorology)