📖Program Curriculum

Geology Honours is a 120-credit course (NQF level 8) in the School of Geosciences that involves a research project, classroom lectures, lab-based practicals, and a 2-week field excursion. The main component of this programme is the research project (40 credits). The student will select a research topic at the beginning of the academic, under the supervision of a staff member within the school, give oral presentations on their research, and produce a written proposal and a final written report. There is one 20-credit course that includes a field excursion to various mineral deposits in South Africa. The rest of the programme includes six 10-credit courses that cover a broad theme of topics in Geology. Our students develop the required skills in our Honours programme to thrive in their future careers, be it in industry or academia.

Compulsory courses

Research Project in Geology (GEOL4029A) – various supervisors (40 credits)

Structural Geology and Mineralisation Processes (GEOL4030A) – Dr. Ben Hayes, Dr. Linda Iaccheri & guest lecturers (20 credits)
Advanced Petrology & Geochemistry (GEOL4025A) – Prof. Rais Latypov & Dr. Kimberley Beaton (10 credits)
Hydrogeology (GEOL4014A) – Prof. Tamiru Abiye & Dr. Khuliso Masindi (10 credits)
Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Geology (GEOL4028A) – Dr. Khuliso Masindi & external lecturers (10 credits)
Geophysics for Geologists (GEOP4009A) – Prof. Susan Webb & Dr. Steph Enslin (10 credits)
Exploration, Mining, Economics, and Entrepreneurship (GEOL4027A) – Prof. Glen Nwaila (10 credits)
Earth Evolution and Global Tectonics (GEOL4026A) – Dr. Zubair Jinnah & Dr. Sharad Master (10 credits)
Elective courses

While there are no elective courses for Geology Honours in the School of Geosciences, students can replace the compulsory courses above with courses offered by other schools at the discretion of the Head of School. GIS or Palaeontology courses are commonly selected. Such requests are subject to timetabling constraints and the student having the prerequisite undergraduate background to enter the Honours courses in question.

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

276 RMB

Tuition fee:

70,430 ZAR per year

70,430 ZAR in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

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Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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