School Programmes

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES

• CERTIFICATE IN GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE

  Programme Requirements: The Certificate in Geospatial Science consists of six courses.

  Courses: GE101 or GE102 or an equivalent 100-level course approved by the Dean or Nominee; plus GS100, IS121, GS201, GS211, GS301.
  

DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

• DIPLOMA IN GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE

  Programme Requirements: The Diploma in Geospatial Science consists of ten courses.

  Courses: GE101 or GE102 or an equivalent 100-level course approved by the Dean or Nominee; plus GS100, IS121, GS201, GS211, GS301, GS350; plus one 100 level course, one 200 level course and one 300 level course in an approved sub-field specialty.
  

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR DISCIPLINES

• Geography

  Courses for a Single Major: GE101, GE102, GS100, UU100, UU114; plus GE201 or GE205; plus GE202; plus GE203 or GE207; plus GS201 or GS211; plus UU200, UU204, GE304; plus GS301 or GS350; plus one to three of: GE300, GE301, GE302, GE303, GE304, GE305, GE306, GS301, GS350, PD301, MS301.

  Courses for a Double Major: GE101, GE102, GS100, UU100, UU114; plus GE201 or GE205; plus GE202; plus GE203 or GE207; plus any one or two 200-level GE/GS courses; plus UU200, UU204, GE304; plus two to three of: GE300, GE301, GE302, GE303, GE305, GE306, GS301, GS350, PD301, MS301.

  Courses for a Minor: GE101 and/or GE102; plus two or three of: GE201, GE202, GE203, GE205, GE207, GS201, GS211; the fourth and/or fifth course may be any 200/300 level GE or GS course or PD301 (excluding GE300, GS301 and GS350).
  

BACHELOR OF ARTS – PRESCRIBED PROGRAMMES

There is one interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts programme that does not follow the usual programme requirements for major and minor disciplines but instead has a largely prescribed set of courses, across discipline boundaries.

• BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

  Courses: GE101, GE102, GS100; plus EC100 or EC102; plus UU100, UU114; plus two of: BI102, BI108, CH100, CH105, ED158, ES106, GM101, HY101, MS111, LP101, PD101, PH106, PL101, SO100, TS106, TS107; plus GE201, GE205, GS201, UU200, UU204; plus any three of: BI201, BI/MS202, BI207, EC201, EC202, EC203, ED258, GE202, GE203, GE207, HY205, LP201, MS201, MS203, PD200, SO201, TS213; plus EC307, GE301,GE304; plus any three of: BI304, BI/MS305, BI/MS307, BI/MS308, EC304, GE300, GE302, GE303, GE306, GS301, GS350, LP303, MS301, MS302, MS303, MS306, MS312, , PD301, SO301, SO302, TS310, TS311 or any other 300-level courses approved by the Dean or nominee.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR DISCIPLINES

• Earth Science

  Courses for a Single Major: CH101, ES106, GE101, PH106, UU100, UU114, CH204, ES201, ES203, MS211, UU200, UU204; plus CH311 or CH312; plus ES300, ES301.

  Courses for a Double Major: CH101, ES106, PH106, UU100, UU114, CH204, ES203; plus ES201 or MS211; plus UU200, UU204; plus CH311 or CH312; plus ES300, ES301.

  Courses for a Minor: ES106, ES201, ES203, MS211, ES301.

  Recommended electives: GS100, GE205, GS201, MS201, MS204, MS205, MS206, GE306, MS301, MS302, MS303, MS311, MS312, MS313.

• Geography

  Special Programme Requirements: Allowed as a double major for the Bachelor of Science only in combination with the following other major disciplines: Biology, Earth Science, Food and Nutritional Sciences, and Information Systems.

  Courses for a Single Major: Not offered as a single major under the BSc programme.

  Courses for a Double Major: GE101, GE102, GS100 , UU100, UU114; plus GE201 or GE205; plus any two or three of: GE201, GE202, GE203, GE205, GE207, GS201, GS211; plus UU200, UU204, GE304; plus two or three of GE300, GE301, GE302, GE303, GE305, GE306, GS301, GS350, PD301, MS301.

  Courses for a Minor: Not offered as a minor under the BSc programme.
  

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – PRESCRIBED PROGRAMMES

• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  • Earth Science Emphasis

    CH101, ES106, GE101, GE102, MA102, PH106, UU100, UU114, CH204, ES201, ES203, GE205, MS211, UU200, UU204; plus any one of: GE201, GE202, GS201, MS201, MS213, ST231, PD200; plus CH312, ES301, GE306; plus any three of: CH311, ES300, GE301, GE302, MS301, MS312.
    
    

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

• POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE

Courses: EV402, EV405, GE409, SC400.

• POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

  Courses: GE403, GE407, GE409; plus one of: GE404, GE406, GS450, PD401, PD402 or any other 400-level course approved by Senate or its delegate.

• POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN GEOGRAPHY

  Courses: GE403; plus three of: GE402, GE404, GE406, GE407, GE409, GS450 or any other 400 level course approved by Senate or its delegate.

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

• MASTER OF ARTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

• MASTER OF ARTS IN GEOGRAPHY

The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EARTH SCIENCE

The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

• USP offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in most disciplines taught at postgraduate level at USP. Students interested in progressing from a master's programme to doctoral studies are advised to contact the relevant Faculty Dean. The Admission and Programme Regulations governing the Doctor of Philosophy appear in page 201 of USP Calendar 2012.