University of the Free State UFS Department of Geography

University of the Free State UFS Department of Geography – Check below:

The department resides in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, but also caters for students in the Faculty of the Humanities. It is a focused and dynamic department where students are more than just numbers. Students are exposed to real-world issues, and are taken on excursions to expose them to practical environmental and developmental problems.
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) features strongly in undergraduate as well as postgraduate programmes of the department.
What can I become after studying Geography?

Environmental manager
Environmental impact assessor/auditor
Town and regional planner
GIS specialist in private and public sectors
Work in local, provincial, and national government departments related to land-use change, strategic spatial planning, housing planning
Work in integrated development planning and local economic development

Undergraduate Studies

Closing date: 30 September

Natural and Agricutural programmes and admission requirements
Humanities programmes and admission requirements
Undergraduate Prospectus
Faculty Booklet
Faculty Rule Book (Bloemfontein Campus)
Faculty Rule Book (Qwaqwa Campus)
Apply online

Postgraduate Studies

Closing date – Honours: 30 September
Master’s and PhD: No specific date

Natural and Agricutural programmes and admission requirements
Humanities programmes and admission requirement
Postgraduate Prospectus
Faculty Rule Book 2024 – 2025(Bloemfontein Campus)
Faculty Rule Book 2024 – 2025(Qwaqwa Campus)
Apply online

Programme Director (Academic Enquiries)

Eldalize Kruger
E: KrugerE@ufs.ac.za
T: +27 51 401 2185

General Enquiries

Nolene van Dyk
E: VanDykN@ufs.ac.za
T: +27 51 401 2255

Head of Department

Dr Charles H Barker
E: BarkerCH@ufs.ac.za
T: +27 51 401 2554