The BSc (Hons) degree is a postgraduate specialisation qualification, characterised by the fact that it prepares students for further, research-based study at postgraduate level. The qualification follows on a bachelor’s degree and is aimed at consolidating and deepening a student’s expertise in geology, and to develop research capacity in the methodology and techniques of the discipline. The qualification demands a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence. The degree, in conjunction with practical, post-qualification experience, also serves as the minimum entry requirement for registration as a professional natural scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).

More specifically, the intention of this degree is to help students to:

  • Develop the ability to identify problems in the geosciences that are amenable to scientific inquiry and to formulate suitable research questions and research avenues/methodologies.
  • Become familiar with contemporary, primary literature and classic literature in the discipline and the resources available to them to do so.
  • Develop the ability to generate data and to interpret data.
  • Develop their critical reading skills.
  • Develop their scientific writing skills.
  • Presenting data acquired through experiments, mapping, analyses, observations etcetera in a scientific way.

Students can pursue an honours qualification in one of the following specialisations:

  • Geology
  • Environmental Geology
  • Geochemistry

The following honours modules are offered by the Department:

  • GLGY6808: Research Report
  • GLGY6816: Plate Tectonics
  • GLGY6823: Advanced Sedimentology
  • GLGY6863: Advanced Economic and Exploration Geology
  • GLGY6836: Advanced and Applied Mineralogy
  • GLGY6843: Advanced Geochemistry
  • GLGY6853: Advanced Igneous Petrology
  • GLGY6873: Advanced Environmental Geochemistry
  • GLGY6883: Capita Selecta (Geology)
  • GLGY6801: Skills Development and Ethics for Geoscience Professionals


BLOEMFONTEIN CAMPUS FACULTY CONTACT

Elfrieda van den Berg (Marketing Manager)
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