Program Overview

Programme: BSc in Geoinformatics 4-year programme

Programme information

This is an extended BSc degree programme with a four-year curriculum that is only presented on a full-time basis. It is designed to enable students, who show academic potential, to obtain a BSc degree. This programme is directed at a general formative education in the natural sciences. It provides the student with a broad academic basis to continue with postgraduate studies and prepares the student for active involvement in a wide variety of career possibilities.

Admission requirements

• Achievement level: English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 58%
• Mathematics: 58%
• Physical Sciences: 58%
• APS: 32

Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

Applicants currently in Grade 12 must apply with their final Grade 11 (or equivalent) results.

Applicants who have completed Grade 12 must apply with their final NSC or equivalent qualification results.

Please note that meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission.

Only students that have completed school in the last two years and have not studied at a tertiary institution will be considered for this programme.

Examinations and pass requirements

• Academic promotion requirements: Students who do not show progress during the first semester of the first year will be referred to the Admissions Committee of the Faculty.
• Progression requirement: The first year is foundational to the mainstream modules that follow; students will be limited to repeating two fundamental modules during year 2 of study.

Fundamental modules

• AIM 111: Academic information management 111
• AIM 121: Academic information management 121
• LST 133: Language, life and study skills 133
• LST 143: Language, life and study skills 143
• UPO 102: Academic orientation 102

Core modules

• BIO 137: Foundational biology 137
• BIO 147: Foundational biology 147
• CMY 137: Foundational chemistry 137
• CMY 147: Foundational chemistry 147
• PHY 137: Foundational physics 137
• PHY 147: Foundational physics 147
• STC 137: Foundational statistics 137
• STC 147: Foundational statistics 147
• WTW 137: Foundational mathematics 137
• WTW 147: Foundational mathematics 147

Additional information

• Students who intend to take mathematics to the 200 level, have to take the combination of WTW 114 and WTW 124 instead of WTW 134, WTW 146 and WTW 148, if they meet the entry requirements.

Core modules (continued)

• ENV 101: Introduction to environmental sciences 101
• GGY 156: Aspects of human geography 156
• GGY 166: Southern African geomorphology 166
• GMC 110: Cartography 110
• INF 112: Informatics 112
• INF 154: Informatics 154
• INF 164: Informatics 164
• INF 171: Informatics 171
• OBS 114: Business management 114
• OBS 124: Business management 124
• WTW 134: Mathematics 134
• WTW 146: Linear algebra 146
• WTW 148: Calculus 148

Core modules (year 2)

• BER 210: Business law 210
• FIL 252: Introduction to moral and political philosophy 252
• GGY 283: Introductory geographic information systems 283
• GIS 220: Geographic data analysis 220
• GMA 220: Remote sensing 220
• INF 214: Informatics 214
• INF 225: Informatics 225
• INF 261: Informatics 261
• STK 110: Statistics 110
• STK 120: Statistics 120
• SUR 220: Surveying 220

Core modules (year 3)

• GIS 310: Geographic information systems 310
• GIS 311: Geoinformatics 311
• GIS 320: Spatial analysis 320
• GMA 320: Remote sensing 320
• GMC 310: Geometrical and space geodesy 310
• GMT 320: Geoinformatics project 320

General Academic Regulations and Student Rules

The General Academic Regulations (G Regulations) and General Student Rules apply to all faculties and registered students of the University, as well as all prospective students who have accepted an offer of a place at the University of Pretoria. On registering for a programme, the student bears the responsibility of ensuring that they familiarise themselves with the General Academic Regulations applicable to their registration, as well as the relevant faculty-specific and programme-specific regulations and information as stipulated in the relevant yearbook. Ignorance concerning these regulations will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression, or basis for an exception to any of the aforementioned regulations. The G Regulations are updated annually and may be amended after the publication of this information.

Regulations, degree requirements and information

The faculty regulations, information on and requirements for the degrees published here are subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information.

University of Pretoria Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) verification project

The higher education sector has undergone an extensive alignment to the Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF) across all institutions in South Africa. In order to comply with the HEQSF, all institutions are legally required to participate in a national initiative led by regulatory bodies such as the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The University of Pretoria is presently engaged in an ongoing effort to align its qualifications and programmes with the HEQSF criteria. Current and prospective students should take note that changes to UP qualification and programme names, may occur as a result of the HEQSF initiative. Students are advised to contact their faculties if they have any questions.