Overview

What you will learn

New technologies and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies have, in recent years, opened up a wide variety of opportunities for geologists in the exploration of 'green' metals, besides the more traditional mineral exploration.

Environmental issues related to human activities and the broad topic of climate change provide an important research focus for the field of environmental geochemistry: research in hydrogeology centres around the distribution, movement and properties of groundwater, an increasingly scarce and valuable commodity in sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa, in particular. These diverse fields are being taught and researched by staff and students in the department and offer a wide range of careers in South Africa and abroad.

The postgraduate population of the Department of Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch University is cosmopolitan, and in recent years we have attracted students from Brazil, Canada, France, Gabon, Germany, Italy, Japan, Namibia, the UK, US, Netherlands and DRC, and Zimbabwe.

Programme Structure

Fields of research:

Tectonics and orogenic processes
Petrogenesis of granite rocks
Trace-element and isotope geochemistry
Shear-zone hosted gold deposits
Massive sulphide deposits
Heavy mineral placer deposits
Metallogenesis of mobile belts
Experimental petrology
Metamorphic petrology
Marine geochemistry
Hydro-geochemistry and pollution

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Disciplines

Earth Sciences View 6 other Masters in Earth Sciences in South Africa

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Specific Admission Requirements:

A BScHons degree in Geology or an approved equivalent qualification.
Supplementary studies may be required from you before beginning research.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

66435 ZAR / year

≈ 66435 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

22915 ZAR / year

≈ 22915 ZAR / year

Living costs

Stellenbosch

South Africa

7630 - 10640 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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