94 Master's degrees in Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences in South Africa
Environmental Management
Our multidisciplinary programmes in Environmental Management at the Stellenbosch University equips students with management skills for sustainable development and covers environmental issues, ethics, economics, law and governance, as well as geographical information systems.
Biodiversity and Conservation
The purpose of the Biodiversity and Conservation program at University of Johannesburg is to provide students with specialised education and training while meeting the requirements of a research component so that students can master the experimental and technological skills and necessary fieldwork competencies such as innovation, decision-making, strategic thinking and organisational skills.
Hydrogeology
The Masters of Science in the field of Hydrogeology by coursework and research report from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is offered over 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
Environmental Health
The Environmental Health program at Durban University of Technology is offered as a full research qualification. Students wishing to enroll for the MHSc: Environmental Health must comply with Rule G24 of the DUT General Handbook
Conservation Ecology
We specialise, through the Conservation Ecology programme at Stellenbosch University, in the sustainable management of plant and animal species, ecosystems and the goods and services they provide, primarily in production landscapes.
Grassland Science
The College at University of Kwazulu Natal operates on the Pietermaritzburg, Westville and Howard College campuses, offering a full range of excellent undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including this Grassland Science degree.
Agrometeorology
The College at University of Kwazulu Natal operates on the Pietermaritzburg, Westville and Howard College campuses, offering a full range of excellent undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including this Agrometeorology degree.
Environmental Science
The Environmental Science MSc programme from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg gives students an opportunity to acquire knowledge in a broad range of topics relating to environmental management systems and monitoring as well as sustainability.
Sustainability Management
Students in the Sustainability Management program at University of Johannesburg will be drawn from the current generation of organisational leaders/managers and especially from among leaders/managers in emerging economies.
Climate Change and Development
The Master in Climate Change and Development at University of Cape Town will equip its graduates for employment in government, local authorities, businesses with a sustainability agenda, consultancies, NGOs and international development organisations.
Water Quality Engineering
The MSc in Water Quality Engineering is a postgraduate degree offered by the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Cape Town (UCT). The programme aims to produce graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage effectively in theory, design, modelling and operation of biological and chemical wastewater and sludge treatment systems.
Geology
The aim of the Geology program of Rhodes University is to help students develop appropriate mathematical tools necessary to represent and interpret information quantitatively. It also aims to develop certain skills and meaningful ways of thinking, reasoning and arguing with quantitative ideas in order to solve problems in any given context.
Soil Science
Research and training at the Department of Plant Pathology, which offers the Soil Science programme at the Stellenbosch University, deal with some of the most important plant diseases of agricultural crops in South Africa and internationally.
Soil Science
At Soil Science from University of Pretoria we strive to continuously improve our high impact research and significantly address the national shortage of PhD graduates that respond to global and local challenges.
Environmental and Energy Economics
The Environmental and Energy Economics programme offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg aims to train economists with a set of skills to be used in the applied economic analysis that inform environmental and energy policies aimed at remedying market failures in these sectors.
Geology
At Geology from University of Pretoria we strive to continuously improve our high impact research and significantly address the national shortage of PhD graduates that respond to global and local challenges.
Ecology
The College at University of Kwazulu Natal operates on the Pietermaritzburg, Westville and Howard College campuses, offering a full range of excellent undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including this Ecology degree.
Forest Science
At Forest Science from University of Pretoria we strive to continuously improve our high impact research and significantly address the national shortage of PhD graduates that respond to global and local challenges.
Environmental Education
The master in Environmental Education at University of South Africa (UNISA) is committed to reaching out to all of humanity by providing scholarship, service, learning and continuous professional development opportunities to aspirant and serving educators, managers and policy makers, and other practitioners in education at home and abroad.
Aquatic Health (Dissertation and Lectured)
The Master’s degree in Zoology consists of three programmes i.e. Aquatic Health, Biodiversity and Conservation and Zoology. The Master of Science in Aquatic Health (Dissertation and Lectured) from University of Johannesburg is offered by the Faculty of Science.