94 Master's degrees in Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences in South Africa
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.
Consumer Science
This department has a number of core focus areas: environmental management and environmental science, nature conservation and horticulture and landscaping. You can learn more with this master in Consumer Science at University of South Africa (UNISA).
Occupational and Environmental Health
The College of Health Sciences from University of Kwazulu Natal offers a wide range of academic programmes that qualify competent health professionals, including this Occupational and Environmental Health degree.
Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
The Master of Science by dissertation in Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences is offered by University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in a wide range of research areas that facilitates an understanding about how the world around us works and the role of different organisms on Earth.
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.
Hydrology
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 Hydrology degree.
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.
Geography and Environmental Science
At Geography and Environmental 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.
Sustainable Urban Planning and Development
The purpose of the Master in Sustainable Urban Planning and Development from University of Johannesburg is to develop built environment professionals specialising in the sustainable planning, design, development and management of urban centres.

Sustainable Development Practice
Learn how to integrate sustainability, policy, scholarship, ethics, and participatory practice to achieve sustainable development goals at the Sustainable Development Practice program from School for International Training.
Comparative Local Development
Holders of any other equivalent South African or international qualification may also be considered for the Comparative Local Development programme from Tshwane University of Technology.
ICT and Policy Regulation
Gain expert knowledge of ICT Policy and Regulation. The ICT and Policy Regulation degree at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg equips its graduates to deal effectively with policy and regulatory dimensions of the global and African information and communication technology (ICT) sectors.
Geosciences
The Master of Science in Geosciences by dissertation from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is offered in Geology, Geophysics or Palaeontology.
Environmental Health
The Environmental Health program at University of Johannesburg will provide students with the knowledge and skills to conduct independent research through advanced scientific problem solving skills, and the application of critical and reflective thinking in the field of Environmental Health.
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
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.
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.
Water Resource Management
At Water Resource Management 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.
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.
Applied Science - Water Utilisation
Applied Science - Water Utilisation from University of Pretoria focuses on research to drive innovative and enquiry-led teaching for educating and positioning our students to be leaders in their professions.