The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies has strong collaborations with South African universities such as North West University, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Limpopo, University of Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria, and Stellenbosch among others. Similar collaborations exist internationally with institutions such as University of Eastern Finland, Nottingham Trent University, University of Reunion and Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki.
The Department offers both undergraduate and post graduate courses in both Physical and Human Geography. Areas of research under these components of Geography include the following:
Physical Geography
- Atmospheric Physics and chemistry
- Air quality
- Space Physics
- Application of GIS in Remote Sensing
- Environmental Management
- Natural Resources Management
- Geomorphology
There are current research projects at Honours, Masters and Doctoral level on some of the above research areas such as Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Air quality and Space Physics.
Human Geography
- Agricultural and rural Geography and spaces
- Borders and Borderlands
- Medical Geography
- Migration
- Political Ecology
- Populations Geography
- Political Geography
- Tourism and Recreation
- Sustainable development
- Urban Geography
- Local and Regional Economic Development
There are current research projects at Honours, Masters and Doctoral level on some of the above research areas such as Tourism and Recreation, Local and Regional Economic Development, Agricultural and rural Geography and spaces and Political Ecology.