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The courses are wide-ranging, exciting and relevant to contemporary issues in South Africa and the world.</span> </div> </a> </div><div class="feature-card"> <a href="/gaes/honours/"> <div class="image-content"> <img src="/media/wits-university/faculties-and-schools/science/geography-archaeology-and-environmental-studies/images/images-2019/Sarah-Wurz-and-PG-students-during-a-raw-material-sourcing-trip-in-the-Eastern-Cape.png" alt="Sarah Wurz and postgrad students during a raw material sourcing trip in the Eastern Cape" title="Sarah Wurz and postgrad students during a raw material sourcing trip in the Eastern Cape" class="" style=" " > </div> <div class="text-content"> <span class="card-heading">Honours study</span> <span class="card-description">The School has an excellent reputation both locally and internationally as one of the leaders in African scholarship on issues such as sustainability, climate change, urban social and environmental justice, tourism and development. </span> </div> </a> </div><div class="feature-card"> <a href="/gaes/postgraduate/"> <div class="image-content"> <img src="/media/wits-university/faculties-and-schools/science/geography-archaeology-and-environmental-studies/images/images-2020/Archaeology-postgraduate-students-and-lecturers-excavating-at-Klasies-River.png" alt="Archaeology postgrads and lecturers excavating at Klasies River main site" title="Archaeology postgrads and lecturers excavating at Klasies River main site" class="" style=" " > </div> <div class="text-content"> <span class="card-heading">Postgraduate study</span> <span class="card-description">The School has a strong commitment to postgraduate students. There are over one hundred postgraduate students currently enrolled in our Honours, Masters and PhD programmes. </span> </div> </a> </div><div class="feature-card"> <a href="/gaes/research/"> <div class="image-content"> <img src="/media/wits-university/faculties-and-schools/science/geography-archaeology-and-environmental-studies/images/images-2020/SEM image of quartz grains.jpg" alt="SEM image of quartz grains from the Gibson Bay sand quarry near the Vaal River, to determine whether the grains were transported by wind or water." title="SEM image of quartz grains from the Gibson Bay sand quarry near the Vaal River, to determine whether the grains were transported by wind or water." class="" style=" " > </div> <div class="text-content"> <span class="card-heading">Research</span> <span class="card-description">We lead in rock art studies, Paleoarchaeology, the Stone Age, pre-colonial farming and herding societies and the formation of modern cultural identities in the last five hundred years.</span> </div> </a> </div><div class="feature-card"> <a href="/gaes/staff/"> <div class="image-content"> <img src="/media/wits-university/faculties-and-schools/science/geography-archaeology-and-environmental-studies/images/images-2019/Rockart.png" alt="" title="" class="" style=" " > </div> <div class="text-content"> <span class="card-heading">Contacts & Staff</span> <span class="card-description">The School is one of the most productive research units at Wits. Staff members contribute regularly to local and international publications and are members of the editorial boards of many prestigious journals. </span> </div> </a> </div><div class="feature-card"> <a href="/gaes/outreach-and-initiatives/"> <div class="image-content"> <img src="/media/wits-university/faculties-and-schools/science/geography-archaeology-and-environmental-studies/images/images-2020/Origins-Centre-image-Bongiwe-Ndulula.jpg" alt="Outside Origins Centre building" title="Outside Origins Centre building" class="" style=" " > </div> <div class="text-content"> <span class="card-heading">Outreach & Initiatives</span> <span class="card-description">We are passionate about educating communities about what we do. 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