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University Rankings .............................................1

The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities ...............2

The Dean’s Welcome Message ...........................2

Admission Requirements: National Senior Certificate (NSC) ........................3

Admission Requirements: National Benchmark Tests (NBT) .........................4

Admission Requirements: National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV) ................4

Application Closing Dates ...................................4

Admission Requirements: Faculty of Humanities ..........................................5

Faculty of Humanities ..........................................7

Bachelor of Arts ...................................................8

Majors and Courses ............................................8

BA with Law followed by LLB .............................11

Mix and Match Courses ......................................12

Specialised and Professional Programmes:

Wits School of Arts ...........................................15

Wits School of Education .................................22

School of Human and Community Development .................................26

Study Fees ..........................................................30

Apply to Wits in 5 Steps ......................................31

Student Support ..................................................32

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Wits is the HIGHEST RANKING university in South Africa

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Ruksana Osman, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, serves as convenor of the UNESCO Research Chair in Teacher Education for Diversity and Development; and is an elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).

She has sustained a programme of research, primarily focused on her central interest in higher education. This work has been widely published.

Professor Ruksana OsmanDean of the Faculty of Humanities

Join a community of excellence and achievement and participate in shaping the future

The Faculty of Humanities is one of the leading cen-tres of study and research in the Arts, Social Sciences, Human and Community Development, Education and Literature, Language and Media in South Africa and Africa.

The Faculty offers an extensive range of programmes, some of which are vocationally oriented and lead to

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careers in specific professions, while others are the-ory and research oriented and impart critical analytical skills that open up to a range of careers in academia and research institutes, the public and private sectors and non-governmental organisations alike.

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In order to gain acceptance in any of the faculties, applicants require:

• National Senior Certificate (NSC) or Independent Examinations Board (IEB) subjects, and

• Certain levels of achievement as set out in this Guide, as well as university exemption.

Wits tabulates the points score for all subjects on the following basis:

• English must be taken either as Home Language or as 1st Additional Language.

• Mathematics is compulsory for all numerate degrees in Engineering and Built Environment, Commerce, Law and Management, Science and most Health Sciences.

• Maths Literacy will be accepted by Law, Education and Humanities (except for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology).

• Wits does not distinguish between designated vs. non designated subjects when calculating the admission point score (APS).

• The APS calculation is based on the best seven subjects including Life Orientation.

NB: Compliance with the minimum requirement does not guarantee a place at the University. The University has a specific number of places for first year undergraduates, approved by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.

Admission Requirements: National Senior Certificate (NSC)

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Admission Requirements: National Benchmark Tests (NBT)

Admission Requirements: National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV)

The Faculty of Humanities DOES NOT consider applicants who present with an NCV.

All applicants to the Faculty of Humanities applying for the Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology, Bachelor of Audiology, and Bachelor of Social Work are required to write the National Benchmark Tests (NBT) before being considered for admission.

There are two tests: The first is the Academic and Quantitative Literacy Test and the second is the Mathematics Test. The test results will be used in addition to the Grade 11 results (for early decision making purposes) and the Grade 12 results (for final decision-making purposes).

Rules for applicants taking the NBT tests:

• Applicants must register on the NBT website, or by mobile, to write the tests. Registration closes approx-imately three weeks prior to each of the test dates. You can register for the NBT even before you submit your application to the University. DO NOT wait for an official notification from the University in order to register and write the tests. You may miss the end of July deadline.

• A fee is charged for the tests. The fee can only be paid once you have registered to write the test.

• Results received for tests written after this date WILL NOT be taken into consideration. Applicants are encouraged to write the tests as early as possible. See table for NBT Test Dates.

• For a comprehensive list of test dates, registration dates and available venues, please refer to the NBT website.

• Both tests must be written at one session.

• ONLY the first attempt results will be taken into account for selection purposes and thus it is not advisable to write the tests more than once in any year.

• NBT results are valid for three years.

Mature Age Applicants Only

(For All Arts Degrees (excluding BA Law, Bachelror of Speech-Language Pathology and Bachelor of Audiology))Applicants who wrote matric pre-2008, with no degree exemption, may qualify for mature age exemption, and will be required to write the NBT test.

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APPLICATION CLOSING DATES

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NBT TEST DATESBachelor of Speech Language

Pathology and Bachelor of Audiology

No later than 11 August 2018

Bachelor of Social Work No later than 31 October 2018

Minimum Admission Requirements

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Faculty of HumanitiesNational Senior Certificate (NSC) Minimum Admission Requirements

(Bachelor’s Degree Pass)

NB: Due to the limited number of places available, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements

where applicable.

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Programmes APS

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Mathematics Maths Literacy Wait-listing

Bachelor of Arts (BA) (3 years) 34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to

higher English results)

Bachelor of Arts (Law) (3 years) 43 + 5 3 4 39-42 points (preference to


Professional and Specialist Programmes:

Wits School of Arts (WSoA)

Programmes Additional Selection Criteria APS

English Home Language

OR 1st Additional Language

Wait-listing

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Arts (4 years) Consideration for any

degree in the Wits School of Arts requires applicants to

fulfil the academic entrance criteria set out by the University

and in addition successfully completing an interview/

audition/portfolio/written as-signment at the Wits School of Arts that will take place

from April 2018.

Consideration into the de-gree is dependent on you successfully fulfilling both

these criteria.

34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to higher English results)

Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art (4 years) 34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to


Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television (4 years) 34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to


Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (4 years) 34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to


Bachelor of Music (4 years) 34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to higher English results)

*Bachelor of Arts in Performing and Visual Arts (4 years) 34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to


Wits School of Education (WSoE)

Bachelor of Education (BEd) (4 years)

- Foundation Phase Teaching 36 + 5 31-35 points (preference to higher English results)

- Intermediate Phase Teaching 36 + 5 31-35 points (preference to higher English results)

- Senior Phase & Further Education & Training Teaching 36 + 5 31-35 points (preference to


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Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology (4 years)

34 + 5 4 30-33 points (preference to higher English results)

Bachelor of Audiology (4 years) 34 + 5 4 30-33 points (preference to


Bachelor of Social Work (4 years) 34 + 5 30-33 points (preference to


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International Qualifications (Relevant exemption from South African Matriculation Board)NB: Due to the limited number of places available, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a place.

Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.

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The Faculty of Humanities offers the BA degree, which prepares students for a large range of jobs, and gives students many different skills. The BA degree encour-ages critical and independent thinking and is challeng-ing and thought provoking. The flexibility of the BA allows you more personal choice in the construction of your degree. The BA is also an appropriate first degree for intending lawyers, teachers and psychologists who proceed to professional training at the postgraduate level. For lawyers this would be the LLB degree, for teachers, the Postgraduate Certificate in Education, for Psychologists, Professional Postgraduate MA degrees for Clinical, Counselling, Educational and Organisational Psychology.

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Bachelor of Arts .................................................8

Majors and Courses ..........................................8

Bachelor of Arts (Law) .......................................11

Mix & Match Majors ..........................................12

Specialised and Professional Programmes:

School of Arts ..................................................15

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Arts ........................16Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art .....................17Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television ...........18Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts ...........................19Bachelor of Music ...........................................20Bachelor of Arts in Performing and Visual Arts .......................................................21

School of Education ........................................22

Bachelor of Education ....................................23Postgraduate Certificate in Education ............25

School of Human and Community Development ...............................26

Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology ......27Bachelor of Audiology ....................................28Bachelor of Social Work .................................29


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African Languages/Language Acquisition

The courses aim to familiarise students with speaking, reading, writing and hearing either IsiZulu or Sesotho at elementary level. These courses focus on grammatical structures of various literary genres and socio-cultural context. This is done through texts from various literary genres.

African Languages and Linguistics

These courses are designed for students with, at least, a knowledge of one official indigenous language of South Africa and examine the historical factors that gave rise to the languages spoken in South Africa today. Other courses look at all the linguistic aspects of these lan-guages, especially, the Sotho and Nguni languages. A comparison of the morpho-phonological structure of these official indigenous languages is also explored. Finally, students are also introduced to Computational Linguistics, which focuses on the development of tech-nological tools for these resource-scarce languages.

African Languages and Literature

African languages are becoming increasingly import-ant in a post-apartheid context because of the official status they have been accorded. Courses, therefore, comprise language acquisition components for non-mother tongue speakers and linguistics, literature components designed for mother tongue speakers and African Languages Media. Through the study of these courses, students acquire receptive and lan-guage reproduction skills as well as analytical and interpretive skills.

African Languages Literature

These courses are designed for students with knowl-edge of an African language and they look at the diverse range of Nguni and Sotho literary material in southern Africa. They cover major works of poetry,

prose, drama and journalistic articles, including trans-lated works. Emphasis is placed on the history and emergence of the different types of literary genres.

African Literature

The study of oral and written literature written in or translated from English, directly concerned with the African experience using fiction, poetry, popular cul-ture and drama of the African continent. All texts are in English.

Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humankind in social and cultural contexts. It documents and examines the diver-sity of human cultures, social relations, environment and products.

Archaeology

Archaeology is the study of human history through material remains such as stone tools, food residue, rock art, pottery and settlement plans. First year stu-dents study the biological evolution of man, man’s past as a hunter - gatherer and the origins of farming and urbanisation.

Digital Arts Theory

Digital Arts Theory introduces students to the historic, conceptual and critical frameworks of a range of digital art practices including interactive and networked art, and game studies.

It investigates digital culture from its origins to contem-porary practice, and stretches from a global perspective to a specifically African and South African focus.

Drama for Life

Drama for Life enhances dialogue for purposes of social transformation and healing through arts-based research, teaching and learning and community engagement.

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a three year, full-time programme where you get to choose the subjects you want to study. The BA programme is made up of two majors (taken over three years) and 16 courses. A major is a subject that you take from first year through to third year. This means you study the same subject in first, second and third year. Each year you study different aspects of that subject and the degree of difficulty and complex-ity increases as you become more specialised in that subject. A course runs for half an academic year (a semester). When choosing majors and courses, think of your intellectual aims and interests. For some career paths, you can equip yourself more fully after your BA by registering for further studies with a specific profession in mind.

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Increasing competition and the development of a global economy means that taking a French major is more attractive than ever. Courses which combine well with French are amongst others: Political Science, International Relations, Journalism and Media stud-ies, other languages, the Arts in general and Business studies.

Geography

The course includes physical geography, human geog-raphy and regional geography.

German

Courses introduce the language in its spoken and writ-ten forms and give a critical appreciation of aspects of German literature, thought, history and culture. Germany is one of South Africa’s most important trading partners and there is extensive economic, scientific and cultural co - operation between the two countries. German is the most spoken language in the European Union (Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including minority status in many other countries). German - speaking companies employ many South African graduates, as do NGOs. Tourism also presents interesting career opportunities as well as the diplomatic service and other government departments. German has special minority status in the South African Constitution. German combines well with all other subjects offered by the Humanities and is particularly recommended for Psychology, Philosophy and the Social Sciences.

History

History at Wits aims to revitalise your views of the past, to introduce exciting new topics and to challenge many of the assumptions and approaches you learned at school. In the process, history equips students with skills in research, analysis and effective writing, which are sought after by a wide range of employers.

History of Art

History of Art is the close study of images and objects in their historical contexts. It provides students with critcial insights into the lives of makers, viewers and users, as well as the spaces and times in which these images and objects are roots. A major in History of Art is a gateway to understanding, critically analysing and engaging in the visual world.

Industrial and Economic Sociology

Sociology is the study of society in all its complexity from both an empirical and a theoretical perspective. The key assumption that sociologists make is that human behaviour is shaped by the social context in which people find themselves. As such, Sociology helps us to see how families, organisations, communities, cultural practices and broader political, economic and

The following undergraduate courses exist for all Bachelor of Arts students who are interested in arts therapies, arts education, arts activism and all arts for development:

• Arts and Global Rights• Arts and Global Health• Applied Drama and Theatre

Economics

This covers the functioning of economic systems, the determination of income and development, international trade and payment mechanisms. Matric Mathematics is required.

English

Courses give students access to a collection of litera-tures written in English. They foster various approaches to textual analysis and criticism while exploring the relations between literary works and their social, his-torical or cultural contexts. Studying English Literature at Wits prepares one for a wide range of careers in communicative professions. Aside from the obvious career in teaching English and literature in English and cognate courses both locally and internationally, English involves content and skills which are vital for careers in writing, research, journalism, editing, publishing, man-agement, human resources, public relations and so on. Wits English has a good reputation and our graduates are highly sought after by all manner of businesses ranging from small businesses to corporations and governments.

European Literature

Courses introduce students to a range of literary texts written in the main European languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian and Russian). Courses explore transnational relations and reciprocal influences especially with regards to Francophone, Lusophone and South American Spanish texts.

Film, Visual and Performing Arts

These courses offer an intellectual and analytic study of a broad range of theatre, performance, and film related topics within a series of diverse contexts. Courses encourage students to develop conceptual creativity, intellectual rigour, and strong practical capabilities to prepare them for careers in the theatre, film, and enter-tainment industry, or for future academic study.

French and Francophone Studies

Courses introduce the language in its spoken and writ-ten forms and give a critical appreciation of aspects of French and Francophone Studies literature, thought, history and civilisation. French is a world language which is also spoken in more than 20 African countries.

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social processes impact on the ways in which people act and think about the world. Sociology’s scope is vast, examining areas as diverse as health disease, develop-ment, land reform, crime, culture, states, government, media, identity, gender, race and class, amongst many others. Industrial and Economic Sociology is a special-isation within the broad field which focuses particularly on the socially embedded nature of the economy and the workplace.

International Relations

The study of international relations contributes to society’s overall understanding of why states do such things as go to war, why they trade with each other or why they care when human rights are being abused elsewhere. You, as budding International Relations scholars and experts, are here to gain an understanding of the key events and tools that are used to unpack and figure out why states, international organisations, even individuals, behave the way they do. International Relations is traditionally a multidisciplinary field with origins in history, economics, political science, sociology and law. Our first year courses will introduce you and provide you with a fundamental understanding of this exciting and crucial area of study.

Italian

Courses introduce the language in its spoken and writ-ten forms and give a critical appreciation of aspects of Italian literature, thought, history and culture. It is useful for students planning careers in music, fine arts, design, architecture, linguistics, translation, interpreting and international relations. Italy is a world leader in the culi-nary arts, interior design, fashion and furniture design. Students entering any of these fields would benefit greatly from knowing Italian. Lastly, the tourism industry is and always has been a thriving business with many Italians visiting South Africa and large parties going to Italy for recreation, sport and business purposes.

Law

All societies are governed by some form of law. We need to know the nature of our legal system and how it conforms with morality. Topics covered include Constitutional Law, Customary Law, Persons and Family Law, Criminal Law, Succession Law and Contract Law.

Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It studies language on its own and as part of a culture and society, referring to a wide range of languages in the process.

Mathematics

These courses cover all aspects of Mathematics, includ-ing general knowledge and history of mathematical concepts. Matric Mathematics is required.

Mathematical Statistics

Statistics deals with descriptive statistics, count-ing techniques, probability, discrete and continuous distribution, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression and one - way analysis of variance. Matric Mathematics is required.

Media Studies

Media Studies equips undergraduate and postgradu-ate students with the critical and analytical skills to be able to operate in the 21st Century media environment and the Information Age. Students will be exposed to theories, debates and discussions about the role of the media in society as well as being exposed to ways of analysing the operations of the media, media products and media consumption by audiences.

Music Studies

Music is studied in its historical, cultural and social contexts focussing on Western classical music, popular music, and jazz music. In first year, students join the Film and Visual Performing Arts and proceed to Critical Music Studies in second and third year.PhilosophyPhilosophy is the search for rationally justified answers to fundamental questions about human beings and the world in which they live. Philosophical ques-tions range from abstract matters such as whether religious belief is rationally defensible, or whether human beings have free will, whether abortion is morally permissible, or whether an ethic of Ubuntu is compatible with the death penalty.Studying philosophy is beneficial for at least two rea-sons. Firstly, philosophy requires and develops skills of reflection that deepen personal understanding and promote autonomy. It will enable you to think for your-self, rather than passively absorbing the beliefs and values of contemporary culture. Secondly, philosophers spend a lot of time articulating and explaining just how to go about thinking correctly, and devising practical methods of logical analysis, argument construction, and evaluation. Philosophy is then an extremely practical subject because every academic discipline requires expertise in clear and careful thinking and studying philosophy will make you a clearer, more careful and rational thinker.Political StudiesThe study of politics is concerned with the relations of power in society. Whenever people come into con-flict, compete or cooperate over matters of money, position, influence or status, they may be said to be acting politically.Politics has no scientific formulae or laboratories. There are usually several answers to each of the questions we ask. In politics, there are many competing analytical

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models, each of which has its own concepts or ter-minology and each of which tends to raise its own questions.The study of politics can sometimes be a preparation for a career in public affairs: former students of the department include, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Tony Leon, Valli Moosa and Judge Richard Goldstone. A degree in political studies opens up opportunities to work in non-governmental organisations, the public sector, private business, diplomacy, international organ-isations, survey research organisations, development bodies and the news media.PortuguesePortuguese studies offer courses for total beginners as well as for those with some prior knowledge of the language. Our method combines a communicative approach based on conversation skills and facilitated by multimedia tools. This course can be taken as a major.Courses introduce the language in its spoken and writ-ten forms and give a critical appreciation of aspects of Portuguese literature, thought, history and culture. Portuguese has a significant role in Africa, since it’s the official language of PALOP (Portuguese-speaking African countries), but also in Brazil and East Timor. It’s spoken in Macao and some parts of India too.Courses which combine well with Portuguese are amongst others: International Relations, Political Sciences, Media Studies and other languages.

PsychologyPsychology is the study of human experience and behaviour and the ways in which individuals relate to each other and their environment. Psychology offers a rich and diverse knowledge base concerning human functioning in all its facets and is relevant to almost every aspect of people’s lives. As society has become more complex, Psychology has come to play an increas-ingly important role in understanding human behaviour and in shaping interventions to ensure optimal function-ing of individuals, groups and communities. Students may major in General Psychology or Organisational Psychology.South African Sign LanguageSouth African Sign Language (SASL) is becoming increasingly important in a society that values commu-nication with all people. Courses introduce the receptive and productive skills of South African Sign Language (SASL); vocabulary in context as well as basic social functions and basic grammatical structures of SASL; and the origins of signed language and the concepts underlying Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community. Students who major in SASL will also study SASL lin-guistics, poetry and sociolinguistics for sign languages. Recommended to students who have an interest in Education, Drama, Language and Psychology.SpanishThese courses introduce students to the language in its spoken and written forms and give a critical appre-ciation of aspects of literature, thought and history of Spanish - speaking countries.

BA(Law)Students interested in studying law are encouraged to take a BA or BCom degree first, preferably choosing Law as one of their majors. This enables students to get a feeling for the more general law subjects before com-mitting to the study of Law while also developing knowledge and skills in other disciplines which will be useful to them in the context in which they will one day practice law. Students envisaging a future in human rights, family law, constitutional law, international law, etc. are advised to begin their legal studies with a BA(Law), pairing this with courses like politics, sociology, economics or languages.

Careers in Law

• Advocate • Arbitrator • Attorney • Conveyancer • Judge • Legal Advisor • Mediator • Negotiator • Professional Counsellor • Prosecutor

The BA is a route to a LLB qualification, taken over two years if you have included

law courses in your BA, or over three years if no law courses are completed

during your undergraduate degree programme.

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Interested in African Studies as a career?

Choose majors from:

African Languages, African Languages Literature, African Linguistics, African Literature, African Studies in History and Politics and Anthropology

Choose courses from:

South African Sign Language, History, History of Art, International Relations and Modern Languages

Interested in Communications or Journalism as a career?

Choose majors from:

Media Studies, Languages, Sociology, Psychology, International Relations, Political Studies and Film, Visual and Performing Arts

Interested in Developmental Studies as a career?

Development issues are important in South Africa and a knowledge of social, political and economic devel-opment is essential in the job market today.

Choose majors from:

African Languages and Literature, Industrial and Economic Sociology, African Studies in History and Politics, International Relations, Anthropology, Linguistics, Economics, Psychology, Geography and Social Work

Interested in Economics and Commerce as a career?

Choose majors from:

Industrial and Economic Sociology, History, International Relations, Maths, Political Studies, Psychology/Organisational Psychology and Philosophy

Interested in Education as a career?

Choose majors from:

African Languages and Literature, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology, Sociology and South African Sign Language

Interested in English and Literature?

Choose majors from:

African Literature and English offer various course combinations. Study diverse literatures from different cultures and contexts as well as English Language and Literacy, Film, Visual and Performing Arts

Interested in Global Politics and Diplomacy as a career?

Interested in international politics (past and present) and South Africa’s position in Africa and the world? Do you wish to become a career diplomat or work for a com-mercial or law company with strong international ties?

Choose majors from:

Economics, International Relations, Political Studies and combine it with a language such as French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish


African Studies in History and Politics, History, History of Art, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology

Interested in Heritage and Museum work as a career?

Choose majors and courses from:

Archaeology, History, Anthropology and History of Art

MIX & MATCH COURSES TO SUIT

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Interested in History as a career?

Interested in historical, linguistic, literacy and cultural perspectives of the past, the relationship between past and present or the conservation and preservation of our heritage? Wits is particularly well-equipped to serve your area of interest.


African Languages, Literature and Linguistics, African Literature, African Studies in History and Politics, Archaeology, English, History, History of Art, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Music in History and Society, South African Sign Language

Interested in Language Studies and Translation as a career?

Learning a range of different languages, or studying the relationship between language, society and culture may appeal to you.

Choose majors from:

African Languages and Literature, English, French and Francophone Studies, German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese and South African Sign Language

Interested in Law, Conflict and Society as a career?

Interested in the role of law in mediating conflicts in society, whether past or present?

Combine Law with:

African Languages and Literature, History, Industrial and Economic Sociology, International Relations, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology

Interested in Law, Culture and Language as a career?

The dynamic relationship between different languages and the values, attitudes, beliefs and rules of society will be of great value to students taking Law.

Choose a second major or course from:

African Languages, African Literature, Anthropology,

English, Linguistics, Media Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, South African Sign Language, Sociology and Modern Languages

Interested in Literary and Cultural Studies as a career?

Focus on the relationship between the arts, literature and society.


African Languages, African Literature, Anthropology, Drama and Film, English, History of Art, Linguistics, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Music in History and Society, Psychology/Organisational Psychology, Sociology, South African Sign Language

Interested in Media, Literature and Culture as a career?

Interested in the relationship between the modern mass media, literature and culture in this constantly expanding technological age?

Choose majors from:

African Languages, African Literature, Dramatic Art, English, History of Art, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Music in History and Society, Philosophy, Psychology/Organisational Psychology and Linguistics, South African Sign Language and Film, Visual and Performing Arts

Interested in Work, Organisation and Society as a career?

Interested in the relationship between the world of work, the individual and the broader society?

Choose majors from:

African Languages and Literature, Anthropology, Economics, History, Industrial and Economic Sociology, Psychology/Organisational Psychology


Linguistics, Modern Languages, Psychology, South African Sign Language

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Comprehensive, professional training with a global perspective

Situated in the vibey hub of Braamfontein in the heart of the dynamic creative city of Johannesburg, we offer programmes in Cultural Policy Management, Drama for Life (Applied Theatre and Drama Therapies), Digital Arts, Fine Arts, Film and Television, History of Art, Music, Theatre and Performance to students at undergraduate, gradu-ate and doctoral levels. These programmes reflect our commitment to engaging critically with our rich and diverse cultural life and heritage. Our emphasis is on comprehen-sive professional training oriented towards the arts in our local urban, African continental, and inter-national contexts, combined with intellectual and academic rigour. For these reasons, our graduates are among the top thought-leaders and creative professionals in the arts world.At the Wits School of Arts (WSoA), you will have access to a wide range of specialised teaching environments, including theatres, music venues, sound recording studios, fine arts studios, digital media laboratories, television studios and multime-dia libraries.You may also have the opportunity to participate in the increasing number of international exchange programmes attracted to the School by its excel-lent reputation.

Undergraduate Professional and Specialised Programmes

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The BA in Digital Arts is focussed on Game Design. Game Design brings together the creative as well as the technical aspects of game creation. Creating a game requires a variety of skills, stretching from the technical development and programming to the creative disciplines of illustration, animation, writing, and sound design. Game design is at the heart of all these disciplines. It is the creation of the

system and mechanics of a game, and the point where the disciplines intersect to create something great. This multidisciplinary nature is why the Game Design courses are being offered to students from both the School of Electrical and Information Engineering (BEngSc Digital Art) and the Wits School of Arts (BA Digital Arts). The core Game Design courses have a strong practical component, but also emphasise a solid academic grounding in the field. You will learn game history and theory; game mechanics; programming; puzzle design; level design; character design; and much more. The BA DigA caters for students interested in game graphics, ani-mation, character design, writing and storytelling, and sound. As the degree progresses, the Game Design core course becomes the central focus with an option to specialise in ‘Animation’, ‘Writing and Interactivity’ or ‘Interactive Art’. There is an option available to take game design with Music Composition as a subject: this is highly specialised and would fall under the BA PVA degree structure.

Careers• Art Historian • Artist • Animator • Critic • Curator • Photographer • Teacher

www.wits.ac.za/wsoa/

BA in Digital Arts (4 years)

1ST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFilm, Visual and Performing Arts IAFilm, Visual and Performing Arts IBKey Concepts in Game Design IAKey Concepts in Game Design IBDesign and ProductionANDOne pair of electives from Wits School of ArtsANDx2 BA semester courses ORx1 BA year course2ND YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESDigital Art Theory IIADigital Art Theory IIBIntroduction to Game Creation II AIntroduction to Game Creation II BDigital Art Design ProjectDigital Art Practice IIAANDx2 BA semester courses ORx1 BA year course3RD YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESDigital Art Theory IIIADigital Art Theory IIIBGame Design IIIAGame Design III BPlus two of the following units:• Writing• Music and Literacy Skills• Film, Visual and Performing Arts IIIA and IIIBOR• Music Composition Studies IIIA and IIIBAND • Introduction to Principles of Animation• Introduction to worlwide web as Creative Medium4TH YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESResearch Project or Long EssayAdvanced Game DesignGame Design ProjectPlus Two of the following units:• Digital Animation• Digital Theory• Applied concepts in Interactive Media Practice• Writing and Interactivity IV

Wits School of Arts

Combine technical skills with creative

skills in game design

Selection

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio of creative writing and visual art. An APS of 36 with around 70%+ for English and 50%+ in Maths is recommended.

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1ST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESRegister for eight courses Course (A) in the first semester Course (B) in the second semesterPerformance Practice IAPerformance Practice IBConcepts in Theatre and Performance IAConcepts in Theatre and Performance IBCourses at level 1000 yielding 36 points in a subject approved by the Senate.Compulsory third course:Film, Visual & Performing Arts IA and BFourth course:Any two BA courses, e.g. Media Studies, English, Zulu, Psychology, Philosophy, African Literature 2ND YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESRegister for four courses Course (A) in the first semester Course (B) in the second semesterPerformance Practice IIAPerformance Practice IIBConcepts in Theatre and Performance IIAConcepts in Theatre and Performance IIBFilm, Visual and Performing Arts IIATheatre and Performance Studies IIBAny BA course at 2nd year level or 100 level x2 OR Theatre for Human Rights plus one BA course3RD YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESPROFESSIONAL MAJORSApplied Drama and Theatre IIIOR one from the following:• Design III• Performance Studies III• Movement Studies III• Writing III• Directing Studies III• Arts Management III• Digital Arts III• Directing IICompulsory course:Theatre and Performance IIIA: Performance TheoryTheatre and Performance IIIB: Studies in Theatre Practice4TH YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESPROFESSIONAL MAJORSApplied Drama and Theatre IVOR one from the following:• Design IV• Performance Studies IV• Movement Studies IV

BA in Dramatic Art (4 years)

Wits School of Arts

The BA in Dramatic Art is a four year professional programme. It sets out to stimulate an awareness of historical and theoretical developments in drama and film, and to educate and train students in the theoretical and practical study of theatre and performance and cognate disciplines. The degree develops critical insight and imaginative intelligence so

that students may become innovative theatre - makers, performers, directors, teachers, writers and designers. It also enables students to become responsible personnel in all areas of the performing and communicative arts. Students will work regularly in the Wits Theatre – a four-theatre complex with excellent facilities and that is professionally run.

Immerse yourself in the theoretical and practical studyof theatre and performance

Careers• Choreographer • Designer • Performer • Theatre-maker • Writer


• Writing IV• Directing Studies IV• Arts Management IV• Digital Arts IVELECTIVESFilm Studies IVA and BOR Media Studies IVA and BOR Introduction to Drama Therapy IVBOR Musical Theatre IVA and BOR Special Studies (DFL)In fourth year:Long essay - independent studyOR Research Project

Selection

Applicants with 30-33 APS points will be waitlisted subject to availability of places. English HL or 1st Additional Language are requirements, as well as meeting departmental selection proce-dures which include an audition/interview.

Bookings for Drama Auditions close in November 2018

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Students interested in the medium of the moving image will find Film and Television an exciting and creative option. Whether you are an aspiring director, creative pro-ducer or someone who wishes to write the most innovative South African stories for film or television, the Bachelor of Arts

in Film and Television (BAFT) will offer you numerous learning opportunities. BAFT courses offer students theoretically-informed and production-based learning in a range of formats from docu-mentary and fiction short films, to music video and experimental filmmaking - as well as offering specialised courses in cinematog-raphy, postproduction, studio production and sound design, with an emphasis on developing specific skill sets. The undergraduate programme runs over four years and offers students the opportunity to interrogate multiple aspects of filmmaking rather than providing a specialised technical training.

Interrogate the multiple aspects of filmmaking

BA in Film and Television (4 years)

1ST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFilm, Visual and Performing Arts IBoth of the following: • Image Creation I• Visual Storytelling Ix2 BA semester courses ORx1 BA year course2ND YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESAny extension of FVPA in WSoA or continue with BA majorBoth of the following: • Image Creation II• Visual Storytelling IIx2 BA semester courses OR three of the above AND a x1 BA course3RD YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESAny extension of FVPA in WSoA or continue with BA majorFour from the following:• Directing Fiction (semester I)• Documentary Filmmaking (semester II)• Principles of Sound Design

(semester I)• Principles of Studio Production

(semester II)• Screenwriting IIIA• Screenwriting IIIBOR• One appropriate 3rd year course

from WSoA4TH YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFIVE COMPULSORY COURSES:• Long Essay: Independent Study• Research Project: Short Film• Research Project Short FormatsFour from the following:• Fact/Fiction: Blurring the Boundary

(semester I)• Fundamentals of Cinematography

(semester I)• Fundamentals of Post-Production

(semester 2)• Experimental Film (semester II)• Screenwriting IVA• Screenwriting IVBOR x3 of the above and x1 appropriate fourth year course from WSoANote: BAFT students are required to take Screen Studies IIB and IIIA

Careers• Director • Film-maker • Producer • Writer


Selection

Applicants with an APS score of 34 and higher are invited to apply. Applicants also have to submit a portfolio and may have to attend an interview.

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The BA Fine Arts degree is a four year pro-gramme which combines studio practice in all aspects of contemporary Fine Art with a high level of academic study in Art History, Theory and Criticism. Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Print-making, Video, Installation and Digital Media form the core of the studio

programme, supplemented by a course in Professional Practice and Curating with a number of elective interdisciplinary options from other areas in the School of Arts. The BA Fine Arts degree prepares students for a wide range of careers in the local and international art world as artists, photographers, designers, animators, curators, teachers, critics and art historians.

BA in Fine Arts (4 years)

1ST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFine Arts IFilm, Visual and Performing Arts IOne of the following: • Concepts in Theatre and Performance

IA and IB• Drawing and Contemporary

Practice IA and IB• Music Literacies and Skills IA & IB• Performance Studies IA & IBx2 BA semester courses ORx1 BA year course2ND YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFine Arts IIHistory of Art IIOne of the following: • Design and Production IIA and IIBAND• Writing IIA and IIB• Drawing and Contemporary

Practice IIA and IIB• Performance Studies IIA & IIBx2 BA semester courses ORx1 BA year course3RD YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFine Arts IIIHistory of Art IIITwo of the following:• Introduction to the World Wide Web

as a Creative Medium• Introduction to Principles of Animation• Drawing and Contemporary

Practice IIIA and IIIB• Theories of Art• Design IIIA and IIIB4TH YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFine Arts IVCritical Theories and Visual CulturesResearch ProjectOne of the following:• Professional Practice• Applied Concepts in Networked Digital Media• Introduction to 3D Computer Based Animation• Design IVKey Moments in 20th Century Arts: • Tradition and Innovation• Memory and Visual Culture

Explore all aspects of

contemporary fine art

Wits School of the Arts

Careers• Animator • Art Historian • Artist • Curator • Critic • Designer • Photographer • Teacher


Selection

Applicants must attend an interview and should bring their portfo-lio of work to the interview. Once you have applied to Wits you will be informed of who to contact to set up an appointment.

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Bachelor of Music (4 years)

The Bachelor of Music degree is an integrated four year programme that pro-vides students with rigorous training in the disciplines of the music profession, and an opportunity to experience and learn from multiple traditions of music. Unique at Wits Music, our students are

not streamed into jazz, classical, African music, or music technology degrees; a classical flautist, for example, will also do jazz theory and studio production, or a musical theatre voice student learns orchestral arranging and South African music history.

The thinking informing our degree is both pragmatic and philosophical. Rather than channel young students’ learning into a single area of knowledge and tradition of music at the outset of their studies, the Wits BMus is an exploratory degree: it provides stu-dents with an environment in which to experience new and different domains and, by the time they graduate, with sufficient know-how to make an informed decision about which fields of music they wish to pursue in the world of work. Such multi-level musical exposure, we believe, better prepares students for success in a twenty-first-cen-tury music workplace that is plural and fragmented, and often characterised by portfolio careers demanding a range of skills and knowledge. Exposing students to multiple musics and ways of think-ing, we would argue, also equips them to better navigate the diverse world in which we live.

Experience and learn from multiple

traditions of music

1ST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESFilm, Visual and Performing Arts IA & IBMusic Literacies and Skills IA & IB Music Performance Studies IA & IB x2 BA semester courses or x1 BA year course2ND YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESCritical Music Studies IIA & IIBMusic Literacies and Skills IIA & IIB Music Performance Studies IIA & IIB x2 BA semester courses or x1 BA year course3RD YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESMusic in History and Society:• Music and the Theatre• Music, Sound, and the Moving Image• Musical Modernisms• Music in Contemporary Lives Composition IIIA & IIIBPerformance IIIA & IIIBChoose one of the following courses if only one course was chosen from the specialisa-tions above:Performing Arts Management IIIA & IIIBIntroduction to the World Wide Web as Creative MediaIntroduction to Principles of Animation4TH YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESMusic Criticism: Research ProjectMusic Business StudiesChoose one of the following specialisations:• Composition• Performance• Community Music• Long EssayChoose one course at fourth year level from the following:• Composition Theory & Analysis

(if not taken in the Composition specialisation)

• Music Performance Minor Study• 3D Computer Based Animation• Applied Concepts in Interactive Media

Practice• Performing Arts Management

Wits School of the Arts

Careers• Arrangement • Composing • Conducting • Education • Entertainment Law • Music Journalism • Music Therapy • Performance • Radio/TV/Digital Media • Recording Industry

Selection

Applicants are required to attend an interview and an audition at the Wits School of Arts.

Provision is made of an extended curriculum for BMus Students which will be determined by their academic background and performance.


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BA in Performing and Visual Arts (4 years) Wits School of the Arts

Careers• Applied Theatre and Drama Facilitator • Arts Activist • Arts Educator • Arts based Researcher • Drama Therapist • Expressive Arts Therapist • Expressive Movement Therapist • Performance Activist


The BAPVA is a four year (full-time) degree in the Wits School of Arts. This degree offers the student the option of working across estab-lished disciplines offered in the Wits School of Arts (WSoA) and also students who intend to do an academic major in a course offered

under the general BA. The value of such a degree lies in the options it opens for specialised postgraduate studies in interdisciplinary arts and culture studies as well as multi-disciplinary professional arts course combinations. BAPVA students are eligible to take courses offered within the degree programs of Fine Arts, Dramatic Arts, Music or Digital Arts. However, the BAPVA is different from a standard professional degree in that you can, with consultation and permission from the school, combine a limited range of WSoA subjects from within and across disciplines.

Combine a major degree with another arts subject

1ST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESConcepts in Theatre and PerformanceDrawing and Contemporary PracticeFilm, Visual and Performing ArtsKey Concepts in Game DesignMusic Performance StudiesVisual Storytelling and Image CreationAND courses as determined by Faculty2ND YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESDigital Art TheoryDrawing and Contemporary PracticeFilm, Visual and Performing Arts: Storytelling Across Media and Cultural ContextsFine ArtsHistory of ArtIntroduction to Game CreationMusic Performance StudiesTheatre and Performance StudiesVisual StorytellingAND courses as determined by Faculty3RD YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESSelect courses from the following:• History of Art IIIA/B/C/D• Music in History and Society• Theatre and Performance IIIA/BOR select courses from:• Applied Drama and

Theatre Studies IIIA/B• Arts Management IIIA/B• Directing IIIA/B• Drawing and Contemporary Practice IIIA/B• Film, Visual and Performing Arts:

Aesthetics, Technologies and Commodity Cultures

• Film, Visual and Performaing Arts IIIB: Medium, Process and Criticality

• Fine Arts IIIA/B• Introduction to Principles of Animation• Music Performance Studies IIIA/B• Performance Studies IIIA/B• Screenwriting IIIA/BFour courses yielding determined credits offered towards the BA Degree in the Faculty of Humanities4TH YEAR CURRICULUM COURSESResearch project OR long essaySelect four courses yielding determined creditsPLEASE NOTE: This course outline is not complete and is a sample of exciting and cur-rent courses on offer.The School is reviewing whether the BA PVA will be offered in 2019. Please refer any enquiries in this regard to the Student Enrolment Centre.

Selection

Applicants must meet the APS requirements of 34 and higher and must attend an interview/audition. Once you have applied to study at Wits you will receive notification of who to contact to set up an appointment.

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Comprehensive, professional training with a global perspective


The Wits School of Education

The Wits School of Education (WSoE) offers high-quality teaching and research through thought-fully developed undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Further to this, we offer teacher develop-ment in diverse subject areas for in-service teachers. As a student at the WSoE, you can expect to be part of a vibrant intellectual and scholarly community. You will have access to high level seminars and symposia by academics who are well-known nationally and inter-nationally in a number of areas of research.

At Wits there are a number of options open for stu-dents who wish to study education in order to take up careers in the teaching profession or other educational fields.

The Bachelor of Education (BEd) is a four year full - time initial qualification offering specialisation in all phases of school learning, from early childhood development to senior secondary school.

Those who wish to qualify as a teacher in the second-ary (high) school level, can also opt for a first degree programme (such as a BA), followed by a one year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

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The BEd is a full-time, interna-tionally recognised degree that is studied over four years. It qualifies students to teach in any school in South Africa, and to register with the South African Council of Educators (SACE). A BEd from Wits enables you to enter a career as a teacher or a researcher in educational issues.

Student teachers can choose from a wide range of teaching subjects within three BEd degrees:

• Foundation Phase Teaching: Grades R-3

• Intermediate Phase Teaching: Grades 4-7

• Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching: Grades 8-12

The BEd degree from Wits helps you build the knowledge and skills to craft, for example, a child’s ini-tial engagement with alphabetic symbols, or a Grade 12’s ‘ah ha’ moment as a Mathematical problem suddenly presents a solution. Few careers offer the satisfaction that teachers feel as they see children learning, thinking and developing over time.

While there are certain courses that are compulsory for all BEd stu-dents, there are some courses that are geared specifically to prepare you to teach particular phases. You would also take courses about how to teach these subjects effectively to different age groups of children. All students undertake regular sessions of practical teaching experience during their studies.

School of Education

Bachelor of Education (BEd)

Duration 4 years for all degrees

APS 36+

English Home or Additional Language Level 5

Wait listing 31-35 points preference given to higher English results)

Careers• Teaching

• Researcher in educational issues

www.wits.ac.za/education/

Foundation Phase Curriculum

1ST YEAR 2ND YEAR 3RD YEAR 4TH YEAR

Education IA

Education IB

Introduction to Foundation Phase A

Introduction to Foundation Phase B

Mathematics for Primary School

Teachers

Childhood Studies I

Literacy for Primary School Teachers I

Arts for Teachers

Teaching Experience IA and IB

Education II


Teachers II

Literacy for Primary School Teachers II

Childhood Studies II

Choice of First Additional Language (a language not taken

for the NSC and must not be a home

language):

• isiZulu IA

• isiZulu IB

OR

• Sesotho IA

• Sesotho IB

Teaching Experience II

Select from these compulsory courses:

• Education III

• Mathematics for Primary School

Teachers III

• Literacy for Primary School Teachers III

• Childhood Studies III

Choice of First Additional Language:

• isiZulu II

OR

• Sesotho II

Teaching Experience IIIA

Teaching Experience IIIB

Education IV


Teachers IV

Literacy for Primary School Teachers V

Childhood Studies IV

Choice of First Additional Language:

• isiZulu III

OR

• Sesotho III

Teaching Experience IV

Electives in years 1 and 2:• ICT Literacy • Fun with Choir

• Physical Activity in Sports In Schools • School Based Support

• Financial Planning and Entrepreneurship

3 (BEd) PROGRAMMES TO CHOOSE FROM:

FOUNDATION PHASE TEACHING

INTERMEDIATE PHASE TEACHING

SENIOR PHASE AND FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING TEACHING

GRADES R-3

GRADES 4-7

GRADES 8-12

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Intermediate Phase Curriculum


Compulsory Courses:

Education IA

Education IB

Mathematics for Primary School Teachers I

Literacy for Primary School Teachers I

Social Sciences I

Becoming a Teacher A

Becoming a Teacher B

English I

Teaching Experience IA

AND

Teaching Experience IB

Compulsory Courses:

Education II

Mathematics for Primary School Teachers II

Literacy for Primary School Teachers II

Choose one Language Course:

isiZulu I

OR

isiZulu I First Additional Language for

Intermediate Phase

OR

Sesotho I

OR

Sesotho First Additional Language for

Intermediate Phase

OR

South African Sign Language

Natural Science I

Teaching Social Sciences

(Intermediate Phase) A

Teaching Social Sciences

(Intermediate Phase) B


OR

Additional Teaching Experience II

Education III

Mathematics for Primary School Teachers III

Teaching Home Language in the Intermediate Phase III

Life Skills I: Arts for Teachers

Teaching Natural Sciences (Intermediate Phase A)

AND

Teaching Natural Sciences (Intermediate Phase) B


AND

Teaching Experience IIB

Education IV

Mathematics for Primary School Teachers IV

Teaching Additional Language in the Intermediate Phase

Life Skills II: Personal, Social and Physical Wellbeing

Financial Planning & Entrepreneurship

Being a Teacher

Teacher Experience IV

OR

Additional Teaching Experience IIIB

Electives in year 2:

• ICT Literacy • Fun with Choir • Physical Activity in Sports In Schools

• School Based Support

Postgraduate Certificate in Education

Qualification to teach if you have completed a degree.

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Senior and FET Phase


Compulsory Courses:

Education IA

Education IB

Literacy for Senior Phase and FET Teachers

Becoming a Teacher A

Becoming a Teacher B

Choose a 1st Major from the following:

• English I

• Information Technology I

• Natural Science I

• Technology I

Choose a 2nd Major from the following:

• isiZulu I

• Mathematics I

• Sesotho I

• Social Sciences I

Teaching Experience IA

AND

Teaching Experience IB

Electives:

• ICT Literacy • isiZulu

(Conversational Competence) • Sesotho

(Conversational Competence)

• South African Sign Lanaguage (Conversational Competence)

• Fun with Choir • Physical Activity in Sports In Schools

• School based Support

• Financial Planning and Entrepreneurship

Compulsory Courses:

Education II

Life Skills for Teachers

Choose the Level II of the Major you did in 1st year

• Natural Sciences II

• English II

• isiZulu II

• Sesotho II

• Mathematics II

• Social Sciences II

• Technology II

• Information Technology II

Choose the Senior Phase Pedagogy Courses A & B

corresponding to one of the courses above:

• Teaching Natural Sciences (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching English (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching isiZulu (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching Sesotho (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching Mathematics (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching Social Sciences (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching Technology (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching Information Technology (Senior Phase A & B)


OR

Additional Teaching Experience II

Compulsory Courses:

Education III

Choose the Level II Major you did in the 2nd year

• Life Sciences IIIA/B

• Physical Sciences IIIA/B

• Geography III

• History III

• English III

• isiZulu III

• Sesotho III

• Mathematics III

• Engineering Graphics and Design III

• Mechanical Technology III

• Information Technology III

Choose the FET Pedagogy Courses A & B

corresponding to one of the courses above:

• Teaching Life Sciences (FET) • Teaching Physical Sciences (FET)

• Teaching Geography (FET) • Teaching History (FET) • Teaching English (FET) • Teaching isiZulu (FET)

• Teaching Sesotho (FET) • Teaching Mathematics (FET)

• Teaching Engineering Graphics and Design (FET)

• Teaching Mechanical Technology (FET)

• Teaching Information Technology (FET)

Choose the Senior Phase Pedagogy Courses A & B

corresponding to your 2nd year Major:

• Teaching Natural Sciences (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching Social Sciences (Senior Phase A & B) • Teaching English

(Senior Phase A & B) • Teaching isiZulu

(Senior Phase A & B) • Teaching Sesotho

(Senior Phase A & B) • Teaching Mathematics

(Senior Phase A & B) • Teaching Technology (Senior Phase A & B)

• Teaching Information Technology (Senior Phase A & B)


AND

Teaching Experience IIIB

Compulsory Courses:

Education IV

Being a Teacher IV

Choose at least one Level IV Course from the list below that you completed at

Level III:

• Life Sciences IV

• Physical Sciences IV

• Geography IV

• History IV

• English IV

• isiZulu IV

• Sesotho IV

• Mathematics IV

• Engineering Graphics and Design IV

• Mechanical Technology IV

• Information Technology IV

AND

Either a Level IV course from the list above completed at Level III

OR

A Level III course

OR

One of the following:

• Teaching Life Sciences (FET)

• Teaching Physical Sciences (FET)

• Teaching Geography (FET)

• Teaching History (FET)

• Teaching English (FET)

• Teaching isiZulu (FET)

• Teaching Sesotho (FET)

• Teaching Mathematics (FET)

• Teaching Engineering Graphics and Design (FET)

• Teaching Mechanical Technology (FET)

• Teaching Information Technonolgy (FET)

Teaching Experience IV

Some students who wish to teach complete a first degree followed by the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). If you decide to follow this route, it is advisable to include courses in at least three approved teaching subjects in the first year of study of your degree.

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School of Human and Community Development

The School of Human and Community Development offers a Bachelor of Arts degree (under which Psychology can be chosen as a major), a four-year B (Social Work), B (Speech-Language Pathology) and B (Audiology) degrees. Majors include Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, Psychology and Linguistics. In addition, there are units in related med-ical, educational, linguistic and psychological areas that contribute to the students’ necessary background knowledge.Social Work aims to help individuals, groups or com-munities to resolve the relational, emotional, material and social development difficulties that hinder their social adjustment. The Bachelor of Social Work is a four year programme that offers a basic preparation in

social science subjects, as well as professional educa-tion in the theory and practice of social work.There is emphasis on practical work to complement the academic teaching. Practical work takes place at the University of the Witwatersrand’s Speech and Hearing Clinic and at various speech and hearing clinics attached to hospitals and at schools across Gauteng.The study of Psychology can complement a range of other courses in humanities and social sciences. Within this field are a number of career options includ-ing working within organisations, working with the mentally ill and disturbed children, working to change destructive patterns in communities, and researching social and health phenomena.

Intensive practical work to complement theory makes for comprehensive training


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The professional speech-language therapist is trained to assess and treat children and adults with communication disorders. These include disorders of speech and language, including artic-ulation, voice, fluency, expressive and receptive language problems, feeding

and swallowing problems, as well as screen children and adults for hearing difficulties. In the Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology four year programme, major subjects are taken in speech and language pathology and psychology. Other courses include a language course such as isiZulu, linguistics, anatomy, and neu-rology. In their practical courses at the University’s Speech and Hearing Clinic and at various institutes such as speech and hearing clinics attached to hospitals, at schools, care facilities, and within the broader urban and rural context, student speech-language ther-apists learn to provide assessments and intervention with people of all ages who present with communication impairment in a variety of linguistic and cultural contexts.

Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology (4 years)

Treat children and adults with communication

disorders



Selection

Only 30 places are available in the first year of study for the Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology degree and applicants are selected on the basis of academic merit (i.e. school leaving results and NBT scores). We align with the University’s transformation policy for stu-dent selection. Potential candidates are encouraged to observe a speech-language pathology professional, preferably in a public hospi-tal setting. The closing date for application is 30 June 2018. Applicants who are writing the matriculation examination in November 2018 and are selected at this stage will be offered admission conditional upon passing the matriculation examination, meeting the minimum requirements for admission, and attaining a specified standard in the matriculation examination (this will be given to you in the letter offering you a place). NSC applicants must have at least 34 points and a pass in Mathematics with a level 4. Pre-2008 applicants must have 25 points on the Wits rating system and a pass in HG Mathematics or 50% SG Mathematics.

1ST YEAR CURRICULUM COURSES

Speech and Hearing Science

Speech Pathology and Audiology I

Psychology I

Linguistics: Introduction to the Structure of language I

Linguistics: Language, Mind and Brain I

Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing

2ND YEAR CURRICULUM COURSES

Neuroanatomy

Linguistics II

Psychology II

Speech-Language Pathology II

Clinical Practical in Speech-Language and Hearing

3RD YEAR CURRICULUM COURSES

Psychology III

Practical in Speech-Language Pathology III

4TH YEAR CURRICULUM COURSES

Speech-Language Pathology

Research Report

Clinical Practical

Careers• Community work and outreach • Educational settings • Government healthcare settings • Private practice

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Assess and treat children and adults with hearing and

related difficulties



Bachelor of Audiology (4 years)

The professional audiologist is trained to assess and treat children and adults with hearing and balance disorders as well as related communication difficul-ties. Audiologists are trained to identify, assess, advise, and provide rehabili-tative services for people who present with hearing difficulties and balance dis-

orders. In the Bachelor of Audiology four year programme, major subjects are taken in audiology and psychology. Other courses include, interalia, South African Sign Language, linguistics, anat-omy, and neurology. In their practical courses at the University’s Speech and Hearing Clinic and at various institutes such as speech and hearing clinics attached to hospitals, at schools, care facilities, and within the broader urban and rural context, student audiologists learn to provide assessments and intervention with people of all ages who present with hearing and balance disorders in a variety of linguistic and ethnic contexts.


Speech and Hearing Science

Speech Pathology and Audiology I

Psychology I

Linguistics: Introduction to the Structure of language I

Linguistics: Language, Mind and Brain I

South African Sign Language: Basic IA

South African Sign Language: Basic IB

Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing


Linguistics II

Psychology II

Audiology II

Clinical Practical

Neuroanatomy


Audiology III

Psychology III

Practical in Audiology


Audiology

Research Report

Clinical Practical in Audiology

Selection

Only 30 places are available in the first year of study for the Bachelor of Audiology degree and applicants are selected on the basis of aca-demic merit. We align with the University transformation policy for student selection. Potential candidates are encouraged to observe a Speech Pathology and Audiology professional, preferably in a public hospital setting. The closing date for application is 30 June 2018. If you are writing the matriculation examination in November 2018 and are selected at this stage, you will be offered admission con-ditional upon your passing the matriculation examination, meeting the minimum requirements for admission and attaining a specified standard in the matriculation examination (this will be given to you in the letter offering you a place). NSC applicants must have at least 34 points and a pass in Mathematics with a level 4. Pre-2008 applicants must have 25 points on the Wits rating system and a pass in HG Mathematics or 50% SG Mathematics.

Careers• Community work and outreach • Educational settings • Government healthcare settings • Private practice

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The Social Work Department strives to be a centre of excellence in social work education and training in South Africa and internationally, and pro-motes social change, development and well-being of people through research, teaching and community service. Social Work is a profession aimed at assisting individuals, groups

and communities to solve problems in human relationships; facili-tating empowerment and liberation of people in order to enhance their well-being and promoting social change. Principles of human rights, anti-oppression and social justice form the fundamental value base of the profession.During the four year degree programme, students are introduced to professional ethics in social work and are required to integrate social work theory and practice within a social development paradigm and an eco-systems perspective. Furthermore, students are prepared to implement the process of social work and different intervention models on micro levels (individuals and families), meso levels (groups) and macro levels (communities) within different fields of service. The legislative framework underpinning social work practice and the laws providing the profession of social work with its societal man-date as well as concepts and theories supporting social policy are addressed. An introductory course on research in social work with specific focus on different research methodologies and designs, the conceptualisation of research proposals and minor research study, is part of the programme. In addition, social science subjects like psychology and sociology contribute to the necessary background knowledge of the students. Upon completion of the undergraduate degree, it is possible to register for a Masters degree in Social Work by dissertation only or through course work and research report in either Occupational Social Work or Social Development. Further postgraduate studies at PhD level are also possible.

Bachelor of Social Work (4 years) School of Human and Community Development

Careers• Counsellor in marriage and divorce • Counsellor in substance abuse • Development Planner working with disadvantaged communities • Lecturer • Personnel Manager • Probation Officer • Social Welfare Manager • Social Welfare Researcher • Social Worker in the fields of: child and family welfare; geriatrics; occupational; medical and educational social work


Promote social change,

and the development and

well-being of people

Selection

Potential social work students are required to write a National Benchmark Test (NBT) at an affiliated venue before 31 October. NSC applicants must have at least 34 points.


Psychology I

Sociology I

Social Work I


Psychology II

Sociology II

Social Work II


Social Work III

Psychology III

OR

Sociology III


Field Instruction

Social Work Theory

Research Report

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HumanitiesBachelor of Arts (BA) R39 240 - R50 540Bachelor of Arts (Digital Arts) R42 640Bachelor of Arts (Dramatic Art) R42 080Bachelor of Film and TV (BAFT) R42 800Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) R49 180 - R49 620Bachelor of Music (BMus) R42 960 Bachelor of Arts (Performing and Visual) (BAPVA) R42 080 - R45 350Bachelor of Education (BEd) R31 600Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology R48 130Bachelor of Audiology R48 130Bachelor of Social Work R46 690

Current Study Fees (2018)APPROXIMATE TUITION FEES FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF STUDY

(Excludes textbooks, study notes, etc.)

South African citizens will be encouraged to make a first payment prior to, or during enrolment before being permitted to enrol at the University. Applicants will be informed of this in writing. This amount is offset against the fee account. International applicants pay fees at the beginning of the year. All International applicants must pay 75% of the tuition fees and related costs at the time of registration. The balance is to be paid by the end of March.If you cannot pay you will be required to contact the Fees Office to sign a payment plan.

Methods of Payment:Deposit the exact amount into the University’s Fee Account: Standard Bank Account Number: 002 891 697 Branch code: Braamfontein 004 805 IBS Number: 131 B International payment swift code: SBZAZAJJ Use your Wits Person Number as your reference

Pay by cash or credit card at the Wits Fees Office, Ground Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House (Senate House), Braamfontein Campus East, Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa

As at the time of going to print, the tuition fees for 2019 were not available. These are the approximate tuition fees for the first year of study in 2018. Fees may increase by approximately 10% or more, so you need to add

at least 10% to the figures below. Please note that the fees listed below are for South African citizens only. International students pay a composite fee depending on the degree. This information is available at

www.wits.ac.za, click on ‘International’.

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SELFSERVICE

NB: Incomplete applications cannot be considered for admission

To download an undergraduate application form, go to:

www.wits.ac.za/applications/choosedownloads

A downloaded undergraduate application form contains a unique application reference number and cannot be shared or duplicated. The form must be printed, completed and submitted by post or by hand to the Student Enrolment Centre. No faxed or emailed application forms will be accepted.

• Current matriculants may be made a conditional offer (depending on Grade 11 results). Certain programmes have additional selection criteria (interview/audition/NBT)

• Offers can only be confirmed after receiving final matric results

• Each choice of degree is treated as a separate application. The order of choice makes no difference

• Successful applicants will receive communication offering a firm place and information about registration and orienta-tion programme

• Communcation will include further instructions(e.g. pay deposit or attend interview)

• Places are limited, therefore you may only accept one offer. You are required to respond to the offer within a few days to secure your place.

Accept the offer5

To apply, go to: www.wits.ac.za/applications/

Apply for 3 degrees (e.g. Humanities, Commerce or Science). Try to keep your options open, especially when applying for programmes in Faculties such as Health Sciences or Engineering.

Log in with your person number and the first six digits of your ID.

Current matriculants: Grade 11 results (certified and bearing your school stamp)

Already matriculated: matric certificate/foreign school leaving certificate. A certified copy of the certificate, must be handed into the Wits Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC), Ground Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House, Wits University

Attending another tertiary institution: certified copy of your academic record, and a certificate of good conduct, stamped by the institution’s registrar.

To upload documents, go to: https://self-service.wits.ac.za

• You will receive an email from the University acknowledging receipt of your application

• The acknowledgment email will contain a person number (which will become your student number)

• All records of correspondence from the University will be available on the self-service portal

• Check the status of your application and to do items on the self-service portal regularly.

Check your application status4To check your status, go to: https://self-service.wits.ac.za

Non-refundable application fee of R100 for South African citizens and R700 for International citizens.

Deposit the exact amount into the University’s account: Standard Bank Name: Wits University Application Fees Current Account Number: 200 346 385 Branch code: Braamfontein 004 805 CI Number 074A. Swift code: SBZAZAJJ Use the unique payment number as a reference.

Pay by cash or credit card at the Wits Fees Office, Ground Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House, Braamfontein Campus East, Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.

EFT - use unique payment number as a reference.

Pay your application fee2

Choose a programme and apply online1

Upload documents at time of application3

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Be the best that you can be!DISABILITY

The Disability Rights Unit assists students with disablities to receive academic support and

reasonable accommodations to participate equally and fully in all aspects of university life.

Student Support

Choose your path!

CAREERS COUNSELLING

The Counselling and Careers Development Unit provides a range of professional and

supportive services and programmes, including career counselling and psychometric testing.

Work towards your goals!ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

The main thrust of the Student Affairs Office is to assist students to succeed academically by providing support to overcome personal and

academic challenges.

www.wits.ac.za/ccdu

www.wits.ac.za/disability-rights-unit/

Striving towards sporting and

academic excellence

• Over 3

0 Active Sports

Clubs

• Elite

Athlete Friendly University

• 2017 Launch of th

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Sport Transform

ation Fund

• 2017 USSA Basketball C

hampions Men and W

omen

• 2017 USSA Rugby & Hockey S

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• 2017 Gauteng T20 Semi-F

inalist

• 2017 Varsity

Hockey Semi-Finalis

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• 9 Gauteng Sports

Awards Finalists in

2017

• 2 Gauteng Sports

Awards Winners in

2017

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