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i Faculty of Humanities

Message from the Dean

Message from the Dean

The Faculty of Humanities is widely recognised for

its excellent contribution to teaching, research and

community engagement, and attracts academics and

students who are passionate about the human sciences

and the contribution these sciences make to society. The

Faculty is committed to equipping students with the skills

and knowledge necessary to excel in their professional

careers and in other spheres of life.

The Faculty offers an exciting range of study programmes

and discipline-based majors. BA General offers students

considerable freedom to select and combine their core

and elective modules from the available disciplines.

Other study programmes specify either partially or fully

the modules that students have to take. In the light of this

diversity of study programmes, students need the advice

and guidance of academics in the Faculty to assist them in

considering alternatives carefully before they make a nal

decision on the most appropriate choice for their interests

and career ambitions.

With its 17 academic departments and two teaching units,

the Faculty contributes signicantly to the development of

South Africas human capital by producing well-rounded

graduates, many of whom go on to careers and/or

postgraduate studies both locally and abroad.

The Facultys academic curricula, research activities and

community engagement initiatives not only address the

diverse needs of local communities, but also contribute

signicantly to international endeavours and debates in

the human sciences.

Prof Norman Duncan

Dean: Faculty of Humanities


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ContentMessage from the Dean ........................................................................................................................................................iUndergraduate study programmes .......................................................................................................................................1Why a study programme in the Humanities?........................................................................................................................5Undergraduate study programmes in the Faculty ................................................................................................................5Departments and teaching units in the Faculty ....................................................................................................................5Subjects in the Faculty .........................................................................................................................................................6Professional study programmes.......................................................................................................................................7

- Bachelor of Communication Pathology BCommunication Pathology ................................................................7- BCommunication Pathology (Audiology) .......................................................................................................................7- BCommunication Pathology (Speech-Language Pathology) ........................................................................................7- Bachelor of Social Work: BSW ..................................................................................................................................8- BSW Bachelor of Social Work ....................................................................................................................................8- Bachelor of Arts in Human Movement Science .......................................................................................................8- BA Human Movement Science ....................................................................................................................................8- BA Human Movement Science Option: Sports Psychology ..........................................................................................9- Other .............................................................................................................................................................................9- BA General (Psychology) ...........................................................................................................................................9- BA (Law) ......................................................................................................................................................................10

Specialised study programmes ......................................................................................................................................10- Bachelor of Arts Languages ....................................................................................................................................10- BA Languages .............................................................................................................................................................10- BA Languages (English Studies) ................................................................................................................................13- Bachelor of Political Sciences BPolSci ...............................................................................................................13

- BPolSci (International Studies) ..................................................................................................................................13- BPolSci (Political Studies) ...........................................................................................................................................14- Bachelor of Social Sciences BSocSci ..................................................................................................................15- BSocSci (Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies) ....................................................................................................15- Bachelor of Heritage and Cultural Sciences BHCS ............................................................................................15- BHCS (Heritage and Cultural Tourism) .......................................................................................................................15- Bachelor of Sports Sciences BSportSci ..............................................................................................................16- BSportSci Bachelor of Sports Sciences .................................................................................................................16- BSportSci Bachelor of Sports Sciences Option: Golf ...............................................................................................16- Bachelor and Bachelor of Arts in the Visual and Performing Arts .......................................................................16- BA Fine Arts ...............................................................................................................................................................16- BA Information Design ...............................................................................................................................................17- BA (Visual Studies) .....................................................................................................................................................18- BA (Music) ..................................................................................................................................................................18- Bachelor of Music BMus .........................................................................................................................................19- BA (Drama) .................................................................................................................................................................20

BA General .....................................................................................................................................................................21- BA General ...............................................................................................................................................................21- BA (Extended programme) ..........................................................................................................................................21

Certicate in Sports Sciences .........................................................................................................................................21General information .........................................................................................................................................................22

- Faculty-specic information.........................................................................................................................................22- Client Service Centre contact details ..........................................................................................................................22- GPS coordinates of UP campuses ..............................................................................................................................22- University of Pretoria banking details ..........................................................................................................................22- Welcoming Day and the Programme for Registration and Start of the Academic Year .............................................22- Applications .................................................................................................................................................................22- Admission (new rst-year students) ............................................................................................................................22- National Benchmark Test (NBT) ..................................................................................................................................22- Language policy and medium of instruction ................................................................................................................23- Academic Information Management (AIM) ..................................................................................................................23- Academic literacy for rst-year students .....................................................................................................................23- Bursaries, awards and loans (nancial aid) ................................................................................................................23

- Guaranteed undergraduate achievement awards: 2013 .............................................................................................24- Awards for achievement in other academic elds and extracurricular activities in grades 11 and 12 .........................24- Fees payable ...............................................................................................................................................................24- Payments, rebates and pay-outs ................................................................................................................................25- Residences on UP campuses .....................................................................................................................................26- Private accommodation ...............................................................................................................................................26- UP Open Day ..............................................................................................................................................................26- Sport ............................................................................................................................................................................27- Student Affairs .............................................................................................................................................................27- Student Support Division .............................................................................................................................................27- Student Development Division ....................................................................................................................................27- Library services ...........................................................................................................................................................27- International students ..................................................................................................................................................27- Higher Education South Africa (HESA) .......................................................................................................................28- South African Qualications Authority (SAQA)............................................................................................................28- Conversion Table for Admission Point Score (APS) ....................................................................................................29


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1 Faculty of Humanities

Undergraduate study programmes


Important information: Candidates who achieved an Admission Point Score (APS) of 30 in Grade 11 and comply with the minimum subject

requirements and achievement levels of these study programmes will automatically be granted placement in the study

programmes, subject to the availability of space. The above-mentioned is not applicable to selection programmes.

To retain automatic admission, learners will be expected to obtain an APS of at least 28 in Grade 12. Prospective

students who have already been granted provisional admission in these study programmes, but obtained at least an

APS of 27 in Grade 12, will be considered by the Admission Committee should space be available. The Admission

Committee of the Faculty of Humanities will consider these students once the results of the National Benchmark Test

(NBT) are available and depending on the availability of space.

The Faculty will assess satisfactory performance in the NBT in the light of its commitment to ensure that an appropriate

proportion of the applicants will be drawn from the historically disadvantaged category of the population.

Applicants with an APS of 30 but who do not comply with the subject requirements must write the NBT.

Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

UP website: www.up.ac.za

National Benchmark Test (NBT) website: www.nbt.ac.za

Professional degrees

Study programme

DurationClosing dates

Study programme information and

career opportunities

Minimum requirements

Achievement level

APS

Communication pathologyAfrikaans or

EnglishMathematics

BCommunication

Pathology

(Audiology)

[4 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June

Departmental selection

Departmental selection is based on academic achievement and other

tests. To retain admission, candidates will be expected to achieve

an APS of at least 30 in Grade 12. Only 35 students are admitted.

The provisional selection process commences in August in the year

preceding the rst year of studies. More information can be obtained

from the programme organiser. The rst study year of Audiology and

Speech-Language Pathology are the same.

Careers as an audiologist: Audiology, audiometry and hearing

therapy, work in education and special education, hospitals, clinics,

rural communities or in private practices

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BCommunication

Pathology

(Speech-Language

Pathology)

[4 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Departmental selection is based on academic achievement and other

tests. To retain admission, candidates will be expected to achieve

an APS of at least 30 in Grade 12. Only 35 students are admitted.

The provisional selection process commences in August of the year

preceding the rst year of studies. More information can be obtained

from the programme organiser. The rst study year of Audiology and

Speech-Language Pathology are the same.

Careers as a speech therapist: Work in education and special

education, hospitals, clinics, rural communities or in private practices

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Study programme

Duration

Closing dates



Minimum

requirements

Achievement

levelAPS

Social work, human movement science, psychology and lawAfrikaans or

English

BSW Bachelor of Social

Work

[4 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Departmental selection takes place at the end of the rst year and is based on academic merit,

psychometric tests and an interview.

Career: Social worker

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BA Human Movement

Science

[3 years and postgraduate]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Departmental selection is based on academic merit and sport achievement. Only 80

rst-year students are admitted. To register as a professional biokineticist, a candidate

must have successfully completed the BA Human Movement Science, as well as the

BA HMSHons in Biokinetics.

Careers: Sport, recreation, health and tness industry, sports marketing and nancial

management, teachers, coaches, sports event managers and sports facility managers

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BA Human Movement

Science Option: Sports

Psychology


Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Departmental selection is based on academic merit and sport achievement. Only 20 rst-year

students are admitted. To register as a professional sports psychologist, a candidate must have

successfully completed the BA Human Movement Science Option: Sports Psychology, as well

as BSocSci Hons in Psychology and the MA in Counselling Psychology (Sport).

Careers: Sport, recreation, health and tness industry, sports marketing and nancial

management, teachers, coaches, sports event managers and sports facility managers

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Professional degrees

Study programme

Duration

Closing dates



Minimum

requirements

Achievement

levelAPS

Social work, human movement science, psychology and lawAfrikaans or

English

BA General (Psychology)


Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Please note that students who wish to pursue a career as a psychologist after completion

of the BA study programme with psychology as major must have successfully completed the

BSocSciHonours in Psychology plus the MA in Clinical, Counselling or Research Psychology.

Careers: Clinical, counselling (sport and community) and research psychologist, registered

counsellor or registered psychometrist

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BA (Law)


Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

BA (Law) plus the LLB degree.

Career: Lawyer

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Specialised degrees

Study programme

Duration

Closing dates



Minimum

requirements

Achievement

level APS

Languages (English studies) English

BA Languages (English

Studies)

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Careers: Advertising, media and communication, copywriting, text and document design,

editing, language planning, language teaching and training (national and international), public

relations, technical writing, text design, translation, publishing and tourism.

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Languages, political sciences, industrial sociology and labour studies, heritage andcultural tourism, sports sciences, the arts and BA General

Afrikaans orEnglish

APS

BA Languages

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Prospective students, who wish to obtain a qualication in journalism, may apply for the

BAHons Option: Journalism with any B degree.

Careers: Advertising, media and communication, copywriting, creative writing, text and

document design, editing, language planning, language teaching and training, lexicography

(compilation of dictionaries), technical writing, public relations, text design, translation,

publishing, diplomatic sector, tourism. It is recommended that in order to follow these career

paths (as language practitioners) and to specialise in these elds, students continue with a

BAHons in Translation and Professional Writing or a BAHons in Applied Language Studies oncompletion of the BA Languages. By continuing with a Postgraduate Certicate in Education,

students are equipped to enter the teaching profession.

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BPolSci (International

Studies)

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Careers: International relations, diplomatic service, political consultation, conict resolution,

policy analysis, strategic intelligence, governance, international political economics, risk

analysis

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BPolSci (Political Studies)

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Careers: Policy analysis and consultation, political analysis and communication, governance,

conict resolution, strategic intelligence, political development and mobilisation and risk

analysis

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BSocSci (Industrial

Sociology and Labour

Studies)

[3 years]

Closing dates:SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Careers: Labour relations practice, arbitration, conict management and resolution, labour

administration and research, gender issues and dismissals, work for government institutions,

parastatals, and private sector and trade union organisations

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BHCS (Heritage and

Cultural Tourism)

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Careers: Archivists, consultants, museum experts (curators, managers), researchers,

teachers, tour leaders, tour operators, tour entrepreneurs and heritage resource managers5 30


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Specialised degrees

Study programme

Duration

Closing dates



Minimum

requirements

Achievement

levelAPS


Afrikaans or

English

BSportSci Bachelor of

Sports Sciences

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


and

BSportSci Bachelor of

Sports Sciences Option:

Golf

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Selection is based on academic merit and sport achievement. Only 80 rst-year students are

admitted.

Selection for candidates who want to enrol for BSportSci Bachelor of Sports Sciences

Option: Golf is based on academic merit, sport achievement and their golf handicap; 25 rst-

year students are admitted. Due to the fact that this degree programme has a strong physical

science component, it will be to the advantage of prospective students to have taken Life

Sciences and Physical Science at school (NSC).

Careers: Professional sportsmen/women, coaches, administrators, sports advancement

ofcers, team managers, event organisers, teachers, tness specialists, operators in sports

tourism, agents for athletes, technical advisors, gymnasium managers, sports journalists and

sports organisers at schools

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BA Fine Arts

[4 years]Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Selection for this degree consists of a merit selection process and a nal selection process.

Once you have applied to UP and your application has been processed by Academic

Administration, you will receive a letter from the Department of Visual Arts with detailed

information about the merit selection process. This entails the completion and the submission

of a questionnaire and a portfolio of at least 16 photographs of your own recent artworks.

The questionnaire and the portfolio must be submitted to the Department of Visual Arts by

the end of July. Based on the questionnaire and the portfolio, you will be notied whether

you qualify to continue with the nal selection process. If your merit selection was successful,

you will be invited to attend the nal selection process, which consists of visualisation tests,

practical tests and an interview. The nal selection process takes place during the rst week of

October. You will be notied by mid-October of the result of the nal selection tests.

Please note: Detailed information about the requirements for selection can be obtained at

www.up.ac.za/visual arts.

Approximately 60 applicants will be invited to take part in the nal selection process.

Careers: Gallery managers, arts facilitators, art consultants/advisors, art educators, artists in

the ne arts, artists in new media, artists in applied arts

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BA Information Design

[4 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Selection for this degree consists of a merit selection process and a nal selection process.

Once you have applied to UP and your application has been processed by Academic

Administration, you will receive a letter from the Department of Visual Arts with detailed

information about the merit selection process. This entails the completion and the submission

of a questionnaire and a portfolio of at least 16 photographs of your own recent artworks.

The questionnaire and the portfolio must be submitted to the Department of Visual Arts by

the end of July. Based on the questionnaire and the portfolio, you will be notied whether

you qualify to continue with the nal selection process. If your merit selection was successful,

you will be invited to attend the nal selection process, which consists of visualisation tests,

practical tests and an interview. The nal selection process takes place during the rst week of

October. You will be notied by mid-October of the result of the nal selection tests.

Please note: Detailed information about the requirements for selection can be obtained at

www.up.ac.za/visual arts.

Approximately 100 applicants will be invited to take part in the nal selection process.

Careers: Animators, graphic designers, illustrators, interaction designers, communication

designers, art directors, media production managers, design managers, designers of animation

and movement graphics, design educators, media designers and typographers

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BA (Visual Studies)

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Careers: Art and lm critics, visual culture specialists, arts and culture educators, art historians,

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BA (Drama)

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Departmental selection is based on an audition in August of the year preceding students rst

year of study.

Careers: Actors (theatre, lm, television and radio), physical theatre artists, theatre critics,

radio and television presenters, directors, educational theatre practitioners and educators,

community theatre artists and educators, light and sound operators, voice artists, stage and

production managers, programme facilitators and managers, performing arts administrators,

camera operators, documentary lm-makers, digital and new media editors, playwrights,

scriptwriters, play devisors, lm and theatre researchers

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Specialised degrees

Study programme

Duration

Closing dates



Minimum

requirements

Achievement

levelAPS


Afrikaans or

English

BA (Music)

[3 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Prospective students must be able to sing or play an instrument on a practical level that is

equivalent to approximately Grade V Practical (Unisa/Royal Schools/ Trinity) and Theory Grade III.

Candidates are tested during an audition.

Careers: Arts and culture teachers at schools (Grade R-9) or music centres, group music

facilitators for community and preschool learners, music entrepreneurs, song arrangers for

school-based instruments, creators of simple backtracks for productions, choreographers for

revues and singing games, choir conductors, organisers of community projects, and playing

group music instruments, such as African drums, steel drums and marimbas

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BMus

[4 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 June

Non-SA 30 June


Required subjects: Music with at least a 4 (50-59%) as Grade 12 subject, or Grade VII

Practical and Grade V Theory (Unisa/Royal Schools/Trinity), as well as knowledge of music

notation. Departmental selection is based on a practical singing or instrument performance of

15 minutes, as well as a theoretical test. Students who have been provisionally selected for

BMus must undergo another practical selection test. The date o f this selection will take place in

consultation with the programme coordinator.

Careers: Music teachers, music technicians, solo and/or chamber music performers and

orchestral musicians

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BA General

[3 years]Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

BA (Extended programme)

[4 years]

Closing dates:

SA 30 September

Non-SA 31 August

Students who complete the BA General have access to a wide range of careers. Many of

the careers indicated under other study programmes can be recommended to students whochoose the BA General because it is often possible to choose the same majors and elective

modules in this study programme as one can in the more structured programmes. Students

should approach the academics in the Faculty for advice.

Please note that students who wish to follow a career as a psychologist after completion

of the BA degree, should complete a BA degree with psychology as a major as well as the

BSocSciHons in Psychology and the MA in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.

The BA (Extended programme) is a BA degree programme that takes place over a period of

four years instead of the normal three years. Prospective students cannot apply for this study

programme. The Facultys Admission Committee determines which students will be placed in

this study programme. A limited number of places are available.

Grade 12 applicants who have achieved an APS of 26-29 in Grade 11 will be considered for the

BA (Extended programme), based on the results of the NBT.

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Certificate programme

Certicate in Sports Sciences Afrikaans orEnglish

APS

Certicate in Sports

Sciences

[1 year]

Closing dates:

SA 31 October

Non-SA 31 October


Students who have obtained an NSC without endorsement and have an APS of 15-27 must

write the NBT. Should they pass, they may be granted admission to the Certicate in Sports

Sciences. Only 28 students are admitted to the Certicate in Sports Sciences and admission

takes place on the basis of academic and sports achievement.

Students with an NSC without endorsement and an APS of less than 15 will be permitted to

apply for the Certicate in Sports Sciences if they have completed the Certicate in Sports

Sciences, which is presented by Continuing Education at University of Pretoria (CE at UP), and

obtained more than 60% in three of the seven modules, and more than 50% in the other four

modules of this certicate. They also need to have successfully completed the NBT.

The certicate leads to degree studies. Candidates must write the NBT and will be considered

by the Admission Committee. Candidates who have successfully completed courses presented

by CE at UP must also write the NBT. These applications will be submitted to Senate for nal

approval.

After successful completion of their rst year of study, an application for discretionary admissionwill be submitted to Senate, which will permit the student to register for a study programme.

Careers: Operators in sports tourism, agents for athletes, technical advisors, gymnasium

managers and sports coordinators at schools

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Why a study programme in the Humanities?/Undergraduate study programmes and departments in the Faculty

Why a study programme inthe Humanities?

A variety of disciplines and study programmes equip

students for a wide range of professions. Specialised and

more general training programmes develop high-level

critical thinking skills and the capacity to communicate

effectively in the world of work. The lecturers who teach inthe Faculty are all specialists in their respective elds.

The Faculty modies its undergraduate and postgraduate

offerings from time to time with a view to remaining

competitive on both the national and international tertiary

education fronts.

Students who register for study programmes offered in this

Faculty will be able to do the following:

equip themselves with discipline-specic knowledge,

insight and skills;

develop analytical skills that are in demand in both the

South African and the international labour market;

acquire critical thinking and problem-solving skills;

conduct research; and

talk and write authoritatively about their chosen eld

of study.

Undergraduate studyprogrammes in the Faculty

Professional study programmes

Bachelor of Communication Pathology

BCommunication Pathology

BCommunication Pathology (Audiology)

BCommunication Pathology (Speech-Language

Pathology)

Bachelor of Social Work BSW

BSW Bachelor of Social Work

Bachelor of Arts in Human Movement Science

BA Human Movement Science

BA Human Movement Science Option: Sports

Psychology

Other


BA (Law)

Specialised study programmes

Bachelor of Arts Languages BA Languages

BA Languages

BA Languages (English Studies)

Bachelor of Political Sciences BPolSci

BPolSci (International Studies)


Bachelor of Social Sciences BSocSci

BSocSci (Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies)

Bachelor of Heritage and Cultural Sciences BHCS

BHCS (Heritage and Cultural Tourism)

Bachelor of Sports Sciences BSportSci

BSportSci Bachelor of Sports Sciences

BSportSci Bachelor of Sports Sciences Option: Golf

Bachelor and Bachelor of Arts in the Visual and

Performing Arts

BA Fine Arts

BA Information Design

BA (Visual Studies)

BA (Music)

BMus

BA (Drama)

BA General

BA General

BA (Extended programme)

Certificate programmeCerticate in Sports Sciences (1 year)

Postgraduate qualificationsAll undergraduate study programmes provide access to

postgraduate study programmes. For more information on

admission requirements, closing dates for applications and

selection criteria for such programmes, consult the Faculty

of Humanities postgraduate yearbook, Regulations and

syllabi. It is obtainable from the Client Service Centre or

on the Universitys web page at www.up.ac.za/yearbooks.

Departments and teachingunits in the Faculty

LanguagesDepartment of Afrikaans

Department of African Languages

Department of Ancient Languages

Department of English and Section Journalism

Department of Modern European Languages

Unit for Academic Literacy

Social SciencesDepartment of Anthropology and Archaeology

Department of Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences

Department of Philosophy

Department of Historical and Heritage Studies

Department of Communication Pathology

Department of Social Work and Criminology

Department of Political Sciences

Department of Psychology

Department of Sociology

Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

ArtsDepartment of Drama

Department of Music

Department of Visual Arts


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Subjects in the Faculty

Subjects in the Faculty

List of subjects for BA General and as electives for other study

programmes

Department

Academic Literacy Unit for Academic Literacy

African languages

IsiNdebele:

Mother tongue speakers (speakers of isiNdebele as home language)IsiZulu:

Beginners (no prior knowledge or experience of isiZulu is required)

Non-mother tongue speakers (speakers of isiZulu as rst or second additional language)

Mother tongue speakers (speakers of isiZulu as home language)

Sepedi:

Beginners (no prior knowledge or experience of Sepedi is required)

Non-mother tongue speakers (speakers of Sepedi as rst or second additional language)

Mother-tongue speakers (speakers of Sepedi as home language)

African Languages

Afrikaans Afrikaans

Ancient Culture Studies Ancient Languages

Anthropology Anthropology and Archaeology

Archaeology Anthropology and Archaeology

Criminology Social Work and Criminology

Drama and Film Studies Drama

English English

French Modern European Languages

German Modern European Languages

Greek Ancient Languages

Hebrew Ancient Languages

Heritage and Cultural Tourism Historical and Heritage Studies

History Historical and Heritage Studies

History of Music (requires knowledge of music notation) Music

International Relations Political Sciences

Language, Culture and Communication (No prerequisites. Also presented in Afrikaans.) Afrikaans

Latin Ancient Languages

Philosophy Philosophy

Political Science Political Sciences

Politics Political Sciences

Psychology Psychology

Social Work Theory (only at rst-year level) Social Work and Criminology

Sociology Sociology

Spanish Modern European Languages

Speech and Movement Studies (theory) Drama

Theatre Studies (theory) Drama

Translation Studies (As from the start of 2014, students should apply for admission to this one-year

study programme at the beginning of the third year of study. See Faculty Yearbook for details.)Language departments

Visual Communication Visual Arts

List of subjects from other facultiesElective subjects Faculty

Economics Economic and Management Sciences

Education Education

Geography Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Industrial and Organisational Psychology (at second-year level) Economic and Management Sciences

Information Science Engineering, Built Environment and Information

Technology

Mathematics Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Public Administration Economic and Management Sciences

Religion Studies Theology

Statistics Natural and Agricultural Sciences


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Professional studyprogrammes

Bachelor of CommunicationPathology BCommunication

PathologyProgramme ManagerProf Alta Kritzinger

(Department of Communication Pathology)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2749

Email: [email protected]

BCommunication Pathology(Audiology)

Admission requirementsPlease refer to the table on page 1.

Departmental selectionThe closing date for applications is 30 June.

Departmental selection is based on academic

achievement, the Academic Literacy Test, the National

Benchmark Test and the Emotional Prole Index. To

retain admission, candidates will be expected to achieve

an APS of at least 30 in Grade 12. Only 35 students are

admitted. The provisional selection process commences

in August in the year preceding studies. More information

can be obtained from the programme coordinator and

the Universitys website. The rst year of Audiology and

Speech-Language Pathology is the same.

What does the study programme entail?This study programme is aimed at acquiring in-depth

knowledge of the normal hearing process within

the framework of human communication. The study

programme entails training in audiometry, as well as

in hearing therapy for persons of all ages experiencing

hearing loss. It includes the possible causes of hearing

loss and the scientic basis of intervention for a person

suffering from hearing loss or people at risk of developing

hearing loss.

Evaluation and therapy (intervention) may occur in a

one-on-one situation, within a group context, as part

of a multidisciplinary team approach, or by means of

community-based intervention programmes. Practical

skills in evaluation, hearing therapy and techniques for

improving aural and general communication skills are

acquired. The qualication complies with international

requirements.

Core modules

Core modules include anatomy, physiology,

psychology, communication pathology, neuro-anatomy,

neurophysiology, audiology, speech-language pathology,

and speech science.

Fundamental modules

See compulsory Academic Information Management

(AIM) test for registered rst-year students on page 23.

Programme CoordinatorDr Maggi Soer

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2304


Postgraduate studiesThe following postgraduate options are available:

MCommunication Pathology

DPhil in Communication Pathology

Advanced Diploma in Hearing Aid Acoustics

BCommunication Pathology

(Speech-Language Pathology)



Departmental selection is based on academic

achievement and the Academic Literacy Test, the

National Benchmark Test and the Emotional Prole

Index. To retain admission, candidates will be expected

to achieve an APS of at least 30 in Grade 12. Only 35

students will be admitted. The provisional selection

process commences in August of the year preceding

studies. More information can be obtained from the

programme coordinator and the Universitys website. The

rst year of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

is the same.

What does the study programme entail?This study programme is aimed at acquiring in-depth

knowledge of normal speech and language processes

within the framework of human communication (children

and adults).

The possible causes and symptomatology of abnormal

speech and language, as well as the scientic basis of

intervention in the case of a person with a speech and/

or language disorder or those at risk of developing such

pathology, are included.

I completed the BCommunication Pathology (Audiology)

degree in 2011. I loved being part of the Faculty of Humanities

because I was constantly allowed to interact with people.

The Audiology programme gave me the opportunity to gain

practical experience at numerous schools and hospitals, and

various clinics. I won the Susan M Swart Award for the best student

in Audiology: Academic 2011 and received UP achievement

bursaries throughout my studies. I am currently doing mycommunity service at the Laudium Community Health Centre

and would love to be involved in a programme that focuses on

the early identification of hearing loss in infants.

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This therapy (intervention) can occur in a one-on-

one situation, through group therapy, as part of a

multidisciplinary team approach, or by means of

community-based intervention programmes. Practical

skills in therapeutic techniques for improving speech

and language abilities are acquired. The qualication

complies with international requirements.

Core modules

Core modules include anatomy, physiology,

psychology, communication pathology, neuro-anatomy,

neurophysiology, audiology, speech-language pathology

and speech science.

Fundamental modules

Fundamental modules include the compulsory Academic

Information Management (AIM) test for registered rst-

year students, as well as academic skills, language skills,

communication development and research (see page 23).

Programme CoordinatorProf Anita van der Merwe

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5762


Postgraduate studiesPostgraduate studies at masters and doctoral level

are possible in a variety of study elds. Contact the

Department for more information about postgraduate

study options.

Bachelor of Social Work: BSW

BSW Bachelor of Social Work


Departmental selectionDepartmental selection takes place at the end of the rst

year and is based on academic merit, psychometric tests

and an interview.

What does the study programme entail?The study programme entails theoretical and professional

training that leads to a professional career in social work.

The social work discipline studies social systems and

promotes the social wellbeing of people in interaction

with their environments. Learning outcomes of the study

programme include the following: knowledge and skills;

an attitude of restoring, maintaining and enhancing

the social functioning of individuals, families, groups

and communities;

the removal of structural sources of poverty,

inequality, oppression, discrimination and social

exclusion;

the facilitation of the empowerment of individuals,

families, groups, organisations and communities;

providing social work services to protect those who

are vulnerable, part of high-risk groups and unable to

protect themselves;

responding to social needs and issues in the South

African social welfare policy and legislat ion context;

and

demonstrating social work values and the principles

of human rights and social justice, while interacting

with people and rendering help across the full range

of human diversity.

Core modules

Core modules include social work, sociology, business

management and welfare law.

Elective modules

Elective modules are selected from criminology,

psychology and sociology.

Programme CoordinatorDr Stephan Geyer

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2648


Postgraduate studiesThe undergraduate qualication provides access to

a research-oriented masters degree programme in a

specialised study eld, as well as access to a masters

degree programme by means of coursework in the

following specialisations:

social development and policy

social health care

play therapy employee assistance programmes

These masters degree programmes provide access to

doctoral studies in social work.

Bachelor of Arts in HumanMovement Science

BA Human Movement Science



I first fell in love with social work when I started studying it in

2008, and completed my degree with distinction in 2011.

What I love about being a social worker is the fact that

you empower individuals, families, couples, groups and

communities at various levels. In 2010, I received the Best

Social Work Student Award for third-year students, and in 2011

the Best Social Work Student Award for fourth-year students. I

am planning to expand my knowledge and do a masters in Play Therapy soon, as this is my biggestpassion and dream job in social work!

Anja Eberwein


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Professional and other study programmes

Departmental selection is based on academic merit.

Only 80 rst-year students are admitted. To register

as a professional biokineticist, a candidate must have

successfully completed BA Human Movement Science

as well as BA HMSHons.

What does the study programme entail?The Department of Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure

Sciences studies man in motion. The study programme

focuses on the study of human movement, sport and

recreation from the perspective of the humanities, natural

sciences, health sciences and management.

The eld of study includes the following:

the anatomy and physiology of the exercising

individual (natural sciences);

hypokinetic disease and its prevention (health

sciences);

the philosophy and psychology of sport (humanities);

and

the planning, provision and maintenance of sport

and recreation facilities and services (management

sciences).

Programme CoordinatorDr Gerrie van Wyk

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 6045


Postgraduate studiesBA Human Movement Science may lead to further studies

in biokinetics, sports sciences, and sport and recreation

management at the honours, masters and doctoral level.

BA Human Movement ScienceOption: Sports Psychology



Departmental selection is based on academic merit.

Only 20 rst-year students are admitted. To register

as a professional sport psychologist, a candidate must

have successfully completed the BA Human Movement

Science Option: Sports Psychology, as well as the

BSocSciHons in Psychology plus the MA in Counselling

Psychology.

What does the study programme entail?The purpose of this study programme is to provide

students who want to qualify as sport psychologists with

in-depth knowledge of the psychological foundations of

human behaviour within the exercise and sport context.

Sports psychology is both academic and service-oriented

and also includes the following:

the psychological principles of coaching

mental health and exercise psychology the psychology of injuries

slumps and burnout

Modules from the natural as well as the human sciences

have been included in the curriculum.

Natural science modules include anatomy, physiology,

exercise physiology, motor learning, motor development,

biokinetics, biomechanics, measurement and evaluation,

and sport injuries.

Human sciences modules include sport and recreation

management, sport tourism, didactics, philosophy,

recreation science, therapeutic recreation, sport

sociology, sport psychology, managing facilities,

managing events, sport law, practising principles,

programme design, sport dietetics, and sport for the

disabled, as well as sport marketing, entrepreneurship,

nancial management and marketing.

Programme CoordinatorProf Ben Steyn

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 6094


Postgraduate studiesBA Human Movement Science Option: Sports Psychology

may lead to further studies in sports psychology, a

professional qualication, as well as postgraduate

studies in sports sciences.

Other



What does the study programme entail?Students who want to major in Psychology at an

undergraduate level must apply for a BA General. There

are no specic prerequisite school subjects needed to

apply for this study programme, but prospective students

need an APS of at least 30. All undergraduate psychology

modules (rst-, second- and third-year levels) will need to

be taken, including faculty research modules.

I am currently studying for an honours degree in Psychology and

obtained the BA degree cum laude, majoring in Criminology

and Psychology. What I love about the Faculty is that besides

the academic knowledge that students obtain, there are

opportunities to participate in community work. We are privileged

to have the opportunity to give back to the community and also

to gain experience. In my first year, I was given the opportunity to

work as a teaching assistant at the UNICA School for Autism. I alsowork as a tutor in the Department of Psychology. I volunteer as a

counsellor at the Amato Pregnancy Crisis Centre, and hope to

become a clinical psychologist one day.Amorie Nel


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Should students want to pursue a career as a psycholo-

gist, they need to apply for selection for the degrees

at postgraduate level after completing BA General.

If they would like to continue with the honours degree

in Psychology, they should apply for BSocSciHons in

Psychology, for which they need a BA with a minimum

average of at least 70% for the third-year psychology

modules, as well as the successful completion of the

faculty research modules. Subsequently, they should

apply for selection to the MA degrees in Clinical,

Counselling or Research (coursework) Psychology.

Programme CoordinatorMs Juanita Haug

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4481


Postgraduate studies BSocSciHons in Psychology.

Three professional degrees, namely an MA in Clinical

Psychology, an MA in Counselling Psychology and

an MA in Research Psychology. Upon completion

of these degrees, students have to complete

an internship of one year for all three degree

programmes and complete one year of community

service for the MA in Clinical Psychology only.

After completing BA General, students may also

apply for an honours degree in Journalism.

BA (Law)


What does the study programme entail?This study programme meets specic training needs

that emerge from the demand for employees with a

specic knowledge of law, but who are also schooled in

aspects of the social or human sciences. The aim of this

multidisciplinary study programme is to train students as

law practitioners with a broader academic background,to provide an alternative route to obtaining an LLB,

to provide versatile training in both law and the social

sciences or humanities, to improve students insight into

the extent, consequences and handling of national and

global issues, and to academically equip students for a

career in which research, decision-making and reporting

on law-related issues are important requirements. The

study programme is offered on a full-time basis, with

certain modules offered after hours.

Core modules

Core modules are jurisprudence, Roman law, law of

persons, legal pluralism, legal interpretation, family law,

public law, law of succession, law of contract and law of

delict.

Fundamental modules



Elective modules

From the elective modules, three BA subjects must be

selected at rst-year level, of which at least one must

be a language; two BA subjects must be selected up

to second-year level, of which at least one must be a

language; and one BA subject must be selected up to

third-year level. A second-year BA (Law) student who

has obtained the required rst-year law modules and

who wishes to pursue the LLB after obtaining BA (Law),

may take additional LLB modules (up to a maximum oftwo rst-semester modules and two second-semester

modules) with the permission of the programme

coordinator.

Programme CoordinatorMs Harriet Klopper

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2260


Postgraduate studiesAfter completing BA (Law), students can continue with

an LLB or may register for an honours degree in the core

discipline they chose in the humanities. Students may

also apply for an honours degree in Journalism.

Specialised studyprogrammes

Bachelor of Arts Languages BA Languages


BA Languages

Programme ManagerProf Rachlle Gauton(Department of African Languages)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


I studied concurrently for the BA (Law) and LLB degrees, and made International Relations my

BA major after finding the subject fascinating. I especially appreciated the genuine enthusiasm

for life and humanity that members of this Faculty share, true to their field. The BA degree has

enriched my understanding of international law and I am currently studying for a masters degree

with a scholarship from the National Research Foundation. My dream job is to ultimately work as an

international lawyer.Marianna Naicker


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What does the study programme entail?BA Languages equips students with the required

communication skills and knowledge of the grammar,

literature and culture of (at least) two languages of their

own choice. Students can major in any of the following

languages: Afrikaans, English, German, French,Spanish, isiZulu, isiNdebele, Sepedi, Greek, Hebrew and

Latin. To these language disciplines, students can add

more languages and/or other modules from any other

discipline in the Faculty.

By continuing with an honours degree in Translation and

Professional Writing or an honours in Applied Language

Studies on completion of BA Languages, students are

equipped to become researchers or practitioners (full-

time or freelance) in any of the following professional

domains: translation and interpreting, editing,

lexicography (dictionary making), language planning

and development, corporate communication, document

design, advertising, creative writing and media work. Bycontinuing with a Postgraduate Certicate in Education

on completion of BA Languages, students are equipped

to enter the teaching profession. On completion of

BA Languages, students may also apply for admission to

an honours degree in Journalism.

Students may contact the following lecturer(s) for

assistance in compiling their study programmes:

Afrikaans

Prof Willie Burger

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4075


African Languages (isiNdebele, isiZulu and Sepedi)

Prof Rachlle Gauton

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


Ancient Languages (Greek, Hebrew and Latin)

Prof Gerhard Swart

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2762


English

Ms Molly Brown

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3519


Language Practice/Applied Language Studies

At postgraduate level, students can take modules

aimed at the language professions, such as translation

and interpreting, editing, terminology, lexicography

(dictionary making), text and document design, creative

writing, writing for the media and copywriting.

Prof Rachlle Gauton

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


Modern European Languages

(French, German and Spanish)

Dr Stephan Mhr

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2352


Postgraduate studiesAfter completion of this study programme, students

can enrol for a BAHons degree with specialisation in

the following disciplines: African Languages, Afrikaans,

Ancient Languages and Cultures, Applied Language

Studies, English, French, German, Journalism, Literary

Theory, or Translation and Professional Writing.

African Languages

Prof Rachlle Gauton

Humanities Building 9-17

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


Prof Elsab Taljard


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2494


Afrikaans

Prof Willie Burger


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4075


Ancient Languages and Cultures

Prof Gert Prinsloo


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2683


I love the fact that the BA Languages degree in Journalism that

I obtained in 2011 is partly a practical and partly a theoretical

course. We constantly received information about possible

internships and often received lectures from professionals

already working in the journalism industry. In my third year, I

received the Primedia Prize for the best BA Languages student.

I am currently working in my dream job as a journalist in the

communication department of the trade union Solidarity.

Inge Verwey


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Applied Language Studies

Dr Nerina Bosman


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4075


Prof Rachlle Gauton


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


English

Prof Russell West-Pavlov


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2617


French

Ms Anna-Marie de Beer


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3661


German

Dr Stephan Mhr


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2352


Journalism

Prof Pippa Green


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2618


Translation and Professional Writing

Prof Rachlle Gauton


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


On completion of an honours degree, students may

choose to enrol for an MA coursework degree with

specialisation in the following disciplines:

African Languages

Prof Rachlle Gauton


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


Applied Language Studies

(Option: Translation and Interpreting)

Prof Rachlle Gauton


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3715


Dr Stephan Mhr


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2352


French

Ms Anna-Marie de Beer


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3661


German

Dr Stephan Mhr


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2352


Instead of the abovementioned coursework masters

degrees, students can choose to do a research masters

degree in any of the disciplines offered at honours level.

Students can also do a research masters degree

in Creative Writing, in which the dissertation should

demonstrate creative achievement in one of the genres

of:

poetry (including song-writing texts for musicals or

cabaret);

drama (including musicals/musical theatre, lm

scripting and radio/television drama);

prose (ction);

prose (creative non-ction: biography or

autobiography); and

literary translation/retelling.

All master s degrees (coursework, as well as through

research) lead to further study at doctoral level in the

discipline concerned.

I studied for a BA in Languages with specialisation

in French and Spanish because I really wanted to

broaden my language spectrum and make a career

out of it. I had the opportunity to speak French and

Spanish with the ambassadors from the various

embassies in Pretoria. It was a great experience for me

to be able to communicate in a language other than

English or Afrikaans. I am currently doing a BAHons in

Translation Studies and hope to become a university

lecturer, teaching others these wonderful languages.Specialising in languages was not a career choice, but

a lifestyle choice.Frans de Jong


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What does the study programme entail?The increasing prominence of English as a preferred

medium of communication, both in South Africa and

abroad, means that there is a steady demand forlanguage practitioners who are uent in English. The

English Studies programme has been designed to meet

this need and offers an attractive qualication to anyone

who loves English, but would also like to be able to get a

job on completion of their study programme.

By the end of this study programme, which is unique to

the University of Pretoria, students will have the ability to

speak, read and write English uently and correctly, and

they will be able to apply the rules of English grammar

effectively and with understanding. They will also have

knowledge of a variety of rhetorical structures and

strategies and of the basic principles of Teaching English

to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and editingand writing for the media. In addition, they will have

knowledge of a wide range of literature written in English

and they will be familiar with the work of key writers and

literary movements in South Africa and abroad.

Core modules

There are compulsory core modules for each year of

study. In the rst year, students are introduced to the

study of English literature and to the fundamentals of

grammar and effective writing. In the rst year, students

are advised to investigate study areas such as philosophy,

art and design, drama and lm studies, cultural studies,

information science, other languages and translation.

In their second year, they can specialise in one or more

of these new elds. In the same year, students combine

the study of modern and African literature with an

introduction to aspects of linguistics. In this year, they

can also specialise in one or more of these subject areas.

In the third year, the study programme becomes more

focused as students study less recent literature, as well

as two of the following: TESOL, editing or translation.

Fundamental modules



Elective modules

A wide range of elective modules is available in the rst

two years of the study programme so that students can

acquire a range of skills.

Programme CoordinatorMs Molly Brown

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3519


Postgraduate studiesAfter completing their undergraduate studies, students

may register for an honours degree in English. This

will allow them to continue combining the study of

literature with applied linguistic skills such as TESOL

and editing, while also allowing them to branch out into

new elds, such as creative writing, childrens literature

and independent research. After completing their

undergraduate studies, students may also apply for an

honours degree in Journalism.

Bachelor of Political Science BPolSci



Programme ManagerMr Roland Henwood (Department of Political Sciences)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2687




What does the study programme entail?

In essence, this programme offers a description ofinternational events, an explanation of how and why

international relations come about, and a prescription

of what ought to happen in international politics. It

also promotes democratic values and norms that are

applicable locally and internationally, and contributes to

students education as citizens of the country and the

world.

Politics is not limited to the state, but extends beyond

national boundaries into adjacent regions and the world.

In a globalising world, these international political relations

are not limited to interstate or government interactions

and membership of international organisations, but

include links with, and the activities of, non-state

actors. Furthermore, they include political and military

matters, as well as non-political affairs with international

implications. International studies thus cover a vast

I am currently studying for an honours degree in Political

Science and enjoy the Faculty of Humanities for its well-

rounded approach to philosophy and politics. I have

been given the opportunity to work in the Faculty as

a tutor, and this has given me access to some of the

best political researchers in the country. My dream job

is to be a political analyst for a consultancy firm in South

Africa. I would also love to work as a political analyst forany large newspaper.

Peter Sleeman


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terrain, involving peace, security, development and

justice. This study programme establishes knowledge

and provides an understanding of international relations,

develops the skills necessary to analyse, compare and

explain world politics at a national, regional and global

level, the impact thereof on society, and the changes to

which it is subjected. The study programme is primarily

based on the political sciences and related disciplines.

International relations is the major subject and has to be

taken up to the nal year.

People differ in their understanding of international

relations, and the discipline of international studies

acknowledges this diversity.

Core modules

International relations is the major subject, and should

be taken until the nal study year. Other core modules

are drawn from political science, the second most

important subject in the study programme, as well as

from economics.

Fundamental modules



Elective modules

The elective modules supplement the understanding of

international relations and contribute to the formulation of

political values and attitudes. Options include philosophy,

geography, history, religion studies, sociology and

international languages, providing a measure of exibility.

Students are allowed to concentrate on a specic area,

such as African studies, security studies, foreign policy

and diplomacy, or international political economy.

Apart from coursework, var ious text analyses, individual

and group assignments, group discussions, simulations,

case studies and applied exercises constitute an

important part of most of these modules and will enhance

students knowledge and skills.

Programme CoordinatorMr Roland Henwood

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2687


Postgraduate studiesThis study programme allows students to pursue an

honours specialising in international relations, or,

depending on their choice of electives, in political

science. Subsequently, various options are available

at masters degree level within the eld of international

studies. Further studies may eventually culminate in a

doctorate in international relations. After completing the

undergraduate study programme, students may also




What does the study programme entail?

Politics is an inescapable part of human existence,and social interactions invariably involve political

relationships. Politics is extremely important for the

creation of a just and humane way of life. Politics

includes all aspects of contemporary society that directly

or indirectly affect the state, as well as those aspects that

have public signicance.

This study programme establishes knowledge and

provides an understanding of politics within state

borders. It provides the knowledge and develops the

skills necessary to analyse, compare and explain political

events at a national, regional and local level, the impact

of politics on society, and the changes to which it is

subjected.

Political studies take into account a variety of non-political

or related inuences that have an impact on politics. This

study programme provides a description of political facts,

an explanation of how and why politics occurs, and a

prescription of what should happen in the political world.

It also advances democratic values and norms that

apply locally and internationally, thereby contributing to

students education as citizens of their country and of the

world.

Core modules

Political science constitutes the major subject and has

to be taken up to the nal year. Other core modules

are drawn from international relations, the second most

important subject in the curriculum, as well as from

economics and public administration.

Fundamental modules



Elective modules

The elective modules supplement the understanding of

politics and contribute to the development of political

values and attitudes. Options include philosophy, history,

religion studies, information science, sociology, and

European and African languages, providing a measure of

exibility that allows students to concentrate on a specic

area, such as African studies, security studies, political

communication, studies of political policy and political

philosophy.

Apart from coursework, var ious text analyses, individual

and group assignments, group discussions, simulations,

case studies and applied exercises constitute an

important part of most of these modules and will enhance

students knowledge and skills.

Programme Coordinator

Dr Gerhard WolmaransTel: +27 (0)12 420 2689


Postgraduate studiesThis study programme allows students to pursue an

honours degree in political science, or, depending

on their choice of electives, in international relations.

Subsequently, various options are available at masters

degree level within the eld of political studies.

Postgraduate studies may eventually culminate in

a doctorate in political science. After completing the

undergraduate study programme, students may also



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In the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies,

the lecturers were professional and friendly. I obtained

a BA degree, majoring in Heritage and Cultural Tourism,

and recently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in

Entrepreneurship at UP. I am currently enrolled for an MPhil

in Entrepreneurship, also at UP. I was able to be part of the

2010 Tuks Top Junior and Senior Leadership Programme.

I won Best Undergraduate Achiever in Heritage and

Cultural Tourism (20092011). I aspire to work at a business

incubator, in which I will have the privilege of supporting

and promoting the growth of South African entrepreneurialventures.

Anea Burke

Bachelor of Social Sciences BSocSci

BSocSci (Industrial Sociology andLabour Studies)


What does the study programme entail?The aim of this study programme is to provide students

with in-depth knowledge of the broader socio-political and

socioeconomic context of the world of work. Students will

be taught not only the substantive knowledge of industrial

sociology around matters of management, organisation

and labour, but will also acquire skills to critically evaluate

the many issues that characterise the world of work in the

context of the transforming South African society. Issues

such as strikes, productivity, gender, dismissals and the

globalised economy are dealt with in the wider social

context of the world milieu.

Core modules

The core subject is sociology, which includes modules

in industrial sociology and globalisation that have to be

taken up to the nal year. Other core modules include

labour law, introduction to law, economics and business

management. A wide range of elective modules is

available to support and gain an understanding of the

study programme.

Programme CoordinatorProf Andries Bezuidenhout

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4908


Postgraduate studiesWith this qualication, students may be admitted to the

honours degree in Sociology, specialising in industrial

sociology and labour studies. Subsequently, they will

be able to continue with an appropriate masters degree

and doctorate. After completing their undergraduate

studies, students may also apply for an honours degree

in Journalism.

Bachelor of Heritage andCultural Sciences BHCS

Programme ManagerProf Chris Boonzaaier

(Department of Anthropology and Archaeology)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2597


BHCS (Heritage and CulturalTourism)


What does the study programme entail?This study programme focuses on tourism as one of South

Africas largest, most exciting and most rapidly growing

industries. The emphasis is on heritage and cultural

tourism, but the study programme also emphasises

those theoretical concepts and approaches that are vital

to the tourism industry.

Attention is given to aspects such as tourism as

phenomenon, the historical development of tourism,

the cultural landscape of South Africa, and ethical and

authenticity issues, as well as stereotypes of visiting

foreign tourists.

Core modules

All modules of the discipline heritage and cultural tourism

are compulsory.

Elective modules

In addition to heritage and cultural tourism, students

have to select one of the following disciplines as secondmajor subject:

Archaeology

Anthropology

History

Geography

Tourism Management

Certain modules of some of these disciplines are also

compulsory.

Programme CoordinatorDr Jackie Grobler

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 2663



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Postgraduate studiesThe following postgraduate options are available:

BHCSHons specialising in Heritage and Cultural

Tourism

MHCS (masters degree: dissertation specialising in

Heritage and Cultural Tourism)

MHCS (masters coursework degree: specialising in

Heritage and Cultural Tourism)

PhD (doctorate: research)

Students may also apply for the BAHons Option:

Journalism

Bachelor of Sports Sciences BSportSci

BSportSci Bachelor of SportsSciencesBSportSci Bachelor of SportsSciences Option: Golf



Selection for candidates interested in BSportSci is based

on academic merit and sport achievement. Only 80 rst-

year students are admitted.

Selection for candidates interested in BSportSci Option:

Golf is based on academic merit, sport achievement

and their golf handicap. Only 25 rst-year students are

admitted.

Due to the fact that this study programme has a strong

physical science component, it will be to the advantageof prospective students to have taken Life Sciences and

Physical Science at NSC level at school.

Options

Certicate in Sports Sciences: after rst-year level

Diploma in Sports Sciences: only exit-level

BSportSci: Three-year degree programme

BSportSci: Three-year degree programme with

option: Golf

What does the study programme entail?This study programme provides students with a choice

of different exit levels: after one year they receive a

certicate, after two years a diploma, and after threeyears the BSportSci degree. In the case of golf, 11 golf-

specic theory modules are taken in combination with

the other generic theory modules. Admission is based on

academic and sport achievement.

BSportSci is presented as a full-time intramural study

programme and is specically designed for the professional

sportsman or sportswoman who wishes to pursue sport as

a career, but wants to obtain an academic qualication.

The professional sportsman or sportswoman can

also obtain the study programme over a longer period

(maximum ve years) through electing only a certain

number of modules. Students specialise in a sport for the

duration of the course. Both natural and human sciencesmodules are included in the curriculum.

Modules that fall under natural sciences are anatomy,

physiology, biomechanics, training principles, programme

design, equipment technology, sport diet and sport for

the disabled.

Modules that fall under human sciences are sport

marketing, sport law, sport tourism, entrepreneurship,

management of a golf business, introduction to golf

coaching, nancial management and sport management.

Programme Coordinator

Prof Ernst KrgerTel: +27 (0)12 420 6032


Postgraduate studiesObtaining BSportSci could lead to further study at

honours, masters and doctoral level in sports sciences.

After obtaining the BA HMSHons with specialisation in

sports sciences, students can apply for admission to

BA HMSHons with specialisation in biokinetics. After

completing the undergraduate study programme,

students may also apply for an honours degree in

Journalism.

Bachelor and Bachelor of Arts inthe Visual and Performing Arts

BA Fine Arts

Admission requirements and selectionproceduresPlease refer to the table on page 3.

What does the study programme entail?BA Fine Arts covers a broad spectrum of professional art

practices. The studio-based component of art practice

includes ne arts practice (BKK) and professional artpractice (VIT).

The studio subject ne arts practice (BKK) is a four-year

subject that incorporates traditional areas of art practice

I obtained a BA degree in Heritage and Cultural Tourism and

loved the fact that my degree dealt with the different cultures

of South Africa. During my studies, I won the ATKV Prize

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