Arts & Humanities
The BSocSci (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) (NQF 7, 380 credits, SAQA 116400) lets students view contemporary issues from an interdisciplinary angle, combining local and international politics, philosophy from classical Greece to today, and economics. It is offered by the after-hours distance model and the full-time campus model (Paarl and Pretoria campuses).
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Duration: Minimum 3 years, maximum 7 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
A career in the political arena, journalism, banking and finance, and as an economic or political analyst in academic and corporate institutions.
NSC endorsed for degree study with Afrikaans 50% and Mathematics 50% or Mathematical Literacy 60%; applicants with 40-49% for Mathematics, or 60% or more for Mathematical Literacy, are conditionally admitted and must also register for Business Calculations before Statistics. Or a USAf exemption certificate, or a Higher Certificate in a corresponding field.
ZAR 63,240 a year (2027). Stated Year 1 compulsory-module total for 2027 in the nauurse afstandsmodel (distance) column; excludes the R8,000 non-refundable registration fee charged for the full-time campus model (campus Year 1 total R71,240, which includes it). Programme costs exc Source
Applications for the 2027 academic year are online only. Closing dates: all undergraduate programmes, all higher certificates, postgraduate diplomas, the Advanced Diploma in Project Management and the LLM close on 29 January 2027. BAHons (Media and Communication), BComHons (Business Management) and BEdHons (Curriculum Studies) close on 8 January 2027. The PGCE (Senior Phase and FET Teaching) closes on 20 November 2026 (full-time) and 18 December 2026 (part-time). Credit applications close on 8 January 2027 and non-degree purposes on 15 January 2027.
The application fee is R500 (non-refundable if studies are cancelled); applications are submitted on the online portal with certified documents not older than three months.
Apply through the official page: https://akademia.ac.za/doen-aansoek/
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