Bachelor of Arts Honours in Anthropology at Nelson Mandela University

Programme overview

The purpose of the proposed Anthropology Honours programme is to equip students with the skills needed to engage in higher level research activities as prerequisites for an MA (research) Anthropology degree. Students, who exit the university with an Anthropology Honours degree, may find employment as entry-level research assistants in a variety of areas specific to social research studies or consultative work within the health sector, business organizations, heritage, conservation, and tourism or community development. Skills and knowledge developed in the undergraduate social sciences degrees will be built upon through a consolidation of theoretical knowledge and practical research.

Faculty: Humanities | Duration: 1 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Students, who exit the university with an Anthropology Honours degree, may find employment as entry-level research assistants in a variety of areas specific to social research studies or consultative work within the health sector, business organizations, heritage, conservation, and tourism or community development. Skills and knowledge developed in the undergraduate social sciences degrees will be built upon through a consolidation of theoretical knowledge and practical research. The published curriculum is an NQF Level 8 qualification of 120 credits.

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Application information

Entry requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Students who have completed a related Bachelor of Arts social science degree (such as Sociology or Development Studies) with a combination of Anthropology electives will be considered for acceptance into the BA Anthropology Honours degree. Students who have a BA undergraduate degree and ¾ of the undergraduate Anthropology modules as electives will be considered for acceptance into the BA Anthropology Honours degree subject to having a minimum of 60% entry average in Anthropology modules and degree average. Prospective BA Anthropology Honours students should have a 60% average at NQF level 7. In order to widen student access to higher education, students who do not possess a degree but wish to be admitted to the programme on the basis of recognition of prior learning may be given recognition in terms of the NMMU RPL policy. Admission is subject to departmental selection. Subject to the reciept of all the documentation required in the application process.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Applications for the 2027 academic year opened on 13 April 2026. Applications for MBChB, Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing Extended, BPharm and Bachelor of Radiography (Diagnostic) close on 30 June 2026.

Early applications for 2027 (excluding MBChB, Nursing, BPharm and BRad) close on 03 August 2026; late applications close on 30 September 2026.

International student applications for 2027 (excluding MBChB, BPharm and BRad) close on 30 September 2026. The application fee for international students is R500 per year; online applications by South African applicants carry no application fee.

Student accommodation applications for 2027 close on 30 September 2026.

2026 down-payments before registration: R10 600 full-time (R6 200 part-time) for degrees, postgraduate diplomas, advanced diplomas, Masters and Doctorates; R7 500 full-time (R5 200 part-time) for diplomas and certificates; enrolment fee R1 770. International students pay 100% upfront.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.mandela.ac.za

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