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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Linguistic Studies at North-West University

North-West University, South Africa

Programme overview

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Linguistic Studies is an NQF level 8 honours degree in the School of Languages of the Faculty of Humanities at North-West University, offered full-time and part-time on the Potchefstroom campus. Qualification code: 1FF L01 L601P. The programme aims to develop scientific insight into and knowledge of the linguistics of particular languages.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Languages  |  Duration: 1-2 years full-time; 2-3 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

What you will study

Modules include Afrikaans Text Editing, Afrikaans Linguistics: Themes and Tendencies, Language and Society, Text Study and Text Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, Afrikaans Corpus Linguistics, Linguistic Theories.

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Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree or the equivalent of such a degree in which the following modules or their equivalents were successfully completed: ENLL311, ENLL321, AFLL311 and AFLL321. A minimum final mark of 60% for the third level modules in English (ENLL311 and ENLL321) and Afrikaans and Dutch (AFLL311 and AFLL321).

Duration: 1-2 years full-time; 2-3 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/apply

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