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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Setswana at North-West University

North-West University, South Africa

Programme overview

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Setswana 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 Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses. Qualification code: 1FN L04 L601M/P. The composition of a student's program depends on whether the student chooses (i) a linguistics or (ii) a literature field of study.

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 Setswana: Morphology and Phonology, Setswana: Syntax, Setswana: Semantics, Setswana: Corpus linguistics, Setswana: Sociolinguistics, (MC/PC), Setswana: Prose.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree is required with Setswana as major with an average of at least 60% for all Setswana modules in the third year (SETM311 and SETM321/SETM322 or ATSN111 and ATSN321. Students who wish to register for this programme when more than 5 years have elapsed since the completion of their Bachelor's degree, and who complied with the requirement of 60%, will have to pass an additional entrance examination. c) Students who completed a Bachelor's degree at another rfaculty or university must provide proof of the subject content treated in the curriculum of the Setswana modules of the final year and may also be required to pass an additional assessment for admission.

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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