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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Sociology at North-West University

North-West University, South Africa

Programme overview

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Sociology is an NQF level 8 honours degree in the School of Social Sciences of the Faculty of Humanities at North-West University, offered full-time on the Potchefstroom campus. Qualification code: 1FQ L01 L601P.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 1-2 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

What you will study

Modules include Research Report, Statistics for Life Sciences, Social Theories, Research Methodology, Research Practice, South African Society: History, Power and Politics, Sociology of Work and Labour.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application should be made electronically on www.nwu.ac.za/applications not later than 30 September of the year preceding the intended year of study; late applications will be considered, but admission is dependent on available space; Registration for Honours students should take place not later than 31 January. A B-degree is required, for which all the modules in Sociology were passed during the respective undergraduate levels. The Sociology modules of the final undergraduate year must have been completed with an average of at least 65%. For Programme Bachelor of Arts Honours in Sociology the following statistics module (or equivalent from NWU or another institution) is a requirement in the Sociology Honours programme: STTK214 is strongly recommended as undergraduate module.

Duration: 1-2 years full-time

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

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