Bachelor of Journalism at Rhodes University

Programme overview

Professional Humanities degree following a BA or BSS curriculum with only Journalism in the fourth year.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Journalism is taken in each year alongside English, Economics, Politics, History or Sociology courses, ending with Journalism 4 in the fourth year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 45. APS 45+ for a provisional offer; 34-44 considered at the Dean's discretion. English Home Language (60%) or English First Additional Language (65%).

ZAR 63,519 a year (2026). First-year tuition for the BJourn per the 2026 fees booklet (second year R74,533, third year R80,135, fourth year R82,097, including equipment levy). Excludes residence and the international student levy. Source

Applications from all new students close on 30 September; this is also the deadline for international applicants, and no international applications are considered after 30 September. Late applications from South African applicants will be considered. The non-refundable application fee is R100.

Apply through the official page: https://ross.ru.ac.za/

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