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Bachelor of Social Science Honours in History at Sol Plaatje University

Sol Plaatje University, South Africa

Programme overview

An honours focusing on History as a scholarly discipline, linking undergraduate study and a master's programme through historical debates, historiography, methodology and an independent research project.

Faculty: Humanities  |  Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

128 credits: Research Project: History (32), Historical Method and Approaches, Historiography, plus two electives such as Themes in Land and Labour History, Conflict Studies in Historical Perspective, Themes in Urban History and A Comparative Study of BRICS Countries.

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Application information

Main intake: February. The 2027 academic year opens on 4 January 2027; first-year registration runs 25 January to 5 February 2027 and the first teaching block starts on 8 February 2027. Second semester teaching starts on 12 July 2027.

Undergraduate and postgraduate applications for the 2027 academic year are open until 31 October 2026.

Apply through the official page: https://www.spu.ac.za/index.php/how-to-apply/

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