Bachelor of Arts Honours in African Languages for Professional Contexts at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

This one-year honours programme focuses on professional discourse practices in African languages in multilingual contexts, studying African languages in sociolinguistics, communication study, pragmatics, discourse analysis and genre analysis. It is modular, with blocks of on-campus contact sessions and self-study.

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences | Department: African Languages | Duration: One year | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Professional Discourse in African Languages (60 credits), Discourse and Pragmatics (30 credits) and a 30-credit research assignment in Language Planning and Policy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A BA degree with an African language as major subject, or an equivalent qualification. Selection is competitive and meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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