Bachelor of Arts Honours in Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts Honours in Afrikaans and Dutch is presented in lecture format and combines a compulsory research assignment with six elective modules in linguistics or literature. It prepares students for careers in teaching Afrikaans or careers requiring advanced knowledge of Afrikaans language studies or Afrikaans and/or Dutch literature.

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

What you will study

A 30-credit research assignment, one of Formal Afrikaans Linguistics or Literary Theory and Afrikaans Literature, plus five electives such as Afrikaans text analysis, drama and film studies, lexicographic theory, poetry, prose, creative writing, applied linguistics and modern Dutch literature. Not all modules are offered every year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A BA degree with Afrikaans or Afrikaans and Dutch as a major, with an average mark of 60% in the subject needed for entry into the programme. 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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