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Honours specialising in African Languages and Literatures at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The BA Honours specialising in African Languages and Literatures (126 NQF credits, HEQSF level 8) is a postgraduate course of four taught courses and a research essay.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Languages and Literatures  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses are the Research Essay/Project (30 credits) and Topics in African Languages 1 to 4 (24 credits each).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities (Honours, rule FH3): applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree with the equivalent of a major in the Honours subject from UCT or from another university recognised by Senate, and meet any additional departmental requirements.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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