Honours specialising in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The BA/BSocSc Honours specialising in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (126 NQF credits, plan PHI03) is an interdisciplinary specialisation with courses and research across the three disciplines. Students choose a home department (Philosophy, Politics or Economics) that hosts their research essay.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: Interdisciplinary: Philosophy, Political Studies and Economics | Duration: One year of full-time study (Faculty of Humanities Honours rule). | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Five taught level-8 courses (one each from the Philosophy, Economics and Politics options, one elective from the home department, and PPE Texts or a further elective) and a 30-credit research essay (PHI4019W, POL4007H or ECO4021W) in the home department.

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Application information

Entry requirements

PPE specialisation: a major, or equivalent, in Philosophy, Politics or Economics, and at least first-year level (two semester courses) in each of the other two disciplines; acceptance is at the discretion of the Convener and requires the recommendation of the home Head of Department. Home department Economics: ECO3020F and ECO3021S (or equivalents) with at least 65% in final-year Economics, conditional on passing ECO4112F. Home department Politics: 70% average for the Politics major. Home department Philosophy: 70% average for the Philosophy major (slightly lower may be admitted at the Head of Department's discretion).

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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