Honours specialising in Portuguese Language and Literature at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The BA Honours specialising in Portuguese Language and Literature is a 126-credit postgraduate programme at HEQSF level 8 convened by Dr A De Melo. It is built around research modules on Lusophone literature, culture and language and a supervised research essay.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: School of Languages and Literatures: Portuguese Language and Literature Section | Duration: One year full-time (up to two years part-time at the discretion of the Head of Department) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Four Topics in Portuguese courses (24 credits each) and a 30-credit Research Essay/Project. The topics cover Lusophone literary, historical, cultural and linguistic subjects, contemporary Luso-Afro-Brazilian literature and cinema, research writing and methodology, and the history and spread of Portuguese as a global language.

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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 subject in which they proceed to Honours (from UCT's Faculty, another UCT faculty with courses accepted by Senate as equivalent, or another university recognised by Senate), and must meet any additional programme requirements. The Topics in Portuguese courses require acceptance for an honours programme and permission of the Head of Section.

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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