Bachelor of Arts 3-year programme at University of Pretoria

This is the Faculty of Humanities' most popular degree, chosen by more students than any other programme, due to its flexibility across disciplines. Academic Information Management and Academic Literacy are compulsory first-year modules, and students build a programme around two core disciplines of their choice.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 3 years, full-time  |  Intake: South Africa and International closing date 30/06/2026  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

A wide choice of Humanities disciplines organised around two core subjects, plus compulsory first-year Academic Information Management and Academic Literacy modules.

Career pathways

Community engagement and development, counselling, cultural studies, diplomacy and politics, education, governance, heritage conservation, journalism, language services, media studies, policy analysis, research, societal analysis, translation, and work and organisational studies.

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