BA Honours Africa Studies at University of the Free State

Programme overview

One-year honours degree in Africa Studies at the UFS Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, taught through coursework and a research report. The interdisciplinary programme draws on political science, international relations, anthropology, development studies, environmental studies, history, rural development and media studies.

Faculty: Faculty of the Humanities | Department: Centre for Gender and Africa Studies | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

What you will study

Coursework modules plus a research report, delivered in blocked contact sessions four times per year on the Bloemfontein Campus (up to a week each, compulsory).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Centre for Gender and Africa Studies (applies to its postgraduate qualifications): a bachelor's degree or four-year diploma with relevant majors and a minimum average of 65% gives admission to the one-year honours/postgraduate diploma. The programme directorate may admit applicants with 60-64% in a cognate field after a predetermined research-based essay assignment.

Requirements published at program group 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.

Postgraduate diploma applications open on 1 April; local applicants close 30 September and international applicants close 31 August (Economic and Management Sciences); Health Sciences postgraduate diplomas close 30 September for both local and international applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ufs.ac.za/prospective/study-at-ufs/apply

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