BA Honours Art History and Visual Culture Studies at University of the Free State

Programme overview

One-year NQF level 8 honours degree (128 credits) with specialisation in Art History and Visual Culture Studies at UFS.

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

What you will study

Two 32-credit modules chosen from options such as Aesthetic theory and philosophy, Visual art and gender, The city: exploring imaginary spaces, Translating Africa, Photography, film and digital imaging and Visual story-telling, plus a 64-credit research report. Assessment is a research report and two examination papers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Fine Arts or any suitable Exit Level 7 qualification with a pass mark of 65% or more, subject to preliminary evaluation and/or additional study agreed with the academic head of department. Registration only after the head of department issues a letter of approval for admission and module selection.

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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