BA Honours English at University of the Free State

Programme overview

Honours programme in English offered by the Department of English at the Bloemfontein Campus.

Faculty: Faculty of the Humanities | Department: Department of English | Study mode: full-time | Location: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

What you will study

Students complete 128 credits from the listed modules, with ENGL6808, ENGL6814 and ENGL6824 compulsory, plus a further 64 credits chosen from 16- and 32-credit modules. Module offerings are finalised at the start of each year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UFS general rule: students are admitted to postgraduate study only with the preliminary degree passed at 60% or more and acceptance by the head of department. Department of English: academic transcripts and a personal statement of up to 500 words are required, and the department may set an entrance assessment. Foreign transcripts are evaluated for equivalence to the South African NQF. Applications close on 15 October each year.

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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