BA Honours Demography and Population Studies at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Enhance your knowledge of the characteristics of human populations. This Honours programme provides an introduction to the scientific study of human populations. As a quantitative social science, it equips students with statistical and demographic tools to address key social and public health questions.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Social Sciences | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First Semester SOSS 4012: Introduction to Population Studies (demographic transition theory; population change; mortality and migration) SOSS 4015: Basic Demographic Methods (structure and dynamics of human populations; data sources and techniques) SOSS 4047: Statistics for Demographic Survey and Analysis (survey methodology; data management; statistical methods using STATA) Second Semester (alter

Career pathways

Government departments (Statistics South Africa, Department of Health), academic and research institutions, NGOs, international organisations (UN agencies, UNFPA), private sector analytical roles, and as a foundation for postgraduate study at Masters level.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree in any social science or science discipline with at least 65% aggregate. Mathematics or statistics training is not mandatory but is beneficial.

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 applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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