BA Honours Drama Therapy at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Explore the use of drama as a form of therapy. Drama for Life is an arts centre for social transformation and healing. Our postgraduate academic, research and community engagement department brings together the disciplines of Applied Drama and Theatre, Performance Ethnography, Performance Studies, Performance as Research, Drama in Education and Arts Education, Drama Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapies within the context of a critical reflexive praxis.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Wits School of Arts | Duration: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Entry requirements

Honours: A bachelors degree or equivalent with 65% course mark aggregate in a third year major. At least an upper second class pass in the final undergraduate course in the subject. Masters by Coursework and Research Report: A bachelors degree with honours from Wits or another university with a 65% total mark aggregate. Masters by Dissertation: A bachelors degree with honours from Wits or another university with a 65% total mark aggregate. A supervisor from the Faculty of Humanities must be identified and approached prior to application. Doctorate: A masters degree from Wits or another university with a 70% total mark aggregate. A supervisor from the Faculty of Humanities must be identified and approached prior to application. May apply.

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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