BA Honours Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Develop critical skills and learn to navigate an increasingly complex world through a curriculum that offers a high degree of flexibility. Bachelors of Art Honours, Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies Programme Code: AHA00 The degree offers an opportunity to engage with the ways in which the worlds of work and artistic practice increasingly reflect dissolving boundaries between traditional disciplines in the arts, humanities, commerce, science and technology, as well as in artistic and cultural practice and policymaking, business and entertainment, and in modes of working.

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

What you will study

The total no. of credits required for award of the degree is 122. A minimum of two courses must be selected from the Honours courses offered by the department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Two additional courses may be selected from Honours-level courses outside the department.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For admission into the Bachelor of Arts Honours in the field of Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies, an applicant must have: An average of at least 65% in the final year of her/his undergraduate degree Evidence of strong analytical and writing skills Be available for an interview in person, or via telephone or skype, to a selection panel. Before applicants can advance to the interview they must complete the BA Honours IACS Questionnaire and submit a sample of scholarly writing. Additional requirements 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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