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BA Honours Labour Policy and Globalisation at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in the field of Labour Policy and Globalisation is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree. Students must complete five courses to qualify with Bachelor of Arts, with Honours in the field of Labour, Policy & Globalisation. Three courses are compulsory with an additional two elective courses.

Faculty: Humanities  |  Department: Social Sciences  |  Duration: 1 - 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Full-time Structure: Three courses in the first semester Two courses in the second semester Part-time Structure: Two courses in the first semester of the first year One course in the second semester of the first year One course in the first semester of the second year One course in the second semester of the second year Alternatively, the student may elect to move the elective courses around. The

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Application information

Entry requirements

BA or undergraduate Degree At least three years of union/labour support organisation (LSO) experience Official letter of support from the union/LSO Personal Motivation Letter from applicant Formal, written commitment to return to union/LSO for at least two years after completing GLU programme Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae (CV) Sample of written academic work 60% and above average for previous studies Additional entry 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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