BA Honours Philosophy at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Explore a range of philosophical topics and develop your research and writing skills. Philosophy Honours students take four approved 4000-level units (20% each) and write a long essay on a topic of their interest of up to 15 000 words (20%). Students are required to prepare for, attend, and participate satisfactorily in all seminars and tutorials in units they select.

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

What you will study

Select four courses: PHIL4001A - Applied Ethics This course applies techniques of philosophical reasoning and ethical and social theories to particular controversial moral and socio-political issues. Examples of possible topics include decisions surrounding life and death, punishment, affirmative action, bioethics and medical ethics, the treatment of animals, and the value of persons. PHIL4002A -

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Application information

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 Applicants to Honours in Philosophy receive an automatic admission (ultimately subject to the approval of the Philosophy Department) if the student has achieved 65% in Ph

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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