BA Honours Psychology at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in the field of Psychology can be taken over 1 year full-time or over 2 years of part-time study. The degree is an academically-based programme aimed at providing students with a range of knowledge and skills within the field of research, as well as specialist areas of interest. The Honours in Psychology degree is an academically-based programme aimed at providing students with a range of knowledge and skills within the field of research, as well as specialist areas of interest. A part-time option is available and will be offered over a period of two years.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Human and Community Development | Duration: 1 year full-time or over 2 years of part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Students are expected to complete five (5) modules successfully in order to obtain the degree. This includes two (2) compulsory modules (Research Methods in Psychology) and Research Essay on an approved topic; and three (3) elective modules, chosen from the clusters of optional modules on offer. It must be noted that in any given academic year only certain modules and/or combinations of these modu

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours: A bachelors degree or equivalent with a minimum average of 65% for third year psychology. Approximately 100 students will be selected into the course (this is an estimate and may vary from year to year For additional entry requirements, Click Here for information on the department website

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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