BA Honours Spanish at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Improve your Spanish and benefit from your knowledge of this widely-spoken language. Why study Spanish? There is great potential for Spanish speakers in Africa especially in the fields of tourism and hospitality, international relations, journalism, translation and interpreting and teaching.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Literature, Language and Media | Duration: 1-2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

For the Honours of Spanish and Latin American Studies, students are required to take four modules and develop a Research Essay on a topic of their choice, approved by the Head of Department or Supervisor. Modules: MDLL 4085 Research Methods MDLL 4086 Introduction to Teaching Foreign languages MDLL 4088 Spanish and Latin-American Literature MDLL 4089 Selected topic in Spanish and Latin-American Stu

Career pathways

International business Diplomatic service Journalist / foreign correspondent Translator / interpreter Tourism officer Publisher International agent Teacher Researcher

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Application information

Entry requirements

The Honours in the field of Spanish and Latin American Studies is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time degree. The entry requirements (in addition to Faculty requirements for admission to Honours) are: BA degree with a major in Spanish and Latin American Studies or equivalent.

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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