Program Overview

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University Program Information

The university offers a range of programs, including undergraduate and honors qualifications, master's and doctoral degrees, and short learning programs.

Undergraduate and Honours Qualifications

The university provides various undergraduate and honors qualifications, each with its own set of requirements and regulations.

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• After registration

Bachelor of Arts Honours in International Politics

Qualification code: 99414 NQF level: 8 Total credits: 120 SAQA ID: APS/AS: 60

Rules

This qualification consists of 5 modules and can be completed full-time or part-time.

• Full-time: 32-36 hours of study per week for a year
• Part-time: 16-18 hours of study per week for two years Students who plan to complete the qualification part-time should register for the Research Report in their last year of study.

Purpose Statement

The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide Honours BA graduates with systematic knowledge, specialized skills, and theoretical competence.

• Prepare them for specialist training at an advanced level
• Provide South Africa and other countries with graduates who have in-depth knowledge and the confidence to identify and define complex problems
• Provide South Africa and other countries with people who can demonstrate thorough familiarity with a particular discipline or interdisciplinary framework

Curriculum for this Qualification

While deciding on the modules for registration, write down the module names and codes for reference.

• Module names and codes
• Semester/year module
• NQF level

Modules

Module | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation ---|--- Group A. Compulsory HPPSC81 - Political Sciences and Research | HRPSC82 - Research Report: Political Sciences | Group B. Select 3 of the following: AIP4801 - Integration and Disintegration: African and International Institutions | CHS4801 - Decoloniality: Africana Thought, Discourse and Critique | IPC4801 - South Africa in the International Political Economy | IPC4802 - International Political Theory | IPC4803 - An Advanced Study of Problems Relating to Foreign Policy Analysis | PSC4802 - Politics in the Twenty-First Century: National, African and International Perspectives | PSC4803 - Conflict, Peace and Security Studies |

Registration

• Applicants may only register if they have received an offer of placement from the university and have accepted the offer online.
• Re-registering students may register for the 2026 academic year once the registration period opens.

How to Choose Your Modules

Each university qualification is structured to require a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time to graduate.

• Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B.
• Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before registering for Module B.
• Maximum number of credits/modules per academic year and/or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

Examination Timetable

Transitional arrangements are in place.

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