Program Overview

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Programme: Bachelor of Arts [BA] 3-year programme

The Bachelor of Arts programme is directed at a general formative education in the humanities, providing students with a broad academic basis to continue with postgraduate studies and preparing them for active involvement in a wide variety of career possibilities.

Programme Information

This programme is designed to equip students with a broad academic foundation, enabling them to pursue further studies or enter the workforce. The curriculum is structured to provide a comprehensive education in the humanities, with a focus on developing critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Arts programme, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications: Applicants must have a National Senior Certificate (NSC) or Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualification with an achievement level of 5 in English Home Language or English First Additional Language.
• APS (Grade 11) and APS (NSC/IEB completed): Applicants must have an APS of at least 30 in Grade 11 and an APS of at least 28 in the NSC or IEB examination.
• Retention of admission: To retain admission, candidates must obtain an APS of at least 28 in the NSC or IEB examination.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts programme is structured as follows:

• First year: Students select any four disciplines (subjects) and take them for a full year, usually two semester modules, plus one other module.
• Second year: Students select any three of the four full disciplines they did at the first-year level and take them for a full year, usually two semester modules from each of these disciplines.
• Third year: Students select any two of the three full disciplines they did at the second-year level and take them for a full year, usually two semester modules (or four quarter modules) from each of these disciplines.

Elective Modules

A wide range of elective modules is available to students in the Bachelor of Arts programme, including:

• Afrikaans
• African Languages
• Ancient Greek
• Ancient Culture Studies
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Biblical Studies
• Classical Hebrew
• Criminology
• Drama and Film Studies
• Economics
• Education
• English
• Environmental Sciences
• French
• Geography
• German
• History
• Information Science
• International Relations
• Latin
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Portuguese
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Religion Studies
• Sepedi
• Setswana
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Statistics
• Visual Culture Studies
• isiZulu

Minimum Credits

Students must complete a minimum of 120 credits per year level to progress through the programme.

Core/Elective Modules

Students must select a combination of core and elective modules to meet the minimum credit requirements for each year level.

Fundamental Modules

The following fundamental modules are required for all students in the Bachelor of Arts programme:

• AIM 111: Academic Information Management
• AIM 121: Academic Information Management
• ALL 110: Academic Literacy
• ALL 125: Academic Literacy for Humanities
• UPO 101: Academic Orientation

Elective Modules (First Year)

A wide range of elective modules is available to students in the first year of the Bachelor of Arts programme, including:

• AFR 110: Afrikaans
• AFR 114: Afrikaans for Speakers of Other Languages
• AFR 120: Afrikaans
• AFT 121: African Languages Literature
• AGL 110: Archaeology
• AGL 120: Archaeology
• AKG 110: Ancient Culture Studies
• AKG 120: Ancient Culture Studies
• APL 110: Anthropology
• APL 120: Anthropology
• DFK 110: Drama and Film Studies
• DFK 120: Drama and Film Studies
• DTS 104: German for Beginners
• DTS 113: German: Cultural-Professional
• DTS 123: German: Cultural-Professional
• EFK 110: Introduction to Tourism
• EFK 120: Heritage Tourism Management
• EKN 110: Economics
• EKN 120: Economics
• ENG 110: English
• ENG 118: English for Specific Purposes
• ENG 120: English
• ENV 101: Introduction to Environmental Sciences
• FIL 110: Philosophy
• FIL 120: Philosophy
• FRN 104: French for Beginners
• FRN 113: French: Cultural-Professional
• FRN 123: French: Cultural-Professional
• GES 110: History
• GES 120: History
• GGY 156: Aspects of Human Geography
• GGY 166: Southern African Geomorphology
• GGY 168: Introduction to Physical Geography
• GRK 110: Ancient Greek
• GRK 120: Ancient Greek
• HEB 110: Classical Hebrew
• HEB 120: Classical Hebrew
• INL 110: Information Science
• INL 120: Information Science
• KRM 110: Criminology
• KRM 120: Criminology
• LAT 110: Latin
• LAT 120: Latin
• MWT 110: Social Work
• MWT 120: Social Work
• NDE 110: Introduction to isiNdebele Grammar
• NDE 111: Introduction to isiNdebele Grammar
• OPV 112: Education
• OPV 122: Education
• PAD 112: Public Administration
• PAD 122: Public Administration
• PTG 101: Portuguese for Beginners
• PTG 113: Portuguese Language and Culture
• PTG 123: Portuguese Language and Culture
• PTO 101: Politics
• REL 110: Theory of Religion
• REL 120: Kaleidoscope of Religions
• SEP 110: Sepedi for Beginners
• SEP 111: Introduction to Sepedi Grammar
• SEP 120: Sepedi
• SLK 110: Psychology
• SLK 120: Psychology
• SOC 110: Sociology
• SOC 120: Sociology
• SPN 101: Spanish for Beginners
• SPN 102: Spanish for Beginners
• STC 110: Statistics
• STK 110: Statistics
• STK 120: Statistics
• STW 110: Setswana for Beginners
• STW 111: Introduction to Setswana Grammar
• STW 120: Setswana
• VKK 111: Visual Culture Studies
• VKK 121: Visual Culture Studies
• ZUL 110: isiZulu for Beginners
• ZUL 111: Introduction to isiZulu Grammar
• ZUL 120: isiZulu

Elective Modules (Second Year)

A wide range of elective modules is available to students in the second year of the Bachelor of Arts programme, including:

• AFR 210: Afrikaans
• AFR 214: Afrikaans
• AFR 220: Afrikaans
• AFT 220: African Languages Literature
• AGL 210: Archaeology of Southern Africa
• AGL 220: Archaeology
• AKG 210: Ancient Culture Studies
• AKG 220: Ancient Culture Studies
• APL 210: Sex, Culture and Society
• APL 220: Anthropology
• BYT 251: Biblical Languages
• DFK 210: Drama and Film Studies
• DFK 220: Drama and Film Studies
• DTS 211: German: Intermediate
• DTS 221: German: Intermediate
• EFK 210: Tourism and Representation
• EFK 220: Community-Based Tourism
• ENG 210: Modern English Literature and English Studies
• ENG 220: English
• ENV 201: Environmental Sciences
• FIL 210: Contesting Modernities
• FIL 220: Philosophy in Context
• FRN 211: French: Intermediate
• FRN 221: French: Intermediate
• GES 210: Aspects of African History
• GES 220: The Shaping of a Modern South Africa
• GGY 201: City, Structure, Environment and Society
• GGY 252: Process Geomorphology
• GIS 221: Geographic Information Systems Introduction
• GRK 210: Ancient Greek
• GRK 220: Ancient Greek
• HEB 210: Classical Hebrew
• HEB 220: Classical Hebrew
• INL 210: Information Science
• INL 220: Information Science
• INL 230: Information Science
• INL 240: Information Science
• INL 260: Information Science
• IPL 210: International Relations Theory and International Organisation
• IPL 220: Foreign Policy Analysis and Diplomacy
• KRM 210: Criminology
• KRM 220: Criminology
• LAT 210: Latin
• LAT 220: Latin
• NDE 210: isiNdebele
• OPV 212: Education
• OPV 222: Education
• PAD 212: Public Administration
• PAD 222: Public Administration
• PTG 211: Portuguese: Intermediate
• PTG 221: Portuguese: Intermediate
• REL 210: Dynamics of Religion
• REL 220: Ancient Religions and Health
• REL 221: Religion and Culture
• SEP 210: Sepedi
• SEP 211: Sepedi Grammar
• SEP 220: Sepedi
• SLK 210: Psychology
• SLK 220: Psychology
• SOC 210: Sociology
• SOC 211: Sociology
• SOC 220: Sociology
• SOC 221: Sociology
• SPN 211: Spanish: Intermediate
• SPN 221: Spanish: Intermediate
• STL 210: Political Science
• STL 220: Political Science
• STW 210: Setswana
• STW 211: Setswana Grammar
• STW 220: Setswana
• VKK 211: Visual Culture Studies
• VKK 221: Visual Culture Studies
• ZUL 210: isiZulu
• ZUL 211: isiZulu Grammar
• ZUL 220: isiZulu

Elective Modules (Third Year)

A wide range of elective modules is available to students in the third year of the Bachelor of Arts programme, including:

• AFR 311: Afrikaans
• AFR 321: Afrikaans
• AFR 358: Redigering
• AFT 320: African Languages Literature
• AGL 310: Archaeological Theory
• AGL 320: Applied Archaeology
• AKG 310: Ancient Culture Studies
• AKG 320: Ancient Culture Studies
• APL 310: Decoloniality, Anthropology and Africa
• APL 320: Anthropology
• BYT 311: Biblical Languages
• BYT 312: Biblical Languages
• BYT 321: Biblical Languages
• BYT 322: Biblical Languages
• DFK 310: Drama and Film Studies
• DFK 320: Drama and Film Studies
• DTS 361: German: Cultural-Professional
• DTS 362: German: Cultural-Professional
• DTS 363: German: Cultural-Professional
• DTS 364: German: Cultural-Professional
• EFK 310: The South African Tourism Product
• EFK 320: Current Discourses in Tourism
• ENG 310: English
• ENG 320: English
• ENV 301: Human Environmental Interactions
• FIL 310: Self and Subjectivity
• FIL 320: Philosophy in Context
• FRN 361: French: Cultural-Professional
• FRN 362: French: Cultural-Professional
• FRN 363: French: Cultural-Professional
• FRN 364: French: Cultural-Professional
• GES 310: History
• GES 320: Globalisation, Diversity and Change
• GGY 301: Theories and Applications of Human Geography
• GGY 383: Human Geography Project
• INL 310: Information Science
• INL 320: Information Science
• INL 340: Information Science
• INL 360: Information Science
• IPL 310: International Political Economy
• IPL 320: Security and Strategic Studies
• KRM 310: Criminology
• KRM 320: Criminology
• OPV 312: Education
• OPV 322: Education
• PTG 311: Portuguese Linguistics
• PTG 321: Portuguese Text Analysis
• REL 310: Material Religion
• REL 320: Sociology of Religion
• RES 320: Social Research: Methodological Thinking
• SEP 310: Sepedi
• SLK 310: Psychology
• SLK 320: Psychology
• SOC 310: Sociology
• SOC 321: Sociology
• SPN 311: Spanish: Intermediate
• SPN 321: Spanish: Intermediate
• STL 310: Political Science
• STL 320: Political Science
• STW 310: Setswana
• VKK 311: Visual Culture Studies
• VKK 321: Visual Culture Studies
• ZUL 310: isiZulu

General Academic Regulations and Student Rules

The General Academic Regulations (G Regulations) and General Student Rules apply to all faculties and registered students of the University, as well as all prospective students who have accepted an offer of a place at the University of Pretoria. On registering for a programme, the student bears the responsibility of ensuring that they familiarise themselves with the General Academic Regulations applicable to their registration, as well as the relevant faculty-specific and programme-specific regulations and information as stipulated in the relevant yearbook. Ignorance concerning these regulations will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression, or basis for an exception to any of the aforementioned regulations. The G Regulations are updated annually and may be amended after the publication of this information.

Regulations, Degree Requirements and Information

The faculty regulations, information on and requirements for the degrees published here are subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information.

University of Pretoria Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) Verification Project

The higher education sector has undergone an extensive alignment to the Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF) across all institutions in South Africa. In order to comply with the HEQSF, all institutions are legally required to participate in a national initiative led by regulatory bodies such as the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The University of Pretoria is presently engaged in an ongoing effort to align its qualifications and programmes with the HEQSF criteria. Current and prospective students should take note that changes to UP qualification and programme names, may occur as a result of the HEQSF initiative. Students are advised to contact their faculties if they have any questions.