Program Overview

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Programme: BSocSci Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies

The increasing prominence of people in the workplace who possess the in-depth analytical skill and knowledge with respect to the evermore exacting challenge of the contemporary globalised world of work both inside of South Africa and internationally means that there is a growing demand for Industrial Sociology and Industrial Sociologists. This programme aims to equip graduates with understanding, critical knowledge and the thinking abilities to respond to the many problems and challenges of and in the workplace, in a proactive, creative and useful fashion.

Programme Information

• Code: Faculty of Humanities
• Credits: Total credits: 374
• Duration: Duration of study: 3 years

Admission Requirements

• Candidates who achieved an APS of 30 in Grade 11 and comply with the minimum subject requirements and achievement levels of these study programmes will automatically be granted placement in the study programmes subject to the availability of space.
• To retain admission learners will be expected to obtain an APS of at least 28 in Grade 12.
• Prospective students who have already been granted provisional admission in these study programmes but obtained at least an APS of 27 in Grade 12 will be considered by the Admission Committee should space be available.
• The Faculty will assess satisfactory performance in the NBT in the light of its commitment to ensure that an appropriate proportion of the applicants will be drawn from the historically disadvantaged category of the population.
• Applicants with an APS of 30 but who do not comply with the subject requirements must write the NBT.
• Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

Minimum Requirements for 2016

• Achievement Level | APS
• Afrikaans or English | NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level
• 5 | 3 | C | C | 30

Programme Outline

Students who are deemed to be at risk of their level of academic literacy are compelled to take ALL 110 and ALL 125. Students who are deemed NOT to be at risk of their level of academic literacy are compelled to take language modules to the value of 12 credits from the list of language modules.

Core Modules

• ABV 320: Labour relations 320
• EKN 110: Economics 110
• OBS 114: Business management 114
• SOC 110: Sociology 110
• SOC 120: Sociology 120

Elective Modules

• APL 110: Anthropology 110
• APL 120: Anthropology 120
• FIL 110: Philosophy 110
• FIL 120: Philosophy 120
• GES 110: History 110
• GES 120: History 120
• OBS 124: Business management 124
• PTO 111: Politics 111
• PTO 120: Politics 120
• SEP 110: Sepedi for beginners 110
• SEP 120: Sepedi 120
• ZUL 110: isiZulu for beginners 110
• ZUL 120: isiZulu 120

Year 2 Core Modules

• SOC 210: Sociology 210
• SOC 220: Sociology 220

Year 2 Elective Modules

• APL 210: Anthropology 210
• APL 220: Anthropology 220
• FIL 210: Philosophy 210
• FIL 220: Philosophy 220
• GES 210: History 210
• GES 220: History 220
• IPL 210: International relations 210
• IPL 220: International relations 220
• SEP 210: Sepedi 210
• SEP 220: Sepedi 220
• STL 210: Political science 210
• STL 220: Political science 220
• ZUL 210: isiZulu 210
• ZUL 220: isiZulu 220

Year 3 Core Modules

• SOC 310: Sociology 310
• SOC 320: Sociology 320

Year 3 Elective Modules

• APL 310: Anthropology 310
• APL 320: Anthropology 320
• FIL 310: Philosophy 310
• FIL 320: Philosophy 320
• GES 310: History 310
• GES 320: History 320
• IPL 310: International relations 310
• IPL 320: International relations 320
• STL 310: Political science 310
• STL 320: Political science 320

Academic Literacy

The academic literacy of all students who enrol at the University of Pretoria for the first time and all new students enrolling with the Faculty of Humanities for the first time will be assessed at the start of the academic year by means of their NSC marks.

• Students following a degree programme in English: The NSC Grade 12 English mark will be used to determine whether students in the Faculty of Humanities should register for the academic literacy modules.
• Students following a degree programme in Afrikaans: The NSC Grade 12 Afrikaans mark will be used to determine whether students in the Faculty of Humanities should register for the academic literacy modules.

Fundamental Modules

• AIM 101: Academic information management 101
• AIM 111: Academic information management 111
• AIM 121: Academic information management 121
• ALL 110: Academic literacy 110
• ALL 125: Academic literacy for Humanities 125
• UPO 101: Academic orientation 101

Additional Elective Module Options

Select modules to the value of at least 48-64 credits from the list of disciplines above or from the following additional electives:

• Sepedi: SEP 110, SEP 120, SEP 210, SEP 220
• IsiZulu: ZUL 110, ZUL 120, ZUL 210, ZUL 220
• Business management: OBS 124
• Department of English: ENG 110, ENG 120, ENG 118
• Departement Afrikaans: AFR 110, AFR 120, AFR 114
• Department of African Languages: NDE 110, ZUL 110, ZUL 111, SEP 110, SEP 111, STW 110, STW 111
• Department of Modern European Languages: DTS 104, DTS 113, FRN 104, FRN 113, SPN 101, SPN 102, PTG 101
• Department of Ancient Languages and Cultures: HEB 110, LAT 110, GRK 110