34 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

At a fundamental level, the Biochemistry program of Rhodes University studies a discipline that incorporates the analysis of both the functional and structural roles of macromolecules with the study of how these compounds interact to influence cell biology or the external environment.

The Sociology program of Rhodes University is offered at the Department of Sociology and Industrial Sociology which aspires to excellence in teaching and social research and the fostering of a critical engagement with society. 

Information Systems professionals play a vital role by integrating computer systems and business processes in order to transform a business vision into reality. Your studies in the Information Systems program at Rhodes University will prepare you to become a driving force in creating the organisations of the future and making a difference to the world of tomorrow.

The Environmental Science program of Rhodes University is dedicated to advancing inter- and trans-disciplinary science and learning aimed at understanding and managing complex human-environmental/social-ecological systems, with a focus on Africa. We offer a bachelor degree in Environmental Science at the Rhodes University. 

The BSc Geology Honours program from Rhodes University is an intense-10 month course that will qualify you for a professional career as a geologist.

The Art History and Visual Culture program at Rhodes University introduce students to a diverse range of visual images and objects. However, the primary objective of Art History & Visual Culture is to expose students to the theories and research methods of art history. Students will be expected to participate in a variety of exercises designed to help cultivate these research skills. 

The Ichthyology and Fisheries Science program of Rhodes University is offered at the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science (DIFS), a leading African academic institution supporting the sustainable utilisation and study of fish and fisheries through teaching and training of students, conducting research and providing service support.

The Political and International Relations program at Rhodes University offers courses from across the spectrum of political studies, while the postgraduate program allows students to critically engage with a number of topics.

The Literary Studies in English at Rhodes University seeks to develop critical and imaginative thought. The curriculum situates the study of individual works and authors within a general inquiry into cultural history and literary understanding, and exposes students to a variety of analytical orientations.

What makes the Anthropology program of Rhodes University unique is its insistence on long-term intimate participation in the lives of the peoples it studies in order to understand their life-worlds, as much as possible, from within.

The Economics program at Rhodes University is offered at the Department of Economics, one of the largest on the Rhodes University campus, which has a staff complement that is a mixture of experience and youthful exuberance. 

Rhodes University offers two ways to qualify as a professional teacher. The first option is to complete a four-year Education - Foundation Phase Teaching program.

The Psychology program of Rhodes University offers a range of courses embracing a wide curriculum representing major thrusts of contemporary psychology. The Department has a commitment to scholarship, academic freedom, dialogue, critical debate, academic rigour and enquiry, and integrity.

Language is involved in and helps to shape most of the things we do as people. This means the Linguistics and Applied Language Studies program of Rhodes University studies a multifaceted discipline, which is involved with language in all its forms and functions.

The French Studies program at Rhodes University has two main aims: to give students the ability to read, write and speak the language they are studying and secondly, to introduce them to the culture of France and Francophone African countries.

The Drama program of Rhodes University is offered at the Drama Department, one of the foremost institutions for studying theatre and performance in South Africa. We have an illustrious history with a long list of acclaimed and award-winning graduates.

The BPharm in Pharmacy from Rhodes University comprises of a number of subjects concerned with the production, custody, distribution and use of medicines.

What does the study of Management involve? This is a question which first year students and prospective students in the Management program of Rhodes University might well ask. To answer this question, one first needs to define the purpose of a business organisation.

The Fine Art Practice program of Rhodes University is a practical art-making course offered by the Department of Fine Art. Students enrolled for Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) and Diploma in Fine Art (DFA) take Fine Art Practice as a major, for four years.

The study of Botany at Rhodes University includes the classification of plants (naming and cataloguing of organisms), plant ecology (how plants interact with their environment and other living organisms), structure and anatomy (what makes up a plant), and physiology (how plants work).