Arts University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Overview

When choosing your majors and courses, keep your career goals and interests in mind, to ensure that you’re fully equipped for a specific profession.

Compulsory requirement across all BA programmes

A student of the Bachelor of Arts from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg the is required to complete two-semester courses in one of the following languages: isiZulu or Sesotho or South African Sign Language (SASL). If a student is proficient in any two of the three languages (isiZulu, Sesotho or SASL), the student is advised to do one of the following:

• Register in a first-language stream for two courses in isiZulu or Sesotho; Register for two courses in any one of the following: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish; or formally apply to the Dean for exemption from the requirement to register for a language subject. Where an exemption has been granted, students must add a course/s yielding at least 36 credits in a subject approved by Senate. A student may also be granted a credit if s/he has completed the same or an equivalent course.

Career Opportunities

BA graduates are able to work in multiple fields, including:

• African Studies
• Communications or Journalism
• Developmental Studies
• Economics and Commerce
• Education
• English and Literature
• Global Politics and Diplomacy
• Heritage and Museum work
• History
• Language Studies and Translation
• Law, Culture and Language
• Literary and Cultural Studies
• Media, Literature and Culture
• Work, Organisation and Society