Philosophy (Honours) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Overview

Key Features

The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Honours) offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg will be offering you the opportunity to explore a wide range of topics in various traditions of philosophy, especially the African philosophical tradition and the analytic tradition. Our staff are important scholars in Africa and the world whose expertise range from African philosophy, metaphysics, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Plato, Kant, philosophy of science, ethics, moral psychology, philosophy of mind, social and political philosophy, and more.

Philosophy Honours students take four approved 4000-level units (20% each) and write a long essay on a topic of their interest of up to 15 000 words (20%). Students are required to prepare for, attend, and participate satisfactorily in all seminars and tutorials in units they select. They are also required to attend the Department’s Hoernlé Research Seminars, and to attend and participate in the Department's Graduate Seminars, at which graduate students at all levels present their current research. A student who fails to meet these requirements may be refused permission to write a final examination.