Bachelor of Arts

Stream: General (2006 Curriculum)
Qualification code: 02038 - GE1 NQF Exit level: 6 Total credits: 360
Qualification offered until 2015, and ONLY for students previously registered for this qualification.
Admission requirements: Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption Or NSC with Degree admission Or qualify for Conditional Exemption from the Matriculation Board.
Rules:FOR THE MAJOR SUBJECTS:
  1. the letter ‘M’ before the name of a subject under Group A or B below indicates that it may be selected as a major subject.
  2. You are referred to the My Module Brochure regarding the prescribed modules for a major subject combination.
  3. Both major subjects may be selected from Group A but, ONLY ONE MAY BE FROM Group B.
  4. A subject the student has passed as a major or principal subject for a completed degree may not be selected as a major for this degree.
  5. the following major subject combinations MAY NOT BE SELECTED:
    1. Development Studies and one of: Economics, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Statistics
    2. Economics and one of: Development Studies, Public Administration
    3. Industrial and Organisational Psychology and one of: Development Studies, Public Administration, Psychology
    4. Mathematics and Psychology
    5. Psychology and one of: Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Mathematics
    6. Public Administration and one of: Economics, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Statistics
    7. Statistics and one of: Development Studies, Psychology, Public Administration
    8. Not more than two major subjects from any of the following groups: Arabic, Islamic studies, (Ancient History, Classical Culture only one major). Southern Sotho and either Northern Sotho or Tswana, (Xhosa or Zulu), Tsonga, Venda

Each BA curriculum must consist of:

  1. THIRTY MODULES (12 credits each)
  2. FIVE fundamental modules
  3. An approved combination of TWO MAJOR SUBJECTS – Please see below the RULES FOR THE MAJOR SUBJECTS.
  4. Not more than TWELVE MODULES from Group B
  5. Only ONE Major subject may be chosen from Group B
  6. Not more than EIGHT modules are on NQF level 5
  7. Not less than TEN modules on NQF level 7
  8. The BA Degree cannot be completed in less than THREE YEARS.

Example: BA Degree with Psychology and English as Major Subjects

First level Pre/Co-requisite Second level Pre/Co-requisite Third level Pre/Co-requisite
Psychology:
PYC1501   PYC2601 PYC1501 & PYC1502 PYC3701  
PYC1502   PYC2602 PYC1501 & PYC1502 PYC3702  
    RSC2601   PYC3703  
        PYC3704 Pre: RSC2601
        PYC3705  
English:
ENG1501   ENN203J   ENN303M  
ENG1502   ENN204K   ENN311M  
    ENN205L   ENN314Q  
    ENN207N   ENN315R  
10 Modules 10 Modules 10 Modules

Fundamental Modules:

Your curriculum MUST consist of FIVE of the following fundamental modules:

  1. PLS2601 Critical Reasoning
  2. PYC2605 HIV/Aids care & counselling
  3. ENN103F English for academic purposes
  4. AFL1501 Language through an African Lens
  5. EWS2601 Understanding society & yourself in a changing world
  6. HRV1601 Human Rights, Values and Social Transformation (Human Rights)
Group A
M African Languages (Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) M Islamic Studies
M African Politics   Italian
M Afrikaans   Judaica
M Ancient History   Latin
M Ancient Near Eastern Culture M Linguistics
M Anthropology M Mandarin Chinese
M Applied Information Science   Marriage Guidance and Counselling
M Arabic   Modern Hebrew
M Archaeology   Modern Romance Literatures in English
M Art History M Music in History and Society
M Biblical Archaeology M New Testament
M Biblical Studies M Old Testament
M Classical Culture M Philosophy
M Communication Science M Politics
M Community Ministry M Portuguese
M Congregational Ministry M Psychology
M Development Studies M Religious Studies
M English   Russian
M French M Scripture Studies
M General Education M Sociology
  German   Spanish
  Greek (Ancient) M Theologies in Context
  Hebrew (Classical) M Theory of Literature
M History M World Languages and Literature
M Information Science    
M International Politics    
Group B
  Administration of Criminal Justice M Geography
  Biology M Industrial and Organisational Psychology
  Chemistry   Information Systems
  Commercial Law   Introduction to the Theory of Law
  Communication Law M Mathematics
  Computer Concepts M Private Law
  Criminal Law M Public Administration
M Criminology   Public International Law
  Economic History   Science for Society
M Economics M Statistics (as for Economic and Management Sciences)

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