Qualification code: | 99410 |
NQF level: | 8 |
Total credits: | 120 |
SAQA ID: | 5353 |
APS/AS: | 60 |
Rules: This qualification can be completed in one year. Students choosing to do it over more than one year are advised to register for the Research Report in their final year of study. |
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Purpose statement: The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide Honours BA graduates with systematic knowledge, specialized skills and theoretical competence focusing on or within a particular discipline or within an interdisciplinary framework to prepare them for specialist training at an advanced level. A second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with graduates who have in-depth knowledge and the confidence to identify and define complex problems and to apply their skills in finding solutions to those problems, especially within unfamiliar contexts. A third purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with people who can demonstrate thorough familiarity with a particular discipline or interdisciplinary framework and have the ability to perform independently as intellectual leaders in their society. |
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This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes. |
Please note:
Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of modules and NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate. You must pass a minimum number of credits / modules annually so that you are able to re-register and continue with your qualification:
You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per semester:
The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.
You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately
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As you are deciding on the modules you will be registering for, remember to write down the module names and codes so that you have something that you can refer to when completing your registration.
Module | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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Group A. Compulsory | |
CLS4802 - Greek History/Classical Society | |
CLS4803 - Classical Thought and Roman History | |
CLS4804 - Literary Texts and Historical Sources | |
HRCWL81 - Research Report | |
Group B. Select 1 from the following | |
CHS4801 - Decoloniality: Africana Thought, Discourse and Critique | |
CLS4801 - Historical Methodology and Classical Reception |