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Structured BA and BSocSc Degrees
• BA (Cultural and Heritage Tourism), Howard College
• BA (International Studies), Pietermaritzburg
• BA (Philosophy, Politics and Law), Howard College, Pietermaritzburg
• BA (Visual Art), Pietermaritzburg
• BSocSc (Geography and Environmental Management), Howard College, Pietermaritzburg
• BSocSc (Government, Business and Ethics), Pietermaritzburg
• BSocSc (Housing), Howard College
Duration of Qualifications
Unless otherwise stated, the degrees and diplomas offered require a minimum of three years of full-time study or four years of part-time study.
Please note that only a few individual subjects are offered in part-time hours. Howard College does not have part-time (evening) classes.
Degree Structure
General studies (i.e. the BA and the B SocSc) degrees consist of two majors and a relatively free choice of elective modules. (A major is a subject that is studied usually from first-year level through to third-year level.)
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Unless otherwise stated, the basic requirements for application for all the qualifications offered by the College are the possession of either:
• The NSC-Deg with an APS of at least 28, with English and Life Orientation at Level 4 and one of the following at Level 5: Any language (Home or First Additional), Business Studies, Consumer Studies, Dramatic Arts, Economics, Geography, History, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Mathematical Literacy, Music, Religion Studies, Visual Arts OR
• A Senior Certificate with Matriculation Endorsement and at least 32 points.
• Applicants from disadvantaged contexts with scores ranging from 20 to 27 (or 24
to 31) may be selected for the Extended Curriculum Programme, which is offered at both Pietermaritzburg and Howard College. Only applicants from Schools
with quintiles 1 and 2 will be considered. Applicants who have attended the University or any other tertiary institution for at least one complete semester will not be admitted to the Extended Curriculum Programme.
• Applicants must have an APS score of
at least 30 to qualify to register for any Law modules in this College. This applies irrespective of whether it be for the PPL Programmes, a Legal Studies major or electives for the BA or BSocSc.
• Minimum 28 ( *obtaining 28 points does not guarantee acceptance in to the programme)
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