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North-West University (NWU)

Faculty of Humanities

Contact Details

Telephone:
+27 18 299 4003/4
Email:
humanities@nwu.ac.za
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Overview

The Faculty of Humanities at NWU focuses on understanding, interpreting, communicating and producing knowledge about human experience and society. It emphasises critical thinking, ethical reasoning, cultural understanding, and research that addresses both local and global challenges. The Faculty promotes engaged teaching and research rooted in African contexts while also preparing students to participate globally. Research areas include humanities disciplines such as languages, social sciences, philosophy, and creative fields, and the Faculty fosters intersection between humanities and technology.

Campuses

Location Province
Mahikeng North West
Potchefstroom North West
Vanderbijlpark Gauteng
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Qualifications and Courses

Doctoral Degree

  • Doctor of Music with Music Composition|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Music with Music Performance|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Ageing and Development|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Corporate Social Responsibility|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Development Studies|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Governance and Political transformation|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in History|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Inclusion and Development|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Industrial Sociology|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in International relations|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in International relations and Peace studies|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Land reform|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Political studies|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Population Studies|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Public Management and Governance|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Relational Dynamics and Development|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Security Studies and Management|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Social Transformation and Management|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Sociology|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences in Water Studies|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Afrikaans and Dutch|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Communication|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in English|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Language Practice|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics and Literary Theory|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Peace Studies and International Relations|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Political Studies|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Public Management and Governance|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Setswana|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences with Political Transformation and Governance|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts with History of Art and Visual Studies|Distance
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and preforming arts with Music|On-Campus

Masters Degree

  • Master in Arts in Applied Language Studies|On-Campus
  • Master in Development and Management (Political Transformation and Governance)|On-Campus
  • Master in Peace Studies and International Relations|On-Campus
  • Master in Political Studies|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Afrikaans and Dutch|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Comparative African Languages and Literature|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Development Management with Corporate Social Responsibility|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Development Management with Security Studies and Management|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Development Management with Social Transformation and Management|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Development Management with Transdisciplinary Water Studies|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in English|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in History|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in History of Art and Visual Studies|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in History of Art and Visual Studies|Distance
  • Master of Arts in History with Cultural History|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in History with Heritage and Cultural Tourism|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Industrial Sociology|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Language Practice|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Theory|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Medical Sociology|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Political Studies|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Setswana|On-Campus
  • Master of Arts in Sociology|On-Campus
  • Master of Music in Music Composition|On-Campus
  • Master of Music in Music Performance|On-Campus
  • Master of Music in Musicology|On-Campus
  • Master of Music in Musicology with Applied Music Studies|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy|On-Campus
  • Master of Social Anthropology|On-Campus
  • Master of Social Science (course work and mini-dissertation): International Relations|On-Campus
  • Master of Social Sciences in Development Studies|On-Campus
  • Master of Social Sciences in International Relations|On-Campus
  • Master of Social Sciences in International Relations with Peace studies|On-Campus
  • Master of Social Sciences in Sociology|On-Campus
  • Masters in Public Management and Governance|On-Campus

Honours Degree

  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Afrikaans and Dutch|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Afrikaans and Dutch with sociolinguistics|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Communication|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Comparative African Languages and Literatures|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Creative writing with Afrikaans creative writing|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in English|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in English language and literature|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in French|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in German|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in History|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in History of Art and Visual Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Language practice|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Language technology|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Linguistic studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Literary studies|Blended
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Medical Sociology|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Music|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Political Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Public Governance|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Setswana|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Setswana with linguistics and literature|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Setswana with translation and interpreting Setswana|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Social Anthropology|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Sociology|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Sociology with Sociology and Environment|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in literature and linguistics|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in Development Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in International Relations|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in Political Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in Population Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in Sociology|On-Campus

Postgraduate Diploma

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Population and Policy Analysis|On-Campus
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management|On-Campus

Bachelors Degree

  • Bachelor in Arts in Labour Relations Management|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Communication|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Geography|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design with Communication|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design with Illustration|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Language Technology|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literary Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literary Studies with Language Practice|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literary Studies with Language Practice and Communication|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literary Studies with Languages|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Politics|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Public Governance with Policing Practice|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Public Governance with Public Administration|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies|On-Campus
  • Bachelors of Arts in Public Governance - Municipal Management and Leardership|On-Campus
Qualifications last updated: 27 Mar 2026.

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