Faculty of Humanities - University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)

Contact Details

Website:: wits.ac.za/humanities
Telephone:: +27 11 717 3332
Email:: lebo.mokone@wits.ac.za
Address:: Room A209, 2nd Floor, Parktown

Overview

The University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities is a dynamic hub for the study of human society, culture, language, and communication. Offering a broad spectrum of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the faculty equips students with critical thinking, research, and analytical skills essential for careers in education, media, social development, policy, and the arts. With a strong commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship, innovative research, and community engagement, the Faculty of Humanities fosters intellectual growth, cultural understanding, and the ability to address complex societal challenges locally and globally.

Campuses

Location	Province
Parktown	Gauteng

Qualifications and Courses

Doctoral Degree

Doctor of Literature (DLitt)|Blended
Doctor of Music (DMus)|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Anthropology|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Creative Writing|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Critical Diversity Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cultural Policy and Management|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Deaf studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Demography and Population Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Development Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Doctor of Philosophy Audiology|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Doctor of Philosophy Wits School of Art|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Film and Television|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Fine Arts (Creative Work)|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in German Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Heritage Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History of Art|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Relations|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Italian Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Journalism and Media Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Linguistics|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Media Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Migration and Displacement|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Philosophy|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Portuguese Studies|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Work|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sociology|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Spanish|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Theatre and Performance|Blended
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Translation and Interpreting Studies|Blended

Masters Degree

Master of Arts (MA)|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in African Languages|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in African Literature|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Applied Ethics for Professionals|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Archaeology|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Audiology|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in Community-based Counselling|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in Contemporary Curatorial Practice|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Creative Writing|Other
Master of Arts (MA) in Critical Diversity Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Cultural Policy and Management|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Demography and Population Studies|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in Development Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Digital Arts|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Drama Therapy|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in English (Research Dissertation)|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in Film and Television|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Fine Art|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in French and Francophone Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Geography|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in German Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Health Demography|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in Heritage Studies by coursework|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Heritage by Research|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in History|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in History of Art|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in History of Art|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in ICT Policy and Regulation|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Interactive Media|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Italian Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Journalism and Media Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Labour Economic and Development Sociology|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Labour Policy and Globalisation|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in Linguistics|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Media Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Migration and Displacement|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Music by Research|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Organisational Psychology|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in Philosophy|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Political Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Portuguese Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Publishing Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in School Social Work|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Social Development|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Social Work (Occupational)|Other
Master of Arts (MA) in Social Work (Research)|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Sociology|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Spanish|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Speech-Language Pathology|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Theatre and Performance|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Translation|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in Transnational Literary and Cultural Studies|Blended
Master of Arts (MA) in e-Science|On-Campus
Master of Arts (MA) in the field of Contemporary Curatorial Practice by dissertation|Blended
Master of Education (MEd)|Blended
Master of Education (MEd) in Deaf Education|Blended
Master of Education (MEd) in Educational Psychology|On-Campus
Master of Education (MEd) in Languages Specialisation|On-Campus
Master of Music (MMus)|Blended

Honours Degree

Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons)|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in African Languages and Linguistics|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in African Literature|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Anthropology|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts|On-Campus
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Archaeology|On-Campus
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in BA Hons International Relations|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Bachelors of Art Honours, History of Art|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Creative Writing|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Critical Diversity Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Cultural Policy and Management|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Demography and Population Studies|On-Campus
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Development Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Digital Arts|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Drama Therapy|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in English|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Film and Television|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Fine Art|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in French Language and Literature|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Geography|On-Campus
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in German Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in History|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Italian Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Joint Honours|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Journalism and Media Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Labour Policy and Globalisation|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Linguistics|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Media Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Migration Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Music|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Organisational Psychology|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Philosophy|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Political Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Portuguese studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Psychology|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Publishing Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Sociology|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in South African Sign Language|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Spanish|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Theatre and Performance|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Translation or Interpreting|Blended
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Transnational Literary and Cultural Studies|Blended
Bachelor of Education Honours (BEd Hons)|Blended
Bachelor of Education Honours (BEd Hons) in Deaf Studies|Blended

Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Drama and Theatre (PGDA)|On-Campus
Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (PGDip)|Blended
Postgraduate Diploma in Deaf Education (PGDip)|Blended
Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Education and Online Teaching (PGDip)|On-Campus
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Higher Education) (PGDipE[HE])|Blended
Postgraduate Diploma in Translation or Interpreting (PGDip)|Blended

Bachelors Degree

Bachelor in Audiology|On-Campus
Bachelor in Social Work - Social Work|On-Campus
Bachelor in Speech-Language Pathology|On-Campus
Bachelor of Arts (BA)|On-Campus
Bachelor of Arts - Digital Arts|On-Campus
Bachelor of Arts with Law|Other
Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Foundation Phase Teaching|On-Campus
Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Intermediate Phase Teaching|On-Campus
Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training|On-Campus
Bachelor of Film and Television (BAFT)|On-Campus
Bachelor of Film and Television (BAFT)|On-Campus
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BAFA)|On-Campus
Bachelor of Music (BMus)|On-Campus

Qualifications last updated: 31 Mar 2026.

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