In the School of Communication, students learn the skills necessary to become communication, media, and public relations practitioners, and informed and critical media producers and consumers.
The purpose of our qualifications is to enable students to operate with authority and with great professionalism in the media and corporate environments in profit and non-profit organisations.
Communication Studies, North-West University Courses
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design – different majors available
- Postgraduate Studies
Admission requirements
- APS score of 24
- English Level 5 (60–70%)
Career opportunities
- Internal communication practitioner
- Public relations
- Marketing
- Brand and reputation management
- Media relations
- Creating communication material and publications (printed and digital)
- Online content management and social media management
- Communication research
- Stakeholder relations management
- Crisis communication
- Sponsorship liaison
- Corporate communication consultant
- Journalist (digital, print, broadcast)
- Influencer
- Media policy analyst
- Academic
- Researcher
- Publisher
- Technical writer
How To Apply Online
Step 1: Getting a student number (start at step 2 if you already have one)
- Go to the online application platform
- Click on New application
- Click on Create new student number and complete all the fields
Step 2: Log in
Step 3: What do you want to study?
Step 4: Upload supporting documents
Undergraduate students
In order to consider your application, please upload the following supporting documents. If the application is incomplete, it may be declined by the University:
- Grade 12 results, grade 11 results (final results only) or a copy of your matric certificate – if you have already passed matric.
- Applicants who are currently upgrading their grade 12 results, will only be considered after the improved results are presented to the NWU.
- Applicants who follow Cambridge, GED or any other non-NSC curriculum, or who may qualify for exemption based on advanced age or post-school qualifications, must provide an exemption certificate as issued by USAF.
- Completed undertaking
- Copy of your ID
- Copy of your academic record (if applicable).
- Additional documents for international prospective students:
- A copy of relevant results
- A copy of your passport
Postgraduate students
- Completed mandatory undertaking
- Copy of your ID
- Copy of your academic record (if applicable).
- Additional documents for international prospective students:
- A copy of relevant results
- A copy of your passport
Step 5: Submit application
Contact Details For Communication Studies, North-West University
Undergraduate enquiries
- Tel 018 285 4320
- Email [email protected]
Honours degree and PGCE enquiries
- Tel 018 299 4383/4130/4263/2445/2003
- Tel 018 285 2227
- Email [email protected]
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