UP Humanities

UP Humanities

UP Humanities, The Faculty of Humanities, one of the oldest and most respected Humanities faculties in South Africa. Established almost 100 years ago, the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria has a long tradition of and extensive experience in providing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a wide range of disciplines in the languages, arts, and the humanities and social sciences.

Vision and mission

Humanities’ vision

• be recognised nationally and internationally for its excellent contribution in education, research and community work in the humanities, social sciences and arts;
• be the faculty of choice for students and staff who have an interest in the humanities, social sciences and arts and the contribution these make to society;
• equip our students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their professional careers and in other spheres of life in which they are expected to make a contribution;
• offer students a holistic humanities education
• establish a diverse staff corps that is acknowledged for service and academic excellence
• provide support systems and procedures for staff that are not only transparent, user-friendly, efficient and effective but also motivational and inspirational;
• reflect the aspirations of the communities that we serve in our academic offerings and research outputs.

Humanities’ mission

• the education and training of highly competent, enquiring and critically minded students in the Humanities by ensuring that the teaching programmes are internationally competitive and locally relevant;
• the conducting of high quality research, ensuring that the Faculty remains internationally ompetitive and locally relevant;
• the production of excellent teaching and research results in the Humanities, by employing the best qualified academics and support staff and ensuring that they are developed to their fullest potential;
• the application of management principles, guidelines, processes and practices to maintain and improve excellent academic performance in teaching, research and administration;
• to ensure, through our work performance and service rendering, that humanistic values are pursued to the benefit of the individual, the University and the communities (including the global community) we serve.

Office of the Dean Staff

Welcome to the Faculty Library for Humanities

The Faculty Library for Humanities’ goal is to support teaching & learning and research activities of students and staff of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

Contact Information

Undergraduate study programmes

Prospective students who wish to study Psychology must register for the BA-degree and take Psychology as one of their majors.
Important information for Prospective Undergraduate Students
Please note that BA Law applications for the year commencing in 2019 are closed due to capacity constraints. Should your APS however be 38 or more, please contact Ms Ntsiki Dhlamini ([email protected]).
Please note that the closing date for the following selection degrees is 30 June 2018:

• BA Information Design (01130102)
• BA Fine Arts (01130103)
• BDram (01130117)
• BMus (01132003)
• BA Speech Language Pathology (01130104)
• BA Audiology (01130105)

Applications open for 2019

Please note that applications for the year commencing in 2019 are open. Please click here for more information.

BSocSci (PPE)

This is a reminder that STK 210 and STK 220 are part of the current core curriculum of the BSocSci (PPE) degree.

UP Open Day:  2018

In line with the University of Pretoria’s efforts to engage more effectively with its various stakeholders, the University will no longer be hosting a general on its campus in 2018 but will be launching an interactive, online web application, which will provide a comprehensive overview of the University’s academic offerings, its campuses and facilities. We invite you to visit the University’s website at www.up.ac.za
 

Postgraduate study programmes

Postgraduate study programmes offered by the Faculty of Humanities

Humanities Postgraduate Guide

MSW/MSocSci Employee Assistance Programmes MSW/MSocSci Employee Assistance Programmes
Please be informed that the specialised master’s programme, MSW/MSocSci Employee Assistance Programmes, is suspended for 2018 and 2019 and that no new students will be enrolled during this time. Please direct any enquiries to the Department (Ms Phillicia Ledwaba, tel. 012 420 2325; or Ms Tania Steyn, tel. 012 420 2030).
 

Departments and teaching units

• Department of African Languages
• Department of Afrikaans
• Department of Ancient Languages and Cultures (Amalgamated with the Department of Modern European Languages under the new name Ancient and Modern Languages and Cultures)
• Ancient and Modern Languages and Cultures
• Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
• Department of Drama
• Department of English
• Department of Historical and Heritage Studies
• Department of Modern European Languages (Amalgamated with the Department of Ancient  Languages and Cultures under the new name Ancient and Modern Languages and Cultures)
• Department of Music
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Political Sciences
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Social Work and Criminology
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
• Department of Sport and Leisure Studies
• Department of UP Arts
• Department of Visual Arts
• Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• Unit for Academic Literacy