Faculty of Humanities
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Wits Cultural Precinct to breathe new life into Jozi
30 September 2026
What happens to their health if young people move for opportunity?
24 September 2026
Meet the new Wits Registrar
23 September 2026
Appointment of new Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation
16 September 2026
Wits Cultural Precinct to breathe new life into Jozi
30 September 2026
What happens to their health if young people move for opportunity?
24 September 2026
Meet the new Wits Registrar
23 September 2026
Appointment of new Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation
16 September 2026
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Your BA Degree
The Faculty of Humanities has a modular system for BA degrees. This allows students some flexibility in choosing the courses for their degrees. Modules can either be a year, 6 months, or one quarter of a year (a teaching block) long. Each module that a student is credited with earns points towards the degree.
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Faculty Services
The Faculty offers support to undergraduate and postgraduate students ranging from registration, examinations, fees, academic transcripts, progress reports, and general queries relating to your studies at Wits.
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The Future in the Humanities Podcast
The series tackles critical questions on the role and future of the Humanities. Scholars in Africa and South America are displaying unprecedented confidence in challenging frameworks that used to be uncritically adopted from centres of knowledge in Europe or North America. The series addresses some of these innovations and contradictions, drawing in different voices within and outside the academic world.
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