The School offers one of the most exciting areas of study at the University and boasts many of South Africa’s leading internationally trained intellectuals, lecturers, researchers and writers in this field.

The School’s Bachelor of Arts degree is a three-year programme studied on a full-time basis. The purpose of this degree is to ground students in the study of humankind’s history, societies and arts. The degree forms the basis for all study within Wits’ School of Social Sciences.  

The School also offers Honours, Masters and PhD postgraduate programmes.