📖Program Curriculum

First-year

Economic Theory IA (Microeconomics for Economists)
Economic Theory IB (Macroeconomic for Economists)
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality I
Introduction to Political Studies I
States, Power and Governance
Computational Mathematics I
Business Statistics I
Second-year

Economics IIA AND IIB
A student must choose between Politics II and Philosophy II
History of Philosophy: A Classical and Early Modern Philosophy
AND, one of the following:

Philosophy of Mind and Psychology II
Philosophy of Religion II
Philosophy of Science II
Social and Political Philosophy II
Theories of Justice II
Continental Philosophy II
African Philosophy
OR, two of the following:

Social Theories of Modernity
South Africa: Politics and Governance
Black Consciousness Thought and the Politics of Anti-Racism
A total of 48 credits must be taken from:

Corporate Finance II
Investment II
Principles of Management IIA
Principles of Management IIB (Entrepreneurships)
Insurance and Risk Management IIA
Insurance and Risk Management IIB
Human Resources IIA
Human Resources IIB (Labour Relations)
Consumer Behaviour
Principles of Marketing IIA
Integrated Marketing Communications
Retail Management
Third-year

Economic Science III
OR

Economic Theory III
OR

Applied Development Economics III
A total of 72 credits must be selected from either Politics III or Philosophy III, depending on what was taken in the second of study

AND

Epistemology and Metaphysics III
Ethics III
History of Philosophy B: Further Topics in Modern Philosophy III
Philosophy of Social Science
Select Movements in 20th Century
Philosophy III
A selected topic in Philosophy III
Senior seminar in Philosophy
Philosophy of Language III
Symbolic Logic III
Philosophy of Art
OR

Development: Concepts and Experiences
Liberty, Justice and the Politics of Difference
Conflict and Stability in Postcolonial Africa
Selected topics in Political Studies
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Politics for Public Service
Post-Colonial Politics

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

276 RMB

Tuition fee:

74,370 ZAR per year

223,110 ZAR in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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