Stellenbosch University
Master of Arts in African Languages
The Master of Arts in African Languages in Language and Culture Studies is offered by Stellenbosch University.
Program Length: 2 YEARS.
Master of Arts in African Languages offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The MA programme in African languages is a research-directed programme that focuses on the development of advanced reflective language view on African languages. You undertake advanced postgraduate study in a specialisation field in literature and/or linguistics. You choose, in collaboration with the Department, a research problem which entails investigation of one or more of the following fields of the African languages:
- Literature of the African Languages;
- Linguistics of the African Languages;
- Communication;
- Language Acquisition; and
- Language Teaching.
Assessment and ExaminationA thesis (90 credits and 180 credits for 889 and 879 respectively) is assessed according to the regulations of Stellenbosch University. The coursework modules are assessed continuously by means of a series of written and oral assessments.