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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Arts in History

The Bachelor of Arts in History in History is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts in History offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

History revitalises views of the past, introduces exciting topics, and challenges many of the assumptions and approaches you may have learned at school. History will equip you with sought-after skills in research, analysis, and effective writing, speaking and thinking

Interested in historical, linguistic, literacy, or cultural perspectives of the past, the relationship between past and present, or the conservation and preservation of heritage?

The Wits History Department has a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1917, it continues to attract top-class academics and produce outstanding and innovative students. It has been led by several eminent intellectuals and seminal thinkers on South African society such as W M Macmillan and J S Marais.

The history students taught by the department are to be found in leading positions in journalism, the civil service, diplomacy, research and many other fields.

Over the past few decades, the Department has developed a focus on the social history of Africa and her peoples, for which it has become renowned, as well as simultaneously maintaining a traditional expertise on world history. The History department offers a wide variety of units taught by some of the world’s leading Africanists and Europeanists.