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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

This degree offers students wishing to develop critical skills and literacies that help them navigate an increasingly complex world through a curriculum that offers a high degree of flexibility in course selection.

Overview

The degree offers an opportunity to engage with the ways in which the worlds of work and artistic practice increasingly reflect dissolving boundaries between traditional disciplines in the arts, humanities, commerce, science and technology, as well as in artistic and cultural practice and policymaking, business and entertainment, and in modes of working.

Students select a minimum of 2 course units offered by the IACS division and up to 2 additional Honours-level courses from any other Faculty in the University (subject to acceptance by the relevant departments).

Curriculum

The total no. of credits required for award of the degree is 122.

• A minimum of two courses must be selected from the Honours courses offered by the department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies (IACS).
• Two additional courses may be selected from Honours-level courses outside the department; students are reminded that entry into such courses must be approved by the relevant department.
• Enrolment for WSOA 4118A: Long Essay in Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies is compulsory. Successful completion of the course is required for graduation.

 Curriculum Counselling

• NB: You MUST obtain curriculum counselling prior to registration. Your proposed curriculum must be approved by IACS; additionally, your individual course selections outside the IACS department will require approval by the relevant departments. If you register online without prior curriculum counselling and approval, your registration may be cancelled and/or you may not be able to graduate.