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281 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in South Africa
Women’s and Gender Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies from University of the Western Cape is an interdisciplinary department that emerged out of gender and anti apartheid activism.
Marketing Communication
The Marketing Communication program is offered by University of Johannesburg.
Social and Behaviour Change Communication
The Social and Behaviour Change Communication offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a 2 year full-time degree or a 4 year part-time degree.
Economic Science
The Economic Science programme at the University of Cape Town is a two-year coursework and dissertation-based degree.
Industrial Psychology
Stellenbosch University's Industrial Psychology spans over one year. The number of students selected can be influenced by, for example, staff capacity and the availability ofresources within the Department, as well as academic merit and University transformation objectives.
Afrikaans and Dutch
In the Afrikaans and Dutch programme at the Stellenbosch University, students may choose between a 100% and a 66,6% thesis supplemented by six-month coursework (33,3%) overseas. The Universities of Leiden, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Tilburg and Nijmegen in the Netherlands and Ghent in Belgium are some of the most important universities with which we have exchange agreements.
Development Studies
This Master of Arts in the field of Development Studies offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree.
Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies (Coursework)
Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies (Coursework) from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving.
Political Science
Political Science from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving.
Environment, Society and Sustainability
The Master’s in Environment, Society and Sustainability from the University of Cape Town is designed for students with diverse backgrounds who have an interest in environment, society and sustainability. Problems pertaining to the environment, society and sustainability are interdisciplinary in nature and students with backgrounds in both natural and social sciences are encouraged to apply.
Industrial and Organisational Psychology
The objective of the master in Industrial and Organisational Psychology of College of Economic and Management Sciences at University of South Africa (UNISA) is to provide relevant and functional qualifications of a high standard, quality tuition and a professional caring and valued customer service to all its stakeholders.
Socio-economic Rights (Coursework)
Socio-economic Rights (Coursework) from University of Pretoria is increasingly becoming multifaceted and in certain areas more global.
Anthropology
This Anthropology programme offered by University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg will give students a deeper knowledge of the development of human societies.
International Politics
The master of International Politics at University of South Africa (UNISA) offers high-quality general academic and career-focused distance education tuition in the arts, humanities, social sciences, religion and theology.
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
University of Pretoria offers you the chance to study Auditing at the Faculty of Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies
The Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies offered by University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a postgraduate academic qualification that provides capacity to operate in Africa's dynamic ICT ecosystem and digital knowledge economy.
Clinical Psychology (CW)
The Faculty of Humanities is offering a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (CW) at University of Johannesburg.
Cognitive Science
The College of Humanities, the largest of UKZN’s four Colleges, is the home of critical thinking, social commentary and robust intellectual debate. It is aptly referred to as “The Soul of the University.” We offer a master degree in Cognitive Science at University of Kwazulu Natal.
French
The Department of Modern Foreign Languages at Stellenbosch University, which offers the French programme at the Stellenbosch University, is one of the largest residential university departments for foreign language learning in South Africa.
French Studies
French Studies is the study of ancient cultures; their art, literature, thought and history. The focus of Classics is the ancient Mediterranean – Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East – but our courses also include modules on ancient Africa, India and China. The Classics program of Rhodes University is designed to stimulate, inform, and encourage reflection.