F a c u l t y o f. Arts and Social Sciences

15 F a c u l t y o f Arts and Social Sciences

Programme guide General programmes BA in the Humanities* BA in Language and Culture* BA in Social Dynamics* Specialised programmes BA in Development and the Environment* BA in Drama and Theatre Studies BA in Human Resource Management* BA in International Studies* BA in Law B of Music (BMus) BA in Music (Routes: General and Music Technology) Diploma in Practical Music Higher Certificate in Music BA in Political, Philosophical and Economic Studies (PPE) Programmes with Psychology B of Social Work* BA in Socio-Informatics* BA in Sport Science BA in Value and Policy Studies BA in Visual Arts * These programmes are also available as extended degree programmes (EDPs). See Extended degree programmes below. This faculty now offers you a wide choice of fields of study through its programmes programmes that didn t just happen overnight, but are based on a tradition of 138 years of developing very specific values such as respect for knowledge and thought, refinement of tastes, multilingualism, intellectual balance, tolerance and profoundness. They are geared for South Africa s needs in the 21st century and abreast of the latest international thinking on the economic and social applicability of a training in literature, the arts and social sciences. These programmes will not only equip you to hold your own in a demanding labour market by providing you with a thorough knowledge of your subject, but will also teach you general skills such as thinking skills, communication skills, computer literacy and the ability to recognise and to solve problems. All our programmes are selection programmes. Where a programme has its own selection criteria, we mention them under the programme itself. 16 Extended degree programmes (EDPs) Students are selected for the EDPs at the discretion of the Faculty. See page 7 for further information on the EDPs. GENERAL PROGRAMMES BA in the Humanities If Socio-Informatics is taken as a university subject, then also: Mathematics 4 or Mathematical Literacy 6 The BA in the Humanities is a three-year programme that teaches you to be academically versatile and flexible and to solve or deal with current problems in South Africa in a wide variety of professions. The subjects from which you may choose are divided into two groups of thematically related subjects. The programme is constructed in such a way that a student will eventually study two subjects on an advanced level from any of the two groups, together with (1) a 24-credit module or two 12-credit modules of a third-year subject, or (2) a module from a metadiscipline that coheres with those two subjects. The metadiscipline of a study area analyses and evaluates its methods. The first group focuses on human kind s thinking, language, culture and art (including subjects such as Afrikaans en Nederlands, Afrikaans Language Acquisition, Ancient Cultures, Chinese, English Studies, Applied English Language Studies, French, General Linguistics, German, Philosophy, Psychology, Sport Science, Theatre Studies, Xhosa and Basic Xhosa). The second group focuses on humans and society (including subjects such as Geography and Environmental Studies, History, Visual Studies, Music Culture, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Socio-Informatics, Sociology and Sport Science). The metadisciplines you can choose from are Dimensions of Historical Understanding and Scientific Language Study as Detective Work. BA in Language and Culture This three-year programme comprises instruction in a variety of modern and ancient languages, as well as their cultural contexts. It will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed for careers in professions requiring expertise in languages and culture, professions in the media, the diplomatic service, education, publishing, tourism and the translation industry. You are able to choose from language subjects such as Afrikaans en Nederlands, Afrikaans Language Acquisition, African Languages, Applied English Language Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Chinese, English, French, General Linguistics, German, Greek, Latin, Basic Xhosa and Xhosa. In addition to languages, the programme also includes culture

subjects such as Ancient Cultures, History, Visual Studies, Philosophy, Psychology and Theatre Science. You may take either two language subjects, or a language and a culture subject as majors. All the subjects, with the exception of Afrikaans Language Acquisition and Basic Xhosa, can be taken as majors, as long as there are no clashes in your timetable. BA in Social Dynamics If Socio-Informatics is taken as a university subject, then also: Mathematics 4 or Mathematical Literacy 6 If Economics is taken as a university subject, then also: This programme trains you for work in the social sectors of the labour market. You will learn how to analyse, interpret, understand, explain and influence the socio-economic, social and political aspects of a society. In this way, you increase your competitiveness as a potential participant in the labour market, because you will have learnt how to hold your own in a changing environment, how to understand the complex processes of a dynamic social world, and how to increase its sustainability. You choose your two majors from the following Social Sciences: Economics, Geography and Environmental Studies, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Social Anthropology. The other three first-year subjects and two second-year subjects you choose from various languages and/or Ancient Cultures, Philosophy, Public and Development Management, and Socio-Informatics. These subjects offer you the full spectrum of the multiple dimensions of social dynamics. It includes, among others, topics such as the structures of society, ideas on social change, processes of change, the identity and diversity of people, public policy, communication and information. SPECIALISED PROGRAMMES BA in Development and the Environment If Economics is taken as a university subject, then also: If Socio-Informatics is taken as a university subject, then also: Mathematics 4 or Mathematical Literacy 6 The three-year programme imparts basic knowledge about how communities work, about the processes of economic development and the natural environment and understanding the nature and results of interaction among communities, socio-economic development processes and the natural environment. The programme builds basic and management skills for entrepreneurs and for managers, planners and administrators in the public and private sectors and in local and national authorities. Specific occupational fields include community development, population development, town and regional planning, tourism planning and management, resource planning and management, and environmental planning and management. This is truly an interfaculty programme allowing possible further study in one of your three majors. From your first year until your third year, you will take three compulsory major subjects: from the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty, Geography and Environmental Studies and Sociology, and from the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty, Public and Development Management. Economics is compulsory in either your first or second year in your second year you may choose the special Economics module for social scientists that doesn t have Mathematics as a prerequisite. During your first and second years you must also choose one of the following subjects: History, Philosophy, Socio-Informatics or a language skills course (Afrikaans en Nederlands, English Studies or Xhosa). BA in Drama and Theatre Studies Applications close 15 August 2012 A limited number of candidates is selected Selection requirements are available on tel. 021 808 2508 mornings Candidates must be available for auditions and/or interviews at the end of September 2012 All auditions and interviews take place at the Drama Department in Stellenbosch First Additional Language 4 This three-year programme trains creative, performing and technical staff for the South African theatre and media industries, as well as for a number of relevant fields. The programme teaches you skills such as text analysis, speech, movement, acting, set design, costume design and construction, lighting, sound and stage management, and the principles of theatre research, basic marketing and business skills. The programme focuses primarily on stage drama, but also covers aspects of film, radio, television and such nonmainstream activities as cabaret, physical theatre, community theatre and puppet theatre. 17

18 Career opportunities are on offer in the theatre and media industries and related fields such as public relations, marketing, teaching, journalism and cultural affairs. There are two areas of specialisation. Acting and performance training Acting, movement, voice and speech, playwriting, musical theatre and cabaret, puppetry, physical theatre, interactive theatre, and/or electronic media. Technical and management training Stage and production management, set, props, costumes, lighting, sound, design, marketing and electronic media. The major subjects are Theatre Studies, Theatre Skills and Theatre Arts. Information Skills is compulsory. In your first year you must choose two additional subjects from the following selection: Afrikaans Language Acquisition, Afrikaans en Nederlands, Ancient Cultures, Visual Studies, English Studies, French, German, Practical Music Studies, and Xhosa (basic or advanced). In the second year you have the option to carry on with a language, History of Psychology, or to take Theatre Practice. BA in Human Resource Management (see page 4) This three-year programme prepares you for a career in the management of human resources in organisations something of which South Africa has a particular need. You will learn to understand people s behaviour, in particular in a working environment; to improve the working and living conditions of people; to understand the South African working environment and to identify career opportunities; to identify social problems; to communicate clearly and meaningfully with people; to undertake planning, recruitment and selection of human resources professionally and to deal with problems in labour relations. (This programme does not lead to registration as an industrial psychologist. For that you must present both Industrial Psychology and Psychology as majors, or take the BComm (Psych).) The programme s content was under revision at the time of going to press. For the revised content, see the Department of Industrial Psychology s website: academic.sun.ac.za/industrial_ psychology/2005/index_a.htm. BA in International Studies English Home Language 4 or English First Additional Language 5 This programme aims to provide, within three years, a broad insight into the complexity of political, cultural and economic interaction across national boundaries, sensitising you to the role of identity issues in the international arena, and to prepare you to become an informed and critical world citizen. This training opens up a range of possible career opportunities, for example in the diplomatic service; the international offices of the Departments of Labour, Commerce and Industry, and Defence; the International Division of Parliament; the National Intelligence Agency; the tourism industry; international telecommunications; international journalism; international research institutions; public liaison work; regional and country-wide institutions that promote commerce and investment (e.g. WESGRO); the head offices and regional offices of international organisations such as the UN, the World Trade Organisation, Amnesty International and the World Economic Forum; international aid organisations such as Save the Children and OXFAM; multinational concerns; and the export and import industries. First-year subjects: Decision-Making and Value Studies, English Studies; French or German or Chinese; History; Information Skills; and Political Science. Second-year subjects: Decision-Making and Value Studies; Economics; French or German or Mandarin; History; Sociology; and Political Science. Third-year subjects: Decision-Making and Value Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology and two metascience modules or German/French or Social Anthropology. BA in Law Applications close on 30 June Write the National Benchmark Tests before June A limited number of candidates is selected See also General admission information under the Faculty of Law on page 42 (excluding Life Orientation) Home Language 5 If Economics is taken as a university subject, then also: BA (Law) does not by itself qualify you to practise as an attorney or advocate that also requires an LLB degree. The three-year BA (Law) programme provides a twofold benefit, however: It enriches your understanding of human behaviour and social issues, while it

lays an excellent foundation for a more advanced study of the law. In fact, students who hold the BA (Law) degree will be exempted from the first two years of the four-year LLB programme. These students may join the LLB programme for its last two years, and can obtain the LLB degree after two years. The BA (Law) is compiled in such a way that you take law modules in each year of study and a number of non-law modules. First year: Indigenous Law, Introduction to Law, Private Law and Writing Skills. In addition you take at least one language and two modules from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology or another language (to name only a few possibilities) and a compulsory basic module in Information Skills. Second year: Private Law, Criminal Law and Roman Law. You carry on with two of the non-law modules of your choice. Third year: Constitutional Law, Interpretation of Enacted Law, Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure, and one and a half non-law modules. B of Music (BMus) Applications close on 30 August Selection based on an audition and theory test at the Music Department in the year before studying, during which candidates must demonstrate proof of the standards in classical music mentioned below. Information available at mroux@sun.ac.za In the main instrument (or in singing) at least a practical standard in classical music equivalent to the grade VII examination and theoretical knowledge equivalent to any of the examining bodies grade V theory examination If Mathematics is taken as a university subject, then also: Mathematics 6 This four-year programme offers you academic and performance training in music. Practical instruction is given in piano and all modern orchestral instruments, as well as in singing, the harpsichord, guitar, organ, recorder and choir conducting. Ample opportunities are available for music-making in such groups as the US Symphony Orchestra, the Collegium Musicum, the Stellenbosch Symphonic Winds, Konsubrass, choirs and many smaller ensemble groups. Apart from the general BMus option, the programme also offers various specialisation options. In the first two years everyone takes the same basic subjects (apart from the chosen practical major), but from the third year you can choose a particular specialisation option by means of elective modules. These options (each with a specific focus on an essential aspect of music) are performance, musicology, music education, music technology and composition. If you need more academic support in accordance with your identified needs, you may take, among others, additional modules such as Music Skills and Practical Music Study: Preparatory, or you may, in preparation for re-auditioning, first do the Department of Music s Higher Certificate for a full year. The various options will prepare you for a variety of professions, such as music educator (teacher or lecturer), performing artist (soloist, orchestra player, singer, choir conductor or accompanist), music director, musicologist, composer, music technologist, music journalist or music arranger. BA in Music (Routes: General and Music Technology) Applications close on 30 August Selection based on an audition and theoretical test at the Music Department in the year preceding the year of study, during which candidates must demonstrate proof of the standards in classical music mentioned below. Information available at mroux@sun.ac.za In the main instrument (or in singing) at least a practical standard in classical music equivalent to the grade VII examination and theoretical knowledge equivalent to any of the examining bodies grade V theory examination For the route music technology, also: Mathematics 4 If Mathematics is taken as a university subject, then also: Mathematics 6 This three-year programme offers you two routes: (1) a general route covering academic and performance training in music and (2) a music technology route covering the use of computers and electronic hardware to arrange or compose music, and to design interactive multimedia systems. General route Academic and performance training in music consist of practical instruction in piano and all modern orchestral instruments, as well as in singing, the harpsichord, guitar, organ, choir conducting and recorder. Ample opportunities are available for music-making in such groups as the Stellenbosch University Symphony Orchestra, the Collegium Musicum, the Stellenbosch Symphonic Winds, Konsubrass, choirs and many smaller ensemble groups. In addition to the music subjects, you choose two other subjects from the following list, one of which is a major up to the third-year level: Afrikaans en Nederlands, German, English Studies, Applied English Language Studies, French, Xhosa, Psychology and Mathematics. With this qualification you can be a private music teacher, performing artist, accompanist or choir conductor. Further studies can give you access to music-related careers such as music journalist (BPhil in Journalism), music therapist (Psychology) or high school teacher (Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) see under the 19

20 Faculty of Education on page 33). Postgraduate studies in your chosen major can open up further career opportunities. Music technology route Do you love music? Would you find it exciting to use computers and electronic hardware to arrange or compose music? This three-year programme that we offer in conjunction with the Faculty of Engineering equips you with the theoretical and practical skills for experimenting in a wide spectrum of music styles ranging from popular to avant-garde with software such as ProTools (see www.digidesign.com) and Csound (see www. csounds.com). We also train you to design and develop interactive multimedia systems for music performances, theatre, edutainment, museum exhibitions or art exhibitions (see www.eyesweb.org). Our sound studios and venues are well equipped see our website academic.sun.ac.za/musteg/ under Facilities and Studios. The BA in Music equips you with theoretical insights and practical skills, facilitating specialisation at postgraduate level. It also prepares you for a career where a high premium is put on a combination of musical and technical skills. Examples of these careers are performing musician, composer and arranger, music technologist, sound technician, and entrepreneur in environments where multimedia systems are used interactively. Or you could become a teacher in subjects such as Mathematics, Music or Xhosa, depending on your B Instrument or elective modules, after you have obtained the required professional qualification PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate of Education). (Read more about the PGCE under the Faculty of Education on page 33.) Diploma in Practical Music Applications close on 30 August Selection based on an audition and theoretical test at the Music Department in the year before studying, during which candidates must demonstrate proof of the standards in classical music mentioned below Information available at mroux@sun.ac.za National Benchmark Tests not to be written A National Senior Certificate (NSC) For the NSC, at least a 3 in each of 4 subjects designated for university admission (see page 3) In the main instrument (or in singing) at least a practical standard in classical music equivalent to the grade VII examination and theoretical knowledge equivalent to any of the examining bodies grade III/IV theory examination This three-year programme offers specialised performance training in music with an academic basis equipping you to teach your main instrument. Practical instruction is given in piano and all modern orchestral instruments, as well as in singing, the harpsichord, guitar, organ, choir conducting and recorder. Ample opportunities are available for musicmaking in such groups as the Stellenbosch University Symphony Orchestra, the Collegium Musicum, the Stellenbosch Symphonic Winds, Konsubrass, choirs and many smaller ensemble groups. Higher Certificate in Music Applications close on 30 August Selection based on an audition and theoretical test at the Music Department in the year before studying, during which candidates must demonstrate proof of the standards in classical music mentioned below Information available at mroux@sun.ac.za National Benchmark Tests not to be written A National Senior Certificate (NSC) In the main instrument (or in singing) at least a practical standard in classical music equivalent to the grade V/VI examination and theoretical knowledge equivalent to any of the examining bodies grade III/IV theory examination With this one-year qualification you can add value to different community music projects. It can also serve as a preparation for the Diploma in Practical Music or one of our music degree programmes, provided you comply with those admission requirements. BA in Political, Philosophical and Economic Studies (PPE) (see page 4) This programme trains students with an interest in politics, economics and the ideas that influence political economy (PPE). PPE is an internationally acclaimed qualification, made famous by Oxford and Cambridge. Stellenbosch University offered it in South Africa for the first time in 1999. This three-year programme develops your skills in critical and creative thinking and equips you with knowledge of philosophy, and of political and economic systems. You also learn more about interpretation, social research, economic phenomena and trends, political and economic policy analysis and how to judge controversial moral-ethical issues. The programme focuses on the South African reality and is aimed at people who are interested in careers such as those of managers, journalists, businessmen, diplomats, civil servants and academics. In addition, the PPE qualification offers you a wide variety of work opportunities, especially in the private sector. PPE is an enriched BA degree where you take Philosophy, Political Science and Economics for all three years, as well as additional subjects at the basic and intermediary levels. First year: Philosophy, Economics, Political Science, and Information Skills. You choose two from Afrikaans, English, African Languages, Xhosa, German, French, Business Management, Public and Development Management, Sociology or History. Second year: Philosophy, Economics, Political Science, and one of the two subjects you chose for your first year. Third year: Philosophy, Economics and Political Science.

Programmes with Psychology The subject of humankind is one which we all view with intense fascination. Psychology is the study of human behaviour. Should you have the desire to register as a psychologist with the Professional Board for Psychology, you need to have an undergraduate qualification with Psychology as a major, and follow up with an honours and master s programme in Psychology. The following programmes offer Psychology as a major: BA in the Humanities BA in Music (Route: General) BA in Social Dynamics B of Social Work BA in Sport Science BSc in Human Life Sciences (see Faculty of Science) B of Social Work This four-year programme will provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to deal positively with problems that arise in the interaction between people and their environment, and to empower those involved to deal with their problems in a self-reliant way. This qualification leads to a variety of career opportunities in government departments at national, provincial and local level, as well as in voluntary welfare organisations and non-governmental organisations that employ social workers. First year: Information Skills, Social Work Theory and Practice, Psychology and Sociology. In addition you choose one of Afrikaans en Nederlands, Basic Xhosa, English Studies, Xhosa, Philosophy or Public and Development Management. Second and third year: Social Work Theory and Practice, Psychology and Sociology. Fourth year: Social Work Theory and Practice. BA in Socio-Informatics (see page 4) Information systems have become an indisputable part of our world and play a vital role in modern organisations. In this fast-moving world we have a dire need to understand and cope with the explosion of information and the turbulence of the world in which we find ourselves. This programme focuses not only on a deep understanding of technology, but also on a deep understanding of societal and organisational dynamics, and knowledge systems. The programme BA in Socio-Informatics is unique in the South African context as it combines hard, technical subjects with subjects from the social sciences. This balanced approach incorporates elements ranging from modelling, database design and programming to social theory, human cognition, politics and leadership. By taking a comprehensive approach to informatics, this programme empowers students to understand the real-world implications of the subject material, rather than it being simply an academic excercise. This course is not designed to train you for only one specific job (in all likelihood you will have several jobs during your lifetime!) It does, however, introduce you to the realities of work in the Knowledge Economy. Compulsory subjects are Socio-Informatics and certain modules of Decision-Making and Value Studies. Electives come from a range of subjects in the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, and of Economic and Management Sciences. These include Economics, languages, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Statistics, Geo-Environmental Science, and Public and Development Management. Please consult the brochure on our website www.informatics.sun.ac.za for details. BA in Sport Science Applications close 30 June 80 students are selected Conditional selection based on your grade 11 final examination aggregate if you have not written matric yet Complete the Department s selection questionnaire and medical history form (available on www.maties.com or on tel. 021 808 4818) and submit with your application for admission (see page 4) Mathematics 3 or Mathematical Literacy 6 (only until 2013) Physical Sciences 3 or Life Sciences 4 Attendance of sport practicals is compulsory This programme studies human beings in motion from a physiological, biomechanical, psychological, philosophical, social and economic perspective. Sport Science includes a theoretical and practical component. The practical component offers you a wide experience of human movement and the development of your coaching skills. Examples of practical components are swimming, athletics, hockey, netball, rugby, cricket, soccer, tennis, gymnastics, dance, fitness activities and recreation activities. The theoretical components include modules such as Biomechanics, Motor Learning, Sport Injuries, Sport Physiology, Sport Psychology, Peak Performance Sport and Adapted Movement Activities. 21

The programme offers four options from the first year: (1) Sport Science with Geoenvironmental Sciences, (2) Sport Science with Psychology, (3) Sport Science with English Studies and (4) Sport Science with Afrikaans en Nederlands. When you have obtained this degree, you could qualify yourself further to work as a teacher (options 1, 3 and 4) or as a sport coach, conditioning coach, fitness instructor, sport organiser, sport researcher and other related careers that link for example with adapted physical movement programmes. It also serves as a stepping stone towards postgraduate studies in Biokinetics, Sport Science or Kinderkinetics. BA in Value and Policy Studies (see page 4) English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 5 or 6 (depending on your choice of modules) This thought leadership programme is not a merely theoretical and philosophical programme. It is designed for self-motivated, forward-looking people who are keen to exercise leadership by their lucid thinking, and to apply such thinking within the reality of present-day organisations. Thinking in itself has little value but should lead to action. The programme leads students to develop the skills required to apply advanced analysis, constructive planning and strategy formulation. The programme has a unique, two-dimensional approach. Firstly, it introduces students to the tools necessary for organisational decision making such as visualisation, scenario building, decision analysis and knowledge management. Secondly, it brings a values perspective to bear on organising, economising, decision crafting and thinking in organisations and in society. Many leaders in industry and society start off specialising in a particular area but they often find that they lack the human and social insights that philosophy and the social sciences would have provided. On the other hand, students who start with the social sciences and wish to go into management often find that they have a very tortuous route into acceptance by industry as they only know about soft issues and are often not considered to have practical abilities or much rigour in their thinking. In the Value and Policy Studies programme, however, students have the advantage of majoring in Philosophy or in one of three social science subjects and in one of five economic and management sciences subjects. Value and Policy Studies therefore provide a broad and solid launching pad for careers in management, aiming at leadership in organisations. For more information, see www.informatics.sun.ac.za/bws. This four-year programme offers you a dynamic and progressive professional training in either of four streams: fine arts, visual communication design, jewellery and metal design or art education. The programme offers a large variety of choices within the broad framework of the visual arts, such as drawing, graphic design, illustration, book art, painting, sculpture, photography, print-making, new media (digital imaging and multimedia), jewellery design and metal techniques. From your first year you specialise in the stream you have been selected for. A variety of additional undergraduate subjects form part of the programme. Visual Studies, an exciting fouryear subject with a strong focus on contemporary visual culture, is included in all the streams. The programme will prepare you for careers such as professional artist, graphic designer, illustrator, jewellery designer, art critic, art academic or art teacher. You could also choose from related careers, such as stage designer, book designer, museum official, art dealer, art manager in various fields (e.g. art galleries, public and corporate collections, and regional and national art councils), art entrepreneur, gemmologist and technical art production work. The programme also equips you with skills that are related to film production, art direction, photography, multimedia, the mass production of jewellery and client account management in advertising. Enquiries Client Service Centre Tel.: 021 808 9111 Fax: 021 808 3822 E-mail: info@sun.ac.za Website: www.sun.ac.za/arts 22 BA in Visual Arts Applications close on 30 September Selection based on a prescribed portfolio (for information, phone 021 808 2508 mornings) Hand your portfolio in by 30 September For the NSC an aggregate of 60%