UNISA BACHELOR ARTS DEGREES
Bachelor of Arts General Degree
| Qualification code: | 02038 – GE1 |
| NQF Exit level: | 7 |
| Total NQF credits: | 360 |
| Admission requirements: | Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption Or NSC with Degree admission Or qualify for Conditional Exemption from the Matriculation Board ______________________________________________________ |
- Each BA curriculum must consist of:
- THIRTY MODULES (12 credits each)
- FIVE fundamental modules
- An approved combination of TWO MAJOR SUBJECTS – Please see below the RULES FOR THE MAJOR SUBJECTS.
- Not more than TWELVE MODULES from Group B
- 10 modules on each of first, second and third level.
- The BA General Degree cannot be completed in less than THREE YEARS.
| First Level | Pre/Co-requisites | Second Level | Pre/Co-requisites | Third Level | Pre/Co-requisites |
| Psychology: | |||||
| PYC1501 | PYC2601 | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | PYC3701 | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | |
| PYC1502 | PYC2602 | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | PYC3702 | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | |
| RSC2601 | Pre: Any 2 modules | PYC3703 | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ||
| PYC3704 | Pre: RSC2601 | ||||
| PYC3705 | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ||||
| English: | |||||
| ENN101D | ENN203J | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ENN303M | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | |
| ENN102E | ENN204K | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ENN311M | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | |
| ENN205L | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ENN314Q | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ||
| ENN207N | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ENN315R | Pre:Any 4 first level modules | ||
| 10 Modules in Total | 10 Modules in Total | 10 Modules in Total | |||
Your curriculum MUST consist of FIVE of the following fundamental modules:
- PLS2601 Critical Reasoning
- PYC2605 HIV/Aids care & counselling
- ENN103F English for academic purposes
- AFL1501 Understanding language usage: African cultural perspective
- EWS2601 Understanding society & yourself in a changing world
- HRV1601 Human Rights, Values and Social Transformation (Human Rights)
- the letter ‘M’ before the name of a subject under Group A or B below indicates that it may be selected as a major subject.
- You are referred to the My Module Brochure regarding the prescribed modules for a major subject combination.
- Both major subjects may be selected from Group A but, ONLY ONE MAY BE FROM Group B.
- A subject the student has passed as a major or principal subject for a completed degree may not be selected as a major for this degree.
- the following major subject combinations MAY NOT BE SELECTED:
- Development Studies and one of: Economics, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Statistics
- Economics and one of: Development Studies, Public Administrationh) Industrial and Organisational Psychology and one of: Development Studies, Public Administration, Psychology
- Mathematics and Psychology
- Psychology and one of: Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Mathematics
- Public Administration and one of: Economics, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Statistics
- Statistics and one of: Development Studies, Psychology, Public Administration
- Not more than two major subjects from any of the following groups: Arabic, Islamic studies, (Ancient History, Classical Culture only one major). Southern Sotho and either Northern Sotho or Tswana, (Xhosa or Zulu), Tsonga, Venda
| M | African Languages (Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) | M | International Politics |
| M | African Politics | M | Islamic Studies |
| M | Afrikaans | Italian | |
| M | Ancient History | Judaica | |
| M | Ancient Near Eastern Culture | Latin | |
| M | Anthropology | M | Linguistics |
| Applied Information Science | M | Mandarin Chinese | |
| M | Arabic | Marriage Guidance and Counselling | |
| M | Archaeology | Modern Hebrew | |
| M | Art History | Modern Romance Literatures in English | |
| M | Biblical Archaeology | M | New Testament |
| M | Biblical Studies | M | Old Testament |
| M | Classical Culture | M | Philosophy |
| M | Communication Science | M | Politics |
| M | Community Ministry | M | Portuguese |
| M | Congregational Ministry | M | Psychology |
| M | Development Studies | M | Religious Studies |
| M | English | Russian | |
| M | French | M | Scripture Studies |
| M | General Education | M | Sociology |
| German | Spanish | ||
| Greek (Ancient) | M | Theologies in Context | |
| Hebrew (Classical) | M | Theory of Literature | |
| M | History | M | Welfare Science |
| M | Music in History and Society | M | World Languages and Literature |
| M | Information Science | |
| M | Administration of Criminal Justice | M | Geography |
| Biology | M | Industrial and Organisational Psychology | |
| Chemistry | Information Systems | ||
| Commercial Law | Introduction to the Theory of Law | ||
| Communication Law | M | Mathematics | |
| Computer Concepts | M | Private Law | |
| Criminal Law | M | Public Administration | |
| M | Criminology | Public International Law | |
| Economic History | Science for Society | ||
| M | Economics | M | Statistics (as for Economic and Management Sciences) |