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University of Johannesburg BA Hons in History

University of Johannesburg

BA Hons in History

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 up to

2 years

English

Full time, Part time

31 Oct 2025*

Feb 2026

ZAR 41,177 / per year **

On-Campus

* by noon

** fees for the complete programme amount to between R41177,00 and R50874,00. Fees may vary depending on the composition of a particular qualification

Key Summary

    About : The BA Hons in History provides students with a comprehensive understanding of historical events and their impacts on contemporary society. This program engages with diverse periods and themes, facilitating critical analysis and research skills. The course typically spans three years and covers various regions and cultures, allowing students to explore history's complexity.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers in education, research, or public history. Potential roles include historian, museum curator, or archivist, among others. Students may also find opportunities in related fields such as journalism or heritage management.

Introduction

The Department offers a rigorous history honors program, with five modules and a regular seminar that brings in historians to present their work from all over South Africa and from overseas. All students who register for a BA Honours in History are required to complete core courses and write an honors research essay based on original research. Full-time students complete the program in one year, while those registered part-time have two years to complete the degree.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses.
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!

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