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188 Master's degrees in Humanities in South Africa
Afrikaans
Afrikaans from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
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 Politics, Philosophy and Economics at University of Kwazulu Natal.
Islamic Studies
The master of Islamic Studies 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.
Literary Theory
Literary Theory from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving.
Deaf Education
Masters of Education in Deaf Education (MEd) offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a maximum 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time course.
Religion and Social Transformation
The school comprises five disciplines at University of Kwazulu Natal: Classics (Howard College), Ethics (Pietermaritzburg), Religion and Social Transformation (Howard College and Pietermaritzburg), Philosophy (Howard College and Pietermaritzburg) and Theology (Pietermaritzburg).
Ethics
The school at University of Kwazulu Natal comprises five disciplines: Classics (Howard College), Ethics (Pietermaritzburg), Religion (Howard College and Pietermaritzburg), Philosophy (Howard College and Pietermaritzburg) and Theology (Pietermaritzburg).
Accounting Sciences (Financial Governance)
The master of Accounting Sciences (Financial Governance) at University of South Africa (UNISA) is a principal branch of the College’s SAICA-endorsed CTA programme. It incorporates the disciplines of Financial Accounting and Auditing – divisions of learning that assist the various systems of management and report on progress, hence the term ‘financial governance’.
Military History (Option A)
The Faculty of Military Science is based at Saldanha, on the West Coast of South Africa, where it is housed in the South African Military Academy. The institution offers education and training for members of the Department of Defence at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, such as the Military History (Option A) programme at the Stellenbosch University.
Philosophy of Education
The master in Philosophy of Education at University of South Africa (UNISA) is committed to reaching out to all of humanity by providing scholarship, service, learning and continuous professional development opportunities to aspirant and serving educators, managers and policy makers, and other practitioners in education at home and abroad.
History
Some of the courses included in this History programme at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg are: Themes in African-American History in the United States and Oral & Documentary History: Theory and Practice.
Theology in Systematic Theology
The master of Theology in Systematic Theology 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.
Accounting Sciences (Financial Accounting)
The purpose of the Accounting Sciences (Financial Accounting) at University of South Africa (UNISA) is to provide the information that is needed for sound economic decision-making. The main purpose of financial accounting is to prepare financial reports that provide information about a firm's performance to external parties such as investors, creditors, and tax authorities.
Latin
The Faculty of Humanities is offering a Master of Arts in Latin at University of Johannesburg for students to acquire the ability to find and define topics for research which they find relevant to either their modern environment or their own inner journey.
History
History 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.
History
History, a programme offered by the Stellenbosch University, is a subject of many dimensions, but its central thrust is to explain change over time. How we deal with change, in our personal life or in wider society, depends on how well we are informed. This department aims to provide students with the necessary intellectual skills to understand processes of change and historical debate.
Practical Theology - Community Development
Stellenbosch University's Practical Theology - Community Development programme is presented part-time over a period of two years
Wits Journalism
Wits Journalism from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers several study programmes for aspirant and working journalists.
English Studies
The Department of English, which offers the English Studies programme at the Stellenbosch University, focuses on the study of local and international literature written in English, and also offers elective courses in literary, film and cultural studies as well as creative writing.
Linguistics
At Linguistics from the University of the Western Cape, you'll study guided by experts from its various fields and sub-disciplines to address the questions that arise when we seek to understand the role of multilingualism as a resource for participatory linguistic citizenship.