MPH - Rural Health

  • Postgraduate
  • 3 - 4 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Public Health in the field of Rural Health is a part-time programme.

MA (Social Work) - School Social Work

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 years
  • Part-time
Master of Arts in Social Work by Coursework and Research Report in the field of School Social Work.

PhD - Science

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 - 4 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) may be taken over a minimum period of 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time.

MSc - Science Communication

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 year full-time in-person, with some hybrid
  • Full-time
The Science Communication master's programme engages novel and artistic routes for communication, building on the theoretical and methodological groundwork necessary for communicating ethically and effectively across human and environmental phenomena.

PhD - SOAS-Wits joint PhD in Applied Development Economics

  • Postgraduate
  • 3 years
  • Full-time
Research in heterodox economics or political economy with a focus on Africa, jointly supervised by SOAS and Wits. Upon successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a single co-badged certificate conferred by both SOAS and Wits.

MPH - Social and Behaviour Change Communication

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 - 4 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Public Health in the field of Social and Behaviour Change Communication is a 2 year full-time degree or a 4 year part-time degree.

MA? - Social Development

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
Master of Arts by Coursework and Research Report in the field of Social Development.

Social Work

  • Undergraduate
  • 4 years
  • Full-time
The BA Social Work is a four-year professional degree programme. Social workers work in various fields of service such as community development, child protection, child and family welfare, youth programmes, disability, health, education, the workplace, and social policy development.

PhD - Social Work

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 - 5 years
  • Full-time; Part-time, Part-time
This course is offered as a full-time or part-time postgraduate degree. The minimum full-time is two (2) years and the maximum full-time is four (4) years. The minimum part-time is three (3) years and the maximum part-time is five (5) years.

BA(Hons) - Sociology

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
Develop a greater understanding of human interaction within a variety of contexts.

MA? - Sociology

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Arts in the field of Sociology is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree.

PhD - Sociology

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 years full-time or maximum of 4 years part-time
  • Full-time; Part-time
The PhD is a degree that takes a minimum of 2 years full-time or maximum of 4 years part-time and is offered across all schools in the Faculty.