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130 Programmes found

AdvDip in General Management

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 07121020

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AdvDip in School Leadership and Management (Distance Education)

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 28/02/2026;

International - 28/02/2026

Programme Code: 09122070

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AdvDip in Visual Impairment Studies (Distance Education)

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 28/02/2026;

International - 28/02/2026

Programme Code: 09122071

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BA in Audiology

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130108

Career Opportunities: Diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology, audiometry and hearing therapy, work in education, special education, hospitals, clinics, private practice or government, military and academic institutions (teaching, research) and industry.

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BA in Fine Arts 4-year programme

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130119

Career Opportunities: Gallery managers, arts facilitators, art consultants/advisors, art educators, artists in the fine arts, artists in new media, artists in applied arts

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BA in Fine Arts 5-year programme

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130120

Career Opportunities: Gallery managers, arts facilitators, art consultants/advisors, art educators, artists in the fine arts, artists in new media, artists in applied arts

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BA in Information Design

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130106

Career Opportunities: Animators, graphic designers, illustrators, interaction designers, communication designers, art directors, media production managers, design managers, designers of animation and movement graphics, design educators, media designers, typographers for advertising and branding agencies; publishing industries; web design companies; broadcast and animation studios; in-house design for large companies, state and parastatal organisations, research and educational institutions; public relations and marketing companies; design consultants; printers and production houses or owners of private studios.

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BA in Speech-Language Pathology

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130109

Career Opportunities: Work in education and special education, hospitals, clinics or rural communities, or in private practices, government, military and academic institutions (teaching and research).

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BA specialising in Languages

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130016

Career Opportunities: Advertising, media and communication, copywriting, creative writing, text and document design, editing, language planning, language teaching and training, lexicography (compilation of dictionaries), technical writing, public relations, translation, publishing, diplomatic sector or tourism. If you would like to become a language practitioner, we recommend you continue with a BAHons (Applied Language Studies) once you have completed a Bachelor of Arts specialising in Languages degree. Once you have completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, you will be able enter the teaching profession.

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BA specialising in Law

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130086

Career Opportunities: Lawyer (A Bachelor of Arts specialising in Law degree and a Bachelor of Laws [also referred to as LLB] degree are required.)

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BA specialising in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130017

Career Opportunities: You will be eligble for a career in economic or political policy-making, journalism or the diplomatic service.

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BA specialising in Visual Studies

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130133

Career Opportunities: Art and film critics, visual culture specialists, arts and culture educators, academics, art historians, curators, visual analysts, visual consultants, media and communication analysts, social media coordinators, gallery managers

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Bachelor of Arts [BA] 3-year programme

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130015

Career Opportunities: There is a range of career options for students who complete the Bachelor of Arts programme. Since the Bachelor of Arts programme is relatively flexible, students can choose the same majors and elective modules as students studying in more structured programmes.Note: Students who wish to become psychologists must complete a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology, the BSocSciHons (Psychology), and the MA (Clinical, Counselling or Research Psychology). Careers: Clinical, counselling (sports and community) and research psychologist, registered counsellor or registered psychometrist. (Contact the Health Professions Council of South Africa at click here for information on the requirements.)

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Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice [BCMP]

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 10130012

Career Opportunities: Clinical associates, academics and researchers

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Bachelor of Consumer Science specialising in Clothing Retail Management [BConSci]

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 02130110

Career Opportunities: Graduates can be employed in retail management as brand managers, clothing buyers and planners, fashion designers, fashion marketers, fashion product developers, quality controllers and assurance managers, store managers, image consultants, textile technologists, visual merchandisers and pattern technologists, or can become entrepreneurs.

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Bachelor of Consumer Science specialising in Food Management [BConSci]

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 02130107

Career Opportunities: Graduates can be employed as brand managers, sales managers or store managers, food and beverage buyers and planners, food stylists, food journalists, food product marketers, visual merchandisers and consumer consultants, or  can become entrepreneurs.

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Bachelor of Dental Surgery [BChD]

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 10136001

Career Opportunities: Dentists, specialists, academics and researchers

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Bachelor of Dietetics [BDietetics]

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 10139003

Career Opportunities: Dietitian

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Bachelor of Divinity [BDiv]

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 12/08/2025;

International - 12/08/2025

Programme Code: 06130008

Career Opportunities: Ministers, pastors, priests, preachers in certain denominations, missionaries and youth counsellors. Other possibilities include ethics consultants to businesses. Theological studies can be enriching for people in various other vocations. Prospective students who are interested in ordained ministry should discuss their intention to register for this programme with their church leadership. 

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Bachelor of Drama [BDram] 3-year programme

Closing Dates:

South Africa - 30/06/2025;

International - 30/06/2025

Programme Code: 01130117

Career Opportunities: Actors (theatre, film, television and radio), physical theatre artists, theatre critics, radio and television presenters, directors, educational theatre practitioners and educators, community theatre artists and educators, light and sound operators, voice artists, stage and production managers, programme facilitators and managers, performing arts administrators, camera operators, documentary film-makers, digital and new media editors, playwrights, scriptwriters, play devisors, film and theatre researchers

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