http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/political-studies-and-international-relations
Political Studies and International Relations
Political Studies focuses on matters associated with power and authority in the state and government, but also in the broader society. As students of politics, we are focused on “the games people play” to wittingly and unwittingly drive political agendas. Politics revolves around resource allocation in society and how…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/directorate
Office of the Directorate
.info h4 { border-bottom: 2px solid #707070; padding: 10px 0; margin: 10px 20px; } .col-container .view-content { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } .col-sm-4.col.card.views-row:nth-last-child(1):nth-child(3n+1) { flex: initial; width: 30.9%; } .col-sm-4.col.card.views-row { flex: 1 1 30%; } .linkscenter…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/contact-us
Contact us
Chantal Roux Senior Administrative Assistant +27 18 299 1754 chantal.roux@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Lauren Hobbs Academic Admin Assistant +27 16 910 3513 Lauren.Hobbs@nwu.a.za Vanderbijlpark Relebohile Serobane Academic Admin Assistant +27 16 910 3466…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/postgraduate-options
Postgraduate options
Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management (1 BC D01 - L501P) BA Hons in Public Governance (currently BA Hons in Development and Management) BA Hons in Political Studies MA in Public Management and Governance MPA MA in Political Studies Master in Development and Management (Political…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/development-studies
Development Studies
Development Studies is a multidisciplinary field that examines social, economic and political change. This field explores debates, experiences and practical ways of achieving an improvement in the human condition. The discipline considers changing debates in the theory and practice that have grown out of the history of work in developing…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/undergraduate-study-options
Undergraduate study options
Programme BA Social Sciences(BSocSc) Potchefstroom Individual and Society (909 100 L301P) Social Dynamics (909 100 L302P) Politics and Society (909 100 L303P) Culture and Society (909 100 L304P) Environment and Society (909 100L305P) Economics and Society (909 100 L306P) Mahikeng…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/postgraduate-options
Postgraduate options
In collaboration with the Focus Area Social Transformation and Population and Health Research Entity, the School of Social Sciences offers the following postgraduate programmes: BA Hons in Sociology, BA Hons in Social Anthropology BA Hons in History BA Hons in Medical Sociology Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in Development…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction and social institutions. Sociology is concerned with the human being and his/her environment, and with the interactions between people. Sociology touches a person's entire life and can supply every person with guidelines to…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/population-studies-and-demography
Population Studies and Demography
Population Studies graduates are in demand in southern Africa. They may find employment in various government departments such as Statistics South Africa, where they are involved in collecting, processing and analysing data for planning; in non-governmental organisations; civic organisations; international development agencies; academic…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/history
History
Broadly, History involves the study of the past and its impact on the present and aspirations for the future. This programme enables a student to conduct in-depth research into how our past shapes our present and how our present shapes our future. A student will also be able to understand how the present is shaped by versions of the past…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/social-anthropology