1. Honours degrees

The Department of Communication Science offers three honours degrees*:

• BA Hons. (Communication Science) with specialisation in Leadership Communication
• BA Hons. (Communication Science) with specialisation in Media Studies and Journalism
• BA Hons. (Communication Science) with specialisation in Corporate and Marketing Communication

*For complete curriculum information for each degree, see point 6 below.

2. Course structure

• The degrees are offered on a full-time basis and students are required to attend daily lectures on the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State.
• Students wishing to complete the degree on a part-time basis may complete the degree over the course of two years. However, the student will still be required to attend lectures on the Bloemfontein Campus every week.
• The degrees are not available via distance learning or e-learning.
• The degrees are presented over the course of one academic year and lectures start in February of each year.
• There are no mid-year intakes.
• The honours degrees each consists of six modules. All six modules are year-modules.
• Five modules are taught via lectures, while students also have to complete a research project under the guidance of a supervisor.

3. Selection requirements

• The minimum requirement for possible selection is a minimum average of 65% in the second and third year of an applicable undergraduate degree.
• Only a limited number of students can be accommodated and therefore a 65% average does not guarantee selection. Only the top applicants for each degree will be selected.
• Applicants who do not have an applicable undergraduate degree may complete a bridging course before applying again for possible selection. Admission to the bridging course is at the discretion of the Departmental Selection Committee. The bridging course is a full-time course that consists of modules from the second and third year of the applicable undergraduate degree. Completion of the bridging course does not guarantee selection for the honours programme.

4. Application procedure

• You may apply before 30 September 2020 for possible selection for the honours degree in 2021.
• The application form is available on the UFS website (www.ufs.ac.za).
• Current UFS students may apply using a DV3 form, which is available at www.ufs.ac.za > Students > UFS Application Forms. Please email the completed form to maraisw@ufs.ac.za.
• For information regarding fees, please contact the Administration Department via the switchboard at 051-401 9111 or visit www.ufs.ac.za > Students > Tuition Fees

5. International applicants

• If you are interested in postgraduate studies at the UFS, and hold a non-South African first degree, your qualification must be evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and submitted together with your application form to the UFS.
• Please note that all foreign qualifications must be evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority before an application form is forwarded to the University. It is the responsibility of the prospective student to forward his/her documentation to SAQA. Please visit www.ufs.ac.za for more information or contact the UFS Office for International Affairs at +27 51 401 3219/2501/3403/9436

6. Module Information

CURRICULUM
The course requires the following four compulsory modules:

- plus any two modules* from the following list:

*The Department of Communication Science reserves the right not to present certain modules when fewer than three (3) students have registered for a specific module, or when a qualified staff member in the field of question is not available to present the module at a given time.
** COMP6806 will not be presented in 2021.

CURRICULUM
The course requires the following six compulsory modules (there are no electives for this course):

CURRICULUM
The course requires the following six compulsory modules (there are no electives for this course):

7. Contact details

For further academic enquiries regarding the honours degrees of the Department of Communication Science, please contact:
Dr Willemien Marais
+27 51 401 2872
maraisw@ufs.ac.za