University of Witwatersrand
Overview
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Based in Johannesburg in South Africa, the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) offers over 3,600 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English within:
Wits’ commitment to social justice has meant it’s played a key role during historical moments in South Africa, with many Witwatersrand alumni becoming icons, both historically and today.
Wits academics regularly publish world-leading research in the fields of natural science, medical and health science, social science, humanities and engineering. In fact, Wits is home to 381 NRF-rated researchers and 400 award-winning researchers, who regularly contribute new research in their fields and have a direct impact on policy and industry.
Wits has partnerships with institutions around the world including research funding opportunities for staff and students. Wits prides itself on being very cosmopolitan, with 10 percent of its students coming from overseas and 85 nationalities represented on campus from Africa and the rest of the world. The Wits Language School offers English training to students who wish to improve their language skills, while Wits’ International Office supports international students throughout all stages of the study cycle - from study visas to finding a medical aid service provider.
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Wits students enjoy state-of-the-art academic and recreational facilities, including 11 libraries with computer labs, knowledge hubs and an award winning disability unit for students with physical, medical, learning or psychological conditions to realise themselves in spite of their disabilities.
Science enthusiasts can pay a visit to the Planetarium, the Origins Centre, the Bleloch Geological Museum, the Life Sciences Museum and the James Kitching Gallery in the Palaeosciences Centre.
Together with the finest talent from across the African Continent, the Wits Theatre Complex continuously explores new and experimental work. With all this experimental work being done at the University, audiences will also be enthralled by the Fassler Gallery, the Anthropology Museum including the Wits Art Museum.
Wits International Office - The Wits International Office (WIO) offers advice on matters concerning visas as well as student permits.
Did You Know?
The greater Johannesburg metropolis covers an area larger than Sydney, London or New York, and is estimated to be as big as Los Angeles
Wits is an urban-based university, in the heart of the Joburg commercial hub. This is the hub of South African business and creative culture, through which students are exposed to a diversity of disciplines and social interactions.
With over 100 active clubs and societies across all the campuses, there is something for everyone. The university is in the epicentre of comedy, theatre, art, music, nightlife, food, sports, nature and hiking, and history heritage.
Central to student life are the residences which are modern, secure and well maintained.
We offer all the day-to-day services you need to feel at home while studying at Wits, including accommodation, housekeeping, meals, recreation, and access to support, development, and extra-curricular activities.
Healthcare facilities are readily available to students in need and the staff at these facilities strive to ensure that the healthcare needs of students are prioritised at all times.
Programs available
Postgraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
- Honours in Accountancy
- Honours in Accounting Science
- Honours in Applied Development Economics
- Honours in Economic Science
- Honours in Economics
- Honours in Finance
- Honours in Human Resource Management
- Honours in Information Systems
- Honours in Insurance & Risk Management
- Honours in Management
- Honours in Marketing
- LLM Commercial and Business Law
- LLM Corporate Law
- LLM Environmental Law
- LLM General
- LLM Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation
- LLM International Economic Law
- LLM International Law
- LLM Labour Law
- LLM Master of Laws
- LLM Pensions Law
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Commerce in Accounting
- Master of Commerce in Health Economics
- Master of Commerce in Information Systems
- Master of Commerce in Taxation
- Master of Economic Science
- Master of Laws in Information and Communications Law
- Master of Laws in International Law
- Master of Laws in Tax Law
- Masters in Applied Development Economics
- Masters of Commerce in Economics
- Masters of Commerce in Finance
- PhD in Accountancy
- PhD in Business Sciences
- PhD in Economics and Finance
- PhD in Law
- Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law
- Postgraduate Diploma in Specialised Accountancy
- Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
- Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Honours
- BSc with Honours in Construction Management
- BSc with Honours in Quantity Surveying
- Master of Architecture (Professional)
- Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering
- Masters of Architecture by research
- MSc (Eng) in Chemical Engineering
- MSc Engineering
- MSc in Electrical Engineering
- PhD in Chemical Engineering
- PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- PhD in Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice Honours
- Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice with Honours in Emergency Medicine
- Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Biokinetics
- Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Forensic Sciences
- Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Human Biology
- Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Medical Cell Biology
- Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Molecular Medicine
- Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Pharmacology
- Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Physiology
- Clinical Medical Practice Honours
- Diploma in Advanced Nursing
- Master of Dentistry
- Master of Medicine
- Master of Pharmacy
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Science in Dentistry
- Master of Science in Epidemiology
- Master of Science in Medicine
- Master of Science in Medicine (Research)
- Master of Science in Medicine in Bioethics and Health Law
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Master of Science in Nursing (Research)
- Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
- Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (Research)
- Master of Science in Physiotherapy
- Masters in Health Science Education
- PhD Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health
- Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Faculty of Humanities
- BA (Honours) - African Languages and Linguistics
- BA (Honours) - African Literature
- BA (Honours) - Anthropology
- BA (Honours) - Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
- BA (Honours) - Archaeology
- BA (Honours) - Arts, Culture and Heritage Management
- BA (Honours) - Bachelor of Arts Honours
- BA (Honours) - Creative Writing
- BA (Honours) - Critical Diversity Studies
- BA (Honours) - Demography and Population Studies
- BA (Honours) - Development Studies
- BA (Honours) - Digital Arts
- BA (Honours) - Drama and Film
- BA (Honours) - Drama Therapy
- BA (Honours) - English
- BA (Honours) - Film and Television
- BA (Honours) - Fine Art
- BA (Honours) - French Language and Literature
- BA (Honours) - Geography
- BA (Honours) - German Language and Literature
- BA (Honours) - Heritage Studies
- BA (Honours) - History
- BA (Honours) - History of Art
- BA (Honours) - International Relations
- BA (Honours) - Italian Studies
- BA (Honours) - Joint Honours
- BA (Honours) - Journalism and Media Studies
- BA (Honours) - Labour Policy and Globalisation
- BA (Honours) - Linguistics
- BA (Honours) - Media Studies
- BA (Honours) - Migration Studies
- BA (Honours) - Music
- BA (Honours) - Organisational and Institutional Studies
- BA (Honours) - Organisational Psychology
- BA (Honours) - Philosophy
- BA (Honours) - Political Studies
- BA (Honours) - Portuguese studies
- BA (Honours) - Psychology
- BA (Honours) - Publishing Studies
- BA (Honours) - Sociology
- BA (Honours) - South African Sign Language
- BA (Honours) - Spanish
- BA (Honours) - Translation or Interpreting
- BA (Honours) - Transnational Literary and Cultural Studies
- BEd (Honours) - Deaf Studies
- BEd (Honours) - Education
- DLitt - Doctor of Literature
- MA - Creative Writing
- MA - Critical Diversity Studies
- MA - Cultural Policy and Management
- MA - Master of Arts
- MA - Organisational and Institutional Studies
- MA - African Literature
- MA - Anthropology
- MA - Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities & Social Contexts
- MA - Applied Ethics for Professionals
- MA - Applied Linguistics
- MA - Archaeology
- MA - Audiology
- MA - Clinical Psychology
- MA - Community-based Counselling
- MA - Demography and Population Studies
- MA - Development Sociology
- MA - Development Studies
- MA - Digital Arts
- MA - Drama Therapy
- MA - Dramatic Art
- MA - e-Science
- MA - Film and Television
- MA - Fine Arts
- MA - French and Francophone Studies
- MA - Geography
- MA - German Studies
- MA - Health Demography
- MA - Heritage
- MA - History
- MA - History of Art
- MA - ICT and Policy Regulation
- MA - Industrial Sociology
- MA - Interactive Media
- MA - International Relations
- MA - Italian Studies
- MA - Journalism and Media Studies
- MA - Labour Policy and Globalisation
- MA - Linguistics
- MA - Media Studies
- MA - Migration and Displacement
- MA - Organisational Psychology
- MA - Philosophy
- MA - Political Studies
- MA - Psychology
- MA - Publishing Studies
- MA - Social Work
- MA - Sociology
- MA - Speech-Language Pathology
- MA - Translation
- MA - Transnational Literary and Cultural Studies
- MEd - Deaf Education
- MEd - Education and Works
- MEd - Educational Psychology
- MEd - The Master of Education
- MMus - Master of Music
- PGCE - Education
- PGDA - Applied Drama and Theatre
- PGDip - Arts
- PGDip - Deaf Education
- PGDip - Translation and Interpreting
- PGDipE(HE) - Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Higher Education)
- PhD - Creative Writing
- PhD - Critical Diversity Studies
- PhD - Deaf studies
- PhD - Demography and Population Studies
- PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
- PhD - Doctor of Philosophy Education
- PhD - Film and Television
- PhD - Media Studies
- PhD - Migration and Displacement
Faculty of Science
- BSc with Honours in Actuarial Science
- BSc with Honours in Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
- BSc with Honours in Applied Bioinformatics
- BSc with Honours in Archaeology
- BSc with Honours in Big Data Analytics
- BSc with Honours in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- BSc with Honours in Chemistry
- BSc with Honours in Computational and Applied Mathematics
- BSc with Honours in Computer Science
- BSc with Honours in Genetics and Developmental Biology
- BSc with Honours in Geochemistry
- BSc with Honours in Geography
- BSc with Honours in Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies
- BSc with Honours in Geology
- BSc with Honours in Geophysics
- BSc with Honours in Mathematical Sciences
- BSc with Honours in Mathematical Statistics
- BSc with Honours in Mathematics
- BSc with Honours in Microbiology and Biotechnology
- BSc with Honours in Palaeontology
- BSc with Honours in Physics
- BSc with Honours in Psychology
- MSc in Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
- MSc in Archaeological Heritage Management
- MSc in Artificial Intelligence
- MSc in Astrophysics
- MSc in Chemistry
- MSc in Computational and Applied Mathematics
- MSc in Computational and Applied Mathematics
- MSc in Computer Science
- MSc in Computer Science
- MSc in Data Science
- MSc in e-Science
- MSc in Economic Geology
- MSc in Environmental Sciences
- MSc in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
- MSc in Geosciences
- MSc in Hydrogeology
- MSc in Interdisciplinary Global Change Studies
- MSc in Mathematical Sciences
- MSc in Mathematical Statistics
- MSc in Mathematical Statistics
- MSc in Mathematics
- MSc in Mathematics
- MSc in Medical Physics
- MSc in Molecular and Cell Biology
- MSc in Palaeontology and Geology
- MSc in Physics
- MSc in Radiation Protection
- MSc in Resource Conservation Biology
- MSc in Robotics
- PhD in Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
- PhD in Chemistry
- PhD in Computational and Applied Mathematics
- PhD in Computer Science
- PhD in Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies
- PhD in Geosciences
- PhD in Mathematical Statistics
- PhD in Mathematics
- PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology
- PhD in Physics
- PhD in Science
- Postgraduate Diploma in Science in the field of Enterprise Risk Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Science in the field of Radiation Protection
Wits Business School
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Management in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
- Master of Management in Finance and Investment Management
- Master of Management in the fields of Strategic Marketing, Business and Executive Coaching, Innovation Studies, Digital Business and Energy Leadership
- PhD in Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management in the field of Digital Business
Wits School of Governance
- Master of Management in Governance (Development and Economics)
- Master of Management in Governance (General)
- Master of Management in Governance (Governance and Management)
- Master of Management in Governance (Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation)
- Master of Management in Governance (Public Policy)
- Master of Management in Governance (Security)
- Master of Management in Governance (Social Security)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Governance and Public Leadership)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Public and Development Management)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Security)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Social Security)
University Highlights
Total students - 25,076
International students - 1,944
Total faculty staff - 1,611
Total students - 25,076
International students - 1,944
Total faculty staff - 1,611
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