The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences hosts 18 departments that represent three broad disciplinary groups, namely Arts, Languages and Social Sciences.
Drama
Music
Visual Arts
African Languages*
Afrikaans and Dutch
Ancient Studies
English
General Linguistics
Modern Foreign Languages
History
Information Science
Journalism
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology and Social Anthropology
The following research and service centres are situated within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
Africa Open Institute
Centre for Applied Ethics
Centre for Bible Interpretation and Translation in Africa
Centre for Chinese Studies
Centre for Community Psychology Services
Centre for Geographical Analysis
Centre for International and Comparative Politics
Centre for Knowledge Dynamics and Decision-making
Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST)
Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE)
Centre for Science and Technology Mass Communication (CENSCOM)
DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
HUMARGA
Graduate School
Research Alliance for Disaster and Risk Reduction (RADAR)
* Please note that not all our departments and centres have their own websites.