The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology offers a variety of undergraduate modules and postgraduate programmes in sociology and social anthropology that aim to provide a relevant response to the challenges presented by contemporary society. For this reason it is our mission to develop our instructional programmes to be firmly anchored within the realities external to university life.

In order to attain these ideals the department's resources - human, infrastructural and financial - are directed towards reaching out to society, neighbouring communities and institutions. This is strongly reflected in our teaching, research and outreach activities. Because of this approach the department has gained a proven capacity to deliver consultation services in the fields of transformation and development. Internally the department restructured itself to embark upon a stronger interdisciplinary academic role in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Social Anthropology was incorporated in 1997.

These webpages specifically outline the new and renewed undergraduate modules and post-graduate programmes that are on offer by the department. In line with our University's mission these programmes will address objectives as envisaged by the national educational policy with regard to the current needs of South Africa and its neigbouring populations. Altogether 18 undergraduate modules as part of the Faculty's Undergraduate Programmes' structure and 13 different postgraduate programmes (of which three are collaborative programmes) leading to specific qualifications are in the offering. This variety of programmes ensure that most needs of prospective students are provided for:

• Disciplinary as well as inter-disciplinary study
• Course-work, self-study and research programmes are available, often combined
• Distant and resident study are provided for
• Qualifications vary from varius BA options with sociology and social anthropology as elective subjects and on postgraduate level Honours to M Phil/Masters to D Phil
• In certain postgraduate programmes provision is made for exit qualifications

The department is well-equipped as far as library provisions, computer facilities and lecturing halls are concerned. Our staff members are highly skilled and experienced in their respective fields. Our system of visiting lecturers ensures that students have regular exposure to some of the leading experts in the international world of academia.

You are invited to contact us for more information and to consider Stellenbosch as your future campus.