21 Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies in South Africa

The master of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at University of South Africa (UNISA) offers high-quality general academic and career-focused distance education tuition in the arts, humanities, social sciences, religion and theology. 

The Department of Religion Studies from Faculty of Humanities at University of Johannesburg offers a MA in Semitic Languages and Cultures (Research).

The focus of the MA programme in Cultural Policy and Management at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is on interactive seminars, guest lectures on contemporary issues in the cultural sector and excursions. The MA can be taken either as Dissertation or Coursework and Research Report

Sociology (Coursework) from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.  

Afrikaans from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.  

Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers an opportunity to engage with the ways in which the worlds of work and artistic practice increasingly reflect dissolving boundaries between traditional disciplines in the arts, humanities, commerce, science and technology.

The Sociology (CW) program at University of Johannesburg is offered by the Department of Sociology, a part of the Faculty of Humanities.

Heritage and Cultural Sciences - Heritage and Cultural Tourism from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving.

The Religion and Culture program at Stellenbosch University is for those who want to specialise.

The Afrikaans (Research)program is offered by University of Johannesburg.

Heritage and Cultural Sciences - Heritage and Cultural Tourism (Coursework) from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.  

History (Coursework) from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving.

The program in Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies at Rhodes University to promote and advance scholarship in African languages.

University of Pretoria offers you the chance to study Heritage Conservation (Coursework) at the Faculty of Humanities.

The Department of General Linguistics, which offers the Intercultural Communication at the Stellenbosch University is situated in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Department offers undergraduate modules in General Linguistics and Applied English Language Studies (AELS). 

Gender Studies (Coursework) from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential. 

The  Ancient Cultures programme at the Stellenbosch University focuses on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds, the interrelatedness of these cultures and their influence on the modern world.

The Master of Arts in the field of Transnational Literary and Cultural Studies from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree.

The College of Humanities, the largest of UKZN’s four Colleges, is the home of critical thinking, social commentary and robust intellectual debate. It is aptly referred to as “The Soul of the University.” We offer a master degree in Media and Cultural Studies at University of Kwazulu Natal.

The Department of Religion Studies from Faculty of Humanities at University of Johannesburg offers a MA in Semitic Languages and Cultures (Coursework).