9 Part-time Master's in History in South Africa

The Master of Arts in Heritage from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg can be undertaken in two different ways: by dissertation only or by coursework and research report. 

The master in History of Education at University of South Africa (UNISA)  is committed to reaching out to all of humanity by providing scholarship, service, learning and continuous professional development opportunities to aspirant and serving educators, managers and policy makers, and other practitioners in education at home and abroad. 

The Master of Arts in the field of History of Art from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg has an active cohort of postgraduate students pursuing Honours, Masters and PhD degrees

The master of Theology in Church History 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. 

History is the study of ancient cultures; their art, literature, thought and history. The focus of Classics is the ancient Mediterranean – Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East – but our courses also include modules on ancient Africa, India and China. The Classics program of Rhodes University is designed to stimulate, inform, and encourage reflection.

Some of the courses included in this History programme at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg are: Themes in African-American History in the United States and Oral & Documentary History: Theory and Practice.

Art History and Visual Culture is the study of ancient cultures; their art, literature, thought and history. The focus of Classics is the ancient Mediterranean – Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East – but our courses also include modules on ancient Africa, India and China. The Classics program of Rhodes University is designed to stimulate, inform, and encourage reflection.

At History from the University of the Western Cape, you'll study at one of the leading History departments in South Africa.

The Department of History from Faculty of Humanities at University of Johannesburg offers a MA in History (Research).