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Monday, 21 January 2019
From left to right: Shannon Morreira (Hum EDU) ; Yusra Price (Hum EDU/Social Anthropology); Msakha Mona ( Hum EDU/Media Studies) and Tammy Wilks ( Hum EDU/African Studies)
Humanities EDU wins UCT award for Collaborative Educational Practice

The Faculty of Humanities Education Development Unit (Humanities EDU) has been awarded a UCT Collaborative Educational Practice Award (CEP), for the work undertaken on the Humanities 4-Year Degree Undergraduate Curriculum.

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Publication Date:
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 14:45
Professor John Higgins
Critical literacy in action

Professor Higgins, Arderne Chair of Literature in the Department of English Language and Literature, has recently focused critical literacy on topics in and around debates on higher education at both local and global levels.

 

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Publication Date:
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 - 15:45
How do youth find their place in the world?

A UCT contingent’s July 2017 trip to Japan kick-started a research project that explores how citizenship is experienced and claimed by young people in South Africa and Japan.  Professor Nyamnjoh and Ayanda Manqoyi from the Department of Anthropology and Professor Harry Garuba and Zuziwe Msomi from the Department of African Studies were part of the delegation to Japan.

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Publication Date:
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 - 11:15
Honours Curatorship Programme for 2018

The Michaelis School fo Fine Art's Centre for Curating the Archive, in close collaboration with Iziko Museums, offers an honours programme in Curatorship.

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Publication Date:
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 - 10:00

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Why Humanities at UCT?

Diversity is our key strength

As the largest faculty on campus, the Faculty of Humanities is home to more than 6000 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students annually. Currently 43 countries are represented in our student body. We attract students and academics from across the globe which means exposure to a rich diversity of knowledge, experience and best practice.

Research and Teaching

UCT Faculty of Humanities has a reputation for demanding excellence from our staff and students. We are home to some of South Africa's most celebrated intellectuals, including: award-winning composers and singers; renowned artistic directors and literary critics; world famous novelists and poets; national policy makers and advisors to government; sought-after economists; and highly respected social science researchers.

Humanities graduates

We produce exceptional young people who possess imagination, insight, mental agility and analytical skills. As a result of these attributes, our graduates are highly sought after both locally and abroad. Most of our students advance to postgraduate study which further enhances their skills and employment opportunities. A Humanities qualification prepares you for a multitude of career paths in the public sector, corporate workplace and in academia.

In the Humanities, we teach our students to be analytical, to question, to engage in ‘out of the box’ thinking, to ask the difficult questions and to use their imagination in solving real world problems. If this sounds exciting, then you will definitely thrive in this environment and you will enjoy your time with us.
Harry Garuba
Dean of Humanities

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