University of South Africa University of South Africa - Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (UNISA) 

IAU-020493

IAU Member

South Africa

top General Information

Address

Street:PO Box 392

City:Pretoria

Province:Gauteng

Post Code:0003

WWW:https://www.unisa.ac.za

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1873 as University of Cape of Good Hope. Renamed University of South Africa, 1916. Became distance education university, 1946. Acquired present status 2004 following merger with Technikon Southern Africa and Vista University, Distance Education Centre (VUDEC).

Academic Year

January to December

Admission Requirements

For undergraduate certificates: National Senior Certificate with entry level degree, diploma or higher certificate; National Senior Certificate (vocational) at level 4 with entry level degree, diploma or higher certificate; Senior Certificate of full or conditional exemption issued by the Matriculation Board of Higher Education South Africa (HESA); Senior Certificate with matriculation or university admission endorsement (exemption). For undergraduate diplomas: National Senior Certificate with entry level degree or diploma; National Senior Certificate (vocational) at level 4 with entry level degree or diploma; Senior Certificate of full or conditional exemption issued by the Matriculation Board of Higher Education South Africa (HESA); Senior Certificate with matriculation or university admission endorsement (exemption). For undergraduate degrees: National Senior Certificate with entry level degree; National Senior Certificate (vocational) at level 4 with entry level degree; Senior Certificate of full or conditional exemption issued by the Matriculation Board of Higher Education South Africa (HESA); Senior Certificate with matriculation or university admission endorsement (exemption). Please note that the admission requirements for entry level qualifications are the minimum statutory requirements and that admission requirements differ between the various Colleges.

Language(s)

English;Afrikaans

Accrediting Agency

Council on Higher Education (CHE); South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA); Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Puleng Lenka Bula

Job title:Principal and Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2021-


Senior Administrative Officer : M.S. Motebele

Job title:Vice-Principal, Operations and Facilities


Senior Administrative Officer : Sepoto Moloko

Job title:Acting Registrar


International Relations Officer : M. Nakene

Job title:Chief Information Officer; Vice-Principal for Information and Communication Technology


International Relations Officer : Siza Magubane

Job title:Deputy Director, International Relations

top Divisions

College : Accounting Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Taxation


College : Agriculture and Environmental Science

Fields of study:Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Biological and Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Geography, Horticulture, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Soil Science, Veterinary Science, Water Science, Welfare and Protective Services


College : Economics and Management Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Insurance, Labour and Industrial Relations, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Operations Research, Psychology, Public Administration, Real Estate, Retailing and Wholesaling, Secretarial Studies, Service Trades, Social Sciences, Taxation, Tourism, Transport and Communications, Transport Economics, Transport Management, Vocational Counselling, Welfare and Protective Services


College : Education

Fields of study:Adult Education, Art Education, Business Education, Computer Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum, Distance Education, Education, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Handicapped, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Research, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Health Education, Higher Education, Home Economics Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, International and Comparative Education, Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Pedagogy, Philosophy of Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teacher Trainers Education, Teacher Training, Technology Education


College : Graduate School of Business Leadership

Fields of study:Business Administration, Leadership


College : Graduate Studies

Fields of study:African Studies, Development Studies, Distance Education, Education, Educational Research, Educational Sciences, Leadership, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Social Policy, Teacher Training, Technology Education


College : Human Sciences

Fields of study:African American Studies, African Languages, Afrikaans, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Languages, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Art History, Art Management, Arts and Humanities, Bible, Christian Religious Studies, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religion, Contemporary History, Cultural Studies, Demography and Population, Design, Development Studies, English, English Studies, Fine Arts, French, Gender Studies, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, History of Religion, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Studies, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Medieval Studies, Midwifery, Missionary Studies, Modern History, Modern Languages, Music, Musicology, New Testament, Nursing, Pastoral Studies, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Psychology, Public Health, Regional Studies, Religion, Religious Practice, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Visual Arts, Welfare and Protective Services, Writing


College : Law

Fields of study:Administrative Law, Civil Law, Civil Security, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Criminology, History of Law, Human Rights, International Law, Justice Administration, Labour Law, Law, Maritime Law, Notary Studies, Police Studies, Private Law, Protective Services, Public Law, Welfare and Protective Services


College : Science, Engineering and Technology

Fields of study:Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Natural Sciences, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Systems Analysis, Technology

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Catholic Theology, Christian Religious Studies, Communication Arts, Communication Studies, Community Health, Computer Science, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Finance, Government, Health Sciences, Higher Education, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Leadership, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Multimedia, Music, Musicology, Nursing, Philosophy, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Welfare, Social Work, Taxation, Theology, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation, Visual Arts, Writing


Advanced Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agricultural Management, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Education, Education, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Explosive Engineering, Health Sciences, Horticulture, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Science Education, Teacher Trainers Education, Tourism


Honours Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, African Languages, African Studies, Afrikaans, Agriculture, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Archaeology, Archiving, Art History, Astronomy and Space Science, Behavioural Sciences, Bible, Business Administration, Catholic Theology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Christian Religious Studies, Computer Education, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Consumer Studies, Criminology, Development Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Education of the Gifted, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Electronic Engineering, English Studies, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Finance, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Sciences, Hebrew, History, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, International Studies, Islamic Studies, Judaic Religious Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Multimedia, New Testament, Nutrition, Operations Research, Philosophy, Physics, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Technology Education, Theology, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Economics, Visual Arts, Water Science


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agriculture, Banking, Business Administration, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Finance, Fiscal Law, Foreign Languages Education, Higher Education, Horticulture, Human Resources, Information Management, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour and Industrial Relations, Labour Law, Law, Library Science, Logistics Management, Mathematics Education, Nursing, Operations Research, Private Law, Psychometrics, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Studies, Taxation


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, Behavioural Sciences, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Christian Religious Studies, Civil Law, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Consumer Studies, Criminology, Curriculum, Ecology, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Engineering, Fiscal Law, Gender Studies, Horticulture, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Labour Law, Law, Leadership, Mathematics Education, Music, Musicology, Philosophy of Education, Police Studies, Private Law, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Administration, Public Health, Science Education, Social Studies, Social Work, Technology Education, Theology, Visual Arts


Doctorate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Agriculture, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Criminology, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Horticulture, Information Sciences, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Music, Musicology, Nursing, Operations Research, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Technology Education, Theology

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

African Education Review

African Historical Review

African Review of Economics and Finance

Africanus: Journal of Development Studies

Commonwealth Youth and Development

Communication

Critical Arts

Education as Change

English Academy Review (EAR)

Fundamina

Gender Questions

Imbizo

International Jounal of African Renaissance Studies

International Journal of Education Development in Africa

Journal for Semitics

Journal of Law, Society and Development

Journal of Literary Studies

Language Matters

Latin American Report

Missionalia

Mousaion

Musicus

Muziki

Myth & Symbol

New South African Outlook

New Voices in Psychology

Oral History Journal of South Africa

Phronimon

Politeia

Progressio: South African Journal for Open and Distance Learning Practice

Religion and Theology

South African Historical Journal

South African Journal of African Languages

South African Journal of Higher Education

Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies

Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae

The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher

TricTrac

Main Press

Unisa Press

Students

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Updated on 21-02-2024