WSU Faculty of Humanities, Social Science and Law

The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law will be a centre of excellence in the provision of sound academic programmes and research that are innovative and responsive to the needs of the community and aligned to the regional, national and international imperatives in the relevant disciplines.

MISSION

The Faculty is committed to excellence in:

• Equipping students with socio-scientific knowledge and skills to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic development of the region, the country and
• In the preparation of learners to become efficient professionals in their respective
• In the provision of community development and research programmes that address the needs of this region and contribute to national

GOALS AND VALUES

• To be a leading humanities faculty in the country;
• To be the custodian of diverse programmes of the highest quality which address the full range of needs within the humanities, social sciences and law;
• To contribute to addressing the socio-economic developmental needs of the region through community engagement and research and learner empowerment;
• To produce learners of high quality that have a balance in terms of development spiritually, mentally and physically.

OBJECTIVES

• To establish within the Faculty departments of excellence for the preparation of learners for diverse challenges in life;
• To expand the curriculum to include critical areas of learning including the infusion of HIV/AIDS, rural development and indigenous knowledge systems;
• To use languages as a tool to make communities and learners aware of the value of arts and culture;
• To integrate the programmes of the various departments to facilitate articulation within the Faculty
• To form partnerships with relevant stakeholders to project in vision and deed a united

AREAS OF RESEARCH AND NICHE SPECIALITIES

• Infusion of HIV/AIDS and rural development in all faculty
• An investigation into the nature, scope and significance of Indigenous Knowledge
• Development challenges of rural

Walter Sisulu University WSU Faculty of Humanities Social Science and Law Departments

WSU Faculty of Humanities Social Science and Law Departments – See Details Below:

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS

• Afrikaans
• African Languages
• English
• History
• Geography

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Anthropology
• Criminology & Administration of Criminal Justice
• Library & Information Science
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Political Studies
• Sociology and Population
• Development Studies

DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL STUDIES

• Criminal & Procedural Law Unit
• Legal History & Philosophy Unit
• Mercantile Law Unit
• Private & Customary Law Unit
• Public Law Unit
• Law Clinic

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK & PSYCHOLOGY

• Psychology
• Social Work

Walter Sisulu University WSU Faculty of Humanities Social Science and Law Admission Requirements

WSU Faculty of Humanities and Law Admission Requirements – See Details Below:

ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

• For all Bachelor’s Degree programmes, only applicants whose National Senior Certificate (NSC) results indicate that the learner has met the requirements for admission into Bachelor’s Degree, that is, Bachelors’ endorsement, may be admitted.
• In the case of the old Senior Certificate, only applicants with a Matriculation Exemption endorsement will be considered for admission.

Admission Point System (APS)

The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law endeavours to use a point system for admissions. The achievement levels are then translated into points for each NSC subject. Points will be used to calculate the total Admission Point Score (APS).

The minimum APS required for a Bachelor’s degree is 26. For the Bachelor of Laws, the APS is 34.

The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Admissions Committee considered the administration of admission point score as proposed by Usaf. The Committee appreciates the breakdown made in the achievement levels as this advantages a student whose performance is better than others.

On the basis of the Usaf proposal, the points are awarded as in the following example:

The purpose of the above split will assist departments in admitting students according to their performance as opposed to the previous point system where a learner who scores 70% and the one who scores 79% would both attain7 points.

It should be noted that the this scoring system excludes Life Orientation and Mathematical Literacy.  Points for these two are allocated as follows: