Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Faculty of Arts
About the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) is a vibrant, imaginative and socially engaged space and place, in which a diversity of interesting and valuable qualifications are offered in four interdisciplinary schools: Music, Art and Design; Architecture; Government and Social Sciences and Language, Media and Culture. As an undergraduate student in the Arts faculty, you can benefit from a variety of courses such as: art, applied design, architecture, fashion, journalism, media, sociology, anthropology, history, French, public relations and communications, Xhosa, English, philosophy, literature, fashion, politics and governmental studies. Postgraduate students can also benefit from rich supervisory experience and industry relevant skills provided by well-trained lecturers and professors in the faculty. A major focus of the faculty is on engendering a humanising pedagogy in the university context. Ultimately, the unique and contemporary blend of course offerings will help you to intelligently and productively analyse the rich complexity of life in the 21st Century and equip you, as a graduate, to meet the ethical, social and political challenges in a rapidly changing South Africa and global society.
On the right, you can download a short summary of our faculty’s qualifications which includes the programme overview, the duration of study, admission requirements, the APS score required as well as career opportunities.
Schools in The Faculty of Arts
- School of Architecture
- School of Governmental and Social Sciences
- School of Language, Media & Culture
- School of Music, Art & Design
Courses Offered
UNDERGRADUATE
- Diploma in Architectural Technology
- Diploma in Interior Design
- Diploma in Journalism
- Diploma in Music
- Diploma in Music
- Diploma in Music
- Diploma in Public Management
- Diploma in Public Management (Extended)
- Diploma in Public Relations Management
DEGREE
- BA (Media, Communication and Culture)
- BTech (Architectural Technology : Applied Design)
- BTech (Architectural Technology : Technology)
- BTech (Ceramic Design)
- BTech (Ceramic Design)
- BTech (Fashion)
- BTech (Fashion)
- BTech (Fine Art)
- BTech (Fine Art)
- BTech (Graphic Design)
- BTech (Graphic Design)
- BTech (Interior Design)
- BTech (Journalism)
- BTech (Journalism)
- BTech (Photography)
- BTech (Photography)
- BTech (Public Management)
- BTech (Public Management)
- BTech (Public Relations Management)
- BTech (Public Relations Management)
- Bachelor of Administration
- Bachelor of Architectural Studies
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Music (General)
- Bachelor of Music (Interdisciplinary Studies)
- Bachelor of Music (Music Education)
- Bachelor of Music (Music Technology)
- Bachelor of Music in Performimg Arts
- Bachelor of Visual Arts
POSTGRADUATE
HONOURS DEGREE
- BA Honours (Anthropology)
- BA Honours (Anthropology)
- BA Honours (English)
- BA Honours (English)
- BA Honours (Philosophy)
- BA Honours (Political Science)
- BA Honours (Political Science)
- BA Honours (Sociology)
- BA Honours (Sociology)
- BA Honours in Journalism
- Bachelor of Arts Honours (Afrikaans and Dutch)
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Applied Language Studies
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Applied Language Studies
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Corporate Communication
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in French
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in History
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in History
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in IsiXhosa
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Media Studies
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Public Administration
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Public Administration
M TECH DEGREE
- MTech (Ceramic Design)
- MTech (Ceramic Design)
- MTech (Fashion)
- MTech (Fashion)
- MTech (Fine Art)
- MTech (Fine Art)
- MTech (Graphic Design)
- MTech (Graphic Design)
- MTech (Photography)
- MTech (Photography)
- MTech (Public Relations Management)
- MTech (Public Relations Management)
- MTech (Textile Design and Technology)
- MTech (Textile Design and Technology)
MASTER’S DEGREE
- MA (Applied Language Studies)
- MA (Applied Language Studies)
- MA (Sociology) Coursework
- MA (Sociology) Coursework
- MArch (Professional) – Coursework
- MMus (Music Education) Coursework
- MMus (Music Education) Coursework
- MPhil (Christian Studies)
- MPhil (Christian Studies)
- Master of Architecture (Research)
- Master of Architecture (Research)
- Master of Arts (Afrikaans and Dutch) Research
- Master of Arts (Afrikaans and Dutch) Research
- Master of Arts (Anthropology) Research
- Master of Arts (Anthropology) Research
- Master of Arts (Applied Language Studies) Research
- Master of Arts (Applied Language Studies) Research
- Master of Arts (Conflict Transformation and Management) Research
- Master of Arts (Conflict Transformation and Management) Research
- Master of Arts (English) Research
- Master of Arts (English) Research
- Master of Arts (General) Research
- Master of Arts (General) Research
- Master of Arts (History) Research
- Master of Arts (History) Research
- Master of Arts (Media Studies) Research
- Master of Arts (Media Studies) Research
- Master of Arts (Philosophy) Research
- Master of Arts (Philosophy) Research
- Master of Arts (Political Studies) Research
- Master of Arts (Political Studies) Research
- Master of Arts (Public Administration) Research
- Master of Arts (Public Administration) Research
- Master of Arts (Sociology) Research
- Master of Arts (Sociology) Research
- Master of Arts (Xhosa) Research
- Master of Arts (Xhosa) Research
- Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation and Management
- Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation and Management
- Master of Music (Research)
- Master of Music (Research)
- Master of Music in Applied Choral Conducting
- Master of Music in Applied Choral Conducting
- Master of Music in Composition
- Master of Music in Composition
- Master of Music in Performing Arts
- Master of Music in Performing Arts
- Master of Public Administration
- Master of Public Administration
DOCTORAL DEGREE
- DLitt
- DLitt
- Doctor of Literature (Afrikaans and Dutch)
- Doctor of Literature (Afrikaans and Dutch)
- Doctor of Literature (Applied Languages)
- Doctor of Literature (Applied Languages)
- Doctor of Literature (Xhosa)
- Doctor of Literature (Xhosa)
- Doctor of Music
- Doctor of Music
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy (Anthropology)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Anthropology)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Biblical and Religious Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Biblical and Religious Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Conflict Management)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Conflict Management)
- Doctor of Philosophy (History)
- Doctor of Philosophy (History)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Media Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Media Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Music)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Music)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Political Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Political Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Public Administration)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Public Administration)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Sociology)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Sociology)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Translation Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Translation Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture
- Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture
Contact Information
www.arts.nmmu.ac.za