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A degree in Government Studies provides you with an understanding of the theory and practice of government, the nature of politics, policymaking and public administration, as well as foreign policy and government security. Students studying this degree are those who want to make a positive impact on a rapidly changing society. They are eager to…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences
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Social Sciences involves the scientific study of society and of how cultural forms, structures and power relationships emerge, change over time and affect human lives in multiple contexts. Social Sciences is used to understand and explain how society works, how it changes and how it influences our futures – from the causes of…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/political-studies-and-international-relations
Political Studies and International Relations
Political Studies focuses on matters associated with power and authority in the state and government, but also in the broader society. As students of politics, we are focused on “the games people play” to wittingly and unwittingly drive political agendas. Politics revolves around resource allocation in society and how…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/development-studies
Development Studies
Development Studies is a multidisciplinary field that examines social, economic and political change. This field explores debates, experiences and practical ways of achieving an improvement in the human condition. The discipline considers changing debates in the theory and practice that have grown out of the history of work in developing…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/undergraduate-study-options
Undergraduate study options
Programme BA Social Sciences(BSocSc) Potchefstroom Individual and Society (909 100 L301P) Social Dynamics (909 100 L302P) Politics and Society (909 100 L303P) Culture and Society (909 100 L304P) Environment and Society (909 100L305P) Economics and Society (909 100 L306P) Mahikeng…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/postgraduate-options
Postgraduate options
In collaboration with the Focus Area Social Transformation and Population and Health Research Entity, the School of Social Sciences offers the following postgraduate programmes: BA Hons in Sociology, BA Hons in Social Anthropology BA Hons in History BA Hons in Medical Sociology Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in Development…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction and social institutions. Sociology is concerned with the human being and his/her environment, and with the interactions between people. Sociology touches a person's entire life and can supply every person with guidelines to…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/population-studies-and-demography