Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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The Graduate School

The Graduate School is an initiative of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. It facilitates and administers the awarding of international postgraduate Masters and Doctoral scholarships across departments within the Faculty.

The School aims to provide a supportive space that is dynamic and collegial and that enables students to engage with research that addresses the challenges of our time.

 

 

RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION for MASTERS PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

African social science scholars interested in researching water ethics in Africa are invited to apply for a research assistant position to complete a  2-year Masters Programme in Philosophy (MPhil) in Applied Ethics at the University of Stellenbosch in 2026/2027. The...
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The History of (Un)Sustainability-virtual exchange

    Apply to be part of a virtual exchange course with the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) if you are interested in questions of sustainability from a historical and global perspective. Explore sustainability from economic, political,...
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“Somebody, Somewhere”, the inaugural PhD colloquium of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences showcased outstanding research projects

Doing a PhD can be a long, lonely journey no matter the field or year of study.  The “Somebody, Somewhere” PhD colloquium, held on 1 and 2 April for all PhD students across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, under the custodianship of the Graduate School, proved...
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SU students: Join the Ubuntu Learning Centre Information session

Students! Do you want to be part of Education for change and Empowerment? Join a unique and special Learning Programme focusing on incarcerated individuals in Brandvlei Correctional Centre? Through this programme Stellenbosch University students will be learning with...
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UNCHARTED CROSSINGS-The New Wits Artist-in Labs Programme in Context!

The Wits Artist-in-Lab programme, launched in 2023, seeks to stimulate new forms of practice and research questions for the arts and sciences through interdisciplinary engagements. In this seminar, Prof. Doherty situates the Wits initiative within similar programmes...
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Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) Training in EAST AFRICA

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) is one of very few relationship therapy models with evidence of effectiveness in diverse cultural contexts. However, most of this research has been conducted in North American and European contexts and more work needs to be...
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PHD SKILLS SEMINARS

PhD skills seminar workshop! You are hereby invited to attend first PhD Skills Seminar, details below: https://arts.sun.ac.za/files/2025/02/2025_PHD-SKILLS-SEMINARS_Semester-1-.pdf
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FASS METHODS AND SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR TEXT– BASED GRADUATE RESEARCH 2025 PROGRAMME

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Methods and Skills Workshop for Text-based Graduate Research 2025 programme Details below: https://arts.sun.ac.za/msw-f To sign up for the series, RSVP to graduateschool@sun.ac.za by 24 February, so that we can set you up online on...
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Launch of the 2024 Report on the State of South Africa’s Fathers

The Tataokhona Project and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Seminar Series on Masculinities invite you to the launch of the 2024 Report on the State of South Africa's Fathers. Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 10am - 1pm Neelsie Cinema in Neelsie Student Centre,...
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Call for Applications: Inter-disciplinary PhD Programme by Research in the Fields of Historical Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Office of the Principal Inter-disciplinary PhD Programme by Research in the Fields of Historical Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Friday November 1, 2024  Call for Applications Background With funding from the Gerda...
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​Congratulations to our new graduates 2025!

Masters

  • Ms Lizé Myburgh – Sociology – Supervisor: Prof Steven Robins
  • Ms Sarah Uheida – English – Supervisor: Prof Sally-Ann Murray
  • Ms Gloria Makochieng – Visual Arts – Supervisor: Prof Ledelle Moe

 

 

 

 

PhD’s

  • Dr Nomzamo Ntombela – Sociology – Supervisor: Prof Bernard Dubbeld and Co-Supervisor Dr Justin Pearce
  • Dr Trevor Makhetha – Sociology – Supervisor: Prof Khayaat Fakier