COURSE: BA IN GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL TRANSFO...

The B.A. (Governance and Political Transformation) degree increases students' insight into politics and the present political transformation processes. By developing skills in ethical leadership and management, the course promotes values that underlie efficient, democratic government and trains students for a career in politics and public service.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 year full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subject:

• Introduction to politics


• Introduction to world politics and global governance


• Introduction to governance and transformation


• Introduction to public management


• General management


• Introduction to verbal and non-verbal communication


• Small group and public communication


• Intercultural communication


• Development communication

Second year subjects:

• Public financial resource management


• Public policy management


• Political science


• Communication science

Third year subjects:

• Community service learning


• Macro and micro organization analysis


• Human resource management


• Communication theory


• Applied communication theory


• Mass media research: basic principles


• Applied mass media research


• Public law

Careers: in the public sector and government departments.

Source: www.ufs.ac.za

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