COURSE: BA IN HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (PUBLI...

The purpose of this programme is to enable both potential and existing public officials to optimally utilise public sector specific managerial and communication competencies in order to facilitate democratic governance and efficient and effective service delivery.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• The nature, content and scope of public administration


• The structuring and functioning of public services


• Fundamentals of communication


• Communication contexts and applications


• Developing information skills for lifelong learning


• English for academic purposes


• Practising workplace English

Second year subjects:

• Foundations of public administration


• Protection services


• Creation of wealth


• Welfare and social services


• Culture and education


• Environmental affairs

Third year subjects:

• Public management skills


• Public human resource management


• Public policy


• Organisational studies in the public sector


• Public financial administration and management


• Reflective public administration


• Ethics in public administration and administrative justice

Careers: government media relations officer, communications officer, stakeholders’ relations officer.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za​