Rhodes University

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The Rhodes campus, long considered one of the most beautiful in the country, is located in the “Festival City” of Grahamstown where small town friendliness is a feature of life. The year-round moderate climate will also get you outdoors for jogging, walking and cycling as well as for a large variety of sports, art classes and recreational activities. Situated in the Eastern Cape, Grahamstown is about 80 miles from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth and is considered the arts capital of the province. Rhodes University is an internationally respected educational center of excellence, modeled after the British tutorial system at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Rhodes provides students with a close-knit community feel both in and out of the classroom. The university offers a small campus, with small class sizes, and top-notch academics. Rhodes owes its unique character among South African universities to a combination of factors, some historical, some geographical, some cultural, and some architectural. As a visiting student at Rhodes, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Student Volunteer Program which matches students with one of the local community-based organizations that run projects in the under resourced parts of Grahamstown.
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Academic Info
 

      Rhodes University comprises the following academic faculties: Commerce, Education, Humanities, Law, Pharmacy, and Science. As a visiting student you may take courses within most faculties and departments at Rhodes including: African and foreign languages, art history, classics, communications, computer science, economics, English, environmental studies, fine art, geography, geology, history, ichthyology and fisheries science, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology among others.


    • Preferred application deadlines are: October 1st for Spring semester and April 1st for Fall semester. Call for availability after these dates.
    • At the time of application a student should normally have attained a minimum of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.  Students should hold a Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior or Senior class standing at the time of study.
    • Interstudy students can combine courses offered in different departments and faculties as scheduling allows.
    • Standard full-time credit load: 14-16 U.S. credits per semester. The total number of courses will vary depending on the credit weighing of each course.
    • Course pre-approval is not available in advance of arrival; final registration takes place on-site.
    • Click here for more information on course selection.
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Location

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Student Life
 
    • Location: Grahamstown
    • Student Population: 5, 583
    • City Population: 75,000
    • In Town Center
    • 80 Miles from Port Elizabeth Airport to Campus
    • 620 Miles from Grahamstown to Johannesburg
    • The Sports Council has over thirty affiliated clubs at both the competitive and recreational levels.
    • Main Library, Departmental Libraries, an inter-library loan scheme and a variety of specialized collections and services.
    • Central Technology Center and computer labs available throughout campus with full internet facilities.
    • Students live in University residence halls with local students. Single rooms, catered.

Subject Areas

    • accounting
    • african languages
    • art history
    • biochemistry
    • botany
    • business
    • chemistry
    • classics*
    • communication - journalism
    • communication - media studies
    • computer science
    • economics
    • english*
    • environmental studies
    • fine art
    • french
    • geography
    • geology
    • german
    • history
    • human kinetics and ergonomics
    • ichthyology and fisheries science
    • management
    • mathematics
    • microbiology
    • music
    • philosophy
    • political science
    • psychology*
    • sociology
    • statistics
    • theater
    • zoology


*Academic Highlights