At CHS we will grow, discuss, and build.
A message from CHS Executive Dean about her plans and optimism for 2025 academic year.
I take an honor and a privilege in the leading role that the College of Human Sciences plays in fulfilling the University of South Africa’s mission and course of action as it seeks to improve the ODeL system in South Africa. We are a diverse and thriving teaching and learning college committed to promoting excellence and preparing tomorrow’s scholars and leaders. I am also proud of the steady growth and progress we have achieved, as this inspires all of us to work harder and exert more persistent efforts in the service of our country, humanity, knowledge, scholarship, and community engagement. We offer bachelor’s degrees in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
The College of Human Sciences offers high-quality general academic and career-focused distance education tuition in the arts, humanities, social sciences, religion and theology. Offerings in the School of Arts, School of Humanities and School of Social Sciences include internationally recognised undergraduate degrees and diplomas, honours, and master’s degrees through coursework and research, and doctoral programmes.
Visiting the university's College of Human Sciences, two lecturers from Russian institutions recently presented a workshop on basic communication skills in Russian.
The study by Dr Msomi Mandisa from the Department of Information Science aims to make a meaningful contribution to both digital transformation and health information systems in developing country contexts.
Members of the university's Communication Students Association recently presented papers at the Bi-Annual International Conference on Telecommunications and Digitality, hosted by the Department of Communication Science.
Senior students in the Visual Multimedia Arts programmes in the Department of Art and Music will be showcasing their work at the Unisa Art Gallery under the theme "Moving Spaces".
The Unisa Department of Psychology's CGCA project, provides practical training to under-resourced rural communities, empowering the youth with career guidance and the potential to explore entrepreneurial opportunities within their communities.
Call for Applications: 2026 Unisa Decoloniality Summer School
Event dates: 12 - 16 January 2026
Full day
Applications re-open for limited qualifications only. Apply between 3 November and 19 December 2025. Click here for more information.
The College of Human Sciences is one of the most productive colleges in research at Unisa. In its departments, academics and post graduate students are engaged in cutting-edge basic and applied research which focuses on expanding our knowledge of the disciplines, Open Distance Learning (ODL) research and engaged research. The research generated in the College proactively responds to the needs of our developing nation and the African continent.
The College has a vibrant enabling environment for both young and experienced academics to push disciplinary boundaries as organic intellectuals in multi, inter and trans-disciplinary research. As a result of this lively research environment, the College has succeeded in increasing its research output and the number of NRF rated academics.
