The School for Governmental & Social Sciences offers students the opportunity to tailor their BA studies to their interests and career plans, focusing on subjects such as Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Anthropology, and/or History. Students can choose one of three possible streams: • Two languages as majors.;The BA degree enables learners to develop communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that will make them flexible global players. The BA also opens up a wide variety of postgraduate study opportunities, allowing students to focus on a particular area and develop specialist expertise. The BA programme is highly flexible and students may also include other disciplines such as Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Philosophy, Geography or language studies. • One language and one social sciences & humanities as majors; or • Two social sciences & humanities as majors.

This programme offers an integrated solution to the problems of an under-prepared matriculant wanting to study in the field of human resource management. The purpose of the programme is to integrate additional academic support and skills development with mainstream courses in order to prepare the student for successful completion of the relevant Diploma. The Department of Human Resource Management is also accredited with the SA Board for People Practices.

With nutrition acknowledged as a key to the future of modern medicine, dietetics is one of the world’s fastest-growing professions. The BSc (Dietetics) degree at Nelson Mandela University trains competent and ethical dietetics professionals who will contribute to the medical therapeutic, community nutrition and specialised food services sectors. Graduates are required to register with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) before they can practice as a Dietitian.