Admission Requirements
The Postgraduate Programme in Africa Studies comprises Honours, Masters, and Doctoral degrees. The general admission regulations of the University regarding postgraduate study apply conjointly with the following rules:
- A B-degree or four year Diploma with relevant majors grants admission to the Honours Degree which runs over a period of one year.
- An Honours Degree or any other equivalent qualification(s) with relevant course content (minimum of 128 credits) renders admission to a structured Master’s with course work, where half the credits are allocated to a mini-dissertation. The taught M.A. runs over a period of at least one year.
- An Honours Degree or any other equivalent qualification(s) with relevant course content of at least 128 credits renders admission to a research M.A. with a dissertation of 130 credits as requirement. The research M.A. runs over a period of at least one year (full-time).
- A Master’s degree or an equivalent qualification in accordance with the general admission requirements of the University is the minimum requirement for the Ph.D.