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11 February 2022
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Story Leonie Bolleurs and Rulanzen Martin
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After two years of lockdown, online meetings, and limited contact with colleagues, academy at the University of the Free State (UFS) is gradually returning to normal. This month (February 2022), staff, students, and members of related industries will convene on three different occasions to learn about cutting-edge scholarship, to reconnect with each other, and to discuss issues impacting society in the fields of theology, the humanities, and agriculture.
Seminar on ‘The Limits of Decolonisation’ with Prof RW Johnson
Date: 24 February 2022
Time: 09:00-16:00 SAST
Venue/Platform: Equitas Auditorium, UFS Bloemfontein Campus, and Microsoft Teams
Decolonisation has been a heated point of discussion for some time now, but have you ever wondered if there could be limitations hindering the decolonisation project? The Departments of Political Studies and Governance and Philosophy and Classics at the UFS will host an array of academics and experts for a hybrid seminar on the topic The Limits of Decolonisation.
If decolonisation is an important issue for you or if you are interested in the topic and its relevance and influence in the world and academia, you should join or attend the seminar – either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the Equitas Auditorium – on 24 February 2022 from 09:00.
The keynote speaker is political scientist
Prof RW Johnson from the University of Oxford. Prof Johnson is an emeritus fellow at Magdalen College and is the author of several acclaimed political books. The other speakers are all from the Departments of Political Studies and Governance, and Philosophy and Classics. Terrence Corrigan from the
South African Institute of Race Relations will speak on The relationship between critical race theory and decolonisation.
RSVP: Alice Stander StanderAFM@ufs.ac.za (please specify dietary requirements, as a light lunch will be served)
Master's Programme in Industrial Psychology
2017-04-10
A new, exciting Master of Industrial Psychology programme will be offered at the University of Free State from 2017. This qualification gives graduates a further opportunity to an internship programme and a board examination thereafter, to register as Industrial Psychologist with the HPCSA.
Admission to this master’s degree programme is subject to approval by the departmental chairperson, based on a satisfactory academic record.
A student should have a relevant honours degree in Industrial Psychology (or an equivalent qualification on NQF Level 8) with a minimum average of 65%, as well as 65% for the honours research mini-dissertation.
The department may also use the following as additional essential entrance criteria: competency-based interviews, in-basket exercises, or the submission of an essay in which the applicant describes the focus of the envisaged study within the department’s specific research focus areas.
For more information visit our Master's Information page or contact +27 51 401 2152 | industrialpsych@ufs.ac.za
Download the application form here.