Wits post grad prospectus

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Postgraduate ProsPectus2013

contactsstudent enrolment centre

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Postal address

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Facultiescommerce, Law and Management +27 (0)11 717-8390/3582 E [email protected]

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graduate support division

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Wits International Office +27 (0)11 717-1054/1055 E [email protected]

Courier address

senate House, ground Floor, 1 Jan smuts avenue, Braamfontein 2001, Johannesburg, south africa

Contents

Welcome .........................................................3

Our University ...................................................4

Research ..........................................................6

Johannesburg .................................................8

Postgraduate resources ................................10

Postgraduate studies .....................................13

Faculty information:

Commerce, Law and Management .......14

Engineering and the Built Environment ...18

Health Sciences .........................................22

Humanities ...................................................26

Science ........................................................30

Applications ....................................................33

Closing dates ...................................................38

International applicants .................................42

Fees ...................................................................46

Funding options ..............................................51

Student accommodation ..............................54

Visit our Campus ............................................56

2 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg www.wits.ac.za

3Postgraduate Prospectus www.wits.ac.za

Welcome to WitsA research-driven institution committed to excellence.

Wits University, one of Africa’s premier

research universities, understands the need

to be innovative in this digital age and offers

postgraduate students a broad spectrum

of opportunity in a wide variety of fields. The

focus is on sustaining globally competitive

standards of excellence in learning, teaching

and research.

Our postgraduate students are afforded

a platform to engage in real life research

issues that affect not only the surrounding

communities but the country, continent and

the global village at large. Higher degree

qualifications at Wits result from more mature

teaching and learning requirements as well

as a deeper and more academic focus.

Wits is strategically located in Johannesburg,

a worldclass city and there are therefore

countless opportunities for research students

to engage with and present solutions that will

contribute to our country’s knowledge base

and build our future.

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Wits

University, Prof. Loyiso Nongxa believes that

successful democracies and economies are

characterised by, amongst other factors,

successful higher education institutions.

He says: “Wits is a model of a successful

South African university – able to lead

in contributing to the advancement of

democracy, the success of the South African

nation, the strength of the economy and

the health of the people of the country

by providing intellectual leadership and

accountable engagement. We believe that

research-intensive universities contribute to

wealth creation, poverty alleviation and

nation building and overall, to the national

prestige of a country.”

However, South Africa’s young researchers

and researchers in training have to be

nurtured in an environment where discovery

and creativity is encouraged and where

ideas are discussed freely in a spirit of

openness and tolerance.

Staff and postgraduate students are actively

encouraged to push the boundaries of

knowledge by tackling fundamental research

questions, producing publications of the

highest quality, and sustaining the interplay

between teaching and research. Wits is

committed to ensuring that a new generation

of researchers is drawn from a diverse range

of young people.

We look forward to welcoming you to Wits in

the near future!


Our UniversityWith its more than 130 000 graduates in its 90-year history, Wits has made and will continue to make its mark nationally and internationally. Wits has a dis-tinct and proud reputation for its academic and research excellence, innovation, enlightened dis-course and its ability to provide a platform to allow differing voices to be heard. It has a proud record of standing up for social justice, freedom and democ-racy and is inspired to build on its current achieve-ments to create a better future for all.

Wits at a glanceThe University is structured into five faculties which comprise 34 schools.

Wits’ vast campuses are spread over 400 hectares in Braamfontein and Parktown.

The University has 18 residences which accommodate 20 % of the student population.

Wits is:• one of only three universities in Africa

to feature in the top 400 (from amongst 23 000 universities worldwide) in three separate international rankings.

• developing six prestigious multidisciplinary research institutes, which will seek to produce highly specialised forms of knowledge to tackle the challenges of the 21st Century.

• home to the R28 million Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute launched in 2011.

• the institution that maintains the highest proportion of independent financial support amongst South African universities.

• a leader in the evolutionary sciences and the curators of priceless faunal, floral and hominid collections including the Taung Skull, Little Foot and the Sediba fossils.

• proud of the four Nobel laureates and the 91 Rhodes Scholars that have emanated from the University.

• the intellectual hub of Africa and has over 40 key projects actively running in several African countries.


For more about Wits, go to www.wits.ac.za/AboutWits

Wits’ ambitions are interlinked with those of the city and the region in a country that punches above its weight in the world. Wits hosts the Gauteng City Region Observatory, a high-level research facility that will assist the province to benchmark its performance and further develop a research-based approach to long-term strategic planning related to economic, social and other areas of development.

Wits established the Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, the first of its kind on the African continent, in 2008. The Centre supports research, teaching and public debate about India and its growing presence across the continent.

The Marang Centre for Maths and Science Education was the winner of the 2008/9

National Science and Technology Awards for their outstanding contribution to science, engineering, technology and innovation. The Centre was honoured for its innovation in pioneering a new approach to the teaching of science and mathematics in schools.

Seven Witsies have been awarded prestigious National Orders by the Presidency for their continuing contribution to science, art and medicine in the country.

In recent years, Wits has revived its public intellectual engagement activities and has positioned itself as the intellectual hub of South Africa. The University provides a platform for intellectual debate and critical thinking across many disciplines.


Research at WitsRenowned for its research excellence, Wits has made a significant global contribution to important fields of study over the years. Wits is inspired to significantly increase the number of research chairs, boost its postgraduate numbers and invest in research equipment.

Professor Loyiso Nongxa, Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Although other knowledge-intensive industries exist, universities remain the wellspring of talent in the knowledge arena. It is only at universities that the deep reservoir of basic research is available to inform applied research which leads to innovation and thus to technology. It is only universities that can mass-produce scarce skills.

Wits:• accommodates seven research institutes,

20 research units and 10 research groups.

• hosts 19 prestigious South African Research Chairs:

» Local Histories and Present Realities

» Exploration, Earthquakes and Mining Seismology

» Bio-inorganic Chemistry

» Sustainable Process Engineering

» Medical Entomology and Vector Control

» Fundamental Physics and String Theory

» Protein Biochemistry and Structural Biology

» The Origin of Modern Human Behaviour

» Vaccine Preventable Diseases

» Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Polymer-Engineered Drug Delivery Technologies

» Mathematics Education

» Mathematics Education: Numeracy

» Social Chair in Development Planning and Modelling

» Intelligent Systems

» Theoretical Particle Cosmology

» Radio Astronomy

» Health Policy and Systems

» HIV Vaccine Translational Research and

» Bioinformatics for African Populations.

• houses five Centres of Excellence focusing on Biomedical TB Research, Strong Materials, Aerospace, Advanced Drug Delivery Technology and Viral Gene Therapy.

• is proud of its 220 rated scientists of which 16 are A-rated - international leaders in their disciplines.

• boasts a renowned palaeoanthropology hub called the Institute for Human


Evolution. The Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research houses one of the largest plant and animal fossil collections in the southern hemisphere. New floral, faunal and hominid fossils are constantly being discovered and described, making the new Palaeosciences Centre at Wits a natural home for international researchers.

• is home to the Origins Centre, a world-class international tourist site at Wits, which includes exhibitions on the Khoisan and Rock Art and tells the unique story of humankind’s creativity.

• hosts the Gauteng City Region Observatory, a high-level research facility that assists in policy formulation and benchmarking.

The School of Public Health co-chairs the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) initiative which aims to develop and deliver an innovative model for doctoral training in sub-Saharan Africa and to strengthen the capacity of participating institutions to conduct and lead internationally-competitive research. A number of funded programmes exist specifically directed towards the

enhancement of the skills and abilities of senior students and younger staff.

Research thrustsThe University has nine approved research thrusts or areas of research strength. • Biodiversity • HIV/AIDS • Evolution of the Species and National

Heritage• Cities • Materials Science and Engineering • Mineral Resources, Exploration and Mining• South Africa/India • Diseases of the Lifestyle: an emerging

African problem • Molecular Biosciences

21st Century InstitutesWits is developing six prestigious multidisciplinary research institutes, which will seek to produce highly specialised forms of knowledge to tackle the challenges of the 21st Century, the first of which are the Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute and the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Biosciences.

www.wits.ac.za/Research/

Many international organisations have offices in Johannesburg. There is also an informal economy consisting of cash-only street trad-ers and vendors.

Johannesburg is as much a concrete jungle as it is green – it is the largest urban forest with 10 million trees in the city.

Johannesburg’s residential areas range from luxurious, wooded suburbs, to shanty towns and squatter settlements.

The suburbs of Melville, Newtown, Parkhurst, Norwood and Greenside are popular for their bohemian atmosphere, street life, and many restaurants and bars.

The city is home to several media groups which own a number of newspaper and magazine titles. Johannesburg is also home to the Constitutional Court – South Africa’s highest court.

Museums include the Apartheid Museum and the Hector Pieterson Museum. The Museum Afrika covers the history of the city of Johan-nesburg and houses a large collection of rock

art. The Johannesburg Art Gallery features South African and European landscape and figurative paintings.

Art galleries all over the city offer visitors a choice of art – contemporary, ceramic, Is-lamic, watercolour, and the like, including the newly opened world-class Wits Art Museum situated on the Eastern corner of the Braamfontein campus.

The Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens has been a popular outing venue and is situated on the western outskirts of the city.

The Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is 25 kilometres to the northwest of the city. The Sterkfontein fossil site is famous for being the world’s richest hominid site and produced the first adult Australopithecus afri-canus and the first near-complete skeleton of an early Australopithecine.

Visitors to Johannesburg and Wits can find out more at www.wits.ac.za/ - click on Places and Spaces

JohannesburgJohannesburg, Joburg, Jozi, Egoli ... vibrant, passionate, diverse. A city of contrasts. The financial and commercial hub of Africa and the largest city in South Africa, it has something for everyone. Modern sky-scrapers live side by side with 19th Century buildings, markets, bazaars and “spaza” shops. Never far from view are the mine dumps, the result of gold mining activity in the mineral rich Witwatersrand range of hills.




Postgraduate resources

Graduates Support Division The Graudate Support Division (GSD) is a cross-faculty, cross-discipline, graduate cen-tre that provides a home for the intellectual and social life of postgraduate researchers. It also acts as a facilitator to increase aware-ness of postgraduate needs on campus. It therefore aims at improving the overall qual-ity of the postgraduate experience across all five faculties and offers focused strategic thinking about the implementation of the 2022 vision to firmly establish Wits’ reputation as a research intensive University.

This is achieved through ensuring that post-graduates have access to resources, a rolling enrichment programme including workshops in research methods, data analysis and research writing, and an annual cross-faculty postgraduate symposium where students present their work in progress.

The presence of the GSD has resulted in a greater awareness of responsibility to post-graduate students on campus and to the extension of existing offerings to a wider range of students. The GSD also works with the Humanities Graduate Centre to offer

workshops and support in a number of areas (see page 28).

Postgraduate AssociationThe Wits Postgraduate Association (PGA) is a student representative body for postgradu-ate students at the University. The mission of the PGA is to promote and enhance the interests of postgraduate students by inter-acting with the postgraduate student body and University management; upholding aca-demic excellence and integrity, facilitating the allocation of relevant resources for post-graduate research; and enhancing access of resources to postgraduate students.

Research DevelopmentResearch development opportunities cover:

• Mentoring/coaching – One-on-one discussions with experienced researchers;

• Skills enhancement – Training in the “art and craft” of doing research;

• Advocacy – Assisting to remove or reduce (internal) hindrances to research;

• Recognition – Recognising achievements;

• Exploiting networks – linking researchers with appropriate funders, for example.

As a research driven university committed to increase the quality and quantity of its research output, Wits recognises that support and development is a key component to success.


The scope of the impact of the Research Development directorate is conveniently grouped into three areas: Initiatives fo-cused on the new generation of research-ers, emerging researchers and established researchers.

University LibraryThere are two main libraries (Wartenweiler and William Cullen), and 14 branch libraries which make up the University of the Witwa-tersrand Library. Students have access to 1,000,000 book volumes, 400,000 journal titles and 46,000 updated electronic resources.

The Wits Library plays a major role in southern Africa both in the provision of information for

study and research, and in the preservation

of rare materials which record the heritage

of South Africa. The Library offers a “walk”

through the history of information, from the

beautiful collections of incunabula, early

printed books and rare manuscripts to the

resources of the Internet and the global infor-

mation village.

The Africana Collection contains exquisitely

illustrated volumes on the flora, fauna and ex-

ploration of the southern half of the continent

of Africa. Material housed in the Historical

and Literary Papers department deals with

the early days of trade unions, political trials,

organisations and people banned during the

apartheid years, and contains documents

and information entrusted to Wits which are

unavailable elsewhere. For researchers in the

social sciences it is a wealth of information.

The Wits Library keeps abreast of the technol-

ogy, is linked by a network to other libraries

throughout the country, and via the Internet

to information resources worldwide.

Student ServicesAll registered students at Wits have access

to resources such as the Campus Health and

Wellness Centre, the Disability Unit and the

Counselling and Careers Development Unit,

as well as the use of sports facilities through

the Wits Sports Associations.

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Wits offers you the opportunity to become globally competitive and locally relevant with a qualification from one of South Africa’s leading universities.

It is a university that is renowned for its high calibre graduates, academic standing and research capabilities. Wits challenges you to create new knowledge boundaries and to develop original thinking which is the cornerstone of intellectual growth.

Our research focus ensures that Wits students and staff operate at the leading edge of disciplines.

Approximately one third of the student body at Wits comprises postgraduate students. Wits is thus dedicated to providing quality training to postgraduate students as one means of ensuring a continuous supply of active and motivated researchers, while at the same time enriching the University’s undergraduate teaching.

Each of our five Faculties offers study choices

at the Honours, Masters and PhD level either full-time or part-time depending on the par-ticular degree and by coursework or through research based programmes.

Distinctly Wits90 Rhodes Scholars have originated from Wits. Only a limited number of these coveted scholarships are awarded to outstanding students worldwide.

Following the award of a substantial grant, the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), a joint initiative of the School of Public Health and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), focuses on Wits’ commitment to expanding its footprint in Africa. CARTA’s vision is to develop the capacity of African universities to produce globally competitive graduates who will lead research to improve health and development in Africa.

Postgraduate studiesMany more careers are becoming multidisciplinary and people need to acquire new skills to match these ever challenging roles.

People are also changing careers more often, creating the need to enhance one’s skills to keep up with these career moves. Rapid developments in knowledge across disciplines also requires one to constantly update one’s understanding and skills base. Life long learning has become an imperative.


Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management



The different Schools and entities within the Schools undertake applied research in a variety of ways, some examples of which are described, namely:

The Corporate Strategy and Industrial De-velopment research programme engages in high quality, policy oriented economic research and helps to build skills and capac-ity in economic and industrial policy research. Since its inception, this programme has played an active role in providing rigorous research to inform economic policy forma-tion. The research in turn has also enriched the social dialogue between government, business, labour and community groups.

The Centre for Applied Legal Studies con-ducts research linked to broader political and legal struggles for social justice including

socioeconomic rights focusing specifically on housing, as well as basic services such as water, sanitation and electricity, the right to education, gender based research and labour law.

Did you know?The Wits Business School launched a Centre for Entrepreneurship in 2009 to nurture entre-preneurship through education and training, research, professional development and community entrepreneurship.

The Wits MBA programme was voted the best in South Africa for six consecutive years in the Financial Mail annual survey.

The Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management aims to contribute to the advancement of govern-ance, justice and economic development through developing and increasing knowledge and skills.

www.wits.ac.za/clm

Schools and Research Entities

School of Accountancy

School of Economic and Business Sciences

Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development research programme

African Microeconomic Research Umbrella

Centre for Applied African Micro Economic Research

School of Law

Centre for Applied Legal Studies

Mandela Institute

Graduate School of Public and Development Management

Centre for Defence and Security Studies

Learning Information Network Knowledge Centre

Graduate School of Business Administration – Wits Business School


Doctor of Philosophy – PhD 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

Doctor of Science in Business Administration – DSc 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

Master of Business Administration – MBA 2 year full-time or 4 years part-time

Master of Commerce – MCom – by research or in the following fields:Accounting, Taxation, Economics, Economic Science, Information Systems, Development Theory and Policy, Business Science: Business Finance. By research only: Human Resource Management, Insurance and Risk Management, Marketing, Management

1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Economic Science – MEconSc 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Laws – LLM – by research or in the following fields: Communications Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation, Intellectual Property and Information Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian and Criminal Law, International Law and Development, Labour Law, Pensions Law


Master of Management – MM – by research or in the following fields:Information Communication Technology Policy and Regulation, Public and Development Management, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, Finance and Investment Management, Public Policy, Security, Innovation, Business and Executive Coaching, Strategic Marketing, Social Security, Policy Management and Administration


Bachelor of Accounting Science with Honours – BAccScHons

1 year full-time

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours – BComHons – in the field of Accountancy


Bachelor of Commerce with Honours – BComHons – in the fields of: Economics, Information Systems, Development Theory and Policy, Financial Planning, Business Sciences: Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, Management, Marketing


Postgraduate programmes on offer in Commerce, Law and Management


Bachelor of Economic Science with Honours – BEconScHons


Higher Diploma in Accountancy – HDipAcc 1 year full-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Management – PDM – in the following fields: Business Administration, Human Resources, Security


Postgraduate Diploma in Law in the following fields: Communications Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Labour Law, Tax Law, Pension Funds Law



Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment is at the forefront of creating wealth by providing society with well-educated, entrepreneurial graduates.

The Faculty maintains strong links with industry and facilitates student bursaries, scholarships and internships. It has the highest number of endowed professorships or chairs in the University. Large volumes of contract research are conducted for local and international companies.

Engineering has high calibre academic and support staff, purpose built laboratories, and computing and library facilities which enable Wits to provide the opportunity for advanced skilling in specialist areas and training in cutting edge research.

Engineering offers a Graduate Diploma, Masters by coursework, Masters by coursework and project, Masters by research and Doctor of Philosophy. There are also special options which permit science graduates to undertake postgraduate study in engineering. The variety and quality of the

postgraduate qualifications in engineering ensure that capable and committed students, with good first degrees, can equip themselves for leadership roles in technology and related fields.

The early part of the 21st Century has continued to show dramatic changes in the global economy, politics and the social environment which have immense influences on planning within the developing world and in attitudes towards the use of the natural environment in urban growth and change.

The delivery of affordable housing and


other highly relevant social and physical challenges form the basis of the teaching and research programmes in both the School of Architecture and Planning and the School of Construction Economics and Management.

Issues that pertain to townships, informal settlements, metropolitan systems and provincial policies are at the heart of a number of postgraduate student projects. These issues are relevant to the South African context and climate but draw on internationally accepted disciplinary principles.

Doctoral studies range from a gender-orientated analysis of urban homelessness (the first study of its kind), to an examination

of indigenous construction techniques and a treatise on early Cape architecture.

Distinctly WitsAn A rated scientist in the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society in London. Of the more than 19 600 world-wide membership, only 47 currently have this honour, regarded as the world’s highest distinction for aerospace achievement, awarded only for the most outstanding contributions to the aerospace profession.

www.wits.ac.za/ebe


By submission of published work:

Doctor of Architecture – DArch

Doctor of Engineering – DEng

Doctor of Town and Regional Planning – D(TRP)

Doctor of Science in Architecture DSc(Arch)

Doctor of Science in Building – DSc(Building)

Doctor of Science in Engineering – DSc(Eng)

Doctor of Science in Quantity Surveying– DSc(QS)

Doctor of Science in Town and Regional Planning –

DSc(TRP)

By research:


Master of Architecture – MArch 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Science in Building – MSc (Building) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Science in Engineering – MSc(Eng) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Science in Town and Regional Planning –

MSc (TRP)


Master of Science in Quantity Surveying- MSc (QS) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

By coursework and research report:

Master of Architecture (Professional) – MArch(Prof)

A postgraduate degree for students who hold a

Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Honours


Master of Architecture in the field of Sustainable and

Energy Efficient Cities


Master of Science in Building – MSc (Building) in the

specialised fields of either Project Management in

Construction or Property Development and

Management


Master of Science in Development Planning – MSc(DP) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time(will not be offered in 2013)

Master of Science in Engineering – MSc(Eng) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of the Built Environment in the field of Housing 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Science in Town and Regional Planning in

the field of Urban Studies


Postgraduate programmes on offer in Engineering and the Built Environment


Master of Urban Design 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

By coursework:

Master of Engineering – MEng 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Graduate Diploma in Engineering – GDE 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Property Development and

Management – PGdip PDM

2 years part-time

Honours degrees: 1 year full-time

Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Honours BAS(Hons)

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Construction

Management BSc(Hons)(CM)

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Quantity

Surveying BSc(Hons)(QS)

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Urban and

Regional Planning BSc(Hons)(URP)


Faculty of Health Sciences The Faculty of Health Sciences is the largest of its kind in Africa, has an outstanding international reputation and has produced graduates who have gone on to become world leaders in their chosen fields.

The Faculty of Health Sciences acknowledges its role in the training of health professionals, in the advancement of knowledge through research and its responsibility to be relevant and responsive to the health needs of the communities that it serves and to the country. It aspires to be the Faculty of choice for postgraduate and professional Health Sciences training particularly in the South African and sub-Saharan context, offering modern and relevant curricula and facilities, with national and international reputations.

Since opening its doors in 1919, the Medical School in the Faculty of Health Sciences has graduated more than 7 000 doctors and hundreds of graduates from the allied medical disciplines of Dentistry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy.

The Faculty offers a wide range of postgraduate degrees and diplomas, from the Masters of Medicine and Dentistry for clinical specialist training to Masters degrees in a variety of disciplines ranging from Biokinetics and Sports Medicine to Biostatistics, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Pharmacy, Public Health and many more.

Postgraduate students in the Faculty are

offered a selection of courses on research methodology, scientific writing skills and biostatistics. Monthly lunch time talks by researchers, for postgraduate students, are held in the popular Postgraduate Hub. An annual postgraduate social event and a bi-ennial Research Day and Postgraduate Expo provide students with the opportunity to become part of a thriving research community.

The Faculty is home to many individual researchers, but also to 18 research entities, of which eight are jointly accredited by the Medical Research Council, and one is a Centre of Excellence. There are also three National Research Foundation Chairs and two Research Thrusts which have been approved by the University’s Senate. All these intensive research niches provide a nurturing and research-rich environment for postgraduate students.

The Wits Health Sciences Library serves staff and students of the Faculty. It was estab-lished in 1926 and houses over 40 000 books and over 1 000 electronic and printed journal titles.


Application forms for Health Sciences programmes should be submitted directly to the Faculty OfficeThe Health Sciences Postgraduate office

+27 (0)11 717-2075/6; Fax: +27 (0)11 717-2119

E [email protected]

Health Sciences, Medical School, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, South Africa.

www.wits.ac.za/health


* Not offered in 2013

Research degreesIn any field of research approved by the Faculty Graduate Studies Committee and the pro-posed supervisor(s) and Heads of School(s).Doctor of Science (Medicine or Dentistry): by submis-sion of published workDoctor of Philosophy: by submission of published work or by submission of a thesis.


Master of Science in (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy): by submis-sion of a dissertation.


Degrees by coursework and research report:Master of Science in Dentistry MSc(Dent) in clinical disciplines:Community Dentistry, Maxillo Facial and Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Prosthodontics.


Master of Science in Medicine MSc(Med) in the fields: Applied Physiology (in abeyance), Bioethics and Health Law, Biokinetics, Biology and Control of African Disease Vectors (July intake only), Child Health, Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology (in abeyance), Genetic Counselling*, Haematology (in abeyance), Immunology (in abeyance), Medical Microbiology (in abeyance), Nuclear Medicine, Pharmaceutical Affairs (part-time only), Pharmacotherapy (part-time only), Sports Medicine, Sports Science (in abeyance), Tropical Diseases (in abeyance), Virology (in abeyance)


Master of Science in Epidemiology MSc(Epi) in the fields:Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Population-Based Field Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

18 months full-time or 3 years part-time

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy MSc(OT) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-timeMaster of Science in Physiotherapy MSc(Physio) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-timeMaster of Science in Nursing MSc(Nursing) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-timeMaster of Pharmacy (MPharm) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-timeMaster of Public Health (MPH) in the fields:Communicable Diseases*, Community Rehabilitation*, Demography and Population Studies*, Disaster Management*, Environmental and Occupational Health*, Gender and Health*, Health Management*, Health Measurement*, Health Promotion*, Health Systems and Policy*, Hospital Management*, Maternal and Child Health*, Occupational Hygiene*, Primary Health Care Management*, Rural Health, Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health*, Social Behaviour Change Communication


Postgraduate programmes on offer


Master of Dentistry (MDent) in the specialties**Community Dentistry, Maxillo Facial and Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Prosthodontics.

3 / 4 years full-time depending on specialty

Master of Medicine (MMed)** in the specialties:Anaesthesia, Anatomical Pathology, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Chemical Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Community Health (Public Health Medicine and Occu-pational Medicine), Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiol-ogy, Family Medicine, Forensic Pathology, Haematol-ogy, Internal Medicine, Medical Genetics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Microbiology, Obstet-rics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Urology, Virology

3 / 4 / 5 years full-time depending on specialty

Honours

Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours 1 year full-time or 2 years part-timeDiplomas

Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health (PGDCH) in the fields:Community Paediatrics*, Neurodevelopment


Diploma in Health Services Management 1 year full-time or 2 years part-timeDiploma in Occupational Health (DOH) 2 years part-timeDiploma in Public Health (DPH) in the fields:Communicable Diseases, Community Rehabilitation, Demography and Population Studies, Disaster Manage-ment, Environmental and Occupational Health, Gen-der and Health, Health Management, Health Measure-ment, Health Promotion*, Health Systems and Policy, Hospital Management, Maternal and Child Health, Occupational Hygiene, Primary Health Care Manage-ment, Rural Health, Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health, Social and Behaviour Change Communication


Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) 6 months full-time or 1 year part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy (PGDipOT)

2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy(PGDipPhysio) 1 year full-timeDiploma in Advanced Nursing (DAdvNursing) in the fields: Advanced Psychiatric Nursing, Community Health Nursing*, Child Nursing, Forensic Nursing*, Genet-ics Nursing*, Infection Control, Intensive Care Nursing, Nephrology Nursing , Nursing Management, Occupa-tional Health Nursing, Oncology and Palliative Care, Operating Theatre Nursing*, Ophthalmic Nursing, Ortho-paedic Nursing*, Trauma and Emergency Nursing


** The Master of Medicine in Clinical Disciplines and the Master of Dentistry in Clinical Disciplines are limited to applicants who have registered with The Health Professions Council of South Africa


www.wits.ac.za/humanities


The Faculty offers a wide range of pro-grammes, some of which are vocationally oriented and lead to careers in specific professions, while others are theory and research oriented and impart critical analyti-cal skills that open up to a range of careers in academia and research institutes, the public and private sectors and non-governmental organisations alike.

Academics in the Faculty have a wide range of links, which include collaborative research with other leading scholars in universities in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Our programmes seek to be at the cutting edge of postgraduate studies by taking innovative multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary approaches, linking the arts, social sciences, natural science, law and management. Students are exposed to rigorous theoretical and methodological training which imparts strong research and analytical skills and enables them to adapt to

the constantly changing world of work in the 21st Century.

The Faculty increasingly attracts postgraduate students from within South Africa and different parts of Africa and therefore comprises a diverse community that contributes to providing a very stimulating environment in which to study. The vision of the Faculty is to ensure that it is distinguished for its critical analytic approaches to knowledge production that advance democratic life and that it remains one of the most highly recognised entities in the country, Africa and the world.

Research Institutes and Units Constitution of Public Intellectual Life Programme

Education Policy Programme

History Workshop

Society, Work and Development Institute

Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research

The Faculty of Humanities is one of the leading centres for postgraduate studies and research in South Africa and Africa. Postgraduate students in the Faculty are taught and supervised by leading academics, who enjoy an international reputation as some of the world’s fore-most research active and productive scholars.The Faculty seeks to creatively and critically engage with its location in Johannesburg, arguably South Africa’s most globally networked city, which has dynamic political, social, economic and cultural links to Africa and the world.

Faculty of Humanities


Humanities Graduate CentreThe Humanities Graduate Centre provides access to high-quality seminars and research supervision, a congenial setting and out-standing facilities for graduate study. It is a point of connection for local and internation-al students, researchers and employers.

The Centre draws on the skills of the country’s leading academics in the Humanities and Social Sciences. This intellectual expertise is harnessed to produce both academic re-searchers and graduates who are not simply personnel trained in particular procedures, but innovators, initiators and thought leaders.

It is close to the main libraries, the post-graduate club, post office, the cafeteria, the residence shuttle pickup point and secure late-night parking. Networked computers, photocopiers, telephones and workspaces are available until late into the night.

The Graduate Centre offers a forum for dynamic interaction and debate. Visiting academics, researchers, student-run seminars and conferences combine to create a vi-brant atmosphere of intellectual interchange.

In developing partnerships with other edu-cational institutions, business, the state and employers, the Graduate Centre aims to assist in producing a new generation of criti-cal graduates, and researchers who are also squarely oriented towards the world of work, and equipped to envision, plan for and real-ise South Africa’s future in all its complexity.

Research Capacity Development

One of the Centre’s most important func-tions is to provide an ongoing programme of research training and research capacity development for postgraduate students in the Faculty of Humanities but also, where appropriate, for other postgraduates in the University. This programme includes an exten-sive research methodology workshop series as well as academic writing and publication workshops.

The Graduate Centre also runs postgradu-ate mentorship programmes designed to support students who have had very little prior research experience with the research component of their postgraduate degrees. This programme is directed, in particular, to postgraduate professional students and those who have been admitted on the basis of rec-ognition of their prior learning or experience.

Post-doctoral Fellowships

The Graduate Centre in conjunction with the Dean and other Schools in the Faculty, often hosts short-term post-doctoral fellowships which are designed to assist the Faculty’s post-doctoral students publish their research and/or undertake further research.

Internships and Networking

The Graduate Centre provides opportuni-ties for students to gain direct access to the worlds in which they will be seeking employ-ment, through a programme of structured internships. The World of Work Training and Internship Programmes allow students to develop initial experience and begin to establish the contacts necessary to enter the work environment. The internship is an effec-tive method of recruitment for a variety of employers. Research shows that in the USA, internships have become the major method of graduate recruitment.

The aim is to assist postgraduates with the transfer of their academic training, to a meaningful application within the world of work.

In conjunction with the Postgraduate Project Office, the Centre runs a series of workshops to help graduates enhance their academic skills as well as their capacity to undertake research. A key component of the Centre’s work relates to its research and research methodology workshops.

+27 (0)11 717-4032/5www.wits.ac.za/Humanities/GraduateCentre


Doctor of Literature – DLitt 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time


Doctor of Music – DMus 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

Doctor of Education – DEd 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

Master of Arts – MA 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Audiology – MA (Audiology) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Fine Arts – MA (Fine Arts) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Heritage – MA (Heritage) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Rock Art Studies – MA (Rock Art Studies) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Social Work – MA (Social Work) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Speech Pathology – MA (Speech Path) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Organisational Psychology 1 year full-time, 1 year internship

Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology) 2 years formal time and 1 year

experiential

Master of Arts (Community-Based Counselling

Psychology)

1 year formal time and 1 year

experiential

Master of Arts in Neuropsychology 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

Master of Music (MMus) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Education (MEd) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Education in Educational Psychology

MEd (Educ Psych)

1 year full-time

Bachelor of Arts with Honours – BA(Hons) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Bachelor of Education with Honours – BEd(Hons) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Bachelor of Education with Honours in Educational

Psychology


Postgraduate Diploma in Arts 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Rock Art Studies 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PDE) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Please refer to http://web.wits.ac.za/Prospective/Postgraduate/Programmes/Humanities.htm for information on fields of study offered within the Faculty of Humanities

Postgraduate programmes on offer in the Humanities


Faculty of ScienceThe Faculty of Science at Wits is one of the leading research and teaching facilities in the country. Our qualifications are recognised by major institutions locally and abroad.

An extensive range of study options exist at the Honours and Masters levels in the Biological and Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Earth Sciences. www.science.wits.ac.za


In addition to basic research in various fields, including high energy physics, rock art, climatology, palaeontology, palaeoanthropology, molecular biology and environmental science, the Faculty of Science has a number of leading researchers involved in the fields of financial and industrial mathematics, AIDS research and the treatment of diseases, materials science, and synthetic and structural chemistry. Increasing effort is being devoted to applied research linked to a variety of activities in southern Africa. Five of the 13 A-rated scientists at Wits based are in the Faculty of Science.

Postgraduate Studies and Research

The Faculty proudly offers cutting-edge postgraduate degrees to graduate students across diverse subject areas. The Honours degree (taken immediately after the first degree) deepens a candidate’s knowledge in a specific area and provides a first experience of research.

The Faculty has a number of particularly strong research fields which attract many students to undertake Masters and Doctoral degrees by dissertation or thesis.

The Faculty of Science postgraduate programmes are designed to allow students to learn research techniques and to pursue research at the highest levels in experimental, theoretical, computational and applied sciences.

Collaboration within Schools and multidisciplinary research centres such as the

Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials, the Rock Art Research Institute, the University’s Institute for the Study of the Environment, and the Climatology Research Group are examples of entities that provide exciting opportunities for innovative research.

Many of the academic staff, research associates and honorary staff within the Faculty are internationally respected scientists. The supervision and research programmes available at Wits are of the highest standard and ensure excellence.

The Faculty engenders a culture of publication in leading international journals and encourages students to attend national and international conferences. Studying in the Faculty will instill a student with academic and professional excellence, as well as pride.

Research strength ensures that staff members keep in touch with the latest developments in their field which has beneficial effects for both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Did you know?A primary investigator and palaeontologist from the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeonto-logical Research at Wits recently announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur from the early Jurassic period named Aar-donyx celestae. This may help explain how the creatures evolved into some of the larg-est animals on land.


Master of Science – MSc 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

MSc by coursework and research report in the fields: Archaeology of Pre-Colonial Food Producing Societies, Actuarial Science, Environmental Sciences, Geography and Environmental Studies, Mathematical Statistics, Palaeoarchaeology, Physics (Experimental, Theoreti-cal or Applied Physics), Radiation Protection, Physics, Engineering and Safety of Power Nuclear Reactors, Materials Science or Rock Art Studies. Science Educa-tion, Biotechnology and Resource Conservation Biology is offered every alternative year.


Master of Science by dissertation – MSc (Dissertation) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Bachelor of Science with Honours – BScHons 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Higher Diploma in Computer Science – HDipCompSc 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Science – PGDipSc 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Scientific Studies 1 year full-time

Programmes on offer in Science


Applying to WitsGeneral admission requirements The requirements below are a guideline only. Final selection will be made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable. Prospective applicants are advised to consult the Student Enrolment Centre or relevant faculty office in order to determine the specific requirements for admission.

Doctor of Philosophy: Award of a degree at the Masters level is a pre-requisite.

Senior doctorate: The candidate is required to apply directly to the relevant Faculty as an ad hoc Committee of the Faculty Board concerned needs to ascertain whether a prima facie case exists for admission of the candidate.

Masters: An appropriate qualification taken over not less than four years of study.

Honours: Candidate must be a graduate in an appropriate qualification.

Postgraduate diploma or certificate: Candidate must be a graduate in an appropriate qualification.

Please noteAttention is drawn to the fact that unless the special permission of the Senate is obtained, no person may be registered as a student of this University while he/she is registered as a student of another university.

The special permission of Senate is also required to register in the same academic year for more than one degree or diploma in the same faculty. In addition, no person may register in the same academic year as a student in more than one faculty unless the written authority of the Deans concerned is obtained.

Whilst the University makes every effort to ensure that the information published here is accurate, we reserve the right to make changes to (1) the programmes on offer, (2) the curricula programme, and (3) the offering schedule and calendar.



Application procedures

In general, applications for postgraduate study must be sent to the Student Enrolment Centre

(SEnC) for processing. Your application will be considered by the School and Faculty in which

you intend registering.

Please note that students interested in applying for any of the programmes offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences should approach them directly for all matters pertaining to their enquiry. For all other faculties, students wishing to read for a PhD or Masters should first enquire in the faculty concerned about identifying a suitable supervisor for their intended studies, then apply through the Student Enrolment Centre.

Once you have received and completed the necessary forms (available from SEnC or our website), please return to SEnC:

1. A completed application form and the non-refundable application fee of R200 for international and South African applicants. For payment of the application fee use the following banking details:• Standard Bank; Braamfontein branch;

branch code: 004805; account number: 200 346 385. Please send proof of payment together with the application form. Use your person/student number as the reference if you already have one.

• If you are in South Africa: cash payment can be made either at the Fees Office at Wits University or at any Standard Bank branch. If fees are transferred electronically please quote the unique payment reference number on your application form as the reference.

• As a bank draft made payable to the University of the Witwatersrand, in the South African currency of “Rand”.

2. Certified copies of all your programme (degree) certificates and a full academic transcript covering all periods of registration. Include all details of courses

undertaken and the marks obtained. Any documentation not in English must be translated and sworn to by an authorised translator.

3. Curriculum vitae.

4. A short outline of your intended research area (no more than one typed page) – for Masters (by research) or PhD applicants only (NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH SCIENCES AND SCIENCE), and if you are applying for a Master of Arts programme, a sample of research work or a long essay written or translated into English.

5. Two reference letters from people of authority (not family) (DEPENDENT ON PROGRAMME FOR wHiCH yOu ARE APPLyiNG).

6. An applicant to a postgraduate pro-gramme who holds a foreign qualification, is required to submit proof of evaluation of the qualification by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

SAQA can be contacted on +27 (0)12 431-5070 or email [email protected].

Further information is also available on the SAQA website, www.saqa.co.za.

7. Proof of English Language proficiency.

Apply online Prospective students can now also apply on line. Go to the link and follow the steps:

https://my.wits.ac.za/ Current Wits students who apply online are not liable for the application fee


More information?Contact SEnC on + 27 (0)11 717-1030 or go to www.wits.ac.za/prospective/postgraduate

English proficiency Wits, as an English-medium University, requires that its students are proficient in English before they are accepted. An applicant, at postgraduate level, must have attained a certain level of proficiency in English, namely:

• A pass in the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a score of at least 7.0.

• The University prefers the applicant to take the IELTS, however, consideration will be given if an applicant:-

Has a pass in the TOEFL (the Test of English as a Foreign Language) which is equivalent to the IELTS 7.0.

Information, including application forms and dates when tests are held, for the IELTS Test, may be obtained from:

The British Council at the British Embassy or Consulate in your home country, or at the British Council in Johannesburg:275 Jan Smuts Avenue, Dunkeld Corner, Dunkeld West


+27 11 560 9300, Fax: +27 11 560 9301E-mail: [email protected]

The Wits Language School offers English training to students who wish to improve their language skills.

+27 11 717-4208, Fax: +27 11 717-4219

E-mail: [email protected]

Submission of academic record

A. Wits University

Applicants who are or have been registered students at Wits University are not required to submit a copy of their Wits academic record.

In the case of other applicants the following applies:

B. South African universities*

If you are or have been registered as a student at another South African university you should:

• Attach certified copies of all your programme certificates and a full transcript of your academic record to your application form. If you have applied for Financial Aid, obtain a separate copy for their records;

• If you have not completed your programme at the time you submit your application, attach a certificate of conduct and, where applicable, a copy of the published results for the current year as soon as the results are available. Any such documentation must bear the stamp of the Registrar and the signature of an authorised member of staff of that university.

C. Foreign universities*

If you have been or are at present a registered student at a university or similar institution outside the Republic of South

Africa, you must:

• Attach certified copies of all your programme certificates and a full transcript of your academic record, to your application form. If you have applied for Financial Aid, obtain a separate copy for their records;

• Include all details of courses undertaken and the marks obtained. Any documentation not in English must be translated and sworn to by an authorised translator.

You are also advised that after receipt of the initial application, you may be asked to submit full details of the syllabuses of previous degrees to assist with the evaluation of the application. Documentation not in English must be accompanied by an original sworn translation, signed by a Notary Public.

Academic records must be original copies. Degree/diploma certificates may be original documents or copies certified by a Commissioner of Oaths.

Your foreign degrees have to be evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority in Pretoria (see page 34 for details).

*in the case of both B and C above, details concerning the length of study involved must be submitted.

Requirements for international applicants The University has an International Office which offers assistance to international ap-plicants and helps them with the procedures they need to follow (see page 40).

In order for international students to register at the University:-

Students studying full-time must

• be in possession of a fully paid South African medical aid


For more information go to www.wits.ac.za/prospective/international

• be in possession of a valid study permit

• pay all fees in full

• pay accommodation fees in full (if residing in University accommodation)

• pay the relevant international registration fee.

Residence accommodation is available for international students but places are limited. Please complete the relevant section of the application form if you wish to be considered for residence.

Students studying part-time on a work permit

Students must be in possession of a valid Work / Business Permit for South Africa to be endorsed to study at Wits University (see procedure below) before formal registration with the University.

N.B. A Student is NOT allowed to study part-time on a study permit.

Endorsement to study part-time

New interpretations of the regulations have been issued to the conditions of part-time studies on a Work/Business permit. Only if you are a holder of a Work or Business permit may you apply for an endorsement to study part-time.

The endorsement will only be valid for the

period of the holder’s prospective Business or Work permit. Thereafter the student will have to become a full-time student and all relevant full-time requirements and fees will apply.

To apply for the endorsement you will need to • Complete form BI1739 (obtained at the

Department of Home Affairs) or download it from the Wits International Office website: www.wits.ac.za/prospective/international

• Letter of acceptance/firm offer letter from the Faculty at the University to take up part-time studies

• Passport with valid Work/Business Permit

• Proof of Medical Aid

• Proof of Finance

• Confirmation of Employment

Submit the application and supporting documents to the Department of Home Affairs.

Students on block release

1. Letter from the Faculty confirming Block Release Programme with all block release dates for the duration of the programme

2. Valid Passport

3. Valid Visitors Permit.


Closing dates

Intake Closing date for applications

Programme of study

January 28 September

31 October

Faculty of Science Honours programmes and Graduate School of Business programmes

Applies to both coursework and research and pure research degrees, Honours (other than Science) and Postgraduate Diplomas

April 28 February Applies to pure research degrees only*

July 31 May Applies to both coursework and research and pure research degrees, Honours and Postgraduate Diplomas

September 31 July Applies to pure research degrees only *

Foreign 31 August Applies to both coursework and research and pure research degrees , Honours and Postgraduate Diplomas

* Please note: Commerce and Law programmes do not have April and September intakes

HUMANITIES – Alternate Closing Dates (subject to change)

Intake Closing date for applications

Programme of study

January30 September30 November

All Doctoral programmes

international applicantsSouth African applicants

SCHOOL OF HUMAN & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

January 30 September Masters in Research Psychology & Master of Arts by Coursework and Research Report Psychology

28 September Masters in Organisational Psychology

8 June Masters in Community Based Counseling Psychology

25 May Masters in Clinical Psychology

13 July Masters in Neuropsychology

31 July Masters in Educational Psychology

30 September30 November

Masters in Speech Pathology & Audiologyinternational applicants South African applicants

COMMERCE, LAW & MANAGEMENTENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE


31 August

30 September

Masters in Social Work & Masters in Social Development

international applicants

South African applicants

31 August Honours in Organisational Psychology

30 September Honours in Educational Psychology

31 August Honours in Psychology and Organisational Psychology

SCHOOL OF LITERATURE & LANGUAGE STUDIES

January

31 August

31 August30 September

Honours in JournalismCareer Entry Mid-career international applicants South African applicants

31 August31 October

Masters in Journalisminternational applicants South African applicants

30 September30 November

All other disciplines (Honours and Masters programmes)

international applicants South African applicants

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

January

31 July30 August

30 September

30 September

30 November

Honours and Masters Programmes

Labour, Policy and Globalisation international applicants South African applicants

Sociology. Development Studies

Political Studies. All other disciplines


WITS SCHOOL OF ARTS

January

31 October30 November

All disciplines (Honours and Masters Programmes)


WITS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

January

30 August31 October

All disciplines (Honours and Masters Programmes)


April 28 February Applies to pure research degrees only

July 31 May Applies to both coursework and research and pure research degrees

September 31 July Applies to pure research degrees only

Please consult the Student Enrolment Centre for possible amendments to these dates.


HEALTH SCIENCES – Alternate Closing Dates (subject to change)

Research Programmes

There are four intakes for research programmes within the Faculty of Health Sciences: January, April, July and September.

Time Frames for enrolment are as follows. January intake: 1 – 30 January April intake: 1 – 30 April July intake: 1 – 31 July September intake: 1 – 30 September

Please ensure that your application reaches the Faculty Office well before the intake dates.Master of Science in Physiotherapy Master of Science in NursingMaster of Science in Occupational TherapyMaster of PharmacyMaster of Science in DentistryMaster of Science in MedicineDoctor of Philosophy

End August 2012 Honours Programmes

Biokinetics

End September 2012 Physiology

Molecular Medicine and Medical Biochemistry

Forensic Sciences

Human Genetics

End October 2012 Human Biology

Medical Cell Biology

End July 2012 Masters Programmes (Coursework and Research Report)

Master of Public Health:Rural HealthSocial Behaviour Change Communication

Master of Science in Epidemiology:Epidemiology and BiostatisticsPopulation-Based Field Epidemiologyinfectious Diseases

Master of Science in Medicine (Genetic Counselling)

Master of Science in Medicine (Biology & African Disease Vectors)

End August 2012 Master of Science in Nursing

End September 2012 Master of Science in Physiotherapy

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Master of Science in Dentistry

Master of Science in Medicine (Bioethics & Health Law)


End September 2012 continued Master of Science in Medicine (Pharmaceutical Affairs)

Master of Science in Medicine (Pharmacotherapy)

Master of Science in Medicine (Biokinetics)

Master of Science in Medicine (Sports Medicine)

End October 2012 Master of Science in Medicine (Child Health Neurodevel-opment)

End December 2012 Master of Science in Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

End August 2012 Postgraduate Diplomas

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Trauma and Emergency Nursing)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Nephrology Nursing)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Opthalmic Nursing)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Advanced Psychiatric Nursing)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Nursing Education)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Nursing Management)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Infection Control)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Intensive Care Nursing)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Child Nursing)

Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Oncology & Palliative Care)

End September 2012 Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Occupational Health Nursing)

Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy

End October 2012 Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health (Neurodevelop-ment)

End November 2012 Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

End July 2012 Diploma in Public Health (Social & Behaviour Change Communication)

Diploma in Public Health (Rural Health)


The Wits International Office (WIO) offers the following services:

• Information on Wits and on studying (and living) in South Africa,

• Information and guidance on obtaining a Matriculation Exemption,

• Advice on immigration issues,

• Application procedure for study permits and renewals of existing study permits,

• Information on South African approved medical aid service providers,

• Issues clearance certificates to all interna-tional students, to ensure compliance with University and governmental requirements prior to registration,

• Orientation of new students to campus and city life.

To this extent the WIO seeks to complement

the services provided by faculties and aca-

demic departments to international students.

The WIO maintains and seeks out new part-

nerships with other universities on and beyond

the African continent. Through these link-

ages, and working closely with academic

departments, the WIO is able to facilitate

opportunities for Wits students to participate

in international academic exchanges.

International applicantsThe Wits International Office is strategically

positioned to lead and facilitate all internationalisa-

tion facets of the University. These range from

attracting and recruiting international students and

providing relevant services to them, facilitating the

internationalisation strategy of the University, building

and maintaining the University’s international part-

nerships and collaborations and receiving interna-

tional visitors and delegations.


Contact details: Wits International Office, Ground Floor, Senate House, University of the Witwatersrand, Johan-nesburg, Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa

Wits International Office, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, GP, RSA.

+27 (0)11 717-1054 Fax: +27 (0)11 717-1059 E [email protected]

Website: www.wits.ac.za/internationalstudents

Fees for international students 20122013 fees can be obtained from the Fees Office.

International registration fee (IRF)All international students (those who are not South African citizens or who do not have perma-nent residence status in South Africa at the time of registration) are required by the Depart-ment of Home Affairs to provide proof of available funds for the full tuition fee for the aca-demic year prior to receiving their study visa.

All international students pay an annual non-refundable International Registration Fee (IRF). Refer to the table for the applicable IRF.

All fees are due and must be paid in full (excludes refugees) before an International Clear-ance is issued by the Wits International Office. Without an International Clearance Certificate you will not be able to register for your studies.

SADC and Rwanda (full- time, part-time and occasional

Local tuition fees + R3920

Students outside of SADC and Rwanda

Registration in January

Registration in July



Refugees Pay local tuition fees only

Asylum Seekers Local tuition fees + R3920

Diplomats and their dependants sta-tioned in South Africa

Local tuition fees + R3920 Diplomats and their dependants stationed in the Republic of South Africa - Local fees and the R3930 apply whilst diplomatic status is valid. Such benefits are not transferable and proof is required each year; when diplomatic status ends, the student will revert to their nationality status and all regular international fees will ap-ply accordingly.

Part-time Local tuition fees + R3920 Subject to WIO verification of full-time Work/Business visa status and verification with Faculty of part-time academic programme.

Study Abroad/ Oc-casional International Students

R47 000 per semester

International Wits employees and their dependants

Local tuition fees + R3920 Fees are managed via a CLTD application process for permanent employees of the University.



Payment details: For fees and the annual International Postgraduate Registration fee: Standard Bank; Braamfontein branch; Branch code: 004805; Account number: 002 891 697. Swift code is SBZAZAJJ. The person number must be used as the reference.Please fax proof of payment to the Fees Office at +27 (0)11 717-4918.


FeesAverage tuition fees for local students in 2012For 2013, fees are subject to a 10% increase

International applicants: Please see the international applicants pages for the relevant inter-national registration fee paid in conjunction with the local tuition fees cited below.

Fees Office +27 (0)11 717 1546

Faculty of Commerce, Law and ManagementPostgraduate qualifications (Tuition fee per programme)

MBA R140670

MM (Depending on choice of units) R29450 – R103070

PDM (Depending on choice of units) R21650 – R44180

LLM (by coursework and research report) (Depending on field of study) – (1 year full-time)

R39570

LLM by research, full-time R12540

LLM by research, full-time (second term) R6340

LLM by research, part-time R8360

LLM by research, part-time (second term) R5570

PhD by research, full-time R14770

PhD by research, part-time R9870

MCom by coursework and research report R41550

MCom by research, full-time R15880

MCom by research, full-time (second term) R8050

MCom by research, part-time R10580

MCom by research, part-time (second term) R7050



PhD by research, full-time (second term) – Law R7490

PhD by research, part-time (second term) – Law R6580

PhD by research, full-time (second term) – Commerce R8560

PhD by research, part-time (second term) – Commerce R7500

BCom Hons R25390 – R38440

BEconSci Hons R22870

HDipAcc R34880

HDipCompAud (first year of study) R32880

Postgraduate Diploma in Law R22700


Faculty of Engineering and the Built EnvironmentPostgraduate qualifications (Tuition fee per programme)

BAS(Hons) R37860

BSc(Hons)(Construction Management) R45500

BSc(Hons)(QS) R45500

BSc(Hons)(URP) R41170

MArch(Prof) R40980

MArch (SEEC) +/-R40980

M Urban Design R49470

MEng R79910 – R83260

MSc(Eng) R54450

MSc(Building) R69210

MSc(TRP) Urban Studies R30140 – R34110

Master of the Built Environment R34150

GDE R38280

PGDipPDM R51040

Research Programmes

Masters by research, full-time R18140 per year

Masters by research, full-time (second term) R9110

Masters by research, part-time R12100 per year

Masters by research, part-time (second term) R6080

PhD by research, full-time R19150 per year

PhD by research, full-time (second term) R9620

PhD by research, part-time R12800 per year

PhD by research, part-time (second term) R6420


Faculty of Humanities Postgraduate qualifications (Tuition fee per programme)

BAHons R19400 – R23340

BEd(Hons) R20400 – R21230

MA by coursework and research report

– Applied Ethics for Professionals R39300

– Dev Studies R25990 – R26820

– Digital Animation R26050

Faculty of Health SciencesPostgraduate qualifications (Tuition fee per programme)

Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours R22725 – R26750

For the MDent holders of approved posts are entitled to 90% remission of fees

MDent (clinical disciplines)

Per year of study R25080 – R40490

MFamMed by coursework and research report R18100

MMed (clinical disciplines) R37590 – R43200

MPharm by coursework and research report R37130

Master of Public Health

– Full-time, first year R14360

– Full-time, second year R22310

– Part-time, first year R7180

– Part-time, second year R11160

MSc(Dent) by research, full-time R18460

MSc(Dent) by research, full-time (second term) R9320

MSc(Dent) by research part-time R12300

MSc(Dent) by research, part-time (second term) R8200

MSc(Dent) by coursework and research report R38950

MSc(Med) by coursework and research report R38230 – R61780

MSc(Nursing) by coursework and research report R27270

MSc(Occupational Therapy) by coursework and research report R28430

MSc(Physiotherapy) by coursework and research report R31490

MSc(Med), MSc(Nursing), MSc(OT), MPharm and MSc(Physio) by research

– Full-time, per year R18460

– Part-time, per year R9320

PhD, full-time R12300

PhD, part-time R8200


– Drama R26050

– Fine Arts R28300 – R32920

– Migration Studies R25990 – R26880

– Human Geography R25470

– Human Rights R26880

– Org Psyc and Psychology R32080 – R32170

– Paleoarchaeology R25470

– Pre-colonial Studies R25990

– Archaeology of Pre-colonial Food Producing Societies R25650

– Tourism R25810

– All other fields R25990

MA(Audiology) R26230

MA(Clin Psych) R41680

MA(Comm-based Counselling Psych) R41680

MA(Heritage) R25990

MA(Neuropsychology) R41680

MA(Rock Art) R25990

MA(Social Work) R29110

MA(Speech Pathology) R26230

MEd by coursework and research report (General) R18250

MEd by coursework and research report (Educational Psych) R31970

PGDA(depending on field of study) R16870 – R18360

PGDip in Translation R17150

PGDA(Rock Art) R13890 – R15380

PDE R13720

PGCE R23410

Research Programmes

Masters by research, full-time R15240 per year

Masters by research, part-time R10160 per year

Masters by research, full-time (second term) R7730

Masters by research, part-time (second term) R5160

PhD by research, full-time R16450 per year

PhD by research, part-time R11000 per year



MEd by research, full-time R14800 per year

MEd by research, part-time R9870 per year

MEd by research, full-time (second term) R8120

MEd by research, part-time (second term) R5420


Faculty of Science Postgraduate qualifications (Tuition fee per programme)

Honours R22740 – R25300

Postgraduate Diploma in Science R26510 – R31730

MSc by coursework and research report R36770 – R44870

MSc by research, full-time R15320

MSc by research, full-time (second term) R7780

MSc by research, part-time R10210

MSc by research, part-time (second term) R6800





Payment details: Payments can be made either at the Fees Office at Wits University or at any Standard Bank branch; Braamfontein branch; branch code: 004805; account number: 002 891 697. If fees are transferred electronically please quote your person number as the reference.

By credit card: Telephone the Fees Office at +27 (0)11 717-1533/34/35/36/37/38/46 and fax the details to +27 (0)11 717-4918, or visit the University in person. Downloadable form for credit card payment is available on the website at the following link:www.wits.ac.za/prospective/postgraduate/studentfinance

whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained in this section was correct at the time of publication, this information should be considered as a guide only.


Funding options for postgraduate students A graduate student registered for full-time study may be eligible for a postgraduate merit award or a postgraduate financial aid package consisting of part bursary, part loan.

Application forms for a postgraduate merit award or a postgraduate financial aid package may be obtained from the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office and must be returned to that Office by 30 September, or by 31 August for PGMA, in the year prior to intended registration.

Other bursaries/scholarships are also available. Note that a University postgraduate merit award or postgraduate financial aid package alone is not sufficient to cover all the costs of a student’s living expenses and heads of academic schools should be approached to discuss alternative sources of funding.

Wits offers the following awards and assistance for Honours, Masters and PhD Study – 2013

Name of award

Level of Registration

Criteria Available to Local/Foreign students

Tertiary institution

Closing date

Local Merit Scholarship

Honours, Masters, PhD

Academic Excellence

Local

International: after complet-ing one cal-endar year of study at Wits

Wits 31 Jan 2013

Overseas Merit Scholarship

Masters, PhD Academic Excellence

Local

International: after com-pleting one calendar year of study

Recog-nised Overseas University

28 Feb 2013

External Postgraduate Funding Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD/NRF)

Masters, PhD Academic Excellence

Local Wits 15 August 2012


Medical Research Council (MRC)

Masters, PhD Academic Local Wits 15 Sep 2012

National Research Foundation (NRF)

• Freestanding• Scarce skills• Innovation

Honours Academic Local 15 February 2013

• Scarce skills/students with disability

• Equity• Prestigious

Masters, PhD

PhDMasters, PhD

Academic Local 15 August 2012

Online application

GE Pearce Masters, PhD Built Environment

Local & International

Wits 15 March 2013

Hymie Moross Honours, Masters, PhD

Psychology, Clinical Psychology


Wits 15 March 2013

DF Corllett Masters, PhD Built Environment


Wits 15 March 2013

Travel Grants• Local• Elsewhere in Africa• Overseas


Students to present a paper/ poster at a conference


Wits Conference attendance in:- March, April, May: 31 JanJune, July, Aug: 30 AprilSept, Oct, Nov: 31 JulyDec, Jan, Feb: 31 Oct

Bradlow Honours, Masters & PhD

Engineering & Science


Wits 15 March 2013

University Postgraduate Merit Award


Academic Local & International

Wits 31 Aug 2012 for Jan/April intake

30 April 2012 for July/Sept intake

NSFAS Honours, Masters, PhD

Financial need with academic potential

Local Wits 30 Sep 2012

(The information in the table is subject to change)


Contact us for more information:Financial Aid & Scholarships Office

+27 (0)11 717-1077/1078 Fax number: +27 (0)11 717-1079 E [email protected]

Website: www.wits.ac.za/prospective/financialaid/postgraduate

Student accommodation


Campus Housing and Residence Life is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the University’s residence programme, including accommodation and meals, and the provision of recreational facilities and programmes for the improved academic performance and the holistic development of students within a residential environment.

How to apply for accommodation in a Wits residence New students to the University or first time residence applicants

1. Simply tick the box on your application form that enquires whether you need accommo-dation. NB: The closing date for all applications is 31 October each year. Late applications will not be accepted.

2. If you are offered University accommodation, a deposit of R750 must be paid as confir-mation of your acceptance of a place in residence. This deposit must be paid within the stipulated time after you have been offered a place in residence. All applicants need to pay the deposit regardless of whether or not they have a bursary. The deposit slip must be retained and must be given to the Central Accommodation Office. The deposit becomes part of the accommodation fee and is therefore NOT REFUNDABLE.

3. Before you are admitted to a residence, you will be required to pay 20% of your residence fees for the year.

4. Bursary students must provide proof of their bursary upon registration, in which case the student would not be required to pay the 20% deposit.

Students who are presently at Wits, but not residing in residence

1. Application forms can be obtained from the Central Accommodation Office in Senate House (available from the month of May).

2. Complete the form and return it to the same office by the closing date, 31 October each year.

3. Upon receiving an offer of a place in residence, pay your R750 deposit into your student fees account, as confirmation of your acceptance of the place. (If this deposit is not paid within 21 days of offer, the offer will be withdrawn.) Terms of the deposit are as outlined in the previous paragraph.

Students currently residing in residence

1. Readmission to University accommodation for a subsequent year is not automatic. A student’s academic and disciplinary records, length of stay and distance of home from campus are taken into account when readmission applications are considered.

2. Application forms for readmission are available from the accommodation officer in your residence and must be completed and returned by 31 October.

3. Should you wish to transfer to another residence this may also be indicated on your re-admission form. However, you should also ensure that your name is on the waiting list of the residence to which you wish to transfer.

Late applications will not be accepted.

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Contact details: Central Accommodation Office P O Box 660, Wits, 2050

+27 (0)11 717-9172/3/4 Fax +27 (0)11 339-8213 E [email protected]


Wits Art Museum: Wits has one of the best collections of African art in the country and one of the finest collections of African bead-work in the world. The collections are open to researchers and the public by appointment.

Archives and Museums: There are 14 mu-seums on campus. They include the Adler Museum of the History of Medicine, the Hunterian Museum in the Department of Ana-tomical Sciences at the University’s Medical School, the James Kitching Museum for Pal-aeontology, and the only Geology Museum in Gauteng.

Displays include the Taung skull, irreplaceable collections of dinosaur fossils, books, musical instruments and butterflies.

Wits also owns the Sterkfontein Caves near Krugersdorp, described as the richest source of hominid fossils in the world and the site of the oldest, most complete hominid fos-silised skeleton ever discovered. Sterkfontein and surrounds have been awarded World Heritage status. The Robert Broom Museum adjoins the caves.

The Origins Centre: Experience the stone age, rock art, the San spiritual world and your own origins. Visit the Origins Centre and discover the story of how all humans began in Africa, developed tools, language, art and spiritu-ality. This is the story of the origins of human culture.

The Rock Art Research Institute: A highlight for visitors to Wits, it houses the impressive JD Roberts-Pager Collection of San rock art copies in the Van Riet Lowe building on East Campus.

The Wits Theatre and concert halls: The Wits Theatre Complex provides first-class venues

for students, the Wits community and Johan-nesburg performers and theatre-goers. The Wits Great Hall is one of Johannesburg’s ma-jor concert halls. The main Wits Theatre seats 370 people; the experimental Downstairs Theatre is a flexible theatre with some 100 seats, and the enclosed all-weather Amphi-theatre seats about 200 people. The Nunnery is also available as a performance space.

The Linder Auditorium, a prominent concert and cultural venue widely recognised for its acoustic merits, is situated at the Education Campus.

Historical Papers: The University established the Department of Historical Papers in 1966 in order to retrieve the rich historical herit-age belonging to all South Africans. Today, they house over 3 000 separate collections of historical, political and cultural importance and are situated in the William Cullen Library. Historical Papers is one of the largest and most comprehensive independent archives in southern Africa. Another project, the R65-million Desmond Tutu Digital Archive Project is also underway in partnership with King’s College at Cambridge University and the University of the Western Cape.

Wits University Press is the largest and oldest university press in Africa. Its diverse booklist ranges from the purely scholarly to the intel-ligently popular, encompassing, including the fields of history, theatre, physical anthropol-ogy, business studies, medicine and art. It also publishes the journal urban Forum.

Planetarium: Each year thousands of school-children and members of the public visit the Planetarium. The Planetarium celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010.

Visit our campus

Graduate to a higher level of campus living!

A new benchmark in self catering student accommodation

The newly opened Wits Junction, set in spacious secure surrounds, is taking applications for residence accommodation for the second half of 2012 and 2013. There is a choice of bachelor, two- bedroomed, three- bedroomed and four- bedroomed apartments, all fully furnished including internet connectivity. Twelve month leases available.

The complex has all the essentials for comfortable residential life on campus including:

• Computer centre, Seminar rooms

• Games room

• Gymnasium (opening September 2012)

• Coffee/snack bar (opening September 2012)

• 24/7 security

• Free bus service to all campuses

• Ample parking

• Tennis courts, squash courts and swimming pool on Education campus nearby

• Laundry facility

APPLY NOW! Students living within a 30km radius also welcome.

Enquiries: Central Accommodation Office, Wits Junction Administration Office

PO Box 660 Wits 2050, South Africa, Cnr of Park Lane and Junction Ave, Parktown

Tel: +27 11 717 9173/4 or 717 5028/32; Fax: +27 11 717 339 8213; Email: [email protected]

www.wits.ac.za/witsjunction

Documents

Wits post grad prospectus