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Postgraduate programmes2013/2014

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Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management

* Not offered in 2014

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 elds:

Accounting, Taxation, Economics, Economic Science, Information Systems,

Management, 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 elds:

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 elds:

Public and Development Management, Entrepreneurship and New Venture

Creation, Finance and Investment Management, Public Policy, Security,

Innovation Studies, 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 eld of Accountancy 1 year full-timeBachelor of Commerce with Honours BComHons in the elds of:

Economics, Information Systems, Development Theory and Policy, Business

Sciences: Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, Management, Marketing


Bachelor of Economic Science with Honours BEconScHons 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Higher Diploma in Accountancy HDipAcc 1 year full-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Management PDM in the following elds:

Business Administration, Human Resources, Security, Development Leadership,

Humanitarian and Development Management, Public Development Sector

Monitoring and Evaluation, Governance and Public Leadership


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



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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:

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

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) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

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 eld of Sustainable and Energy Efcient Cities 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

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

Master of Science in Town and Regional Planning in the eld of Urban Studies 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

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 Engineering and the Built Environment


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Faculty of Heath Sciences

* Not offered in 2014

Research degrees

In any eld of research approved by the Faculty Graduate Studies Committee and the proposed supervisor(s) and

Heads of School(s).Doctor of Science (Medicine or Dentistry): by submission of published work

Doctor of Philosophy: by submission of published work or by submission of a thesis. 2 year full-time or 4 years part-time

Master of Science in (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing,

Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy): by submission 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 elds: 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 elds: 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-time

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

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

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-timeMaster of Public Health (MPH) in the elds:

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


Master of Dentistry (MDent) in the specialties**

Community Dentistry, Maxillo Facial and Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Ortho-

dontics, 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

Occupational Medicine), Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Family Medicine,

Forensic Pathology, Haematology, Internal Medicine, Medical Genetics,

Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics 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-time

DiplomasPostgraduate Diploma in Child Health (PGDCH) in the elds:

Community Paediatrics*, Neurodevelopment


Diploma in Health Services Management 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Diploma in Occupational Health (DOH) 2 years part-time


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Faculty of Humanities

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

Master of Arts (Audiology) MA (Audiology) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

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

Master of Arts (Heritage) MA (Heritage) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Arts (Rock Art Studies) MA (Rock Art Studies) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Arts (Social Work) MA (Social Work) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Arts (Speech Pathology) MA (Speech Path) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Arts (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 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 Arts with Honours in South African Sign Language 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 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

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

Refer to http://web.wits.ac.za/Prospective/Postgraduate/Programmes/Humanities.htmfor information on elds of study offered within the Faculty

Faculty of Science


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

MSc by coursework and research report in the elds:

Archaeology of Pre-Colonial Food Producing Societies, Actuarial Science,

Environmental Sciences, Geography and Environmental Studies, Mathematical

Statistics, Palaeoarchaeology, Physics (Experimental, Theoretical or Applied

Physics), Radiation Protection, Physics, Engineering and Safety of Power Nuclear

Reactors, Materials Science or Rock Art Studies. Science Education, 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 Scientic Studies 1 year full-time

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