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+27 (0)11 717-1888www.wits.ac.za/postgraduate
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A research-driven institution committed to excellence
ChooseWITS A guide for postgraduate students
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Wits University, one of Africa’s premier research
universities, understands the need to be innovativein this digital age and offers postgraduate students
a broad spectrum of opportunity in a wide variety of
elds. 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 qualications at Wits result from more ma-
ture teaching and learning requirements as well as adeeper and more academic focus.
Wits is strategically located in Johannesburg, a
worldclass city and there are therefore countless op-
portunities 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
believes that successful democracies and econo-
mies are characterised by, amongst other factors,
successful higher education institutions. He says:
“Wits is a model of a successful South African universi-ty – able to lead in contributing to the advancement
of democracy, the success of the South African na-
tion, the strength of the economy and the health of
the people of the country by providing intellectual
leadership and accountable engagement. We be-
lieve 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 re-
searchers in training have to be nurtured in an en-vironment where discovery and creativity is encour-
aged and where ideas are discussed freely in a spirit
of openness and tolerance.
Staff and postgraduate students are actively en-
couraged 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!
Welcome to
Wits
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Welcome to Wits
Our University ....................... 4
Research .............................. 4
Johannesburg ......................6
Postgraduate studies .......... 6Honours courses .................. 7
Postgraduate Resources .... 7
Faculty Information
Commerce, Law &
Management ................... 8
Engineering & the
Built Environment ............ 10
Health Sciences ............. 12
Humanities ...................... 14
Science ........................... 17
Applying to Wits................. 18
Tuition fees ......................... 20
Closing dates. .................... 23
Accommodation .............. 27
Funding options ..................27
Contents
International Study
Information ......................... 28
Visas ................................. 28
Medical aid .................... 30
Credit conversion .......... 30
Language policy ........... 31Financial information .... 31
All information was correct at time of publication, but the University reserves the right to amend conditions without prior notice.
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Renowned for its research excellence, Wits has made
a signicant global contribution to important elds of
study over the years. Wits is committed to signicantly
increase the number of research chairs, boost its post-
graduate numbers and invest in research equipment.
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 breakthroughs. It is only universities that can
mass-produce scarce skills.
Wits University:• accommodates seven research institutes, 20
research units and 10 research groups.
• is positioned 24th by the Times Higher Education
Rankings among the world top 100 universities fromwhich Fortune 500 CEO’s graduated.
• has intensied its research drive by developing a
younger cohort of active researchers.
Our University
Wits has a distinct and proud reputation for its academic
and research excellence, innovation, enlightened
discourse 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 democracy
and is inspired to build on its current achievements to
create a better future for all.
Wits at a glance
The University is structured into ve faculties which
comprise 34 schools.
Wits’ vast campuses are spread over 400 hectares in
Braamfontein and Parktown.
The University has 20 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.
• the proud owner of a highly strategic and powerful
micro-CT scanner, the only device of its kind in South
Africa, which enables palaeontologists to peer
inside fossils and see the ner details of their internalstructures, without using destructive methods of
investigation.
• home to the Global Change and Sustainability
Research Institute launched in 2011.
• the institution that maintains the highest proportion
of independent nancial support amongst South
African universities.
• a leader in the evolutionary sciences and the
curators of priceless faunal, oral 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.
• the recent recipient of the award for the Most
Enabling Institutional Environment for Educational
Researcher in Africa received by the School of
Education. The award recognises the critical role of
education in social and economic development,
and acknowledges the role of research in the
formulation and implementation of educationalpolicy and reforms.
Wits established the Centre for Indian Studies in Africa,
the rst of its kind on the African continent. 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 2013, a
further six Wits alumni were awarded National Orders.
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
With its more than 130 000 graduates
in its 92-year history, Wits has made
and will continue to make its mark na-
tionally and internationally.
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• is the only African university chosen by top
international recruiters to be ranked in the Global
Employability University Ranking which was published
in the New York Times recently.
• 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
» Social Chair in Development Planning and
Modelling
» Intelligent Systems
» Theoretical Particle Cosmology
» Radio Astronomy
» Health Policy and Systems
» HIV Vaccine Translational Research
» Bioinformatics for African Populations
» SKA Chair in Radio Astronomy
» Theoretical Particle Cosmology
• houses six Centres of Excellence focusing on Bio -
medical TB Research, Strong Materials, Aerospace,
Advanced Drug Delivery Technology, Viral GeneTherapy and Palaeosciences.
• is proud of its more than 200 rated scientists of
which 16 are A-rated – international leaders in their
disciplines.
• 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 specically directed
towards the enhancement of the skills and abilities of
senior students and younger staff.
• The School of Construction Economics &
Management produces almost half of the Building
and Quantity Surveyor graduates from the six
research-led universities in South Africa.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Wits is implementing a plan to grow our research in-
tensity over the next ten years. Part of this plan will
be to support in excess of 200 postdoctoral fellows.
Postdoctoral Fellowships are a wonderful opportunity
for honing newly acquired research skills. They nor -
mally extend over two years and allow the candi-
dates to take their independent research to a new
level. Simultaneously the candidates can explore the
life of an academic. Refer to our website for more
details. www.wits.ac.za/academic/research/21021/
postdoctoral_fellows.html
Research Institutes
Wits has developed three multidisciplinary research in-
stitutes, which seek to produce highly specialised forms
of knowledge to tackle the challenges of the 21st Cen -
tury. These are the Global Change and Sustainability
Research Institute, the Sydney Brenner Institute for Mo-
lecular Bioscience, and the Evolutionary Studies Insti-
tute. The latter Institute combines the strengths of Wits’
Institute for Human Evolution, the Bernard Price Institute
for Palaeontological Research, and many allied disci-
plines and aims to expand and extend South Africa’s
position as the global leader in the palaeosciences.
The launch and formation of the Wits Research Insti-
tute for Malaria (WRIM) provides an environment to
enhance the ground-breaking research already tak-
ing place at Wits into one of Africa’s deadliest diseases.WRIM aims to produce top quality research and re-
searchers that will benet malaria control in Africa and
place it amongst the leading malaria research groups
in the world.
Research thrusts
The 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
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Johannesburg, Joburg, Jozi, Egoli ... vibrant, passionate,
diverse. A city of contrasts. The nancial and commer -
cial 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 min-
ing activity in the mineral rich Witwatersrand range of
hills.
Many international organisations have ofces in Johan-
nesburg. There is also an informal economy consisting of
cash-only street traders 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 settle-
ments.
The suburbs of Melville, Newtown, Parkhurst, Norwood
and Greenside are popular for their bohemian atmos-
phere, street life, and many restaurants and bars.
The city is home to several media groups which own a
number of newspaper and magazine titles. Johannes-burg is also home to the Constitutional Court – South
Africa’s highest court.
Museums include the Apartheid Museum and the Hec-
tor Pieterson Museum. The Museum Afrika covers the
history of the city of Johannesburg and houses a large
collection of rock art. The Johannesburg Art Gallery fea-
tures South African and European landscape and gu-
rative paintings.
Art galleries all over the city offer visitors a choice
of art – contemporary, ceramic, Islamic, water-
colour, and the like, including the 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 Sterkfon-
tein fossil site is famous for being the world’s richest hom-
inid site and produced the rst adult Australopithecus
africanus and the rst near-complete skeleton of an
early Australopithecine.
Visitors to Johannesburg and Wits can nd out more at
www.wits.ac.za/ - click on Places and Spaces.
Johannesburg
Many 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, creat-
ing the need to enhance one’s skills to keep up with
these career moves. Rapid developments in knowl-
edge across disciplines also requires one to con-
stantly update one’s understanding and skills base.
Life long learning has become an imperative.
Wits offers you the opportunity to become globally
competitive and locally relevant with a qualication
from one of South Africa’s leading universities.
It is a university that is renowned for its high calibre
graduates, academic standing and research ca-
pabilities. Wits challenges you to create new knowl-
edge 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 dedi-
cated to providing quality training to postgraduate
students as one means of ensuring a continuous sup-
ply of active and motivated researchers, while at the
same time enriching the University’s undergraduate
teaching.
Each of our ve Faculties offers study choices at
the Honours, Masters and PhD level either full-time
or part-time depending on the particular degree
and by coursework or through research based
programmes.
Distinctly Wits
91 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 Con-
sortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa
(CARTA), a joint initiative of the School of Public
Health and the African Population and Health Re-
search Center (APHRC), focuses on Wits’ commit-
ment to expanding its footprint in Africa. CARTA’s vi -
sion is to develop the capacity of African universities
to produce globally competitive graduates who will
lead research to improve health and development
in Africa.
Postgraduatestudies
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Honoursprogrammes
at WitsKick off your postgraduate
career with an honours degree
from Wits. A highly regarded
honours degree is your gate-
way into a world of possibility.
Why you should consider enrolling for
an honours degree
Expand your horizons with an honours degree from Wits.
Honours study gives you a far deeper understanding of
your eld of study. In addition to increasing your knowl-
edge base, an honours degree hones your critical writ-
ing and research skills. The advanced skills and knowl-
edge you gain are respected and sought after in the
job market, both locally and abroad.
An honours degree is also a pathway to further study
and higher degree research. Through research you are
able to make a difference to the world and contribute
to the development of knowledge in your particular
eld of study.
Wits offers a comprehensive choice of honours pro-
grammes across ve faculties, intellectually stimulat-
ing research areas, excellent supervision and research
support, as well as funding for meritorious students and
those in nancial need.
Honours degrees run over a year of full-time study or
two years part-time.
Read the information contained in the faculty pages
for a list of honours programmes on offer at Wits, or con-
tact the Student Enrolment Centre for more information
about your eld of study.
Resources forpostgraduates
As a research driven univer-
sity committed to increase the
quality and quantity of its re-
search output, Wits recognises
that support and development
is a key component to success.
Graduate Support Division
The Graduate Support Division (GSD) is a cross-faculty,
cross-discipline graduate centre that provides a home
for the intellectual and social life of postgraduate re-
searchers. It also acts as a facilitator to increase aware-
ness of postgraduate needs on campus. It therefore
aims at improving the overall quality of the postgradu-
ate experience across all ve faculties and offers fo-
cused strategic thinking about the implementation of
the 2022 vision to rmly establish Wits’ reputation as a
research intensive University.
This is achieved through ensuring that postgraduates
have access to resources, a rolling enrichment pro-
gramme 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 postgraduate 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 14).
Postgraduate Association
The Wits Postgraduate Association (PGA) is a student
representative body for postgraduate students at the
University. The mission of the PGA is to promote and
enhance the interests of postgraduate students by in-
teracting with the postgraduate student body and Uni-
versity management; upholding academic excellenceand integrity, facilitating the allocation of relevant re-
sources for postgraduate research; and enhancing ac-
cess of resources to postgraduate students.
Did you know?
A senior researcher from the Evolutionary Studies In-
stitute, recently named a new species of theropod,
or meat-eating dinosaur, an ancient ancestor of to-
day’s birds. The dinosaur, which lived more than 161
million years ago and was discovered in a remote
region of Xinjiang, north western China, is named Aorun zhaoi, after the Dragon King in the Chinese
epic tale Journey to the West.
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Research Development
Research 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 appro-
priate funders, for example.
The scope of the impact of the Research Development
directorate is conveniently grouped into three areas:
Initiatives focused on the new generation of research-
ers, emerging researchers and established researchers.
University Library
There are two main libraries (Wartenweiler and William
Cullen), and 14 branch libraries which make up the
University of the Witwatersrand 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 re-
search, 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 information village.
The Africana Collection contains exquisitely illustrated
volumes on the ora, fauna and exploration 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, organ-
isations 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 technology, 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, theDisability Unit and the Counselling and Careers Devel-
opment Unit, as well as the use of sports facilities through
the Wits Sports Associations.
Facultyinformation
Faculty ofCommerce, Lawand Management
The Faculty of Commerce, Law
and Management aims to con-
tribute to the advancement of
governance, justice and eco-
nomic development throughdeveloping and increasing
knowledge and skills.
Schools and Research Entities
School of Accountancy
School of Economic and Business Sciences
African Microeconomic Research Umbrella (AMERU)
Institutions and Political Economy Group (IPEG)Strategic Foresight Research Group (SFRG)
School of Law
Centre for Applied Legal Studies
Mandela Institute
Wits School of Governance
Centre for Defence and Security Studies
Centre for Public Enterprises
Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results
Graduate School of Business Administration –
Wits Business School
Centre for Entrepreneurship
The different Schools and entities within the School of
Economic & Business Sciences undertake applied re-
search in a variety of ways, some examples of which
are described, namely: The African Microeconomic
Research Umbrella brings together South African and
African researchers to conduct rigorous quantitative re-
search on African microeconomic issues, specically on
rms and labour markets.
The Institutions and Political Economy Group (IPEG) pro-
motes the study of the relationship among institutions,
organisations and markets. It applies the insights gener-
ated by institutional, organisational, political and pub-
lic economics to issues pertaining to economic perfor-
mance through time.
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The Strategic Foresight Research Group combines the
expertise of Accountants and Management scientists in
projects that have a strategic focus including risk and
crisis management, education, tax and accounting
systems, social responsibility and business sustainability.
Faculty of Commerce, Law &Management
Did you know?
In the nal results of the 2012 national examinations writ-
ten by prospective chartered accountants released,
Wits graduates achieved spectacular success in the
exams set by the independent industry body, the South
African Institute for Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
Five of the top 10 positions in Part 1 of the SAICA exam
were claimed by graduates from the School of Ac-
countancy which also scored a phenomenal rst timepass rate of 97% compared to the national average of
86%. The School of Accountancy has a SAICA Level 1
accreditation status, which is the highest level of ac-
creditation awarded by SAICA.
Programmes on offer
* Not offered
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD 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: Ac-
counting, Taxation, Economics, 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 elds: Commercial and
Business Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights Advocacy
and Litigation, Information and Communication Law, International Law, Inter -
national Law and Economics, Labour Law, Pensions Law, Tax Law, General
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Master of Management – MM – by research or in the following elds:
Humanitarian and Development Management, Governance and Public
Leadership, Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation,
Public and Development Management, Entrepreneurship and New Venture
Creation, Finance and Investment Management, Public Policy, Security,
Business and Executive Coaching, Strategic Marketing, Social Security
Policy Management and Administration
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
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-time
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours – BComHons – in the eld of Taxation 1 year full-time
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours – BComHons – in the elds
of: Economics, Insurance and Risk Management, Management,Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Development Theory and Policy,
Information Systems
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
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, Humanitarian and Development
Management, Public Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation, Gov-
ernance and Public Leadership, Public and Development Management
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Postgraduate Diploma in Law in the following elds: Commercial and Business
Law, Communications Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights
Advocacy and Litigation, International Law and Economics, Information andCommunication Law, International Law, Labour Law, Tax Law, Pension Law,
General
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
+27 (0)11 717-8390/3582
www.wits.ac.za/clm
* Available to existing and eligible Wits students who graduate at Wits and then enrol for BAccScHons directly thereafter.External candidates usually only qualify for HDipAcc.
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The Faculty maintains strong links with industry and fa-
cilitates student bursaries, scholarships and internships.
It has the highest number of endowed professorships or
chairs in the University. Large volumes of contract re-
search are conducted for local and international com-
panies.
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 research report,
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 qualications
in engineering ensure that capable and committed
students, with good rst degrees, can equip themselves
for leadership roles in technology and related elds.
The rst two decades of the 21st Century has continued
to show dramatic changes in the global economy,
politics and the social environment which have
immense inuences on planning within the developing
Faculty of Engineeringand the Built
Environment
The Faculty of Engineering
and the Built Environment is at
the forefront of creating wealth
by providing society with well
educated and entrepreneurial
graduates.
Facultyinformation
Programmes on offer
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
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
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www.wits.ac.za/ebe
Faculty of Engineering and the BuiltEnvironment
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 Urban Studies 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Master of Urban Design 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 Building 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Master of Science in Development Planning 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
1 year full-time
PG Diploma in Planning 1 year full-time or 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)
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 rst study of its
kind), to an examination of indigenous construction
techniques and a treatise on early Cape architecture.
Distinctly Wits
An A rated scientist in the School of Mechanical,
Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, Prof. Beric
Skews 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.
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Programmes on offer
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,
scientic 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, butalso 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 stu -
dents of the Faculty. It was established in 1926 and
houses over 40 000 books and over 1 000 electronic and
printed journal titles.
Faculty of HealthSciences
The Faculty of Health Sciences
is the largest of its kind in Africa,
has an outstanding internation-
al reputation and has produced
graduates who have gone on
to become world leaders in theirchosen elds.
Facultyinformation
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.
* Not offered
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
Doctor of Medicine (MD): by submission of published work
Master of Science in (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and
Physiotherapy): by submission of a dissertation
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Degrees by coursework and research report:
Master of Science in Dentistry MSc(Dent) in clinical disciplines: Community Den -
tistry, Digital Dentistry, Maxillo Facial and Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Orthodon-
tics, Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Prosthodontics
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
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 abey-ance), Virology (in abeyance)
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Master of Science in Epidemiology MSc(Epi) in the elds: Biostatistics and Epide -
miology, Population-Based Field Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
18 months full-time or 3 years part-
time
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The Health Sciences Postgraduate Ofce
+27 (0)11 717-2075/6
Health Sciences, Medical School,7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, South Africa.
Application forms for Health Sciences programmes
must be submitted directly to the Health Sciences
Faculty Ofce.
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-time
Master 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 Man-
agement*, Health Measurement*, Health Promotion*, Health Systems and Policy,
Hospital Management*, Maternal and Child Health, Occupational Hygiene, Pri-
mary Health Care Management*, Rural Health, Sexual and Reproductive Rights
and Health*, Social Behaviour Change Communication
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Master of Dentistry (MDent) in the specialties** Community Dentistry, MaxilloFacial and Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Ortho-dontics, Periodontics and Oral
Medicine, Prosthodontics
3 / 4 years full-time depending onspecialty
Master of Medicine (MMed)** in the specialties: Anaesthesia, Anatomical Pathol-
ogy, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Chemical Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Commu-
nity Health (Public Health Medicine and Occupational Medicine), Dermatology,
Diagnostic Radiology, Family Medicine, Forensic Pathology, Haematology, Inter -
nal Medicine, Medical Genetics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine,
Microbiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Sur-
gery, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psy-
chiatry, Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Urology, Virology
3 / 4 / 5 years full-time depending
on specialty
Honours
Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in the eld of Biokinetics, Chemical
Pathology, Human Biology, Physiology, Pharmacology (Biosciences track), Phar -
macology (Health Sciences track), Human Genetics, Forensic Sciences, Medical
Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine and Medical Biochemistry
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Diplomas
Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health (PGDCH) in the elds: Community Paedi -
atrics, Neurodevelopment *
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Diploma in Occupational Health (DOH) 2 years part-time
Diploma in Public Health (DPH) in the elds: Communicable Diseases*, Com-
munity Rehabilitation*, Demography and Population Studies*, Disaster Manage-
ment*, Environmental and Occupational Health*, Gender and Health*, Health
Management*, Health Measurement*, Health Promotion*, Health Systems and
Policy, Hospital Management*, Maternal and Child Health, Occupational Hy-
giene, Primary Health Care Management*, Rural Health, Sexual and Reproduc-
tive Rights and Health*, Social and Behaviour Change Communication
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) 1 year part-time
Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy (PGDipOT) 2 years part-time
Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy(PGDipPhysio) 1 year full-time
Diploma in Advanced Nursing (DAdvNursing) in the elds: Advanced Psychiatric
Nursing, Community Health Nursing*, Child Nursing, Forensic Nursing*, Genetics
Nursing*, Infection Control, Intensive Care Nursing, Nephrology Nursing, Nurs-
ing Management, Occupational Health Nursing, Oncology and Palliative Care,
Operating Theatre Nursing*, Ophthalmic Nursing, Orthopaedic Nursing*, Trauma
and Emergency Nursing
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
** 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 and hold a registrars post in a clinical discipline
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The Faculty offers a wide range of programmes, some
of which are vocationally oriented and lead to careersin specic professions, while others are theory and re-
search oriented and impart critical analytical skills that
open up to a range of careers in academia and re-
search 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 lead-
ing 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 multi-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary
approaches, linking the arts, social sciences, natural
science, law and management. Students are exposed
Faculty of HumanitiesThe 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 super-
vised by leading academics
many of whom have attained
an international reputation.
The Faculty seeks to creatively
and critically engage with its lo-
cation in Johannesburg, argu-
ably South Africa’s most glob-
ally networked city, which has
dynamic political, social, eco-
nomic and cultural links to Af-
rica and the world.
Facultyinformation
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 environmentin 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
Centre for Researching Education and Labour (REAL
Centre)
History Workshop
Society, Work and Development Institute
Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research
Learning Information Network Knowledge Centre
Humanities Graduate Centre
The Humanities Graduate Centre provides access to
high-quality seminars and research supervision, a con-
genial setting and outstanding facilities for graduate
study. It is a point of connection for local and interna-
tional 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 aca-
demic researchers and graduates who are not simply
personnel trained in particular procedures, but innova-
tors, initiators and thought leaders.
It is close to the main libraries, the postgraduate club,
post ofce, the cafeteria, the residence shuttle pickup
point and secure late-night parking. Networked com-
puters, photocopiers, telephones and workspaces are
available until late into the night.
The Graduate Centre offers a forum for dynamic inter -
action and debate. Visiting academics, researchers,
student-run seminars and conferences combine to cre-
ate a vibrant atmosphere of intellectual interchange.
In developing partnerships with other educational insti-
tutions, business, the state and employers, the Gradu-
ate Centre aims to assist in producing a new genera -
tion of critical graduates, and researchers who arealso squarely oriented towards the world of work, and
equipped to envision, plan for and realise South Africa’s
future in all its complexity.
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Research Capacity Development
One of the Centre’s most important functions is to pro-
vide an ongoing programme of research training and
research capacity development for postgraduate stu-
dents in the Faculty of Humanities but also, where ap-
propriate, for other postgraduates in the University. This
programme includes an extensive research methodol-
ogy workshop series as well as academic writing and
publication workshops.
The Graduate Centre also runs postgraduate mentor -
ship 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 postgradu-
ate professional students and those who have been
admitted on the basis of recognition of their prior learn-
ing or experience.
Postdoctoral 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 opportunities for stu-
dents to gain direct access to the worlds in which they
will be seeking employment, 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 nec-
essary to enter the work environment. The internship
is an effective method of recruitment for a variety of
employers. Research shows that in the USA, internships
have become the major method of graduate recruit-
ment.
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 Ofce, the
Centre runs a series of workshops to help graduates en-
hance 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)11 717-4032/5
www.wits.ac.za/Humanities/GraduateCentre
Programmes on offer
Faculty of Humanities
+27 (0)11 717-8202 (Humanities)
717-3018 (Education)
www.wits.ac.za/humanities
Doctor of Literature – DLitt 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
Doctor of Music – DMus 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
Doctor of Philosophy – Education – PhD 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 in Translation by coursework and research report 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Master of Arts (Organisational Psychology) 1 year full-time, 1 year internship
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology 2 years formal time and 1 year experiential
Master of Arts in 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
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Faculty of Humanities
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), in the elds of:
African Languages and Linguistics, African Literature, Applied Drama:
Thetre in Education, Communities and Social Context, Applied Lan-
guage and Literacy Education, Archaeology, Arts, Culture and Herit-
age Management, Anthropology, Creative Writing, Demography and
Population Studies, Development Studies, Digital Arts, Drama and Film,
Drama Therapy, English, English Education, European Literature, French
Language and Literature, Geography, German Language and Litera-
ture, Heritage Studies, History, History of Art, International Relations, Ital-
ian Language and Literature, Journalism and Media Studies, Labour
Policy and Globalisation, Media Studies, Migration Studies, Linguistics,
Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology, Organisational Psychology,
Publishing Studies, Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Development Sociol-
ogy, Translation, Interpreting
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Bachelor of Arts with Honours – BA(Hons) joint honours programmes in
Anthropology and Sociology, Arts and Culture Management and His -
tory of Art, English and History of Art, English and International Rela-
tions, English and Linguistics, English and Media Studies, English and
Philosophy, French and International Relations, French and Linguistics,
French and Translation, Heritage and Arts and Culture Management,
History and Political Studies, International Relations and Media Studies,International Relations and Sociology, Philosophy and Political Studies,
Political Studies and Sociology
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
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 Translation and Interpreting 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.htm for information on elds of study offered within the Faculty
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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.
Research strength ensures that staff members keep in
touch with the latest developments in their eld which
has benecial effects for both undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching. In addition to basic research
in various elds, including high energy physics, rock art,
climatology, palaeontology, palaeoanthropology, mo-
lecular biology and environmental science, the Fac-
ulty of Science has a number of leading researchersinvolved in the elds of nancial and industrial math -
ematics, AIDS research and the treatment of diseases,
materials science, and synthetic and structural chem-
istry. Increasing effort is being devoted to applied re-
search linked to a variety of activities in southern Africa.
Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at Wits
is one of the leading research
and teaching facilities in the
country. Our qualications are
recognised by major institutions
locally and abroad.
Facultyinformation
Five of the 16 A-rated scientists at Wits based are in the
Faculty of Science.
Postgraduate Studies and ResearchThe Faculty proudly offers cutting-edge postgraduate
degrees to graduate students across diverse subject
areas. The Honours degree (taken immediately after
the rst degree) deepens a candidate’s knowledge
in a specic area and provides a rst experience ofresearch.
The Faculty has a number of particularly strong research
elds 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 theEnvironment, 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.
+27 (0)11 717-6014
www.science.wits.ac.za
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
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, Computer Science, Computational
and Applied Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Geography and Environ-
mental Studies, GIS & Remote Sensing, Hydrogeology, Mathematics, Mathemati-
cal Sciences (Interdisciplinary), Mathematical Statistics, Medical Physics, Palaeo-
archaeology, Physics (Experimental, Theoretical or Applied Physics), Radiation
Protection, Physics, Engineering and Safety of Power Nuclear Reactors, Materials
Science. Science Education, Biotechnology and Resource Conservation Biology
is offered every alternative year
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Master of Science by dissertation – MSc (Dissertation) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Bachelor of Science with Honours – BScHons – in the elds of Mathematical Sta-
tistics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science, Animal, Plant and Environmental
Sciences, Archaeology, Geography, Geography, Archaeology and Environmen-
tal Studies, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology,
Microbiology and Biotechnology, Applied Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics
of Finance, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Geophysics, Palaeontology,Palaeontology and Geology, Mathematics, Physics. Mathematical Sciences (In-
terdisciplinary). With the Faculty of Humanities: Psychology, Science Education
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
(not all Honours elds of study are
offered part-time.)
Postgraduate Diploma in Science – PGDipSc 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Programmes on offer
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General admission requirementsThe 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 ofce in order to determine the specic
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 qualication taken over not
less than four years of study.
Honours: Candidate must be a graduate in an
appropriate qualication.
Postgraduate diploma or certicate: Candidate must
be a graduate in an appropriate qualication.
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.
International applicants
Please make sure you read the information on pages
28 to 32.
Applying toWits
Application procedures
Apply online at: https://my.wits.ac.za/
1.
Faculty of Health Sciences: Students interested inapplying for any of the programmes offered by the
Faculty of Health Sciences should approach the
Faculty Ofce directly for all matters pertaining to their
enquiry (see page 8 for contact details)
Other faculties, PhD or Masters by Dissertation
applications: Students wishing to read for a PhD
or Masters by Dissertation should rst enquire from
the school concerned about identifying a suitable
supervisor for their intended studies, then apply online
at: https://my.wits.ac.za/
All other applications: Apply online at:
https://my.wits.ac.za/
Your application will be considered by the School and
Faculty in which you intend registering.
Please refer to our website for the closing dates of
various programmes: www.wits.ac.za/postgraduate.
2.
Application fee: A non-refundable application fee of
R200 for international and South African applicants is
required.
For payment of the application fee use the following
banking details:
• Standard Bank; Braamfontein branch; branch
code: 004805; account number: 200 346 385. SWIFT
Code: SBZAZAJJ.
Please use the unique number when making
payment.
3.
Once you have applied online you can upload the
required supporting documents by visiting:
https://self-service.wits.ac.za
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Required documentation:1. Certied copies of all your programme (degree)
certicates and a full academic transcript covering
all periods of registration. Include all details of courses
undertaken and the marks obtained. Certied copies
must bear the original Commissioner of Oaths’ stamp
and signature. Any documentation not in English
must be translated and sworn to by an authorised
translator.
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. A short outline of your intended research area
(no more than one typed page) – for Masters (by
research) or PhD applicants only (NOT A REQUIREMENTFOR 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. An applicant to a postgraduate programme who
holds a foreign qualication, is required to submit
proof of evaluation of the qualication by the South
African Qualications 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.org.za.
6. Proof of English Language prociency if your degree
is not from an English medium institution.
Submission of academic record
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 certied copies of all your programme
certicates and a full transcript of your academic
record, to your application form. If you have appliedfor 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 certicates may be original documents or
copies certied by a Commissioner of Oaths.
Your foreign degrees have to be evaluated by the
South African Qualications Authority in Pretoria.
*Details concerning the length of study involved must
be submitted.
Out-of-seat registrationInternational Masters (Research) and PhD students
based outside of South Africa (out-of-seat) are
permitted to register either on a full-time or a part-time
basis whilst conducting research outside of South Africa.
In terms of Immigration Directive 31 of 2008 , Any foreigner
who intends to be part of a systematic investigation
and study of material, sources, do research into or
for e.g. an institute etc., in order to establish facts or research conclusions may upon application be issued
with a Visitor’s permit in terms of section 11(1)(b)(ii)(cc)
of the Act.
Students registering in this category must provide:
1) Conrmation of acceptance
2) Letter from the Faculty conrming out-of-seat
registration
3) The Visitor’s Visa to be applied for when visiting South
Africa
4) Medical aid NOT required. It is recommended that
a travel insurance be purchased for the duration of
the stay in South Africa.
Student Call Centre + 27 (0)11 717-1888
E www.wits.ac.za/askwits
www.wits.ac.za/prospective/postgraduate
Postgraduate Application Checklist
This is a generic checklist, more specic information
regarding your application can be viewed on the
Self-Service Portal https:self-service.wits.ac.za once
you have lodged your application to study.
Applicants who submit academic qualications
through the Self-Service Portal are reminded to also
post/deliver a duly certied copy to Student Enrol-
ment Centre. Certied copies needs to reect the
original Commissioner of Oaths’ stamp and signa-
ture.
Please provide the following with your application:
• Certied academic transcripts for all your aca-
demic qualications
• Certied degree certicates (unless graduation
date falls in the following academic year)
• SAQA and IELTS English Prociency for internation-
al applications (SAQA also required for SA can-
didates who studied abroad). www.saqa.org.za
• Curriculum vitae
• Applicants who do not hold an undergraduatedegree/diploma must please submit a certied
school leaving certicate
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Average tuition fees
These are the tuition fees for South African students for
study in 2015.
Fees may increase by approximately 10 percent or
more in 2016, so you need to add at least 10% to the
gures below for 2016 fees.
International applicants are required to pay an
annual registration fee in conjunction with the
local tuition fees cited below.
Faculty of Commerce, Law andManagement
Average Tuition Fee per programme
MBA R204310
MM (Depending on choice of units) R38630 -R111170
PDM (Depending on choice of units) R25000 -
R46840
LLM (by coursework and research report)
– (1 year full-time)
R51770
LLM by research, full-time R16410
LLM by research, full-time, second term R8300
LLM by research, part-time R10940
LLM by research, part-time, second term R7300
PhD by research, full-time R17710
PhD by research, full-time, second term R8990
PhD by research, part-time R11810
PhD by research, part-time, second term R7880
HDipLabourLaw R29360
HDip Tax Law R29360
MCom by coursework and research
report
R52800
MCom by research, full-time R19560
MCom by research, full-time, second
term
R9930
MCom by research, part-time R13040
MCom by research, part-time, second
term
R8700
PhD by research, full-time R20240
PhD by research, full-time, second term
- Law
R9900
PhD by research, part-time R13500
PhD by research, part-time, second term
- Law
R9000
BCom Hons R50370
BEconSci Hons R32510
HDipAcc R45640
Faculty of Engineering and the BuiltEnvironment
Average Tuition Fee per programme
BAS(Hons) R50920
BSc(Hons)(ConstructionManagement)
R61220
BSc(Hons)(QS) R61220
BSc(Hons)(URP) R55360
MArch(Prof) R54630
MArch(Sustainable Energy) R55750
MEng R94880 - R98980
MSc(Building) R67820
MSc(DP) R50320
MSc(Eng) R73270
MBE R45600
MUD R55770
MUS R55020
GDE R51540
PGDipPDM R59340
PGDipPlanning R36990
Research Programmes
Masters by research, full-time R24380 per year
Masters by research, full-time,
second term
R12250
Masters by research, part-time R16250
Masters by research, part-time,
second term
R8170
PhD by research, full-time R23180 per year
PhD by research, full-time,
second term
R11650
PhD by research, part-time R15460 per year
PhD by research, part-time,
second term
R7770
Fees Ofce
+27 (0)11 717 1530
Tuition fees
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.
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Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Average Tuition Fee per programme
BAHons R24220 - R33700
BEd(Hons) R27220
MA by coursework and research report
– Applied Ethics for Professionals R51470
– Demography and Population Studies R34090
– Digital Animation R34090
– Dramatic Art R34090
– Fine Arts R43070
– Human Geography R33390
– Applied Language and Literacy Educ R35560
– ICT Policy and Regulation R43200
– Organisational Psychology R41950
– Paleoarchaeology R33390
– Psychology R42840
– Social Development R34770
– Tourism R31280
- Archaeology of Pre-colonial Food Producing Societies R32820
Average Tuition Fee per programme
MDent and MDent holders of approved posts are entitled to 90% remission fees
MDent (clinical disciplines) Per year of study R37970 - R55920
MFamMed by coursework and research report R25090
MMed (clinical disciplines) R61970 - R81590
MPharm by coursework and research report R51360
Master of Public Health- full-time, rst year R18580
Master of Public Health- full-time, second year R33920
Master of Public Health- part-time, rst year R9290
Master of Public Health- part-time, second year R16990
MSc(Dent) by research, full-time R25480
MSc(Dent) by research, full-time, second term R12880
MSc(Dent) by research part-time R16990
MSc(Dent) by research part-time, second term R8590
MSc(Dent) by coursework and research report R53270MSc(Med) by coursework and research report R51220 - R63370
MSc(Nursing) by coursework and research report R37700
MSc(OT) by coursework and research report R39240
MSc(Physiotherapy) by coursework and research report R36630
MSc(Med), MSc(Nursing), MSc(OT),MPharm & MSc(Physio) by research- full-time, per year R25480
MSc(Med), MSc(Nursing), MSc(OT),MPharm & MSc(Physio) by research- full-time, second term R12880
MSc(Med), MSc(Nursing), MSc(OT),MPharm & MSc(Physio) by research- part-time, per year R16990
MSc(Med), MSc(Nursing), MSc(OT),MPharm & MSc(Physio) by research- part-time, second term R8590
PhD by research, full-time, per year R22150
PhD by research, full-time, second term R11180
PhD by research, part-time, per year R14790
PhD by research, part-time, second term R9860
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– Applied Linguistics, African Literature, Applied Drama: Theatre in education, Antrhopology,
Biography and Society, Arts and Culture Studies, Development Sociology, Development Studies,
Diversity Studies, Drama Therapy, English Education, Human Rights, European Literature, Film and
Television, French and Francophone Studies, Gender Studies, German Studies, Global South, Health
Sociology, History, History and Film Documentary, History of Art, Industrial Sociology, Interactive
Media, International Relations, Italian Studies, Journalism and Media Studies, Labour Policy and
Globalisation, Linguistics, Literary Theory and Crit Prac, Migration and Displacement, Modern and
Contemporary Literature, Philosophy, Political Studies, Precolonial Studies, Politics and Gender,
Publishing, Publishing Studies, Sociology, Translation and Interpreting, Writing
R30890
MA(Audiology) R29600
MA(Clin Psych)(two years of study) R54530
MA(Comm-based Counselling Psych)(two years of study) R54530
MA(Heritage) R34010
MA(Rock Art) R30990
MA (Translation) R47180
MA(Occ Social Work) R38150
MA(Speech Pathology) R34310
MEd by coursework and research report (General) R26130
PGDA(depending on eld of study) R20170 - R29220
PDE R18000
PGCE R30670
PGDipHE R23920
Research Programmes (per year of study)
Masters by research, full-time R19930 per year
Masters by research, full-time, second term R10110
Masters by research, part-time R13290 per year
Masters by research, part-time, second term R6740
PhD by research, full-time R17940 - R19740
per year
PhD by research, full-time, second term R9110 - R10030
PhD by research, part-time R11960 - R13160
PhD by research, part-time, second term R6080 - R6690
MEd by research, full-time R20610 per year
MEd by research, full-time, second term R10490
MEd by research, part-time R13740 per year
MEd by research, part-time, second term R7000
PhD by research, full-time R18470 per year
PhD by research, full-time, second term R9400
PhD by research, part-time R12320 per year
PhD by research, part-time, second term R6270
Faculty of Science
Average Tuition Fee per programme
Honours R29350 - R33190
Posgraduate Diploma in Science R33380 - R35880
MSc by coursework and research report R46800 - R56610
MSc by research, full-time R20040
MSc by research, full-time, second term R10190
MSc by research, part-time R13360
MSc by research, part-time, second term R8910
PhD by research, full-time R19220PhD by research, full-time, second term R9760
PhD by research, part-time R12820
PhD by research, part-time, second term R8550
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Closing dates
Commerce, Law & Management
Please consult the Student Enrolment Centre for possible
amendments to these dates.
Intake Closing Date for applications Programme of study
January 2016
30 September Graduate School of Business Administration – Master
of Business Administration, Postgraduate Diploma in
Management programmes, PhD in Management
and Master of Management by Dissertation
School of Architecture – BAS Honours, Bsc URP Hon-ours and Master of Urban Design
Masters and Postgraduate Diploma programmes
offered by School of Law
30 November School of Governance programmes
31 October Applies to both coursework and research degrees,
Honours and Postgraduate Diplomas not listed
above
April 2015 28 February Applies to pure research degrees only *
July 2015 22 May Limited coursework programmes are available in
July in the School of Governance and GraduateSchool of Business Administration
Contact the Student Enrolment Centre for offerings
September 2015 31 July Applies to pure research degrees only *
International applicants 30 August (unless earlier closing
date specied)
Applies to both coursework and research and
pure research degrees, Honours and Postgraduate
Diplomas
* Please note: Commerce and Law do not have April and September intakes and only consider applications for a
limited number of pure research degrees for the July intake and only under exceptional circumstances.
Student Call Centre
+ 27 (0)11 717-1888
E www.wits.ac.za/askwits
www.wits.ac.za/prospective/postgraduate
Engineering and the Built Environment
Health Sciences
Applications and enrolment for pure research programmes within the Faculty are open throughout the academicyear until the end of September. Please ensure that your application reaches the Faculty Ofce timeously
Master of Science in Physiotherapy
Master of Science in Nursing
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Master of Science in Nursing
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Science in Dentistry
Master of Science in Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy
End August Honours Programmes
Biokinetics
End September Molecular Medicine and Medical Biochemistry
Forensic Sciences
Human Genetics
Pure Research Programmes – PhD’S and Masters by Dissertation
Applicants for these programmes may apply at any time during the course of the year. Please check the tables
below for exceptions
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End October Human Biology
Medical Cell Biology
End November Physiology
End July Masters Programmes (Coursework and Research Report)
Master of Public Health
Rural Health
Social Behaviour Change Communication
Occupational Hygiene
Maternal and Child Health
Health Systems and Policy
Master of Science in Epidemiology
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Population-Based Field Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
Research Data Management
Master of Science in Medicine (Genetic Counselling)
Master of Science in Medicine (Biology and African Disease Vectors)
End August Master of Science in Nursing
End September Master of Science in Physiotherapy
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Master of Science in Dentistry
Master of Science in Medicine (Bioethics & Health Law)
Master of Science in Medicine (Child Health Community Paediatrics)
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 Master of Science in Medicine (Child Health Neurodevelopment)
Next intake will be in 2017
End December Master of Science in Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
End August 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)
Diploma in Occupational Health
End September Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Occupational Health Nursing)
Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
End October Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health (Neurodevelopment)
End November Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
End July Diploma in Public Health
Social and Behaviour Change Communication
Rural HealthHealth Systems and Policy
Maternal and Child Health
Occupational Hygiene
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SCHOOL OF HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Intake Closing Date for
applications
Programme of study
January 2016
Open 2 March, Close 3 June Master of Arts in Community Based Counselling Psychology
Open 2 March, Close 15 May Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Open 2 March, Close 31 July Master of Education in Educational Psychology
Open 4 May , Close 30 September Masters in Research Psychology and Masters of Arts by
Coursework and Research Report Psychology
Open 4 May , Close 30 September Master of Arts in Psychology by Coursework and Research
Report
Open 4 May, Close 30 eptember Master of Arts in the eld of Social and Psychological
Research
Open 4 May, Close 31 August BA Honours in Organisational Psychology
Open 4 May, Close 30 September BA Honours in Psychology
Open 4 May, Close 30 September Masters of Arts by Coursework and Research Report in
Organisational Psychology
Open 4 May, Close 30 October Masters of Arts in Occupational Social Work
Open 4 May, Close 30 October Master of Arts in Social Development
Open 4 May, Close 30 October Master of Arts in Speech Pathology and Audiology
SCHOOL OF LITERATURE, LANGUAGE AND MEDIA
Intake Closing Date for
applications
Programme of study
January 2016
31 August
30 September
Honours in Journalism
Career entry: International and SA applicants
Mid-career: International and SA applicants
30 September
31 October
Honours in Sign Language
International applicants
SA applicants
30 September
Masters in Journalism
International and SA applicants
30 September
Honours and Masters in Media Studies
International and SA applicants
31 October
30 November
Honours and Masters and PhD in Modern Languages
International applicants
SA applicants
30 September
30 November
All other disciplines (Honours and Masters Programmes)including ICT Policy and Regulation
International applicants
SA applicants
Faculty of Humanities
Closing dates
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Faculty of Science
Intake Closing Date for applications Programme of study
January 2016 30 October Master of Science by Coursework
and Research
BSc Honours
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Intake Closing Date for
applications
Programme of study
January 2016
31 July
30 August
Honours and Masters in Labour, Policy and Globalisation
(GLU)
International applicants
SA applicants
30 September
31 October
Honours and Masters in African Centre for Migration and
Society
International applicants
SA applicants
30 September
30 November
Honours and Masters in Applied Ethics for Professionals
International applicants
SA applicants
30 October
30 November
Honours and Masters in History
International applicants
South African applicants
30 September
All other disciplines including Diversity Studies and
Human Rights
International and SA applicants
WITS SCHOOL OF ARTS
Intake Closing Date for
applications
Programme of study
January 2016
31 October
30 November
All disciplines (Honours and Masters Programmes) (no mid
year intake for coursework degrees)
International applicants
SA applicants
WITS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Intake Closing Date for
applications
Programme of study
January 2016 All disciplines including Applied Language and Literacy
Education and English Education (Honours and Masters
Programmes)
31 August International applicants
30 October SA applicants
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Campus Housing and Residence Life is responsible for
overseeing all aspects of the University’s residence pro-
gramme, including accommodation and meals, and
the provision of recreational facilities and programmes
for the improved academic performance and the ho-
listic development of students within a residential envi-
ronment.
The Central Accommodation Ofce on the Ground
Floor of Senate House deals with all enquiries regarding
student accommodation. This ofce is also responsiblefor limited staff and visitor accommodation, as well as
conference information.
How to apply
New students to the University or frst time residence ap-
plicants:
1. The closing date for postgraduate student applica-
tion is 31 October each year. Late applications will
not be accepted.
2. Applications for accommodation can be done on-
line at https://my.wits.ac.za/
3. If you are offered University accommodation, a re-
fundable deposit of R850 must be paid as conrma-
tion 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 a copy must
be sent to the Central Accommodation Ofce.
4. Before admission to a residence, an international
student will be required to pay 75% of his/her resi-
dence fees for the year. The balance to be paid by
31 March.
5. Bursary students must provide proof of their bursary
upon registration. The bursary letter would need to
stipulate that it would cover accommodation costs.
For on campus information:
For off campus alternative information: [email protected]
Campushousing
+27 (0)11 717-9172/3/4
E [email protected] Funding options for postgraduatestudents
Fundingoptions
www.wits.ac.za/nancialaid
University Postgraduate Merit Awards
A university postgraduate Merit Award is available to
assist graduates to complete their Honours, Masters and
PhD degree by research or by a combination of course
work and research on a full-time or part-time basis. This
bursary requires students to meet a minimum academic
standard in order to be awarded the bursary.
Wits Bursaries
Students with an excellent academic record will beconsidered for a Merit Bursary if registered for an Hon-
ours, Masters or PhD degree. The funding for these
bursaries comes from a variety of sources and Wits is
specically targeting donors to make secure fund-
ing available for international students. A signicant
amount of this funding is for students who wish to pursue
a Masters by dissertation or a PhD.
External Statutory Postgraduate Funding
Students may apply for additional funding for Honours,
Masters and PhD registration through other statutory
bodies, e.g. NRF, MRC, CSIR.
Outside Funding / Bank Loans / Bursaries
Most banks offer students loans. Details are directly
available from the nancial institutions. A number of or -
ganisations offer relevant bursaries.
Travel Grants
Travel grants are available to assist postgraduate stu-
dents with top-up funding to attend conferences in
South Africa, elsewhere in Africa and international con-
ferences. The value of these grants depends on avail-
ability of funds.
Please visit our website for more information
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The International Students Ofce seeks to complement
the services provided by faculties and academic de-
partments to international students.
External to the University, the ofce interfaces with
foreign representatives in South Africa, the Depart-
ment of Home Affairs, Medical Aid providers, the
SA Medical Schemes Council, the Matriculation
Board and Higher Education South Africa (HESA) and
the South African Qualications Authority (SAQA)
The ofce offers the following non-academic services:
• Provide information on Wits and on studying (and
living) in South Africa;
• Provide information and guidance on obtaining a
Matriculation Exemption;
• Advice on immigration issues - application
procedure for study visas and renewals of study
visas;
• Provide information on South African approved
medical aid service providers;
• Ensure that all international students are in
compliance with university and government
requirements prior to registration;
• Co-ordinate orientation of new students to
campus;
• Facilitates airport transfers
In cooperation with the Internationalisation and Strate-
gic Partnerships Ofce (ISPO), the International StudentsOfce also facilitates the Semester Study Abroad Pro-
gramme as well as other programmes creating oppor-
tunities for Wits students to study/conduct research at
partner universities abroad.
Postal address:
International Students Ofce
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Private Bag 3
Wits, 2050, Republic of South Africa
+27 11 717 1054 / +27 11 717 1059
For more information visit:
www.wits.ac.za and click on International
STUDY VISAHow to apply for a study visa
The University is not permitted to register you until you
have produced your VALID Study Visa. It could take at
least 6 to 8 weeks for your Study Visa application to be
processed. It is also important for you to note that your
Study Visa is issued to study at one institution and you
would have to apply for a change of conditions, should
you want to change institutions. This can be done in the
city applicable to the new institution of study.
You are required to apply for a Study Visa at the South
African High Commission, Embassy, Consulate or TradeMission in your country of residence. If there is no South
African representative in that country, you must apply
at the nearest South African High Commission, Embassy,
Consulate or Trade Mission.
The following are the current requirements to be sub-
mitted to the South African Embassy/Consulate in your
country to obtain your Study Visa (please conrm re-
quirements with the relevant authority):
1. A passport valid for not less than 30 days after in-
tended studies
2. Payment of the prescribed administrative fee
3. Conrmation and proof of payment of a South Af-
rican Medical Aid Cover with a medical scheme
registered with the SA Medical Schemes Council.
Cover must remain valid for the duration of the cal-
endar year
4. Letter of Offer from the University stating the dura-
tion of degree
5. Medical and Radiological reports (less than six
months old)
6. Yellow Fever vaccination certicate, if relevant
7. Relevant certicates if married, widowed, divorced
or separated
8. Details regarding arranged accommodation while
in South Africa
9. Proof of sufcient funds to cover tuition fees and
maintenance
10. A police clearance certicate for the past 12
months or longer since the age of 18
You are advised to submit the documentation as soon
as possible to the South African High Commission, Em-
bassy, Consulate or Trade Mission – DO NOT send thedocumentation to Wits University. We, however advise
that you keep a copy of your submission and all re-
ceipts safely. Some South African Embassies, High Com-
Internationalstudents
Visas
The InternationalStudents Ofce
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missions, Consulates and Trade Missions require a letter
of undertaking from Wits University stating that a student
will not be taking the place of a South African citizen
and that the University will inform the Department of
Home Affairs should the student discontinue his/herstudies. If you require such a document, the Internation-
al Students Ofce will be able to facilitate this request.
PLEASE NOTE:
The holder of a study visa for studies at a higher educa-
tion institution may conduct part-time work for a period
not exceeding 20 hours per week. Immigration Amend-
ment Act 2011, Act No. 13 of 2011.
If you are in South Africa visa applications are submit-
ted to DHA through VFS Global www.vfsglobal.com/
dha/southafrica. You are permitted to apply for the
following:
1. Renewal of existing visa
2. Change of conditions of visa. This is not applicable
to short term Visitor’s Visas.
3. Endorsement of a work or business visa for part-time
study at Wits
Applications must be submitted 60 days prior to expiry
of current visa. Please make sure that you have all your
documents when submitting to the VFS ofce.
Any international person on a short term Visitor’s Visawill not be permitted to change the visa type and con-
ditions unless in exceptional circumstances
1. In the case of an emergency lifesaving treatment for
longer than three months
2. Is an accompanying spouse or child of a holder of
the business or work visa who wishes to apply for a
study or work visa
REFUGEES
A Refugee is a foreign national who has refugee statusaccorded by the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR), has a South African identity book
which is stamped as refugee status, and is normally
valid for two years until permanent status is awarded.
If not, accorded status reverts to ‘Asylum Seeker’. The
Refugee Act, Act No. 130 of 1998 (Section 27) provides
refugee students the right to study without a study visa.
No medical aid cover is legally required, however it is
recommended.
Please Note: Registered students are legally required
to update their records with the International Students
Ofce each time they renew their permit.
If the expiry date lapses, this may result in an automat-
ic deregistration.
ASYLUM SEEKERS
An Asylum Seeker is a person in possession of a valid visa
issued under the Immigration Act, Act No. 13 of 2002
(Section 13) Department of Home Affairs.
No medical aid cover is legally required, however it is
highly recommended.
Please Note: Registered students are legally required
to update their records with the International Students
Ofce each time they renew their permit. If the expiry
date lapses, this may result in an automatic deregistra-
tion.
DIPLOMATS
Children of diplomatic staff under the age of 23 years
are exempt from a study visa and they pay local tuition
and related international levies.
Spouses of diplomatic staff do not automatically qualify
for exemptions from a study visa. DIRCO (Department
of International Relations and Co-operation) will con-
sider each application on its merits.
These concessions are only for the period the Diplomat
is in ofce in the Republic of South Africa. These ben-
ets are not transferable. Once the Diplomat’s service
ends in South Africa, the student automatically reverts
to regular international student status as per their citi-
zenship for which all relevant international fees will be
applicable.
BLOCK RELEASE
These are students who attend university for a period ofless than three consecutive months. These students may
enter South Africa on a visitor’s visa and are therefore
not required to obtain a study visa. Block release stu-
dents are also exempted from the requirement of medi-
cal aid cover, however it is recommended.
Please Note: Registered students are legally required to
update their records with the International Students Of-
ce each time they enter the Republic of South Africa
to continue their Block Release programme.
International Students Ofce www.wits.ac.za and click on International
I nt er n at i on al s t u d ent s
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Medicalaid
In terms of the Immigration Act No. 13 of 2002 as Amend-
ed and its Regulations any prospective student to the
Republic of South Africa, must provide proof of medi-
cal cover with a medical scheme registered in terms of
the Medical Schemes Act, 1998 Act 131 of 1998.
Although you might be able to secure a study visa with
other types of medical products, be they South African
or other wise, the University of the Witwatersrand only
accepts South African Medical Aid products.
To comply with the regulations, the University requires a
membership certicate as proof of full Medical Aid cov-
er with a South African based medical aid scheme for
the full calendar year, until 31 December of that year.
To avoid unnecessary complications, please make the
necessary nancial arrangements with the medical aid
provider prior to your entry into South Afr ica. Should you
rely on sponsorship, please ensure that you advise your
sponsor of this requirement as soon as you get sponsor-
ship or acceptance. The required medical aid cover
fee must be paid directly to the Medical Aid Company,
separate to that of the tuition fees.
Students will not receive a Clearance Certicate unless
they can show a membership certicate as proof of a
valid and comprehensive medical aid cover for the
duration of the academic year (until 31 December),
Guidelines based on the Wits system
Please be advised that the University is unable to pro -
vide a direct conversion of the Wits credit system into
either the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) or the
Grade Point Average (GPA). This information merely
serves as a guideline.
Wits credit–rating systemThe South African National credit-rating system rates
10 notional study hours as equivalent to one credit.
Credits represent a measure of all the learning activities
engaged in by the student and include, among oth-
ers, contact time, self-study, Work Integrated Learning
(WIL), assignments, projects and examinations.
Certicate, Diploma, Bachelor’s degree and Bachelor
of Honours degree qualication types assume a 30-
week full-time academic year 2. Master’s degree and
Doctoral qualication types assume a 45 week full-time
academic year.
An average full-time equivalent student is expected
to study for a 40-hour week, thus requiring a minimum
credit load of 120 credits per academic year for Cer -
ticates, Diplomas, and Bachelor’s degrees and 180
credits per academic year for Master’s degrees and
Doctorates. On average, there are four 45 minute lec-
tures per week, per course. Attendance of tutorials and
practicals is usually compulsory.
Academic year
The academic year at Wits runs from February to No-
vember 1. The year is further broken down into two se-mesters: Semester 1 – February to June / Semester 2 –
July to November.
Credit
conversion
Wits grading system(As reected on academic transcripts)
Class Wits Percentage Code
First 75% and over A
Upper Second 70% to 74% B
Second 60% to 69% C
Third 50% to 59% D
Fail 0% to 49% F
without a Clearance Certicate they cannot register at
the Institution.
Students who are members or dependents on a South
African based parent/guardian/spousal/work medi-
cal aid are required to present a recent membership
certicate for the annual registration. The membership
certicate must reect active membership for the cur -
rent year.Medical Aid providers with weekly consulting hours on
Wits campus:
CompCare Wellness Medical Scheme
www.studentplan.co.za / 086 112 4636
Discovery Health Medical Scheme
www.360students.co.za
0860 99 88 77 / +27 11 529 6496
Momentum Health
www.ingwehealth.co.za
0860 102 493 / +27 (0)12 671 8511
The above products have guaranteed that cancellation
of coverage will not be refunded without written com-
munication from the International Students Ofce con-
rming the student’s deregistration/completion status.
For other SA Medical Aid Products to be considered:
The certicate/letter conrming membership must be
for the current year.
For more details about all Medical Aid providers in South
Africa, contact:
SA Medical Scheme Council
www.medicalschemes.com
0861 123 267 +27 (0)12 431 0500
1 Health Sciences programmes commence in January
and nish mid-December. 2 Professional clinical degrees in Health Sciences are long-
er than the assumed 30-week full-time academic year.
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English Prociency
Wits, as an English-medium university requires that its
students are procient in English before they are ac-
cepted. An applicant, whether at undergraduate or
postgraduate level, must have attained a certain level
of prociency in English, namely:
• A pass in an examination equivalent to English at the
Higher Grade (First or Second Language) at the South
African matriculation level (or, for certain immigrants
only, English at the Standard Grade [First Language]
plus an A-level pass in the immigrant’s home lan-
guage);
• A pass in English Language at the GCSE/GCE/IGSCE
Ordinary level (or equivalent examination);• A pass in the IELTS (International English Language
Testing System) with a score of at least 7.0.
Information, including application forms and dates
when tests are held, may be obtained from the British
Council.
The Wits Language School also offers English training
to students who wish to improve their language skills.
The WLS is now part of the Faculty of Humanities and
is closely linked to the School of Literature, Language
and Media, which offers academic programmes. WLS
offers non-academic courses for adult learners. It of-
fers public classes, corporate training and private tui-tion. WLS takes pride in its excellent services, high quality
training programmes that have a sound research and
academic framework and the quality of its training per-
sonnel.
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Courses are de-
signed for foreign and second language speakers and
consist of six levels from pre- beginners to advanced
level. An assessment test determines at which level stu-
dents’ would start the course.
Wits Language School: Wits University, Private Bag X3,
Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa,
+27 11 717 4208 / Fax: +27 11 717 4219
E [email protected] / www.witslanguageschool.comIH Johannesburg – Language Lab also offers IELTS prep-
aration workshops on certain Saturdays.
Language Lab – IH Johannesburg, 54 De Korte Street,
Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
+27 11 339 1051 / Fax: +27 11 403 1759
E [email protected] / www.ihjoburg.co.za
British Council at the British Embassy or Consulate in your
country or British Council in Johannesburg
British Council in Johannesburg, 275 Jan Smuts Avenue,
Dunkeld Corner, Dunkeld West,
+27 11 560 9300 / Fax: +27 11 560 9301
The University prefers the applicant to take the IELTS,
however consideration will be given should an appli-
cant have a pass in TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign
Language) which is equivalent to the IELTS 7.0
Language policy
Financialinformation
Fees
All postgraduate international students are required to
pay an application fee (R200) when submitting their ap-
plication for study. Other fees include a non-refundable
annual International Registration Fee (IRF), tuition fees
and if applicable, on campus accommodation fees.
75% of the tuition, IRF and on-campus accommodation
fees is payable on registration. The balance is due with-
in two months after registration. This excludes students
with Refugee status. Students will not be registered if
they do not pay 75% of the annual fees (tuitions, IRF
and on-campus accommodation), prior to registration,
or have evidence of sponsorship.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
member countries pay annual local tuition fees andrelated costs (see Table below). The SADC member
countries are Angola, Botswana, Democratic Repub-
lic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
All international students (those who are not South Afri-
can citizens or who do not have permanent residence
status in South Africa) are required by the Department
of Home Affairs to provide proof of available funds for
the tuition fee for the academic year prior to receiving
their study visa.
The following categories of students are also required to
pay international fees:• International Students who are married (including
same sex marriages) to SA citizens or permanent
residents – pay international fees until they have ob-
tained SA citizenship or permanent residency.
• International Students who are in life partnerships with
SA citizens or permanent residents – pay International
fees until they have obtained SA citizenship or perma-
nent residency.
• International Students who pay SA taxes (e.g. con-
tract workers or temporary residents) – the criterion
of paying tax in South Africa does not change a per-
son’s immigration status and as such it is not sufcient
for a reduction in international fees.
• International Students who pay SADC taxes – payingtax in a SADC country does not change a person’s
immigration status and as such does not qualify for
exemption from international fees.
• SA & SADC Temporary Residents – If there is an expiry
visa date and if individuals are required to renew resi-
dence status periodically, then such individuals are
not permanent residents of the country and do not
qualify to pay local fees.
• SA Permanent Resident Applicants under Review (in-
cluding those married to SA residents/citizens) – there
is no guarantee that permanent residence status will
be granted. Until such status is granted, international
fees apply.
• International Students who are children of South Af-
rican citizens or Permanent Residents – pay interna-
tional fees until they themselves have obtained SA
citizenship or permanent residency.
Refer to the tables overleaf for
IRF and tuition fees
I nt er n at i on al s
t u d ent s
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How to pay fees
Application fee:
Standard Bank; Braamfontein, branch code: 004805;
account number: 200 346 385. Swift code: SBZAZAJJ
Tuition fees and the annual international registration
fee (IRF):
Standard Bank; Braamfontein; branch code: 004805;
account number: 002 891 697. Swift code: SBZAZAJJ.Please fax proof of payment to +27 11 717 4918 and
state your Person number as a reference
IF YOU ARE IN SOUTH AFRICA – CASH PAYMENT can be
made at the Fees Ofce at Wits University or at any
Standard Bank; Braamfontein; 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 Ofce at +27 11 717 1544/43/42
and fax the details to +27 11 717 4918,or visit the University in person.
Downloadable form for credit card payment is avail-
able on the website: www.wits.ac.za
2015 Fee structure for postgraduate international students
Apply online at:
h // i /
I nt er n at i on al s
t u d ent s
SADC
(Full-time, Part-time1, PG/Block Release – for
Degree and Diploma Qualications and
Study Abroad/Occasional)
Local tuition fees + R5 030
As per the higher education agreement between South Africa andRwanda, students sponsored by the Government of Rwanda will betreated as SADC students.1If working in South Africa on a valid Work/Business visa you are re-quired to apply for an endorsement to study part-time.
Outside of SADC
(Full-time, Part-time1, PG/Block Release –forDegree and Diploma Qualications)
Local tuition fees + R5 030
As per the higher education agreement between South Africa andRwanda, students sponsored by the Government of Rwanda will betreated as SADC students.1If working in South Africa on a valid Work/Business visa you are re-
quired to apply for an endorsement to study part-time.
Study Abroad/Occasional
Outside of SADCR54 820 per semester
Refugees
(Full-time, Part-time, PG/Block Release forDegree and Diploma Qualications Study
Abroad/Occasional)
Pay local tuition only (On South African terms)
Asylum Seekers
(Full time, Part time, PG/Block Release – forDegree and Diploma Qualications and
Study Abroad/Occasional)Local tuition fees + R5 030
Diplomats and their dependents stationed in
South Africa
(Full-time, Part-time, PG/Block Release – forDegree and Diploma Qualications and
Study Abroad/Occasional)
Local tuition fees + R5 030
Fees apply whilst student’s diplomatic status is valid; proof is requiredfor each year of registration. Should status end the student will revert
to their nationality status and all regular international registration feeswill apply accordingly.
International Wits employees and their de-pendents
(Full-time, Part-time1
, PG/Block Release – forDegree and Diploma Qualications and
Study Abroad/Occasional)
Local tuition fees + R5 030
Staff bursaries are for permanent employees
of the University and it is managed viaHuman Resources.1If working in South Africa on a valid Work/Business visa you are re-quired to apply for an endorsement to study part-time.
Short Courses (Certicates of Attendanceand Competence)
Local tuition fees + R5 030
Fee Structure for International Affiliates All visiting international students and academics who are not regis-tering for degree courses but wish to be afliated to Wits whilst pursu-ing their own research towards studies at their own university will payfees, in advance, as follows: R2 398 per month or R27 665 per annum. This is administered via the respective School / Faculty.
Student Call Centre + 27 (0)11 717-1888