Master of Arts (Afrikaans and Dutch) Research at Nelson Mandela University

Entry requirements

: Applicants must have an Honours Degree or four year professional Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum average of 65%. Holders of an appropriate Honours or four-year professional bachelor’s degree with an average pass of between 60% and 64% may be considered for admission into the programme following an internal academic assessment process that may lead to permission for deviation. Holders of other qualifications or programmes approved by Senate may be accepted. Apart from the general admission requirements, a student may be required to fulfil further requirements, e.g. supplementary work or an oral/written examination as pre­scribed by Senate. An application for a postgraduate qualification or programme may, after selection by the Head of Department or Director of School, in consultation with the relevant Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, and ratification by the Faculty Postgraduate Studies Committee, be processed by the Postgraduate Admissions Office. STATUTORY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS · An application for registration as a student for a postgraduate research qualification may, after approval by the Head of Department or Director of School, be processed by prospective student via the online registration system. · Where applicable, a candidate must submit a research proposal for approval by the Faculty Postgraduate Studies Committee within the prescribed minimum period as stipulated in the postgraduate research policy. Once such approval has been obtained, an official research project is registered by the Manager: Faculty Administration. · Unless the Faculty Postgraduate Studies Committee decides otherwise, no candidate will be allowed to continue with his/her studies if a research project has not been registered within the prescribed minimum period as stipulated in the postgraduate research policy. DURATION The qualification shall extend over one year of full-time or two years of part-time study. CURRICULUM (Full-time) Presented Module Code Credit Value First Year Compulsory module: Discipline: Afrikaans and Dutch Research project and dissertation Year LANV500 180