Master of Arts (English) Research at Nelson Mandela University

Entry requirements

ADMISSION 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. Applicants wishing to pursue a master’s by dissertation are required, as part of the application process, to provide a broad outline of proposed area of research as per each entity’s postgraduate prospectus or research application requirements. 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.