Master of Arts in Comparative African Languages and Literature at North-West University

Entry requirements

In addition to the general rules governing Master's qualifications outlined in HUM.8, and the general admission requirements set out in A-Rule 4.3, the following specific requirements apply to this programme a) To qualify for admission to a Master's programme, a student must be in possession of an Honours degree in an appropriate field or its equivalent as approved by Senate, as well as comply with any other requirements prescribed in the rules of the faculty offering the Master's degree. b) The Honours degree, which is the prerequisite for admission to this degree, must have been obtained with an average of 65%. c) Students who did not obtain 65% for their Honours degrees, may apply to be interviewed by the relevant supervisor, school director and the research entity director. Students only write a dissertation (180 credits) in this Programme. After the proposal for the dissertation has been approved by the relevant research entity, the title is finally approved by the Faculty Board on the recommendation of the relevant School/Research Director.