Master of Commerce in Economics (Thesis) at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

Research-based master's by full thesis at the Stellenbosch campus producing professional economists for research or public and private sector work; duration is at least one and at most three years.

Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences | Department: Economics | Duration: One year | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

A single compulsory 180-credit Thesis: Economics resulting from independent research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree with Economics as major and an average of at least 60%; a Mathematics mark in the NSC of at least 60% or a passed university-accredited mathematics module approved by the Department of Economics; at least 70% for the honours research assignment to be considered for selection; and at least 60% in the intensive Statistics course that precedes the programme. Supporting documents: sample of academic work, letter of motivation, final school-leaving results and research proposal.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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