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Doctor of Philosophy specialising in Media Studies at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The PhD specialising in Media Studies (HD001FAM02, course FAM6002W) is a doctoral research degree at HEQSF level 10 in the Centre for Film and Media Studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: Centre for Film and Media Studies  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Independent research towards a doctoral thesis under a supervisor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities (FD3): applicants need the required academic background and an acceptable research proposal for which supervision is available.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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