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Doctor of Philosophy specialising in Philosophy at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The PhD specialising in Philosophy (HD001PHI01, course PHI6000W) is a research degree taken under supervision and examined by thesis alone.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: Department of Philosophy  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Independent research on an approved topic leading to a thesis of no more than 80,000 words.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities (PhD): applicants must have the required academic background and submit an acceptable research proposal for which supervision is available. The thesis is the sole basis of examination, with a length of up to 80,000 words.

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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