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Doctor of Philosophy specialising in Psychology at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The PhD specialising in Psychology is a research doctorate (HEQSF level 10) examined by thesis alone. It does not lead to registration as a psychologist with the Professional Board for Psychology.

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

What you will study

Candidates complete a doctoral thesis of no more than 80,000 words under supervision in the Department of Psychology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities (PhD, rule FD3): applicants need the required academic background and an acceptable research proposal for which supervision is available. Psychology: applicants must have completed a master's degree in the Social Sciences, Humanities or a cognate discipline with an overall average of at least 70%; acceptance depends on sufficient supervisory capacity in the department.

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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