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Master's specialising in Political Studies by dissertation at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The Master's by dissertation in Political Studies is a 180-credit research degree at HEQSF level 9, examined through a dissertation.

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

What you will study

The programme is a single research dissertation (POL5000W Political Studies) completed under supervision, available with special permission and authorisation of the Head of Department.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities (Master's, rule FM3): applicants must hold an Honours degree of the Faculty or a degree from another faculty or university recognised by Senate, normally in the subject of study; unless otherwise specified a minimum average of 60% in the Honours year is required; admission is on the recommendation of the Programme Convenor and/or Head of Department. For a Master's by dissertation a research proposal must be submitted and approved. Department of Political Studies admission also considers previous academic performance, suitability and viability of the research proposal and available supervisory capacity; admission to the dissertation route is with special permission of the Head of Department.

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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