Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (Consulting Psychology) at University of South Africa

Programme overview

To equip learners as advanced, Doctoral-level, producers of scholarly knowledge in the discipline and profession of Psychology. (NQF level 10, 360 credits, qualification code 90042 - CON.)

Duration: Maximum time to complete: six years (time limit stated for this degree type) | Study mode: distance | Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

An appropriate master's degree. Only students who are registered senior psychologists (registered with the HPCSA for three years) with consulting experience in an organisation may apply. This is a selection degree and students must apply for admission before 30 November. Application forms are available on the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology's website. In addition to submitting the required application form, applicants must submit a transcript or an academic record as well as a document describing their intended research. All students with foreign qualifications, including those with qualifications from African countries, must have their qualifications evaluated at SAQA. (www.saqa.org.za) Students will be accepted on the following criteria: suitability and viability of the intended research; adequate supervisory capacity and research expertise in the discipline or department as well as an approved selection procedure which is in line with Unisa's policies on equality and diversity in the discipline or 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.

Offers are made for a specific registration period, for example semester 1; applicants must register for the semester for which they were granted admission or re-apply in the next application period.

Applications for master's and doctoral qualifications are open from 1 September to 20 November 2026; selection degrees and some other qualifications have different application periods.

The non-refundable online application fee is R160. International applicants with foreign qualifications may apply without a SAQA evaluation certificate but must submit it by 15 December 2027 if accepted for 2027.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Apply-for-admission

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