MA South African Sign Language at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Masters of Arts in the field of South African Sign Language is offered by dissertation only. The programme is offered either full-time (one year) or part-time (two years). Students undertake an independent research project on a topic of their choice, under the guidance of an academic supervisor.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Human and Community Development | Duration: 1- 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor’s degree with honours from Wits or another university in the field of SASL or sign linguistics with a 65% total mark aggregate.

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.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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