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MEd Deaf Education at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

Masters of Education in Deaf Education (MEd) is a maximum 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time course. Masters Thesis: Maximum 50 000 words For admission to these programmes, the student usually identifies a research area and consults with a potential supervisor (or a committee of supervisors) with expertise in the proposed area of research. Once the student and potential supervisor/s are satisfied that the proposed project is viable, the student submits an application form to the Faculty of Humanities Graduate Office (Ground floor of South West Engineering, Main campus).

Faculty: Humanities  |  Department: Wits School of Education  |  Duration: 2 - 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

The Faculty of Humanities Rules and Syllabuses booklet provides detailed information on entrance requirements, special provisions and all rules pertaining to Graduate programmes. This booklet is available at Graduate School and given to you on enrolment. It is up to all students to acquaint themselves with the sections in this rule book relevant to their proposed programme of study at the University of the Witwatersrand.

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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