MSc(URP) Urban and Regional Planning at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Master of Urban and Regional Planning by research (MSc URP [Res]) is a 1 year full-time or 2 year part-time degree. In general, the school recommends that Planning Masters students take programmes with a coursework component in order to receive foundational training in advanced subjects. In exceptional circumstances Planning Masters applicants can be considered for a research-only programme (i.e.

Faculty: Engineering and the Built Environment | Department: Architecture and Planning | Duration: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours level degree in Architecture, with a minimum of 65% aggregate in the honours year of study, and a proven ability to write academically. The School only accepts candidates for whom it is able to provide supervision. 3-5 page research proposal covering the following: a preliminary title of the research, a context/background section, a motivation section, an outline of the research problem (question and aims/objectives), a method overview section, an appraisal of sample readings and a list of sample references/bibliography.

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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