Program Overview

Labour Economic and Development Sociology

The Master of Arts in the field of Labour Economic and Development Sociology is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree.

Overview

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Entry Requirements

The entry requirements for the programme are as follows:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent with 68% course mark aggregate in a third year major.
• At least an upper second class pass in the final undergraduate course in the subject.
  • For Masters by Coursework and Research Report:
    • A bachelor's degree with honours from Wits or another university with a 70% total mark aggregate.
  • For Masters by Dissertation:
    • A bachelor's degree with honours from Wits or another university with a 70% total mark aggregate.
    • A supervisor from the Faculty of Humanities must be identified and approached prior to application.
  • For Doctorate:
    • A master's degree from Wits or another university with a 70% total mark aggregate.
    • A supervisor from the Faculty of Humanities must be identified and approached prior to application. Additional entry requirements may apply.

University Application Process

Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre. Once the application is complete in terms of requested documentation, it will be referred to the relevant School for assessment.

• Applications can be monitored via the Self Service Portal.
• Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle. Please note that meeting the entry requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results, and other entry requirements where applicable.

University Fees and Funding

The current average tuition fees can be found on the Fees site, which also provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments.

• For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, the University's Postgraduate Funding portal is a database of scholarships, bursaries, and other funding opportunities available to Wits postgraduate students.
• The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies.
• The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.

Programme Details

• Faculty: Humanities
• School: Social Sciences
• Qualification: MA
• Duration: 1 - 2 years
• Study Mode: Full-time; Part-time

Closing Date

Please check with the School for the closing date.