Program Overview

Social Work Program

The Social Work program is offered as a full-time or part-time postgraduate degree. The minimum full-time duration is two years, and the maximum full-time duration is four years. The minimum part-time duration is three years, and the maximum part-time duration is five years.

Overview

The PhD Social Work program has a programme code of ADA02 and a plan code of AFA80SOCW. Applicants are expected to undertake a research study on a topic approved by the School of Human and Community Development PhD Committee and the Social Work Department, under the guidance of at least one departmental research supervisor.

Entry Requirements

Entrance requirements include:

• A master's degree in Social Work with a minimum aggregate mark of 70% for the master's degree
• SAQA NQF level 9 for international master's degrees in Social Work
• Registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) as a social worker
• Submission of a concept paper for the planned research study
• Accepted applicants may be requested to attend a three-day research methodology programme and seminars presented by Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Humanities

University Application Process

Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once the application is complete in terms of requested documentation, it will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal. Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalize the application at the end of the application cycle.

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. Once applied, students will be able to access the fees estimator on the student self-service portal. For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, students can refer to the University's Postgraduate Funding portal, which is a database of scholarships, bursaries, and other funding opportunities available to Wits postgraduate students.

Program Details

• Programme Code: ADA02
• Faculty: Humanities
• School: Human and Community Development
• Qualification: PhD
• Duration: 2 - 5 years
• Study Mode: Full-time, Part-time

Closing Date

The program is offered throughout the year with multiple intakes.