| Qualification code: 98974 | NQF Exit level: 8 | Total credits: 240 |
| Admission requirements: | A master's degree in Astronomy. International students must meet the English language requirement as provided for in paragraph 2.1 of the Procedures for Studies for Master's and Doctoral Degrees. |
| Rules: | Curriculum: A research proposal module and a thesis. Students are required to first register and comply with the requirements for the research proposal module before registration for the thesis will be allowed. |
| Module | Pre/Co-requisite |
| Group A. Compulsory | |
| DPSET04 - Doctoral Prop - CSET Fg 4 | |
| TFAST01 - PHD - Astronomy | PRE: DPSET04 |