| Qualification stream: | Multi-, inter- or transdisciplinary |
| Qualification code: | 90040 - MIT |
| NQF level: | 10 |
| Total credits: | 360 |
| SAQA ID: | 5471 |
An appropriate Master's degree. In addition to the above requirements, applicants must submit a transcript or an academic record, as well as a document describing their intended research. Students will be accepted on the following criteria: suitability and viability of the intended research; adequate supervisory capacity and research expertise in the discipline or department. An approved selection procedure which is in line with Unisa's policies on equality and diversity in the discipline or department.
A doctoral degree will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis. Coursework may be required as preparation or value addition to the research, but does not contribute to the credit value of the qualification. The defining characteristic of this qualification is that you will be required to demonstrate high-level research capability and make a significant and original academic contribution at the frontiers of the discipline or field. This work must be of a quality to satisfy peer review and merit publication.
Click here to view a list of departments and research focus areas for the College of Science, Engineering and Technology.
Unisa’s admission policy has changed and you are now required to submit a detailed research outline for each master's and doctoral qualification for which you apply. No application submitted without a detailed research outline will be considered. Although this research outline may differ for each qualification or academic department, the basic information required is as follows:
Plagiarism of any form is unacceptable. Please take note of Unisa's Policy for Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism.
Pay the online application fee of R105,00 once you have received your Unisa student number. Please note that the application fee is non-refundable even if you decide not to study through Unisa or do not qualify for admission to Unisa.
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Please note:
You may apply for the following qualifications outside the prescribed application dates:
| Applicants who wish to pursue a multi, inter or transdisciplinary doctoral degree should apply for the Doctor of Philosophy degree (90040-MIT) | Please contact the Master's and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za). |
| College of Science, Engineering and Technology (excluding Computing students) | Please contact the Master's and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za). |
| Decision Sciences | Please contact the Master's and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za). |
| Master of Science in Nature Conservation (full dissertation) (98022) | Please contact the Master's and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za). |
| Selection degrees | Selection degrees have different closing dates for applications and are administered by the respective academic departments. Only a limited number of students are selected per academic year. |
Only students whose application for admission was approved and re-registering students (who made sufficient progress during the current academic year) will be allowed to register online within the approved registration period for the 2018 academic year. No printed registration forms will be accepted.
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The curriculum information for this qualification will be available closer to the registration phase.