Postgraduate Programmes - University of the Free State

CRIMINOLOGYREG. B49 BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM HONORES –CRIMINOLOGYB.A.Hons.Study code: 01500The B.A.Hons. in Criminology is awarded only as an "exit" degree, tostudents who register for the Master's degree and complete the firstyear of the structured Master's degree but who do not continue with thesecond year, or who do not successfully complete the mini-dissertation,or who do not obtain a final mark (pass mark) of at least 60% inKRM728.REG. B50MAGISTER ARTIUM – CRIMINOLOGYM.A.Study code: 017001. ADMISSION TO THE DEGREESubject to the requirements mentioned in 1.4 of General Information,students may be admitted to the Master's degree in Criminology if(1) they have a Bachelor's degree with 96 credits in Criminology or (2) ifthey have an Honours degree in Criminology. Students with an Honoursdegree may, with the permission of the Head of Department and on theconditions he may set, be required to write only a mini-dissertation(KRM791) carrying 128 credits. These students will in effect be in thesecond year of the structured M.A. degree [course work and minidissertation(see 5 below)].Candidates must apply for admission: UFS students with uninterruptedstudy records may apply to the Head of Department; UFS students whohave interrupted their studies and students from other universities mustapply directly to the administration (Academic Student Services section).33Postgraduate Calendar 2004 – Faculty of the Humanities