Postgraduate Programmes - University of the Free State

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNANCEAND POLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONREG. B112MASTERS (GOVERNANCE AND POLITICALTRANSFORMATION)M. (Governance and Political Transformation)Study code: 018201. INFORMATIONThis degree aims at the advancement of political expertise and thedevelopment of political management orientated skills in an environmentof rapid change (transformation) in order to comply with the needs interms of institutional capacity building, leadership development, and thepromotion of a value system which complements good governance andforms the basis of democratic government.2. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS(a) The institutional rules of the university regarding admission forthe masters degree (General Regulation A80) are applicable foradmission to this degree.(b) Seeing that only a limited number of students per year will beadmitted, students are subjected to a selection process whereacademic merits and/or work experience play an importantrole.(c) All applicants will be evaluated by the programme committeefor the minimum admission requirements. (A B-degree orequivalent qualification are applicable.)(d) It is also expected from students to submit a motivation foradmission to the course.3. METHOD OF INSTRUCTIONDistance education combined with residential instruction is applicablehere. Students visit the campus four times per annum excludingexaminations.94Postgraduate Calendar 2004 – Faculty of the Humanities