Postgraduate Programmes - University of the Free State

Second Year4 x 16 + 64 = 128 creditsTotal256 creditsREG. B113PHILOSOPHIAE DOCTOR (GOVERNANCE ANDPOLITICAL TRANSFORMATION)Ph.D. (Governance and Political Transformation)Study code: 01970This qualification focus on politics with a multi-disciplinary approachassisted by the disciplines Political Science, Public Management, PublicLaw, Communication Science and History.1. GENERAL INFORMATIONThe focus and the outcomes of the qualification are similar to that of theMagister in Governance and Political Transformation, with therequirements applicable to Ph.D. at University level.2. ADMISSION CRITERIAa. General accepted criteria for Ph.D. qualification, which isapplicable to the institution as a whole.b. Only those students who have successfully completed theirMagister in Governance and Political Transformation will beallowed in the qualification.c. In addition to this criterium only students who received apercentage of 65% or more for the magister dissertation will beadmitted to this qualification.d. Available capacities will further determine the number ofstudents allowed in this qualification.e. Supervision will only take place within the framework of anaccepted research proposal.3. ASSESSMENTThe institutional rules of the university in respect of assessment areapplicable here.97Postgraduate Calendar 2004 – Faculty of the Humanities