Postgraduate Programmes - University of the Free State
Postgraduate Programmes - University of the Free State
Postgraduate Programmes - University of the Free State
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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 <strong>the</strong> disciplines Political Science, Public Management, PublicLaw, Communication Science and History.1. GENERAL INFORMATIONThe focus and <strong>the</strong> outcomes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> qualification are similar to that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Magister in Governance and Political Transformation, with <strong>the</strong>requirements applicable to Ph.D. at <strong>University</strong> level.2. ADMISSION CRITERIAa. General accepted criteria for Ph.D. qualification, which isapplicable to <strong>the</strong> institution as a whole.b. Only those students who have successfully completed <strong>the</strong>irMagister in Governance and Political Transformation will beallowed in <strong>the</strong> qualification.c. In addition to this criterium only students who received apercentage <strong>of</strong> 65% or more for <strong>the</strong> magister dissertation will beadmitted to this qualification.d. Available capacities will fur<strong>the</strong>r determine <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong>students allowed in this qualification.e. Supervision will only take place within <strong>the</strong> framework <strong>of</strong> anaccepted research proposal.3. ASSESSMENTThe institutional rules <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> university in respect <strong>of</strong> assessment areapplicable here.97<strong>Postgraduate</strong> Calendar 2004 – Faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Humanities