Application to study a Master of Philosophy in any specialisation
A person who wishes to be admitted for one of the following five degrees needs to send a written application to the Postgraduate Registrar, submitting evidence of their academic and general qualifications.
Eligibility for admission as a candidate for the degree
Students applying for any of the Master’s degrees need to fulfil the following requirements:
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the holder of an Honours degree with a second and with a research component or
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the holder of a degree taken over a minimum of four years and who has satisfied Senate that he or she has attained at least an average of a second class pass in the fourth year of study of that degree and preferably has some research experience; or
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the holder of a three-year degree of Bachelor who produces evidence to the satisfaction of Senate of having pursued, for a period of at least two years subsequent to his or her admission to the degree of bachelor, a course of study or research in the field in which he or she proposes to follow in the degree of Master of Philosophy and who has satisfied Senate that he or she has attained an Honours standard in that field; or
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the holder of a qualification considered by Senate to be appropriate for admission as a candidate for the degree of Master of Philosophy; or
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a person who does not qualify under the four conditions mentioned above, but who qualifies for admission in terms of the College’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy and who Senate considers to be able to undertake the requirements of the degree.
Should a prospective student lack an appropriate theological degree or background acceptable to Senate, Senate will require him or her to complete either three or four modules in theology at the College for non-degree purposes before it admits him or her as a candidate for the specialisation in Canon Law; or Senate may, in special circumstances, admit the applicant as a candidate for the degree, and permit him or her to complete three or four modules in theology for non-degree purposes before he or she is allowed to start the Research Paper.