Closing date for applications
South African students: 30 August 2024
International students: 30 August 2024
For more information regarding fees and funding, please click here.
All applicants need to submit their applications by 30 August of the year preceding the year of new intakes.*
* Applications are date stamped on the date of final submission (on condition that no information or documentation is outstanding).
Curriculum Vitae
Previous Degree Certificate(s)
Previous Academic Record(s) / Transcript(s)
Example of previously written work, not exceeding five (5) pages
SAQA certificate in case of foreign qualifications*
Where required, proof of English competence in the form of a TOEFL or IELTS test results
Copy of ID / Passport
Listing of two suitable referees with contact details (applicants are encouraged, where feasible, to provide additional letters of recommendation in support of the application).
* Candidates who hold international qualifications must please bear in mind that their applications will NOT be processed until we receive the SAQA certificate. (Date of application will be the date on which we receive the SAQA certificate).
The MPhil Extractive Industry Policy, Management and Regulation is a selection course, with a maximum of 10 students admitted per intake.
Prospective student to the MPhil in Extractive Industries programme require at least an honours degree in an academic discipline relevant to natural resources management; OR any other qualification in an academic discipline relevant to non-renewable natural resources, particularly mineral and/or hydrocarbon resources, that allows admission to a master’s programme at the institution where the undergraduate qualification was obtained. If the duration of that qualification is less than four years, substantial proven practical or professional experience in natural resource management will furthermore be required, subject to the discretion of the Dean.
A minimum average mark* of 65% with respect to the prescribed final-year modules of the undergraduate programme is required for admission to an MPhil coursework programme.
Linguistic competence, primarily in English; foreign applicants who did not complete undergraduate studies through the medium of English must show proof of competence in English at a minimum average level of 6 out of 10 for IELTS or a minimum total score of 83 in TOEFL calculated as follows: reading 21, listening 17, speaking 23 and writing 22 - In any other instance where there is doubt as to the English linguistic competence of an applicant, the Dean may require the same proof as prescribed for foreign applicants.
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