Application Information 

1. Do you meet the admission requirements? (see below)
2. Read through the Guidelines for Master's and Doctoral Applications. Please follow these guidelines carefully, especially in terms of the requirements of the abstract and the steps following thereafter.
3. Determine your Research Focus Area (list includes the names of supervisors)
4. When applying, ALSO submit an abstract on the proposed research idea of approximately 800 to 1200 words (see above-mentioned Guidelines for Master's and Doctoral Applications).
5. ALL Master's and Doctoral students, please consult the EBIT Postgraduate Lifecycle for information on all the administration processes during your studies, as well as the forms that need to be handed in during the different phases of your studies. Please note that the Faculty life cycle specifies that you should identify and contact a potential supervisor. You are encouraged to identify a potential supervisor and fill this in on the application form; however, you should NOT contact the potential supervisor at this stage, as a supervisor is allocated by our departmental Research Committee, based on a number of criteria.
   
    

Master's Programmes offered in Research 

The Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria offers four Master of Information Science (MIS) programmes, each tailored to a specific area of specialisation. These programmes are research-based and require the completion of a 180-credit dissertation. The specialisations available are:

• MIS specialising in LIBRARY SCIENCE (Code 12254009)
  Programme coordinator:  Dr Paul Laughton
  Tel: (012) 420-5216
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Curriculum: Dissertation: Library Science 890 (BIB 890) – Credits: 180 

• MIS specialising in INFORMATION SCIENCE (Code 12254010)
  Programme coordinator:  Dr Paul Laughton
  Tel: (012) 420-5216
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Curriculum: Dissertation: Information Science 890 (INL 890) – Credits: 180

• MIS specialising in MULTIMEDIA (Code 12254011)|
  Programme coordinator:  Ms Annique Smith
  Tel: (012) 420-4861
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Curriculum: Dissertation: Multimedia 890 (IMY 890) - Credits: 180.00

• MIS specialising in PUBLISHING (Code 12254012)
  Programme coordinator:  Prof Beth le Roux
  Tel: (012) 420-2426
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Curriculum: Dissertation: Publishing 890 (PUB 890) – Credits: 180  

Admission requirements for MIS Programmes

A cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for any of the following honours degrees: BIS Hons Library Science/Information Science/Multimedia/ Publishing degree/ any equivalent honours degree; or a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for any of the following master’s degrees: MA (Development Communication / any equivalent master’s degree.

The departmental Postgraduate Committee reserves the right to make a thorough assessment of the applicant's academic transcript and the abstract of approximately 800 to 1200 words on the proposed Research focus area/idea to decide if the applicant is suitable for postgraduate studies.

Additional requirements and programme-specific information

Consult G Regulations G.30 to G.40 and G.54.

The Dean may, in exceptional cases, and on the recommendation of the relevant head of department, approve a fixed, limited extension of the period of study.
 

UP Student Contract outstanding?

There are FOUR contract drop off boxes available with security at the University Road, Roper Road, Prospect Street and Lunnon Road entrances of the Hatfield campus.

EBIT Faculty Administration

• Masters by research: Mrs Matome Raphasha, Eng 1, 6th Floor, Office 6-8, [email protected]

• Coursework Masters: Ms Hellen Molapo,Eng 1, 6th Floor, Office 6-5.1, [email protected]

• PhD's: Mr Kenneth Nkanyana, Eng 1, 6th Floor, Office 6-8.1, [email protected]

Quick links

• Postgraduate degrees in the Department of Information Science:
  • PhD programmes (includes admission requirements)
• Guideline to the application for research Master's and Doctoral programmes
• Master's and doctoral research
• Research focus areas and supervisors
• Fees and funding
• Online application