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Programme: PhD (Geography)

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Code Faculty Department
01264532 Faculty of Humanities Department: Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology
Credits Duration NQF level
Minimum duration of study: 2 years Total credits: 360 NQF level:  10

Admission requirements

  1. Relevant master’s degree
  2. A weighted average of at least 65% for the research component of the master’s degree

Additional requirements

• An acceptable level of proficiency in English or Afrikaans is required.

• An approved research proposal is required.


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