Code | Faculty | Department |
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10260583 | Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Biokinetics and Sports Science |
Credits | Duration | NQF level |
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Minimum duration of study: 2 years | Total credits: 360 | NQF level: 10 |
A PhD student must:
A student for the PhD degree must be registered for the doctoral degree study at the University for at least one academic year before the degree can be conferred.
The PhD degree is conferred by virtue of a thesis and, should the Dean deem it necessary, an examination on the field of study of the thesis.
The maximum period for completion of a doctoral degree is three years. Under exceptional circumstances, a student may apply to the relevant head of the department, in writing, for a fixed, limited extension of this period.
Admission to this programme requires a master’s degree in Sports Science with focus area Sport Science with a minimum mark of 60% and a research proposal that has been accepted by the Departmental Research Committee, and the Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Also consult General Regulations. Please note: All PhD students must register for, and attend TNM 800 Applied research methodology 800 satisfactorily. (Exemption will be granted if Applied research methodology 800 had been passed for the master's degree.) However, students following the specialisation Pharmacology for this degree, register for (FAR 872) Pharmacology: Introduction to laboratory research and techniques 872, instead of TNM 800.Copyright © University of Pretoria 2024. All rights reserved.
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