Code | Faculty | Department |
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02260772 | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences | Department: Actuarial Science |
Credits | Duration | NQF level |
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Minimum duration of study: 2 years | Total credits: 360 | NQF level: 10 |
A candidate must complete a thesis in one of several fields in which research is actively being done in the Department.
The programme consists of a thesis. Additional modules (as approved by the postgraduate coordinator) may be required depending on the candidate’s background and the scope of the study. The research fields and the names of possible supervisors are available from the department at www.up.ac.za/actuarial.
Duration of studies
The doctorate is conferred on a student only if one of the following periods has expired:
The relevant head of department may set specific residential requirements for students who are required to live on campus.
Renewal of registration
Subject to other faculty regulations, a student for a doctorate must complete his or her studies within three years after first registering for the degree. Under special circumstances, the Dean, on the recommendation of the relevant head of department or the Postgraduate Committee, may give approval for a limited fixed extension of this period.
Curriculum
The curriculum for the PhD degree consists of the following:
General
Candidates are required to familiarise themselves with the General Regulations regarding the maximum duration of study and the requirements to submit an article/s for publication.
Requirement: Exemption for at least five of the A100- and A200-level subjects of the Actuarial Society of South Africa
The minimum duration for this degree is two years. Subject to other faculty regulations, a student for a doctoral degree must complete his or her studies within three years after first registering for the degree. Under special circumstances, the Dean, on the recommendation of the head of department, may give approval for a limited fixed extension of this period. (In accordance with General Regulations G.47 and G.51.)
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