Programme: PhD Town and Regional Planning

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Code Faculty Department
12262023 Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Department: Town and Regional Planning
Credits Duration NQF level
Minimum duration of study: 2 years Total credits: 360 NQF level:  10

Programme information

A student for the PhD degree must submit a thesis as well as an academic article(s) dealing with a topic in the field of study.

Also refer to G Regulations G.42 to G.54.

Admission requirements

  1. Master’s degree in Town and Regional Planning or equivalent master’s degree deemed acceptable by the departmental Postgraduate Committee

Note:  Additional modules may be required in order to reach the desired level of competency

Additional requirements

A student must have successfully completed a relevant module in research methodology in order for his/her study proposal to be approved.

Examinations and pass requirements

An oral and/or written doctoral examination is required dealing with the contents of the thesis as well as the subject matter of the discipline on which it is based.

 


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