Colleges and Universities Offering Master of Arts in Anthropology in South Africa

Institutions Offering Master of Arts in Anthropology

•  Nelson Mandela University , Port Elizabeth   
  Course requirements
  
  (i) Applicants must have an Honours degree in Anthropology or any other relevant field in the Social Sciences.
  
  (ii) Candidates who have passed the examinations on the grounds that they will be awarded the relevant degree by the University or on the grounds that the required status may later be granted to them, or who have in any other manner (for example, RPL) attained a level of competence, which in Senate’s opinion is adequate for the purpose of postgraduate studies or research at the required level, may be accepted as candidates for the relevant degree.
  
  (iii) Apart from the general admission requirements, a candidate may be required to fulfil further requirements, for example, supplementary work or an oral/written examination as prescribed by Senate.
  
  (iv) A prospective student must contact the relevant Head of Department or Director of School wherein his/her studies will take place, before applying for admission.
  
  (v) An application for registration as a student for a postgraduate research qualification may, after approval by the Head of Department or Director of School, be processed by the Manager: Faculty Administration.
  
  (vi) Where applicable, a candidate must submit a research proposal for approval by the Faculty Postgraduate Studies Committee within the prescribed minimum period as stipulated in the postgraduate research policy. Once such approval has been obtained, an official research project is registered by the Manager: Faculty Administration.
  
  (vii) Unless the Faculty Postgraduate Studies Committee decides otherwise, no candidate will be allowed to continue with his/her studies if a research project has not been registered within the prescribed minimum period as stipulated in the postgraduate research policy.
  
  
  Mode of study: full time
  
  
  Course duration: 1 year
  
  
  Modules covered: Anthropology
•  University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg  
  Entry Requirements:
  Masters by Coursework and Research Report:
  - A bachelors degree with honours from Wits or another university with a 65% total mark aggregate.
  
  Masters by Dissertation:
  - A bachelors degree with honours from Wits or another university with a 65% total mark aggregate.
  - A supervisor from the Faculty of Humanities must be identified and approached prior to application.
  
  
  Course Duration:
  - 1 year (Full time)
  - 2 years (Part time)
  
•  University of Limpopo, Polokwane  
  Course Entry Requirements:
  (a) A candidate must be in possession of a Bachelor Honours Degree in a relevant subject or
  recommendation after the interview in courses where 60% is not achieved.
  
  Course Duration:
  (a) A minimum of one year and a maximum of three years.
•  University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg  
  Admission requirements: An Honours Degree in Anthropology and a final course mark of at least 65% in the particular discipline.
  
  Duration of programme: 2 years

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