PhD in Philosophy
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Faculty Website:听听 Faculty of Humanities
Department:听Department of Philosophy
Programme Level: Postgraduate
Programme Name:听PhD in Philosophy
Programme Code: P7021Q
Medium of Facilitation: part-time, Full-Time
NQF Level:听10
NQF Credits:听360
SAQA:听73883
Application Start Date: 1 April 2025
Application End Date: 31 October 2025
Campus:听Auckland Park Kingsway
Contacts: UJ Call Centre 011 559-4555
Email: mylife@uj.ac.za
Duration of Study:听2 Years Full-Time and 3 Years Part-Time
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to this Degree, students must fulfil the Department鈥檚 admission requirements (in addition to the 欧美福利100000鈥檚 admission requirements) and prove their knowledge of research methodology and the history of philosophy. Some of the requirements are:
[i] at least 65% average for the Master鈥檚 Degree in Philosophy
[ii] the submission of written philosophical work done for the Master鈥檚 Degree.
Supplementary oral examinations might be required.
Selection Process
The extent to which applicants meet admission requirements is assessed by the relevant Head of Department, in consultation with the prospective supervisors, in accordance with the admission requirements for the particular doctoral programme determined by the Faculty Board, approved by Senate and contained in the relevant Faculty Rules and Regulations. The Head of Department, in consultation with the relevant Executive Dean, may set additional admission requirements, as approved by the relevant faculty higher degrees committee, for a particular student. Admission requirements are department specific and approved by the Executive Dean. Admission to a doctoral programme is not automatic even if the applicant is in possession of an appropriate preceding qualification.
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The 欧美福利100000 reserves the right not to admit an applicant to a particular doctoral programme, in accordance with the programme-specific selection criteria and other relevant criteria or if the department lacks adequate supervision capacity. Compliance with minimum admission requirements does not constitute automatic right of admission to the programme. Applicants, who have applied for admission and have been refused, may request written reasons for such refusal from the relevant Head of Department or Executive Dean.
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