Applications - Postgraduates

Undergraduate applications: Visit the Student Enrolment Centre

Applications for postgraduate study in 2013 have opened for the Masters in Clinical Psychology, Masters in Community-Counselling Psychology and Masters in Educational Psychology programmes. Please contact the Discipline of Psychology directly for further details.

Please refer to our Masters section under Academic Programmes for information regarding the content of each course and the DUE DATES for applications.

Please refer all queries regarding postgraduate applications to Mmopiemang Sesing-Letsike

(011) 717-4541 or Mmopiemang.Sesing-Letsike@wits.ac.za

In order to apply for postgraduate study, please send the following to:

Ms. Mmopiemang Sesing-Letsike,
Postgraduate Study Applications,
Discipline of Psychology, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050
Johannesburg, South Africa

Masters in Clinical Psychology

Application booklet 2013 for 2014

Requires completion/provision of

• university postgraduate application form;
• M.A. Clinical Psychology application form (download pdf document);
• 2 completed referee reports (download word document);
• submission of a written piece of work such as an essay (it is not important whetherit was submitted for assessment before or not).
• Closing Date: 20th May 2013

Masters in Community-Counselling Psychology

Application booklet 2013 for 2014 

Requires completion/provision of

• university postgraduate application form;
• MACC application form (download word document);
• 2 completed referee reports (download word document);
• submission of a written piece of work such as an essay (immaterial if it was submitted for assessment before).
• Closing Date: 3rd June 2013

Masters in Educational Psychology

Application booklet 2013 for 2014

Requires completion/provision of

• university postgraduate application form;
• MED application form (download word document);
• 2 completed referee reports (download word document);
• a full curriculum vitae
• a passport size photograph
• certified copies of your degree certificates (copies certified by the police or Post Office are not accepted).
• original copies of the transcript of your previous academic record if you are a graduate of another university (actual marks obtained are required).
• Closing Date: 31st July 2013

Masters in Research Psychology

Application Booklet 2013

Requires completion/provision of

• university postgraduate application form;
• departmental application form (download word document);
• 2 completed referee reports (download word document);
• certified copies of academic records
• submission of a written piece of work such as an essay (immaterial if it was submitted for assessment before).
• 30th August 2013

Masters in Organisational Psychology

Application Booklet 2013

Requires completion/provision of

• university postgraduate application form;
• departmental application form (download word document);
• 2 completed referee reports (download word document);
• submission of a written piece of work such as an essay (immaterial if it was submitted for assessment before).
• Closing Date: 27th September 2013

Honours in Psychology

• Information for 2013 application (download PDF document)
• departmental application form (download word document)
• NB – Both the departmental application form and the faculty of humanities application form MUST be completed for your application to be complete.  
• Please click here for the faculty of humanities postgraduate application form 
• Application forms are also obtainable from the Psychology Main Office, Umthombo building U211, East Campus
• COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, AND NOT TO SENC/ FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
• Closing Date: 27th September 2013

Please note: that both hard copy and digital versions of the application forms for this course are available online. 

BEd Honours (Educational Psychology) 

Applicants who are interested in this degree are requested to contact Yvonne Broom directly using the following email address: Gillian.Mooney@wits.ac.za

• Closing Date: 27th September 2013

Honours in Industrial/Organisational Psychology

Application Booklet for 2013

Requires completion/provision of

• university postgraduate application form;
• relevant departmental application form (download word document);
• a full and official transcript of all undergraduate results
• submission of a written piece of work such as an essay (refer to departmental application form for details).
• Closing Date: 30th August 2013

For details, please contact Mmopiemang Sesing-Letsike, (011) 717-4541 or Mmopiemang.Sesing-Letsike@wits.ac.za

NB: Please note that applications for the Postgraduate Merit Bursaries and Scholarships are not currently available on-line. These applications are due towards the end of August of each year for the following academic year (please confirm due dates with the Scholarships and Bursaries Office directly). For details, please contact the University Scholarships and Bursaries Office ((011) 717-1075)