Deaf Education

Masters of Education in Deaf Education (MEd) is a maximum 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time course.

Overview

Masters Thesis: Maximum 50 000 words

For admission to these programmes, the student usually identifies a research area and consults with a potential supervisor (or a committee of supervisors) with expertise in the proposed area of research.

Once the student and potential supervisor/s are satisfied that the proposed project is viable, the student submits an application form to the Faculty of Humanities Graduate Office (Ground floor of South West Engineering, Main campus).

When the School in which the student is based (e.g. School of Education), has accepted the student, then the student may formally enrol.

Milestones will be set in the programme for the submission of the Proposal/Thesis. For full-time students, the proposal must be submitted to Faculty Office within 6 (six) months after enrolment. For part-time students, the proposal must be submitted to Faculty Office within 12 (twelve) months of enrolment.

Please contact us if you have any difficulty with your application and enrolment.

Entry Requirements

The Faculty of Humanities Rules and Syllabuses booklet provides detailed information on entrance requirements, special provisions and all rules pertaining to Graduate programmes. This booklet is available at Graduate School and given to you on enrolment. It is up to all students to acquaint themselves with the sections in this rule book relevant to their proposed programme of study at the University of the Witwatersrand.

University Application Process

  • Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process.
  • Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
  • Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal.
  • Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.

Please note that the Entry Requirements are a guide. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.

International students, please check this section.

For more information, contact the Student Call Centre +27 (0)11 717 1888, or log a query at www.wits.ac.za/askwits.

University Fees and Funding

Click here to see the current average tuition fees. The Fees site also provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. Once you have applied you will be able to access the fees estimator on the student self-service portal.

For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, click here. Please also check your School website for bursary opportunities. NRF bursaries: The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies. External bursaries portal: The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.