Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management (Monitoring and Evaluation)

  • Online
  • 18 months
Monitoring and evaluation in the public and not for profit sectors has become critical in designing and implementing programmes in complex social contexts. There is a growing need to define appropriate programme indicators, design fit for purpose monitoring systems, and apply sound theoretical bases to programme design and evaluation.

MSc (Epi) - Epidemiology

  • Postgraduate
  • 18 months - 3 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The MSc in Epidemiology by coursework and research report is offered in the fields of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Field Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Public Health Informatics, Implementation Science and Biostatistics.

Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management

  • Online
  • 18 months
Be a part of the solution and change the way the government works from the inside. The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management (PDPM) at the Wits School of Governance will prepare you for professional and managerial leadership roles in the public, development, and not-for-profit sectors.

MSc - Artificial Intelligence for Games

  • Postgraduate
  • Full-time: 1 year coursework and 1 year research. Part-time: 2 years coursework and 1 to 2 years research
  • Full-time; Part-time
The MSc by Coursework and Research Report in the field of AI for Games coursework component covers topics such as machine learning, reinforcement learning, procedural content generation, computer graphics, human–computer interaction, and game design.

MA  - Demography and Population Studies

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time
Further develop your knowledge of Demography and Population Studies and conduct your own research.

MScDP - Development Planning

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
  • Full-time; Part-time
The MSc in Development Planning is designed to enable students holding the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning to qualify as professional planners. The degree is accredited by the South African Council for Planners.

DSc - Medicine or Dentistry

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Doctor of Science in Medicine or Dentistry is completed by submission of published work.

MCom - Applied Development Economics

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The programme offers students the opportunity to apply economic and political economy analysis to solving real-world problems.

MSc (Med) - Child Health (Neurodevelopment)

  • Postgraduate
  • 3 years
  • Part-time
The Master of Science in Medicine by coursework and research report in the field of Child Health (Neurodevelopment) is a 3-year full-time block-release degree.

MA  - Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies

  • Postgraduate
  • Minimum of 1 year
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Wits Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies (MA IDKES) is a postgraduate academic qualification that provides capacity to operate in Africa's dynamic ICT ecosystem and digital knowledge economy.

PhD - Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies

  • Postgraduate
  • 4 Years ( part-time)
  • Full-time; Part-time
The LINK Centre's PhD degree programme for candidates seeking to conduct intensive research into an element of the African ICT ecosystem and digital knowledge economy.

PhD - SOAS-Wits joint PhD in Applied Development Economics

  • Postgraduate
  • 3 years
  • Full-time
Research in heterodox economics or political economy with a focus on Africa, jointly supervised by SOAS and Wits. Upon successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a single co-badged certificate conferred by both SOAS and Wits.