BScHons - Geography
- Postgraduate
- 1 years
- Full-time
The BSc Honours in Geography is a diverse and integrative discipline that bridges the natural and social sciences. It is taught by a team of academics who are passionate about their research and the topics they teach.
PhD - Public and Population Health
- Postgraduate
- 3-5 years
- Full-time; Part-time
The Interdisciplinary PhD in Public and Population Health at the Wits School of Public Health was launched in 2009 and has grown into a dynamic programme that nurtures the next generation of public health researchers and policy influencers.
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.
PhD - African Literature
- Postgraduate
- Minimum of 2 years, and a maximum of 6 years.
- Full-time; Part-time
The PhD in African Literature is a research-only degree that can be completed full-time in a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 4 years, or part-time in a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 6 years.
MUS - Master of Urban Studies
- Postgraduate
- 1 - 2 years
- Full-time; Part-time
The MUS responds to the growing need for specialisations in urban expertise. There are different fields in which one can obtain an MUS, these being Sustainable Energy Efficient Cities, Urban Politics and Governance, Urban Management, Urban Research, and Housing and Human Settlements.
MA - Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies
- Postgraduate
- 1 - 2 years
- Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Arts degree in the field of Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies offers students an opportunity to conduct research that engages with the ways in which the worlds of work and artistic practice increasingly reflect dissolving boundaries between traditional disciplines in the arts,
PhD - Computational and Applied Mathematics
- Postgraduate
- 2 - 4 years
- Full-time; Part-time
The focus of this PhD programme is to equip candidates with a set of tools for the interpretation, distillation and solution approach of a given problem, and become adept at independently conducting high-calibre original research. The tools covered in this programme focus on computational methods, m
MSc - Data Science
- 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 Data Science gives students an interdisciplinary perspective on the emerging fields of Data Science, which integrates a number of relevant disciplines such as statistics, computing, communication, management, and sociology to turn data into actionable insights.
MA - Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
- Postgraduate
- 2 years
- Full-time
The Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology programme comprises three main elements: a year of theoretical coursework and applied training offered full-time at the university; the completion of a clinically orientated research study and report; and a full-time internship of 12 months at sites in the g
MCom - Environmental and Energy Economics
- Postgraduate
- 1 - 2 years
- Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Commerce by coursework and research report in the field of Environmental and Energy Economics aims to train economists with a set of skills to be used in the applied economic analysis that inform environmental and energy policies aimed at remedying market failures in these sectors.
PhD - PhD Theatre and Performance
- Postgraduate
- 3 years full-time and 4-5 years part- time
- Full-time; Part-time
The Theatre and Performance department offers a PhD in the field of Theatre and Performance. The PhD is the highest qualification which a student can earn by conducting independent research under supervision. The duration of a doctoral degree is normally 3 years full-time and 4-5 years part- time.
MSc - Robotics
- 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 Robotics provides students with an interdisciplinary perspective on the rapidly advancing field of Robotics, which integrates key disciplines such as multi-agent systems, computer science, artificial intelligence, and computer vision to design, build, and control intelligent robotic systems.