Postgraduate Degree Programmes
To qualify for the Honours programme, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Completed Online application
- Certified copy of transcript for Degree/Diploma
- Certified copy of Degree/Diploma Certificate/s
- At least three years union/labour support organisation (LSO) experience
- Official letter of support from the union/LSO
- Personal Motivation Letter from applicant
- Formal, written commitment to return to union/LSO for at least two years after completing GLU programme
- Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Sample of written academic work
- 60% and above average for previous studies
- SAQA evaluation certificate for international qualifications (SAQA application must be submitted at time of application to GLU)
- Payment of application fee (ZAR 200.00)
Honours Programme Structure
Students must complete five courses to qualify with Bachelor of Arts, with Honours in the field of Labour, Policy & Globalisation. Three courses are compulsory with an additional two elective courses.
Full-time Structure:
- Three courses in the first semester
- Two courses in the second semester
Part-time Structure:
- Two courses in the first semester of the first year
- One course in the second semester of the first year
- One course in the first semester of the second year
- One course in the second semester of the second year
Alternatively, the student may elect to move the elective courses around. The compulsory courses are taken in the first year.
Application Details
- Apply for 2024 admission between 1 Apr 2023 and 30 Aug 2023.
Click here for more information on the curriculum structure and description of courses: CURRICULUM AND COURSES
To qualify for the MA programme, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Completed Online application
- Certified copy of transcript for Degree/Diploma
- Certified copy of Degree/Diploma Certificate/s
- At least seven years union/labour support organisation (LSO) experience
- Research or Policy experience in union/LSO
- Official letter of support from union/LSO
- Personal Motivation Letter from applicant Formal, written commitment to return to union/LSO for at least two years after completing GLU programme
- Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- 65% and above average for previous studies
- Sample of written academic work
- Concept Note of proposed MA research project (5 pages max.)
- SAQA evaluation certificate for international qualifications (SAQA application must be submitted at time of application to GLU)
- Payment of application fee (ZAR 200.00)
Masters Programme Structure
Students must complete three courses and a research report to qualify with a Master of Arts (MA) in the field of Labour, Policy & Globalisation by coursework and research report. The courses are compulsory.
Full-time Programme Structure
- Three courses
- One Research Report
For students based in Gauteng (a province in South Africa) and continuing to work, full-time studies are only available to you with strong motivation.
Part-time Programme Structure:
Should you wish to take part-time studies, PLEASE NOTE that you are required to take the Advanced Research Methods course in the first year and at least one other course. We also highly recommend that you take all three courses in the first year so that you can spend the second year focusing on the Research Report.
Application Details
- Apply for 2024 admission between 1 Apr 2023 and 30 Aug 2023.
Click here for more information on the curriculum structure and description of courses: CURRICULUM AND COURSES