Overview
Key Features
- We achieve this by a focus on research to drive innovative and enquiry-led teaching for educating and positioning our students to be leaders in their professions. The Faculty has extensive and cutting-edge teaching, learning and laboratory facilities integrated with the excellent suite of facilities and services offered by the University.
- We facilitate access to our qualifications through our extended programmes but expect our students to excel and develop as future professionals through our programme offering. We invite you to consider enrolling in one of our programmes if you share our vision of excellence and want to position yourself as a leader in the professions that we support.
- The Faculty is organised in four schools: the School of Engineering, the School for the Built Environment, the School of Information Technology and the Graduate School of Technology Management. The School of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the country in terms of student numbers, graduates and research contributions and offers programmes in all the major engineering disciplines with many specialisations also offered at undergraduate and graduate level.
- The Construction Management program at the University of Pretoria aims to be internationally competitive while also locally relevant. Advisory boards at both faculty and departmental level promote alignment and excellence in our teaching and research activities. Where applicable and available our programmes are accredited by statutory and professional bodies at both national and international level.
Programme Structure
Course include:
- Subject to the stipulations of the General Academic Regulation G42, a master's degree is required for admission to studies for a PhD.
- A PhD student must submit a thesis which deals with a topic from the list of subject disciplines and research focus areas as stipulated by the relevant Department
- Unless otherwise decided by the Dean, on the recommendation of the supervisor, the PhD degree is awarded on the basis of a thesis. An oral examination may be required at the request of the external examiners, or the dean, on the recommendation of the head of department
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Application closing date: May 31
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Construction Management View 3 other PhDs in Construction Management in South AfricaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Master’s degree in Construction Management, or
- equivalent master’s degree in an associated field (such as quantity surveying, real estate, civil engineering, architecture, or any other field deemed acceptable by the departmental Postgraduate Committee), or
- MBA degree with an honours degree in either quantity surveying, construction management or real estate, or
- MBL degree with an honours degree in either quantity surveying, construction management or real estate,
Tuition Fee
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International
22460 ZAR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22460 ZAR per year during 24 months. -
National
22460 ZAR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22460 ZAR per year during 24 months.
- Non-SADC students: added international fee of R4,040
Living costs for Pretoria
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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