Overview

The PhD is by research (i.e. thesis only), and there is no course work.

Features

While it is possible to be away from University of Cape Town at times during the Education PhD, we insist that students spend the first six months with us in order to develop their final research proposal. We also strongly recommend that students are in Cape Town for at least the last six months of their write-up.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

A thesis is submitted online for examination at least 5 months before the upcoming graduation ceremony.

This time is designed to allow for the examination process to run its course.

The length of a PhD thesis may not be more than 80,000 words, unless with permission of the Dean (acting in consultation with the supervisor) upon request to exceed the normal length.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-12 00:00:00

Apply anytime.

More details

Students can apply to the PhDs throughout the year.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Education View 13 other PhDs in Education in South Africa

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

An appropriate Masters Degree - with an average of 70%.

A pre-proposal - carefully outlining a question an applicant proposes to answer including how s/he proposes to answer the question.

Availability of a supervisor - a pre-proposal is used to gauge the School’s capacity to supervise the proposed research topic.

Tuition Fee

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International

25700 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25700 ZAR per year during 24 months.
National

25700 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25700 ZAR per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Cape Town

9088 - 15529 ZAR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.