Overview
The Sociology program is offered at Rhodes University. The Department endeavours to provide students with a broad array of analytical and research skills in order to afford them competence across a range of occupations.
Executive Summary
In accordance with the mission statement, the following constitute key areas of focus for the department:
- Emphasising academic quality and excellence.
- Developing postgraduate programmes and changing the balance between under- and postgraduate students.
- Investigating possibilities for staff development.
- Encouraging regional cooperation in teaching and research.
- Exploring different learning and teaching strategies.
- Preserving the identity and integrity of sociology as a discipline.
- Constructing a range of courses that are sufficiently flexible to reflect the diverse interests of our student body as well as the demands of the marketplace.
- Constructing a syllabus that is realistic in the sense that it takes cognisance of the areas of competence and research interests of the lecturing staff.
- Linking the main streams in the department, General Sociology, Sociology of Development and Industrial Sociology, to particular career paths.
- Identifying areas of concentration and growth.
Programme Structure
To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Grahamstown, South Africa
Disciplines
Sociology View 34 other Masters in Sociology in South AfricaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The minimum admission requirement is a level 8 qualification on the National Qualifications SubFramework, such as a bachelor with honours degree in a relevant subject or a four-year degree such as BPharm, BFineArt, etc. A “professional” bachelors degree with a minimum of 96 credits at level 8 or a Postgraduate Diploma may also be recognised as meeting the minimum entry requirement to a cognate master’s degree programme. Candidates are required to verify the minimum admission requirements to the department in which they will be applying by consulting the respective department rules or communicating with the department directly.
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Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents45751 ZAR / year≈ 45751 ZAR / year -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents31930 ZAR / year≈ 31930 ZAR / year
Additional Details
International students: ZAR 31 930 + International student levy ZAR 13 821.00. For 416808 International students: ZAR 21 856.00 + International student levy ZAR
Living costs
Grahamstown
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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