Overview

Key facts

Wits Journalism from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - located at the heart of the country’s media – is well placed to work closely with both the industry and working professionals to ensure a rich and exciting centre of teaching, training, research and public engagement. The department is steeped in a tradition of independent, critical, quality journalism.

We offer two streams: one for career-entry students, and one for mid-career journalists.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Students must take three courses and produce a research report of about 25 000 words. Students are required to take the core course, Media and Society, as well as two optional courses. The optional courses and the research need to reflect whichever stream or specialisationstudents have chosen.
There is also an option to do a Masters in Financial Journalism research only, a much larger project, under the guidance of a supervisor. Candidates would need to apply with a pre-existing topic, and have exceptional research skills.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2028-02-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-09-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

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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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General requirements

The criteria for the MA by Research are:

high marks at the Honours level (70% or above);
demonstrated ability to work independently on research (through a recommendation from your Honours supervisor or completed research);
at least five years’ journalism, media production or related experience.

Admission is dependant also on whether the department has a supervisor in your area, so you should submit a short (about five pages) proposal for your research.The criteria for the MA by coursework and research report are:

a minimum of 65% average for your Honours or fourth year;
at least five years’ journalism, media production or related experience.

Applications are highly competitive and places are limited, so the department reserves the right to limit admission to the top 25 applicants. No late applications are considered.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

66960 ZAR / year

≈ 66960 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

59990 ZAR / year

≈ 59990 ZAR / year

Additional Details

Local Tuition + Annual International Registration Fee (IRF): R6,970

Living costs

Johannesburg

South Africa

8434 - 12036 ZAR / month

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

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