RESEARCH UNIT: LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR M AND PhDSTUDY
This document relates to the procedure to be followed by prospective MA and PhD students, as well as their supervisors/promoters in the process of application for M and PhD study.
This information is also available on the RU’s web page.
Step 1:Notice of intended study.
The prospective studentcompletes formAF-1and reports to the Director: RU in the year preceding the intended year of study (i.e. before 30 October). The candidate must preferably report in person, but in exceptional cases, the interview may be conducted via an electronic medium.
(Remark: The Director: RU, the Director: School of Languagesand the chairperson of the sub-program in question check the qualifications/study record/result of the TALPS test[1]and the motivation offered by the candidate. A decision is then made about conditional admission[2]in consultation with a suitable (available) supervisor/promoter. The Office of the Research Unit informs the student about the decision. If the decision is positive, the student is requested to make contact with the supervisor/promoter and also to complete the formal application form for admission to the NWU before the due date.)
Step 2:Complete the formal NWU application form.
The student completes the appropriate NWU application form, and if applicable, also a bursary application form.
The following link- - can be used to get information with regards to:
Application information
Guidelines for registration
Application form
Web application
Fees payable and financial regulations
Postgraduate bursaries
Foreign application information
It is compulsory for all successful candidates to attend the Introductory Postgraduate Workshop in February. (Depending on the needs, more than one postgraduate workshop per year will be held. Particulars about the workshops will be provided by the Office of the Research Unit.)
Step 3:Agreement of cooperation.
The student and the proposed supervisor/promoter both sign an agreement (AF-2) which describes the responsibilities of both parties.
(Remark: Supervisor/promotertakes initiative, gets the document, and arranges for it to be signed, and submits it to the Office of the RU before or on the last day of registration (31 March).)
Step 4:Student registers formally for course.
Registration takes place before or on 31 Marchof the year of enrolment.
Contact the Postgraduate Administration Office of the NWU for updated/most recent information:
Ms Mandie Jansen van Vuuren / Office F1-214018 299 4274
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[1]The result of this test is taken into account during the consideration of the application. Opportunities for writing this test will be created in the year preceding the proposed study; details are available from the Research Office.
[2]This admission to the course is subject to admission as a student by the NWU.