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In addition to meeting the requirements for Faculty
admission (set out in the Humanities Faculty Postgraduate
Handbook), admission to graduate study in the Philosophy
Department is at the discretion of the Head of Department.
This decision is made in consultation with a departmental
committee established to consider such applications, and
decisions are primarily based on academic performance thus
far. In normal circumstances, a necessary prerequisite for
admission to a philosophy programme at any rank is a high
level of academic performance in studies at a previous rank.
For example, a high level of performance in a major in
Philosophy, or its equivalent, is a necessary prerequisite
for admission to the Honours programme.
In order to be considered for admission to a postgraduate
programme, you need to complete a formal UCT application
form. This form is available on the UCT website. The
application form needs to be completed and submitted online.
The admissions office processes and forwards the application
to the Graduate School of Humanities, who then pass it on to
the Philosophy Department.
In addition, we request that all applicants email the
following material directly to the
department:
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a sample of academic writing
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a brief CV and covering letter stating your intention to
apply
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If you are applying for a research-based Masters or the
PhD programme, the application should also include a
research proposal
External candidates
– those who are either not currently a postgraduate in the
Philosophy Department or those who have not completed (or
are not currently completing) their major in Philosophy at
UCT – should also include the following:
External candidates should also ask two referees each to
send a letter of reference directly to the Postgraduate
Convener.
Please note that consideration of the application will only
begin once we have received a completed application package,
including BOTH the material submitted electronically to
Admissions Office AND the material submitted directly to the
department as directed above. Once a complete
application package is received, it is considered by the
departmental postgraduate committee and a decision is
forwarded to the applicant via the Graduate School of
Humanities. In normal circumstances, the turnabout from
submission to decision is around 3-4 weeks. Incomplete
application packages will not be considered and adds
significantly to this turnaround time.
The formal closing date is 31 October (for South Africans)
and 30 September (for non-South Africans). Late applications
may be considered where capacity allows for this.
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2011/07/27 02:07:17 PM
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