Qualification type:Doctoral ,Part-time Research
Total credits:360
IIHSR Course ID:109541
Admission requirements
A Master's Degree in related field
or
The candidate must possess extensive experience in related field and be able to provide the details of experince.
The applicant should submit an academic documents, as well as a document explaining the intended research. Students will be accepted based on the following criteria:
Appropriateness and feasibility of the proposed research;
Adequate supervisory ability and research experience in the subject or department.
IIHSR has approved selection procedures that are in line with discipline or departmental equality and diversity policies.
Time limits for this degree
All master's and doctoral qualifications are structured over a defined period.
Full Time-3 Years
Maxim- 4 yearss
Fast Track -Available
Check how fast-track works
Refer to sections 4.12 and 4.13 in the Procedures for master’s and doctoral degrees.
A student registered for a research doctoral programme must complete the study programme within six years. A student may make application to the Registrar for one additional year of study who will only consider the application if it is recommended by the Executive Dean of the College in which the student is registered.
Doctoral degree
A doctoral degree will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis. Coursework may be required as preparation or value addition to the research, but does not contribute to the credit value of the qualification. The defining characteristic of this qualification is that you will be required to demonstrate high-level research capability and make a significant and original academic contribution at the frontiers of the discipline or field. This work must be of a quality to satisfy peer review and merit publication.
Research outline
IIHSR admission policy has changed and you are now required to submit a detailed research outline for the qualification for which you apply. No application submitted without a detailed research outline will be considered. Although this research outline may differ for each qualification or academic department, the basic information required is as follows:
- Title
- Summary of topic
- Short literature review
- Expected contribution of the study
- Methodology to be followed
- Availability of the data
- List of references
- Reasons why you are interested in the topic
Click here for the guidelines on how to prepare a research outline.
Plagiarism of any form is unacceptable. Please take note of IIHSR Policy for Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism.
Apply for a student number and apply for admission
Applications for admission to master's and doctoral qualifications for the 2024 academic year will be open from 11 June to 15 September (some exceptions apply).
Click here to apply for a student number and apply for admission.
Please ensure that you apply for a IIHSR student number (if applicable), apply for admission and upload all the supporting documents during the application period.
You have 10 working days to upload all the supporting documents during the application period. If you do not comply with this requirement, your application will be declined and you will have to re-apply for admission during the next application period.
Registration
Only students whose application for admission was approved and re-registering students (who made sufficient progress during the current academic year) will be allowed to register online within the approved registration period for academic year. Students with outstanding fees or a Library block on their accounts, will not be able to register online until these issues have been resolved. No printed registration forms will be accepted.
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