This programme has been approved in terms of the new Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Unless Senate decides otherwise, applicants must be in possession of a postgraduate Built Environment qualification that includes a Research Methodology module. A minimum average of 60% must have been obtained in the qualification. Applicants will also be required to submit an entrance essay for which a minimum of 60 % must be achieved.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
All students shall be subject to a selection process as laid down by the department and approved at the Faculty Management Committee, if completing an entrance essay.
STATUTORY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Integrated Assessment:
In all modules, assessment is continuous and supplemented by end-of-semester and/or year-end examinations. Assignments are submitted for evaluation within the overall qualification. A mark of at least 40% for the assignment is a prerequisite for admission to the examination in any module. Re-assessments will be scheduled at the end of the block following the block in which the examination was written. No more than two re-assessments will be permitted in the qualification.
Obtaining the qualification:
The qualification shall be obtained on completion of a course work programme (prescribed and elective modules), a supervised research programme and the submission of a treatise for examination.
DURATION
The qualification shall extend over a minimum of two years or a maximum of four years of part-time study.