Entry Requirements:

An appropriate undergraduate degree in Social Sciences or Humanities.

An applicant must have obtained an appropriate Honours Degree in the Upper Second or higher division.  An applicant who has obtained an appropriate Honours Degree in the Lower Second Division may be considered if he/she has achieved First or Upper Second-Class performance in their Research Methods Module/Course/Dissertation.  The Faculty Academic Board on the recommendation of the Department may consider an applicant who has obtained a non-honours degree or approved equivalent qualification and has relevant experience. Such an applicant may be required to pass a qualifying examination set and organised by the Department concerned who shall inform the faculty, through the Faculty Higher Degrees Committee of the results of the examination. The candidate must satisfy the examiners in the qualifying examination prior to Senate's deciding on their acceptability for admission.