Download DOCTOR TECHNOLOGIAE: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Qualification code: DTEV99 REMARKS

DOCTOR TECHNOLOGIAE: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Qualification code: DTEV99
Campus where offered:
Arcadia Campus
REMARKS
a.
Admission requirement(s):
A Magister Technologiae: Environmental Sciences or Environmental Management or an
NQF Level 8 Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Management,
Chemistry, Biotechnology, Ecology, Botany or Zoology, from a South African university.
Holders of any other equivalent South African or foreign qualifications may also be
considered, but will have to apply about six months in advance for the recognition of
such qualifications. Foreign candidates will be required to submit an evaluation of their
qualifications by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Faculty reserves
the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability/competence for
admission to the programme. Proof of English proficiency may be required.
Depending on the nature of such an equivalent qualification, the completion of certain
additional subjects may be required.
b.
Selection criteria:
Selection is based on a personal interview with a departmental selection panel. Registration
prior to the approval of a research proposal is provisional and will be made official only when
the proposal is approved by the Faculty Higher Degrees Committee - these procedures will
be fully explained to all prospective students during their personal interviews.
c.
Duration:
A minimum of two years and a maximum of five years. Students have to re-register
annually for this qualification.
d.
Presentation:
Research.
e.
Structure:
This qualification consists of a research project in the form of a thesis. Before the final
assessment report of the thesis is considered, at least two scientific articles, based on
the research and approved by the supervisor, should have been submitted for publication
to peer-reviewed journals (preferably accredited). Written proof that the journals have
received the article(s) has to be handed in as part of the requirements for the degree. The
student has to present a colloquium before submitting the thesis. Students should also
successfully defend the thesis before the degree will be conferred.
f.
Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
CODE
SUBJECT
CREDIT
EMG700T
EMG700R
Thesis: Environmental Management
Thesis: Environmental Management
(re-registration)
(2,000)
(0,000)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION:2,000
Prospectus 2013