PhD
The Wits Business School PhD programme is aimed at graduate students who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding in a management-related field. The PhD is awarded on the basis of a thesis that constitutes a substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge.
What the WBS PhD Programme Offers You
- Competitive selection process
- Guided first-year methodology course and proposal drafting
- Supervision available in a range of finance, management & work-related disciplines
- Access to Wits University libraries
- Presentation of ‘work in progress’ at Faculty & PhD Seminars
- Rigorous examination process (national and international examiners)
- A PhD awarded by Wits University
- Internationally competitive fees
- Expectation that you will complete your degree in three years (full time) or five years (part time)
Is the WBS PhD for you?
Admission onto the WBS PhD Programme requires the following
- A good Bachelors degree with Honours
- A Masters degree
- An outline of your proposed research
- Availability of a suitable supervisor
- High level of motivation and commitment
The School is particularly keen to enrol students in the following areas of study:
- Business & Society
- Decision Sciences
- Entrepreneurship & the informal economy
- Finance
- HIV/AIDS in the workplace
- Marketing
- Organisational behaviour & diversity management
For general programme queries, kindly contact Mmabatho Leeuw on (011) 717-3621
Cut off date for all applications is end of September 2009
Documents available for
download:
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PhD Brochure
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1Mb |
| WBS_PhD_ApplicationForm.pdf
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80.17 KB |
WBS PhD Application Part 3.doc
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187.5 KB |
WBS PhD Ref form.xls
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30.5 KB |
| WBS PhD Procedure 2010.pdf
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56.46 KB |
