Master of Philosophy in Accounting Sciences

Admission requirements: An appropriate Bachelor Honours Degree, or an appropriate Postgraduate Diploma, or an appropriate 480 credit Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 96 credits at NQF level 8, all in the field of Accounting Sciences is required.

Candidates who are admitted on the strength of a Postgraduate Diploma or a 480 credit Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 96 credits at NQF level 8 and who have not completed a module in research methodology may be required to complete such a module for NDP before they are allowed to register for the research proposal module.

In addition to the above requirements, applicants must submit a transcript of their academic record and a document describing their intended research and preferred focus area.

Applicants will be accepted on the following criteria: The suitability and viability of the intended research and adequate supervisory capacity and research expertise in the discipline or department.

An approved selection procedure aligned with Unisa's policies on equality and diversity will be followed.

A student registered for a 180-credit structured research master's degree must complete the study program within three years. A student may make an application to the Registrar for one additional year of study. The Registrar will consult with the Executive Dean of the College in which the student is registered.

A research master's degree comprises a research proposal module (where the outcome is an acceptable research proposal on a research topic). Once this module is finalised, you may register for the research component (i.e., a dissertation).