Masters Studies

RIDS | Tygerberg Doctoral Office

Examination of Masters' by Thesis (100% Research only)

	Applications close end of September Consult the SU Calendar and/or FMHS Calendar Apply online at www.maties.com Academic environments conduct their own selection Upon selection, academic environments nominate suitable supervisors for each student A supervisor is the main contact of a master's student
	Only students who have successfully completed the formal application process can be registered Takes place via fmhsregistration@sun.ac.za Registration period: 2 January to 31 March Second semester (with permission): 1 June to 31 July Upon registration, students and supervisors must sign a Memorandum of Understanding
	Please see the Guidelines for Masters by Thesis and consult your supervisor or HoD This Ethics Process Guide may also be valuable Students and supervisors must work together closely and positively on the basis of regular written submissions Consult Ms Chanelle Windvogel (tyg-thesis@sun.ac.za) for further information regarding examination
	By 6 months prior to examination, send an Intention-to-submit form to tyg-thesis@sun.ac.za By 6 months prior to submission, nominate examiners via a departmental PPC report to the CPR Submit the thesis well before: 31 August for possible December graduation 30 November for possible March/April graduation
	The main, internal supervisor emails tyg-thesis@sun.ac.za with the final supervisor mark and the following attachments: Signed thesis release form; Approved thesis in PDF; and Turnitin report indicating a similarity score of 15% or less (file compressed as necessary); as well as the If the programme has an approved marking rubric for examination of a research masters thesis, attach this as well.
	Final mark for research masters is based on thesis and oral After the oral, the internal supervisor must upload the thesis to SunScholar via SunStudent 'Thesis management'. Supervisor reports are submitted to tyg-thesis@sun.ac.za for approval before 7 November for possible December graduation 17 February for possible March/April graduation After approval of the results, academic environments must upload marks prior to the SU/FMHS deadline, as indicated in the Almanac.
	This infographic summarises submission timelines for research master's degrees in the FMHS. These estimated timelines apply in cases where all submissions are done well prior to deadlines, and all examiners respond punctually and positively. In cases of slower submission or more substantial revisions, do expect delays. Click here or on the image to view a larger version.