DOCUMENT TYPE
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DESCRIPTION
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Confirmation of employment and worksite access
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Letter from the applicant's employer confirming employment status and access to a worksite for the practical component of the programme.
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Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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A document that outlines your educational level, employment history, description of work experience, especially that is relevant to your application to study and contact details of three referees.
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Confirmation of Prospective Supervisor
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Applicants must make contact with a prospective academic supervisor who is active in their field of research interest. Please provide details of a prospective supervisor and evidence, in a form of an email, of contact with this supervisor.
Upload the email evidence (in a .msg format or as a pdf) as part of your formal application to the University.
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Departmental form
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This document is specific to the programme(s) for which the applicant is applying and requests additional information and/or provides additional guidance to the applicant.
Once you have clicked on one of the faculty blocks below, departmental forms applicable to specific programmes will be illustrated by a hyperlinked Y in the document. The hyperlink signifies that the document is downloadable.
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Evidence of academic work
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A sample of your best written work (e.g., abstract of a research component completed during your under-or postgraduate studies/published journal article).
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Final school-leaving results
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Certificate awarded upon completion of High School displaying the percentage or grade symbol awarded for each subject passed.
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Honours research project
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The research project completed as part of the applicant’s Honours qualification.
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Letter of motivation
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One-page document explaining what factors are motivating you to apply for the specific programme(s) and describing what makes you a suitable candidate.
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Portfolio
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A collection of your creative work or accomplishment illustrating your competencies and which is tailored to the specific programme you are applying to.
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Proof of English Language proficiency
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If English is/was not the medium of instruction during your under- and/or postgraduate studies, you may be required to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency in the form of a formal, recognised English Language placement test result.
Review the University's English Language requirements.
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Proof of professional registration with an entity
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A recognised professional body grants professional registration on the grounds of attainment of a recognised standard of competence and education that permits practice of a profession.
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Research proposal
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Consult the relevant programme coordinator to enquire about the required length and format of this document for your programme of interest.
Typically, a research proposal is a formal structured document that should address the “what”, “why” and “how” questions. It should include a working title, an overview, aims and objectives, research questions and methods, significance of the research as well as the body of literature (references) that you consulted in your literature review.
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Statement of research interest
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This is a brief summary of the master’s/doctoral research proposal (1-3 pages in length) which outlines your area of research, aims of the research project and the research methodology you plan to use.
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Summary of Master's research
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A structured, formal document summarising the research question that was stated, hypotheses that were tested, research methodology and results/recommendations presented (3-5 pages in length).
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