The Masters of Arts in Community-Based Counselling Psychology (MACC) degree extends over not less than two academic years of full-time study. It comprises two parts: a coursework component and an internship. In order to graduate, candidates also need to have successfully completed a research report.

Application Dates:

Closing date (for study in 2022): 10 June 2021

Selection week: 02 – 06 August 2021

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The Master of Education (Educational Psychology) programme runs over two years and is comprised of three major facets:

a. Course work –  Practical training is provided in conjunction with theoretical input. Students are provided with experience with clients in the Wits Education Clinic and direct practical experience in community work.

b. Internship – During the second year of the course, students are required to work at one of the intern placement sitesThe Research Report

c. A central requirement for the degree is a research report which presents research in an area related to clinical psychology.

Requirements:

• Ed Honours (Educational Psychology) degree or Psychology Honours degree
• Experience in the field of education and/or counselling

Application Dates:

Closing date (for study in 2022): 15 June 2021

Selection interviews: 17 – 20 August 2021

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The Master of Arts in Organisational Psychology takes place over a single year period (full-time, no part-time option is offered), and aims to provide students with a thorough knowledge of advanced theoretical issues in applied psychology within an organisational context, together with the development of advanced analytical and reasoning skills.

In addition, students are required to complete a Research Report in a suitable area. Persons who hold a Masters in Organisational Psychology are eligible for registration in the category Industrial Psychology with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, provided that they complete a suitable internship approved by the Professional Board of Psychology. The minimum requirement for academic performance in the Honours degree is 65%. Note that this mark is a minimum requirement and does not in any way guarantee final acceptance onto the programme.

Requirements:

• Ed Honours (Educational Psychology) degree or Psychology Honours degree
• Experience in the field of education and/or counselling

Application Dates:

Closing date (for study in 2022): 30 September 2021

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This degree focuses on developing advanced conceptual and research expertise in a particular field of Psychology, with two primary clusters of cognate courses on offer: A) Psychosocial Studies and B) Cognitive Science.

The MA in Psychology by Coursework and Research Report may be done as a full-time or part-time degree. Students are required to complete three coursework modules and a research report. Students are expected to complete the degree in one year if registered full-time, and in two years if doing the course part-time. Please note; the coursework modules are run during the day, there are no evening classes.

Requirements:

• An Honours degree in Psychology (or a related discipline), achieved with a minimum average of 65%
• Demonstrated potential to succeed in the programme, based on responses to questions on the application form and favourable performance in a selection interview
• Favourable referee reports and equity considerations

Application Dates:

Closing Date: 17 September 2021 (January 2022 Intake only)

This degree focuses on developing practical research expertise in quantitative, qualitative, mixed and applied research methods. The degree can also serve as a basis for future PhD studies leading to a career in academia. This is the only degree offered by the Department that leads to registration as a Research Psychologist with the HPCSA (and only if followed by an accredited one year internship). However, the degree is also suitable for students from related social science disciplines who wish to pursue research careers, but are not eligible for registration with the HPCSA.

Please note that the program does not include the internship, it is up to individual students to secure their own accredited research internships after completing their Masters degree.

This degree may be done as a full-time or part-time degree. Students are required to complete three coursework modules, all of which are compulsory, and a research report. Students are expected to complete the degree in one year if doing the course full-time, and in two years if doing the course part-time.

Requirements:

• An Honours degree in Psychology (or a related discipline), achieved with a minimum average mark of 65%
• Demonstrated potential to succeed in the programme, based on responses to questions on the application form and favourable performance in a selection interview
• Favourable referee reports
• Equity considerations

Application Dates:

Closing Date: 17 September 2021 (January 2022 Intake only)

The Department of Psychology offers a two-year Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology. The programme, which leads to registration as a counselling psychologist with the Professional Board of Psychology (PBP) of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), is a full-time degree. The language of instruction is English, and this is a contact-tuition programme. Because of coursework and lecture-attendance requirements, you will not be able to hold part-time or full-time employment.

You will be registered as a student psychologist with the HPCSA. The first year consists of coursework, a minor dissertation, and practical placements. The second year requires you to serve as an intern psychologist at an HPCSA accredited programme or institution. All students must apply for and obtain this accredited internship position themselves. The Department will provide further information about this after you have been successfully selected and enrolled into the programme.

Application Dates:

Application period: 01 April – 09 July 2021

Selection week: 16 August – 20 August

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This programme offers integrated academic, practical and professional training in counselling psychology. The programme is a one-year full-time programme and is based on the researcher (50%)-practitioner (50%) model. All credits within all the modules need to be passed to obtain the MA (Counselling Psychology) degree.

Once a student has successfully completed the coursework of the MA (Counselling Psychology) degree, such student can apply for registration as an intern counselling psychologist with the Professional Board for Psychology at the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to do a one year full-time internship in Counselling Psychology. After successfully completing the internship in counselling psychology and the board exam of the Professional Board for Psychology at the HPCSA, an intern counselling psychologist can apply for registration as a counselling psychologist with the Professional Board for Psychology at the HPCSA. Such registration is subject to the regulations of the Professional Board for Psychology at the time of registration.

This programme encompasses:

• Researcher training
• Practitioner training
• Professional development

Requirements:

• BSocSciHons in Psychology or BAHons in Psychology or relevant honours degree
• A cumulative weighted average of at least 70% for the honours degree

Application Dates:

Closing date: 31 May annually

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The Academic Master’s (MA) degree consists of a research project reported in the format of a dissertation in the case of the MA Psychology.

Requirements:

• Students are required to have obtained an honours degree with a minimum of 60% average mark. The Master’s degree is awarded upon successful completion of a full-length dissertation (see the Faculty of Humanities yearbook for further requirements).  Students are encouraged to complete the MA degree within two years.

Application Dates:

Closing date: 30 November anually

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This qualification is aimed at enabling graduates to apply their skills, knowledge and expertise in scientifically promoting positive health outcomes at an individual, organisational and community level. The overall aim of the programme is to provide skills to health and development workers to provide specialist health promotion services, including research, policy and legislative interventions, to populations in need.

Participants are expected to meet the core learning requirements as set out in each module. In addition a review will be done of individual learning objectives to incorporate these into the course where possible.

Learners will become skilled at reflecting and evaluating their own performance and finding ways to improve it

• Encouraging exposure to multiple perspectives which increase understanding by deconstructing different views
• Participation in collaborative learning which takes place in a social context.
• Actively deconstructing notions of power and the influence this has on both the learning process and the way in which knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace.

The module outlines provided would serve as a draft that will be revisited by the learners during the attendance block. It is viewed as a dynamic document that will accommodate the specific learning needs of the group. Final assessment will also be the product of both the learners and the facilitators in agreement with minimum standards of the university and school of psychology.

Application Dates:

Closing date: 30 September 2021

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All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their applications in due course, typically by mid-December. Successful candidates are required to confirm their acceptance in writing within two weeks.

Programme Structure

1. Coursework component (PSY5031H and PSY5032H) – This counts for 25% of the final mark. Students are required to take the equivalent of two semester courses selected from a list to be provided. Each course contributes 12.5% to the final assessment for the degree

2. Dissertation (PSY5019W) – This counts for 75% of the final mark. The dissertation should be based on original research work.

At least one of the courses offered will require field training in research methodology.

Admission Requirements:

• Students who obtain a final mark of 70% or more in an Honours programme in Psychology will be considered for admission to the degree.

Application Procedure:

• All applicants must complete the University Application Form, including a 5-7 page research proposal, and return it to the University administration by no later than 31 October. The letter of motivation must indicate the name of a supervisor who has agreed to supervise you. 

If examination results are not yet available when you apply, these will be secured by the University.

Application Dates:

Closing date (for study in 2022): 31 October 2021

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Program Requirements:

• An overall average mark of 70% for a Psychology Honours program.
• A minimum of 70% for Neuro-Psychology (or equivalent) at Honours level.
• Not less than 70% aggregate Honours mark and not less than 70% Neuropsychology Honours mark.

Application Dates:

Closing date (for study in 2022): 31 October 2021

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This degree is by dissertation only. Students develop their own research topic in conjunction with a supervisor, conduct the research and then write a dissertation of no more than 50 000 words. Research degrees are encouraged where the field of research is clearly defined, the student wishes to concentrate on a specific research topic and has demonstrated the ability to do so.

Application Dates:

Closing date (for study in 2022): 31 October 2021

NB: The letter of motivation must indicate the name of a supervisor who has agreed to supervise you.

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This structured degree leads to registration with the Professional Board for Psychology as a research psychologist. This programme is ONLY offered full-time. It includes compulsory coursework, practical research activities, and the development of a mini-thesis.

Application Dates:

Closing date: 30 September 2021

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An unstructured Masters degree in psychology by thesis only.

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This degree is by dissertation only. Students develop their own research topic in conjunction with a supervisor, conduct the research and then write a dissertation of no more than 50 000 words. Research degrees are encouraged where the field of research is clearly defined, the student wishes to concentrate on a specific research topic and has demonstrated the ability to do so.

Application Dates:

Closing date (for study in 2022): 31 October 2021

NB: The letter of motivation must indicate the name of a supervisor who has agreed to supervise you.

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The aim of this programme in Educational Psychology is the development of research capacity, theoretically grounded knowledge, skills and attitudes, which will equip students to practise as educational psychologists in the South African context. Students who successfully complete this programme as well as the subsequent 12-month prescribed internship and who have successfully passed the Board Exam will be eligible to register as educational psychologists with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

Requirements:

• BEdHons in Educational Psychology (thus BPsych equivalent) OR BEdPsych OR an approved honours degree in Psychology.
• Psychology up to the third-year level is compulsory.
• An approved teacher’s qualification, which has been acquired from a recognised national education and training institution and accredited according to the requirements of a South African teaching qualification at NQF Level 7 (e.g. PGCE or BEd). In the case of international qualifications, the qualification has to be verified as equivalent to a South African teaching qualification by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) (see www.saqa.org.za) and the official documentation has to be included with the application for the programme.
• A minimum of two years’ teaching experience, which has been obtained after completion of the teaching qualification and at a formal educational institution. Experience has to be full-time employment and not part-time. Teaching practice and internship do not qualify as teaching experience.
• A minimum of 65% for Educational Psychology or Psychology subjects at honours level.
• Should ‘equivalent’ alternative qualifications be submitted instead of required academic qualification.

Application Dates:

30 June each year for the following year’s intake.

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This programme, which requires a minimum of one year of study, focuses on the acquisition and broadening of knowledge in a specific area of Psychology. It also aims at the development of research skills, particularly with respect to the planning and execution of research and the reporting of research results.

It entails the completion of a thesis (180 credits), the topic of which is determined in consultation with a supervisor. It is preferable that the study forms part of an existing departmental research project and, where possible, focuses on a psychosocial problem within the South African context. The thesis may be written in Afrikaans or English. On completion of the thesis, in consultation with the supervisor, students are expected to prepare a paper for publication which is based on their research.

Requirements:

For admission into the programme an Honours degree obtained with a minimum average of 65%, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University, is required. Applications must be accompanied by a brief, preliminary research proposal.

Application Dates:

Closing date: 31 October 2021

Our programme is comprehensive and runs over a two-year full time (face-to-face) period. Our MA Clinical Psychology Degree is a professional degree that leads to registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Clinical Psychologist (under the auspices of the HPCSA, provided that you adhere to all the requirements of both the academic institution (Unisa) and the HPCSA, including that you pass and successfully complete the MA degree, successfully complete a 12-month internship at an accredited institution, pass the HPCSA board exam and complete a 12-month community service year). 

Requirements:

• A bachelor honours degree in Psychology or an accredited BPsych degree.
• Students who also hold an appropriate postgraduate diploma or a 480 credit bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 96 credits at NQF level 8 in psychology with an average of 60% can apply for admission into the programme.
• A student who is 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 has not completed a module in research methodology may be required to complete such a module (HMPYC80) at NQF level 8 for non-degree purposes (NDP) before he/she will be allowed to register for the module in research of which the outcome is the research proposal. International students must meet the English language requirement.

Application Dates:

Application period: 14 May – 30 June 2021

Selection week: 16 – 20 August 2021

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