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Stellenbosch University

Doctor of Philosophy in Public and Development Management

The Doctor of Philosophy in Public and Development Management in Public Administration is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Doctor of Philosophy in Public and Development Management offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

The PhD (part-time) is obtained by way of research and writing a thesis.

Statutory requirements
Subject to contrary provisions in the Statute of the University, a doctor’s degree can be conferred upon a student in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences if he has been registered with the University as a student for a doctorate for at least two years since the conferment of the master’s degree approved for this purpose by Senate, or in some other way has attained a level of proficiency in said field of study, deemed by Senate to be of an adequate standard.

Requirements regarding work to be submitted
PhD candidates are required to:

• complete advanced original research of a highly creative nature, subject to approval of the University, in the area of economic and management sciences or administrative sciences.
• submit original work(s) – already published – of a high standard, dealing with a central theme and which, in the opinion of Senate, shows that the candidate has made a substantial contribution to the enrichment of knowledge in the field of economics, business or administrative sciences.
• conduct an oral examination, if required by the examiners, to the University’s satisfaction.

Residency requirements and duration of the programmeIf a candidate already possesses a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences or any other which, in the opinion of Senate, is a comparable qualification, he must:

• be registered at this University for at least one academic year before the PhD programme may be conferred upon him, and
• inform the Registrar, on application for admission as a student, whether he wishes to follow a PhD programme.

If a candidate is not in possession of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences or any other which, in the opinion of Senate, is a comparable qualification, he must –

• be registered at this University for at least three academic years before the PhD programme may be conferred upon him; and
• inform the Registrar, on application for admission as a student, whether he wishes to follow a PhD programme.

Provisions relating to the dissertation and examinationNo candidate may submit his dissertation for an examination before written approval has been obtained from his promoter.When a candidate reports for the doctoral examination, an unbound copy of his dissertation must be submitted in its final form to the relevant department with a view to examination.