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University of the Witwatersrand

Master of Commerce

The Master of Commerce in Economics is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Commerce offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

The Master of Commerce by research is a supervised dissertation on an approved topic within the areas of Economics, Information Systems, Management, Human Resource Management, Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, Industrial Organisation, Managerial Economics and more.

What is the Masters by Research all about?

After a minimum of 1 academic year (full-time) or two years (part-time), a candidate will present a supervised Masters thesis on a topic previously approved by the Higher Degrees Committee. This must be a substantial piece of research work that shows the candidates matter of a certain area.

The MCom will normally include an empirical research project, preceded by a comprehensive literature review.