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Master of Social Change & Development - Research
Important Note: this course has replaced the former Honours
Master Degree by Research. Students currently enrolled in
that course may complete the degree under that course title
and course code, but it is closed to new enrolments.
Entry to the program
There are two entry points for this degree:
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From the Bachelor of Arts. Students entering the
degree from the Bachelor of Arts (Pass) degree will complete
a 72 credit point degree, consisting of 24 credit points
of coursework chosen from CAPSTRANS subjects listed below,
and subject to satisfactory completion of the coursework
component, a 48 credit point thesis in a discipline or
interdisciplinary area.
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From the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or the Master
of Arts by Coursework (or equivalent qualification).
Students having a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Class
II, division ii or higher or a Master of Arts by Coursework
(or equivalent) may apply for admission into the Master
of Social Change and Development - Research degree with
Advanced Standing for the 24cp of coursework. They will
then complete a 48 credit point thesis in a discipline
or interdisciplinary area.
All applications must be approved by the Associate Dean (Graduate
Studies and Research). Approval also depends on the availability
of supervision within the Faculty for the proposed thesis.
Time limits
Full time students should complete the 72 credit point degree
in no fewer than three sessions (not including Summer Session)
and not more than four sessions (not including Summer Session).
Full-time students should complete the 48 credit point course
in no fewer than two sessions (not including Summer Session
and not more than four sessions (not including Summer Session).
Part-time students normally complete half of the full-time
load and take proportionately longer to complete the degree.
Program Structure
(a) Entry from the Bachelor of Arts (Pass degree) or equivalent:
Students will complete one 48 credit point thesis in a field
of study and 24 credit points of coursework to be chosen from
the CAPSTRANS subjects listed below:
| Core Subjects |
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| CAPS901 |
Social Change and Development |
6
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| CAPS902 |
Issues in Developing Economies |
6
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| CAPS904 |
Social Program Evaluation and Planning |
6
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| CAPS933 |
Social Science Research Methods |
6
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Specialisation Subjects*
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| CAPS903 |
Migration and Multicultural Societies |
6
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| CAPS905 |
Labour Relations, Regulation and Organisation |
6
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| CAPS906 |
Human Resources in Developing Countries
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6
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| CAPS907 |
Managing the Production and Diffusion of
Knowledge |
6
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| CAPS908 |
Special Project A |
6
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| CAPS909 |
Special Project B |
6
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| At least 2 subjects must be chosen from
the Core subjects. |
Thesis
CAPSTRANS students enrol in one of the thesis subjects listed
above for the Master of Arts - Research degree, depending
on the field of study.
Students who achieve a Credit average or higher in the coursework
component will proceed to the thesis component of the degree.
Students who achieve a Pass average in the coursework component
may be offered the opportunity to transfer to the Master of
Social Change and Development or the Master of Applied Management
in Social Change and Development (whichever is deemed to be
the more appropriate for the student) with 24 credit points
of Advanced Standing.
(b) Entry from the BA (Honours) or equivalent: Students
who have completed a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree with
Class II division ii or higher, or appropriate research subjects
in the Master of Arts by Coursework may apply for Advanced
Standing for the 24cp of coursework. They will then enrol
in the 48 Credit Point thesis subject in one of the thesis
subjects listed above for the Master of Arts - Research degree,
depending on the field of study.
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