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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:
- 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.
- 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 (Research
and Graduate Studies). 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 two 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 in the same period
and take proportionately longer to complete the degree.
Program Structure
1. 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 |
| CAPS902 |
Issues in Developing Economies |
6 |
| CAPS904 |
Social Program Evaluation and Planning |
6 |
| CAPS933 |
Social Science Research Methods |
6 |
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Specialisation Subjects*
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| CAPS903 |
Migration and Multicultural Societies |
6 |
| CAPS905 |
Labour Relations, Regulation and Organisation |
6 |
| CAPS906 |
Human Resources in Developing Countries |
6 |
| CAPS907 |
Managing the Production and Diffusion of Knowledge |
6 |
| CAPS908 |
Special Project A |
6 |
| CAPS909 |
Special Project B |
6 |
| 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.
2. 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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