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Master's & doctoral degrees

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College of Economic and Management Sciences

Research focus areas for all departments for 2026 (DOC) | Master's and doctoral handbook for dissertations, theses and research reports (PDF)

Applicants are required to prepare a research outline that aligns with the department's focus/niche area requirements. Each research focus area specifies the structure to use for the research outline. Uploading a research outline is applicable to all qualifications, except for the MBA, MBL, coursework LLMs and coursework MCom in Industrial Psychology. Click here for guidelines on preparing a research outline, should your Research Focus Area not provide its own guidelines. 

Last modified: 2025/12/02