Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Statistics
The Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Statistics entails independent research conducted under a supervisor and culminates in a dissertation that makes an original contribution to the field. Non-credit-bearing short courses will be offered from time to time to support student development. These short courses are presented by international and local experts, in the areas of sustainability, transdisciplinary epistemology, methodology and methods, social-ecological systems, resilience and complexity theory.
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Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum toelatingsvereistes
Admission requirements
To be admitted to a PhD programme:
• You must have a master’s degree from a reputable university approved by Senate for this purpose,
or
• You must have in some other manner attained a standard of competence in your field of study, which is deemed adequate by Senate for this purpose.
Contact the relevant environment (department, school or research body) for their specific requirements.
Supporting application documents
Curriculum vitae (CV)
A document that outlines your educational level, employment history, description of work experience, especially that is relevant to your application to study and contact details of three referees.
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Curriculum vitae (CV)
Confirmation of prospective supervisor
Applicants must make contact with a prospective academic supervisor who is active in their field of research interest. Please provide details of a prospective supervisor and evidence, in a form of an email, of contact with this supervisor. Upload the email evidence (in a .msg format or as a pdf) as part of your formal application to the University.
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Confirmation of prospective supervisor
Programstruktuur
Programme outcomes
You must conduct advanced, original research of a high quality in the area of Economic and Management Sciences or Administrative Sciences, which must be approved by the University.
The work you submit must:
• be of a high standard,
• deal with a central theme, and
• demonstrate that you have, in the Senate’s view, substantially contributed to enriching the knowledge in the field of economics, business science or the administrative sciences (in other words, have made an original subject contribution).
Senate acts on the recommendation of the Faculty Board, which is based on the decision of the Faculty’s doctoral examination panel.