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Master's by Thesis - a research degree
Welcome to the Masters by Thesis journey. As a research degree, this programme consists of the successful independent design and execution of a research project reported on in a thesis. The infographic on the left summarises the submission dates for research masters degrees in the SU Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS).
These estimated timelines apply in cases where all submissions are done well prior to deadlines, and all examiners respond punctually and positively. In cases of slower submission or more substantial revisions, do expect delays.
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Find more detailed information on each phase below.
- Consult the SU Calendar and/or FMHS Calendar
- Apply online at www.maties.com before end September
- Academic environments conduct selection
- Upon selection, academic environments nominate a suitable supervisor for each student
- A supervisor is the main contact of a master's student
- Only students who have successfully completed the formal application process can be registered
- Takes place via [email protected]
- Registration period: 2 January to 31 March
- Second semester - with permission and assistance from [email protected]
- Upon registration, students and supervisors must sign a
Documentmemorandum-understanding.pdf (78.47 KB)Memorandum of Understanding
- Please see the
and consult your supervisor or HoDDocumentguidelines-masters-thesis.pdf (243.83 KB)Guidelines for Masters by Thesis
- This
may also be valuableDocumentethics-process-guide.pdf (3.06 MB)Ethics Process Guide
- Students and supervisors must work together closely and positively on the basis of regular written submissions
- Consult Dr Chanelle Windvogel ([email protected]) for further information regarding examination
By 6 months prior to examination, send an
By 6 months prior to submission,
Submit the thesis well before:
- 25 May for possible third quarter approval of results
- 25 November for possible March/April graduation
The main, internal supervisor emails [email protected] with the following included in a single email:
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- Approved thesis in PDF;
- Turnitin report indicating a similarity score of 15% or less (file compressed as necessary); and
- The final supervisor mark (except for the two programmes that have elected not to allocate a supervisor mark).
- If the programme has an approved marking rubric for examination of a research masters thesis, attach this as well.
- Final mark for a research masters is based on thesis and oral, and in most cases, a portion for the supervisor mark.
- After the oral, the thesis must be uploaded to SunScholar via SunStudent 'Thesis management'.
- Supervisor reports are submitted to [email protected] for approval before
- 15 July for possible third quarter approval of results
- 15 February for possible March/April graduation
- After approval of the results, academic environments must upload marks without delay.