Two-year Honours/Masters Programme in Economics and Demography
Course Information
This programme has been set up in partnership with the Centre
for Actuarial Research (CARe) to provide graduate-level training
in demography within the School of Economics
Application and admission:
Candidates will apply for this Programme through the same channels as
described earlier under the two-year Honours/Masters Programme in Economics. All
entrance qualifications and conditions are identical to those described above.
Programme structure:
Year one of the programme (Honours) is identical to that of the general
Economics stream (see above for details), except that students will be strongly
encouraged to take the Basic Demography elective (DOC501S) and the Analysis of
Survey Data (ECO4027S). In year two, students will register for ECO5046W
(coursework component) and ECO5048W (dissertation component)
simultaneously. In the first six months students are required to complete all of
the compulsory components of the standard Masters Programme in Economics. In the
second six months students must take both the following courses. The workload of
these two courses combined is equivalent to three other electives in the School
of Economics.
DOC5003S Population Projections
DOC507S Advanced Demographic Methods
Examination requirements:
The composition of the final result and the rules for the award of the degree
are the same as those for the standard Masters Programme in Economics.
These courses will be structured to address topics that are particularly
relevant to South Africa and students will be trained in the use of South
African survey data. Students will undertake a research project and write a
thesis in an area that is relevant to the Programme. There are a limited number
of scholarships available for South African students taking this programme.
Interested students may wish to contact the MPhil in Demography Convenor, Prof. Martin Wittenberg (Martin.Wittenberg@uct.ac.za).
Students who fail to complete all the requirements for the Masters degree within
two years will not be permitted to re-register.
Bursaries and Scholarships
Click
here for information on general bursaries and scholarships, or visit
the Postgraduate Funding Office's website.
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