{"id":3317,"date":"2024-10-14T11:27:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nepttp.avidakizomba.co.za\/?page_id=3317"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:01:44","slug":"applications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.escience.ac.za\/index.php\/applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3317\" class=\"elementor elementor-3317\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3de753b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3de753b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692b578\" data-id=\"692b578\" 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target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;yo:20px,17px,17px,69px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,17,17,7;l:0,21,21,9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:314px,274px,274px,370px;h:155px,135px,135px,183px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:14;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.escience.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/escience-logo-16-July-2018-WHITE-Vectorise.png\" width=\"817\" height=\"404\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-2-layer-6\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76c198\" data-id=\"a76c198\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1a0ed elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"4c1a0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7971\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7971\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How to Apply<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7972\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7972\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What Documents Do I Need?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7973\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7973\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Am I Eligible?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7971\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How to Apply<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7971\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7971\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><ul><li><strong>Decide if you are applying for for the MA or the MSc programme<\/strong>: this will depend on your previous studies and courses. You can find out more about the streams here. &lt;link to Masters Programmes page&gt;<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Decide which institution you would like to apply to<\/strong>: NEPTTP includes six Node institutions:<br \/><p><strong><br \/>North-West University<\/strong> offers the <strong>MA<\/strong> programme.<\/p><p><strong>Sol Plaatjie University, the University of Limpopo, the University of Pretoria,<\/strong> and the <strong>University of Venda<\/strong> offer the <strong>MSc<\/strong> programme.<\/p><p>The <strong>University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/strong> offers <strong>both<\/strong> programmes.<\/p><p>Find out more about each institution here &lt;link to Our Institutions page&gt;.<\/p><\/li><li><strong>Submit an application<\/strong> to the University of your choice: click on the relevant logo below to visit their applications page.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7972\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What Documents Do I Need?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7972\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7972\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Different insitutions sometimes require different documentation, but every university will ask you submit the following:<\/p><ul><li>A certified copy of your <strong>South Africa ID<\/strong> (for South African citizens) OR<\/li><li>A certified copy of your <strong>passport and any relevant visas<\/strong> (for international applicants).<\/li><li>Certified copies of your <strong>undergraduate and Honours transcripts<\/strong>, or any other postgraduate diplomas you have completed. If you are still completing your Honours degree, you will need to submit your <strong>latest transcript and\/or your interim academic record<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Certified copies of your <strong>undergraduate and Honours certificates<\/strong>, or any other postgraduate diplomas you have completed.<\/li><li>If you completed any of your studies outside South Africa, you will need to provide a <strong>certificate of evaluation<\/strong> from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).<\/li><\/ul><p>It&#8217;s also always good to be prepared, so we recommend that you also try to have the following ready:<\/p><ul><li>Any <strong>academic references<\/strong> you have received.<\/li><li>A copy of your <strong>Curriculum Vitae (CV)<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7973\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Am I Eligible?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7973\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7973\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>For the MA programme<\/strong>:<\/p><p>Applicants are required to have a Bachelor\u2019s degree with Honours (NQF level 8 qualification) from a relevant discipline or field in the social sciences or humanities. Along with strong substantive knowledge in a relevant discipline or field, they must have a demonstrable knowledge of basic principles of quantitative social research (but need not have a previous specialisation in statistics or statistical computing). Applicants require a minimum of 65 percent in their NQF level 8 qualification to be considered, and they must fulfil any additional institutional application requirements of the institution through which they are applying, and must be co-approved by the Consortium.<\/p><p><strong>For the MSc programme<\/strong>:<\/p><p>Applicants are required to have a Bachelor with Honours degree (NQF level 8 qualification) from a relevant discipline in Science or Engineering (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics) OR a relevant NQF level 8 qualification or a relevant Professional Engineering Degree with demonstrable knowledge of basic principles of Computing, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics. 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