PhD

Economics

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 2.5 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jul 31, 2024
155 place StudyQA ranking:5738 Duration:

This programme is offered in collaboration with other universities in sub-Saharan Africa and supported by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) through donor funding. Its distinguishing features are the integration of advanced theory, tools and African applications in the academic programme. 

  • ECO5011F Quantitative Methods for Economists
  • ECO5021F Advanced Macroeconomics
  • ECO5020F Advanced Microeconomics
  • ECO5046F Advanced Econometrics
  • ECO6007F Microeconomics II
  • ECO5030S Applied Growth Theory
  • ECO5069S Applied Time Series Analysis
  • OR
  • ECO5070S Microeconometrics

 Two courses (not taken in terms of the rules above) to be chosen from:

  • ECO5003F Governance and Growth
  • ECO5030S Applied Growth Theory
  • ECO5050S International Finance II
  • ECO5052S Natural Resource Economics
  • ECO5057S Labour Economics
  • ECO5062S Applied International Trade
  • ECO5064S Views of Institutional and Behavioural Economics
  • ECO5069S Applied Time Series Analysis
  • ECO5070S Microeconometrics
  • ECO5073F Problems of Globalisation, Industrialisation and
  • ECO5074S Development Research and Policy Tools
  • ECO5075S Macroeconomic Policy Analysis
  • ECO5076S Development Microeconomics
  • ECO5077S Empirical Industrial Organisation
  • ECO6000W PhD in Economics
  • Candidates who possess either a second class (upper division) bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Economics, or a minimum of a second class (lower division) bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Economics with distinction are eligible to apply.
  • Candidates with a Master of Economic Science degree are eligible to apply. 
  • Certified copies of official academic transcripts in ENGLISH (full transcripts for each tertiary institution attended)
  • Certified copies of degree certificates in ENGLISH (for each tertiary institution attended where applicable)
  • Applicants from universities situated in non-English speaking countries: TOEFL/IELTS certificate OR letter from previous tertiary institution stating “English as medium of instruction” for the programme
  • Curriculum vitae (include work experience)
  • A recent score (obtained within 3 - 5 years before application for admission) of at least 570 (paper-based test) or 230 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
  • A recent overall band score of 7.0 (with no individual element of the test scoring below 6.0) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
  • OR, noting that this may only be written at certain designated venues within South Africa, a score of at least 65% on the university's Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP).

Scholarships

  • International & refugee scholarships
  • Merit awards
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