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Master's & doctoral degrees

Master's & doctoral degrees

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Master's & doctoral degrees

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These qualifications have different closing dates for applications and are administered by the respective academic departments. Only a limited number of students are selected per academic year.

RPL for access into master's and doctoral qualifications

Your experience could translate into subject credits within your qualification or direct access into a postgraduate qualification.

During your lifetime, you will have acquired various skills, competencies and experiences. This learning – which may have taken place outside of formal education and training – is valuable regardless of where or when it was obtained. You may have acquired skills or knowledge from a combination of training conducted while at work, experience you gained in the workplace, short courses or from community work in a relevant field.