Unisa Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Accounting Sciences

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University of South Africa  Doctoral Degrees in Accounting Sciences

UNISA Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting Sciences Auditing (90026 – AUE)

Qualification stream:Auditing
Qualification code:90026 – AUE
NQF level:10
Total credits:360

Admission requirements

An appropriate Master’s degree in the field of Accounting Sciences is required.
In addition to the above requirement, candidates must submit a transcript of their academic record, as well as a document describing their intended research and preferred focus area.
Applicants will be accepted on the following criteria: The suitability and viability of the intended research as well as adequate supervisory capacity and research expertise in the discipline or department.
An approved selection procedure which is in line with Unisa’s policies on equality and diversity will be followed.

Doctoral degree

A doctoral degree will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis. Coursework may be required as preparation or value addition to the research, but does not contribute to the credit value of the qualification. The defining characteristic of this qualification is that you will be required to demonstrate high-level research capability and make a significant and original academic contribution at the frontiers of the discipline or field. This work must be of a quality to satisfy peer review and merit publication.

Research focus areas

Click here to view a list of departments and research focus areas for the College of Accounting Sciences.

Research outline

Unisa’s admission policy has changed and you are now required to submit a detailed research outline for each master’s and doctoral qualification for which you apply. No application submitted without a detailed research outline will be considered. Although this research outline may differ for each qualification or academic department, the basic information required is as follows:

  • Title
  • Summary of topic
  • Short literature review
  • Expected contribution of the study
  • Methodology to be followed
  • Availability of the data
  • List of references
  • Reasons why you are interested in the topic

Student fees and funding your studies

Application fee

Pay the online application fee of R105,00 once you have received your Unisa student number. Please note that the application fee is non-refundable even if you decide not to study through Unisa or do not qualify for admission to Unisa.

Student fees

UNISA Students Fees
UNISA Bursaries and Loans

Apply for a student number and apply for admission

Who must apply for a Unisa student number?

  • You must apply for a Unisa student number if you have never before studied towards a formal qualification at Unisa. Student numbers issued for Unisa’s short learning programmes are not valid for formal qualifications. Your formal Unisa student number will be your permanent Unisa student number.
  • If you are applying for admission to a Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) qualification, please apply for a Unisa student number, unless you previously studied at Unisa towards a formal qualification.
  • If you are applying for admission to a selection degree, you must apply for a Unisa student number if you have never before studied towards a formal qualification at Unisa. If you do not have a formal Unisa student number and are selected for admission to one of the selection degrees, you will not be able to register for the next academic year. Please ensure that you apply for a Unisa student number, apply for admission and upload all the supporting documents.
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Please note:

  • You do not need re-apply for a student number if you already have a student number for a formal qualification.
  • No application for admission to the next academic year will be processed without a valid student number.
  • An application for a Unisa student number is NOT an application for admission to a qualification.

How to apply for a Unisa student number?

  • Apply online for a student number for a formal qualification at Unisa.
  • Pay the non-refundable application fee of R105,00 (some exceptions may apply). Your application for a student number will only be finalised upon receipt of the application fee. The application fee is non-refundable even if you decide not to study through Unisa or do not qualify for admission to your qualification of choice.
  • Upload a copy of your ID / passport.

Who should apply for admission?

  • Everyone wanting to start a new master’s or doctoral degree must apply for admission. This includes
    • first-time Unisa applicants
    • Unisa students changing to a new qualification
    • applicants in their final year of a postgraduate diploma, honours degree or master’s degree who wish to continue with further postgraduate studies
  • You must re-apply for admission if you previously applied for admission to a master’s or doctoral degree and received feedback, but did not register for any reason.
  • You must re-apply for admission if you are a previously registered master’s or doctoral student, but did not register for the current academic year and nowwish to continue with master’s or doctoral studies in the next academic year. This excludes students who applied for and were granted a formal deferment.

How to apply for admission

  1. You must apply for each new qualification even if you already have a Unisa student number.
  2. You must have a Unisa student number for a formal qualification before you can apply for admission.
  3. You must then apply online for admission and upload the required documents.

Application dates: September – November with the exceptions listed below

You may apply for the following qualifications outside the prescribed application dates:

Applicants who wish to pursue a multi, inter or transdisciplinary doctoral degree should apply for the Doctor of Philosophy (90040)Please contact the Master’s and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za).
College of Science, Engineering and Technology (excluding Computing students)Please contact the Master’s and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za).
Decision SciencesPlease contact the Master’s and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za).
Master of Science in Nature Conservation (full dissertation) (98022)Please contact the Master’s and Doctoral Administration Section for assistance (012 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.za).
Selection degreesSelection degrees 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.

Registration

Only students whose application for admission was approved and re-registering students (who made sufficient progress during the current academic year) will be allowed to register online within the approved registration period for the next academic year. No printed registration forms will be accepted.
Click here for registration information.

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