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CHOOSE POSTGRADUA T E S TUDIES IN THE SCHOOL

OF HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The School of Human and Community Development is situated in the Faculty of
Humanities, rated amongst the best Humanities faculties on the continent. The School
offers four degree programmes: in Psychology, S ocial Work, Audiology and Speech Our prolific research is the
Therapy. W e h ave two clinical training centres: Emthonjeni Centre a nd the Children’s pride of the School and our
Communication Centre. The Centres offer interdisciplinary training opportunities for
our students. Emthonjeni Centre i s a walk-in centre t hat i s s ituated in Braamfontein research outputs influence
and the Children’s C ommunication Centre i s a pre-primary school for children with
language impairment. Interdisciplinary method is a g lobally recognised approach to national responses to
clinical interventions because of common comorbidity of clinical disorders. problems that our
Our postgraduate students get opportunities to work alongside globally recognised
scientists and receive the best teaching and intellectual stimulation from our diverse communities face with
academic staff. We offer opportunities for training our students in the communities respect to well-being,
both in Johannesburg a nd in surrounding provinces. We are l inked to a n umber of
national and local NGOs and have rural practical sites such as the Ndlovu WITS mental health, and
Audiology clinic.
speech and
Under the leadership of Professor Mzi Nduna who is a fi nalist in the Business Woman
of the Year Award ( Education c ategory), the School attracts the best students and hearing disorders.
lecturers, locally and internationally. T he School has competitive programmes and our
graduates are a lways s ought after by their employers of choice, locally and overseas.

MASTERS AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN PSYCHOLOGY
NB: All degrees extend over two academic years of full-time study and comprise coursework modules, internships and research reports.

Master of Arts in Community Based
Master o f A rts i n C linical Psychology
Counselling Psychology
Introduction Introduction
Courses in this programme include, psychotherapy, p sychological The aim in this programme is to develop effective counselling skills
assessment (clinical observation, history taking, specialised and knowledge within the community context (marginalised
interviewing, pathology testing and report writing), community communities); to participate in community projects and community
clinical practice, amongst others. psychology supervision.

Master of Education in Educational Psychology Master of Education in Organisational Psychology

Introduction Introduction
Counselling, adjustment/maladjustment and educational psychology in The Master of Arts in Organisational Psychology takes place over a
the community. P ractical training is provided at the same time. single full-time year period, and aims to provide students with a
thorough knowledge of advanced theoretical issues in applied
psychology within an organisational context, together with the
development of advanced analytical and reasoning skills.

• M aster of Arts in Psychology by Dissertation
RESEARCH-RELATED • M aster of Arts in Psychology by Coursework and Research Report (Research)

MASTERS DEGREES • M aster of Arts in the field of Social and Psychological Research by Coursework and
Research Report
DOCTORAL DEGREES - D OCTOR O F P HILOSOPHY DEGREE (PHD)

• G eneral PhD (by thesis OR including publication) • P hD including publication in the area of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Practice

For more i nformation, email our administrator, M rs Lauryne Lokothwayo (lauryne.lokothwayo@wits.ac.za)
For information on selection criteria, visit: www.wits.ac.za/shcd/academic-programmes/

SCHOOL OF
HUMAN
UMTHOMBO WOPHUHLISO LOLUNTU
&
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT