POSTGRADUATE INFORMATION
The Department of Consumer Sciences offer an Honours qualification. Its designed to ensure postgraduate students are fully prepared for careers in professional and academic paths, equipped for leadership in policy and decision-making, and are competent to contribute to building a vibrant “knowledge economy” in post-apartheid South Africa and beyond.
Honours Degree in Consumer Sciences
[QUALIFICATION CODE SMCR20, MODULE CODE SNUR700 – DISSERTATION]
The purpose of this degree is to develop learners towards an integrated conceptual nursing framework and enable
them to acquire expert knowledge in nursing practice and skills as researchers in nursing science.
Admission Requirement
To qualify for admission to the B.Consumer Sciences honours degree programme a student shall possess a B.Consumer Sciences or a B Home Economics undergraduate degree, or have the approval of Senate for conferment of status equivalent to such a degree
Curriculum for Honours Consumer Sciences
One approved module from the Honours syllabus in Development Studies or Tourism may be substituted for one Honours module in Consumer Sciences on approval of the respective Heads of Departments.
A specialisation module may not be offered in any given year if a suitably qualified staff member is not available. Prospective students must contact the head of department before the end of January.