D Phil
Learning outcomes:
The D Phil graduate demonstrates:
Expert, highly specialised and advanced research, both across the major discipline and interdisciplinary.
Planning, resourcing, managing, and optimising all aspects of processes engaged in, within complex and unpredictable contexts.
Complete accountability for determining, achieving, evaluating, and applying all personal and/or group output.
Academic leadership, and senior managerial occupation, and in-depth knowledge in a complex and specialised area of the field in question.
The generation, evaluation, and synthesis of information and concepts at highly abstract levels applying critical thinking and expertise problem solving competencies.
The creation of responses to abstract problems that expand or redefine existing knowledge, and the competence to integrate and apply theoretical knowledge and research findings within the relevant local and global context as well as across disciplines.
Sensitivity with regard to the ethical implications of research, consideration for socially relevant l issues and research needs in South Africa, and the ability to relate these issues to international contexts.
The ability to write a comprehensive and systematic report on a research project in the format of a doctoral thesis, and the competence to write research articles suitable for publication in refereed journals and/or other scientific reports.
Critical cross-field outcomes:
Critical cross-field outcomes for this programme include but are not limited to various competencies and applied competencies such as:
identifying and solving problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made concerning solutions for problems related to individuals, groups, families, communities and people with special needs;
work intersectorally with other disciplines as a member of a team, group, organisation, community in both the public and private sectors;
demonstrate an understanding of the interaction between systems from an ecological approach by understanding social needs, problems and resource capacity within an international, national and local context;
develop holistic, integrated strategies and programmes for Humanities founded on the collection, analyses, organising, implementation and critical evaluation of theory, information and processes;
demonstrate effective utilisation of technology for strategies aimed at extenuation of the Humanities and science in general;
organise and manage their work load responsibly and effectively by means of a scheduled programme allowing for a learning environment such as reading scientific journals in the field as well as becoming a member of professional bodies, attending seminars and conferences, doing research and rendering voluntary services to facilitate professional growth and development;
communicate effectively with people of all target groups, including people who are literate and illiterate, children and the youth, using visual and language skills in the modes of oral and/or written persuasion;
contribute to the full personal development of each learner regarding strategies for learning, such as furthering a culture of life-long learning, scientific involvement, expressing a non-discriminating attitude across a range of social contexts based on the value of social justice and a sensitivity for cultural diversity and awareness of similarities, and to explore and develop career opportunities such as entrepreneurial initiatives to promote social and economical independence and opportunities for personal development. |
