Course offerings and administration

Most course details are on the RUconnected site (campus login required). Watch this space for occasional extras, including updates of the course notes.

Historical or not on offer in 2022


For the non-South African: our degree structure is a 3-year BSc with the option of an extra 1-year Honours degree, which includes a research project. I am not currently offering to take on higher degree students to the following is for information only.

A Masters can either be a 2-year MSc by thesis or a 1-year coursework plus thesis degree.

A doctorate is a PhD by thesis, usually taking 3 years.