SATS ready to enroll DTh candidates

Here's an update from SATS:
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Quoting from just received newsletter --

"Our Doctor of Theology degree, which was accredited earlier this year by the Council on Higher Education, has now been registered by the Department of Education! This means that we may now begin to enrol students for this programme.

Our Doctoral programme is a research-based programme consisting of a dissertation. There is NO coursework. The Admissions Committee reserves the right to assign further reading or additional theological subjects, should it be deemed necessary.

Our doctoral programme offers a choice between two fields of study, Biblical Studies or Practical Theology. You will conduct your research under the supervision of one or two experts in the chosen field(s) of study. Our doctoral supervisors have been carefully selected to provide you with the high academic standards and the levels of service excellence for which we have become known.

On enrolment you will be required to complete RES6600 Theological Research Methodology, a course which culminates in the submission of your dissertation proposal to the Postgraduate Committee. You have a maximum of 12 months to submit your research proposal, failing which your registration for the DTh will lapse.

If and when your dissertation proposal is accepted, under the guidance of your supervisor you will be required to write a dissertation consisting of 80,000 to 100,000 words, (12 point font, one-and-a-half spacing). There is no coursework and no examination.

All work is submitted and returned via email, except for the final bound copies. Full details pertaining to the formatting of your dissertation are contained in RES6600. Your dissertation will be assessed by two independent External Examiners, as well as an Internal Examiner, your supervisor, and if it is successful, you will be awarded the Doctor of Theology degree at the next Graduation Ceremony. Should you obtain a mark of 75% or above, the degree will be awarded cum laude. The maximum duration of this programme, which is at level 8 on the National Qualifications Framework, is six years.

If you would like to enrol, simply fill out the online application form on our website at http://www.sats.edu.za/enrolment.html or contact Leschenne Rebuli, the Postgraduate Registrar at [email protected]"