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University of Johannesburg PhD in Study of Islam
University of Johannesburg

PhD in Study of Islam

Johannesburg, South Africa

3 Years

English

Full time, Part time

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ZAR 20,405 / per year *

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Introduction

A thesis is completed on a topic chosen with the Department and written under supervision. Students focus on a topic from the field of Arabic, Islamic Studies, Hebrew (including Jewish Studies), or a cognate Semitic language. Four seminars and a Doctoral defense (of either the proposal or the thesis) are required in accordance with the general regulations of the Faculty of Humanities.

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