MSc and PhD Programmes are by dissertation only and students need to be accepted by a potential supervisor in the Neuroscience Institute.
The Neuroscience Institute has a very active postgraduate programme. Students are supervised by senior researchers in the institute and the topics for postgraduate research cover a wide range of fields, as can be seen in our Research Strategy.
Students participate in a regular programme of seminars and journal clubs. An MSc is typically completed within two years but students may upgrade to a PhD in their second year if good progress in their research project has been made and if their supervisor supports their request. A PhD is typically completed in three or four years.
As the institute is so interdisciplinary (including many faculties and departments) postgraduates will need to first identify the relevant degree programme in the relevant faculty and apply.
Programme details can be found in relevant faculty handbooks
Apply online: http://applyonline.uct.ac.za