University Of The Witwatersrand Tuition and Fees Structure

University of the Witwatersrand WITS Fees Structure

University of the Witwatersrand WITS Fees Structure – Read details below:

To learn about fees such as application fee, admission fee, tuition, and scholarships for University of the Witwatersrand WITS Programs, read full details below. If you have questions after reviewing this information, you may contact the Institute’s Admissions Office for more details.

The fees structure supports:

  • Facilities, programs, and services that promote student involvement and that are complementary to, but not part of, instructional programs.
  • Supports operating and capital expenses for services related to the physical and psychological health and well-being of students, social and cultural activities and programs.
  • Services related to campus life and campus community, and educational and career support services.

These policies and procedures are applicable to all students who officially register for programs at University of the Witwatersrand WITS. The institute reserves the right to change fees without prior notice to the student. However, fee changes are subject to approval by the Governing Council.

Average Undergraduate Tuition Fees

The Fee summaries shown below do not include any additional charges.

Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management

Undergraduate – Average tuition fee for the first year of study (Excluding additional charges).

BComR52170-R58810
BEconSciR51610-R54340
BAccSciR56300
LLBR45930

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

Undergraduate – Average tuition fee for first year of study (Excluding additional charges).

BASR64900
BEngSc(BME)R63430
BEngSc(Digital Arts)R55560
BSc(CS)R82040
BSc(CS) in the field of Property StudiesR67560
BSc(Eng)R57770
BSc(URP)R64940

Additional Costs

Students must make provision for essential items that may include:

  • Drawing kit
  • Drawing board
  • Books and stationery
  • Calculator

Computer Fee charges are raised as follows: School of Architecture and Planning:

– 1st YearR2730
– 2nd YearR2730
– 3rd YearR2730
– 4th Year (Including Honours)R2730

School of Construction Economics and Management:

– 1st YearR2730
– 2nd YearR2730
– 3rd YearR2730

All Engineering Schools:

School of Chemical & Metallurgy Engineering School of Civil and Environmental Engineering School of Electrical and Information Engineering

School of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Industrial Engineering School of Mining Engineering

– 1st YearR1420
– 2nd YearR2040
– 3rd YearR3340
– 4th YearR3340

Faculty of Humanities

Undergraduate – Average tuition fee for first year of study (Excluding additional charges).

BAR47060-R62000
Bachelor of AudiologyR58300
BA Digital ArtsR51000
BA(Theatre and Performance)R51000
BA(Fine Arts)R58900
BA(Film and Television)R51880
BMusR52040
B(Social Work)R56550
Bachelor of Speech-Lang PathR58300
BEdR42720 – R47050
Advanced Diploma in Tech and Vocational TeachingR43260

Pearson Computer Laboratory Charges Bachelor of Arts

Year of Study 1R165
Year of Study 2R165
Year of Study 3R165
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)R165

Faculty of Health Sciences

Undergraduate – Average tuition fee for the first year of study (Excluding additional charges).

BDSR70400
MBBChR70350
BNursR52460
BPharmR51140
BHSc – NursingR43680
BHSc – OtherR68580
BSc(OT)R61400
BSc(Physiotherapy)R60360
BCMPR61300
BOHScR52130

Faculty of Science

Undergraduate – Average tuition fee for the first year of study (Excluding additional charges).

BScR53000-R65500

Average Postgraduate Tuition Fees

Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management

Postgraduate qualifications (Tuition Fee per program)(Excluding additional charges).

PGDip in AccountancyR64440
PGDip in TaxationR47220
PGDip n Specialised AccountancyR54750
PGDip LawR41480
PGDip in Business AdminR97850
PGDip in ManagementR45710 – R96800
PG Dip in Accountancy (Distance)R64440
PGDip in Business Admin (Distance)R97850
PG Dip in Management (Distance)R55200
BAccSciHonsR71060
BEconSciHonsR46080
BComHonsR41350-R51400
MBAR261100
Masters of Commerce (Coursework and Research Report)R72190-R76790
Master of Economic Science (Coursework and Research Report)R74640
Master of Laws (Coursework and Research Report)R73140-R74300
Master of ManagementR80050 – R171640
Research programmes per year of study
LLM by research, full-timeR23260
LLM by research, full-time second termR11700
LLM by research, part-timeR15500
LLM by research, part-time, second termR8200
MCom by research, full-timeR28800-R30000
MCom by research, full-time, second termR14600-R15200
MCom by research, part-timeR18500-R19250
MCom by research, part-time, second termR12300-R12900
MM by research, full-timeR36200
MM by research, full-time, second termR18100
MM by research, part-timeR24140
MM by research, part-time, second termR12100
PhD by research, full-timeR25000-R34000
PhD by research, full-time, second termR12600-R17000
PhD by research, part-timeR16700-R22700
PhD by research, part-time, second termR8500-R11500

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

Postgraduate qualifications – Average Tuition fee per programme (Excluding additional charges).

PGDip(Eng)R72900-R73060
PGDipPDM(Property Development and Management)R84090
PGDipPlanningR52490
BAS(Hons)R71990
BSc(Hons)(CM)R86740
BSc(Hons)(QS)R86740
BSc(Hons)(URP)R78190
MArch(Prof)R77170
MEng (Prof)R103590-R108050
MSc(Building)R95760-R96200
MSc(DP)R73100
MSc(Eng)R103520-R109570
MSc(AeroEng (Embry-Riddle)(Over two years)R222356
MScBulkMaterialsHandlingR103520
MSc (EngMan)R103520
MSc Industrial EngR103520
MSc(MechEng)R103520
MSc(SysEng)R103520
MUDR78880
MUSR78200-R78780
Research Programmes per year of study
Masters by research, full-timeR34400
Masters by research, full-time, second termR17290
Masters by research, part-timeR22940
Masters by research, part-time, second termR11530
PhD by research, full-timeR32710
PhD by research, full-time, second termR16470
PhD by research, part-timeR21810
PhD by research, part-time, second termR10980

Faculty of Humanities

Postgraduate qualifications (Tuition Fee per programme) (Excluding additional charges).

PGDA(Applied Drama and Theatre Studies)R34000
PGDA(Dance in Education, Communities and Social Contexts)R34000
PGDipIn- InterpretingR66680
PGDipIn- TranslationR34500
PDER31800
PDE(Deaf Education)R33800
PGCE FTR43280
PGCE PTR43340
PGDip(HE)R33800
PG Dip (Digital Educ and Online Teaching)R33800
BAHonsR38000 – R56130
BA Hons in Translation – InterpretingR68780
BEd(Hons)R41060
MA by coursework and research report
– African Lang and LingR48080
– African LiteratureR48080
– Applied Drama: Theatre in EducationR48080
– AnthropologyR48080
– Applied Ethics for ProfessionalsR72770
– Contemporary Curatorial PracticeR48080
– Critical Diversity StudiesR48080
– Cultural Policy and ManagementR48080
– Demography and Population StudiesR48080
– Development StudiesR48080
– Drama TherapyR48180
– e-ScienceR52240
– French and Francophone StudiesR48080
– Gender StudiesR48080
– German StudiesR48080
– Global SouthR48080
– Health DemographyR48080
– Health SociologyR48080
– HistoryR48080
– History and Film DocumentaryR48080
– History of ArtR48080
– ICT Policy and RegulationR61020
– Interactive Media DesignR48200
– International RelationsR48080
– Italian StudiesR48080
– Journalism and Media StudiesR48080
– Labour, Economic and Dev SociologyR48080
-Labour Policy and GlobalisationR48080
– LinguisticsR48080
– Literary Theory and Crit PracR48080
– Migration and DisplacementR48080
– Modern and Contemporary LiteratureR48080
– Organisational and Institutional StudiesR48080
– Organisational PsychologyR59200
– PhilosophyR48080
– Political StudiesR48080
– Politics and GenderR48080
– PsychologyR59460
– Publishing StudiesR48080
– Social DevelopmentR54920
– SociologyR48080
– Social and Psyc ResearchR59460
MA(Audiology)R41840
MA(Clin Psych)(over two years of study)R76980
MA(Comm-based Counselling Psych)(over two years of study)R76980
MA(Heritage)R48080
MA Theatre and PerformanceR48080
MA(Translation)(Interpreting)R85310
MA(Translation)(Translation)R56830
MA(Social Work) in the field of Occ Social WorkR53870
MA(Social Work) in the field of School Social WorkR53870
MA(Speech Pathology)R41840
MEd by coursework and research report (General)R37020
Med (Ed Psychology)R65750

Research Programmes (per year of study)

Masters by research, full-timeR28140
Masters by research, full-time, second termR14280
Masters by research, part-timeR18760
Masters by research, part-time, second termR9520
PhD by research, full-timeR25330-R27870
PhD by research, full-time, second termR12870 – R14180
PhD by research, part-timeR16890-R18580
PhD by research, part-time, second termR8580 – R9460
MEd by research, full-timeR29080
MEd by research, full-time, second termR14800
MEd by research, part-timeR19390
MEd by research, part-time, second termR9870
PhD by research, full-timeR26070
PhD by research, full-time, second termR13300
PhD by research, part-timeR17380
PhD by research, part-time, second termR8670

Faculty of Health Sciences

Postgraduate qualifications (Tuition Fee per programme) (Excluding additional charges).

PGDip Occupational TherapyR48270
PDip Child HealthR55530 – R57080
PGDipHS ManagementR54160
PGDip in PhysiotherapyR44360
PGDip Occupational HealthR31300
PDip Public HealthR49560 – R50030
PDip Tropical Medicine and HygieneR41900
PDip HS EducationR34520
HonoursR47240 – R51500

(MDent and MMed holders of approved posts are entitled to 90% Remission of fees) (Excluding additional charges).

M Dent (per year of study)R73000 – R85000
MMed (per year of study)R66000 – R100700
MPHR67120
MHSc (Ed)R84680
MSc(Dent)R76040
MScMedR54600 – R81040
MSc (Epi)R66960
MSC OT by Coursework and research reportR55660
MSc Physio by coursework and research reportR52160
MSc NursingR53240
Research Programmes (per year of study)
– Masters by Research, full-timeR35960
– Masters by Research , full-time, second termR18190
– Masters by Research, part-timeR23980
– Masters by Research, part-time, second termR12130
–PhD by Research, full-timeR31270
– PhD by Research, full-time, second termR15800
– PhD by Research, part-timeR20850
– PhD by Research, part-time, second termR10540

Faculty of Science

Postgraduate qualifications (Tuition Fee per programme) (Excluding additional charges).

HonoursR42000-48000
Postgraduate Diploma : Enterprise Risk ManagementR47000
Postgraduate Diploma : Science RadiationR50000
MSc by coursework and research reportR40100-82000
Research programmes (per year of study)
MSc by research, full-timeR26100-36000
MSc by research, full-time, second termR13300-18200
MSc by research, part-timeR17400-24100
MSc by research, part-time, second termR9400-12200
PhD by research, full-timeR24900-27800
PhD by research, full-time, second termR12500-13900
PhD by research, part-timeR13500-14100
PhD by research, part-time, second termR8320-9300