The NASSP Master's programme is in the form of a course work component plus a research dissertation component and should take a total of 18 months to complete (i.e. from January in Year 1 to June in Year 2). The first 6 months are spent on the coursework and students are based at UCT. During the following 12 months students will be located at the institution of their MSc supervisor.
Coursework:
Students are required to take modules with a total of 5 credits. The modules offered for 2025 are shown in the table below.
|
Module |
Credits |
Convenor |
| Stellar Astrophysics | 1 |
Prof Chris Engelbrecht (Emeritus) |
|
1 |
Dr Kenda Knowles (SARAO/RU) |
|
|
1 |
Dr Steve Potter (SAAO) |
|
|
1 |
Dr Luigi Barchiesi (UCT) |
|
|
1 |
Mr Walter Silima (IDIA) |
|
| 1 | Dr Nicholas Erasmus (SAAO) |