Postgraduate Natural & Agricultural Sciences Programmes

The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria is one of the largest of its kind. We know that global challenges do not exist in silos, so we encourage postgraduate research projects across and beyond a range of disciplines and fields. We are known to produce proudly African solutions to the planet’s most pressing concerns.

While we maintain a strong focus on addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, primarily hunger and food security, we also offer postgraduate programmes in various internationally recognised fields such as big data, radio astronomy, agricultural economics and even fashion, retail and food science.

139 Programmes found

BAgricHons Extension
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02241000
BAgricHons Rural Development
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02241002
BScAgricHons Crop Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02241004
BScHons Actuarial Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240278
BScHons Applied Mathematics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240172
BScHons Biochemistry
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240701
BScHons Bioinformatics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240702
BScHons Biotechnology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240393
BScHons Chemistry
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240123
BScHons Engineering and Environmental Geology Engineering Geology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240375
BScHons Engineering and Environmental Geology Hydrogeology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240376
BScHons Entomology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240704
BScHons Financial Engineering
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240277
BScHons Food Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240602
BScHons Genetics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240705
BScHons Geography and Environmental Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240415
BScHons Geoinformatics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240414
BScHons Geology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240142
BScHons Mathematical Statistics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240192
BScHons Mathematics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240182
BScHons Mathematics and Mathematics Education Algebra and Analysis
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240183
BScHons Mathematics and Mathematics Education Applied Analysis
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240184
BScHons Mathematics and Mathematics Education Differential Equations and Modelling
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240185
BScHons Mathematics of Finance
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240276
BScHons Medicinal Plant Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240706
BScHons Meteorology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240074
BScHons Microbiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240601
BScHons Physics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240232
BScHons Plant Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240707
BScHons Soil Science Environmental Soil Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240600
BScHons Statistics and Data Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240193
BScHons Wildlife Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 31/10/2021
Programme Code:  02240700
BScHons Zoology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02240703
MAgric Extension
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02256001
MAgric Rural Development
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02256003
MConSci
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02253014
MConSci Clothing Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02253012
MConSci Food Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02253013
MConSci Interior Merchandise Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02253011
MSc Actuarial Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250396
MSc Advanced Data Analytics (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250195
MSc Air Quality Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250520
MSc Air Quality Management (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250408
MSc Applied Geoinformatics (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250417
MSc Applied Mathematics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/04/2022; Non-SA – 30/04/2022
Programme Code:  02250172
MSc Biochemistry
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250512
MSc Bioinformatics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250514
MSc Biotechnology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250537
MSc Chemistry
Closing Dates:  SA – 28/02/2022; Non-SA – 30/11/2021
Programme Code:  02250123
MSc Engineering and Environmental Geology Hydrogeology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250376
MSc Engineering and Environmental Geology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250375
MSc Engineering Geology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250374
MSc Entomology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250518
MSc Environment and Society
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250522
MSc Environment and Society (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250403
MSc Environmental Ecology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250524
MSc Environmental Ecology (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250404
MSc Environmental Economics (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250405
MSc Environmental Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250526
MSc Environmental Management (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250407
MSc eScience (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250193
MSc Financial Engineering
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/04/2022; Non-SA – 30/04/2022
Programme Code:  02250188
MSc Food Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250506
MSc Forest Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250532
MSc Genetics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250535
MSc Geography
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250413
MSc Geoinformatics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250414
MSc Geology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250142
MSc Mathematics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/04/2022; Non-SA – 30/04/2022
Programme Code:  02250185
MSc Mathematics Education
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/04/2022; Non-SA – 30/04/2022
Programme Code:  02250187
MSc Mathematics of Finance
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/04/2022; Non-SA – 30/04/2022
Programme Code:  02250186
MSc Medicinal Plant Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250539
MSc Meteorology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250073
MSc Microbiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250504
MSc Nutrition
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250416
MSc Physics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250232
MSc Plant Pathology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250500
MSc Plant Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250541
MSc Science Education
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250445
MSc Soil Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02250502
MSc Water Resource Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02250530
MSc Wildlife Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250510
MSc Zoology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02250516
MScAgric Agricultural Economics (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02255001
MScAgric Agricultural Extension
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02255014
MScAgric Agronomy
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02255010
MScAgric Animal Science Animal Breeding and Genetics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02255013
MScAgric Animal Science Animal Nutrition
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02255008
MScAgric Animal Science Livestock Production and Ecology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02255009
MScAgric Animal Science Production Physiology and Product Quality
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02255007
MScAgric Entomology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02255003
MScAgric Genetics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02255005
MScAgric Horticulture
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02255002
MScAgric Pasture Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02255011
MScAgric Plant Pathology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02255006
MScAgric Soil Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02255012
PhD Actuarial Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02260772
PhD Agricultural Economics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2021; Non-SA – 30/09/2021
Programme Code:  02261030
PhD Agronomy
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/01/2022; Non-SA – 31/01/2022
Programme Code:  02260803
PhD Air Quality Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2021; Non-SA – 31/08/2021
Programme Code:  02261045

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