Postgraduate Programmes

At the University of Pretoria (UP), we encourage students to apply for our internationally recognised postgraduate programmes.

As one of Africa’s top research institutions, we are passionate about transdisciplinary research, which means we solve the world’s most pressing concerns in a holistic way rather than in traditional academic silos. At UP, we think big, creatively and out of the box!

We also offer a range of academic and other support to ease your postgraduate journey so that you can make a difference with your knowledge and skills.

UP has some of the best research infrastructure in South Africa in terms of laboratories, libraries and practical sites. We produce cutting-edge research and are among the top producers of research in the country – so #ChooseUP for postgraduate studies in just about any field you can think of.

Use our Virtual Campus to help you decide on a course, or to discover a new field of interest, explore our campuses, and access the information you need to apply. Also browse our Research Matters site for a cross-section of some of our research offerings.

If you already know what you would like to study, explore the course options in each of our faculties to find out more.

Please pay attention to opening and closing dates for applications, as they differ from programme to programme.

790 Programmes found

BScHons Biochemistry
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240701
BScHons Bioinformatics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240702
BScHons Biokinetics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243025
BScHons Biostatistics Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10244017
BScHons Biotechnology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240393
BScHons Chemical Pathology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243152
BScHons Chemistry
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240123
BScHons Computer Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  12244001
BScHons Construction Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  12242018
BScHons Engineering and Environmental Geology Engineering Geology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240375
BScHons Engineering and Environmental Geology Hydrogeology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240376
BScHons Engineering and Technology Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  12241073
BScHons Entomology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240704
BScHons Environmental Health
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10244026
BScHons Financial Engineering
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2024; Non-SA – 31/10/2024
Programme Code:  02240277
BScHons Food Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240602
BScHons Genetics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240705
BScHons Geography Geography and Environmental Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240416
BScHons Geoinformatics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240414
BScHons Geology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240142
BScHons Haematology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10244062
BScHons Human Cell Biology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243006
BScHons Human Physiology Occupational Hygiene
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10244027
BScHons Human Physiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243027
BScHons Macro-anatomy
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243010
BScHons Mathematical Statistics Statistics and Data Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240194
BScHons Mathematical Statistics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240192
BScHons Mathematics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2024; Non-SA – 31/10/2024
Programme Code:  02240182
BScHons Mathematics of Finance
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/10/2024; Non-SA – 31/10/2024
Programme Code:  02240276
BScHons Medical Criminalistics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243192
BScHons Medical Immunology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243172
BScHons Medical Microbiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243002
BScHons Medical Nuclear Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243182
BScHons Medical Oncology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10244032
BScHons Medical Virology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243133
BScHons Medicinal Plant Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240706
BScHons Meteorology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240074
BScHons Microbiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240601
BScHons Neuro-anatomy
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243008
BScHons Pharmacology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243162
BScHons Physical Anthropology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243009
BScHons Physics
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240232
BScHons Plant Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240707
BScHons Quantity Surveying
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  12242017
BScHons Real Estate
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  12242019
BScHons Soil Science Environmental Soil Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240600
BScHons Sports Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  10243026
BScHons Wildlife Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240700
BScHons Zoology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  02240703
BSocSciHons Anthropology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243016
BSocSciHons Development Studies
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243017
BSocSciHons Gender Studies
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243018
BSocSciHons Geography Geography and Environmental Science
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243029
BSocSciHons Heritage and Cultural Sciences Heritage, Museum and Preservation Studies
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243030
BSocSciHons Heritage and Cultural Sciences History
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243031
BSocSciHons Heritage and Cultural Tourism
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243024
BSocSciHons Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243022
BSocSciHons Psychology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243019
BSocSciHons Sociology
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  01243023
DMed Anaesthesiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260014
DMed Anatomy
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260222
DMed Dermatology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260032
DMed Family Medicine
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260252
DMed Forensic Medicine
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260062
DMed Geriatrics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260042
DMed Haematology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260292
DMed Human Physiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260273
DMed Internal Medicine
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260052
DMed Medical Microbiology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260282
DMed Medical Oncology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260362
DMed Neurology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260072
DMed Neurosurgery
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260172
DMed Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260082
DMed Ophthalmology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260092
DMed Orthopaedics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260182
DMed Otorhinolaryngology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260232
DMed Paediatrics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260102
DMed Pathology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260112
DMed Pharmacology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260262
DMed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260192
DMed Psychiatry
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260122
DMed Radiation Oncology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260143
DMed Radiological Diagnostics
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260132
DMed Reproductive Biology Andrology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260015
DMed Reproductive Biology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260013
DMed Surgery
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260022
DMed Thoracic Surgery
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260212
DMed Urology
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  10260202
DMus
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  01262004
DMus Composition
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  01262006
DMus Performing Art
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024
Programme Code:  01262005
Doctor of Education with specialisation in Educational Leadership and Management
Closing Dates:  SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025
Programme Code:  09261581
LLD
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/10/2024
Programme Code:  04260003
LLM Intellectual Property Law (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  04252103
LLM International Law (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/10/2024
Programme Code:  04252108
LLM Law and Political Justice (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  04250110
LLM Mercantile Law Banking Law (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  04253111
LLM Mercantile Law Consumer Protection Law (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  04253112
LLM Mercantile Law (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  04252106
LLM Multidisciplinary Human Rights (Coursework)
Closing Dates:  SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024
Programme Code:  04252116

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