At the University of Pretoria (UP), we encourage students to apply for our internationally recognised postgraduate programmes.
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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.
738 Programmes found
MSocSci in Development Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Anthropology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Gender Studies (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Gender Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Heritage and Cultural Sciences option Heritage and Cultural Tourism (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Heritage and Cultural Sciences option Heritage and Cultural Tourism
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Heritage and Museum Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Heritage Conservation (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in History (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in History
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Sociology (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSocSci specialising in Sociology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MSW in Healthcare (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 31/07/2025; Non-SA – 31/07/2025MSW in Play Therapy specialising in Play-based Intervention (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 31/07/2025; Non-SA – 31/07/2025MSW in Social Development and Policy (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 31/07/2025; Non-SA – 31/07/2025MTh specialising in Biblical Studies option New Testament and Related Literature
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Biblical Studies option Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Church History and Church Polity (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Church History and Church Polity
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Dogmatics and Christian Ethics (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Dogmatics and Christian Ethics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Mission Studies (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Mission Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025MTh specialising in New Testament Studies (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025MTh specialising in New Testament Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Old Testament Studies (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Old Testament Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025MTh specialising in Practical Theology (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025MTh specialising in Practical Theology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025MTh specialising in Religion Studies (Coursework)
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025MTh specialising in Religion Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PGCE in Further Education and Training Teaching
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGCE in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGDip in Accounting Sciences
Closing Dates: SA – 13/10/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGDip in Business Administration
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PGDip in Economic and Management Sciences option Tourism Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PGDip in Economics and Management Sciences option Digital Innovation
Closing Dates: SA – 13/10/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGDip in Entrepreneurship
Closing Dates: SA – 31/10/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGDip in General Ultrasound
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PGDip in Health Systems Management in Executive Leadership
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PGDip in Investigative and Forensic Accounting
Closing Dates: SA – 31/10/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGDip in Occupational Medicine and Health
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PGDip in Radiological and Surgical Principles
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PGDip in Veterinary Health Administration option Production Animals
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGDip in Veterinary Health Administration option State Veterinary Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PGDip in Oral Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PGDip in Orthodontics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PGDip in Practice Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PhD option Anatomy and Physiology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD option Companion Animal Clinical Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD option Paraclinical Sciences
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD option Production Animal Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD option Veterinary Tropical Diseases
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Accounting Sciences
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Actuarial Science
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in African Languages
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Afrikaans
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Agricultural Economics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Agricultural Economics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Agricultural Extension
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Agronomy
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Anaesthesiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Anatomical Pathology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Anatomy
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Ancient Culture Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Andrology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Animal Science
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Anthropology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Archaeology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Architecture
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Assessment and Quality Assurance in Education and Training
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Audiology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Auditing
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Biblical Studies option New Testament and Related Literature
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PhD specialising in Biblical Studies option Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PhD specialising in Biochemistry
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Bioinformatics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Biotechnology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Business Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Chemical Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Chemical Pathology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Chemistry
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Church History and Church Polity
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PhD specialising in Civil Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Communication Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Community Health
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Computer Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Computer Science
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Computer-integrated Education
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Construction Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Consumer Science option Clothing Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Consumer Science option Development
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Consumer Science option Food Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Consumer Science option Interior Merchandise Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Creative Writing
Closing Dates: SA – 15/01/2026; Non-SA – 15/01/2026PhD specialising in Criminology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Curriculum and Instructional Design and Development
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025
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