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.
228 Programmes found
DEd with specialisation in Educational Leadership and Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024DMed Anaesthesiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Anatomy
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Dermatology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Family Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Forensic Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Geriatrics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Haematology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Internal Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Medical Microbiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Medical Oncology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Neurology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Neurosurgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Ophthalmology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Orthopaedics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Otorhinolaryngology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Paediatrics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Pathology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Pharmacology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Psychiatry
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Radiation Oncology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Radiological Diagnostics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Reproductive Biology - Andrology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Reproductive Biology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Surgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Thoracic Surgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMed Urology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025DMus Composition
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024DMus Performing Art
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024Doctor of Business Administration [DBA]
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025Doctor of Laws [LLD]
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025Doctor of Music [DMus]
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (Accounting) Auditing
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD (Accounting) Accounting Science
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD (Anthropology) Development Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Early Childhood Intervention
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Severe Disability
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (Biblical and Religious Studies) Biblical Studies: New Testament and Related Literature
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD (Biblical and Religious Studies) Biblical Studies: Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD (Biblical and Religious Studies) Religion Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD (Biblical and Religious Studies) Theological Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD (Business Management) Engineering Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Business Management) Project Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Business Management) Technology and Innovation Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Chemical Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Computer Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Electrical Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Electronic Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Industrial Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Mechanical Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Metallurgical Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Engineering) Mining Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Fine Arts) Creative Production
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (Fine Arts) Curatorial Practice
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (History of Art) Digital Culture and Media
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (Information Technology) Information Systems
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (International Relations) Leadership and Security Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD (Mathematical Science) Actuarial Science
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD (Reproductive Biology) Andrology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD (Veterinary Science) Anatomy and Physiology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD (Veterinary Science) Companion Animal Clinical Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD (Veterinary Science) Paraclinical Sciences
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD (Veterinary Science) Production Animal Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD (Veterinary Science) Veterinary Tropical Diseases
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD Adult and Community Education and Training
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD African Languages
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD Afrikaans
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD Agrarian Extension
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Agricultural Economics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Agricultural Economics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD Agronomy
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Anaesthesiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Anatomical Pathology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Anatomy
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Ancient Culture Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD Animal Science
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Anthropology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD Archaeology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD Architecture
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Assessment and Quality Assurance in Education and Training
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD Audiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/12/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/09/2024PhD Biochemistry
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Bioinformatics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Biotechnology
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Business Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD Chemical Pathology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Chemistry
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Church History and Church Polity
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Civil Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Communication Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD Computer Science
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Computer-integrated Education
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2024; Non-SA – 31/08/2024PhD Construction Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2025; Non-SA – 31/05/2025PhD Consumer Science - Food Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Consumer Science - Interior Merchandise Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Consumer Science - Development
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024PhD Consumer Science - Clothing Management
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2024; Non-SA – 30/11/2024
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