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.
222 Programmes found
DEd specialising in Educational Leadership and Management
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025DMed specialising in Anaesthesiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Anatomy
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Dermatology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Family Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Forensic Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Geriatrics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Haematology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Internal Medicine
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Medical Microbiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Medical Oncology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Neurology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Neurosurgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Ophthalmology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Orthopaedics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Otorhinolaryngology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Paediatrics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Pathology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Pharmacology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Psychiatry
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Public Health
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Radiological Diagnostics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Reproductive Biology option Andrology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Reproductive Biology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Surgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in Thoracic Surgery
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMed specialising in
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026DMus specialising in Composition
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025DMus specialising in Performing Art
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025Doctor of Business Administration [DBA]
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026Doctor of Laws [LLD]
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026Doctor of Music [DMus]
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD 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 – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Dentistry
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Diagnostic Radiology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Dietetics
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Digital Culture and Media
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Dogmatics and Christian Ethics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/11/2025PhD specialising in Drama and Film Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Drama
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Early Childhood Intervention
Closing Dates: SA – 30/11/2025; Non-SA – 30/09/2025PhD specialising in Economics
Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Education Management, Law and Policy
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Education Policy Studies
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Education
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Educational Psychology
Closing Dates: SA – 31/08/2025; Non-SA – 31/08/2025PhD specialising in Electrical Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026PhD specialising in Electronic Engineering
Closing Dates: SA – 31/05/2026; Non-SA – 31/05/2026
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