Current and future degree programmes offered in faculties associated with the School:


​​Undergraduate degrees

BDatSci (Bachelor of Data Science) (submitted for approval and accreditation by HEQC, CHE and SAQA) – planned first intake 2021. 
For more information, contact Prof Paul Mostert: pjmos@sun.ac.za.​
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BEng degree in Data Engineering – first intake 2020. 
For more information, contact Mr August​​ Engelbrecht: august@sun.ac.za​. 

​Find an article about this degree here.

BCom Mathematical Sciences (focal area: Data Science) – first intake 2019. 
For more information, contact Prof Paul Mostert: pjmos@sun.ac.za.

Interdisciplinary BSc (Stream: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology) – first intake 2020. 
For more information, contact Prof Hugh Patterton: hpatterton@sun.ac.za.


Honours degrees

BScHons in Computer Science (focal area: Data Science) – introduced in 2015.

BComHons Mathematical Statistics​ (focal area: Data Science) – introduced in 2015.
For more information, contact Prof Paul Mostert: pjmos@sun.ac.za.​

BScHons in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (submitted for accreditation by SAQA). 
For more information, contact Prof Hugh Patterton: hpatterton@sun.ac.za.


Postgraduate diploma and degrees

Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (focal area: Data Science) – first intake 2020​. 
For more information, contact Prof Andries Engelbrecht: engel@sun.ac.za.​ 
Find a brochure here.

MEng degree in Industrial Engineering (focal area: Data Science) – first intake 2020. 
For more information, contact Prof Andries Engelbrecht: engel@sun.ac.za
Find a brochure here.

MSc in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (submitted for accreditation by SAQA). 
For more information, contact Prof Hugh Patterton: hpatterton@sun.ac.za.

MSc in Machine Learning and AI (submitted for approval and accreditation by DHET , CHE and SAQA). 
For more information, contact Dr Willie Brink: wbrink@sun.ac.za​​.

PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (submitted for approval by Stellenbosch University Senate)​​. 
For more information, contact Prof Hugh Patterton: hpatterton@sun.ac.za.​