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.
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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.
Click here for more information or contact Prof Andries Engelbrecht: engel@sun.ac.za.
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MEng degree in Industrial Engineering (focal area: Data Science) – first intake 2020.
Click here for more information or contact Prof Andries Engelbrecht: engel@sun.ac.za.
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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.
MSc in Biostatistics.
For more information, contact Prof Taryn Young: tyoung@sun.ac.za.
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MSc in Epidemiology.
For more information, contact Prof Taryn Young: tyoung@sun.ac.za.
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MSc in Clinical Epidemiology.
For more information, contact Prof Taryn Young: tyoung@sun.ac.za.
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PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (submitted for approval by Stellenbosch University Senate).
For more information, contact Prof Hugh Patterton: hpatterton@sun.ac.za.
PhD in Epidemiology.
For more information, contact Prof Taryn Young: tyoung@sun.ac.za.