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Welcome to Stellenbosch University

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​PROGRAMME OFFERING AND ASSOCIATED CLOSING DATES

As a postgraduate candidate, a maximum of three programmes is permitted upon application. P​lease ensure that you meet the minimum admission requirements for all your programmes of interest.

Your application for admission to a postgraduate degree programme will ONLY be processed once you have submitted a completed application form and uploaded all your supporting documents before the programme's closing date.

Thereafter, the Central Application Office will review your application and verify that your documentation is​ correct. Click he​re ​to view the presentation of academic qualifications and supporting documentation.​​​​


PROGRAMME offering

​Clicking on the ​hyperlinks within the table below ​enables you to view the programme's information.​

Please note: Applications finalised after the relevant programme's closing date for the January 2024-intake, will be considered for the July 2024-intake where possible.​​

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closing dates​

January 2024-​INTAKE​:

 International      South Africa


​​​​Programm​e​​
 Closing date
​ Closing date

LLB pg 3-year: January 2024-intake

Three-year LLB (as second degree)
     ​  31 July 2023 ​                     31 July 2023

Postgraduate diploma programmes

PGDip (Intellectual Property Law)
 ​​​30 Sept 2023
​30 Sept 2023
​PGDip (Public Procurement Policy and Regulation)
30 Sept 2023
30 Sept 2023
​PGDip (Tax Law)​
Only offered every second year
30 Sept 2023                          30 Sept 2023​

master of laws programmes​

​​​​LLM by Coursework
​​Alternative Dispute Resolution
​30 Oct 2023
30 Oct 2023
​​​​​​General
30 Oct 2023
​30 Oct 2023
​​​​Intellectual Property Law
​30 Oct 2023
30 Oct 2023
​International Trade Law
30 Oct 2023
​30 Oct 2023
Labour Law
​30 Oct 2023
​30 Oct 2023
​Public Procurement Policy and Regulation
(professional LLM programme)​

​30 Sept 2023
​30 Sept 2023
​​​​LLM by Research
​​​Mercantile Law
​30 Oct 2023
​30 Oct 2023
​Private Law
​​30 Oct 2023
​30 Oct 2023
Public Law​
​30 Oct 2023
​​​​30 Oct 2023

doctor of laws programmes



​​Mercantile Law
​​30 Oct 2023
​30 Oct 2023
​​Private Law
​30 Oct 2023​​​30 Oct 2023
​​Public​ Law​
​30 Oct 2023​​​​​30 Oct 2023

JULY 2024-INTAKE​:​

 International      South Africa

​​​​Programm​e​​
 Closing date
​ Closing date

MASTER OF LAWS programmes​

​​​​LLM by Coursework
​​​Alternative Dispute Resolution
​31 Mar 2024
​​31 Mar 2024
​​​​​​General 
​​31 Mar 2024
​​31 Mar 2024
​​​​Intellectual Property Law
​​31 Mar 2024
​​31 Mar 2024
International Trade Law
​​31 Mar 2024
​​31 Mar 2024
Labour Law
​31 Mar 2024
​​31 Mar 2024​

Application Process