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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.

​​​NB: The Master of Theology (MTh) degree programmes ​​are offered through the following two options:
  • A structured option (where the research assignment holds a 60-credit weighting out of a total 180 credits), OR
  • A thesis option (where the research assignment holds a 120-credit weighting out of a total 180 credits).

Thesis options are offered in any of the six theological disciplines with a Gender and Health focus. This implies that you may register for two modules in your area of specialisation, as well as for the compulsory Gender, Health and Theology module AND your MTh thesis must research a theme that relates to Gender and Health.

Please note: Applications finalised after the relevant programme's closing date for the January 2025-intake, will be considered for the July 2025-intake where possible.​


CLOSING DATES​

JANUARY 2025​-INTAKE:

 International      South Africa​​​​​

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

POSTGRADUA​TE DIPLOMA programmes



​PGDip in Theology 
​(Christian Ministry)

Practical Theology and Missiology
​​30 Oct 2024

​30 Oct 2024

PGDip in Theology​
(Old and New Testament)

Old and New Testament
30 Oct 2024
​30 Oct 2024
​​PGDip in Theology​
(Practical Theology)

Practical Theology and Missiology
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
​​PGDip in Theology​
(Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology​)​

​Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024

master's programmes


Master of Divinity (MDiv)
​MDiv​
Practical Theology and Missiology
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
Master of Philosophy (MPhil​)
MPhil (R​eligion and Culture)​
Practical Theology and Missiology
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
Master of Theology (MTh​)
​MTh (Ecclesiology)
​     Structured option
​     Thesis option​
​Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
30 Oct 2023

​30 Oct 2023

​MTh (Missiology)
     Structured option
     ​Thesis option
​Practical Theology and Missiology
30 Oct 2023
30 Oct 2023
MTh (New Testament)
​     Structured option
     Thesis option
Old and New Testament
30 Oct 2023
30 Oct 2023
MTh (Old and Ne​w Testament)​
Old and New Testament
30 Oct 2023
30 Oct 2023
​MTh (Old Testament)​
     Structured option
     Thesis option
Old and New Testament
30 Oct 2023
30 Oct 2023
​​MTh (Practical Theology)
​     
     Clinical Pastorate
     Community Development   
     Ge​neral (Structured)
     Gen​eral (Thesis)
     Ministry Practice 
     Preaching
     Youth Ministry (Structured)
​     Youth Ministry (Thesis)
Practical Theology and Missiology


30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024


30 Oct 2024​
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
MTh (Systematic Theology)
     Structured option
     ​Thesis o​ption​​
Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024

doctoral programmes

PhD (Ecclesiology)​​

Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
​PhD (Missiolo​gy)​
Practical Theology and Missiology
30 Oct 2024
​30 Oct 2024
PhD (New T​estament)​
Old and New Testament
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
PhD (Old Test​​ament)​ 
Old and New Testament
​30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
​PhD (Practical Theology)​ 
Practical Theology and Missiology​
​30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
​PhD (Systematic Theology)​​

​Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology​
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
​​​

july 2025-INTAKE:​

 International      South Africa​

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

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA programmes



PGDip in Theology​
(Old and New Testament)

Old and New Testament
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025

PGDip in Theology​
(Practical Theology)

Practical Theology and Missiology
31 Mar 2025
​31 Mar 2025
PGDip in Theology​
(Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology​)

​Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
​31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025

​MASTER'S programmes

​ ​​​​Master of Philo​​​sophy (MPhil​)​​​
MPhil (Religion and Culture)
Practical Theology and Missiology
​31 Mar 2025
​31 Mar 2025
Master of Theology (MTh​)​​​​
​MTh (Ecclesiology)
     Structured option
​     Thesis option
Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar​ 2025
​MTh (Missiology)
     Structured option
​     Thesis option
​Practical Theology and Missiology
31 Mar 2025

​31 Mar 2025

MTh (New Testament)
     ​Structured option
     Thesis option
​Old and New Testament
31 Mar 2025

31 Mar 2025
​​MTh (Old and New Testament) 
​Old and New Testament
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​MTh (Old Testament)
     Structured option
     Thesis option
Old and New Testament

31 Mar 2025
​31 Mar 2025​
​MTh (P​​ractical Theology)
Practical Theology and Missiology


31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2024

31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​MTh (Systematic Theology)
     Structured option
​     Thesis option
Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
​31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025


Application Process
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