pgstudies
Welcome to Stellenbosch University

Postgraduate Studies​​

      SCHOOL FOR DATA SCIENCE and
      computational thinking



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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.​​​​​

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PROGRAMME OFFERING

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


closing dates​

 International      South Africa​​​

​​​​Programm​e​​
​​Contact​​ details
 ​Closing date
​​​Closing date 

​​Economic and Management scienc​es

BComHons (Mathematical Statistics: Focus on Data Science)​
Prof Paul Mostert​
31 Oct 2025               31 Oct 2025​

ENGINEERING

PGDip in Engineering
(Industrial Engineering - 
Focus: Data Science)​

Prof Andries Engelbrecht
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025

​MEng (Industrial Engineering)
(Focus: Data Science)
     Structured option
Prof Andries Engelbrecht
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025​​

​​MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIEN​​CES

MSc (Biostatistics)
Prof Taryn Young
​31 Aug 2025
​30 Sept 2025​​
MSc (Clinical Epidemiology)
Prof Taryn Young
​​​31 Aug 2025
​​30 Sept 2025​​
MSc (Epidemiology)
Prof Taryn Young
​​​31 Aug 2025
30 Sept 2025​​
​PhD (Epidemiology)​
Prof Taryn Young
​31 Mar 2026               31 Mar 2026

SCIEN​​CE

BScHons (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology)​
Prof Hugh Patterton
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
BScHons (Computer Science)
- with a stream in Data Science
Department of Computer Science​​
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025​​​​
MSc (Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence)​
​Dr Willie Brink
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2026​
PhD (Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology)​

Prof Hugh Patterton
​31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2026​​​​











Application Process