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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.​

Blended learning programmes offered via our telematic platform are indicated with an asterisk (*).


CLOSING D​ATES​

 International      South Africa​​​​​​ 

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

MASTER'S programmes

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Master of Accounting (MAcc)
MAcc (Auditing)
School of Accountancy
31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2026​
MAcc (Financial Accounting)
School of Accountancy
​​​31 Mar 2026             31 Mar 2026
MAcc (Taxation)​
coursework/assignment option
thesis option​
School of Accountancy

​​31 Oct 2025
31 Mar 2026

​​​31 Oct 2025
31 Mar 2026
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Master of Business Administration (MBA)
MB​A
Stellenbosch Business School​
Refer to Business School's website
​​​​​​Master of Commerce (MCom)
MCom (Actuarial Science)
Statistics and Actuarial Science
31 Oct 2025 
31 Oct 2025​​​
MCom (Business Management)
Business Management
​​31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025​
MCom (Computer Auditing)
School of Accountancy
​​​31 Oct 2025
​31 Oct 2025​
MCom (Economics)
Economics
​​​​​30 Sept 2025
​31 Oct 2025
MCom (Financial Accounting)
School of Accountancy
​​31 Oct 2025              31 Oct 2025​​
MCom (Financial Risk Management)
Statistics and Actuarial Science
​​​​​​​30 Sept 2025
31 Oct 2025​
MCom (Human Resource Management)
Industrial Psychology
01 Sept 2025
​​30 Sept 2025​
MCom (Industrial Psychology)
​​Industrial Psychology
​01 Sept 2025
​​​30 Sept 2025
MCom (Logistics Management)
Logistics
​​​30 Sept 2025
​31 Oct 2025​​​
MCom (​Management Accounting)
School of Accountancy
​​31 Mar 2026
​​31 Mar 2026
MCom (Mathematical Statistics)​
Statistics and Actuarial Science
​​30 Sept 2025
​​31 Oct 2025​
MCom (Operations Research)​
Logistics
​​30 Sept 2025
​​​31 Oct 2025​​
MCom (Public and Development Management)*
School of Public Leadership [SPL]
22 Nov 2025

22 Nov 2025​​
​​​MCom (Statistics)
Statistics and Actuarial Science
​​30 Sept 2025
31 Oct 2025​​
MCom (Taxation)
coursework/assignment​ option
thesis option​
School of Accountancy

31 Oct​ 2025
​​31 Mar 2026

31 Oct 2025
31 Mar 2026​
MCom (Transport Economics)
Logistics
​​30 Sept 2025
​31 Oct 2025
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
MPhil (Development Finance)
Stellenbosch Business School​
Refer to Business School's website​
MPhil (Environmental Management)
School of Public Leadership [SPL]
​​31 Oct 2025
​​30 Nov 2025​​​
​MPhil (Futures Studies)
Stellenbosch Business School​
​Refer to Business School's website​
MPhil (HIV/AIDS Management)*
​​Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management
30 Nov 2025
30 Nov 2025​​​​
MPhil (Leadership Coaching)​
Stellenbosch Business School​
Refer to Business School's website​
MPhil (Sustainable Development)
Centre for Sustainability Transitions
31 Aug 2025
31 Aug 2025​​
Master of Public Administration (MPA) 
MPA*​​
School of Public Leadership [SPL]
22 Nov 2025
22 Nov 2025





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