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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 dates

 International      South Africa​​​

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

Postgraduate diploma programmes

PGDip​ (Higher Education in Teaching and Learning)
​Curriculum Studies​
​​​30 Sept 2025

​​30 Sept 2025

bachelor of education honours programmes

BEdHons (Curriculum Inquiry)*​
​​​Curriculum Studies
​31 Aug 2025
​30 Sept 2025
​BEdHons (Education Development and Democracy)​* ​Education Policy Studies
30 Sep 2025
​​​30 Sept  2025
​BEdHons (Educational Suppo​rt)*​
Educational Psychology
​30 June 2025
​31 July 2025
​​BEdHons (Foundation Phase Education)*​ Curriculum Studies
​31 July 2025

31 Aug 2025
BEdHons (Language Education)*​​​
​Curriculum Studies
​31 Aug 2025
30 Sept 2025

MASTER'S programmes

​​​​ ​​Master of Education (​M​Ed)
​MEd (Curriculum Studies)
     Research option
    Structured opti​on
​​Curriculum Studies

30 Sept 2025           
30 Sept 2025
MEd (Educational Policy Studies)
     Research option
    Structured opti​on
​​Education Policy Studies
​​
30 Sept 2025

30 Sept 2025
​MEd (Educational Support)
     Research option
     Structured option
Educational Psychology

30 June 2025          30 June 2025
​Not offered for 2026-intake

MEd (Educational Psychology​) ​Educational Psy​chology ​​30 June 2025​30 June 2025​
​​ ​​​​Master of Philosophy (M​Phil)
MPhil (Higher Education Studies) (Structured)
Curriculum Studies
30 Sept 2025
​30 Sept 2025
​MPhil (Lifelong Learning)
Curriculum Studies
​30 Sept 2025
30 Sept 2025
​MPhil (Research)
​Curriculum Studies
​​Consult the department directly

doctoral programmes

PhD (Comparative Education)
​Education Policy Studies
31 Jan 2026 31 Jan​ 2026
PhD (Curriculum Studies)
​​​Curriculum Studies
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2026
PhD (Educational Psychology)
​Educational Psychology
30 Nov 2025
30 Nov 202​5
​PhD (Educational Support)
​​Educational Psychology
30 Nov 2025
30 Nov 2025
PhD (Education and Training for Lifelong Learning)
​Curriculum Studies
​31 ​Jan 2026
​31 Jan 2026
​PhD (Education Management)
Education Policy Studies
31 ​Jan 2026
31 ​Jan 2026​​
PhD (Education Policy Studies)
​Education Policy Studies
31 ​Jan 2026
31​ ​Jan 2026
​PhD (Environmental Education)
Curriculum Studies
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2026
PhD (Higher Education)
Curriculum Studies​
​31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2026
​PhD (History of Education)
Curriculum Studies​
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2026
PhD (Language Education)
​Curriculum Studies​​
31 Jan 2026
31 Jan 2026
PhD (Philosophy of Education​)​
Education Policy Studies
​31 Jan 2026
​31 Jan 2026
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Application Process