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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 2026-intake, will be considered for the July 2026-intake where possible.​​

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closing dates​

January 2026-​INTAKE​:

 International      South Africa


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

LLB pg 3-year: January 2026-intake

Three-year LLB (as second degree)
                31 Jul 2025                        31 Jul 2025  
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Postgraduate diploma programmes

PGDip (Intellectual Property Law)
     ​​​30​​​​ Oct 2025
​30 Oct 2025
​PGDip (Public Procurement Policy and Regulation)
     30 Sep 2025
30 Sep 2025
​PGDip (Tax Law)​
Only offered every second year
     30 Oct 2025                     30 Oct 2025​​​​​​​​​​       ​

master of laws programmes​​​

​​​​LLM by Coursework
​​Alternative Dispute Resolution
30 Sep 202​​5​​
31​​ Oct 2025
​​​​​​General
30 Sep 2025
31 Oct 2025
​​​​Intellectual Property Law
30 Sep 2025
31 Oct 2025
​International Trade Law
30 Sep 2025
​31 Oct 2025
Labour Law
30 Sep 2025
​31 Oct 2025
​Public Procurement Policy and Regulation
(professional LLM programme)​

30 Sep 2025
​30 Sep 2025
​​​​LLM by Research
​​​Mercantile Law
​30 Oct 2025
​30 Oct 2025
​Private Law
​​30 Oct 2025
​30 Oct 2025
Public Law​
​30 Oct 2025
​​​​30 Oct 2025

doctor of laws programmes



​​Mercantile Law
​​30 Oct 2025
​30 Oct 2025​
​​Private Law
​30 Oct 2025​​​30 Oct 2025
​​Public​ Law​
​30 Oct 2025
​​​30 Oct 2025

JULY 2025-INTAKE​:​

 International      South Africa

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

MASTER OF LAWS programmes​

​​​​LLM by Coursework
​​​Alternative Dispute Resolution
​31 Mar 2025
​​31 Mar 2025
​​​​​​General 
​​31 Mar 2025
​​31 Mar 2025
​​​​Intellectual Property Law
​​31 Mar 2025
​​31 Mar 2025
International Trade Law
​​31 Mar 2025
​​31 Mar 2025
Labour Law
​31 Mar 2025
​​31 Mar 2025







Application Process