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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.​​​​​

Some programmes are offered across two faculties. This implies that the programme will reside within the faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, but hosted by an associated department within another faculty.​​


PROGRAMME OFFERING​

The Faculty offers doctoral programmes in most health sciences and medical specialities. These doctoral programmes entail comprehensive research and require submission of a dissertation after a minimum period of study of two years.

A doctorate in Health Sciences may be obtained partly based on published scientific articles. Experienced researchers already holding a doctorate may be admitted to a DSc degree (advanced doctoral degree). The dissertation for such a senior doctorate must offer a sustained treatment of its topic on the basis of the candidate's published research.​

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


CLOSING DATES​​​

 International      South Africa​​​

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

doctoral programmes

PhD (Anaesthesiology)​

Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
​31 Mar 2025

​31 Mar 2025
PhD (Anatomical Pathology)
Pathology
​31 Mar 2025
​31 Mar 2025
PhD (Anatomy)
Biomedical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar​ 2025
PhD (Audiology)
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025​
PhD (Chemical Pathology)
​​​Pathology
04 Apr 2025             04 Apr 2025
PhD (Clinical and Research Ethics)
Medicine
31 M​ar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Dermatology)
Medicine
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar​ 2025
​PhD (Emergency Medicine)
Family and Emergency Medicine
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Epidemiology)
Global Health
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025​
PhD (Family Medicine)
Family and Emergency Medicine​
30 Sept 2024​​
​30 Sept 2024​
PhD (Haematological Pathology)
Pathology
​31 Mar 2025
​31 Mar 2​025
​PhD (Health Professions Education)
Centre for Health Professions Education
31 Aug 2024

​31 Aug 2024
​PhD (Health Sciences Rehabilitation)
Global Health
31 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
PhD (Human Genetics)
​Biomedical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Internal Medicine)
Medicine
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Medical Microbiology)
Pathology
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Medical Physics)
​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
31 Mar 2025

31 Mar 2025
PhD (Medical Physiology)
​​Biomedical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​​PhD (Medical Virology)​
Pathology
31 Mar 2025
31  Mar 2025
​PhD (Molecular Biology​)
Biomedical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Morphological Sciences)​
​​Biomedical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Neurosurgery​)
​Surgical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Nuclear Medicine)

​​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
31 Mar 2025

31 Mar 2025
PhD (Nursing)
Nursing and Midwifery
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Nutritional Sciences)
Global Health
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar ​2025
​PhD (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
​Obstetrics and Gynaecology
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Occupational Therapy)
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Ophthalmology)
​Surgical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​​PhD (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Surgical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Otorhinolaryngology)
Surgical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Paediatrics)
Paediatrics and Child Health
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Pharmacology)
​Medicine
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Physiotherapy)
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
​​Surgical Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Psychiatry)
​Psychiatry
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
PhD (Public Health)
Global Health​
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Radiobiology)

​​​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Radiological Diagnosis)

​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
31 Mar 2025

31 Mar 2025
​PhD (Radiotherapy and Radio Isotopes)
​​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
31 ​Mar 2024

31 Mar 2024
PhD (Speech-Language Therapy)
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
31 ​Mar 2025
31 ​Mar 2025
​PhD (Sport Psychology)
​Sport Science
31 ​Mar 2025
31 ​Mar 2025
​PhD (Sport Science)​
Sport Science
31 ​Mar 2025
31 ​Mar 2025
​PhD (Surgery)
Surgical Sciences
31 ​Mar 2025
31 ​Mar 2025
​PhD (Thoracic Surgery)
Surgical Sciences
31 ​Mar 2025
31 ​Mar 2025
PhD (Urology)
Surgical Sciences​
​​31 ​Mar 2025​​
31 ​Mar 2​​025
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Doctoral programmes in other faculties

​​SCIENCE​

​PhD (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology)
Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
31 ​Mar 2025
31 ​Mar 2025


supporting DOCUMENTs
 ​​General Information:
        PhD programmes​​

Application Process