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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.​​​​​

Please note: some programmes may require applicants to consult with a prospective academic supervisor who is active in their field of research interest, prior to submitting a formal application to Stellenbosch University (SU). Applicants require a letter from their supervisor confirming that they are willing to supervise the student before submitting an application. Click he​re ​to view ​information on additional documentation.​​​​​

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

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​​
​​Department
 ​Closing date
​​​Closing date 

master's programmes

MSc (Applied Mathemati​cs)
Mathematical Sciences:
Applied Mathematics

31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
MSc (Biochemistry)
Biochemistry
​​​31 Mar 2025
​​​31 Mar 2025
MSc (Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology)

Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
​31 Oct 2024
​31 Oct 2024
MSc (Botany​)
Botany and Zoology
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
MSc (Chemistry)
Chemistry and Polymer Science
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
MSc (Computer Science)

Mathematical Sciences:
Computer Science
​31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
MSc (Earth Sciences)
Earth Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​MSc (Exercise Science)
Physiological Sciences
​​Consult the department directly​
MSc (Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence)​
Mathematical Sciences:
Applied Mathematics

31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
​​MSc (Mathematical Sciences)​


Mathematical Sciences: African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
​31 Mar 2025               31 Mar 2025

MSc (Mathematics)
Mathematical Sciences:
Mathematics
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
MSc (Microbiology)
Microbiology
​31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
​​​MSc (Physical and Mathematical Sciences)
Physics
​31 Mar 2025
​31 Mar 2025
​​MSc (Physics)
Physics
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
MSc (Physiological Sciences)
Physiological Sciences
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
MSc (Polymer Science)
Chemistry and Polymer Science
31 Oct 2024
​​​31 Oct 2024
MSc (Zoology)​​
Botany and Zoology
31 Mar 2025
​​​31 Mar 2025

​​​​Master's programmes in other faculties

​​AGRISCIENCES

MSc (Entomology)
Conservation Ecology and ​Entomology
​31 Oct 2024              31 Oct 2024​
MSc (Genetics​)
Genetics
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
MSc (Plant Biotechnology)
Genetics: Institute for Plant Biotechnology
​31 Oct 2024
​31 Oct 2024
MSc (Wine Biotechnology)
Viticulture & Oenology:
Institute for Wine Biotechnology

31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024

​​ARTS AND SO​​​CIAL SCIENCES

MSc (Geography and Environmental Studies)
​Geography and Environmental Studies
31 Oct 2024

​31 Oct 2024
MSc (GeoInformatics)​
​​Geography and Environmental Studies
​31 Oct 2024
​​31 Oct 2024

ECONOMIC AND MANAGEM​​ENT SCIENCES

MSc (Operations Research)
​Logistics​
​30 Sept 2024
​​​31 Oct 2024


Application Process