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Postgraduate Studies​​

Faculty of AgriSciences

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Programme Offering and Associated Closing Dates

As a prospective postgraduate diploma, honours and Master's candidate, a maximum of two programmes is permitted upon application. As a prospective doctoral candidate, a maximum of one doctoral programme 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. On the How to Apply page, please note the guidelines on presenting your academic qualifications and the supporting documents that may be required for your application.​​​​

Some programmes are offered across two faculties. This implies that the programme will reside within the faculty of AgriSciences, 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

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Programme 

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Department 

International
Closing date 
South Africa
Closing date 

Doctoral Programmes

Doctor of Science Programmes

Agricultural Economics​​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025

Agronomy​14 Sept 202531​ Oct 2025​
Animal Science​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025​
Conservation Ecology and Entomology​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025​
Food Science​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025
Genetics​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025

Horticultural Science​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025
​​​Conservation Ecology and Entomology​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025

Viticulture and Oenology​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025
Plant Pathology​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025
Soil Science​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025
Viticulture and Oenology​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025

Viticulture and Oenology:
Institute for Wine Biotechnology​
​14 Sept 2025​31​ Oct 2025

Doctoral Programmes Across Faculties​

Faculty Administrator: Doctoral programmes
Mr Erik van Zyl
+27 21 808 9111