Postgraduate Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Programme Offering And Associated Closing Dates
As a postgraduate candidate, a maximum of two programmes is permitted upon application. Please 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 here 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.
Closing Dates
Programme |
Department | 
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Masters Programmes
Master's Degrees
Document
m-social-work.pdf
(179.27 KB)
M in Social Work
| Social Work | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 |
Document
master-urban-and-regional-planning.pdf
(212.24 KB)
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Master of Arts (MA)
Document
ma-african-languages.pdf
(179.76 KB)
MA (African Languages)
| African Languages | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
| MA (African Languages for Professional Contexts) | African Languages | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
Document
ma-afrikaans-and-dutch.pdf
(194.62 KB)
MA (Afrikaans and Dutch)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Document
ma-ancient-cultures.pdf
(194.31 KB)
MA (Ancient Cultures)
| Ancient Studies | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-ancient-languages.pdf
(193.98 KB)
MA (Ancient Languages)
| Ancient Studies | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-clinical-psychology.pdf
(204.08 KB)
MA (Clinical Psychology)
| Psychology | 08 May 2025 | 08 May 2025 |
| Document
ma-creative-writing.pdf
(194.99 KB)
MA (Creative Writing)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-drama-and-theatre-studies.pdf
(202.91 KB)
MA (Drama and Theatre Studies)
| Drama | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-english-studies.pdf
(200.38 KB)
MA (English Studies)
Thesis Coursework | English | 25 March 2026 30 Sept 2025 | 25 March 2026 30 Sept 2025 |
Document
ma-french.pdf
(199.95 KB)
MA (French)
| Modern Foreign Languages | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
ma-general-linguist-ics.pdf
(201.33 KB)
MA (General Linguistics)
| General Linguistics | 30 Aug 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
ma-geographical-information-systems.pdf
(193.12 KB)
MA (Geographical Information Systems)
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-geography-and-environmental-studies.pdf
(210.86 KB)
MA (Geography and Environmental Studies)
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-german.pdf
(194.18 KB)
MA (German)
| Modern Foreign Languages | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
ma-history.pdf
(193.35 KB)
MA (History)
| History | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-intercultural-communication.pdf
(201.67 KB)
MA (Intercultural Communication)
| General Linguistics | 30 Aug 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
| MA (International Studies) | Political Science | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
Document
ma-journalism.pdf
(188.1 KB)
MA (Journalism)
| Journalism | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 |
Document
ma-lexicography.pdf
(201.58 KB)
MA (Lexicography)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-philosophy.pdf
(194.09 KB)
MA (Philosophy)
| Philosophy | 31 Aug 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
ma-political-science.pdf
(187.56 KB)
MA (Political Science)
| Political Science | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 |
Document
ma-psychology.pdf
(195.2 KB)
MA (Psychology)
| Psychology | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Document
ma-public-sociology-and-anthropology.pdf
(195.15 KB)
MA (Public Sociology and Anthropology)
| Sociology and Social Anthropology | 31 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-second-language-studies.pdf
(202.16 KB)
MA (Second-language Studies)
| General Linguistics | 30 Aug 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
ma-social-anthropology.pdf
(193.7 KB)
MA (Social Anthropology)
| Sociology and Social Anthropology | 31 Oct 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
| MA (Social Science Methods) | Sociology and Social Anthropology | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
| Document
ma-socio-informatics.pdf
(193.85 KB)
MA (Socio-Informatics)
| Information Science | 30 Sept 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-sociology.pdf
(201.77 KB)
MA (Sociology)
| Sociology and Social Anthropology | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
| MA (Technology for Language Learning) | Modern Foreign Languages | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
| Document
ma-translation.pdf
(193.89 KB)
MA (Translation)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-visual-arts.pdf
(203.65 KB)
MA (Visual Arts)
| Visual Arts | 31 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
ma-visual-arts-art-education.pdf
(195.97 KB)
MA (Visual Arts: Art Education)
| Visual Arts | 31 Aug 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
| Document
ma-visual-studies.pdf
(194.04 KB)
MA (Visual Studies)
| Visual Arts | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Master of Music (MMus)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Document
mphil-applied-ethics.pdf
(201.68 KB)
MPhil (Applied Ethics)
| Philosophy | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
| MPhil (Decision-Making and Knowledge Dynamics) | Information Science | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
Document
MPhil (Disaster Risk Science and Development [DRSD])
| Research Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction [RADAR] | 30 Oct 2025 | 28 Nov 2025 |
Document
mphil-film-music.pdf
(193.75 KB)
MPhil (Film Music)
| Music | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
mphil-information-and-knowledge-management.pdf
(193.52 KB)
MPhil (Information and Knowledge Management)
| Information Science | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
mphil-interdisciplinary-arts-studies.pdf
(199.87 KB)
MPhil (Interdisciplinary Arts Studies)
| Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation | 31 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
mphil-monitoring-and-evaluation.pdf
(202.67 KB)
MPhil (Monitoring and Evaluation)
| Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology [CREST] | 31 Aug 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 |
Document
mphil-music-technology.pdf
(192.24 KB)
MPhil (Music Technology)
| Music | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
Document
mphil-public-mental-health.pdf
(194.46 KB)
MPhil (Public Mental Health)
| Psychology | 31 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
mphil-science-and-technology-studies.pdf
(205.35 KB)
MPhil (Science and Technology Studies)
| Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology [CREST] | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
Document
MPhil (Transdisciplinary Health and Development Studies)
| Sociology and Social Anthropology | Not offered for 2026-intake | |
Document
mphil-urban-and-regional-science.pdf
(212.14 KB)
MPhil (Urban and Regional Science)
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Document
mphil-violent-histories-and-repair.pdf
(212.14 KB)
MPhil (Violent Histories and Repair)
| Centre for the study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest [AVREQ] | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 |
Ms Karla Koopstad
Faculty Officer: Drama, General Linguistics, Music and Visual Arts programmes
+27 21 808 2508