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Postgraduate Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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. 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. 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.
Programme Offering
Clicking on the hyperlinks within the table below enables you to view the programme's admission information.
Closing Dates
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Doctoral Programmes
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phd-african-languages.pdf
(200.97 KB)
PhD (African Languages)
| African Languages | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-afrikaans-and-dutch.pdf
(180.47 KB)
PhD (Afrikaans and Dutch)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-ancient-cultures.pdf
(193.97 KB)
PhD (Ancient Cultures)
| Ancient Studies | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-ancient-languages.pdf
(194.22 KB)
PhD (Ancient Languages)
| Ancient Studies | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-applied-ethics.pdf
(180.26 KB)
PhD (Applied Ethics)
| Philosophy | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-comparative-literature.pdf
(193.13 KB)
PhD (Comparative Literature)
| Modern Foreign Languages | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-creative-writing.pdf
(187.1 KB)
PhD (Creative Writing)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 31 Aug 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-decision-making-and-knowledge-dynamics.pdf
(180.05 KB)
PhD (Decision-making and Knowledge Dynamics)
| Information Science | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-drama-and-theatre-studies.pdf
(193.99 KB)
PhD (Drama and Theatre Studies)
| Drama | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-english-studies.pdf
(194.96 KB)
PhD (English Studies)
| English | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-evaluation-studies.pdf
(204.18 KB)
PhD (Evaluation Studies)
| Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology [CREST] | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 |
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phd-french.pdf
(193.76 KB)
PhD (French)
| Modern Foreign Languages | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-general-linguistics.pdf
(193.47 KB)
PhD (General Linguistics)
| General Linguistics | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-geography-and-environmental-studies.pdf
(196.5 KB)
PhD (Geography and Environmental Studies)
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
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phd-german.pdf
(193.77 KB)
PhD (German)
| Modern Foreign Languages | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-history.pdf
(193.35 KB)
PhD (History)
| History | 31 Mar 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 |
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phd-interdisciplinary-arts-studies.pdf
(177.72 KB)
PhD (Interdisciplinary Arts Studies)
| Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation | 31 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
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phd-journa-lism.pdf
(180.22 KB)
PhD (Journalism)
| Journalism | 01 Jun 2025 | 01 Jun 2025 |
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phd-lexicography.pdf
(179.28 KB)
PhD (Lexicography)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-music.pdf
(193.07 KB)
PhD (Music)
| Music | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-philosophy.pdf
(187.4 KB)
PhD (Philosophy)
| Philosophy | 30 Sept 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-political-science.pdf
(187.76 KB)
PhD (Political Science)
| Political Science | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-psychology.pdf
(200.53 KB)
PhD (Psychology)
| Psychology | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-science-and-technology-studies.pdf
(192.92 KB)
PhD (Science and Technology Studies)
| Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology [CREST] | 31 Aug 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 |
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phd-social-anthropology.pdf
(179.63 KB)
PhD (Social Anthropology)
| Sociology and Social Anthropology | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-social-science-methods.pdf
(191.02 KB)
PhD (Social Science Methods)
| Sociology and Social Anthropology | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-social-work.pdf
(194.4 KB)
PhD (Social Work)
| Social Work | 30 Aug 2025 | 30 Aug 2025 |
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phd-socio-informatics.pdf
(187.81 KB)
PhD (Socio-Informatics)
| Information Science | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-sociology.pdf
(179.63 KB)
PhD (Sociology)
| Sociology and Social Anthropology | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-translation.pdf
(201.54 KB)
PhD (Translation)
| Afrikaans and Dutch | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |
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phd-urban-and-regional-planning.pdf
(178.46 KB)
PhD (Urban and Regional Planning)
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 31 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
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phd-urban-and-regional-science.pdf
(199.88 KB)
PhD (Urban and Regional Science)
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 31 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
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phd-visual-arts.pdf
(200.93 KB)
PhD (Visual Arts)
| Visual Arts | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 |