“Through cutting-edge teaching and research, we enable students to lead organisations and teams effectively, drive business success and address pressing socio-economic challenges.”
Undergraduate programme
BCom (Industrial Psychology)
In our undergraduate programme, we lay the foundation for students to understand the basic theories, principles and applications of human behaviour and managing people in the workplace. People form the bedrock of organisations, and understanding, developing and enabling people are critical for organisational effectiveness. Our undergraduate qualification is an essential requirement for further postgraduate studies that could lead to professional registration as psychometrists or industrial psychologists. Read more...
BA (Human Resource Management)
Human Resources Management and Industrial Psychology are two sides of the same coin. Where Industrial Psychology focuses on the behavioural aspects of human behaviour, Human Resource Management focuses on the management of people such as hiring, training, compensation, and employee relations. It’s more practice-oriented and administrative. Read more...
Postgraduate programmmes
Postgraduate Diploma: Strategic Human Resource Management
The PGDip in Strategic HR Management provides an opportunity to graduates in any field seeking to augment their qualifications with core HR Management knowledge and skills as well as to examine the strategic application of the HR function in organisations. The qualification’s key output is...
Honours in Industrial Psychology
Our Honours programmes consist of full-time, advanced coursework in the disciplines of Industrial Psychology, to equip our students with advanced people management skills and prepare them for leadership roles.
Honours in Human Resource Management
Our Honours programmes consist of full-time, advanced coursework in the disciplines of Human Resources Management, to equip our students with advanced people management skills and prepare them for leadership roles.
Master’s in Industrial Psychology
Industrial Psychology is one of the fastest growing professions in the world. Our Master’s programme in Industrial Psychology is a professional qualification which leads to the registration of an industrial psychologist, after the successful completion of coursework, a mini dissertation, an...
Master’s in Human Resource Management
Our Master’s programme in Human Resources Management is research based only and focuses on advanced topics and research in the respective field of Human Resources Management with the aim of developing new knowledge and solutions to industry challenges.
Professional Bodies & Internships
The role of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and the Professional Board of Psychology is to regulate and ensure the sufficient training of psychology interns and ensure that practitioners are adequately prepared to practice when applying for registration as psychologists.
Open Day
The on-campus (in-person) Open Day will take place on Saturday, 18 April 2026 from 8:00 to 15:00
On our annual SU Open Day, we welcome grade 11 and 12 learners, their parents, teachers and guidance counsellors to our Stellenbosch and Tygerberg campuses. View our exhibitions, attend demonstrations and information sessions, and engage with our faculty staff, all while experiencing our vibrant campuses and student communities and exploring the available housing options.
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