PhD - PhD International Relations

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 years full-time or maximum of 4 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
International Relations (IR), PhD admissions are highly selective. Our admissions committee considers both the academic potential of applicants and the availability of suitable supervisory expertise.

PGDip - PGDip Child Health (Community Paediatrics)

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 years
  • Part-time
The PGDip in Child Health is offered in the following fields of study: Community Paediatrics and Neurodevelopment. This site provides information specific to the Community Paediatrics.

MSc (Eng) - MSc Aeronautical Engineering

  • Postgraduate
  • 18 months
  • Full-time
The MSc in Aeronautical Engineering is the only 18-month accredited degree of its kind in Africa. It uniquely offers aircraft design and is partnered with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

PhD - Physics

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 - 4 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The PhD in Physics is offered in the specialisations of Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Crystallography, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and Theoretical Physics.

MSc - Physics

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The MSc in Physics by dissertation is offered in the fields of Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Crystallography, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics.

Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE)

  • Undergraduate
  • 3 years
  • Full-time
The BCom (in the field of PPE) specialisation gives you a broad and deep understanding of the world, as well as a wide range of thinking skills required for high-level engagement.

BHSc(Honours) - Public Health

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 year
  • Full-time
The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours in Public Health) is a diverse programme and will enable higher qualifications in the field of public health for students interested in that career path.

MScDP - Development Planning

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
  • Full-time; Part-time
The MSc in Development Planning is designed to enable students holding the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning to qualify as professional planners. The degree is accredited by the South African Council for Planners.

MPH - Exposure and Health

  • Postgraduate
  • 2-3 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Public Health in the field of Exposure and Health focuses on the relationship between occupational and environmental exposures and the potential impact(s) on the health of workforces and communities.

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

  • Undergraduate
  • 4 years
  • Full-time
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering involves the engineering principles required to concentrate, extract and refine metals, materials and carbon (coal) materials, as well as to develop new alloys and materials, including ceramics and composites.

Biomedical Sciences

  • Undergraduate
  • 3 years
  • Full-time
Students who apply for the Bachelor of Health Sciences in the field of Biomedical Sciences will enter an exciting and dynamic area that is highly relevant to the understanding and treatment of human diseases.

PGDipSc - Postgraduate Diploma in Science in the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 year
  • Full-time
Are you eager to transform technology, science or humanities research innovations into commercially successful products? Do you aspire to be a tech or deep tech entrepreneur? Then this is the one-year full-time intensive hands-on programme for you!​