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109 Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in South Africa
Art and Design
Holders of any other equivalent South African or international qualification may also be considered for the Art and Design programme from Tshwane University of Technology.
Art History and Visual Culture
Art History and Visual Culture is the study of ancient cultures; their art, literature, thought and history. The focus of Classics is the ancient Mediterranean – Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East – but our courses also include modules on ancient Africa, India and China. The Classics program of Rhodes University is designed to stimulate, inform, and encourage reflection.
Music Therapy
Music Therapy from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.
Architectural Technology
Candidates for the Architectural Technology program at Tshwane University of Technology who do not meet the 60% minimum academic requirements, may be invited to appear before a Departmental Selection Committee for consideration. Further information regarding the process is available at the Department.
Town and Regional Planning
At University of Kwazulu Natal, the main Masters at by course-work programme we run is the Master in Town and Regional Planning Programme (MTRP).
Visual Arts - Art Education
The Visual Arts - Art Education programme is offered at Stellenbosch University.
Development Planning
The objective of the Development Planning programme at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is to ensure that learners have the knowledge and skills to conduct research and, in a professional capacity, guide processes of change in urban and rural domains. Its purpose is also to educate and train planning practitioners, researchers, scholars and policy makers.
Music
Situated within the attractive garden campus of St Peter’s Chapel at Rhodes University, the Music program of Rhodes University is offered at the Department of Music and Musicology, located in the Beethoven House in Somerset Street, Makhanda (Grahamstown).
Film and Television Studies
Students who choose the Film and Television Studies major at University of Cape Town will develop a keen understanding of the vocabulary, history and theory of a wide range of film and television genres, including Global Cinemas, independent cinema and film culture
Industrial Design
The purpose of the MA in Industrial Design from University of Johannesburg is to develop researchers who can contribute to industrial design knowledge at an advanced level.
Performing Art
Performing Art from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.
Sustainable Urban Planning and Development (Sustainable and Smart Cities and Regions)
The Master in Sustainable Urban Planning and Development (Sustainable and Smart Cities and Regions) from University of Johannesburg's purpose is to develop an intellectual with advanced abilities in applying fundamental engineering sciences or related inter-disciplinary principles to specific problems of society at large.
Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies
Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving.
Music and Musicology
Music and Musicology is the study of ancient cultures; their art, literature, thought and history. The focus of Classics is the ancient Mediterranean – Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East – but our courses also include modules on ancient Africa, India and China. The Classics program of Rhodes University is designed to stimulate, inform, and encourage reflection.
(Design) Department of Graphic Design
The purpose of the Master of Arts in (Design) Department of Graphic Design at University of Johannesburg is to educate and train researchers who can contribute to the development of knowledge at an advanced level.
Art History
The master of Art History at University of South Africa (UNISA) offers high-quality general academic and career-focused distance education tuition in the arts, humanities, social sciences, religion and theology.
Music
The Master of Music offered at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a postgraduate degree in creative work and research that can be undertaken full-time or part-time.
Visual Arts
At the University of South Africa (UNISA) we offer our students a master degree programme in Visual Arts.
Urban Design
This Urban Design MEng from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is an interdisciplinary studio-based think tank engaged with design visions, strategies and solutions for cities and towns, focussed on learning lessons from the globalising cities of the South.
Arts
The Arts programs at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg combine discipline-specific, advanced coursework with skills like critical thinking, analytic ability, and time management that are easily transferred if your career path changes.