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32 Master's degrees offered by the university
Political Science
The Political Science programme at the Stellenbosch University is offered full-time and consists of taught modules and a thesis. Students undertake an advanced study of a number of focus areas in political science.
Urban and Regional Planning
The Master of Urban and Regional Planning programme at the Stellenbosch University, dealing with the study and solution of a relevant planning and development problem, is presented by the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE), Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.
Transport Economics
The Department of Logistics, which offers the Transport Economics, is one of several departments within Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, and is also the oldest tertiary academic department in South Africa to provide training in transport and logistics.
Educational Policy Studies
The Educational Policy Studies program at Stellenbosch University aims to assist you as an educator to develop your critical understanding of education policy in the context of democratic transformation;
Practical Theology - Community Development
Stellenbosch University's Practical Theology - Community Development programme is presented part-time over a period of two years
Management Accounting
Stellenbosch University's Management Accounting spans over one year.
Military Geography (Option B)
The Faculty of Military Science is based at Saldanha, on the West Coast of South Africa, where it is housed in the South African Military Academy. The institution offers education and training for members of the Department of Defence at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, such as the Military Geography (Option B) programme at the Stellenbosch University.
Economics
The Master of Commerce (MCom) in Economics program at Stellenbosch University covers the fields of economic theory and policy on an advanced level. The programme is intended for students who aspire to become professional economists with a sound grasp of analytic techniques and a capacity for research.
Sociology
The department, which offers the Sociology programme at the Stellenbosch University, enjoys an excellent reputation as a centre of expertise in the teaching of social theory and research methodology within and across sociology and social anthropology, as well as in selected areas of social enquiry focusing on socio-economic, political, cultural, medical, development and environmental themes.
African Languages
The MA programme in African Languages at the Stellenbosch University is a research-directed programme that focuses on the development of advanced reflective language view on African languages.
German (Research)
The one year German (Research) programme at the Stellenbosch University entails the writing of a thesis topic in German which is selected by the student in close consultation with the Department.
English Studies
The Department of English, which offers the English Studies programme at the Stellenbosch University, focuses on the study of local and international literature written in English, and also offers elective courses in literary, film and cultural studies as well as creative writing.
Religion and Culture
The Religion and Culture program at Stellenbosch University is for those who want to specialise.
Socio-Informatics
The MA Socio-Informatics programme at the Stellenbosch University develops research capacity in socio-Informatics by means of an independent research project under supervision, which culminates in the writing of a thesis.
Education Policy Studies
Research in this Department, which offers the Education Policy Studies at the Stellenbosch University, explores the dynamic field of contestation between the democratic transformation of education and societal changes in relation to education policy implementation. Educational leadership and management constitute the focus of policy implementation.
Public Mental Health
The Department of Psychology, which offers the Public Mental Health programme at the Stellenbosch University, has among the most productive academic psychologists in South Africa on its staff, several of whom have won prestigious awards and grants for their teaching and research. We are committed to conducting research, teaching, practice, and community service of the highest possible standard.
Public Sociology and Anthropology
Stellenbosch University's Public Sociology and Anthropology programme focusses on the acquisition and broadening of knowledge in a specific area of Sociology or Social Anthropology. It also aims to develop your ability to think critically about social issues related to transformation in (South) Africa and to critically apply the newly acquired knowledge and skills to societal problems.
Agricultural Economics
Join the MScAgric in Agricultural Economics programme offered by Stellenbosch University, at the Faculty of AgriSciences.
Security and Africa Studies (Option B)
The Faculty of Military Science is based at Saldanha, on the West Coast of South Africa, where it is housed in the South African Military Academy. The institution offers education and training for members of the Department of Defence at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, such as the Security and Africa Studies (Option B) programme at the Stellenbosch University.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The vision of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), which offers the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry programme at the Stellenbosch University, is to promote health and equality in South Africa and beyond.