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109 Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in South Africa
South Africa offers a diverse range of Arts, Design & Architecture programmes catering to various interests and career aspirations. The tuition fees for these programmes can vary significantly. For instance, the lower-end tuition fee, represented by the €716, provides an accessible option for students on a budget. On the other hand, the €15,502 reflects the higher-end costs, which might be associated with more specialised or prestigious programmes. The typical tuition fee, indicated by the €3,537, offers a middle-ground option that many students might find suitable.
Affordability is a key consideration for many students. In South Africa, the 26% of Arts, Design & Architecture programmes are designed to be accessible to a wide range of students. This ensures that quality education in these fields is within reach for many, regardless of their financial background.
The landscape of education is evolving, and South Africa is no exception. The 3% of Arts, Design & Architecture programmes are available online, offering flexibility for students who may not be able to attend classes in person. This option is particularly beneficial for those balancing studies with other commitments.
Furthermore, the 32% of universities in South Africa offer Arts, Design & Architecture programmes, highlighting the importance and popularity of these disciplines within the country's higher education system. This wide availability ensures that students have numerous options to choose from, allowing them to find a programme that best suits their interests and goals.
Music Education
Music Education 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.
Town and Regional Planning (Coursework)
Town and Regional Planning (Coursework) from University of Pretoria focuses on research to drive innovative and enquiry-led teaching for educating and positioning our students to be leaders in their professions.
Town and Regional Planning
Town and Regional Planning from University of Pretoria is conferred by virtue of a dissertation as well as related assignments as prescribed by the Head of Department.
Music
The MMus Music programme at the Stellenbosch University develops research skills by means of either a 100% thesis or a 50% thesis. The latter programme structure includes either public concert performances or compositions.
Design (Department of Multimedia)
The purpose of the MA in Design (Department of Multimedia) from University of Johannesburg is to educate and train researchers who can contribute to the development of knowledge at an advanced level.
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.
Urban and Regional Planning
The Master in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Kwazulu Natal responds to the broadening of traditional forms of planning to include both a stronger economic development emphasis, and a greater focus on the co-ordination of planning undertaken by different agencies, government departments and local councils.
Music Technology
Music Technology 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.
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.
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.
Digital Arts
Become a Digital Arts expert with the Digital Arts programme offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The degree can be taken part-time over two years or full-time in one year.
Interior Architecture (Coursework)
Interior Architecture (Coursework) from University of Pretoria focuses on research to drive innovative and enquiry-led teaching for educating and positioning our students to be leaders in their professions.
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.
Arts in Music
The Arts in Music degree offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a postgraduate degree in research. The research can be in musicology or ethnomusicology, but can also include another subdiscipline of academic music studies as long as the research undertaken is of a scholarly nature.
Music
The Music programme of the University of Cape Town offers training in a range of orchestral instruments, piano, voice, African music and jazz.
Fine Art
Michaelis School of Fine Art at University of Cape Town offers a vibrant mix of Fine Art study with courses in Studiowork, Foundation, Discourse of Art, Theory and Practice of Art in addition to a range of Humanities electives.
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.
Architecture
Candidates for the Architecture 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 informationregarding the process is available at the Department.
Film and Television
The Film and Television programme offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg aims to stimulate learning at a postgraduate level through the application of theory with practice.
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).