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12 Master's degrees offered by the university
Organisation and Resource Management
The Organisation and Resource Management program at Stellenbosch University is interdisciplinary, with a broad focus on military and defence-related topics.
Earth Sciences
The South African geological record is extraordinary and unique, providing a world-class natural laboratory for those interested in research in the earth sciences. This Earth Sciences program is offered at Stellenbosch University.
Sustainable Development
The integrated Master’s Programme in Sustainable Development at Stellenbosch University comprises two connected formal degrees, where students can choose to exit the programme after one year, graduating with a PGDip in Sustainable Development, or continue from the PGDip into the MPhil in Sustainable Development.
Geography and Environmental Studies
The Geography and Environmental Studies programme at the Stellenbosch University entails geographical research on spatial problems in human geography resulting in a thesis.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy
The Master’s Programme in Renewable and Sustainable Energy at Stellenbosch University addresses at an introductory level the scientific, engineering and resource aspects of various types of renewable energy systems, and the integration of suchsystems to provide effective and sustainable production and delivery of energy.
Geoinformatics
The Geoinformatics programme is offered at the Stellenbosch University.
Wood and Wood Products Sciences
Our academic research expertise and study programmes, such as the Wood and Wood Products Sciences at the Stellenbosch University, are aligned with the dynamic needs of the industry and the concomitant scientific advances that are required in plant production, animal sciences, management and natural resource management.
Conservation Ecology
The Conservation Ecology program at Stellenbosch University entails independent research on an approved topic in Conservation Ecology that you conduct under a supervisor.
Environmental Management
Our multidisciplinary programmes in Environmental Management at the Stellenbosch University equips students with management skills for sustainable development and covers environmental issues, ethics, economics, law and governance, as well as geographical information systems.
Conservation Ecology
We specialise, through the Conservation Ecology programme at Stellenbosch University, in the sustainable management of plant and animal species, ecosystems and the goods and services they provide, primarily in production landscapes.
Soil Science
Research and training at the Department of Plant Pathology, which offers the Soil Science programme at the Stellenbosch University, deal with some of the most important plant diseases of agricultural crops in South Africa and internationally.
Engineering
Students who have completed this diploma in Engineering at Stellenbosch University degree will have gained excellent background knowledge and some specific expert knowledge and should find themselves well positioned to secure employment or gain admission to further studies in the very exciting and rapidly national and international developing renewable energy field.