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Sustainable Development Practice
Learn how to integrate sustainability, policy, scholarship, ethics, and participatory practice to achieve sustainable development goals at the Sustainable Development Practice program from School for International Training.

Diplomacy and International Relations
Prepare for a career in global, regional, and international affairs or diplomacy to address some of the most critical issues facing the planet in the Diplomacy and International Relations program from School for International Training.
Psychology (Thesis)
At Psychology (Thesis) from the University of the Western Cape, you'll use the knowledge and research to impact society.
Psychology
The Psychology programmes at the Stellenbosch University are based on research leading to a thesis in the case of the master's or a dissertation in the case of the doctorate, contributing 100% to the final mark.
Clinical Psychology
Stellenbosch University, Clinical Psychology and Community Counselling is committed to offering professional training in psychology that will equip graduates to confront the challenges and diverse issues presented by the South African Mental Health context.
Wits Journalism
Wits Journalism from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers several study programmes for aspirant and working journalists.
Creative Writing
At Creative Writing from the University of the Western Cape, you'll benefit from a well-known nationally and internationally university.
Community-based Counselling
The Master of Arts in Community-based Counselling offered at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a full-time degree taken over 2 years.
Archaeology
The Master of Archaeology at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is interested in attracting students from all over the world who will be able to participate in research work in a country that is undergoing rapid transformation and change.
Organisational Psychology
The Master of Arts in Organisational Psychology consist of four core courses. Students must complete a research report in a suitable area.
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.
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.
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.
Business Management
The objective of the master in Business Management of College of Economic and Management Sciences at University of South Africa (UNISA) is to provide relevant and functional qualifications of a high standard, quality tuition and a professional caring and valued customer service to all its stakeholders.
Religious Studies
The master of Religious Studies 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.
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
The master of Ancient Near Eastern Studies 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.
Afrikaans
The master of Afrikaans 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.
Communication Science
The master of Communication Science 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.
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.
Theory of Literature
The master of Theory of Literature 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.