POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

FlyHigher@UP

2023/24
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CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRINCIPAL................................................................................................................................... 2

INTRODUCTION TO UP.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

#CHOOSEUP................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERED.............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Honours Degree – Your gateway to postgraduate studies........................................................................................................................................... 9
Postgraduate Diploma – Advanced development.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Master’s – Advanced research-based degrees............................................................................................................................................................... 9
PhD (a Doctorate) – Most advanced research degree................................................................................................................................................... 9

HOW TO APPLY FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................... 10

Checklist..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
UP application process for postgraduate studies............................................................................................................................................................... 10

SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (SAQA) PROCEDURES............................................................................................................. 11

Immigration clearance............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

FINANCING YOUR STUDIES..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

ACCOMMODATION FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS......................................................................................................................................... 13

FINDING THE RIGHT SUPERVISOR.......................................................................................................................................................................... 14

RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY........................................................................................................................................................................ 14

POSTGRADUATE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................................................................. 14

LIBRARY SERVICES ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

FACULTIES AT UP...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
Faculty of Education.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Faculty of Health Sciences................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology................................................................................................................. 18
Faculty of Humanities....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Faculty of Law.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Faculty of Theology and Religion.................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Faculty of Veterinary Science........................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Gordon Institute of Business Science............................................................................................................................................................................. 23

INNOVATION PLATFORMS...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AT UP.......................................................................................................... 26

ABOUT PRETORIA..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27

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MESSAGE FROM THE

VICE-CHANCELLOR
AND PRINCIPAL

Welcome to the University of Pretoria!

We are very pleased that you are

interested in enrolling, or have already
enrolled at this University for your
postgraduate studies.

Professor Tawana Kupe

Vice-Chancellor and Principal

We greatly value the inclusion of international students, These fields are plant and animal science, clinical medicine,
postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows in our institution. environment/ecology, engineering, molecular biology and
You add to our University’s diversity and social cohesion, and genetics, microbiology, chemistry, biology and biochemistry, social
bring different views, experiences and ways of doing things that sciences, immunology, economics and business, agricultural
contribute to knowledge creation in South Africa, Africa and sciences and pharmacology, and toxicology. Recent major
globally, with particular emphasis on the Global South. scientific breakthroughs by the University’s researchers include
the restoration of hearing by using a 3D-printed middle ear;
You all play a key role in contributing towards UP becoming participating in the very first imaging of a black hole; performing
a leading research-intensive university in Africa, recognised artificial insemination on a lioness that resulted in the birth of
internationally for its quality, relevance and impact, and for healthy cubs; the discovery of new compounds for the treatment
developing people, creating knowledge and making a difference and possible elimination of malaria; sequencing of the first fungal
locally and globally. genome in Africa; the discovery of a number of medicinal plants;
and the development of a mobile application for screening
Postgraduate programmes play an important role in further hearing. We hope that as a postgraduate student your curiosity
developing your critical thinking and problem-solving skills about the world and your desire to solve problems will enable you
through research and contributions to knowledge creation. To to add to this impressive list.
help you to achieve your academic goals, UP is proud to offer
excellent teaching and learning facilities, as well as an environment As an African global university, we are passionate about
that is stimulating and conducive to cutting-edge research and collaboration and mobilising and harnessing partnerships for
innovation. We have world-class research laboratories, close to greater leverage, innovation and impact. Through UP’s African-
70% of UP academic staff have PhDs, and we have a growing Global University Framework, we are bringing together 30 to 40
cohort of postdoctoral fellows. African and international universities as strategic partners to
broaden and deepen joint research endeavours. Approximately
In line with our mission to pursue recognition in our core fields, 44% of the research conducted at the University is pursued with
we consolidate many of our activities in numerous centres international collaborators and through multifaceted international
and institutes where highly rated leading researchers focus on programmes. Our researchers are prolific producers of knowledge
fundamental and challenging research to ensure a sustainable in their quest for innovative and better solutions and a greater
future. UP has close to 600 National Research Foundation understanding of our world and the universe.
(NRF)-rated researchers—more than any other South African
university—including several who received A ratings and are In the past few years we have developed four new dedicated
recognised by their peers as leading international scholars in their transdisciplinary innovation hubs that focus on solving some of
fields for the high quality and impact of their research outputs. the world’s most pressing problems. These platforms host and
develop government-industry-university research programmes
to address national and Pan-African needs for sustainable
UP is renowned for research that significantly
development and economic growth. We enable collaboration and
benefits society and is currently rated among partnerships between multiple stakeholders to co-create new
knowledge that translates into solutions so that knowledge and
the top 1% globally in 13 of the 22 Essential
innovation can be used to transform lives. These UP ‘science for
Science Indicator (ESI) fields. transformation’ platforms are on the Future Africa Campus, a hub
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for Pan-African thought on complex problems, as reflected in the At the University of Pretoria you will experience a unique way
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063; the of life. THE UP WAY is how we teach and learn, innovate, impact
Javett-UP Art Centre, which serves as a driver of transdisciplinary and live. We provide comprehensive support for your academic
research development between the humanities and other journey so that you can graduate on time. We believe in providing
faculties while making the art of Africa accessible, relevant and quality education that is accessible through a hybrid model that
engaging; Engineering 4.0, a facility for smart cities and transport can include a combination of in-person and online engagements,
systems using technology and data science to assist with urban depending on your field of study. We encourage research and
development; and Innovation Africa@UP, which is focused on innovation that seek to discover African solutions to local and
smart, sustainable and precision agriculture to ensure food global challenges. We deploy our skills and resources to transform
security. They operate through research networks within UP, lives, communities, sectors, our country and continent, and to
across Africa and globally. create a better world. We provide work-readiness programmes
and entrepreneurial training to prepare our students for the world
This brochure provides you with an overview of the many facets beyond university. We believe in ethical leadership and conduct,
of UP—from our academic offerings to our support services—that and encourage our students to have a good work ethic, to be
will enable you to succeed and enhance your academic skills on active and engaged citizens who contribute to society, and to live
your postgraduate journey. This environment contributes to UP’s in a way that is respectful and understanding, and embraces the
status as one of the top universities on the continent. We have a humane in all of us.
number of bursaries and scholarship opportunities for which our
students can apply to assist with their studies.
Thank you for choosing UP for your
We welcome you to a diverse student population with thousands postgraduate journey. We look forward
of students from around the world at home at UP. Pretoria is to meeting you!
the capital of South Africa, and our campuses are situated in the
heart of the diplomatic and research hub of our country. Since our
Professor Tawana Kupe
qualifications are internationally benchmarked and recognised,
Vice-Chancellor and Principal
you can look forward to a bright future locally or globally if you
have UP behind your name.
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INTRODUCTION TO UP

VISION MISSION
To be a leading research-intensive university in In pursuing recognition and excellence in its core functions of
Africa, recognised internationally for our quality, research, teaching and learning, and integrating engagement with
relevance and impact, and also for developing society and communities into these, the University of Pretoria
people, creating knowledge and making a will use quality, relevance, diversity and sustainability as its
difference locally and globally. navigational markers.

#CHOOSEUP Have you completed your studies and are you looking
for a suitable postgraduate programme?

Look no further than the University of The TTO has been involved in the establishment of more
Pretoria (UP)! We offer a wide range of exciting than 10 start-up companies that together employ more than
200 people.
postgraduate degree programmes that will
further develop your skills. Since we are aware of how overwhelming postgraduate studies
through research or coursework can be, we provide our students
Being one of the largest research universities in South Africa, with support for their studies to ensure that they complete
we search for African solutions to global problems. We attract them successfully and in a timely manner. The FlyHigher@UP
students from around the world who want to work and study programme ensures that postgraduate students have access to
at our excellent facilities and with our world-class researchers. all the information and tools needed to take their career planning
The University has nine faculties, each of which has its own and research training to the next level.
research focus areas and research interests. The faculties are well
equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities, laboratories, As one of the top universities in Africa we produce socially
academic libraries and skills development and practical learning impactful research to find solutions for the world’s most pressing
opportunities. We pride ourselves on encouraging innovation issues. We offer a high quality of teaching and learning in the
by ensuring that UP innovators’ inventions are patented by the classroom, online and in communities.
Technology Transfer Office (TTO).
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#CHOOSEUP
There are many good reasons for you to consider furthering your education at the University of
Pretoria. Here are some of the reasons why UP should be at the top of your list:

CREATING A FUTURE-FOCUSED UNIVERSITY WITH... PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE WITH ...
A WIDE ACADEMIC QUALITY EDUCATION
OFFERING
TOP

1% IN THE WORLD
UP HAS

9 FACULTIES AND 1 BUSINESS SCHOOL

Economic and Gordon Institute
Management Sciences of Business Science UP falls in the top 1% internationally in 13 fields:
Education 4 � Agricultural Sciences � Engineering
Centres of Excellence � Biology and Biochemistry � Environment/Ecology
Engineering, Built � Molecular Biology and Genetics � Immunology
Environment and � Pharmacology and Toxicology � Microbiology
Information Technology � Chemistry Plant and Animal Sciences
51 �
Research Chairs � Clinical Medicine � Social Sciences1
Health Sciences � Economics and Business

82
Humanities Research Institutes
and Centres

Law
1 175
Study programmes
Natural and
Agricultural Sciences
120
Theology and Religion Academic
departments QS World University #33 in the world for
Rankings rate UP Mineral and Mining
Veterinary Science Engineering
Only faculty of its kind in #1 in South Africa for
South Africa
� Veterinary Science Among the world’s
Unless indicated to the contrary, all statistics are provided by the University of Pretoria’s � Accounting and Finance top universities in
Department of Institutional Planning and are valid as at August 2022. � Economics and 20 subjects
Econometrics
� Mechanical, Aeronautical Times Higher
The traditional SA university with the most and Manufacturing Education ranks UP
� Engineering #1 in South Africa for
� Academic staff with PhDs (70%)
� Electrical and Electronic industry, innovation, and
� NRF-rated researchers (613)
Engineering2 infrastructure
� Students enrolled (53 912)
#1 in South Africa for
2022 THE Impact Rankings Computer Science3
According to the latest Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
(2022), released in May 2022, the University of Pretoria was
named South Africa’s second-best (joint second) and Africa’s
References
third-best (joint third) university.
1. Web of Science Essential Science Indicators 2. 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University
Rankings by Subject 3. THE Impact Rankings for 2021
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FOCUSING ON TOMORROW’S SUCCESS BY… SOLVING FUTURE CHALLENGES THROUGH…

THINKING GLOBALLY IMPACTFUL RESEARCH

3 000 x 223 x 70 x 6 Relevant research Unique positioning

UP collaborates with over 3 000 institutions with 223 � Produced unique nanobodies The Faculty of Veterinary Science
international partnerships across 70 countries and six continents for use in rapid tests and as a at Onderstepoort remains the
therapy for COVID-19 best in Africa with a number of
� Part of an international team of milestone procedures:
Ranked among Top 50 universities in the world4 researchers studying the � First successful CT scan
‘eating habits’ of black holes performed on a live adult rhino
Ranked among Top 100 universities in the world4 � Member of the Event Horizon � Ground-breaking surgery on
Telescope team, which a filly suffering from an upper
revealed new evidence to help airway restriction
us understand how magnetic � A partial knee replacement on
fields behave around black a cat to save its right leg from
SDG 15: SDG 8: holes being amputated
Life on Land (#30) Decent Work and Economic � Part of an international team � Specialised heart surgery on
Growth (#44) that discovered a potent two dogs
chemical compound that could
possibly treat and even
eliminate malaria

SDG 17: SDG 9:

Partnership for the Goals (#86) Industry, Innovation, and
Infrastructure (#88) Research focus areas
� Agriculture and sustainable � Heritage studies
food systems � Inequalities, Social Justice
Ranked among Top 50 An African global � Climate change and and Human Rights
the environment � One Health
business schools in the university � Economic development and � Smart infrastructure
world ƒ Designated as the first WHO
sustainable futures and innovation
At #43, GIBS is among just 15% Collaborating Centre in
� Energy � Water
of around 300 leading business Africa (for the prevention of
schools globally that vie for a deafness and hearing loss)

17
top-50 position5 ƒ Only university in Africa to be
part of the University Social A-rated researchers, recognised as leading
Responsibility Network international scholars in their field
Future-focused
ƒ Hosted the first Nobel Prize
partnerships Dialogue in Africa
ƒ With Advance.io to develop
ƒ Invited to join the prestigious
an information hub to
Worldwide Universities
support the digitalisation of
Network, a global higher
the agriculture and forestry
education network of 24
industry
leading comprehensive
ƒ With Exxaro Resources
research universities
to establish a Chair in XR
ƒ Launched South Africa’s first
Technology to address mining
exclusive Diabetes Research
industry challenges and
Centre at a public academic
identify the best available
institution
technologies for the solutions

References
4. THE Impact Rankings for 2021 5. UK Financial Times (FT) executive education rankings
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SHAPING
THE FUTURE WITH…

NEW KNOWLEDGE

312 827 Strong learning support

Number of UP alumni spread across 118 countries ƒ FLY@UP – ensures students can graduate in minimum time
ƒ FLYHIGHER @UP – improves postgraduate success rate
ƒ Social learning spaces – mimic real-world work and social
First in Africa environments
ƒ Connected campuses – fibre optic connectivity across all
ƒ To implement Blackboard Ally to make digital courses more campuses
accessible to all students ƒ Pre-University Academy (PreUA) – targets talented learners
ƒ To introduce a chatbot to enhance student mental health and and those with potential from different socio economic classes
wellbeing to pursue tertiary education. Learners acquire 4IR skills, learn
how to integrate knowledge and are exposed to university
facilities and teaching
Ready to help
355
Study modules that involve community work
Transdisciplinary research
Collaborative platforms co-create new knowledge that translates
Socially responsible
into solutions. Recent additions include:
UP is the only representative from Africa in the University Social
Responsibility Network, an international group of 16 top universities
ƒ Engineering 4.0 – a collaborative hub for Smart Cities and Smart
High Performance Centre Transport
Nurtures some of Africa’s greatest athletes, including recent Olympic ƒ Future Africa Institute – a dedicated campus for transformative
medallists research relevant to Africa's development
ƒ Innovation Africa @UP – integrating natural and agricultural
sciences, technology and innovation
Ready to work ƒ Javett-UP Art Centre – focuses on the importance of Africa and
its art
ƒ Recognised by the South African Graduate Employers Association
(SAGEA) for the Best Work Readiness Programme
ƒ Centre for Entrepreneurship supports existing entrepreneurs and First for Africa
develops youth entrepreneurship
ƒ Centre for the Future of Work researches new ways of working to UP has the first portable emissions measurement system in Africa
create future-fit world graduates to help set realistic carbon emission targets.

Collaborative partnerships

93% ƒ African Global University Project – develops young intellectual

leaders with a global outlook
EXAMINATION PASS RATE ƒ InnoFoodAfrica Project – focuses on enhancing food and
nutrition security in Africa

97%
ƒ Alliance for African Partnership – develops entrepreneurs and
business initiatives (with Michigan State University)
ƒ United States-South Africa Higher Education Network Project
OF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED – promotes exchanges and collaborative research between UP,
GRADUATES FOUND WORK Rutgers University-Newark and the University of Venda
ƒ United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund – supports the
WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF JuniorTukkie programme, which helps learners make a successful
COMPLETING THEIR STUDIES6 transition to higher education through digital learning

References: 6. 2021 Graduate Destination Survey, Department of Institutional Planning

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off the University of Pretoria, has made great progress in the four
years following the licensing of this invention. This invention was
PATENTLY SMART licensed to AAC in 2019. The company started shipping its first
orders at the end of February 2020.

Another technology involves a device to achieve the continuous

In 2021, 11 patents were granted internationally while 7 were production of metal in powder form by means of electrolysis.
granted in South Africa. In addition, three previously filed The first prototype of this invention was developed in 2016. It
trademark applications were registered and three license transformed the standard batch or semi-batch electrowinning
agreements were signed, two of which were for plant-extract process into a continuous process. This was shown to work well
related inventions. A total of 362 research contracts were for the production of copper, but could also be used to produce
concluded amounting to just over R500 million. The value of these metals from aqueous solutions of cobalt, nickel and zinc.
signed agreements is the highest that has ever been recorded at
the University of Pretoria. The invention is licensed to the process-engineering start-up, Free
Radical Process Design, a process engineering start-up, which
There are a number of success stories. These include a technology developed as a spin-off company of the University of Pretoria.
to reduce the rate of evaporation of expensive chemical Free Radical Process Design plans to supply Rotowinner®
compounds that act as insect repellents, thereby making them plants internationally as fit-for-purpose plants, designed to
last longer. The company’s flagship product is a hiking sock that client specifications, or to offer toll-treatment options to clients
has been treated with the long-lasting insect-repellent. African who want to make use of a containerised plant for short-term
Applied Chemical (AAC), a biotechnology company that was spun beneficiation. The CEO’s of both companies are UP graduates.
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POSTGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES OFFERED
An extensive range of postgraduate study options are available, including vocation-oriented
postgraduate diplomas and honours, master’s and PhD degrees. Please look at the summaries
of the faculties mentioned in the booklet.

HONOURS DEGREE MASTER’S – ADVANCED

– YOUR GATEWAY TO RESEARCH-BASED DEGREES
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES Entry requirement: A relevant honours degree or postgraduate
diploma. A relevant bachelor’s degree at NQF Level 8 may also be
Entry requirement: A bachelor’s degree
recognised.
Duration: One year of full-time study
Duration: Two to three years of full-time study

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA Requirements to be awarded your degree:

ƒ A master’s degree by dissertation – Acceptance of a dissertation
– ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT or other form of research, such as a technical report, one or
more creative performances or works, or a series of peer-
Entry requirement: A bachelor’s degree (not necessarily in the
reviewed articles or other research-equivalent outputs
same discipline)
ƒ A master’s degree by coursework and mini-dissertation –
Duration: One year of full-time study
A research project comprising a minimum of 60 credits at NQF
Level 9, culminating in the acceptance of a mini-dissertation or
other forms of research (mentioned above)

IMPORTANT
PHD (A DOCTORATE) – MOST
Different faculties and programmes
have different entry requirements, but
ADVANCED RESEARCH DEGREE
meeting the minimum requirement does
Entry requirement: A master’s degree
not guarantee admission. Consultation with the relevant
Duration: Three to four years of full-time study
faculty is advised.
Requirement to be awarded your doctorate: Acceptance
of a doctoral thesis, an original piece of work that contributes
substantially to knowledge in the chosen field

Still need more information?

A visit to our Postgraduate Recruitment
Office will help you decide which route to
take. Contact pgrecruitment@up.ac.za.
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HOW TO APPLY FOR

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
While various departments and faculties may have specific requirements, the following is a
general guide to applying to UP for postgraduate studies.

CHECKLIST Tip: Please pay attention to opening and closing dates for
Make sure that you have the required qualifications. applying to study at UP. We do not want you to miss out!

If your latest qualification was obtained at a foreign

Prospective students may contact Postgraduate Recruitment,
university, it must be evaluated by the South African
email pgrecruitment@up.ac.za.
Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Further details about the
SAQA process are given below.

Please start with the evaluation of qualifications process as

UP APPLICATION PROCESS FOR
soon as you have identified the programme for which you POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
wish to enrol. This is a lengthy process and will require you
to start as soon as possible. ƒ Go to ‘Apply at UP’: www.up.ac.za/online-application
ƒ Complete the application form.
Read up about your chosen department on the UP website. ƒ Check the correctness of the information you supplied on the
online application form.
Email queries to the administrator of your chosen
ƒ Submit your application.
department.
ƒ You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt email with your
Identify—and secure—a supervisor before applying. Please student number.
check with the Faculty whether this is a requirement. ƒ Your faculty and/or academic department will now consider
your application.
Have your official complete academic transcript of your ƒ The outcome of your application can be tracked via the
latest qualification ready in order for your application to be UP Student Centre by following the instructions contained
considered. in the acknowledgement letter that was sent to you.
Make sure that you have all the necessary information
about your proposed study programme. If you experience problems with the online application, you can
contact Student Service Centre at ssc@up.ac.za.
Decide whether you need funding and make enquiries
about what is available to you (you will find more
information on this on page 12).
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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS

AUTHORITY (SAQA) PROCEDURES
Students who graduated at universities from outside Contact information
of South Africa and who wish to apply for admission Call centre +27 (0)12 431 5000/70
Helpdesk +27 (0)86 010 3188
to postgraduate studies at the University of Pretoria
Website www.saqa.org.za
should have their qualifications evaluated by URL link https://www.saqa.org.za/evaluation-foreign-
the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). qualifications?language_content_entity=en
SAQA accepts only online applications for the
evaluation of foreign qualifications. IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE
The steps in the online application procedure are outlined on
Applicants from countries other than South Africa* receive
www.saqa.org.za.
comprehensive support while they are still in their countries
of origin. The International Cooperation Division (ICD) in the
Department of Research and Innovation provides guidance and
STEP 1: advice on matters relating to immigration visa applications.
Online registration and application
The ICD also helps international students to secure UP
accommodation or UP-accredited accommodation and advises
ƒ Access the relevant link on the SAQA website by selecting international students on how to obtain South African medical aid.
Services > Evaluation of foreign qualifications > Online
application. Register yourself online if you are a new client Before registration, international students are required to submit
and/or log in. proof of legal status in South Africa and proof of adequate
ƒ Select ‘Evaluation certificate’ and carefully read all the medical aid cover to the International Cooperation Office at the
information. Graduate Centre.
ƒ Click on ‘Next’ and complete the relevant sections.
ƒ Once completed, print the online application form. Contact information
ƒ Read and sign the declaration on the online application form. Tel +27 (0)12 420 3111
Unsigned application forms will not be processed. Email isd@up.ac.za
Website www.up.ac.za/international-cooperation-division
Address Graduate Centre, Hatfield Campus
STEP 2:
Receipt of submission number and Supporting documents
proof of payment for the SAQA service
Upload these supporting documents to the UP Student Portal:
ƒ A copy of a valid passport (data page) or identity document (in
ƒ On the printout of the online application form you will the case of students with permanent residence in South Africa)
automatically receive a submission number starting with 20. and a PR certificate
ƒ This submission number is your reference number for payment ƒ A valid study visa endorsed for studies at the University of
purposes. Pretoria, or one of the following:
ƒ Please use this submission number when making the payment – An asylum transit visa
into the bank account. – A Section 24 permit (refugee)
ƒ Proof of payment without a submission number is not valid. – A diplomatic visa (diplomatic cards are not acceptable)
– A work visa for part-time postgraduate students and a
STEP 3: timetable/block schedule or confirmation letter from your
supervisor
Submission of documents
– A relative’s or visitor’s visa, if endorsed for studies at UP
together with the printed online
application form Permanent residents are still classified as international students
and must submit a photocopy of their proof of permanent
SAQA will only process applications on receipt of the following residence in South Africa before registration.
documents:
ƒ The printed and signed online application form Note: Permanent residents of countries other than South Africa,
ƒ Proof of payment with the submission number as reference including permanent residents of SADC countries, will be captured
number on UP systems as citizens of their original countries and tuition
ƒ The correct documentation according to the requirements, fees will be levied accordingly.
as stated on the online application form
ƒ A certified copy of an official identity document
* Students who are not South African citizens
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VISA application information Holders of temporary residence visas

Study visas must be applied for at a South African embassy, Holders of valid temporary residence visas issued for the
mission, or consulate in your country of origin. Guidance on categories mentioned below will be allowed to register for and
study visa requirements and application procedures will also be undertake part-time studies with institutions of higher learning,
provided by the aforementioned institutions. as defined by the immigration regulations of the Immigration
Act No 13 of 2002 during the validity period of their visas:
If you are currently in South Africa, obtain information on ƒ General work visa
visa applications at: ƒ Critical skills work visa
Tel +27(0)12 425 3000 ƒ Intra-company transfer work visa
Email info.dhsa@vfshelpline.com ƒ Business visa
Website www.vsfglobal.com
This provision allows for part-time study only. The duration of the
Students entering South Africa for a period of up to 90 days programme/qualification must not exceed the period of validity of
Students from countries exempt from South African visas who the primary visa.
plan to spend 30–90 days or less in South Africa are NOT required
to apply for study visas. In such cases they will be issued with Working on a study visa
temporary residence permits (TRP’s) or stamps on arrival at the
Holders of study visas may work part time for a maximum of
port of entry.
20 hours per week.

For a list of visa-exempt countries according to the intended

duration of your stay (30–90 days), please access the following
Compulsory medical aid cover
website: http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/ International students who are holders of study visas, or who wish
types-of-visas. to apply for study visas in terms of South Africa’s Immigration
Act must have sufficient South African medical aid cover for the
Students who are not from visa-exempt countries and who will be duration of their stay in South Africa.
in South Africa for 90 days or less must apply for visitor’s visas at
the South African Embassy in their home countries. International students who intend to study at the University
of Pretoria may join one of the approved medical aid schemes
listed at www.medicalschemes.co.za/regulated-entities/medical-
schemes-in-south-africa.

FINANCING YOUR STUDIES bulletin managed by the Research Capacity Development Unit
in the Department of Research and Innovation (DRI).
In order to build a knowledge economy through higher
Calls for applications open at different times during the course
education, UP offers various types of bursaries to academically
of the year.
deserving students who are in financial need. Two broad
categories of bursaries—UP-funded and externally
funded bursaries—are offered to honours, master’s and Tip: You may request a one-on-one funding information
doctoral students. session from the PGSO at pgbursary@up.ac.za, but only
once you have applied for admission.
Since different funding organisations have different eligibility
criteria and conditions for the bursaries they offer, you should
make sure that you are familiar with the requirements. Some
bursaries are for South African nationals only, while others IMPORTANT
are available to both South African and non-South African
students. Only students registering for full-
time honours, master’s and doctoral
The Postgraduate Support Office (PGSO) helps current and degrees are eligible to apply for
prospective students to access funding for postgraduate funding. Students who register for postgraduate
studies and research by announcing calls for funding through diplomas and certificates, or for the fourth year
the University website, social media platforms, faculties and of any bachelor’s degree, are not eligible for
information sessions. Funding opportunities are further postgraduate awards.
communicated through the weekly UP research funding
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ACCOMMODATION FOR
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
UP has three dedicated postgraduate residences on the Hatfield Postgraduate students with disabilities
Campus, with facilities ranging from bachelor’s apartments to or special needs
two-bedroom flats and communal living. The residences are
If you have a disability that requires a specific living environment,
Jakaranda, Protea and Tuksdorp.
please indicate this when applying for accommodation. The
UP Disability Unit and the Department of Residence Affairs
Veterinary Sciences and Health Sciences postgraduate students
and Accommodation will work together to find something that
are considered for postgraduate accommodation on their
suits you.
respective campuses. The OP Village residence for Faculty of
Veterinary Sciences students is located on the Onderstepoort
Campus (Pretoria), while Faculty of Health Sciences students can Safety and security
be accommodated in the Hippokrates residence on the Prinshof Our campuses are conveniently located along major public
Campus (Pretoria). transport hubs. Besides the Gautrain and Gautrain buses,
municipal or private buses, taxis or hired cabs, the University also
The application for postgraduate accommodation will be provides:
processed and considered once the student has been provisionally ƒ Buses that shuttle our students between classes to different
admitted to a postgraduate study programme. Students who have campuses and residences
applied for accommodation are expected to follow up on their ƒ A park-and-ride facility from our Hillcrest Campus to alleviate
applications as soon as they have been provisionally admitted to on-campus parking pressure
a postgraduate study programme at the University. To ensure a ƒ Students living in official residences are within walking distance
living and learning environment that supports your research and from most campuses, but may use the service to travel between
scholarship journey, you are advised to choose a UP residence. campuses when necessary.

Contact information Gautrain, an express commuter rail system in Gauteng, links

Email tuksres.postgrad@up.ac.za Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni and OR Tambo International
Website www.up.ac.za/student-accommodation/ Airport. Its Hatfield and Pretoria stations are near the University of
article/1972780/hatfield-residences Pretoria’s Hatfield and Prinshof Campuses respectively, with bus
routes passing close to these campuses. The Hatfield station is
Private accommodation within walking distance from the Hatfield Campus.
Website
The Green Route Project is one of the University’s numerous
www.up.ac.za/student-accommodation/article/256266/private-
proactive initiatives to provide and maintain a secure work and
accredited-accommodation
study environment for students and staff. Provision is made for
security officers to accompany students and personnel members
on foot to and from their residences and vehicles, or any nearby
places. More information on 24-hour services offered by the
Department of Security Services can be found online.

THE POSTGRADUATE Go to www.up.ac.za/postgraduate-support

LIFE CYCLE

The life cycle points out to the various support

programmes and services offered by Postgraduate
Support Office, Department of Research and
Innovation and other role-players at the University
of Pretoria:
ƒ Postgraduate enrolment
ƒ Supervisions and memorandum and support
(MOA)
ƒ Academic milestones and support
ƒ Administrative support for international students
ƒ Financial support
ƒ Examination
ƒ Graduation
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FINDING THE
RIGHT SUPERVISOR
You have taken that bold first step to study further and an exciting journey has begun.
A supervisor is of immense help during this journey and should be seen as your GPS
to keep you on course.

Postgraduate students conduct their research projects

under the guidance and mentorship of supervisors, who are
academic researchers in specific fields of specialisation. Since
this supervision is so important to your studies, the availability
of suitable supervisors is one of the factors that determine
whether or not you can be accepted for a particular postgraduate
degree programme.

So, even before you start applying, please contact a potential

supervisor to discuss your intended postgraduate studies. Get
to know your supervisor, as well as his/her area of expertise,
before deciding.

Should your potential supervisor decline your request, please do

not take it personally as some supervisors may have reached the
maximum number of students for supervision.

The availability of suitable supervisors is not the only criterion used

for your admission. Other relevant factors that are considered
include minimum entry qualifications and the maximum numbers
that can be enrolled per year per academic programme.
POSTGRADUATE
Once enrolled, you will sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) SUPPORT AND
with your supervisor, which stipulates the expectations, roles and
responsibilities of each person.
DEVELOPMENT
Our postgraduate students are an integral part of the University
community and your contribution helps make us a leading
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE research-intensive university in Africa.

RIGHT SUPERVISOR The PGSO will help you with information about study programmes,
research and funding opportunities, and research support that will
Contact the head of department in your faculty to enquire about
assist you in successfully completing your qualification.
the availability of supervisors, OR visit the relevant faculty website
and view the research profiles of the academic researchers.
The PGSO promotes postgraduate education and research
productivity through the FlyHigher@UP programme, which
Detailed information on the different faculties and contact
will enable you to gain invaluable research skills and workplace
details of relevant personnel are listed below.
readiness. To ensure effective research training, this programme
enables collaboration between the PGSO and the academic staff
across the University’s nine faculties, its business school and
RESEARCH ETHICS library services. The programme was introduced to improve the
throughput and success of postgraduate students and help them
AND INTEGRITY complete their studies in the minimum time. Academic support
comprises three main stages: proposal development and writing;
Research conducted at UP by students or staff members must data collection and analysis; and thesis, dissertation or journal
be ethical. It is therefore a requirement for UP researchers, article writing. The resources we offer allow students to participate
students or staff members to obtain ethical clearance for their in the University’s major research breakthroughs, which in turn
proposed research project before embarking on the project. Ethics lead to academic recognition and further career development. This
committees at UP review research proposals and ensure that the has demonstrated the quality of our research and as a result has
proposed research does not violate the main ethical principles, earned UP a place among the top research-intensive universities in
which are (i) autonomy, (ii) non-maleficence, (iii) beneficence and Africa and the world.
(iv) justice.
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LIBRARY SERVICES
A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE
The Department of Library Services has 11 faculty libraries spread Training
out over all the UP’s various campuses. In total, these libraries
Currently basic library training and postgraduate and researcher
have a collection of 700 000 printed books, 400 000 licenced online
training are available online, but you should also make enquiries
books, and 182 600 subscription-based journal titles. Scopus, Web
about physical workshops to attend.
of Science, ScienceDirect, EbscoHost and Proquest are just a few
of the 76 databases (among the largest in the world) to which the
The library also created a ClickUP course that includes both basic
library currently subscribes.
and advanced postgraduate training. These courses are self-paced
and can be included in lecturer ClickUP pages.
SERVICES
Each department at the University has a dedicated
information specialist (trained librarian) who
supports the department’s research endeavours UP HAS:
through the provision of information resources.
These information specialists form the link between the library
11 faculty libraries;
and the researchers. Their services include the following aspects
related to the research cycle:
ƒ Assisting with literature searches
ƒ Sourcing relevant information
ƒ Referencing 700 000 printed books;
ƒ Information literacy training
ƒ Research data management
ƒ Bibliometric analysis for funding and NRF applications
ƒ Identifying appropriate accredited journals in which to publish 400 000 licenced online books;
ƒ Providing information on predatory journals
ƒ Research visibility (eg ORCID, Google Scholar profile)
ƒ Anti-plagiarism and copyright clearance
182 600 Subscription-based
Information specialists can be reached via email or journal titles; and
online appointments.

There are subject guides for each department, as well as guides 76 databases (among the largest
on copyright, EndNote, ORCID, predatory publications, a research
guide, researcher profiles and identifiers, and Open Education
in the world).
Resources for each faculty.

Other library services include:

ƒ Interlending services for resources that are not available at the
University of Pretoria
ƒ Digitisation services of on-demand paper documents,
photographs, maps, slides and negatives, and 3D objects
available at the University of Pretoria
ƒ A MakerSpace: A creative laboratory with 3D printers, 3D
scanning, electronics and 3D design software accessible to all
University of Pretoria staff and students
ƒ An institutional repository for archiving theses, dissertations,
research articles and datasets for publication
ƒ A research data repository (Figshare), which is an international
cloud-based research data repository that facilitates data
publishing, sharing and collaboration of academic research
ƒ Postgraduate and researcher library spaces. The University has
IMPORTANT
research commons in the Merensky 2 Library on the Hatfield
Having all this information at your
Campus, the Groenkloof Library and the Jotello F Soga library
fingertips comes with the responsibility
at Onderstepoort, and on the Prinshof and Future Africa
to use it in a principled manner. UP has
Campuses. These are dedicated spaces where researchers can
policies around ethical clearance and plagiarism and you
work on their research articles, theses and dissertations free
need to acquaint yourself with these.
from noise and distraction, on computers that are all updated
with statistical analysis tools such as SPSS, Atlas.ti and SAS.
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FACULTIES AT UP
At UP you can choose an area for further study from our nine faculties and one business
school. The faculties offer a total of 1 175 academic programmes, of which 145 are
undergraduate and 1 030 are postgraduate programmes. This large number of postgraduate
programmes contributes significantly to the research outputs of the University, which are
among the highest in the country.

A high-level overview of all the faculties, as well as their niche offerings and significant achievements follows below.

FACULTY OF ECONOMIC
Niche areas
AND MANAGEMENT ƒ The Department of Auditing is one of only 12 tertiary
SCIENCES institutions in the world to be accredited at Centre of
Excellence level in the Institute of Internal Auditors Global
Dean: Prof Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu Internal Audit Education Partnership (IAEP) programme.
Acting Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning: Students with postgraduate qualifications in Internal
Prof Theuns Steyn Auditing are sought-after in the market.
Deputy Dean, Research and Postgraduate Studies: ƒ The Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute (also hosts the
Prof Karin Barac SA SDG Hub) offers a Master’s in Development Practice,
Africa’s first multidisciplinary postgraduate qualification
Direct postgraduate enquiries to: that focuses on the implementation of the SDGs.
ƒ The Department of Business Management, in
Ms Alta Erasmus (Postgraduate Coordinator)
collaboration with UP’s Faculty of Law, offers a first-of-its-
alta.erasmus@up.ac.za
kind master’s degree in insolvency and business rescue.
ƒ The Faculty is a member of AACSB International – the
Academic departments Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
ƒ Accounting ƒ The Mamelodi Business Hub is an entrepreneurship
ƒ Auditing enabler and part of the Department of Business
ƒ Business Management Management’s quality-driven community engagement
ƒ Economics initiatives that endeavour to enhance social impact
ƒ Financial Management through interdisciplinary-oriented programmes
ƒ Human Resource Management in partnership with UNICEF South Africa and
ƒ Marketing Management PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
ƒ School of Public Management and Administration ƒ The Faculty hosts the UP Centre for the Future of Work, a
ƒ Taxation hub for research and insights pertaining to the future of
Centres, Institutes, Research Chairs work within an African context.
ƒ African Tax Institute (ATI)
ƒ Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute
ƒ Unit for Forensic Accounting
ƒ
ƒ
South African Reserve Bank Chair in Monetary Economics
South African Research Chair in Tax Policy and Governance
INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS
The 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University
Rankings
by Subject place UP in the
101-150 band for
Accounting and Finance
(number 1 in South Africa) and in the
201-250 band for
Economics and Econometrics
(joint first in SA).
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FACULTY OF Centres, institutes and research chairs

EDUCATION ƒ
ƒ
Lesson Study
Unit for Distance Education
ƒ Centre for Evaluation and Assessment
ƒ The Centre for the Study of Resilience
Dean: Prof Chika Sehoole
ƒ Interuniversity Centre for Education Law and Education Policy
Deputy Dean: Prof Salome Human-Vogel
ƒ Living Lab for Innovative Teaching at the University of Pretoria
(LLITUP)
Direct postgraduate enquiries to: ƒ Centre for Diversity and Social Cohesion
ƒ Simon Jiane (simon.jiane@up.ac.za)
ƒ Pulane Tau (pulane.tau@up.ac.za)
ƒ Baatseba Mphahlele (baatseba.mphahlele@up.ac.za) Niche areas
Through strategic collaborations, the Faculty contributes
Academic departments to the renewal of skills in the education profession. School
ƒ Humanities Education leadership, leadership in the Technical and Vocational
ƒ Science, Mathematics and Education and Training (TVET) sector, training in virtual
Technology Education impairment and information and communications
ƒ Educational Management technology (ICT) in education are some of the 21st-century
and Policy Studies skills in which we are developing expertise in response to
ƒ Educational Psychology the needs of the education sector.
ƒ Early Childhood Education

FACULTY OF Units
HEALTH SCIENCES ƒ Community-orientated Primary Care (UP COPC) Research Unit
ƒ Environmental Chemical Pollution and Health Research Unit

Dean: Prof Tiaan de Jager

Research chairs
Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning: Prof Vanessa Steenkamp ƒ SARChI Chair in Sustainable Malaria Control
Deputy Dean, Research and Postgraduate Studies: ƒ AMPATH Chair in Human Genetics
Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson ƒ Co-chair with NAS to the DSTNRF-SAMRC SARChI Research Chair
Deputy Dean, Health Stakeholder Relations: in Biostatistics
Prof Flavia Senkubuge ƒ NRF-DSI SARChI in Infectious Diseases of Animals (Zoonoses) –
also holds the Future Africa Research Chair on People, Health
Schools and Place

ƒ School of Dentistry
ƒ School of Health Care Science
ƒ School of Health Systems and Public Health INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS
ƒ School of Medicine
Ranks in the top 1% internationally in clinical
Academic departments medicine, immunology and microbiology.

There are 43 specialised departments.

Ranks in the top 200 globally in the Times Higher
Education SDG Rankings for SDG 3
Institutes
ƒ Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM)
ƒ Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC), also
recognised as an SAMRC Malaria Research Collaborating Centre
ƒ Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI)
ƒ Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI)

Centres
ƒ Centre for Ethics and Philosophy of Health Sciences (CEPHS)
ƒ Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE)
ƒ Forensic Anthropology Research Centre (FARC)
ƒ Centre for Viral Zoonoses (UP CVN)
ƒ UP Research Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child
Health Care (MFNCHC RC)
ƒ Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies Unit
ƒ Diabetes Research Centre (DiabetesCentre@UP)
ƒ Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC)
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FACULTY OF Centres and institutes

ENGINEERING, BUILT ƒ
ƒ
African Centre of Excellence in Information Ethics
Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Micro-electronics
ENVIRONMENT ƒ Centre for Asset Integrity Management
Centre for Connected Intelligence
AND INFORMATION ƒ
ƒ Centre for Electromagnetism
TECHNOLOGY ƒ Centre for New Energy Systems
ƒ Centre for Nuclear Safety and Security
Acting Dean: Prof Jan Eloff ƒ Centre for Pyrometallurgy
Deputy Dean, Research and Postgraduate Studies: ƒ Centre for Transport Development
Prof Johan Joubert ƒ Industrial Metals and Minerals Research Institute (IMMRI)
Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning: Prof Alta van der Merwe ƒ SAIW Centre for Welding Excellence
ƒ Institute for Big Data and Data Science
Direct postgraduate enquiries to: ƒ Institute for Technological Innovation
ƒ Mining Resilience Research Centre
ƒ Mrs Laurrine Mgiba (laurrine.mgiba@up.ac.za)
ƒ Ms Hellen Molapo (hellen.molapo@up.ac.za)
ƒ Mr Kenneth Nkanyana (kenneth.nkanyana@up.ac.za)
Niche areas
Since 2017, the focus in the Faculty has been to establish
Academic departments
cross-cutting research focus areas, which are mostly
ƒ School of Engineering interdisciplinary in nature. These research focus areas are
ƒ School for the Built Environment based on existing strengths and expertise that can exploit
ƒ School of Information Technology pockets of excellence to embrace the 4IR. These focus areas
ƒ Graduate School of Technology Management cover the following themes:
ƒ Water and Environmental Engineering
Industry chairs ƒ Minerals and Materials Beneficiation
ƒ Absa Chair in Data Science ƒ 4IR
ƒ AEL Mining Services Chair in Innovative Rock-breaking ƒ Smart Cities and Transportation
Technology ƒ Big Data Science, ICT and Technology Innovation
ƒ Anglo-American Chair in Pyrometallurgy Management
ƒ Exxaro Chair in Energy Efficiency ƒ Energy
ƒ Exxaro Chair in XR Technology
ƒ Harmony Chair in Rock Engineering and Numerical Modelling
ƒ Rand Water Chair in Business Management
ƒ Rand Water Chair in Electrical Engineering RANKED NO 1
ƒ Rand Water Chair in Electrical and Water Utilisation
ƒ SARChI Chair in Artificial Intelligence
IN SOUTH AFRICA
ƒ Sedibeng Water Chair in Water Utilisation Engineering
ƒ Sentech Chair in Broadband Wireless Multimedia Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Communication Manufacturing
ƒ South African Council of Shopping Centres Chair
ƒ MultiChoice Chair of Machine Learning
ƒ RS Chair in Cybersecurity
Engineering
ƒ ESKOM Chair in Plant Asset Management
ƒ Murray and Roberts Chair in Industry 4.0 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
ƒ Chair in Nuclear Safety and Security
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FACULTY OF School of Arts

HUMANITIES ƒ
ƒ
Drama
Music
ƒ Fine Arts
ƒ Visual Studies
Dean: Prof Vasu Reddy (Dean)
Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning: Prof Sandy Africa
Deputy Dean, Postgraduate Affairs and Ethics:
Centres and Units
Prof Innocent Pikirayi ƒ Centre for Augmentative and
Alternative Communication (CAAC)
Direct postgraduate enquiries to: ƒ Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA)
ƒ Centre for Sexuality, AIDS and Gender
ƒ Ms Nombulelo Maphanga (nombulelo.maphanga@up.ac.za)
ƒ Unit for Academic Literacy
ƒ Ms Jean Pretorius (jean.pretorius@up.ac.za)
ƒ Unit for Creative Writing
ƒ Ms Friedah Moasa (friedah.moasa@up.ac.za)
ƒ Itsoseng Clinic
ƒ Emerging Scholars Initiative
Academic departments
ƒ African Languages
ƒ Afrikaans Niche areas
ƒ Ancient and Modern Languages
and Cultures Africa’s first and only master’s programme in
ƒ Anthropology and Archaeology
ƒ English
Tangible and Heritage Conservation
ƒ Historical and Heritage Studies
ƒ Philosophy Africa’s only
ƒ Political Sciences Specialist Neuro-Otologic Test Centre
ƒ Psychology
ƒ Sociology The Department of Political Sciences participated in the
ƒ Social Work and Criminology
world’s first Global Classroom.
ƒ Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

FACULTY OF Procedural Law

ƒ Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW (Coursework)
ƒ Procedural Law (Coursework)

Dean: Prof Elsabe Schoeman Jurisprudence

Deputy Dean: Prof Charles Maimela ƒ Law and Political Justice
(Coursework)
Direct postgraduate enquiries to:
Mercantile Law
Lizette du Plessis (duplessis.lizette@up.ac.za)
ƒ Banking Law (Coursework)
ƒ Consumer Protection Law (Coursework)
Academic departments ƒ Corporate Law (Coursework)
Private Law ƒ Insolvency Law (Coursework)
ƒ Estate Law (Coursework) ƒ Insurance Law and Governance (Coursework)
ƒ Intellectual Property Law (Coursework) ƒ Labour Law (Coursework)
ƒ Law of Contract (Coursework) ƒ Mercantile Law (Coursework)
ƒ Private Law (Coursework) ƒ Tax Law (Coursework)

Public Law Centres

ƒ Constitutional and Administrative Law (Coursework)
The Centre for Human Rights
ƒ Environmental Law (Coursework)
ƒ Disability Rights (Coursework)
ƒ Extractive Industry Law (Coursework)
ƒ Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (Coursework)
ƒ International Air, Space and Telecommunications Law
ƒ International Trade and Investment Law in Africa (Coursework)
(Coursework)
ƒ Multi-disciplinary Human Rights (Coursework)
ƒ International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Military
ƒ Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa (Coursework)
Operations (Coursework)
ƒ International Law (Coursework)
LLD / PHD (Research)
ƒ Socio-economic Rights (Coursework)
LLM / MPhil (Research)
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FACULTY OF NATURAL Industry Chairs

AND AGRICULTURAL ƒ
ƒ
Rand Water Chair (Chemistry)
Sappi and Mondi Chair in Forest Genomics and Biotechnology
SCIENCES ƒ SAFCOL Forest Chair
ƒ ABSA Chair in Actuarial Sciences
Dean: Prof Barend Erasmus
Deputy Dean, Research and Postgraduate Education:
Prof Vinesh Maharaj Niche areas
Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning: Prof Paulette Bloomer

AGRICULTURE:
Direct postgraduate enquiries to: Wide-ranging expertise in crop breeding, pre- and post-
cathy.barnard@up.ac.za harvest applications, crop pests and pathogens, animal
breeding, animal welfare, agricultural economics and
Academic departments extension, food production, consumer adoption, sensory
ƒ Actuarial Science evaluation, African crops, food systems and food security.
ƒ Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development
ƒ Animal Science BIG DATA AND DATA SCIENCE:
ƒ Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology Bioinformatics and computational biology, mathematical
ƒ Chemistry modelling in bioengineering and biosciences
ƒ Consumer and Food Sciences
ƒ Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES:
ƒ Geology Hazards modelling, environmental modelling, sustainable
ƒ Mathematics and Applied Mathematics environmental management and biodiversity conservation
ƒ Physics
ƒ Plant and Soil Sciences
INFECTIOUS DISEASES:
ƒ Statistics
Human (tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria) and veterinary
ƒ Zoology and Entomology
diseases (ticks and tick-borne diseases, rabies, helminths,
African horse sickness, bluetongue disease, etc)
Centres of excellence
ƒ DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security PHYSICAL SCIENCES:
ƒ DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology Radio astronomy, biophysics, green chemistry, drug
discovery, separation science, renewable energy
Centres
ƒ African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT with CSIR and Wits) TRADITIONAL MEDICINES
ƒ Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology AND NATURAL PRODUCTS:
ƒ Centre for Environmental Studies (CFES) Bioprospecting, medicinal plant science
ƒ Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG)
ƒ Sci-Enza Science Centre
ƒ UP Natural Hazard Centre Africa
PHYSICAL SCIENCES:
Radio astronomy, biophysics, green chemistry, synthetic
chemistry drug discovery, separation science, renewable
Institute energy
The Mammal Research Institute (MRI)

Units
The Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden

SARChI chairs
ƒ SARChI Chair in Non-Parametric, Robust Statistical Inference and
Statistical Process Control
ƒ SARChI Chair in Mammal Behavioural Ecology and Physiology
ƒ SARChI Chair in Mathematics Models and Methods in
Bioengineering and Biosciences
ƒ SARChI Chair in Sustainable Malaria Control
ƒ SARChI Chair in Fungal Genomics
ƒ SARChI Chair in Plant Health Products from Indigenous
Knowledge Systems
ƒ SARChI Chair in Carbon Technology and Materials
ƒ National Zoological Gardens SARChI Research Chair:
Conservation Physiology
ƒ SARChI Chair in Biostatistics
ƒ SARChI Chair in Clean and Green Energy
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FACULTY OF Centres, institutes and research chairs

THEOLOGY AND The Centre for Faith and Community

RELIGION
Niche areas
Dean: Prof Rantoa Letšosa ƒ Religion and Sustainable Development
Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning: Prof Jaco Beyers ƒ Inclusive Communities
Deputy Dean, Research and Postgraduate Studies: ƒ Religion and Science
Prof Dirk Human ƒ Economy, Ecology and Theology

Direct postgraduate enquiries to:

Cathy Sandis (cathy.sandis@up.ac.za) or
Postgraduate programmes available on the
Doris Mokgokolo (doris.mokgokolo@up.ac.za)
online yearbook:
https://www.up.ac.za/yearbooks/2022/faculties/view/THEO/
Academic departments Faculty%20of%20Theology%20and%20Religion
ƒ Systematic and Historical Theology
ƒ New Testament and Related Literature Postgraduate guideline for students:
ƒ Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures https://www.up.ac.za/theology-and-religion-postgraduate-
ƒ Practical Theology and Mission Studies guide
ƒ Religion Studies
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FACULTY OF
VETERINARY SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS IN 2022
1. The Faculty conferred degrees on SA’s first cohort of
veterinary nursing graduates.
Dean: Prof Vinny Naidoo 2. Prof Koos Coetzer, former HOD: Veterinary Tropical
Deputy Dean, Research and Postgraduate studies: Diseases and a former Deputy Dean of Research in the
Prof Marinda Oosthuizen Faculty, was awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor of
Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning: Prof Dietmar Holm Veterinary Science (honoris causa) by the University of
Pretoria.
Direct postgraduate enquiries to:
3. A total of 19 PhD candidates were awarded their
Leonie Johnson (leonie.johnson@up.ac.za) doctoral degrees at the UP autumn graduation
ceremony and a total of 46 postgraduate qualifications
Academic departments were conferred.
ƒ Anatomy and Physiology 4. Faculty alumnus Dr Gideon Brückner became only the
ƒ Companion Animal Clinical Studies second South African to receive a gold medal from
ƒ Paraclinical Sciences the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) for
ƒ Production Animal Studies outstanding international veterinary service.
ƒ Veterinary Tropical Diseases
5. Three Faculty alumni reunited in the USA to perform a
specialised tusk extraction on a six-ton elephant.
Centres, institutes and research Chairs
ƒ SARChI Research Chair in Poultry Health and Production 6. The National Research Foundation (NRF) awarded
ƒ Afrivet Chair in Primary Animal Healthcare Professor Johan Schoeman a B1 rating for the period
ƒ Equine Research Centre (ERC) 2022–2027, which was the highest rating ever achieved
ƒ Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Research by a veterinary clinician-scientist in the Faculty of
ƒ UP-NRF Community of Practice in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Veterinary Science.
Risk Assessment (COP) 7. Faculty veterinarians saved the life of Nero, a Yorkshire
ƒ Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) terrier, after he had swallowed a bone that became
stuck at the base of his oesophagus just above his heart.
New initiatives 8. An equine specialist in the Faculty created a unique
ƒ African Centre for Biosecurity and Disease Risk Assessment offering for horse owners: an equine cardiology
ƒ Aquatic Health Unit consulting service to detect early heart-health issues in
ƒ Oncology Unit horses.
9. As part of a vaccination drive against rabies, staff and
student volunteers from the Faculty of Veterinary
Niche areas Science provided free care and advice for pet owners
ƒ Research into high-impact infectious diseases from Bronkhorstspruit.
ƒ One Health and zoonotic diseases
10. A ground breaking, collaborative study undertaken
ƒ Wildlife research projects, from disease epidemiology to
by researchers from the Faculty has revealed that
advanced wildlife immobilisation
mammals’ hearts operate with declining energy
ƒ Clinical diagnostics and advanced patient care
efficiency as body size increases.
ƒ Ethnoveterinary medicine, toxicology and pharmacology
ƒ Diagnostic assay development 11. Expert articles and opinion pieces on lumpy skin disease,
ƒ Vaccine development rabies and FMD were published by Faculty members.
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GORDON INSTITUTE OF
BUSINESS SCIENCE
Dean: Prof Morris Mthombeni
Deputy Dean: Prof Louise Whitaker

Direct postgraduate enquiries to:

admissions@gibs.co.za

Centres, institutes and research chairs

ƒ Centre for African Management and Markets (CAMM)
ƒ Centre for Business Ethics (CfBE)
ƒ Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA)
ƒ Centre for Leadership and Dialogue (CL&D)
ƒ Media Leadership Think Tank
ƒ Personal and Applied Learning (PAL)
ƒ Responsible Finance Initiative (RFI)
ƒ GIBS Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
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INNOVATION PLATFORMS
THIS IS HOW WE ARE SHAPING
THE FUTURE THROUGH
KNOWLEDGE
As ideas and technologies evolve at an increasingly rapid
rate, Africa needs a new generation of original thinkers with
international perspectives, yet with a vision and voice that are
rooted here—in the continent’s leading economy.

We are producing this new knowledge through transdisciplinary

approaches and exciting new platforms—spaces that enable
collaboration and partnerships between academia, businesses,
government, policymakers and civil society to co-create new
knowledge that translates into solutions.

These collaborative spaces enable joint research, staff and student

mobility, and the training of a new generation of researchers who
are able to network, raise funds and communicate knowledge
to a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure that Africa achieves
sustainable and inclusive development.

Wouldn’t you like to be part of this future?

Our approach is that all our innovations should

be about transforming lives and communities. The
main driver lies in the fusion of knowledge, not
only for economic advancement, but also for social
justice, which is equally important.

A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
AT THE FUTURE AFRICA
INSTITUTE
This purpose-built transdisciplinary research institute and
green campus is dedicated to creating the knowledge that
addresses the importance of sustainable futures for Africa
in a world marked by rapid political, economic, cultural,
social and technological changes.

These changes include the Fourth Industrial Revolution

that is transforming the way institutions, the economy,
the world of work and society function. At Future Africa,
African scientists and scholars work in partnership with
each other, as key stakeholders in society, and their global
collaborators to co-create knowledge that addresses the
many grand challenges the continent faces.

Focus areas:
ƒ Connected Africa
ƒ From African Soil
ƒ Transforming the World
ƒ Health, People and Place
ƒ Equity and Global Africa
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FUTURE EDUCATION: SMART

FUTURE ENGINEERING 4.0
RESEARCH HUB
UP’s Engineering 4.0 complex is a purpose-built transdisciplinary
facility focused on research, teaching, training and testing for
transport and mobility in all their forms. Working collaboratively
and in partnership with government agencies and players in the
private sector, Engineering 4.0 leverages the opportunities that
come with artificial intelligence, big data and data science, and
cloud computing.

Focus areas:
ƒ Smart cities
ƒ Smart transport
ƒ Smart agriculture

A CREATIVE FUTURE WITH THE

JAVETT-UP ART CENTRE
Arts and creativity drive discovery and challenge us to envisage
a better world. The Javett-UP Art Centre is a platform and space
to explore what makes us human, what inspires us to think, feel,
act, dream, innovate and advance. This Centre focuses on the
importance of Africa and its art in the world to promote a global
understanding of the many cultures and people of the continent.

Supporting UP’s academic programmes and encouraging the

development of creative, flexible, adaptable minds with the
emotional and intellectual intelligence to thrive, the Javett-UP Art
Centre is integral to promoting sought-after Fourth Industrial
Revolution subjects, which the University refers to as STEAM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).

Focus areas
A unique (and first in Africa) transdisciplinary master’s degree
in Tangible Heritage Conservation, taught by academics from
the humanities and sciences, focuses on restoring artworks and
preserving heritage.

A SECURE FUTURE WITH

THE INNOVATION AFRICA
@UP INITIATIVE
Focusing on agriculture, the Innovation Africa@UP initiative
pursues collaborations and partnerships with local and global
scholars in the broad fields of agriculture and food security.
It seeks partnerships with government agencies, including
the Agricultural Research Council, the agricultural sector and
related industries. The aim is to co-create knowledge, innovative
technologies, practices and solutions that are climate resilient,
environmentally friendly and easy to implement, and will promote
sustainability and precision agriculture.

Research Focus Areas

Agriculture-related activities that support world-class capacity
development and research programmes in fields such as food
security, smart agriculture, nutrition, plant health and biosecurity.
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POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES
BEYOND POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES AT UP
Students who are finalising their postgraduate studies should start preparing for life after
university. This is important as some application processes may span from one year to the next.

Opportunities beyond postgraduate studies vary depending possible, it is important to use your entrepreneurial skills to create
on your field of study and interests, and a PhD qualification is employment for yourself and others.
critical if you are interested in pursuing an academic career. If
you have completed a PhD degree, a postdoctoral fellowship is a Information on UP Postdoctoral studies can be found at
good stepping stone for a career in the academic field. Potential www.up.ac.za/postdoctoral-research/article/2810595/
opportunities also exist in the private and public sectors. If postdoctoral-information
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ABOUT PRETORIA
Pretoria, one of South Africa’s three capital cities, serves as the seat of the executive branch of
government and as host to all foreign embassies in the country. The city straddles the Apies
River and extends into the foothills of the Magaliesberg Mountains, and allows residents an
easy escape into the surrounding natural environment.

Things to do in and around Pretoria, sometimes free of charge and always budget friendly:

WRAP UP IN A PURPLE CLOAK

From late September to mid-November, approximately on
70 000 Jacaranda trees bloom all over Pretoria and drape
the city in a purple cloak. UP students believe that if a
Jacaranda flower falls on your head during exam time, you
will pass all your subjects! The more realistic ones believe
that if you haven’t started studying for year-end exams by
the time the Jacarandas bloom, you have left it too late.
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Union Buildings

University of Pretoria Javett-UP Art Centre

Voortrekker Monument

Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve

Rietvlei Nature Reserve

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TAKE A HIKE
The Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve spans 100 hectares in the
foothills of Moreleta Kloof near the city centre, with a variety of
hiking trails. In the 19th century, the reserve was a dairy farm, and
one of the original buildings has been converted to a restaurant
where visitors can dine on a beautiful deck, often with a parade of
animals in view.

Other lovely green spaces close to the city centre

include:
ƒ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve, part of the Moreleta Spruit
Nature Trail
ƒ Groenkloof Nature Reserve, with hiking, horseback riding and
4WD trails
ƒ Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, named after the South African
ornithologist who wrote a popular handbook on the birds of
South Africa

GO GAME VIEWING
The Rietvlei Nature Reserve offers a peaceful escape into
nature and great game viewing less than a 20-minute
drive from the city centre. You will see Highveld game such
as eland, red hartebeest, buffaloes, blesbok, waterbuck,
zebras, black wildebeest, hippos and even cheetahs.
Birder-watchers should keep a lookout for the comical
secretary birds, blue cranes (South Africa’s national bird)
and a breeding pair of fish eagles.

VISIT A NATIONAL
HERITAGE SITE
The Voortrekker Monument is one of the country’s most-visited
historical monuments. It was built in 1949 to commemorate the
Great Trek of 1838, when the Voortrekkers pushed northward into
unknown territory. This 40 m-high square granite structure is a
prominent landmark with steps leading up to the Hall of Heroes,
where 27 marble reliefs depict the Great Trek.

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN
AFRICAN ART
The Javett-UP Art Centre at the University of Pretoria
hosts many public cultural programmes and houses three
permanent collections. They are the Javett Foundation’s
collection of twentieth-century South African art, which
contains a number of significant works, the AngloGold
Ashanti Collection, and the Mapungubwe Gold, an
archaeological collection that is historically and culturally
important for South Africa, the southern African region
and the world.

Frequently asked questions: https://www.up.ac.za/faq

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Tel +27 (0)12 420 3111
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