Unisa Application Masters 2023
Unisa Application Masters 2023
Unisa Application Masters 2023
Applications for admission to master’s & doctoral qualifications for the 2023 academic year are open and continuous . Apply now!
- Everyone wanting to start a new qualification must apply for admission, including first-time Unisa applicants, Unisa students wanting to apply for a new qualification, students in their final year of a qualification wanting to start a master’s or doctoral qualification, and previously registered master’s & doctoral students who did not register for the 2023 academic year and now wish to continue with their studies.
- If you are applying for admission to a Graduate School of Business Leadership (GSBL) qualification, please apply for a Unisa student number (unless you previously studied at Unisa towards a formal qualification) and complete the online application process.
Unisa Application Masters 2023
Master’s & doctoral degrees
| Registration opens | Registration closes | ||||
| Master’s & doctoral qualifications | 3 January 2023 | 30 April 2023 | |||
| Doctor of Business Leadership degree
* Students registering for the MBA and MBL degrees must contact the Graduate School of Business Leadership: www.unisa.ac.za/sbl |
2 January 2023 | 30 April 2023 | MCompt degree | 3 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
Exceptions in Unisa Application Masters 2023
(only valid for students registering for the qualifications listed below)
- First-time registering students may register outside of the approved registration dates.
- Re-registering Unisa students must register during the prescribed registration period.
College of Science, Engineering and Technology
(excluding Computing students)For any enquiries, please contact the Master’s & Doctoral Administration Section for assistance: +27 11 471 3296; mandd@unisa.ac.zaDoctor of Philosophy (90040) – SET optionMaster of Science in Nature Conservation
(Full Dissertation) (98022)Qualifications in the Department of Decision Sciences (Quantitative Management & Operations Research)For any enquiries, please contact the Master’s & Doctoral Administration Section for assistance: +27 12 441 5702; mandd@unisa.ac.zaMaster’s of Business Administration (90070)
Master’s of Business Leadership (90086)Please visit the Graduate School of Business Leadership website for registration dates and the registration process: www.unisa.ac.za/sb
Master’s & doctoral degrees
What’s new for 2023?
Please take note of the following changes that were introduced for students registering for a research master’s or doctoral qualification for the first time in 2023.
The submission of an article(s) was introduced for students registering for the first time in 2020. The word “article” has, however, been replaced by the word “manuscript” from 2023.
Research master’s degree students
- One manuscript, based on the student’s research, must be submitted for publication to a recognised and accredited journal. Proof of the submission of the manuscript is a compulsory condition for the degree to be conferred.
Doctoral students
- An oral defence (viva voce) has been added to the curriculum.
- Two manuscripts, based on the student’s research, must be submitted for publication to a recognised and accredited journal. Proof of the submission of the manuscripts is a compulsory condition for the degree to be conferred.