(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.

Unisa Masters Registrations Required Document 2025

For a master application, you’ll need to provide the following documents:

• This is the application form.
• Statement of purpose.
• References from academia and the workplace.
• Copies of your diploma and academic transcripts are required.
• A curriculum vitae (for some courses)
• If you’re applying for a research master’s degree, such as an MPhil or MRes, you’ll need to write a research proposal.

UNISA Online Registration Guidelines 2025/2026

Unisa’s online registration process is quick and simple. Follow these steps to ensure that your registration is submitted successfully.

• Enter your student number in the block provided and follow the links.
• Check your contact details on the screen and change any incorrect details.
• Enter the module(s) for which you want to register. Ensure that you meet all the prerequisites and co-requisites for the module(s) you have selected. Also, ensure that you have correctly entered the module code(s).
• If you select structured / coursework master’s degree modules, please check the Unisa provisional examination timetable to ensure that there are no examination date clashes.
• If you submit your registration without payment, your registration will not be finalised until the university has received the minimum registration fee within the relevant registration period (you will only be registered once Unisa
• has received your study fees). The fee information / minimum amount payable relevant to your qualification will be displayed once you have completed your online registration process.
• If you have applied for funding, but it has not yet been approved or allocated, you are advised to pay your study fees so that your registration can be finalised. You can request a refund from Finance once your bursary is approved.

Masters And Doctoral Degree Courses Offered At Unisa For 2025/2026

The following are the Master’s courses and programmes offered  at Unisa:

Master’s Degrees:

• Master of Accounting Sciences (Auditing) (98656 – AUE)
• Master of Accounting Sciences (Financial Accounting) (98656 – FAC)
• Master of Accounting Sciences (Financial Governance) (98656 – GOV)
• Master of Accounting Sciences (Financial Intelligence) (98656 – INT)
• Master of Accounting Sciences (Management Accounting) (98656 – MAC)
• Master of Accounting Sciences (Taxation) (98656 – TAX)
• Master of Administration in Public Administration (98581)
• Master of Arts in African Languages (98498)
• Master of Arts in African Politics (98499)
• Master of Arts in Afrikaans (98423)
• Master of Arts in Ancient Near Eastern Studies (98457)
• Master of Arts in Anthropology (98502)
• Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (98504)
• Master of Arts in Arabic (98458)

For the full list Of Masters Courses, Click Here.

Doctoral Degrees:

• Doctor of Business Leadership (90071)
• Doctor of Education (Adult Education) (90038 – ADE)
• Doctor of Education (Comparative Education) (90038 – CED)
• Doctor of Education (Curriculum Studies) (90038 – CUS)
• Doctor of Education (Early Childhood Development) (90038 – ECD)
• Doctor of Education (History of Education) (90038 – HED)
• Doctor of Education (Inclusive Education) (90038 – IED)
• Doctor of Education (Open Distance Learning) (90038 – ODL)
• Doctor of Education (Philosophy of Education) (90038 – PED)
• Doctor of Education (Socio-Education) (90038 – SED)
• Doctor of Education (Technology Education) (90038 – TED)
• Doctor of Law Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (98602 – CRI)
• Doctor of Laws Jurisprudence (98602 – JUR)
• Doctor of Laws Mercantile Law (98602 – MCL)

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