2025/2026 University of the Witwatersrand Application Date
Humanities
School of Human and Community Development Intake Closing Date Programme of study January 2025/2026 Open 2 March
Close 31 May Master of Arts in Community Based Counseling Psychology Open 2 March
Close 2 May Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Opens 2 March
Closes 24 July Master of Education in Educational Psychology Opens 15 July
Masters in Research Psychology and Masters of Arts by Coursework and Research Report Psychology Opens 15 July
Master of Arts in Psychology by coursework and research report Opens 15 July
Master of Arts in the field of Social and Psychology Research Opens 15 July
BA Honours in Organisational Psychology Opens 15 July
BA Honours in Psychology Opens 15 July
Master of Arts by Coursework and Research Report in Organisational Psychology Opens 4 May
Master of Arts in Occupational Social Work Opens 4 May
Master of Arts in Social Development Opens 4 May
Master of Arts in Speech Pathology and Audiology School of Literature, Language and Media
Intake Closing Date Programme of study January 2025/2026 Honours in Journalism
15 November
Career entry: International and SA applicants
Mid-career: International and SA applicants Honours in Sign Language 15 November
International applicants
SA applicants Masters in Journalism 15 November
15 November International applicants
SA applicants Media Studies 15 November International and SA applicants Honours and Masters and PhD in Modern Languages 15 November International applicants
SA applicants Honours and Masters in Creative Writing 15 November International and SA applicants All other disciplines (Honours and Masters Programmes) including ICT Policy and Regulation 15 November International applicants , SA applicants School of Social Sciences Intake Closing Date Programme of study January 2025/2026
06 September
06 September
Honours and Masters Programmes Labour, Policy and Globalisation (GLU)
International applicants
SA applicants
31 October
African Centre for Migration and Society, Honours and Masters in Demography and Population Studies
31 October
30 November Applied Ethics for Professionals, History
International applicants
SA applicants
31 October
History
31 October Diversity Studies – Honours and Master’s 31 October Political Studies, Development Studies – BA Honours and Master of Arts 30 November Anthropology
31 October
All other disciplines
International applicants
SA applicants Wits School of Arts Intake Closing Date Programme of study January 2025/2026
31 October
30 November All disciplines (Honours and Masters Programmes)
(no mid year intake for coursework degrees)
International applicants
SA applicants Wits School of Education Intake Closing Date Programme of study January 2025/2026
31 August
31 October
B Ed Honours, PGCE, Master of Education, PG Diploma in Higher Education
International applicants
SA applicants
Please consult the Student Call Centre: 011 717 1888 or contact the appropriate Faculty for possible amendments to these dates.
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