Unisa has opened its 2025/2026 Master’s & doctoral degrees admission portal and is inviting all applicants to apply. Interested applicants should apply using the details below.
ADMISSION DATES: 08 September to 12 November 2025/2026
In addition to first-time Unisa applicants and Unisa students wanting to apply for another degree or qualification in the 2025/2026 academic year, there are also previously registered master’s and doctoral students who have not yet registered for the 2025/2026 academic year and wish to continue their studies.
The Graduate School of Business Leadership (GSBL) requires students to obtain a Unisa student number and complete the online application process.
You may apply for the following qualifications outside the prescribed application dates:
| Selection degrees | Selection degrees (qualification codes: 90042, 90119, 90116 and 98420) have different closing dates for applications and are administered by the respective academic departments, unless otherwise indicated. Only a limited number of students are selected per academic year. |
| College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences | MSc in Nature Conservation |
| College of Economic and Management Sciences | Qualifications in the Department of Decision Sciences |
| College of Science, Engineering and Technology | Qualifications in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (except for Computer Science qualifications) |
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