We know that you have worked really hard and have always wanted to #ChooseUP because it is one of the best universities in Africa. To be part of our family, you need more than suitable subject choices or good marks at school; you need to be committed and passionate about your chosen field.
If you can think of a study field or career that suits your personality, interests, goals and what you’re good at, you will enjoy what you do and being really great at your studies and future career.
You can use our Virtual Campus to help you decide on a course or discover a new field of interest, explore our campuses and access the information you need to apply.
If you already know what you want to study, explore the course options in each of our faculties to find out more.
If you already have an undergraduate degree and would like to browse our postgraduate offerings, we have many different advanced study programmes available.
Please pay attention to opening and closing dates for applying to study at UP.
- Advanced diploma School Leadership and Management (Distance Education)
- BA
- BA Audiology
- BA Fine Arts
- BA Information Design
- BA Languages
- BA Law
- BA Speech-Language Pathology
- BA Visual Studies
- BAdmin Public Management and International Relations
- BAdminHons Public Administration and Management
- BAgricHons Extension
- BAgricHons Rural Development
- BAHons African Languages
- BAHons Afrikaans
- BAHons Ancient Languages and Cultures Studies
- BAHons Applied Language Studies
- BAHons Archaeology
- BAHons Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- BAHons Criminology
- BAHons Drama and Film Studies
- BAHons English
- BAHons French
- BAHons German
- BAHons International Relations
- BAHons Literary Theory
- BAHons Music
- BAHons Philosophy
- BAHons Political Science
- BAHons Spanish
- BAHons Visual Studies
- BArchHons
- BChD
- BCMP
- BCom
- BCom Accounting Sciences
- BCom Agribusiness Management
- BCom Business Management
- BCom Econometrics
- BCom Economics
- BCom Extended programme
- BCom Financial Sciences
- BCom Human Resource Management
- BCom Informatics Information Systems
- BCom Investment Management
- BCom Law
- BCom Marketing Management
- BCom Statistics and Data Science
- BCom Supply Chain Management
- BComHons Agricultural Economics
- BComHons Business Management
- BComHons Communication Management
- BComHons Econometrics
- BComHons Economics
- BComHons Financial Management Sciences
- BComHons Human Resource Management and Labour Relations
- BComHons Industrial Psychology
- BComHons Informatics
- BComHons Internal Auditing
- BComHons Investment Management
- BComHons Marketing Management
- BComHons Mathematical Statistics
- BComHons Statistics and Data Science
- BComHons Supply Chain Management
- BComHons Taxation
- BComHons Tourism Management
- BConSci Clothing Retail Management
- BConSci Food Retail Management
- BConSci Hospitality Management
- BDietetics
- BDiv
- BDram
- BEd Foundation Phase Teaching
- BEd Intermediate Phase Teaching
- BEd Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
- BEdHons Assessment and Quality Assurance in Education and Training
- BEdHons Computer-integrated Education
- BEdHons Education Management, Law and Policy
- BEdHons Education Management, Law and Policy (Distance Education)
- BEdHons Educational Psychology
- BEdHons Learning Support
- BEdHons Learning Support (Distance Education)
- BEdHons Life Sciences Education
- BEdHons Mathematics Education
- BEdHons Physical Sciences Education
- BEdHons Teacher Education and Professional Development
- BEdHons Technology Education
- BEng Chemical Engineering
- BEng Chemical Engineering ENGAGE
- BEng Civil Engineering
- BEng Civil Engineering ENGAGE
- BEng Computer Engineering
- BEng Computer Engineering ENGAGE
- BEng Electrical Engineering
- BEng Electrical Engineering ENGAGE
- BEng Electronic Engineering
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- BEng Industrial Engineering
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- BEng Mechanical Engineering
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