Sol Plaatje University Postgraduate Studies

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) in Kimberley offers postgraduate diplomas, honours degrees and master's degrees across its four faculties. Applications are online and free, and each faculty has its own postgraduate contact. Here is how postgraduate study at SPU works, based on its official pages.

Postgraduate programmes

• Economic and Management Sciences: the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management and the Master of Public Management and Governance
• Education: the BEd Honours in Curriculum Studies and the Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics Education
• Humanities: honours degrees in Heritage Studies, Anthropology, History, Sociology, and Afrikaans, English and Setswana, plus research master's degrees in Archaeology, Heritage Studies, the three languages, Anthropology, History and Sociology, and a coursework MA in Heritage Studies
• Natural and Applied Sciences: BSc Honours in Computer Science, Biological Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences

SPU's Postgraduate Prospectus 2026/27 gives detailed information on each programme and its admission requirements.

Closing date

Undergraduate and postgraduate applications for the 2027 academic year were open until 31 October 2026. Contact your faculty to ask whether late applications are considered.

How to apply

1. Read the postgraduate prospectus for your programme's requirements.
2. Check with the postgraduate coordinator whether your programme needs a letter of motivation.
3. Apply online through SPU's application system.
4. Upload your official academic transcript, a copy of your degree or diploma, and a certified copy of your ID.

SPU cannot process applications without supporting documents, so missing documents delay your application.

Application fee

There is none. SPU's FAQ states that no application fee is required to apply online.

Postgraduate contacts

• Economic and Management Sciences: postgrad.ems@spu.ac.za or EMS_Applications@spu.ac.za
• Education: postgrad.edu@spu.ac.za
• Humanities: postgrad.hum@spu.ac.za
• Natural and Applied Sciences: postgrad.nas@spu.ac.za

If you have trouble with the online system, SPU's Faculty Application Champions can help. For the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, call 053 491 0157. Many of the humanities master's degrees are by dissertation, which means supervised research rather than coursework.

Research degrees

For a research master's, contact the department before you apply to discuss your topic and whether a supervisor is available. SPU also advertises postdoctoral research fellowships, such as in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

Funding

For honours and master's funding, apply to external funders such as the National Research Foundation, using their own deadlines, and ask your faculty about other opportunities.

Related pages

See SPU fees, SPU bursaries and how to apply to SPU.