532 Affordable PhD programmes in South Africa

This Botany (Research) programme is offered by the Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology within the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg.

This Entrepreneurship degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Industrial Psychology degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Dermatology degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Biotechnology degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Mine Surveying PhD is offered by the Department of Mining and Mine Surveying within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg.

The aim of the PhD in Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is to offer advanced training in the fields of earth, atmospheric, hydro-environmental, global change and other environmental Sciences, as well as studies concerned with human environments and to promote inter-disciplinary exchange between various arts and science disciplines.

The Law programme offered by University of Kwazulu Natal develops advanced research expertise in legal scholarship, independent inquiry, and original contributions to legal knowledge.

Statistical Sciences at University of Cape Town is the scientific application of mathematical principles to the collection, analysis, and presentation of data.

The Sociology programme at Stellenbosch University involves independent and original research, leading towards the writing of a dissertation on an approved topic, as developed in an approved research proposal and under the supervision of a supervisor and, where appropriate, a co-supervisor. 

This program in Animal Production Systems at Stellenbosch University leads to the qualification PhD (Agric) (field: Animal Sciences). 

This Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme is offered by the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg.

This Chemistry (Research) programme is offered by the Department of Chemical Sciences within the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg.

A dissertation containing the results of your independent, original research is required. We offer a phd degree in Polymer Science at the Stellenbosch University.

This PhD programme in Development Studies is offered by the School of Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,

A Doctorate in Education is the highest qualification a student can be awarded at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It is earned by conducting independent research under the supervision of faculty mentors.

This Zoology (Research) programme is offered by the Department of Zoology within the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg.

This English (Research) programme is offered by the Department of English within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

A doctoral degree in Chemistry at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.

This Music degree programme is offered by the Wits School of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.