94 PhD programmes in Social Sciences in South Africa

Land Surveying at the University of Kwazulu Natal deals with the field of Geomatics that focuses on the acquisition, processing, management, presentation, and dissemination of information about the earth and features with a fixed location on the earth’s surface.

The PhD in Archaeology is offered by the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Our Cultural Policy and Management PhD cohort at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is made up of professionals across the region, most of whom carry out their research projects remotely.

The German Studies programme is offered within the School of Literature, Language and Media at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Conduct your own research in the field of Economics with this PhD programme offered at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

The Italian Studies Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers a PhD in different areas of specialization.

A doctoral degree in Archaeology 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.

A doctoral degree in Anthropology 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 PhD programme in Development Studies is offered by the School of Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, 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.

This PhD degree in Critical Diversity Studies is offered by the School of Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

The PhD programme in Demography and Population Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers an interdisciplinary graduate teaching and research in demography and population studies.

The Geography and Environmental Studies programme at the Stellenbosch University focuses on the study and resolution of human-environmental and urban or tourism-related problems and phenomena from a spatial perspective.

This Economics - Innovation program is offered by the Department of Economics and Econometrics within the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg.

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

This Political Studies programme is offered by the Department of Politics and International Relations within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

This Augmentative and Alternative Communication degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

This Heritage and Cultural Tourism degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

The Urban and Regional Planning programme at Stellenbosch University is presented by the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE) of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.

This Education Policy Studies degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria.