Postgraduate Courses Offered at Walter Sisulu University 2026
List of Postgraduate Courses Offered at Walter Sisulu University,WSU: 2026
The Accredited list of Postgraduate diploma, masters and doctorate courses offered at Walter Sisulu University, WSU for 2026. Applicants applying for admission at WSU can check below for the list of courses offered in Walter Sisulu University, WSU.
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT SCIENCE & LAW UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
The following postgraduate programmes are offered in these fields:
| Advanced diplomas | Buffalo City | Ibika | Mthatha | Queenstown |
| B-Tech: Business Administration | Part time | – | – | – |
| B-Tech: Cost & Management Accounting | Part time | Full time | – | – |
| B-Tech: Human Resources Management | Full time/ Part time |
Full time | – | – |
| B-Tech: Internal Auditing | Part time | Full time | Full time | Full time |
| B-Tech: Journalism | Part time | – | – | – |
| B-Tech: Management | Part time | Part time | – | – |
| B-Tech: Marketing | Part time | – | – | – |
| B-Tech: Public Management | Part time | Part time | Part time | – |
| B-Tech: Public Relations Management | Part time | – | Part time | – |
| B-Tech: Tourism Management | Full time/ Part time |
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| Degrees | ||||
| B. of Accounting | – | – | Full time | – |
| B. Admin. (Public Affairs) | – | – | Full time | – |
| B. Comm (Economics) | – | – | Full time | – |
| B. Comm (General) | – | – | Full time | – |
| B. Compt | – | – | Full time | – |
| B. Compt (CA Stream) | – | – | Full time | – |
| LLB | – | – | Full time | – |
| Honours | ||||
| B. Comm (Business Management) | – | – | Full time | – |
| B. Comm (Economics) | – | – | Full time | – |
| B. Administration | – | – | Full time | – |
| Masters | ||||
| M. Comm (Business Management) | – | – | Full time/ Part time |
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HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
| BCur (Basic) | Nelson Mandela Drive |
- Senior Certificate: Matriculation Exemption
- Conditional Exemption or Mature Age Exemption if candidate is 23 years old in the year of registration
- English HG-E/SG-D; Biology HG-E/SG-D; Physical Science E HG or D SG
- (E SG will be considered if one of the above subjects is D HG)
- NSC (Degree): Achievement rating of 4 (50-59%) in English at First Additional Language Level
- 5 (60-69%) in isiXhosa at a Home or First Additional Language level
- 4 (50-59%) in Mathematical Literacy or 3 (40-49%) in Mathematics
- 4 (50-59%) in Life Sciences
- 4 (50-59%) in Physical Science
- 4 (50-59%) in Information Technology
- 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
- All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.
| BSc Health Promotion (Allied Health Professions) | Nelson Mandela Drive |
- Senior Certificate: Full Exemption with an overall C aggregate symbol (or higher) at first attempt with:
- English HG-D/SG-C; Physical Science HG-D/SG-C; Mathematics HG-D/SG-C; Biology HG-D/SG-C
- NSC (Degree): Achievement rating of 4 (50-59%) in English at First Additional Language Level
- 4 (50-59%) in isiXhosa both at Home or First Additional Language level
- 3 (40-49%) in Mathematical Literacy
- 4 (50-59%) in Life Sciences
- 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
- 4 (50-59%) in Physical Science
- 4 (50-59%) in Agricultural Science
- All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.
| Bachelor of Medical Clinical Practice (Medicine) | Nelson Mandela Drive |
- Senior Certificate: Matriculation Exemption or Conditional Exemption or Mature Age Exemption
- NSC (Degree): Minimum achievement rating of:
- 4 (50-59%) in English at a Home Language or First Additional Language
- 4 (50-59%) in Mathematics
- 5 (60-69%) in Physical Science
- 5 (60-69%) in Life Sciences
- 4 (50-59%) in isiXhosa
- 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
- All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.
| Bachelor of Social Work (Allied Health Professions) | Nelson Mandela Drive |
- Senior Certificate:
- NSC (Degree): Achievement rating of:
- 4 (50-59%) in English
- 4 (50-59%) in isiXhosa or any other additional Language
- 4 (50-59%) in Life Orientation
- 4 (50-59%) in Life Sciences
- 4 (50-59%) in Physical Science
- 3 (40-49%) in Mathematical Literacy
- All candidates shall be subjected to selection processes.
HEALTH SCIENCES POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMMES
Postgraduate diploma
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion
- Postgraduate Diploma in Chemical Pathology
- Advanced Diploma in District Health Management and Leadership
– offered jointly with other universities in the Eastern Cape with enrolment centred at Fort Hare but through the Department of Health - Advanced Diploma in Nursing
- Advanced Diploma in Infection Control
– awaiting approval from the Department of Higher Education & Training as a new programme
Honours
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in
>>Physiological Science
>>Biochemistry
>>Medical Microbiology - Bachelor of Nursing Honours
- Masters of Social Work
- Master in Nursing
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Science in
>> Health Promotion
>> Biochemistry
>> Physiological Science
>> Chemical Pathology
>> Medical Microbiology - Master in Public Health
- Master of Medicine in
> Anaesthesiology
> Anatomical Pathology - Community Medicine
>> Family Medicine
>> General Surgery
>> Internal Medicine
>>Obstetrics and Gynaecology
>>Ophthalmology
>>Orthopaedic Surgery
>>Otorhinolaryngology
>>Paediatrics and Child Health
>>Paediatric Surgery
>>Psychiatry
>>Radiation Oncology
>>Radiology
Doctoral
- Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences
- Doctor of Medicine (for Honorary Degrees)
EDUCATION POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
The following postgraduate programmes are offered in these fields:
| School | Department | Programme offered | Minimum duration | Sites |
| Continuing Professional Teacher Development | Postgraduate Continuing Professional Teacher Development and Research (PS) | B Ed Hons options/streams | 2 yrs | Nelson Mandela Drive/Ibika |
| M Ed options/ streams | 2 yrs | Nelson Mandela Drive | ||
| D Ed | 3 yrs | Nelson Mandela Drive | ||
| BA Hons in English | 2 yrs | Nelson Mandela Drive | ||
| MA in Contemporary English studies | 2 yrs | Nelson Mandela Drive | ||
| Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours | 2 yrs | Nelson Mandela Drive | ||
| Postgraduate Diploma Library and Information Science | 1 yr | Nelson Mandela Drive | ||
| Master of Arts | 2 yrs | Nelson Mandela Drive |
QUEENSTOWN CAMPUS NOW OFFERING PGCE
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
- Qualification: Degree
- Two approved teaching subjects (Accounting, Economics, Business Studies, Maths, CAT & IsiXhosa)
SCIENCE,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMMES
The following postgraduate programmes are offered:
| School | Department | Programmes offered | Minimum duration | Delivery sites |
| Engineering | Civil Engineering | BTech: Engineering: Civil | 2yrs – Part time | College Street |
| Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering | BTech: Engineering: Electrical | 2yrs – Part time | College Street | |
| Applied and Environmental Sciences | Chemistry and Chemical Technology | BTech (Analytical Chemistry) | 1yr | Potsdam |
| BSc Hons | 1yr | Mthatha | ||
| MSc | 2yrs | Mthatha | ||
| Environmental Sciences | BSc Hons Geography | 1yr | Mthatha | |
| MSc Geography | 2yrs | Mthatha | ||
| Physics | BSc Hons | 1yr | Mthatha | |
| MSc | 2yrs | Mthatha | ||
| Botany | BSc Hons Botany | 1yr | Mthatha | |
| MSc Botany | 2yrs | Mthatha | ||
| Zoology | BSc Hons Zoology MSc | 1yr | Mthatha | |
| Zoology | 2yrs | Mthatha | ||
| Computing | Computer Science | BSc Hons (Computer Science) | 1yr | Mthatha |
| MSc (Computer Science) | 2yrs | Mthatha | ||
| InformationTechnology | BTech: IT (Communication Networks) | 1yr Full Time2yrs Part Time | Chiselhurst | |
| BTech: IT (Software Development) | 1yr Full Time2yrs Part Time | Chiselhurst | ||
| Technology | Department of Fine Art | BTech: Fine Art | 1yr | Cambridge |
| Mathematical and Computational Sciences | MSc (Applied Mathematics) | 2yrs | Mthatha | |
| Department of Mathematics | BSc Hons (Mathematics) | 1yr | Mthatha | |
| MSc (Mathematics) | 2yrs | Mthatha | ||
| Department of Applied Statistical Science | BSc Hons (Applied Statistical Sciences) | 1yr | Mthatha | |
| MSc (Applied Statistical Sciences) | 2yrs | Mthatha |
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