Prospective Postgraduates
Postgraduate Administrator for MEng[Research] and PhD: Mrs Amanda de Wet | +27 21 808 4938 | amandadw@sun.ac.za
Postgraduate Administrator for MEng[Structured]: Mrs Gcobisa Tyhomfi-Vanqa | +27 21 808 3816 | gvanqa@sun.ac.za
For detailed information on the programmes, please consult the Civil Engineering Postgraduate Guidelines available above.
The department offers the full range of postgraduate programmes, namely:
• Master of Engineering (Structured) leading to the MEng (Structured) degree (Excluding Water and Construction Engineering and Management)
• Master of Engineering (Research) – leading to the MEng (Research) degree
• Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) – leading to the PhD degree
• Doctor of Engineering – leading to the DEng degree
While most of our postgraduate students continue directly from our undergraduate programme, the department boasts a good number of students from other South African universities as well as international students.
In the Civil Engineering Department, our research is based on four research areas.
Find out more about current available research topics as well as the researchers at the links below.
Construction and Engineering Management
Water and Environmental Engineering
For detailed information on the admission requirements, please consult the Civil Engineering Postgraduate Guidelines available above.
All postgraduate applicants must apply online on the SUNStudent applicant portal. The Civil Engineering Postgraduate Application Form (CIVPG01), available above, must be uploaded on your SUNStudent application.
Further detailed information on the online application process can be found here.
Special Students
Students registered at another university wishing to attend a postgraduate course at Stellenbosch University are called special students.
To apply and for cost enquiries, please contact Mrs Janine Myburgh in our Civil Courses Division (Email: civilcourses@sun.ac.za).
Tuition fees for South African Students: See Section 12.4 in the Civil Engineering Postgraduate Guidelines.
Tuition fees for Foreign Students:
Please contact suifinance@sun.ac.za at the International office for information regarding fees.
For more information on available research topics, watch the videos below:
Masters in Structural Engineering
Masters in Water Engineering
Masters in Geotechnical, Management and Transport Engineering
