A minimum fee amount is payable by the closing date for registration for each module for which you register, as well as the outstanding balance by the relevant due dates.
From 2023, the research proposal is no longer a stand-alone module. The research proposal is now incorporated into the dissertation. Students register directly for the dissertation. From 2024, research master's students may pay their fees in three instalments. Registration will be activated on receipt of the initial minimum payment. The outstanding balances must be paid by the relevant due dates in order to avoid financial cancellation. All fees must be paid into the Unisa official bank account with the correct reference number or else the university will not be able to process your registration before the relevant closing date. In the case where a letter from an employer / sponsor confirming that they assume responsibility for payment is supplied, the university can provide the employer / sponsor with a quotation.
Registration will only be activated upon receipt of the minimum payment by the relevant closing date. Compulsory miscellaneous fees, where applicable, are also payable on registration. These include the levy for students in foreign countries. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the sponsor pays the fees on time. No late payments will be accepted. It is advisable for a student to pay his / her own fees and claim it back from the sponsor.
| Description | Semester | Total | Minimum amount payable on registration | Due by 15 May 2026 |
Due by 15 August 2026 |
| Subjects in Education, Law, Libraries, Museums, Psychology, Administration and Social Services | |||||
| Module | Year | R3,060.00 | R1,010.00 | R1,025.00 | R1,025.00 |
| Paper | Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Research proposal module / short dissertation |
Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Dissertation of limited scope | Year | R11,645.00 | R3,845.00 |
R3,900.00 |
R3,900.00 |
| Dissertation master's degree | Year | R20,090.00 | R6,630.00 | R6,730.00 | R6,730.00 |
| Subjects in Business Economics and Management Studies; Communication and Journalism; Computer and Information Sciences; Language, Linguistics and Literature; Philosophy, Religion and Theology; Social Sciences | |||||
| Module | Year | R3,060.00 | R1,010.00 | R1,025.00 | R1,025.00 |
| Paper | Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Research proposal module / short dissertation |
Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Dissertation of limited scope | Year | R11,645.00 | R3,845.00 | R3,900.00 | R3,900.00 |
| Dissertation master's degree | Year | R19,650.00 | R6,485.00 | R6,582.00 | R6,583.00 |
| Subjects in Architecture and the Built Environment; Engineering; Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics | |||||
| Module | Year | R3,060.00 | R1,010.00 | R1,025.00 | R1,025.00 |
| Paper | Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Research proposal module / short dissertation |
Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Dissertation of limited scope | Year | R11,645.00 | R3,845.00 | R3,900.00 | R3,900.00 |
| Dissertation master's degree | Year | R19,285.00 | R6,365.00 | R6,460.00 | R6,460.00 |
| Subjects in Agriculture and Agricultural Operations; Visual and Performing Arts; Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences | |||||
| Module | Year | R3,060.00 | R1,010.00 | R1,025.00 | R1,025.00 |
| Paper | Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Research proposal module / short dissertation |
Year | R6,115.00 | R2,020.00 | R2,047.00 | R2,048.00 |
| Dissertation of limited scope | Year | R11,645.00 | R3,845.00 | R3,900.00 | R3,900.00 |
| Dissertation master's degree | Year | R18,915.00 | R6,240.00 | R6,337.00 | R6,338.00 |
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