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Master of Agriculture in Agricultural Extension at University of Mpumalanga

University of Mpumalanga, South Africa

Programme overview

The Master of Agriculture in Agricultural extension programme aims to educate and train researchers at an advanced level who can contribute to the development of new knowledge in agricultural extension. This is critical to achieving not only the various milestones defined in South Africa’s 2030 National Development Plan (NDP) with specific reference to increasing employment opportunity, access to quality education and the development of highly skill technicians and professionals.

Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences  |  Department: School of Agricultural Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Entry requirements

The minimum admission requirements for this Master degree programme is a relevant Bachelor Honours Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma with an average overall pass of at least 60%. A cognate Bachelor’s Degree at Level 8 may also be recognized as meeting the minimum entry requirements to a cognate Master’s programme. At the University of Mpumalanga, students will gain access to the Masters via the three year Bachelor of Agriculture in Agricultural Extension and Rural Resource Management, followed by the Honours degree.

ZAR 64,074 a year (2026). 2026 tuition for Full-Time Year 1 per UMP 2026 Fees Handbook (fixed amount); excludes accommodation, application fee and other administrative fees (Full-Time Year 1) Source

Main intake: February; first-year lectures started on 09 February 2026 with registration in January. Second semester registration runs 20 July to 31 July 2026. Master's and doctoral postgraduate orientation was held 04 to 08 May 2026.

Applications for master's programmes for 2027 close on 30 January 2027.

Applications for 2027 admission open on 01 June 2026. The non-refundable application fee is R200 for South African applicants, R400 for SADC applicants and R550 for other international applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ump.ac.za/apply

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