 
	
	| Master's Degrees | Doctoral Degrees | 
The following is a list of focus areas in the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs (TM-School). All these focus areas are offered in the new Master’s and PhD in Public Policy and International Affairs.
| Supervisor | Research focus areas | 
| Prof E Phaswana | Afrikan development, Public Policy, Governance, Leadership,  | 
| Prof DM Mello | Government Affairs, Public sector digitalization, Public Human Resource Management,  | 
| Prof S Ndlovu | African History (pre-colonial, colonial, and contemporary), women in history, youth and  | 
| Prof C Buitendag | Simulations and Futuristic Studies, Systems Economics; Integrated Economic Analysis;  | 
| Prof J Lebakeng | Security and Intelligence, Peace and Conflict, citizenship,  | 
| Prof V Msila (PhD Coordinator) | Public Leadership, educational leadership, thought leadership, decoloniality | 
| Prof D Miller | Citizenship studies, gender, women, and food security | 
| Prof M Mkhize (Master's Coordinator) | Foreign policy, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, governance,  | 
| Prof A Van Nieuwkerk | International Relations, African peace and security, SADC peace and security,  | 
| Prof Jo-Ansie van Wyk | International and Diplomacy Studies Politics | 
| Prof M Ngoepe-Ntsoane | Sustainable Livelihoods & Resources Management Public Affairs | 
| Prof T Falola | African History African Politics | 
| Prof M Ndulo | Law, Leadership and International Affairs | 
| Prof D Sebudubudu (External) | Public Affairs, Ethics, Pan-Africanism, Political Science and  | 
| Prof S Zondi (External) | African Affairs Local government and development Foreign policy | 
| Prof C Hendricks (External) | Peace building and security, international affairs, democracy and governance,  | 
| Dr V Shllingi (External) | Public Affairs Peace and conflict, leadership, strategies | 
| Prof S Kinemo (External) | Public Affairs, Leadership, Governance | 
| Prof M Mangai (External) | Public Affairs, Public Sector Economics, Public policy | 
| Prof S Blackmore (External) | Simulations, Futuristic Studies, Economics | 
| Prof G le Pere (External) | International affairs, SA foreign policy, international political economy,  | 
| Prof A Velthuizen | Security and Intelligence, Peace and conflict studies. | 
| Dr Dee Khosa (External) | Security and Intelligence, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Policing. | 
| Prof T Mandrup | African Security Governance, with a specific focus on conflict and  | 
| Prof A Makulilo | Democracy, Constitutionalism, Elections, Gender, Peace and conflict,  | 
| Dr Enio Chingotuane | Defence and Security, International Strategic Studies, Maritime Security,  | 
| Prof D Kasaija | African continental integration (all aspects), regional integration (all aspects),  |