Street:Private Bag X3

City:Rondebosch

Province:Western Cape

Post Code:7701

WWW:https://www.uct.ac.za

Public

Founded 1829 as College by local community, acquired official status 1873. Became University by Act of Parliament 1916 and granted Charter 1918. An autonomous institution receiving financial support (50%) from the State. Open to all who meet the academic requirements, regardless of colour, race, sex or religion.

February to December (February-April; April-June; July-September; September-December)

Matriculation Certificate or certificate of exemption issued by the Joint Matriculation Board

English

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA); Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

Head : Mosa Moshabela

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:August 2024 -

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Senior Administrative Officer : Royston Pillay

Job title:Registrar

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International Relations Officer : Jeff Murugan

Job title:Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation

Centre : Higher Education Development

Fields of study:Adult Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Sciences

More details:CHED

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Faculty : Commerce

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Demography and Population, Economics, Finance, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Management, Marketing, Sports Management, Statistics, Taxation, Tourism

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Faculty : Engineering and the Built Environment

Fields of study:Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Building Technologies, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

More details:EBE

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Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Biology, Health Education, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Surgery

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Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:African Studies, Afrikaans, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Classical Languages, Dance, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Fine Arts, French, Gender Studies, Geography (Human), German, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Italian, Latin, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Media Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Law, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Writing

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Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Commercial Law, Criminology, Labour Law, Law, Maritime Law, Private Law, Public Law

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Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Astronomy and Space Science, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Statistics, Zoology

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Graduate School : Business

Fields of study:Business Administration, Finance, Leadership, Management

More details:GSB

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, African Languages, African Studies, Afrikaans, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biology, Business and Commerce, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geology, German, Hebrew, History, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Italian, Law, Linguistics, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Music Education, Occupational Therapy, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Psychology, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Surgery, Theatre, Writing

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Advanced Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Business and Commerce, Leadership, Management, Music, Nursing, Opera, Performing Arts, Theatre

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Honours Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, African Languages, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Architecture, Business and Commerce, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Dance, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Geography, Geology, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Investment Analysis, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Library Science, Marine Biology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Social Work, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Town Planning, Water Science

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Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Business Computing, Cardiology, Data Processing, Dermatology, Development Studies, Diabetology, Education, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Fine Arts, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Health Administration, Health Education, Hepatology, Higher Education, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Law, Library Science, Management, Marketing, Medical Technology, Midwifery, Music, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery, Occupational Health, Oncology, Paediatrics, Pest Management, Power Engineering, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Sports Management, Tourism

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Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, African Languages, African Studies, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Archaeology, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Art History, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Cardiology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Criminology, Dance, Dermatology, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Endocrinology, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Fiscal Law, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forensic Pathology, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Geography, Geological Engineering, Haematology, Health Sciences, Hepatology, Higher Education, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Information Sciences, International Law, Labour Law, Law, Leadership, Management, Maritime Law, Medicine, Microbiology, Music, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Operations Research, Ophthalmology, Organic Chemistry, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Private Law, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Health, Radiology, Regional Planning, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Social Sciences, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Sustainable Development, Taxation, Town Planning, Transport Engineering, Transport Management, Urology, Virology, Water Science

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Doctorate

Fields of study:Architecture, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Construction Engineering, Economics, Engineering, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Physiology, Surgery

Doctoral study in specific areas possible by contacting relevant departments and faculties

Acta Juridica

Bolus Herbarium Contributions

Centre for African Studies Communications

Mathematics Colloquium

Research Report

Responsa Meridiana

Sea Changes

Social Dynamics

Studies in History of Cape Town

UCT News