University of Cape Town
About University
UCT is an inclusive and engaged research-intensive African university that inspires creativity through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship; enhancing the lives of its students and staff, advancing a more equitable and sustainable social order and influencing the global higher education landscape.
University of Cape Town Offered Courses | Programmes
- Centre for Information Technology and National Development in Africa (CITANDA)
- Development Policy Research Unit
- Environmental-Economics Policy Research Unit (EPRU)
- Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM)
- Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP)
- Research Unit in Behavioural Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN)
- Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU)
Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
- African Centre for Cities (ACC)
- Applied Thermofluid Process Modelling Research Unit (ATProM)
- Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit (BISRU)
- Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER)
- Centre for Catalysis Research (CCR)
- Centre for Materials Engineering (CME)
- Centre for Minerals Research (CMR)
- Centre for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM)
- Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)
- Centre for Transport Studies (CTS)
- Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU)
- Crystallisation and Precipitation Research Unit (CPRU)
- Institute for Catalysis Research
- Future Water Institute
- Minerals to Metals Initiative
- Urban Real-Estate Research Unit (URERU)
Faculty of Health Sciences
- Adolescent Health Research Unit (AHRU)
- Alan J Flisher Research Centre for Public Mental Health
- Albertina and Walter Sisulu Institute for Ageing in Africa (IAA)
- Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC)
- Brain-Behaviour Unit
- Cape Heart Institute (CHI)
- Cardiovascular Research Unit (CRU)
- Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research (CEOHR)
- Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (CIDRI-Africa)
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (CIDER)
- Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity (CLII) Children’s Institute
- Child Language Africa (CLA)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre (Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit (GHJRU)
- Health Economics Unit (HEU)
- Health Through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sports (H-PALS)
- HIV Mental Health Unit (HIVMHU)
- Human Genetics Research Unit
- Including Disability in Education in Africa
- Inclusive Practices in Africa Research Unit (IPARU)
- Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Unit
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM)
- Kidney Disease and Hypertension Research Unit
- Medical Biotechnology and Immunotherapy Unit (MB&I)
- MRC/UCT Drug Discovery and Development Research Unit (H-3D)
- MRC/UCT Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre
- MRC/NHLS/UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit
- MRC/UCT Child and Adolescent Health Unit
- MRC/UCT Precision and Genomic Medicine Research Unit
- MRC/UCT/SU Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders
- Neuroscience Institute
- Orthopaedic Research Unit (ORU)
- Receptor Biology Research Unit
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI)
Faculty of Humanities
- African Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society (ACRES)
- Centre for Contemporary Islam (CCI)
- Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR)
- Environmental Humanities South (EHS)
- Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa
- Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research
- Centre for Curating the Archive (CCA)
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Science
- African Climate and Development Institute (ACDI)
- Artificial Intelligence Research Unit (AIRU) – CAIR UCT node
- Biopharming Research Unit (BRU)
- Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation (SEEC)
- Centre for Supramolecular Chemistry Research (CSCR)
- Centre for Theoretical and Mathematical physics (CTMP)
- Climate System Analysis Group
- FitzPatrick Institute for African Ornithology (Fitztitute)
- Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa
- Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI)
- Marine and Antarctic Research centre for Innovation and Sustainability (MARIS)
- Metrological and Applied Sciences University Research Unit (MeASURe)
- Nansen-Tutu Centre for Marine Environmental Research
- Plant Conservation Unit (CPU)
- Scientific Computing Research Unit (SCRU)
- UCT-CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) Research Centre
- MRC/UCT Drug Discovery and Developpment Research Unit (H3-D)
University of Cape Town Tuition Fees
The University of Cape Town operates on a course-based fee structure inclusive of all “add-ons”. Thus, the dictum that “the price you see is the price you pay” applies to all academic offerings across the university.
The all-inclusive course-based fee structures published in Section 12 of the fees handbook, together with the relevant faculty handbook, will enable students to accurately calculate the cost of their academic studies at UCT.
The faculty handbook will show which courses can be taken and the relevant course code. Students can use this code to look up the all-inclusive cost of the course in the fees handbook. The sum of these costs will give the total cost for the set of chosen courses as there are no levies or additional academic charges.
Faculty handbooks can be obtained from the relevant faculty office and this information is also available on the handbooks page.
Since your fees account is based on your academic load, it is your responsibility to check your enrolment for courses in the current year.
University of Cape Town Required Documents
The admission requirements differ depending on what you want to study. The criteria for certificate courses, diplomas and degrees is listed below:
Undergraduate Certificate Study
To confirm eligibility for admission to undergraduate certificate study, applicants must consult the Admissions Office or the faculty concerned.
Undergraduate Diploma Study
The minimum requirement for admission to undergraduate diploma study is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40-49%) or better in 4 recognised NSC 20-credit subjects.
Bachelor’s Degree Study
To be eligible for admission to degree study, applicants need to meet minimum requirements for eligibility:
- Applicants holding a South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) need to pass a minimum of 4 subjects at a rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50-59%) or better in any four 20-credit NSC subjects.
- Applicants holding a South African Senior Certificate need matriculation endorsement.
- Applicants holding non-South African school-leaving certificates must qualify for a matriculation exemption certificate. For more information please visit the website of the Matriculation Board.
Minimum language proficiency
All applicants must have attained a certain level of proficiency in English and are required to submit evidence of this, as outlined below, as part of their application to study.
South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants
- South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants to UCT must have achieved a pass of 40% or more on the Higher Grade in English (First or Second Language) at Senior Certificate level.
South African NSC undergraduate applicants
- South African NSC undergraduate applicants to UCT, must have achieved a rating of 2 (Elementary Achievement, 30-40%) or better at Home Language or First Additional Language level.
Applicants holding non-South African school-leaving certificates
- Please see UCT’s language requirements.
For further information on the IELTS and TOEFL exams, please contact the UCT English Language Centre.
Errors and Suggestion
Notice: If you are a student of this university or have information about this university,
do not hesitate to share with us if you see incorrect or incomplete information. Contact information: counselorcorporation@gmail.com or comment below.
Important Notice: When starting your education life, do not just proceed in line with this information. This information provides basic information about the university.
Make contact with university before your final decision.
For more: List of universities by country