Faculties At The University Of Cape Town

UCT offers postgraduate diplomas and degrees from six faculties. Additionally, the Graduate School of Business (GSB) and the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking (d-school) both provide highly sought-after postgraduate courses.

Some degree programs (like Environmental & Geographical Sciences) are spread across multiple faculties. The faculties are happy to answer questions from students about their postgraduate degree programs.

Depending on your research interests, you can get in touch with any one of the nearly 40 recognized research groups and university research institutions at UCT. The faculties at UCT also house a number of schools, including the Graduate School of Business and the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance.

Faculties and Departments

The Careers Service is equipped to provide support, knowledge, and career expertise to assist each faculty in delivering the best outcomes for students. Find out what we offer to students.

Orientation

During orientation, they speak to every first-year group in every faculty to inform them of the services. Additionally, they encounter a sizable number of first-year students who are unsure about their choices or who were rejected from the course they applied for.

Bespoke Workshops and Presentations

In undergraduate and graduate classrooms across all faculties, we conduct a variety of tailored speeches and workshops. Contact the Careers Service if you’re interested in having us give a presentation or lead a session for your students.

Referring Students

You may encounter students in your courses that may be experiencing the following:

Requiring assistance with exploring their career options
Needing advice when excluded or are unhappy with their degree or stream
Making applications for bursaries, student leadership positions, or casual or graduate jobs
Unsure of whether to enter employment or continue studying
Seeking graduate employment

Offering Students Work in Your Department

Should you have opportunities for students to work in your department and you would like to advertise through us, contact Nawaal Boolay on nawaal.boolay@uct.ac.za

Faculties At The University Of Cape Town are as follows;

Commerce

BBusc (Actuarial Science)
BBusSc – Management Studies (Finance)
BBusSc Management Studies (Information Systems)
BCom (Chartered Accountant)
BCom (Economics and Statistics) / (Economics and Finance)
BCom (General Accounting)
BCom (Law and Accounting)
BCom (PPE)

Engineering and the Built Environment

- BArchitectural Studies (BAS)
- BSc (Construction Studies)
- BSc (Eng) – Chemical
- BSc (Eng) – Civil
- BSc (Eng) Electrical and Computer
- BSc (Eng) in Mechanical / Electro-Mechanical Engineering
- BSc (Eng) in Mechatronic Engineering
- BSc (Geomatics)

Health Science

BSc (Audiology)
BSc (Occupational Therapy)
BSc (Physiotherapy)
BSc (Speech-Pathology)
MBChB
Nursing Postgrad Dip

Humanities

BA
BA (Film and Media Production)
BA (Fine Art)
BA (Theatre and Performance)
BMus (General)(Composition)
BMus (Musicology)(Performance)
BMus Dance (Pedagogue)(Researcher)(Performers)
BSocial Work
BSocSc with Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Dance Teachers Dip

Law

School of Education

- ACE (Education Management and Leadership Development)
- PGCE – Intermediate and Senior
- PGCE: Senior and FET phase

Science

BSc (Computer Science)
BSc (Environmental and Geographical Science)
BSc (Chemical, Molecular, and Cell Biology)

For more information, visit the official website of the institution.

Contact details

Email pgstudies@uct.ac.za
Phone +27 (0)21 650 3171
@UCTpostgrads
Otto Beit Building, Room 2.04, Level 2
University Avenue North, Upper Campus
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch
7700