UCT Courses
UCT Courses
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a preeminent institution in South Africa when it comes to pursuing higher education and broadening your views. With a reputation for academic achievement and a dedication to innovation, UCT offers a broad selection of programs made to suit a variety of interests and professional aspirations. UCT courses offer a route to personal development and professional success, whether you are a recent high school graduate or a working professional wishing to upskill.
Students can discover programs that match their interests and objectives due to the wide range of disciplines represented in the UCT course offerings. Every interest can be satisfied by a course, which ranges from classic disciplines like the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to specialized ones like engineering, business, health sciences, and the creative arts. Courses at UCT are intentionally designed to give students in-depth subject knowledge, useful skills, and critical thinking abilities that are in great demand in today’s world of rapid change.
Choose your courses
Students who are studying abroad for a semester have access to a large selection of courses from five faculties. For a full semester’s credit load, choose up to four semester-length courses at the undergraduate (Bachelors’s) level or two to three semester-length courses at the postgraduate (Masters’s) level.
You can spend the first week trying out different classes even though your initial course selection is handled as part of the application procedure. You must confirm your choice with your faculty administration office by Friday of the first teaching week.
Finding the right course
Five of the seven faculties that make up UCT offer courses to exchange and study abroad students. Academic departments with a focus on particular subjects or disciplines are housed in each faculty office. The organization of course codes identifies the academic division, academic year, and semester. For the first, second, and third years of study in bachelor’s programs, the course codes are 1000, 2000, and 3000-level, respectively. 5000-level codes are used for masters courses. The suffixes ‘F’ and ‘S’ stand for courses offered in the First Semester (Feb-Jun) and the Second Semester (Jul-Nov), respectively.
To learn more about the courses that are offered, download each faculty’s handbook, or click on the faculty link to learn more about the academic departments and disciplines that have been set up in each faculty office.
Courses by faculty
They offer exciting and rewarding postgraduate degree options across our faculties. Explore this full list of courses and find the next step in your academic career. For further information on your program of interest please visit the faculty pages and drill down to the relevant degree/program.
It’s important to know that UCT refers to the credentials you pursue as your “degree.” The distinct academic elements that make up the program are called courses. You receive a degree after completing the program successfully. In various parts of the world, the same concept is described using different words.
Commerce
Postgraduate Diploma
- Actuarial Science
- Business & Systems Analysis
- Business Administration
- Business Communication
- Computer Forensics
- Development Finance
- Development Policy & Practice
- Operations Management and Process Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Information Systems Management
- Management Practice
- Marketing
- Sport Management
- Accounting
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
- Actuarial Science
- Economics
- Finance
- Information Systems
- Organizational Psychology
- Quantitative Finance
- Statistics
- Survey Data Analysis
- Tax Technical & Compliance
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (Part-time)
- Business & Systems Analysis
- Computer Forensics
- Economic Analysis & Financial Markets
- Enterprise Syst & Bus Proc Man
- Information Systems
Master of Business Administration
- Executive Management
- Full Time
- Modular
Master of Business Science
- Marketing
Master of Commerce
- Applied Economics
- Applied Finance
- Corporate Finance & Valuations
- Development Finance
- Economics
- Financial Reporting, Analysis & Governance
- South African Taxation
- Actuarial Science
- Development Policy & Practice
- Economic Development
- Economic Science
- Finance
- Financial Management
- Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- Information Systems
- International Taxation
- Investment Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Operations Research
- Risk Management of Financial Markets
- Statistics
- Taxation
- International Management
Master of Philosophy
- Actuarial Science
- Analytical Population Research
- Demography
- Development Policy & Practice
- Inclusive Innovation
- Mathematical Finance
- Program Evaluation
- Quantitative Finance
- Financial Technology
- Management Studies
Occasional Commerce Postgrad
- Commerce General
- MBA (Full time)
PhD
- Actuarial Science
- Management Studies
- Marketing
- Organizational Psychology
- Demography
- Development Policy & Practice
- Economics
- Taxation
- Finance
- Quantitative Finance
- Business Administration
- Information Systems
- Statistics
- Economics
Engineering & the Built Environment
Postgraduate Diploma
- Power Plant Engineering
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
- Architectural Studies
- City & Regional Planning
- Construction Management
- Geographical Information Systems
- Landscape Architecture
- Materials Science
- Nuclear Power
- Property Studies
- Quantity Surveying
Master of Philosophy
- Architecture
- Architecture & Planning
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Conservation Built Environment
- Construction Econ & Management
- Construction Economics & Management
- Electrical Engineering
- Eng Education Electrical
- Eng Education Mechanical
- Engineering Education Chemical
- Engineering Education Civil
- Engineering Management
- Geomatics
- Nuclear Power
- Space Studies
- Transport Studies
Master of Science
- Architecture
- Architecture & Planning
- Architecture (Professional)
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Civil Infrastr Mngmnt & Maint
- Civil Infrastructure Management & Maintenance
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Geomatics
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Landscape Architecture
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Power
- Project Management
- Property Studies
- Radar and Electrical Defence
- Structural Eng & Materials
- Structural Engineering & Materials
- Telecommunications
- Transport Studies
- Water Quality Engineering
- City & Regional Planning
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering & Materials
- Transport Studies
- Urban Design
Occasional EBE Postgraduate
- Architecture
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Econ & Management
- Electrical Engineering
- Geomatics
- Mechanical Engineering
PhD
- Architecture & Planning
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Econ & Management
- Electrical Engineering
- Eng Education Electrical
- Engineering Education Civil
- Engineering Management
- Geomatics
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Transport Studies
Health Sciences
Postgraduate Diploma
- Addictions Care
- Clin Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Clinical Hepatology
- Clinical Paed Emergency Care
- CliniPaed Electrophys & Epilep
- Community & Gen Paediatrics
- Community Eye Health
- Development Paediatrics
- Disability Studies
- Family Medicine
- Health Economics
- Health Leadership
- Health Professional Education
- Healthcare Tech Management
- Interdisciplinary Pain Management
- Neonatology
- Occupational Health
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Paediatric Critical Care
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Paediatric Nephrology
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Pediatric Radiology
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Palliative Medicine
- Pesticide Risk Management
- TB-HIV Management
Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)
- Applied Anatomy
- Bioinformatics
- Biokinetics
- Biological Anthropology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Exercise Science
- Forensic Genetics
- Human Genetics
- Infectious Diseases & Immunol
- Medical Biochemistry
- Medical Cell Biology
- Medical Physics
- Neuroscience and Physiology
- Radiobiology
- Structural Biology
Master of Medical Science
- Anatomical Pathology
- Anatomy
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Anthropology
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Biomechanics
- Cell Biology
- Chemical Biology
- Chemical Pathology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Clinical Science & Immunology
- Dietetics
- Emergency Medicine
- Exercise Science
- Forensic Entomology
- Forensic Genetics
- Forensic Medical Microbiology
- Forensic Medicine
- Forensic Toxicology
- Genetic Counselling
- Global Surgery
- Haematology
- Human Genetics
- Infection Management
- Mechanobiology
- Medical Biochemistry
- Medical Cell Biology
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Physics
- Medical Virology
- Medicine
- Molecular Forensics
- Musculoskeletal Science
- Neuroscience (Physiology)
- Neuroscience (Psychiatry)
- Neuroscience (Surgery)
- Nutrition
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pediatrics
- Physiology
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Radiobiology
- Radiotherapy
- Sports Injuries
- Surgery
- Trauma Science
- Trichology & Cosmetic Science
- Urology
UCT Courses
Master of Medicine
- Anesthesia
- Anatomical Pathology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Chemical Pathology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Forensic Pathology
- Medical Genetics
- Medicine
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Medicine
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Occupational Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pediatric Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Pathology (Clinical)
- Pathology (Haematological)
- Pathology (Microbiological)
- Pathology (Virological)
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surg
- Psychiatry
- Public Health Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Urology
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Master of Philosophy
- Biokinetics
- Biomedical Forensic Science
- Clinical Paediatric Surgery
- Intellectual Disability
- Liaison Mental Health
- Occupational Health
- Paediatric Forensic Pathology
- Pediatric Pathology
- Palliative Medicine
- Sport & Exercise Medicine
- African Emergency Care
- Biomedical Engineering
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Counselling & Psychotherapy Serv
- Disability Studies
- Disaster Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Exercise&Sports Physiotherapy
- Health Innovation
- Health Sciences Education
- Healthcare Tech Management
- Maternal & Child Health
- Medical Virology
- Occupational Health
- Pediatric Pathology
- Palliative Medicine
- Patient Safety & Clinical Decision-Making A
- Patient Safety & Clinical Decision-Making B
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Public Mental Health
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Surgery
Master of Philosophy (subspeciality)
- Addictions Mental Health
- Adv Hepatology & Transpl
- Allergology
- Cardiology (Adult)
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Clinical Haematology
- Critical Care (Adult)
- Development Paediatrics
- Endocrinology (Adult)
- Forensic Mental Health
- Gastroenterology (Medical)
- Gastroenterology (Surgical)
- Geriatric Medicine
- Gynecological Oncology
- Infectious Diseases & HIV Med
- Maternal & Foetal Medicine
- Neonatology
- Nephrology (Adult)
- Neuropsychiatry
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Paediatric Critical Care
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- Paediatric Nephrology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Pediatric Oncology
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Pulmonology (Adult)
- Reproductive Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Trauma Surgery
- Urogynaecology
- Vascular Surgery
Master of Public Health
- Community Eye Health
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Economics
- Health Systems
- Social & Behavioural Sciences
UCT Courses
Master of Science
- Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Exercise & Sports Physiotherapy
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Audiology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Child Nursing
- Physiotherapy
Occasional (Med) Postgraduate
- Biomedical Engineering
- Clinical Sc & Immunology
- Emergency Medicine
- Genetic Counselling
- Health Economics
- Health Sciences General
- Medical Biochemistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Public Health
Medical Elective
- Health Sciences General
International Affiliate
- Health Sciences General
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
PhD
- Anesthesia
- Anatomical Pathology
- Anatomy
- Anatomy & Cell Biology
- Audiology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Anthropology
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Forensic Science
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Biomechanics
- Cell Biology
- Chemical Biology
- Chemical Pathology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Clinical Sc & Immunology
- Dermatology
- Dietetics
- Disability Studies
- Emergency Health Sciences
- Exercise Science
- Family Medicine
- Forensic Entomology
- Forensic Genetics
- Forensic Medicine
- Forensic Pathology
- Forensic Toxicology
- Genetic Counselling
- Haematology
- Health Communication
- Health Innovation
- Health Sciences Education
- Healthcare Tech Management
- Human Genetics
- Maternal & Child Health
- Mechanobiology
- Medical Biochemistry
- Medical Cell Biology
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Physics
- Medical Virology
- Medicine
- Neuropsychiatry
- Neuroscience (Physiology)
- Neuroscience (Psychiatry)
- Neuroscience (Surgery)
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Medicine
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Occupational Therapy
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pediatrics
- Physiology
- Physiotherapy
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surg
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Radiology
- Radiotherapy
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Surgery
- Trichology & Cosmetic Science
- Urology
Doctor of Medicine
- Anesthesia
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Medicine
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
Humanities
Postgraduate Certificate
- FET Teaching
- Foundation Phase Teaching
- Senior Phase & FET Teaching
Postgraduate Diploma
- Adult & Community Ed & Training
- African Studies
- Education Leadership & Management
- Educational Technology
- Fine Art
- Higher Education Studies
- Library & Information Studies
- Performance
UCT Courses
Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
- African Languages & Literature
- African Studies
- Afrikaans
- Anthropology
- Arabic Language & Literature
- Archaeology
- Archaeology & Environmental Sc
- Art Historical Studies
- Classical Studies
- Curatorship
- Dance
- Development Studies
- English Studies
- Environmental & Geog Studies
- Film & Television Studies
- Film Theory & Practice
- French Language & Literature
- German Language & Literature
- Greek Language & Literature
- Heritage and Public Culture
- Historical Studies
- Industrial Sociology
- International Relations
- Italian Language & Literature
- Justice & Transformation
- Latin Language & Literature
- Linguistics
- Media Theory & Practice
- Organizational Psychology
- Performance
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Politics & Economics
- Political Communication
- Politics
- Portuguese Language & Lit
- Public Policy & Administration
- Religious Studies
- Romance Languages&Literatures
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Teaching French Foreign Lang
- Theatre & Performance
Bachelor of Education (Hons)
- Education
Bachelor of Music (Hons)
- Musicology
- Performance
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons)
- African Studies
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Archaeology & Environmental Sc
- Clinical Social Work
- Criminal Justice Social Work
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Environmental & Geog Studies
- Gender and Transformation
- Heritage and Public Culture
- Industrial Sociology
- International Relations
- Justice & Transformation
- Organizational Psychology
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Politics & Economics
- Political Communication
- Politics
- Psychology
- Public Policy & Administration
- Religious Studies
- Social Development
- Social Policy & Management
- Sociology
Master of Arts
- African Languages & Literature
- Afrikaans
- Afrikaans
- Anthropology
- Anthropology
- Applied Drama & Theatre Studs
- Arabic Language & Literature
- Archaeology
- Art Historical Studies
- Classical Studies
- Clinical Psychology
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Documentary Arts
- Dramaturgy
- Economic Development
- Economics
- Economics
- Education
- English Language & Lit
- Environmental & Geog Studies
- Film & Television Studies
- Film Studies
- Fine Art
- French Language & Literature
- German Language & Literature
- Global Media
- Greek Language & Literature
- Hebrew Language & Literature
- Historical Studies
- Historical Studies
- Industrial Sociology
- Industrial Sociology
- International Relations
- Italian Language & Literature
- Language, Lit & Modernity
- Latin Language & Literature
- Linguistics
- Linguistics
- Literary Studies in English
- Media Studies
- Media Theory & Practice
- Neuropsychology
- Organizational Psychology
- Philosophy
- Philosophy
- Political Communication
- Political Studies
- Politics
- Practical Anthropology
- Psychological Research
- Religious Studies
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Teaching French Foreign Lang
- Theatre
Master of Education
- Adult Education
- Applied Lang & Lit Studies
- Curriculum Studies
- Ed Policy, Leadership & Change
- Higher Education Studies
- Mathematics Education
- Psychology of Education
- Science Education
- Theatre & Performance
Master of Library and Information Science
- Library & Information Studies
Master of Music
- Music (Diss & Composition)
- Music (DISS & Cwk)
- Music (Diss & Performance)
- Music (DISS Only)
- Music (Diss, Perf & Coursework)
Master of Philosophy
- African Studies
- African Studies
- Criminology
- Development Studies
- Digital Curation
- Environmental Humanities
- Fine Art
- Heritage and Public Culture
- Islam, Gender & Sexuality
- Justice & Transformation
- Library & Information Studies
- Philosophy, Politics & Economics
- Political Studies
- Psychology
- Public Policy & Administration
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Theories/ Justice & Inequality
Master of Social Sciences
- African Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Clinical Social Work
- Criminal Justice Social Work
- Criminology
- Economic Development
- Economics
- Environmental & Geog Studies
- Gender and Transformation
- Gender Studies
- Global Studies
- Industrial Sociology
- International Relations
- Organizational Psychology
- Philosophy
- Political Communication
- Political Studies
- Politics
- Practical Anthropology
- Probation & Correctional Pract
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Social Development
- Social Planning & Admin
- Social Policy & Management
- Social Work
- Sociology
Occasional (Humanities) (PG)
- Humanities General
PhD
- Archaeology
- Gender Studies
- African Studies
- Linguistics
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Education
- Environmental & Geog Studies
- English Language & Lit
- Media Studies
- Film Studies
- Fine Art
- Art Historical Studies
- Historical Studies
- Library & Information Studies
- Music
- Criminology
- Philosophy
- Political Studies
- Public Administration
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- African Languages & Literature
- Afrikaans
- Classical Studies
- French Language & Literature
- German Language & Literature
- Hebrew Language & Literature
- Italian Language & Literature
- Spanish
- Sociology
- Industrial Sociology
- Social Work
- Social Development
- Theatre
- Dance
UCT Courses
Law
Postgraduate Diploma
- Criminology, Law, and Society
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- General
- Labour Law
- Marine & Environmental Law
- Shipping Law
- Tax Law
Master of Laws
- Commercial Law
- Comparative Law in Africa
- Constitutional & Administrative Law
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology, Law, and Society
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- General
- Human Rights Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- International Taxation
- International Trade Law
- Labour Law
- Law of Mineral & Petrol Extraction & Use
- Marine & Environmental Law
- Private Law
- Private Law and Human Rights
- Rhetoric Studies
- Shipping Law
- Tax Law
Master of Laws (Professional)
- Commercial Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Trade Law
- Labour Law
- Marine & Environmental Law
- Private Law and Human Rights
- Shipping Law
- Tax Law
Master of Philosophy
- Commercial Law
- Comparative Law in Africa
- Constitutional & Administrative Law
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology, Law, and Society
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- General
- Human Rights Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Labour Law
- Law of Mineral & Petrol Extraction & Use
- Marine & Environmental Law
- Private Law
- Private Law and Human Rights
- Public Law
- Rhetoric Studies
- Shipping Law
- Tax Law
Occasional (Law) PG
- Law General
PhD
- Commercial Law
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology
- Private Law
- Public Law
- Rhetoric Studies
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Science
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
- Actuarial Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Archaeology
- Archaeology & Environmental Science
- Astrophysics & Space Science
- Atmospheric Science
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Environmental & Geographic Science
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Information Technology
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Molecular & Cell Biology
- Ocean & Atmosphere Science
- Physics
- Statistical Sciences
Master of Philosophy
- Advanced Analytics
- Applied Ocean Science (Marine Biology)
- Applied Ocean Science (Operational Ocean Science)
- Applied Mathematics
- Archaeology
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics & Space Science
- Biological Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Chemistry
- Climate Change and Development
- Computational Science
- Computer Science
- Conservation Biology
- Data Science
- Environmental & Geographic Science
- Environment, Society & Sustainability
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Information Technology
- Mathematical Statistics
- Mathematics
- Molecular & Cell Biology
- Ocean & Atmosphere Science
- Operational Research
- Operational Research
- Physical Oceanography
- Physics
- Statistical Ecology
- Statistical Sciences
- Tertiary Chemistry Education
- Tertiary Physics Education
- Theoretical Physics
- Urban Studies
UCT Courses
Master of Science
- Advanced Analytics
- Applied Ocean Science (Marine Biology)
- Applied Ocean Science (Operational Ocean Science)
- Applied Mathematics
- Archaeology
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics & Space Science
- Biological Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Chemistry
- Climate Change and Development
- Computational Science
- Computer Science
- Conservation Biology
- Data Science
- Environmental & Geographic Science
- Environment, Society & Sustainability
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Information Technology
- Mathematical Statistics
- Mathematics
- Molecular & Cell Biology
- Ocean & Atmosphere Science
- Operational Research
- Physical Oceanography
- Physics
- Statistical Ecology
- Statistical Sciences
- Tertiary Chemistry Education
- Tertiary Physics Education
- Theoretical Physics
Occasional (Sci) postgraduate
- Astrophysics & Space Science
- Science General
South African Affiliate
- General
- Science General
International Affiliate
- Science General
PhD
- Applied Mathematics
- Archaeology
- Astronomy
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computational Science
- Computer Science
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental & Geographic Science
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Molecular & Cell Biology
- Ocean & Atmosphere Science
- Physical Oceanography
- Physics
- Statistical Ecology
- Statistical Sciences
- Tertiary Chemistry Education
- Tertiary Physics Education
The University of Cape Town is the ideal location for people looking to increase their knowledge, abilities, and career prospects because of its large range of programs run by knowledgeable teachers, adaptable learning alternatives, and reputation for excellence.
CONTACT DETAILS
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