University Of Cape Town Oceanography Postgraduate Courses

1. A Departmental application Form + attach a full CV (including copies of  academic transcripts​)
2. A UCT application Form (please read the relevant information if you are a foreign student
3. A motivation letter (+/- 500 words) explaining why you are interested in doing the Honours degree.
4. Students who have completed their degree elsewhere are required to submit a passport-sized photograph with their application
5. Students who have completed their degrees within the Oceanography Dept. should list the names of two members of staff who will act as referees
6. The deadline date for application is 30 September (each year)
7. Applicants will be notified by the Faculty of the outcome of their application by 31 October (each year)

For queries, please contact the Honours Course Conveners:
A/Prof. Isabelle Ansorge (isabelle.ansorge@uct.ac.za) or Dr. Katye Altieri (katye.altieri@uct.ac.za)
For more detailed information on the Honours course  [click here]

The department currently offers a Masters’s degree in Oceanography through either a combination of taught courses and short dissertations or through a complete dissertation.
To be eligible to apply for a Masters’s degree, a candidate must have the equivalent of a UCT Honours degree in Oceanography or a related discipline with excellent marks. This is a minimum of a four-year degree, with a significant research component in the fourth year. If you are uncertain as to your eligibility, you would be advised to approach the South African Qualifications Association (SAQA) to review your transcripts. A SAQA score of 7 would be considered equivalent to Honours, in which case you would be eligible to apply to our Master’s programs. Please note that eligibility to apply does not automatically constitute acceptance to the program.
Applicants are required to submit the following to be considered for the Master’s Programme:
This applies to both local and international applicants

1. A Departmental application Form + attach a full CV (including copies of  academic transcripts​)
2. A UCT application Form (please read the relevant information if you are a foreign student
3. A (+/- 1000 word) statement that focuses on your research interest. (Please use the departmental website to determine if your research interests fit with departmental research strengths. Prospective students will also need to propose a supervisor in the application enclosed so you should familiarise yourself with staff members’ interests (through, for instance, the departmental staff page and staff-published research materials).
4. Students who have completed their Honours degree elsewhere are required to submit a passport-sized photograph with their application
5. Students who have completed their Honours degree within the Oceanography Dept. should list the names of two members of staff who will act as referees
6. Deadline dates: The Department reviews postgraduate applications for dissertation Masters’s and Ph.D. degrees twice a year in June for a second-semester start. The deadline for these applications is the end of May each year. For the coursework Masters program, as well as dissertation Masters and Ph.D. degrees looking to start in February, and we will review applications in November. The deadline for these applications is the end of October each year.
7. Applicants will be notified by the Faculty of the outcome of their application.

For queries on Taught Masters please contact the Course Convener:
A/Prof. Marcello Vichi (marcello.vichi@uct.ac.za)
For more detailed information on the Masters degree  [click here]

Ph.D. Doctoral Degree (SEA6000W)

Applicants are required to submit the following:
This applies to both local and international applicants

1. A Departmental application Form + attach a full CV (including copies of  academic transcripts​)
2. A UCT application Form (please read the relevant information if you are a foreign student
3. A (+/- 1000 words)  At the Ph.D. level this document should be in the form of a mini-research proposal. This will be used to consider the fit between your interests and our staff and thus is critically important (Please use the departmental website to determine if your research interests fit with departmental research strengths. Prospective students will also need to propose a supervisor in the application enclosed so you should familiarise yourself with staff members’ interests (through, for instance, the departmental staff page and staff-published research materials).
4. Students who have completed their Masters’s degree elsewhere are required to submit a passport-sized photograph with their application
5. Students who have completed their Masters’s degree within the Oceanography Dept. should list the names of two members of staff who will act as referees
6. Deadline dates: The Department reviews postgraduate applications for dissertation Masters’s and Ph.D. degrees twice a year in June for a second-semester start. The deadline for these applications is the end of May each year.                           For the coursework Masters’s program, as well as dissertation Masters’s and Ph.D. degrees looking to start in February, we will review applications in November. The deadline for these applications is the end of October each year.
7. Applicants will be notified by the Faculty of the outcome of their application.

For more detailed information on the Doctoral Degree in Oceanography [click here].
Candidates are also referred to the rules for this degree as set out in Book 3, General Rules and Policies, and  Admission Requirements for Postgrad Studies in the Faculty of Science