UCT Postgraduate Programmes 2024-2025
UCT Postgraduate Programmes 2024-2025
UCT offers a concise overview of its postgraduate programs, which include Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters, and Doctoral degrees.
Faculty of Commerce
The Faculty of Commerce offers the postgraduate degrees and diplomas listed below:
- Postgraduate Diplomas inAccounting; Actuarial Science; Development Policy and Practice Management; Information Systems; Management Practice; Public Sector; Accounting Survey; Data Analysis for Development
- Postgraduate Diplomas in Management inBusiness Communication; Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Sport
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours specializing inAccounting; Actuarial Science; Economics; Finance; Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management; Information Systems; Management; Information Systems; Quantitative Finance; Statistics; Taxation
- Bachelor of Commerce HonoursIn Organisational Psychology specializing in Change Management
- Master of Business Science, a Master of Commerce and a Master of Philosophydegree by dissertation only.
- Master of Commerce(by dissertation only) specialising in Information SystemsMaster of Philosophy(by dissertation only) specialising in Inclusive Innovation
- Master’s Degrees by coursework and minor dissertation include:Master of Business Administration; Master of Business Administration specialising in Executive Management; Master of Commerce in Risk Management of Financial Markets; Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- Master of Commerce specialising inActuarial Science; Applied Economics; Economics; Economic Development;Economic Science; Finance in the field of Corporate Finance and Valuation; Finance in the field of Financial Management; Finance in the field of Investment Management; Financial Reporting, Analysis & Governance Information Systems Taxation in the field of International Tax; Taxation in the field of South African Taxation.
- Master of Philosophy specialising inFinancial Technology; Demography; Mathematical Finance Programme Evaluation
- Master of Philosophy inDevelopment Finance Development Policy and Practice People Management
- Doctor of Philosophy inActuarial Science Business Administration Demography Development Policy & Practice Economics Finance Information Systems Management Studies Marketing Quantitative Finance Organisational Psychology Statistics Taxation
- Doctor of Philosophy specialising inBusiness Administration (with coursework) Economics (with coursework) Information Systems (with coursework)
Engineering & the Built Environment Faculty
The Engineering & the Built Environment Faculty offers the following postgraduate degrees and diplomas:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture & Planning
- Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture
- Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Construction Economics & Management
- Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Studies
- Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Management
- Doctor of Philosophy in Geomatics
- Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
- Master of Architecture (Professional)
- Master of Architecture (by research)
- Master of City & Regional Planning
- Master of Urban Design
- Master of Transport Studies
- Master of Geotechnical Engineering
- Master of Engineering in Civil Infrastructure Management & Maintenance
- Master of Engineering in Nuclear Power
- Master of Engineering in Radar and Electrical Defence
- Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering
- Master of Engineering in Telecommunications
- Master of Engineering in Transport Studies
- Master of Engineering in Water Quality Engineering
- Master of Landscape Architecture
- Master of Philosophy in Architecture & Planning (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Architecture & Planning (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Architecture (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Architecture (180 credits research)
- Master of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Conservation of the Built Environment (60 credits research, 120 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Construction Economics & Management (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Construction Economics and Management (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (180 credits research)
- Master of Philosophy in Energy Studies (180 credits research)
- Master of Philosophy in Energy & Development Studies (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Engineering Education (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Engineering Management (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Geomatics (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Geomatics (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (180 credits of research)
- Master of Philosophy in Nuclear Power (60 credits research, 120 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Space Studies (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Sustainable Minerals Resource Development (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Transport Studies (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Philosophy in Transport Studies (60 credits research, 120 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering (180 credits research)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering (180 credits research)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Civil Infrastructure Management & Maintenance (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Civil Infrastructure Management & Maintenance (180 credits of research)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering (180 credits research)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Geomatics (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Geomatics (180 credits of research)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Geotechnical Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Materials Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Materials Engineering (180 credits research)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (180 credits research)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Sustainable Energy Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Structural Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Water Quality Engineering (120 credits research, 60 credits coursework)
- Master of Science in Engineering in Water Quality Engineering (180 credits research)
- Master of Science in Project Management
- Master of Science in Property Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Power Plant Engineering
Health Sciences Faculty
The Health Sciences Faculty offers the following postgraduate degrees and diplomas:
Postgraduate diplomas in:
- Addictions Care
- Clinical Developmental Paediatrics
- Clinical Hepatology
- Clinical Paediatric Cardiology
- Clinical Paediatric Critical Care
- Clinical Paediatric Diabetes
- Clinical Electrophysiology and Epilepsy
- Clinical Paediatric Emergency Care
- Clinical Paediatric Gastroenterology
- Clinical Paediatric Haematology and Oncology
- Clinical Paediatric Nephrology
- Clinical Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Clinical Paediatric Pulmonology
- Clinical Paediatric Rheumatology
- Community and General Paediatrics
- Community Eye Health Disability Studies
- Family Medicine Health Economics
- Health Management
- Health Professional Education
- Healthcare Technology and Management
- Interdisciplinary Pain Management Maternal and Child Health Neonatology Nursing, with specialisations in
- Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Care
- Child Nursing
- Critical Care Nursing (Child)
- Nephrology Nursing
- Nursing Education (in abeyance)
- Occupational Health
- Paediatric Radiology
- Palliative Medicine
- Pesticide Risk Management
- Psychotherapy
- TB-HIV Management
Bachelor of Science Medicine (Honours) (BSc (Med)(Hons)) in:
- Applied Anatomy
- Bioinformatics
- Biokinetics
- Biological Anthropology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Dietetics
- Exercise Science
- Forensic
- Genetics
- Human Genetics
- Infectious Diseases and Immunology
- Medical Biochemistry
- Medical Cell Biology
- Medical Physics
- Physiology
- Radiobiology
- Structural Biology
Master of Medicine (Speciality Training) (MMed) in:
- Anaesthesia
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic
- Radiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Medical Genetics
- Medicine
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Occupational Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Paediatric Surgery
- Paediatrics Pathology (Anatomical)
- Pathology (Clinical)
- Pathology (Forensic)
- Pathology (Haematological)
- Pathology (Microbiological)
- Pathology (Virological)
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Public Health Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgery Urology
Master of Medical Science in
- Genetic Counselling
Master of Philosophy by coursework & dissertation –Biokinetics Biomedical Forensic Science Clincial Paediatric Surgery Clinical Pharmacology Clinical Research Administration Emergency Medicine, specialising in
- Clinical Emergency Care
- African Emergency Care
- Patient safety and Clinical Decision-making (specialisation A)
- Patient safety and Clinical Decision-making (specialisation B)
- Health Innovation
- Intellectual Disability
- Liaison Mental Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Occupational Health
- Paediatric
- Forensic Pathology
- Paediatric Pathology
- Palliative Medicine
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
Master of Public Health (MPH)By coursework and dissertation, with streams in
- Community Eye Health
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Health
- General Health
- Economic Health Systems
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
Other Health Sciences Masters Programs
- MSc in Audiology and MSc in Speech-Language Pathology
- MSc in Biomedical Engineering
- MSc Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy
- MSc in Nursing, By dissertation and by coursework dissertation
- MSc in Occupational Therapy, By dissertation and by coursework dissertation
- MSc in Physiotherapy
- Master of Nursing in Child Nursing
- Master of Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Master of Science (MSc) by dissertation
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Doctor of Science in Medicine (DSc(Med))
UCT Postgraduate Programmes 2024-2025
Humanities
The Humanities Faculty offers the following postgraduate degrees and diplomas:Bachelor of Arts Honours in:
- African Language & Literature
- African Studies
- Afrikaans & Netherlandic Studies
- Archaeology
- Archaeology & Environmental Studies
- Art
- Historical Studies
- Classical Studies
- Democratic Governance
- Developmental Studies
- Diversity Studies
- Drama Economics
- English Studies
- Environmental & Geographical Studies
- Film Theory & Practice Film Studies
- French Language & Literature
- German Language & Literature
- Historical Studies
- International Relations
- Italian language & Literature
- Jewish Studies
- Justice & Transformation
- Linguistics Literary & Cultural Theory
- Media Theory & Practice
- Organisational Psychology
- Philosophy
- Politics, Philosophy & Economics
- Political Communication
- Political Philosophy & Social Theory
- Public Affairs & Administration
- Public Policy
- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric Studies
- Social Anthropology
- Sociology
- South African & Comparative Politics
- Workplace Change & Labour Law
UCT Postgraduate Programmes 2024-2025
Bachelor of Education HonoursBachelor of Music HonoursMusicology Composition Dance Studies Choreography Practical PerformanceBachelor of Social Science HonoursDoctor of EducationDoctor of Fine ArtDoctor of LiteratureDoctor of MusicComposition & Dissertation Dance Performance & DissertationDoctor of Philosophy in:
- African Languages & Literature
- African Studies
- Afrikaans & Netherlandic Studies
- Archaeology
- Art
- Historical Studies
- Classical Studies
- Criminology
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- Education
- English Language & Literature Environmental & Geographical Sciences
- Media Studies
- Film Studies
- Fine Art
- French Language & Literature
- Gender Studies
- German Language & Literature
- Historical Studies
- Industrial Sociology
- Italian Library & Information Science
- Linguistics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Studies
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric Studies
- Social Anthropology
- Social Work
- Sociology
Doctor of Social ScienceGeneralMaster of Arts(coursework & dissertation) in:
- Applied Drama & Theatre Studies
- Applied Economics
- Art
- Historical Studies
- African languages & Literatures
- Afrikaans & Netherlandic Studies
- Classical Studies
- Clinical Psychology
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- Economics & Demography
- Environmental & Geographical Studies
- Film Theory & Practice
- French Language & Literature
- German Language & Literature
- Health Economics
- Historical Studies
- Italian Language & Literature
- Jewish Studies
- Language, Literature & Modernity
- Literary studies
- Philosophy
- Political Communication
- Public Affairs & Administration
- Psychological Research
- Practical Anthropology
- Sociology
- South African & Comparative Politics
- Theatre & Performance
Master of Arts(dissertation) in:
- Art
- Historical Studies
- African Languages & Literatures
- Afrikaans & Netherlandic Studies
- Drama
- English Language & Literature
- Film Studies
- French Language & Literature
- German Language & Literature
- Historical Studies
- Italian language & Literature
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political Studies
- Religious Studies
- Social Anthropology
- Sociology
Master of Education(coursework & dissertation) in:
- Adult Education
- Applied Language & Literacy Studies
- Curriculum Studies
- Educational Administration, Planning & Social Policy
- Higher Education Studies
- History Education
- History of Art Education
- Information Communication Technologies
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Teaching
UCT Postgraduate Programmes 2024-2025
Master of Education(dissertation)Master of Library & Information ScienceMaster of Philosophy in Education in:
- Adult Education
- Applied Language & Literacy Studies
- Curriculum Studies
- Educational Administration, Planning & Social Policy
- Higher Education Studies
- History Education
- History of Art Education
- Information Communication Technologies
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Teaching
Master of Philosophy(coursework & dissertation) in:
- African Studies
- Development Studies
- Digital Curation
- Diversity Studies
- Family Law & Development
- HIV/AIDS in Society
- Justice & Transformation
- Literary & Cultural Theory
- Politics, Philosophy & Social Theory
- Politics, Philosophy & Economics
- Public Culture
- Public Policy
- Rhetoric Studies
- Workplace Change & Labour Law
Master of Philosophy(dissertation only) in:
- African Studies
- Rhetoric Studies
- Library & Information Studies
Master of Public AdministrationMaster of Social Science(coursework & minor dissertation)
- Master of Social Science (dissertation only)
- Masters of Arts in Fine Art
- Masters of Fine Art Fine Art New Media Film & TV Production
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education – Further Education
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education – Intermediate & Senior Phase
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education – Senior Phase & Further Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in African Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Art Fine Art
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Library & Information Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Music in Performance
Law
The Law Faculty offers the following postgraduate degrees and diplomas:
- Doctor of Laws inCommercial Law, Criminal Justice, Private Law, Public Law
- Doctor of Philosophy inCommercial Law, Criminal Justice, Private Law, Public Law and Criminology
- Master of Laws – Exchange Programme(by coursework & minor dissertation) inCommercial Law, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Criminal Justice, Electronic Law, Environmental Law, General Human Rights Law, International Law, Labour Law, Marine & Environmental Law, Marine Law, Private Law, Public Law, Shipping Law & Tax Law
- Master of Laws(by coursework & minor dissertation) inConstitutional & Administrative Law, Criminal Justice, Electronic Law, Environmental Law, General Human Rights Law, International Law, Labour Law, Marine & Environmental Law, Marine Law, Private Law, Public Law, Shipping Law & Tax Law
- Master of Laws(by dissertation) inCommercial Law, Criminal Justice, Private Law & Public Law
- Master of Philosophy(by dissertation)inCommercial Law, Criminal Justice, Private Law & Public Law
- Master of Philosophy(by coursework & minor dissertation)inCommercial Law, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Criminal Justice, Electronic Law, Environmental Law, General Human Rights Law, International Law, Labour Law, Marine & Environmental Law, Marine Law, Private Law, Public Law, Shipping Law & Tax Law
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law in Dispute Resolution
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law in Employment Law
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law in Employment Law
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law in Tax Law
- Postgraduate Diploma in LawinCommercial Law, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Criminal Justice, Electronic Law, Environmental Law, General Human Rights Law, International Law, Labour Law, Marine & Environmental Law, Marine Law, Private Law, Public Law, Shipping Law & Tax Law
- UCT Postgraduate Programmes 2024-2025
Science
The Science Faculty offers the following postgraduate degrees:
- Master of Science/Master of Philosophy(by coursework & minor dissertation) inAdvanced Analytics Applied Ocean Sciences (Applied Marine Biology) Applied Ocean Sciences (Operational Oceanography) Astrophysics & Space Science Biostatistics Climate Change & Development Computer Science Conservation Biology Data Science Data Science of Financial Technology Environment, Society & Sustainability Information Technology Operational Research Urban Studies
- Master of Science(by dissertation)Applied Mathematics Archaeology Astronomy Biological Sciences Chemistry Computational Science Computer Science Conservation Biology Environmental & Geographical Science Geochemistry Geology 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
- Doctor of PhilosophyApplied Mathematics Archaeology Astronomy Biological Sciences Chemistry Computational Science Computer Science Conservation Biology Environmental & Geographical Science Geochemistry Geology Mathematics Molecular & Cell Biology Physical Oceanography Physics Statistical Ecology Statistical Sciences Tertiary Chemistry Education Tertiary Physics Education
Graduate School of Business: postgraduate
The Graduate School of Business offers the following postgraduate degrees and diplomas:
- Master of Business Administration (Executive programme)
- Master of Business Administration (full-time)
- Master of Business Administration (modular)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice (modular)
- Master of Commerce in Development Finance
- Master of Philosophy specialising in Inclusive Innovation
- Doctor of Philosophy specialising in Business Administration
University of Cape Town (UCT)Contacts details
Postal address
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2128
Admissions Office
University of Cape Town
c/o Bremner Building Lower Campus
Rondebosch
7701
South Africa