3 Message from the Vice-Chancellor Welcome to the University of Cape Town. I am delighted that you are considering studying at UCT, an institution renowned for the quality of its teaching and learning, and for its commitment to engaging with society s challenges through research and active citizenship. UCT offers a full range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in six faculties: Commerce, Engineering & the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law and Science. Our undergraduate programmes have been carefully designed to ensure that each student is well prepared for the working environment of the 21st century. Here are some reasons why you should opt to study at UCT. First, you will have the opportunity to get an internationally recognised qualification. Many of our graduates have jobs before they qualify and almost all have jobs within a few months after graduating, unless they choose for a specific reason not to enter formal employment. Second, we will expose you to some of the best researchers and teachers in the world. The quality of your education is directly related to the quality of the faculty staff teaching you. At UCT, researchers of outstanding quality teach, and teachers of outstanding quality do research, so that the latest scholarly work, teaching methods and practical experience are incorporated into your curriculum. Third, we aim to prepare leaders for life. You will acquire an education that extends beyond the classroom curriculum. At UCT you will have the opportunity to hone your leadership skills through engagement in societies, clubs, residence committees, the Students Representative Council (SRC) and Student Parliament. Fourth, we will prepare you for the globalised world of work. We shape opportunities for students to engage internationally with student groups. You will study with students from over a hundred different countries, and you will make new and lasting friendships. There are curricular opportunities for learning about global issues. Fifth, to support you, we offer a range of student services, including services and facilities for students with disabilities, the student wellness service, HIV/Aids prevention and treatment, and a career development office. There are also dozens of sports clubs, cultural societies and social activities to enable your allround development and ensure you have lots of fun. We also have many academic support programmes to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We recognise that tertiary education is unaffordable to many. We undertake to provide financial assistance to ensure that any student who is deserving academically, whether poor or middle class, will be able to afford to come to UCT. This Prospectus will help you explore requirements for different degrees, financial aid options, and provides information about admission testing, accommodation and so on. If you still have questions, please call UCT s admissions office for help. We are keen to attract talented, motivated students and, in particular, students who care about society and the environment. We encourage you to choose UCT. It will change your life! Yours sincerely Dr Max Price, Vice-Chancellor UMYALEZO OVELA KUSEKELA-TSHANSELA Namkelekile kwiyunivesithi yasekapa. Iyandichulumancisa into yokuba nikhethe ukuza kufunda euct, iziko elidume ngomgangatho ophezulu wezifundo nowokufundisa kwakunye nokuzinikezela ngemfundo kwalo ekujonganeni nemingeni yoluntu ngokuthi lenze uphando kananjalo lisebenzisane nabemmi basekuhlaleni. Nazi ezinye izizathu ezibangela ukuba ukhethe ukufunda e-uct. Esokuqala, uza kufumana ithuba lokuba nesiqinisekiso esamkelwa kwihlabathi jikelele. Uninzi lwabantu abanezidanga zemfundo abaphuma apha kuthi bafumana imisebenzi phambi kokuba bafumane isiqinisekiso kwaye phantse bonke bafumana imisebenzi zingaphelanga iinyanga ezimbalwa emva kokuthweswa izidanga, ngaphandle kokuba ngesizathu esithile bakhethe ukungangeni kumsebenzi osesikweni. I-UCT ibonelela iindidi ngeendidi ezipheleleyo zenkqubo zesidanga sesiphantsi, nesidanga esiphezulu kwiifakhalithi ezintandathu: i-commerce, i-engineering & the Built Environment, i-health Sciences, i-humanities, i-law ne- Science. Iinkqubo zethu zezidanga eziphantsi ziyilwe ngononophelo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba umfundi ngamnye ukulungele ngokupheleleyo ukumelana nemeko yokusebenza kwinkulungwane yama-21. Esesibini, siza kwenza ukuba udibane nabona baphandi abangcono nabahlohli abakhoyo ehlabathini. Umgangatho wemfundo ungqamane ngqo nomgangatho wabasebenzi befakhalithi abakufundisayo. E-UCT, abaphandi bomgangatho obalaseleyo bayafundisa, ze abahlohli bomgangatho obalaseleyo benze uphando, ukuze umsebenzi wakutshanje wonolwazi oluninzi, iindlela zokufundisa namava awenziwayo adityaniswe kwikharityhulam yakho. 2