Dates and Fees 2025 | Civil Engineering

Academic calendar

NB: All courses will be offered on campus, unless otherwise stated

CIVIL ENGINEERING
CIV5131Z	Research Design and Methodology	10 - 15 March
CIV5147Z	Methodologies in Engineering Education	17 - 20 March
CIV5166Z	Sustainable Water Management	14 - 25 July

^{Electives can be taken across programmes, if allowed.}

CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE Convenor: Prof Pilate Moyo (pilate.moyo@uct.ac.za)
CIV5138Z	Advanced Concrete Technology and Service Life design	01 - 30 April (component 1: Remote online) 02 - 04 April (Full contact on campus at UCT)
CIV5139Z	Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures	01 - 31 May (component 1: Remote online) 05 -06 June (component 2: Full contact at UCT)
CIV5067Z	Advanced Infrastructure Management	11 - 15 August
CIV5115Z	Bridge Management & Maintenance	06 - 10 October

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Convenor: Prof Denis Kalumba (denis.kalumba@uct.ac.za)
CIV5110Z	Laboratory & Field Techniques	24 - 28 February
CIV5114Z	Foundation Design	05 - 09 May
CIV5150Z	Soil Modelling & Numerical Methods	07 - 11 July
CIV5111Z	Ground Improvement Techniques	04 - 08 August
CIV5153Z	Groundwater	29 September - 03 October

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS Convenor: Prof Sebastian Skatulla (sebastian.skatulla@uct.ac.za)
CIV5142Z	Introduction to Finite Element Modelling in Structural Analysis	09 - 13 June
CIV5112Z	Stability & Design of Steel Structures	08 - 12 September
CIV5163Z	Digital Twins and BIM	13 - 17 October
CIV5100Z	Plate and Shell Structures	24 - 28 November

TRANSPORTATION STUDIES Convenor: Prof Roger Behrens (roger.behrens@uct.ac.za)
CIV5133Z	Transport Modelling	03 - 11 February
CIV5127Z	Discrete Choice Modelling and Stated Choice Survey Design	03 - 10 March
CIV5132Z	Transport Demand Analysis and Project Assessment	24 - 31 March
CIV5038Z	Integrated Land Use-Transport Planning	19 - 26 May
CIV5036Z	Local Area Transport Planning, Management and Design	28 July - 04 August
CIV5165Z	Transport Systems Simulation	25 August - 01 September
CIV5035Z	Management of Transport Supply and Demand	01 - 08 September
CIV5071Z	Public Transport System Design & Operations Management	06 - 13 October
CIV5164Z	Big Data & Transport	20 - 27 October
CIV5070Z	Public Transport Policy and Regulation	17 - 24 November

WATER QUALITY ENGINEERING Convenor: A/Prof David Ikumi (david.ikumi@uct.ac.za)
CIV5052Z	Aquatic Chemistry Part B	12 - 16 May
CIV5050Z	Integrated Wastewater Treatment Plant Design	17 - 18 June
CIV5159Z	Water Treatment Process	TBC
CIV5144Z	Advanced Introduction to Wastewater Treatment	18 - 22 August
CIV5046Z	Sedimentation in Water & Wastewater Treatment	15 - 19 September
CIV5047Z	Sewage Sludge Treatment and Biosolids Handling	13 - 17 October
CIV5048Z	Steady State Design of Biological Nutrient Removal Systems	03 - 07 November

Application for Admissions

All programmes open: 01 April 2025

All programme close: 30 October 2025

Applications for financial assistance

South African applicant: 31 October 2025 (as part of application for admission to UCT)
International and refugee applicants: 31 July 2025 (via IAPO)

Registration: 03 January - 28 February 2025 (Further Information)

Dissertations/theses (Please use these dates as a guide only)

Master's & PhD candidates

The university does not however undertake to reach a decision on the award of the degree by any specific date.

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