Academic calendar

Terms

  2023 2024
Term 1 13 February - 24 March  12 February - 22 March
Term 2 03 April – 15 June 02 April - 12 June
Term 3 24 July – 01 September 22 July - 30 August
Term 4 11 September -  22 December 09 September - 24 December

2023 Course schedules per programme

**All courses will be offered on campus, unless otherwise stated**

CIVIL ENGINEERING 
CIV5131Z Research Design and Methodology 27 February - 03 March
END5129S Sustainable Water Management 10 - 21 July

Electives can be taken across programmes.

CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
CIV5138Z Advanced Concrete Technology and Service Life design 13 - 17 February
CIV5152Z Special Topics in Infrastructure Management 02 - 03 May
CIV5067Z Advanced Infrastructure Management  10 - 14 July (online)
CIV5115Z Bridge Management & Maintenance 11 - 15 September
CIV5161Z Intro to Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Engineers 15 - 17 November

 

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
CIV5110Z Laboratory & Field Techniques 20 - 24 February
CIV5114Z Foundation Design 17 - 21 April 
CIV5111Z Ground Improvement Techniques 19 - 23 June 
CIV5150Z Soil Modelling & Numerical Methods 28 August - 01 September
CIV5153Z Groundwater 09 - 13 October

 

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS
CIV5142Z Introduction to Finite Element Modeling in Structural Analysis 26 - 30 June
CIV5112Z Stability & Design of Steel Structures 30 October - 03 November
CIV5100Z Plate and Shell Structures 27 November - 01 December
     

 

TRANSPORTATION STUDIES 
CIV5133Z Transport Modelling 30 January - 03 February 
CIV5127Z Discrete Choice Modelling and Stated Choice Survey Design 13 - 17 March 
CIV5132Z Transport Demand Analysis and Project Assessment 27 March - 03 April
CIV5038Z Integrated Land Use-Transport Planning 08 - 15 May 
CIV5036Z Local Area Transport Planning, Management & Design 24 - 31 July
CIV5035Z Management of Transport Supply and Demand 04 - 11 September
CIV5071Z Public Transport System Design & Operations Management 17 - 23 October
CIV5070Z Public Transport Policy and Regulation 20 - 27 November

 

WATER QUALITY ENGINEERING
CIV5157Z Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems cancelled
CIV5159Z Conventional Water Treatment Process cancelled
CIV5052Z Aquatic Chemistry Part B 15 - 19 May
CIV5050Z Integrated Wastewater Treatment Plant Design 03 - 05 July
CIV5144Z Advanced Introduction to Wastewater Treatment 07 - 11 August 
CIV5046Z Sedimentation in Water & Wastewater Treatment 21 - 24 August 
CIV5048Z Steady State Design of Biological Nutrient Removal Systems 18 - 29 September 
CIV5047Z Sewage Sludge Treatment and Biosolids Handling 23 - 27 October
CIV5049Z Modelling & Simulation of Wastewater Treatment Systems 06 - 10 November

Deadlines

Application for Admissions 

All programmes open: 01 April 2023

All programme close: 30 October 2023

 

Applications for financial assistance

  • South African applicant: 31 October 2023 (as part of application for admission to UCT)
  • International and refugee applicants: 31 July 2023 (via IAPO)

Registration: 03 January - 28 February 2023  (Further Information)

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

Master's & PhD candidates

December 2023 graduation:

Submission of dissertations/thesis by 15 August (to have been preceded by the intention to submit) is recommended 5 months before the deadline for qualification entry to allow for delays in examination. It is possible that submissions after this are examined in time for the 30 April deadline. The university does not however undertake to reach a decision on the award of the degree by any specific date.

  •  December graduation submission deadlines:
    • Submission of dissertation: 01 June 2023
    • Intention to submit: 01 May 2023

NB: Students who submit their corrections by 15 October 2023, as well as meeting the requirements for their qualification, may attend the graduation ceremony in December 2023, subject to final qualification status by the Faculty Office.

Dates on this page can only be used as a guide.


Fees 2023

  • Application fees and payment details: UCT fee structure
  • Tuition/Academic fees and payment details: Fees Handbook (Book 12), available at UCT Handbooks
  • Residence/Accommodation fees: Fees Handbook (Book 12), available at UCT Handbooks

Alternatively, contact the UCT Fees Office for information or details.

Requests for pro-forma invoices are sent to the UCT Fees Office. Download pro-forma invoice request form