17 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Biological Sciences programme at the University of Cape Town was established in 2013 by the Department of Biological Sciences, as a result of a merger between the long standing Botany and Zoology Departments.

The Chemistry programme at the University of Cape Town provides a high-level, quality learning experience for all its students in both theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry.

The department of Applied Statistics from University of Cape Town focuses on research in statistics, operations research and decision modelling and the underlying methodology and application of these methods to ecology, medicine, finance and big data.

The Molecular and Cell Biology programme at the University of Cape Town is offered by the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology and has interests and expertise in diverse areas of biology.

The undergraduate major in Astrophysics at the University of Cape Town has been offered since 2006.

The Economics and Statistics programme at the University of Cape Town is built around a core set of economics courses. The programme is oriented towards quantitative economics and statistical methods, thus allowing students to analyse and interpret economic and financial data.

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Mathematical Statistics from University of Cape Town provides a graduate with the specific discipline knowledge, together with a range of related skills, essential for the workplace, or to allow continuation to postgraduate study. 

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Marine Biology from University of Cape Town provides a graduate with the specific discipline knowledge, together with a range of related skills, essential for the workplace, or to allow continuation to postgraduate study. 

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Human Anatomy and Physiology from University of Cape Town provides a graduate with the specific discipline knowledge, together with a range of related skills, essential for the workplace, or to allow continuation to postgraduate study. 

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Genetics from University of Cape Town provides a graduate with the specific discipline knowledge, together with a range of related skills, essential for the workplace, or to allow continuation to postgraduate study. 

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biochemistry from University of Cape Town provides a graduate with the specific discipline knowledge, together with a range of related skills, essential for the workplace, or to allow continuation to postgraduate study. 

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biology from University of Cape Town provides a graduate with the specific discipline knowledge, together with a range of related skills, essential for the workplace, or to allow continuation to postgraduate study. 

The Applied Mathematics programme at the University of Cape Town studies a hugely varied subject. It covers both the application of known mathematical ideas to understand the world around us, as well as the development of novel mathematical techniques to model systems which we would like to understand.

Mathematics in high school is almost exclusively concerned with calculating and computing. At university level (and beyond), however, students in the Mathematics programme at the University of Cape Town will learn that pure mathematics is increasingly abstract.

The Oceanography programme at the University of Cape Town, the only one of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, aims to advance knowledge of all facets of the oceans around Africa and in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Physics programme at the University of Cape Town has a long and proud tradition in research and teaching, with current fields of research focussed on five strategic areas: high energy physics, nuclear physics, solid state and nano-scale physics, applied physics and tertiary physics education.

In the Statistics programme at the University of Cape Town students will learn about the scientific application of mathematical principles to the collection, analysis, and presentation of data.