Overview

About the Programme

Chemistry is a popular study choice at University of Cape Town as graduates are directly employable and the postgraduate degrees are in demand in industry. The versatility of the chemistry qualification is borne out by the fact that graduates find employment in such diverse fields as energy (fossil fuels), agrochemicals, mining and minerals, pharmaceutical and medicinal (biotechnology, drug production, and vaccines), polymers (plastics), food (quality control, and wine and beer-making), and computational chemistry.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Chemistry

Chemistry for Engineers

Intermediate Chemistry

Chemistry for Medical Students

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Disciplines

Chemistry View 28 other Bachelors in Chemistry in South Africa

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements for applicants with foreign schoolleaving examinations. To be considered for admission, applicants must qualify for a matriculation exemption from the Matriculation Board, and must meet certain minimum faculty entry requirements.

Some of the more common foreign school-leaving examinations submitted by international applicants include O and A-level examinations, HIGCSE and IGCSE examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, and the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE). Applicants who have written only the O-level or equivalent examination, and who are not writing any other school-leaving examination, are not eligible for admission to UCT. If you are writing a foreign school-leaving qualification, your application to UCT will be assessed individually.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

83000 ZAR / year

≈ 83000 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

32500 ZAR / year

≈ 32500 ZAR / year

Living costs

Cape Town

South Africa

9088 - 15529 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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