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About University of Cape Town UCT Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is home to approximately 2 600 students, of which some 36% are postgraduate research students registered in the 12 academic departments – Archaeology, Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental & Geographical Science, Geological Sciences, Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, Molecular & Cell Biology, Oceanography, Physics and Statistical Sciences. All departments are located on Upper Campus. There are about 185 academic staff and some 160 support staff who provide for our undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Undergraduate teaching is a cornerstone of our activities and the Faculty offers 20 different majors, with possibilities to co-major in subjects located in other Faculties. Our majors are loosely organised into three clusters – those in the biology, earth and environmental sciences, those in the chemical and molecular sciences, and those in the numerical and physical sciences. Details of the majors we offer and their home departments can be found here. Our Bachelor of Science degree leads naturally on to a number of different Honours degrees that relate to the undergraduate major(s) offered by the various departments. Details of Honours degrees offered can be found here.
The Faculty of Science prides itself on the high regard in which it is held by the international academic community, reflected in part by international world university and subject rankings. According to the latest QS rankings, the Science Faculty at UCT places in the band 51-100 top universities in the Earth and Marine Sciences and in the band 101-150 in the Biological and Environmental Sciences. In part, the national and international prominence of our staff is captured in the high number of researchers rated by the National Research Foundation (NRF) system as having leading or prominent international standing (18 A-rated, 64 B-rated, 60 C-rated and 7 P-rated). Much of this international recognition comes from the strong research programmes run by our Faculty staff, in collaboration with international colleagues, the rigorous doctoral programmes offered by the Faculty, and through the resultant research output. Research emanating from the Faculty is published by a mixture of 185 permanent academic staff, over 80 Honorary Research Associates, ~400 doctoral students, ~140 postdoctoral fellows, 14 South African Research Chairs, 14 Senior Scholars, and international collaborators from across the world. An important component of our research takes place through 16 formal university accredited intra- and inter-disciplinary research groupings, and an NRF Centre of Excellence, details of which can be found here.
UCT Faculty of Science Courses
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UCT Faculty of Science Applications & Admissions
University of Cape Town, UCT under the Faculty of Science offers admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. UCT admission to all courses will be done online through the University of Cape Town, UCT online application portal. Further, the aspirants have to apply online in order to secure admission at the UCT Faculty of Science, the details of the UCT admissions procedure and online application are available here: UCT Faculty of Science Admissions and online application.
UCT Faculty of Science contact details
General queries
Tel: 021 650 2712
Fax: 021 650 2710
Email: sci-science@uct.ac.za
Physical address:
Level 6, PD Hahn Building, North Lane, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town
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Postal address:
Private Bag, 7701
Rondebosch, South Africa
Undergraduate queries
Tel: 021 650 2712
Fax: 021 650 2710
Email: sci-science@uct.ac.za
Physical address:
Faculty Office, Level 6,
PD Hahn Building, North Lane, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town
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Postgraduate queries
Tel: 021 650 4511
Fax: 021 650 2710
Email: sci-science@uct.ac.za
Physical address:
Faculty Office,
Room 6.57, Level 6,
PD Hahn Building, North Lane, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town
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University of Cape Town (UCT) Faculty of Science Website
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