University of the Western Cape Courses 2024/2025

The accredited list of all UWC Short Courses, Courses, and Faculties for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and International Student is available below. Choose a Course today at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).

UWC Faculties

There are seven(7) Faculties in this university.

1. Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
2. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
3. Faculty of Arts
4. Faculty of Natural Sciences
5. Faculty of Dentistry
6. Faculty of Law
7. Faculty of Education

Available Courses at UWC

UWC UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Faculty of Community and Health Sciences

UWC Points: Programmes

BSc Complementary Health Sciences

• Minimum of 30 UWC points
• Maths Code 4 OR Maths Literacy Code 6
• Life Sciences Code 4 AND Physical Sciences Code 3

Bachelor of Social Work

• Minimum of 30 UWC points
• English (home lang) Code 4 OR English (first additional language) Code 5
• Another lang (home or first additional) Code 4
• Maths Code 3 OR Maths Literacy Code 4

BA Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science

• Minimum of 30 UWC points
• Maths Code 3 OR Maths Literacy Code 4

BSc Dietetics/BSc Sport and Exercise Science

• Minimum of 33 UWC points
• Maths Code 4 OR Maths Literacy Code 6
• Life Sciences Code 4

BSc Occupational Therapy

• Minimum of 33 UWC points
• Maths Code 3 OR Maths Literacy Code 5
• Life Sciences Code 4

BSc Physiotherapy

• Minimum of 39 UWC points
• Maths Code 4 OR Maths Literacy Code 6
• Life Sciences Code 4 AND Physical Sciences Code 4

B Nursing

• Minimum of 30 UWC points
• Maths Code 4 OR Maths Literacy Code 6
• Life Sciences Code 4

BSc Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture

• Minimum of 30 UWC points
• Maths Code 3 OR Maths Literacy Code 6
• Life Sciences Code 4 AND Physical Sciences Code 3

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

UWC Points: Minimum of 30 UWC points

Programmes – 3 Year Stream

B Admin

• Maths Code 3 OR Maths Literacy Code 5

B Com B Com (Part-Time) B Com (Financial Accounting) B Com (Law)

• Maths Code 4

B Com Accounting

• Maths Code 4 AND Accounting Code 5 OR
• Maths Code 5

Programmes – 4 Year Stream

B Com

• English Code 3 AND Another language Code 3 (home or first additional language)
• Maths Code 2 OR Maths Literacy Code 6

B Com Accounting

• English Code 3 AND Another language Code 3 (home or first additional language)
• Maths Code 3 AND Accounting Code 4 OR
• Maths Code 4

Faculty of Arts

UWC Points: Minimum of 32 UWC points

Programmes

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS)

Bachelor of Theology (BTh)

BA Degree majors (Arts subjects)

• Afrikaans en Nederlands
• Afrikaans vir Taalprofessies
• Anthropology
• Arabic
• Classical Culture
• English
• Ethics
• Environmental and Sustainability Studies
• French
• Geography and Environmental Studies
• German
• History
• Industrial Psychology
• Language and Communication Studies
• Latin
• Psychology
• Philosophy
• Political Studies
• Sociology
• Theological Studies
• Tourism Studies
• Women’s and Gender Studies
• Xhosa Studies
• Xhosa Language Acquisition

Faculty of Natural Sciences

UWC Points:

• Minimum of 33 UWC points for 3-year stream
• Minimum of 27 UWC points for 4-year stream

Programmes – 3 Year Stream

BSc Environmental and Water Science

BSc Biotechnology

BSc Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

• Maths Code 4/Physical Sciences OR Life Sciences Code 4

BSc Medical Biosciences

• Maths Code 4
• Life Sciences Code 4

BSc Chemical Sciences; BSc Applied Geology

• Maths Code 4
• Physical Sciences Code 4

BSc Mathematical & Statistical Science; BSc Computer Science

• Maths Code 5 AND
• Physical Sciences OR Life Sciences OR Information Technology Code 4

BSc Physical Science

• Maths Code 5
• Physical Sciences Code 4

Bachelor of Pharmacy

• 38 UWC points
• Maths Code 4
• Physical Sciences AND Life Sciences Code 4

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programmes – 4 Year Stream

BSc Environmental and Water Science; BSc Biotechnology; BSc Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

• Maths Code 3
• Physical Sciences OR Life Sciences Code 3

BSc Medical Biosciences

• Maths Code 3
• Life Sciences Code 3

BSc Chemical Sciences; BSc Applied Geology

• Maths Code 3
• Physical Sciences Code 3

BSc Mathematical & Statistical Science; BSc Computer Science; BSc Physical Science

• Maths Code 4 AND
• Physical Sciences OR Life Sciences Code 3 OR
• Information Technology Code 4

Faculty of Dentistry

UWC Points:

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS/BChD)

• Minimum of 40 UWC points

Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH)

• Minimum of 27 UWC points

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS/BChD)

• Maths Code 4
• Physical Sciences AND Life Sciences Code 4

Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH)

• Maths Code 3 OR Maths Literacy Code 4
• Life Sciences Code 4

Faculty of Law

Minimum of 37 UWC points for 4 year stream Minimum of 32 UWC points for 5 year stream

Programmes

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (4 year stream)

• Maths Code 4 OR
• Maths Literacy Code 4

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (5 year stream)

• Maths Code 3 OR
• Maths Literacy Code 3

Faculty of Education

UWC Points: Minimum of 33 UWC points

Programmes

BEd Languages and Life Orientation BEd Languages and Mathematics BEd Languages and Social Sciences

• English OR Afrikaans OR Xhosa Code 4 (home language) OR English OR Afrikaans OR Xhosa Code 5 (first additional language) AND BEd Languages and Life Orientation
• Life Orientation Code 4 AND Maths OR Maths Literacy Code 3

BEd Languages and Mathematics

• Maths Code 4 OR
• Maths Literacy Code 6

BEd Languages and Social Sciences

• History Code 4 AND
• Geography Code 4 AND
• Maths OR Maths Literacy Code 3

BEd Mathematics and Natural Sciences

• English OR Afrikaans OR Xhosa Code 4 (home or first additional language) ANDAnother language Code 3 (home or first additional language)
• Maths Code 4 OR
• Maths Literacy Code 6 AND
• Life Sciences OR Physical Sciences Code 4

BEd Foundation Phase Teaching

• English Code 4 (home or first additional language)
• Another language Code 4 (home or first additional language) AND
• Maths Code 3 OR
• Maths Literacy Code 5

UWC POSTGRADUATE

Faculty of Community and Health Sciences

M.Sc. Nutrition Management

M.Sc. Occupational Therapy

M.Sc. Occupational Therapy (Structured)

M.Sc. Physiotherapy (Thesis)

M.Sc. Public Health in Nutrition

Kindly visit https://www.uwc.ac.za/Pages/AllProgrammes.aspx to get the full details of the other Postgraduate courses.

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