Undergraduate Programmes
At UCT, as at universities
all over the world, enrolments in economics classes are growing
rapidly. An undergraduate degree in economics not only prepares you
for entrance into the world of business, finance and management, but
also provides an excellent background for those entering into the
field of agricultural economics, international trade, the
environment, public policy, education and health. Many economists
trained at UCT have taken up managerial positions in the
manufacturing, agricultural, mining, banking and financial sectors,
and in several public enterprises and state departments.
The School of Economics offers the following undergraduate economics
programmes:
(a) Philosophy, Politics &
Economics Degree (PPE) (B.Com or B. Soc. Sci.)
(b) Economics & Finance
Degree (B. Com.)
(c) Economics & Statistics
Degree (B. Com.)
(d) Economics & Law Degree
(B. Com.)
In addition, the School of Management Studies offers a Bachelor of Business
Science (B.BusSci) Degree specialising in Economics. Click
here for further information.
The Humanities Faculty allows students to major in Economics and one other
subject in a general Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSci) degree. Click
here for further information.
Postgraduate Courses
The Department of
Economics is one of the largest and most successful economics
departments in South Africa. With over 30 faculty members, the
department is able to offer a wide range of postgraduate courses
within the coursework Honours and Masters programmes. In
addition to the general economics degrees, the department offers
specialisations in Finance, Trade and Regulatory Policy, Labour
Market Economics, and Economics and Demography.
In 2003 an exciting new coursework PhD programme was
introduced i.e. the AERC Collaborative Programme. In this
programme students take some courses in Cape Town and some in
Nairobi over one and a half years and then write a dissertation. We also offer purely
research-based degrees at both Masters and PhD level, as well as
a popular part-time Honours programme in Financial Analysis and
Portfolio Management.
UCT’s postgraduate
economics degrees carry full international recognition because
of their carefully designed content, which makes them comparable
with similar programmes abroad.
Contacts
General Information
Term Dates: The Masters and Honours degrees commence three weeks prior
to the official start of the University term (http://www.pgfo.uct.ac.za/calendar/terms/).
The Masters degree ends approximately two weeks after the end of the second
quarter. Please contact the Postgraduate Administrator for the exact term dates
Postgraduate Programmes
Honours Programmes
The School of Economics offers the following Honours Programmes:
The Departmental Honours Application Form can be downloaded
here.
This form must be submitted no later than 31 October to the Graduate
Administrator.
Masters Programmes
The School of Economics offers the following Masters Programmes:
The Departmental Masters Application Form can be downloaded
here.
This form must be submitted no later than 31 October to the Graduate
Administrator.
Doctorate Programmes
The School of Economics offers the following Doctorate Programmes:
The Departmental PhD Application Form can be downloaded
here.
For PhD by Coursework and Dissertation this form must be submitted no later than
31 October to the Graduate Administrator.
Full list of courses
Find a full list of courses offered by the School of Economics here.
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