Street:Robert Sobukwe Road

City:Bellville

Province:Western Cape

Post Code:7535

WWW:https://www.uwc.ac.za

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Founded 1959 as University College of the University of South Africa. Became an autonomous University 1984. Acquired present status 2004, following incorporation of the School of Dentistry of the University of Stellenbosch. An autonomous institution receiving financial support from the State.

February to December (February-June; July-December)

Matriculation Certificate or certificate of exemption issued by the Joint Matriculation Board up to 2008. National Senior Certificate for Degree Studies from 2009

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Council on Higher Education (CHE); Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET); South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

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Head : Tyrone Pretorius

Job title:Rector

Years of office:2015-

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Senior Administrative Officer : Nita Lawton-Misra

Job title:Registrar

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International Relations Officer : Umesh Bawa

Job title:Director of International Relations

Faculty : Arts and Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, Afrikaans, Anthropology, Arabic, Arts and Humanities, Dutch, English, Environmental Studies, Ethics, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, History, Information Sciences, Latin, Library Science, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Native Language, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Theology, Tourism, Women's Studies

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Faculty : Community and Health Sciences

Fields of study:Community Health, Dietetics, Ecology, Health Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Parks and Recreation, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work, Sports, Traditional and Complementary Medicine and Therapy

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Faculty : Dentistry

Fields of study:Community Health, Dentistry, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Radiology, Surgery

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Faculty : Economic and Management Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agricultural Management, Business Administration, Commercial Law, Development Studies, Economics, Finance, Government, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Management, Marketing, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Real Estate, Statistics

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Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Adult Education, Business Education, Computer Education, Continuing Education, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Health Education, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Special Education, Technology Education

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Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Administrative Law, Civil Engineering, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, European Union Law, Human Rights, Labour Law, Law, Private Law

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Faculty : Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Computing, Chemistry, Computer Science, Demography and Population, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Physics, Physiology, Statistics, Water Science, Zoology

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Administration, African Languages, African Studies, Afrikaans, Bible, Biology, Biotechnology, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Community Health, Computer Science, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dental Hygiene, Dental Surgery, Dietetics, Dutch, Ecology, Economics, Education, English Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Finance, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Sciences, Herbalism, History, Homeopathic Medicine, Human Resources, Information Management, Information Technology, Law, Library Science, Management, Mathematics, Medical Science, Music, Naturopathic Medicine, Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Social Work, Sports Medicine, Statistics, Theology, Tourism, Water Science

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Advanced Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Educational Administration, Finance, History, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Technology, Labour Law, Management, Marketing, Public Administration, Science Education

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Honours Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, Afrikaans, Agricultural Management, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Community Health, Computer Science, Curriculum, Development Studies, Dutch, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Finance, Geochemistry, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, German, Herbalism, History, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Latin, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medical Science, Microbiology, Music, Nutrition, Petrology, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Science Education, Sociology, Sports Management, Statistics, Theology, Water Science, Zoology

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Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Adult Education, African Languages, Agriculture, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Business Administration, Communication Arts, Dental Science, Development Studies, Ecology, Education, Educational Psychology, English, Environmental Studies, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Administration, Health Education, Heritage Preservation, Higher Education, History, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Labour Law, Law, Library Science, Midwifery, Museum Studies, Naturopathic Medicine, Nursing, Philosophy, Public Health, Public Law, Religion, Science Education, Social Studies, Sociology, Software Engineering, Technology Education, Theology, Vocational Education, Water Management

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Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Adult Education, African Languages, Afrikaans, Agriculture, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Commercial Law, Community Health, Computer Science, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Dental Science, Dental Surgery, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Development Studies, Dutch, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, English, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, German, Health Education, Herbology, Higher Education, History, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Latin, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medical Science, Microbiology, Music, Nanotechnology, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Paediatrics, Periodontics, Petrology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiology, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Work, Sociology, Sports Management, Statistics, Theology, Water Management, Water Science, Writing, Zoology

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Doctorate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, African Languages, Afrikaans, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Botany, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Commercial Law, Community Health, Computer Science, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Dental Surgery, Dentistry, Development Studies, Dutch, Ecology, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, German, Herbology, Higher Education, History, Human Rights, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, International Law, Justice Administration, Labour Law, Latin, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literacy Education, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medical Science, Microbiology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Odontology, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Petrology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Private Law, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Radiology, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Theology, Vocational Education, Water Science, Zoology

360 Degrees

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