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university of cape town medicine 2024-2025

The Faculty of Health Sciences (Medical School) at the University of Cape Town provides a range of academic career options in the field of health care and research. The alternatives include clinical and public health, health and rehabilitation sciences, and others. The requirements for enrollment in UCT’s medical school are as follows.

The first medical school in Sub-Saharan Africa was established in 1912 and is now known as the University of Cape Town Medical School. They are ranked among the top 50 health sciences faculties worldwide by Times Higher Education.

The medical school at UCT is divided into 13 academic departments, and its programs include undergraduate and postgraduate instruction, clinical services, and research. In order to enroll in postgraduate or undergraduate programs, students must meet both the university and faculty requirements.

The following are the entrance requirements:

Undergraduates:

APS (Admission Point Score) score of 463/600
FPS (Faculty Point Score) score of 628/900
WPS score of 764 (628+135.6) for South African applicants only

Postgraduates:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant topics or other degrees that could be regarded equivalent

Honors:

Bachelor’s degree with a specific major subject

Masters:

An Honours degree in the topic that the candidate desires to pursue at the Master’s level is equivalent to a Master’s degree.

Doctorates:

Master’s degree in a relevant discipline

Click here to learn more about the Faculty of Health Science at UCT

Is Medicine taught at the University of Cape Town?

The Department of Medicine is a large clinical department that provides clinical services to the populations of the Western Cape and, in the case of our highly specialized services, to patients throughout southern Africa.

Is medicine available at the University of Cape Town?