Applications have closed for all Bachelor and Honours degrees, and postgraduate degrees with coursework.
We do not accept late applications.
Applications for 2022 will start in May of 2021.
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Applications for the Postgrad Diploma and the Part-Time Honours in ISare still open until the 31st of December, but applications that require recognition of prior learning close on the 30th of November – Hurry and don’t miss out!
The Honours in Information Systems degree aims to deepen students understanding of the complexities of Information Systems by providing a range of experiences within industry and the academic setting.
The South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) has awarded the Pioneer Award to the School of IT’s Professor Irwin Brown in recognition of his pioneering work in promoting Information Systems as an academic discipline in South Africa.
What began with a University of Cape Town (UCT) lecturer donating her breast milk to Milk Matters has resulted in a lasting relationship that has seen UCT students conducting research on and for the milk bank, as well as the development and upgrade of an app.
The first 1 000 days of being a parent and of your baby’s life can be overwhelming. There’s a lot to adjust to, particularly transitioning from pregnancy to birth and then to childcare.
In 2018, UCT launched the new School of Information Technology in response to the growing needs of the South African and global tech industry, and the increasing demand for university qualifications in the sector.
The 4th revolution is on the horizon and developments such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analysis and Cloud Computing are resulting in technologies becoming part of our daily lives. The Internet is around us all the time with the watches we wear, the phones we use and the way we communicate.
The School of Information Technology at UCT leverages the excellent research and teaching of the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Information Systems to create a new pool of talent, transforming the IT sector and responding to the national agenda for ICT.