University of Cape Town UCT Third Term Courses

University of Cape Town UCT Third Term Courses – see details below:

A number of Humanities courses are also offered in the Summer and Winter Terms. These are referred to as ‘Third-Term’ courses, credit-bearing courses offered to students to support them in meeting the curriculum requirements of their degrees.  They are referred to as ‘Third Term’ as they are offered outside the regular first and second semester structure, usually over the winter or summer vacation periods, and carry a course suffix of L, P or U.

Please note: Third-Term courses should not be confused with UCT short courses, which are not credit-bearing courses.

Descriptions of each of the Third-Term courses on offer can be found under the departmental entries in the Humanities Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies Handbooks; or you can download the undergraduate Third Term booklet. The list of available courses is updated annually.

Apply in 2 easy steps:

Application dates & deadlines: 

• You can apply for Summer and Winter term courses until the Friday before the course starts. These start dates are also published on the main UCT website calendar.
• Winter Term dates: 18th June to 13th July, exams on 18th July
• Summer Term dates: 11th November to 6th December, exams in the week of 9th December
• Due to the intensified nature of these courses, students may register for only one Third-Term course at a time.

The following undergraduate Third-Term Courses are available in :