Summer and Winter Term courses
How to apply | Application deadline | Courses
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.
| Summer Term course: | November and December | = P code |
| Winter Term course: | June and July | = L code |
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.
| Step 1 |
EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: Complete a hard copy UCT Application Form. Download the Application Form or collect it from UCT Admissions Office. CURRENT UCT STUDENTS: add the course to your transcript via a normal Change of Curriculum Form which must be signed by a Curriculum Advisor. Remember to bring a printout of your unofficial transcript. |
| Step 2 |
Submit completed form + supporting documents to: EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: The Admissions Office, University of Cape Town, c/o Bremner Building, Lower Campus. Rondebosch, 7701 South Africa. Or you can also Email your documents to the UCT Admissions Office (external applicants) CURRENT UCT STUDENTS: submit the change of curriculum form, signed by an advisor, with your transcript to the Faculty of Humanities reception desk in Beattie Building. |
| Queries |
Need additional information on P and L courses offered in the Faculty of Humanities? Email your questions to the undergraduate or postgraduate offices. |
Application dates & deadlines 2019:
- 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 2019:
Undergraduate Winter Term courses 2019
| Code | Description | NQF credits | HEQSF level |
| FAM1000L | Analysing Film and TV | 18 | 5 |
| POL1004F | Intro to Politics | 18 | 5 |
| HST2045L | Genocide: African Experiences | 24 | 6 |
| SLL1002L | Word Power | 18 | 5 |
| AXL2401L | Intro to Medical Anthropology | 24 | 6 |
Undergraduate Summer Term courses 2019
| Code | Description | NQF credits | HEQSF level |
| FAM1001P | Media and Society | 18 | 5 |
| HST2034P | Africa: Colonial & Post-Colonial | 24 | 6 |
| POL1005P | Introduction to Politics B | 18 | 5 |
| PHI2043P | Business Ethics* | 24 | 5 |
| POL2038P | Comparative Politics | 24 | 6 |
| SLL1002P | Word Power | 18 | 5 |
*NB Business Ethics is not available to Humanities students in Summer Term.