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Administrative support
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Hi, ! If you have any administrative questions, please don't hesitate to contact the programme administrator Debbie Moodie at debbie.moodie@uct.ac.za
Faculty of Health Sciences postgraduate office
Please see the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) postgraduate handbook for details about the course. You can find a 2024 copy here (the 2025 handbook has not yet been released).
More information about FHS postgraduate studies can be found here.
If you need to contact someone at the FHS postgraduate office, email:
- Taryn-Lee Safers at taryn-lee.safers@uct.ac.za (PGDip programmes)
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Keasha Cloete at keasha.cloete@uct.ac.za (de/registration & curriculum changes)
- Or general enquiries at: (+ 27) 021 650 2516
In general, we would ask that you contact the programme administrator Debbie (debbie.moodie@uct.ac.za) & programme coordinators Dave (dave.leroux@uct.ac.za) / Lizelle (lizelle.jacobs@uct.ac.za) with your admin need/s & they can then point you in the right direction on who to contact.
International students
International students may contact IAPO (International Academic Programmes Office) for support around matters pertaining to administration around being an international student at UCT. They have a helpful page on what to do "Before you arrive"; which takes you through accepting your study offer, paying fees & preparing the necessary documentation. Please note the PG Diploma in Community and General Paediatrics is fully online (no need to come to Cape Town).
Fee & funding information
The 2025 fee information handbook has not yet been released: see Student Fees (Handbook 8b, 2024) on this website ( Handbooks | University of Cape Town (uct.ac.za) ) for the most recent fee information.
Please note that the UCT Postgraduate Funding Office deals with matters of bursaries & scholarships.
They may be contacted at: pgfunding@uct.ac.za & +27 (0)21 650 3622
They regularly update this noticeboard with current funding opportunities.
Applications & technical help
Applications: apply online here. Note: applications for 2025 are due before 31 October 2024.
For general technical help visit ICTS (Information and Communication Technology Services).
For help in changing your password, go here or you can go directly to the self-service option.
To log into Peoplesoft, go here. Students can view & manage their administration via Peoplesoft, including:
- Change of curriculum applications
- Leave of absence (LOA) applications
- Registration applications
- Thesis/dissertation-related matters
- International student pre-registration applications
Amathuba is UCT's learning management system. Every PGDip course will have its own Amathuba site. Once you register as a student, you will be added to each site. Each site will contain a course outline, contact details for the course convener & all the course materials (readings, presentations, recorded lectures, discussion forums, etc.) Students will also submit their assignments via Amathuba.
Amathuba Resources for Students: Amathuba Resources for Students | Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (uct.ac.za)
For general Amathuba help contact: cilt-helpdesk@uct.ac.za
They regularly update this noticeboard with current funding opportunities.