Diploma in Agriculture (Extended Curriculum Programme) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programme overview

Diploma in Agriculture with an Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP), offered full-time at the Wellington campus. The ECP adds a foundation year of extended modules before the standard diploma subjects.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Extended year covers agricultural computer and numerical literacy, agricultural economics and marketing, soil science, crop protection and plant production; later years add agricultural extension, biometry, engineering, labour practice, agricultural production and research methodology, with electives such as livestock production, oenology, viticulture, fruit production and agronomy.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Diploma applications close on 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens (31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care and Somatology; 31 August 2026 for Grade R and Early Childhood Care and Education).

The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/undergraduate/apply

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