Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programme overview

The Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning is a full-time three-year diploma offered at the District Six Campus.

Faculty: Faculty of Informatics and Design | Department: Urban and Regional Planning | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

First year covers Planning and Society, Planning Design, Urbanisation, Environmental Studies, Infrastructure and Services Planning and Planning Theory. Later years cover Environmental Planning, Transport Planning, Real Estate Development, Planning Law, Housing Policy, Planning and the Economy, Planning Research, Planning Practice and a Planning Project.

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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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