Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The MBChB qualifies graduates, after internship, community service and registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, to practise as medical doctors. The curriculum aims to produce a competent, undifferentiated doctor using a Primary Health Care approach that balances preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative care.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Medicine (MBChB Programme) | Duration: Six years full-time | Intake: Annual | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Year one covers Becoming a Professional, Introduction to Integrated Health Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, and beginners' Afrikaans and isiXhosa. Years two and three cover integrated health systems, Becoming a Doctor and Special Study Modules; years four to six cover clinical rotations including medicine, surgery, psychiatry, obstetrics, paediatrics and family medicine, with long and short electives in the final year. The programme totals 1214 NQF credits.
After two years' internship and one year's community service, graduates practise independently as medical doctors in public or private hospitals, clinics or their own practice, or in non-clinical settings such as research, training and health technology.
MBChB: NSC English (Home or First Additional Language) 65%, Mathematics 70% and Physical Sciences 70%, plus 70% for the next three best subjects excluding Life Orientation; minimum Admission Point Score of 450; National Benchmark Tests in the Intermediate range. Graduates must be at least 21 years old for the degree to be conferred.
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 to study at UCT in 2027 opened on 1 April 2026 and close on 31 July 2026 for undergraduate study; late applications are not considered.
The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.
Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
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