Overview

What you can expect

The primary aim of the Transport Studies programme at the University of Cape Town is to produce graduates from a range of undergraduate disciplines with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage effectively with the challenge of creating affordable, efficient, sustainable, safe, equitable and environmentally sound urban transport systems, and to contribute to the implementation of new and demanding policy directives. Curriculum content is cross-disciplinary in orientation and exposes students to a broad range of the analytical, evaluative, planning and management issues they are likely to encounter in the field.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Transport Demand Analysis and Project Assessment

Transport Modelling

Public Transport System Design and Operations Management

Local Area Transport Planning Management and Design

Non-Motorised Transportation

Transport Modelling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Disciplines

Management Studies General Engineering & Technology Transportation Engineering View 30 other Masters in General Engineering & Technology in South Africa

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants with a university honours or four-year bachelor degree, and a suitable level of numeracy and writing skills have a good chance of acceptance onto the programme.

Applicants with a three-year Bachelor degree from a university or a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree from a university of technology need to demonstrate five years of relevant senior work experience post-qualification, and satisfactory academic performance (typically deemed to be a >60% mean course mark for the entire qualification or in the final year of study), in order to be considered.

Research topic and supervisor: Applicants for degrees by research should approach members of academic staff associated with the Centre for Transport Studies (CfTS) in order to explore potential research topics and supervision.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

123000 ZAR / year

≈ 123000 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

32500 ZAR / year

≈ 32500 ZAR / year

Additional Details

International students must add the relevant Administrative Service Fee (ZAR 5300) /International Term fee to the cost of the typical fee.

Living costs

Cape Town

South Africa

9088 - 15529 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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