University of Pretoria (UP)
Founded as Pretoria Centre of the Transvaal University College (and dubbed Tuks or Tukkies) 1908. Transformed into University of Pretoria by act of Parliament 1930. Financially supported by the State. Incorporated Mamelodi Campus of Vista University in 2004.
Funding:
Public
Accreditation:
Higher Education Quality Committee of the Council on Higher Education as well as a range of Professional Bodies managed by the Council.
Grades 4
Languages 2
Divisions 47
- Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation CentreFields of study: Physical Therapy
- Advanced Corporate and Insolvency Law Centre
- Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership CentreFields of study: Leadership
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centre
- Child Law CentreFields of study: Private Law
- Collaborating Centre for Malaria Research Centre
- Water Institute
- Contextual Ministry CentreFields of study: Theology
- Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa Centre
- Excellence for Food Security CentreFields of study: Agriculture
- Excellence for Tree Health Biotechnology Centre
- Geo-Information Sciences Centre
- Human Rights Centre
- Intellectual Property Law CentreFields of study: Commercial Law
- Japanese Studies CentreFields of study: Japanese
- Mediation in Africa CentreFields of study: Political Sciences
- Microbial Ecology and Genomics Centre
- Sexuality, AIDS and Gender CentreFields of study: Human Rights
- Sports Law Centre in Africa CentreFields of study: Law
- Study of Governance Innovation CentreFields of study: Political Sciences
- Transport Development Centre
- UP Natural Hazard Centre, Africa Centre
- Veterinary Wildlife Studies Centre
- Wildlife Management Centre
- Economic and Management Sciences Faculty
- Education Faculty
- Engineering, Built Environment and IT FacultyFields of study: Transport Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Real Estate, Mining Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Bioengineering, Surveying and Mapping, Interior Design, Construction Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Town Planning, Chemical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology
- Health Sciences FacultyFields of study: Dermatology, Dental Technology, Cardiology, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Oncology, Epidemiology, Ophthalmology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Occupational Health, Anaesthesiology, Cell Biology, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Community Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Paediatrics, Pathology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Anatomy, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Radiology, Physiology, Surgery, Health Administration, Public Health, Dentistry, Physical Therapy, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing
- Humanities Faculty
- Law FacultyFields of study: Human Rights, Labour Law, Private Law, Public Law, International Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Philosophy, History, Law, English
- Natural and Agricultural Sciences FacultyFields of study: Parasitology, Plant Pathology, Geophysics, Physical Chemistry, Rural Studies, Inorganic Chemistry, Meteorology, Analytical Chemistry, Toxicology, Immunology, Organic Chemistry, Cell Biology, Soil Science, Applied Chemistry, Cooking and Catering, Anatomy, Genetics, Agricultural Economics, Botany, Molecular Biology, Applied Mathematics, Physiology, Zoology, Ecology, Geology, Hotel and Restaurant, Development Studies, Animal Husbandry, Microbiology, Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Statistics, Geography, Agriculture, Biological and Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics
- Theology FacultyFields of study: Bible, Christian Religious Studies, Ethics, Religious Studies, Religion, Theology, English
- Veterinary Science FacultyFields of study: Parasitology, Toxicology, Immunology, Welfare and Protective Services, Anatomy, Genetics, Radiology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Ecology, Surgery, Veterinary Science
- African Tax InstituteFields of study: Taxation
- Business Science InstituteFields of study: Business Administration
- Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Mico-Electronics (CEFIM) Institute
- Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) InstituteFields of study: Engineering
- Food, Nutrition and Well Being InstituteFields of study: Plant Pathology, Human Rights, Private Law, Soil Science, Anatomy, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Forestry, Applied Mathematics, Physiology, Agronomy, Veterinary Science, Public Health, Nutrition, Chemical Engineering, Agriculture, Sports, Sociology, Medicine, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Psychology, Law, Economics
- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute Institute
- Genomics Research Institute
- Industrial Metals and Minerals Research InstituteFields of study: Metallurgical Engineering
- Institute of Applied Materials Institute
- International and Comparative Law in Africa Institute
- Mammal Research Institute Institute
- Mining Resilience Research InstituteFields of study: Mining Engineering
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Institute
- Technological Innovation Institute
Requirements
- Admission details: Matriculation Certificate or certificate of exemption issued by the Matriculation Board. Specific admission requirements set per programme.
