Durban University of Technology (DUT) has six faculties, each of them offering various programs and courses. These faculties cover a wide range of subjects and areas of study, providing students with many choices for their education. Whether you're interested in business, science, arts, engineering, health sciences, or management, DUT has programs to suit your interests. The programs and courses available at DUT are designed to help you gain knowledge and skills in your chosen field, preparing you for a successful future. With DUT's diverse academic offerings, you can find the right path to achieve your educational and career goals.
Faculty of Accounting & Informatics
Accounting and Informatics
English (4) 1st Language (4) Additional Language (3)
Maths (4)
Maths Literacy (3)
Additional Language (4)
Compulsory Subjects (3)
20 Credit Subject (4)
Career Options: Accounting Technician, Bookkeeper, Accounts Clerk, Assistant Financial Accountant, Financial Accountant.
Cost and Management Accounting
English (3)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (5)
Maths (4)
Two subjects from Accounting (3)
Career Options: Cost Clerk, Assistant Financial Management Accountant, Budget Officer, Finance Officer.
Financial Information Systems
English (3)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (3)
Maths (5)
Two subjects from Accounting (3)
Career Options: Programmer, Junior Accountant, Financial Information Systems Specialist, Computer Auditor.
Internal Auditing
English (3)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (5)
Maths (4)
Two subjects from Accounting (3)
Career Options: Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
IT
English (3)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (3)
Maths (5)
Two subjects from IT (3)
Career Options: Programmer, Junior Analyst Programmer, Database Administrator, Business Analyst.
Library and Information Studies
English (4)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (3)
Maths (4)
Two subjects from Library and Information Studies (3)
Career Options: Professional in information and knowledge management.
Taxation
English (3)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (3)
Maths (5)
Two subjects from Taxation (3)
Career Options: Various roles in taxation and financial sectors.
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Analytical Chemistry
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
One 20 Credit Subject (3)
Career Options: Analytical Chemist, Technologist, opportunities in laboratories, manufacturing industries, and research.
Biotechnology
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Life Sciences (4)
Physical Science (4)
Career Options: Biotechnologist, Microbiologist, opportunities in the industry, research, waste management, and food production.
Clothing Management
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three subjects at level 3 (specific requirements)
Three 20 Credit Subjects (not more than one language, specific areas)
Career Options: Garment Technology, Product Development, Production Control, Quality Control, Industrial Engineering, Merchandising, and more in clothing and related sectors.
Consumer Science - Food and Nutrition
English (3)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (3)
Maths (4)
Subjects from Accounting, Business Studies, Consumer Studies, Life Sciences, or Physical Science (3)
One 20 Credit Subject (3)
Career Options: Food Consultant, Nutritionist, Product Developer, Sales Consultant, Food Editor, and more in food-related roles.
Consumer Science - Food Technology
English (4)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (4)
Life Sciences (4)
Physical Science (4)
Career Options: Food Technologist, Quality Controller, Researcher, and various roles in food quality and hygiene.
Consumer Science - Horticulture
English (4)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (4)
Life Sciences (4)
Physical Science (4)
Career Options: Opportunities in producing, processing, and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
Maritime Studies
English (4)
1st Language (4)
English Additional Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
One 20 Credit Subject (3)
Career Options: Opportunities in shipping companies, ship surveyors, ship brokers, and more in the maritime industry.
Sport Management
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Life Sciences (3)
Two 20 Credit Subjects (not more than one language, specific areas)
Career Options: Sport Administrator, Marketer, Promoter, Club Manager, and various roles in sports.
Textile Technology
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (3)
One 20 Credit Subject (not more than one language, specific areas)
Career Options: Opportunities in production, fabric development, marketing, and quality control in textile and related industries.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Biomedical Technology
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
One at level 3
Career Options: Work in clinical diagnostic laboratories, medical technologist, government, private, and research healthcare laboratories.
Child & Youth Development
English (4)
Life Orientation (4)
Three 20 Credit Subjects (not more than one language, specific areas)
Career Options: Work in residential child and youth care centers, state facilities, hospitals, Child Protection Unit, and more.
Chiropractic
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Two 20 Credit Subjects (only one can be a language)
Career Options: Private practice as a chiropractor.
Clinical Technology
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Life Sciences (4)
Physical Science (4)
Life Orientation (4)
One at level 3
Career Options: Assistant Clinical Technologists, limited clinical procedures including administrative duties.
Dental Assisting
English (3)
1st Language (3)
2 at level 2
Life Sciences (3)
One at level 3 (not a language)
Career Options: Dental Assistants in various settings including private practice, public hospitals, medical divisions, and more.
Dental Technology
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Two at level 3 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Dental technicians working in various settings including dental laboratories and health services.
Emergency Medical Care
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Life Sciences (4)
Physical Science (4)
One at level 3
Career Options: Opportunities in private and public emergency medical services, fire departments, the military, and support industries.
Environmental Health
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (3)
Two at level 4 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Employed by private companies, municipal health departments, state health organizations, and more.
Homeopathy
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Life Orientation (4)
Two at level 4 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Private practice in the industrial sector within multi-disciplinary and hospital-related environments.
Nursing Science
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Life Sciences (4)
Two at level 4 (only one may be a language)
Career Options: General nurse, midwife, and opportunities for specialization in clinical nursing, management, or academia.
Radiography
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Life Sciences (4)
Physical Science (4)
Any other two 20 Credit Subjects (both not languages)
Career Options: Seek work in state, provincial, and private institutions in the field of radiography.
Somatology
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Three at level 3
One 20 at level 3
Career Options: Opportunities in salon clinics, health spas, shipping liners, wellness centers, advising clients on nutrition, marketing, and training positions, among others.
Certainly, here are the remaining faculties and their academic programs:
Faculty of Management Sciences
Catering Management
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Accounting (4)
Two at level 4 from specific subjects
Career Options: Become an executive chef, manage kitchens, and travel worldwide for employment.
Ecotourism Management
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Life Sciences (3)
One at level 4
Career Options: Various roles in the ecotourism industry such as field guides, operators, consultants, planners, and managers.
Hospitality Management
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Accounting or Business Studies at level 4
Two at level 4 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Departmental manager in hotels or food and beverage outlets, and eventually a general manager.
Human Resource Management
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Life Orientation (3)
Two at level 3 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Personnel officer specializing in personnel management and industrial relations.
Management
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Accounting (3)
Two at level 3 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Entrepreneur, general manager, and various roles in banking, retail, administration, government services, and more.
Marketing
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Life Orientation (3)
Two at level 3 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Marketing manager, sales manager, advertising manager, and more.
Operations Management
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Two at level 3 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Operations manager, work-study officer, quality controller, and more.
Public Management
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Two at level 3 and 4 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Administrative officer, project manager, divisional head, and assistant director.
Public Relations Management
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Career Options: Public relations practitioner, media officer, events manager, and more.
Retail Business Management
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Two at level 3 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Store manager, buyer, merchandiser, and retail executive.
Tourism Management
English (3)
1st Language (4)
Accounting (4)
Two at level 4 (not more than one language)
Career Options: Opportunities in travel, tour operations, tourism promotion, and more.
Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
Architectural Technology
English (3)
Technology and Technical Drawing and Arts and Geography (specific areas)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Employment in private architecture firms, public service, local authorities, and building drawing offices.
Building Management & Quantity Surveying
English (4)
1st Language (5)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Coordinator of production activities on construction sites, trainee quantity surveyor, building inspector, or clerk of works.
Engineering: Chemical
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Chemical engineer employed in chemical plants for research, design, project management, and more.
Engineering: Civil
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Employment in civil engineering industry for planning, designing, or construction.
Engineering: Computer Systems
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Installation, maintenance, and repair of hardware, configuring and maintaining client interface software.
Engineering: Electrical Light Current
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Opportunities in process instrumentation, control communication engineering, computer systems, power electronics, and more.
Engineering: Electrical Power
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Employment in organizations such as ESKOM and SIEMENS.
Engineering: Industrial
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Industrial engineer positions in various sectors including manufacturing, hospitals, banks, and more.
Engineering: Mechanical
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Mechanical technician positions in various industries including steel, oil, sugar, and more.
Pulp and Paper Technology
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
Career Options: Process controllers, supervisors, and pulp and paper technologists.
Surveying
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Physical Science (4)
Four at level 4
-Career Options: Surveying technician, surveyor, GIS and photogram meter.
Town and Regional Planning
English (4)
1st Language (5)
Geography (5), History (5), Physics (5), Life Sciences (5)
One at level 3
Career Options: Planning tasks, planner, planning technician, and analysis.
Faculty of Arts and Design
Bachelor of Education (FET) Specialization
English (4)
1st Language (4)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Teaching in private and public schools/institutions.
Drama
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Two 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Careers in theater, television, film, radio, community theater, sales, public speaking, and more.
Fashion
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Clothing designer, opportunities in performing arts, film, television, and more.
Fine Art
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Professional artist, careers in galleries, teaching, sales, public speaking, and more.
Graphic Design
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Design artist in public and private sectors, including layout artist, illustrator, and package designer.
Interior Design
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Employment in interior design and decorating firms, architectural practices, and more.
Jewellery Design
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Opportunities in the jewelry industry as properly trained designers and entrepreneurs.
Photography
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Careers in advertising, magazines, commercial, newspapers, freelance, and education.
Translation and Interpreting Practice
English (4)
Another language (Home) (4)
Another language (1st add) (4)
Two 20 credit subjects (not more than one language)
Career Options: Translator (translating documents and manuals), interpreter in conferences and courts.
Video Technology
English (3)
1st Language (3)
Three 20 credit subjects (3)
Career Options: Employment at organizations such as SABC, MNET, as cameramen, writers, and production managers.
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