DUT Courses and Faculties

The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has about 32,000 students and offers 187 academic programmes, full-time and part-time, in six faculties. It teaches on campuses in Durban and the Midlands, around Pietermaritzburg. The details below come from DUT's Study Opportunities 2027 guide.

DUT's six faculties

• Faculty of Accounting and Informatics
• Faculty of Applied Sciences
• Faculty of Arts and Design
• Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Management Sciences

Qualification types

DUT's qualifications range from higher certificates, advanced certificates and diplomas to advanced diplomas, bachelor's and professional bachelor's degrees, postgraduate diplomas, honours, master's and doctoral degrees. Some qualifications are offered only on the Durban campuses.

Work-integrated learning

Undergraduate students complete a compulsory period of work-integrated learning, which gives them working experience during their studies.

DUT's history

DUT was formed in April 2002 by the merger of two technikons, ML Sultan and Technikon Natal. It first became the Durban Institute of Technology and later the Durban University of Technology.

Campuses

DUT's campuses include Steve Biko, Ritson and ML Sultan in Durban, and Riverside and Indumiso in the Midlands. For example, the Department of Financial Accounting is on the Ritson Campus.

Bridging course

DUT offers an Accounting Bridging Course for students who just miss the requirements for the Diploma in Accounting. It is not funded by NSFAS, and in 2026 its four modules cost R15,000 in total.

Examples of minimum points

• Bachelor of Health Sciences in Emergency Medical Care and Rescue: 30
• Bachelor of Nursing and BEd: 28
• Diploma in Accounting: 26, or 24 to 25 for the extended programme
• Management Sciences diplomas: 25

See the DUT admission requirements page for each programme's subjects.

Selection

Many departments rank applicants using DUT's points system, and some add interviews, portfolios or aptitude tests. For example, some art and design programmes select applicants on a portfolio of original drawings.

Fees per module

The Study Opportunities guide lists the 2026 fees for the modules in each programme, as the 2027 fees were not final when it was published. Read more on the DUT fees page.

Career support

DUT's Career Resource office, within the student counselling unit, runs webinars on coping with online learning and adjusting to campus in Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

Student support

DUT's Student Counselling and Health centre offers confidential counselling with registered psychologists, support groups and workshops for first-year students. Its PhakiMpilo programme gives food vouchers for two months to qualifying students who struggle to access food.

Applying

First-time applicants apply through the CAO, and each programme has its own CAO code. See the how to apply to DUT page.