Diploma in ICT in Application Development at Durban University of Technology

Programme overview

The Diploma in ICT in Application Development is an NQF Level 6 vocational qualification for the ICT industry, offered at Riverside Campus, Pietermaritzburg. Graduates can conceptualise, design, implement and test application development solutions for industry ICT needs. A four-year foundation (extended curriculum) route is also available at Durban.

Faculty: Faculty of Accounting and Informatics | Department: Department of Finance and Information Management (Midlands) | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

First-year modules include Applications Development 1A and 1B, Applications Development Project 1, Fundamentals of Computer Security, Operating Systems, Communications Networks 1, Information Systems 1 and Business Fundamentals 1.

Career pathways

Software and web development and related ICT roles across industries.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NSC diploma entry: English at rating 3 (home language) or 4 (first additional); Mathematics at 3 or Mathematics Literacy at 6; two further 20-credit subjects at 3 (not more than one language); plus one more recognised 20-credit NSC subject at 3. NCV Level 4: at least 50% in three fundamental subjects including English and 60% in three compulsory vocational subjects. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee a place; selection is by ranking and availability of places.

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.

Duration: 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://onlineapps.dut.ac.za/

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