Diploma in Taxation at Durban University of Technology

Programme overview

The Diploma in Taxation is an NQF Level 6, three-year programme at Ritson Campus, Durban, designed to give students knowledge of taxation and auditing. It is the academic progression towards membership of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants. A four-year extended curriculum route is available.

Faculty: Faculty of Accounting and Informatics | Department: Department of Auditing and Taxation | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

First-year modules include Financial Accounting 101 and 102, Internal Auditing 101 and 102, Commercial Law 101 and 201, Business Fundamentals 1, Business Calculation, and Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.

Career pathways

Tax practitioner or roles in financial departments.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

NSC diploma entry: English at rating 3 (home language) or 4 (first additional); Mathematics at 3, Mathematics Literacy at 5 or Accounting at 4; two further 20-credit subjects at 3 (excluding Life Orientation, not more than one language); plus one more recognised 20-credit subject at 3. NCV Level 4: at least 50% in three fundamental subjects including English and Mathematics, and 60% in three compulsory vocational subjects. Applicants are ranked on English plus the next five best results, selected in order of merit and possibly interviewed; those at risk may be placed on the four-year extended curriculum programme. 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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