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Advanced Diploma in Agriculture (Animal Production) at Mangosuthu University of Technology

Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa

Programme overview

NQF level 7 qualification (120 SAQA credits, code ADVAGA) preparing graduates as advisers on animal production practice and as entrepreneurs.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied and Health Sciences  |  Department: Agriculture  |  Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

An NQF level 6 qualification with Animal Production and Agricultural Extension or Agricultural Economics as majors, with a 60% aggregate in those subjects; recognition of prior learning applies otherwise.

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.

Fees are charged per subject on a semester basis; students register for the first semester, second semester or the full year. Engineering and Analytical Chemistry have a second-semester intake (applications close 31 May).

Faculty of Engineering first-semester applications close on 30 September and second-semester applications close on 31 May. Applied and Health Sciences and Management Sciences close on 30 September. Analytical Chemistry second-semester applications close on 31 May.

The 2026 application fee is R520.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mut.ac.za/post-diploma-programmes/

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