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Advanced Diploma in Nature Conservation at Mangosuthu University of Technology

Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa

Programme overview

NQF level 7 qualification (SAQA ID 93617) for conservators performing advanced management of natural resources and biological diversity.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied and Health Sciences  |  Department: Nature Conservation  |  Duration: Minimum 1 year (two semesters, with online learning)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

Diploma or National Diploma in Nature Conservation or equivalent three-year qualification with a 60% aggregate in final-level major subjects.

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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