University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) 

IAU-020219

IAU Member

South Africa

top General Information

Address

Street:Mazisi Kunene Road
Glenwood
Durban

City:Durban

Province:Kwazulu-Natal

Post Code:4041

WWW:https://www.ukzn.ac.za

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 2004 following the merger of the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal.

Academic Year

February to December (February-March; April-June; July-September; October-December)

Admission Requirements

Matriculation certificate or certificate of exemption issued by the Joint Matriculation Board

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA); Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Nana Poku

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2019-


Senior Administrative Officer : Kathy Cleland

Job title:Registrar


International Relations Officer : Normah Zondo

Job title:Executive Director: Corporate Relations

top Divisions

Campus : Edgewood

Fields of study:Education


Campus : Howard College

Fields of study:Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Law, Management, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Social Sciences


Campus : Pietermaritzburg

Fields of study:Agriculture, Education, Fine Arts, Law, Management, Natural Sciences, Theology


College : Agriculture, Engineering and Science

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Dietetics, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Horticulture, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Meat and Poultry, Mechanical Engineering, Meteorology, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Pathology, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Soil Science, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Water Science, Zoology


College : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetology, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Nephrology, Neurological Therapy, Neurology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Pneumology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rheumatology, Surgery, Urology, Virology


College : Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, Afrikaans, Architecture, Art Education, Asian Religious Studies, Bible, Christian Religious Studies, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Computer Education, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dance, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Dutch, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, English, Ethics, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, German, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Studies, Italian, Labour and Industrial Relations, Leadership, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Musicology, Native Language Education, Opera, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Religious Studies, Rural Planning, Science Education, Singing, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Technology Education, Theatre, Theology, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Visual Arts


College : Law and Management Studies

Fields of study:Accountancy, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Economics, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fiscal Law, Health Administration, Information Sciences, International Business, Labour Law, Law, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marine Transport, Maritime Law, Public Administration, Social Work, Taxation

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Catholic Theology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Christian Religious Studies, Civil Engineering, Communication Arts, Comparative Sociology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Criminal Law, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dental Hygiene, Dental Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English Studies, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Fine Arts, Forestry, Genetics, Geology, Heritage Preservation, Higher Education, Higher Education Teacher Training, Horticulture, Human Resources, Industrial Chemistry, Information Management, Information Technology, Interior Design, International Studies, Investment Analysis, Italian, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Literature, Logistics Management, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medical Science, Medicine, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Music, Music Education, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Operations Research, Optometry, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Real Estate, Social Policy, Social Studies, Social Work, Soil Science, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports Management, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Technology, Theology, Tourism


Advanced Diploma

Fields of study:Music, Vocational Education


Honours Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, African Languages, Afrikaans, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Architecture, Art History, Bible, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Botany, Business and Commerce, Catholic Theology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Christian Religious Studies, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Consumer Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Dutch, Ecology, Economic History, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, English Studies, Entomology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Finance, Fine Arts, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geology, German, Government, Graphic Design, Greek, Greek (Classical), Heritage Preservation, History, Horticulture, Human Resources, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Medical Science, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Multimedia, Music, Nursing, Peace and Disarmament, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Physics, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Regional Planning, Religion, Religious Studies, Science Education, Small Business, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Teacher Trainers Education, Technology Education, Theology, Tourism, Town Planning, Zoology


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Afrikaans, Agriculture, Ancient Civilizations, Applied Linguistics, Architecture, Archiving, Banking, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Community Health, Criminology, Data Processing, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, French, Geography, German, Greek, Health Administration, Heritage Preservation, Higher Education, History, Human Resources, Indigenous Studies, Information Sciences, International Business, Investment Analysis, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Law, Leadership, Logistics Management, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marine Transport, Maritime Law, Marketing, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Social and Preventive Medicine, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Taxation, Theology, Tourism


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, African Languages, African Studies, Afrikaans, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Ancient Civilizations, Applied Linguistics, Architecture, Banking, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Cardiology, Catholic Theology, Christian Religious Studies, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Constitutional Law, Construction Engineering, Criminal Law, Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Data Processing, Dentistry, Dermatology, Development Studies, Dietetics, Dutch, Economic History, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Finance, Forensic Pathology, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Gerontology, Greek, Greek (Classical), Health Administration, Heritage Preservation, Higher Education, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Internal Medicine, International Business, Investment Analysis, Labour and Industrial Relations, Labour Law, Latin, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Literacy Education, Management, Management Systems, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marine Transport, Maritime Law, Marketing, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Medical Science, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Music, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Political Sciences, Private Administration, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Administration, Radiology, Regional Planning, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Science Education, Social Policy, Social Work, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Theology, Tourism, Town Planning, Transport Economics, Transport Management, Urology, Virology, Waste Management, Water Management


Doctorate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Construction Engineering, Economics, Education, Engineering, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Literature, Management, Medical Science, Medicine, Music, Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Sociology, Surveying and Mapping, Theology

Updated on 20-02-2024