The University of Durban-Westville was established in the 1960s as the University College for Indians on Salisbury Island in Durban Bay. Student numbers throughout the 1960s were low as a result of the Congress Alliances’ policy of shunning apartheid structures. This policy gave way in the 1980s to a strategy of “education under protest” which sought to transform apartheid institutions into sites of struggle. Student numbers grew rapidly and in 1971, the College was granted University status. The following year, the newly-named University of Durban-Westville moved into its modern campus in Westville and was a site of major anti-apartheid struggle. UDW became an autonomous institution in 1984, opening up to students of all races.
UKZN Application
Application Date:
30 June 2019 (medical programmes)
30 September 2019 (all other programmes)
30 April 2019 (second semester programmes)
Closing Dates For South African Citizens
• Semester 1 (January intake)
• Medicine: 30 June : No late applications are accepted.
• All other programmes: 30 September.
Postgraduate Closing Dates
Postgrad Diploma/Certificate and Honours: Semester 1 30 September, Semester 2 30 April
Masters (Coursework): Semester 1 31 October, Semester 2 30 April
Online Applications
Masters(Research) and Doctoral Studies
- No closing date
Please remember to upload the following documents (where applicable):
- Certified copy of your ID/passport.
- Certified copy of your National Senior/Matric Certificate or O/A Levels or relevant school leaving qualification/certificate.
- Proof from Universities South Africa (previously known as HESA), that you qualify for admission to degree studies at South Africa universities, if you are an international applicant. For more information, refer to the undergraduate prospectus
- Certified copies of your degree certificate(s), academic record and certificate of conduct, if you attended other universities.
- Proof of English proficiency for International applicants from non-English speaking countries.
- South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluations if the previous qualification(s) was/were obtained at foreign universities (outside South Africa).
- A research proposal/proposed title of the dissertation/thesis if you are applying for a Masters Degree or PhD.
- A valid study visa to study in SA if you are an International applicant.
- Please ensure to use reference APPN (followed by your student number) when making application fee payment.
- Before applying online please make sure that you have read the guidelines above.
- Please ensure that you have the HESA/SAQA documents to be uploaded in order to complete your application.
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UKZN Application Form
Download Undergraduate Application form here (International)
Download Postgraduate Application form here
UKZN Prospectus
Download 2019 Undergraduate Prospectus here
Download 2019 Postgraduate Prospectus here
UKZN Registration
UKZN online registration usually takes place in January and February
How to Apply
How to Apply-First Time South African Applicants
Undergraduate Application Procedures for First Time South African Applicants
| Semester 1: January 2020 |
- If you are a South African citizen and currently in Grade 12 or have completed.
your National Senior Certificate or Senior Certificate and have never studied at UKZN before,
you have to make application to UKZN by completing a Central Application Office (CAO)
application form. Read more here
UKZN Admission Requirements
Undergraduate Entrance Requirements
| National Senior Certificate or Senior Certificate |
1.1 Applicants to undergraduate degree programmes must be in possession of a National Senior Certificate for Degree Studies (NSC-Deg) or a Senior Certificate with endorsement.
1.2 Applicants to undergraduate diploma programmes must be in possession of a National Senior Certificate for Diploma studies (NSC-Dip) or Senior Certificate. Read more here
UKZN Courses Offered
College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science
B Sc Eng: Agricultural
B Sc Eng: Chemical
B Sc Eng: Civil
B Sc Eng: Computer
B Sc Eng: Electrical
B Sc Eng: Electronic
B Sc Eng: Mechanical
B Sc: Land Surveying
B Sc Eng: Extended Programme
B Sc: Property Development
B Agric (Agricultural Extensions and Rural Resource Management)
B Agricultural Management. Find full list of UKZN courses here
UKZN Contact Details
General
Edgewood: +27 31 260 1111
Howard College: +27 31 260 1111
Medical School: +27 31 260 1111
Pietermaritzburg: +27 33 260 5111
Westville: +27 31 260 1111
or Call +27 31 260 8596 and follow the voice prompts