Bachelor of Applied Science in Biotechnology at Durban University of Technology

The degree prepares applicants with focused knowledge, practical skills, attitudes, and values necessary for the technological application of biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use in the biotechnology workplace whilst contributing to

Admission Requirement

For admission to entry-level degree studies:

A person may, subject to such requirements as the Senate may determine, be admitted if such a person is in possession of a
National Senior Certificate, Senior Certificate, or an equivalent certificate, but lacks the minimum requirements for admission to
the degree provided that:

(a) The person shall have reached the age of 23 in the first year of registration and shall have at least:

• three years’ appropriate work experience; and/or

• capacity for the proposed instructional programme, which shall be assessed by a Senate-approved admission assessment
comprising of a DUT Standardised Assessment Test for Access and Placement (SATAP), Academic Literacies (AL) & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (2,5 hours) and/or an appropriate subject or programme specific written assessment designed and marked by the relevant Department; and
the person has obtained

(b) A conditional certificate of exemption from the Matriculation Board (when in possession of the Senior Certificate (SC));
OR has met

(c) The requirements for Senate discretionary admission (when in possession of the NSC or equivalent), where Senate is satisfied the applicant has shown sufficient academic ability to ensure success, and that the person’s standard of communication skills, and/or work experience are such that the person, in the opinion of the Senate, should be able to complete the proposed instructional programme successfully.

(d) The person’s application for admission in terms of work experience, age, and maturity is approved prior to registration.

Applicants intending to gain admission through work experience, age, and maturity must submit their applications at least four months before the commencement of the academic year inclusive of the date of scheduling writing a requisite eligibility assessment.

Duration: 3 years

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• International Students are required to complete the manual registration process and are requested to present
themselves at the registration venue on their respective registration date with the required documentation:

• Original Passport

• Study permit reflecting DUT as university of study.

• Proof of adequate medical cover with a registered South African medical scheme.

• Proof of Refugee Status/Asylum Seekers Permit (where applicable).

• Original Foreign qualification and SAQA approval or Matriculation Board approval (where applicable)

• If you are a first-time entrant into the DUT, the letter advises you of acceptance into your academic programme.

FEE INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

 Fees in respect of international students (undergraduate level) who are from the SADC countries, (Botswana, Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Rwanda) would be required to pay local fees and a foreign levy as determined annually by the DUT.

 Other international students (undergraduate level) will be required to pay twice the fees including all subject levies, transport levies, Admin levies, Residence, and other fees requested by the Department concerned.

Short course registrations and all non-certificated courses are required to pay normal fees only.

 All postgraduate international students will be required to pay normal/local fees and the student admin services levy.

The foreign levy is exempted for these students.

 Refugee students sponsored by the United Nations do not pay the SADC levy.

Those who are not sponsored pay their own fees like any local student. Legal proof of refugee status for a valid time period must be produced.
 Non-SADC African students and Non-African international students pay fees as per the structure below:-
 SADC Students pay Local Fees and a SADC Levy
 Non-SADC students pay Local Fees and a levy of 25% of Local Fees (125% Local Fees)
 Non-African students pay local fees and a levy of 100% (status quo remains).

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Biomedical Engineer.

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