Overview

About this Degree

The Commercial Photography program covers diverse genres in photography: portraiture, advertising, industrial, fashion, contemporary, street, documentary, landscape, lifestyle, architecture, social, editorial, food, photojournalism, medical and scientific photography. Each genre of specialisation will have experienced lecturers and professionals, who introduce students to exciting ideas in contemporary image making. The Commercial Photography program at Durban University of Technology contains modules introducing Practice Based Research Methods and applying relevant critical theory into practice. Students at all levels of study will enjoy working in well-equipped studios, with access to the University library including the Photography programmes own digital archive of resource materials.

Categories of Professional Photography

Although most photographers work in several specialisations, broad categories can be described as follows:

Commercial, industrial and architecture

Advertising and fashion

Press, documentary and photojournalism

Editorial, food and lifestyle

Portraiture and social

Medical and scientific

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Information & Communication Technology & Literacy Skills

Interpretation Communication and Self

Technopreneurship

Values in the Workplace

Applied Photographic Technique

History of Photography

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

368 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durban, South Africa

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

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

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

5050 ZAR / year

≈ 5050 ZAR / year

Additional Details

For National Students: Tuition plus Residence: R 10,710/year

Living costs

Durban

South Africa

7800 - 9401 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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