interstudy: University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban

  South Africa

Durban

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: January-June August-November June-August

Description: The University of KwaZulu-Natal is situated in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, and consists of two centers: one in the coastal city of Durban, and one in Pietermaritzburg some 45 miles inland. The university was established in 1910 in Pietermaritzburg but expanded after World War I with an extension at Durban. The number of students seeking admission to the university grows annually. Over the last twelve years the university has steadily increased its proportion of non-White students (including Black South African, Indian and Colored students) who now make up more than seventy percent of the student population. General Administration, Finance and the International Office are centralized in Durban. All teaching departments at the two campuses are fully independent, and each campus has its own personality. The Durban campus offers coursework in the following faculties: Education; Engineering; Health Sciences; Humanities; Development & Social Sciences; Management Studies; Science & Agriculture.

Durban is KwaZulu-Natal's largest city and offers an intriguing blend of the East, the West and of Africa. Within a stone's throw of the office blocks, theaters, shopping malls and cafés of the business center is the Indian Ocean, lined with sand beaches and palm trees. The university is a ten-minute drive from the coastline. Durban also has the largest port in Southern Africa, with an active nightlife, and is linked to Johannesburg by a high-speed motorway.

Highlights: There are several aspects of the interstudy KwaZulu-Natal (Durban) program that set it apart from other study abroad experiences. Among these are:
- Pre-Approval for courses prior to arrival - you know your list of approved classes before you ever even reach course registration on campus!
- Academic flexibility - interstudy's open academic policy allows students to take virtually any course or combination of courses in the undergraduate course catalog, without imposing interstudy course requirements.
- Beautiful modern campus located on a hilltop nature preserve overlooking the vibrant seaside city of Durban.
- Full academic integration - courses are taught by South African professors, in classes filled with South African students.
- Convenient access to sites such as Victoria Street Market, Golden Mile Beach, Valley of 1000 Hills
- Specific academic strengths in Business, Drama & Performance Studies, Ecology/Environmental Science, Engineering, Music, and Nursing

Cost in US$: See interstudy website

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently Or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - interstudy awards scholarships each semester based on academic merit and/or financial need. Award amounts vary. Scholarship applications may be downloaded from the interstudy website, and must be submitted no later than May 1st for Fall Semester and November 1st for Spring Semester.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Year Founded: 1980