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Welcome to the Durban University of Technology's Television School. This website will help you learn a little more about the leading Television School in South Africa. The department was established in 1988 and became known as the Department of Video Technology at Technikon Natal. In 2002 it became part of the new, merged institution: the Durban University of Technology (DUT).

Making a television programme is a highly specialized task. It requires a team of bright, creative, and hard working individuals. It demands great technical skill. It needs people who are well trained.

If you would like to work in the television industry the first, most important step, is to get the right training and qualifications to equip you for your chosen career.

Durban University of Technology’s Television School is the leading tertiary institution in South Africa, offering specialised, hands-on training in all aspects of television production.

The diploma covers all aspects of production, including researching, script writing, production management, camera operations, lighting, editing, sound recording and mixing, computer animation, and directing. All necessary equipment is available for students to complete their projects. Facilities include two TV studios, digital editing suites, an outside broadcast vehicle, professional digital camera kits and additional laboratories.

Students create a variety of programmes as part of their course:

• magazine programmes
• inserts
• commercials
• music videos
• corporates
• outside broadcasts
• dramas
• These practical course components are supplemented by theory lectures. Teaching staff have considerable industry experience, as well as the relevant academic qualifications.