Open Window Institute

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Open Window
Open Window logo.svg
Type Private
Established1993
CEONigel Tattersall
Undergraduates +/- 1000
Location,
RSA
CampusJohn Vorster Drive Ext. East, Southdowns, Irene
Website www.openwindow.co.za

Open Window is an accredited private higher education provider. It was established in 1993 as an art school. It has since expanded into an institute offering three accredited bachelor's degrees and postgraduate degrees.

Contents

Open Window provides dynamic practice-led higher education integrating conceptual thinking and academic rigour in applied arts. Its approach is multi-disciplinary, with the following subject choices:

Students are high school students, gap-year students, graduates, corporates, professionals and others.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Communication NQF 8

A four-year Honours degrees includes a mix of practical work, critical and creative thinking, as well as research.

All qualifications are accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice NQF 8

The Open Window’s Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice is offered at NQF level 8 and consists of 120 credits in total.

The degree's methodology is practice-led and practice-focused and comprises both practical and theoretical components that are examinable.

Bachelor of Film Arts NQF 7

This includes the following majors:

Bachelor of Creative Technologies NQF 7

This includes the following majors:

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design NQF 7

This includes the following majors:

Higher Certificate in Graphic Design NQF 5

Higher Certificate in User Interface Design NQF 5

Higher Certificate in Digital Film Production NQF 5

Higher Certificate in 3D Animation: Modelling & Design NQF 5

Higher Certificate in Photography and Videography NQF 5