Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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Port Elizabeth, otherwise known as the “friendly city” or simply PE, is South Africa’s fifth largest city. Life in PE generally revolves around the beach, where ocean sports rule: swimming, snorkeling, surfing, bodysurfing, windsurfing, jet skiing, fishing, boating, and scuba diving are all readily available. PE’s Humewood Beach has achieved international Blue Flag status and the city is a nature lover’s paradise, with beautiful parks, gardens, and a number of wildlife reserves in the area. The main campus of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University enjoys a unique location in the Summerstrand section of PE, four miles from the city center, in a nature reserve surrounded by the sea and coastal dunes. NMMU is an engaged and people-centered university that serves the needs of its diverse communities by contributing to sustainable development through excellent academic courses, research and service delivery. NMMU is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse universities in southern Africa with students studying in seven faculties across the university.
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Academic Info
 

      Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is one of the most flexible of Interstudy’s university partners in terms of course selection. As a visiting student, you can select from a wide range of courses within any of the university’s seven faculties: Arts, Education, Health Sciences, Science, Law, Business and Economic Sciences, or Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology. As scheduling allows, you may even combine courses offered in different departments and faculties. One of the highlights of the NMMU offerings is the 2-credit Community Service Learning course.


    • Preferred application deadlines are: October 15th for Spring semester and April 15th for Fall semester. Call for availability after these dates.
    • At the time of application a student should normally have attained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students should hold a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class standing at the time of study.
    • Interstudy students can combine courses offered in different departments and faculties as scheduling allows.
    • Standard full-time credit load:14-16 U.S. credits per semester. The total number of courses will vary depending on the credit weighing of each course.
    • Course pre-approval is not available in advance of arrival; final registration takes place on-site.
    • Click here for more information on course selection.
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Location

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Student Life
 
    • Location: Port Elizabeth
    • Student Population: 23,688
    • City Population: 1,005,779
    • 4 Miles from Campus to City Center
    • 6 Miles from Port Elizabeth to Campus
    • 668 Miles from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
    • Modern facilities for sports include many fields, courts, swimming pools, a synthetic athletics track and a large indoor sports center.
    • Professionaly staffed Health Clinic with Student Counseling.
    • Modern library and open-access, up-to-date computer facilities.
    • Students are housed in Univerisity-run apartment style accomodations with other international students. Housing in single room and self-catered.

Subject Areas

    • accounting
    • african languages
    • anthropology
    • biochemistry
    • botany
    • business management
    • chemistry
    • communication - media studies
    • computer science
    • cultural studies
    • dance
    • economics
    • english
    • french
    • geography
    • geology*
    • german
    • history
    • information systems
    • linguistics
    • literature
    • management
    • mathematics
    • microbiology
    • music
    • nursing*
    • philosophy
    • physics
    • physiology
    • political science*
    • psychology
    • public administration
    • religion
    • social work
    • sociology
    • statistics
    • zoology*


*Academic Highlights