Visual Communication Design, Creative Technologies, Film Arts, Animation Arts
We pride ourselves on being named one of the best creative educational institutions across Africa and the Middle East. Our vision is to be the benchmark for design education, whether it is visual or audio-visual design. As a private college of high repute in the world of technology-driven education in creative arts, the Open Window has become a leader and keystone organisation in South Africa over the past 30 years.
Open Window provides dynamic practice-led higher education integrating conceptual thinking and academic rigour in applied arts. We offer a multi-disciplinary approach, comprised of the following subject choices: Communication Design, Illustration, Photography, User Experience Design, Interactive Development, Product Design, Film & Television, Screen Acting, Screen Writing, Production Design, Motion Design, Sound Design, 3D Animation & Game Design.
Due to our vast product offering, our Open Window family is made up of; high school students, gap-year students, graduates, corporates, professionals and individuals who are looking to study further… just for the love of it.
We are registered as a Private Higher Education Institution with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in terms of section 54(1)(c) of the Higher Education Act 1997 (Act Nº. 101 of 1997) and Regulation (14(4) (a)) of the Regulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions 2016, to offer its approved programmes at the following site of delivery: 1297 John Vorster Drive, Extension East, Southdowns, Irene, 0169.
The Open Window (Pty) Ltd is registered to offer the following programmes:
- + Bachelor of Arts Visual Communication Design
- NQF Level 7 (360 credits) SAQA ID: 60470
- + Bachelor of Film Arts
- NQF Level 7 (360 credits) SAQA ID: 94670
- + Bachelor of Creative Technologies
- NQF Level 7 (360 credits) SAQA ID: 118189
- + Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Communication
- NQF Level 8 (120 credits) SAQA ID: 62991
- + National Certificate: 3D Animation & VFX
- NQF Level 5 (147 credits) SAQA ID: 57607
- + National Certificate: Film & TV Production
- NQF Level 5 (122 credits) SAQA ID: 58394
- + National Certificate: Design Techniques (User Interface Design)
- NQF Level 5 (120 credits) SAQA ID: 90721
- + National Certificate: Design Techniques (Communication Design)
- NQF Level 5 (120 credits) SAQA ID: 90721
- + FET Certificate: Photography
- NQF Level 4 (128 credits) SAQA ID: 72398
