CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts is a private higher education institution in

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with a campus in

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. It falls under

Educor Educor is a supplier of private tertiary education in South Africa. Not all of their colleges are accredited. Educor is an abbreviation for the Education Investment Corporation Limited. Educor owns various brands, including Damelin (deregistered b ...

and offers full-time, short, and online degrees, diplomas, and certificates in the creative arts and media.

History

Seeking to provide creative arts and media career training and education, Dr John Lazarus and Rob Gray founded CityVarsity in

in 1996. Dr Lazarus owned the building in Kloof street, Cape Town. Later, it was officially registered as a private higher education institution with the

Department of Higher Education and Training The Department of Higher Education and Training is one of the departments of the South African government. It oversees universities and other post-secondary education in South Africa. It was created in 2009 after the election of President Jacob ...

in 1997 and accredited by the Council on Higher Education. The Cape Town campus moved from Park & Kloof Street to Roeland Street in 2014. CityVarsity has seen an increase in international students over its existence.

Courses and student life

CityVarsity has been in business since 1996, offering a wide variety of courses including Animation, Journalism, Professional Acting and many more. Students often take on work experience during their studies. Bachelor of Arts: * Film and Television * Professional Acting for Camera * Sound and Music Technology Diploma: * Animation * Film and Television Production Techniques * Multimedia Design and Production * Professional Acting for Camera * Professional Photography * Sound Engineering Certificate: * Acting for Camera * Art Direction * Digital Media Arts * Motion Picture Make-up * New Media Development Short programmes: * Acting for Camera 1 * Basic Photography * Camerawork and Lighting * Creative Writing * Digital Video Editing * Directing * Graphic Design and Digital Media * Introduction to DSLR Filming * Music Production * Scriptwriting * Short Video Production * Sound Design and Post Production * TV Presenting * Vocal Training for Radio

Notable people

* Gérard Rudolf, head of drama 1998–2002

Alumni

* Garth Breytenbach * Clint Brink * Joe Daly * Oshosheni Hiveluah * Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong *

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Mamarumo Marokane Mamarumo Marokane (15 August, 1996) is a South African actor and presenter. She known for her appearances in ''Shadow'' and MTV Shuga. Early life Marokane was born in tafelkop Limpopo province. She studied at CityVarsity School of Media and ...

* Michael Matthews * Bongo Mbutuma * Tariro Mnangagwa *

Clarence Peters Clarence Abiodun Peters (born 20 December 1983) is a Nigerian music video director, filmmaker and cinematographer. He is the founder and CEO of Capital Dream Pictures, a production company that specializes in performing arts, film and video. H ...

* Meganne Young

References

External links

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