Postgraduate Diploma Business Management and Administration
Acquire the managerial skills to start a business and grow your leadership skills
Our PGDip BMA is designed around you
Join the blended learning cohort (online or on-campus) or modular cohort (on campus)
Choose 1 year, or 2 years of study
Choose 4 of the 7 foundation phase modules based on the specialisation you desire
Gain credits towards our MBA
Switch to a different PGDip after Year 1 if you have the required foundation phase modules
Complete a second PGDip by only doing the specialisation modules
Why apply for our PGDip BMA?
- Acquire essential management skills: Use this PGDip to acquire general management skills underpinned by an entrepreneurial approach to business. These skills can be applied in any type of business and in any industry.
- Invest in your career path: The programme includes modules on responsible leadership and the functional areas of business management, such as business finance and marketing management. This will enable you to confidently start up and manage a business, or to prepare yourself to manage a team or division in an organisation.
- Benefit from a strong entrepreneurial focus: Entrepreneurship and innovation are ingrained in the programme.
- Use the flexibility of blended learning to your advantage: You choose the format (blended learning or modular) and duration (one year or two years), making it easier for you to study while you work.
Discover more from the Programme Head
Choose from two flexible learning formats
|
BLENDED LEARNING CLASSES |
MODULAR CLASSES |
|
Late-afternoon classes once a week for those doing their PGDip over 1 year, or once every fortnight for those doing their PGDip over 2 years. The blended learning classes are presented online and on campus. Classes are presented on Wednesday afternoons (16:00–20:15), and for some foundation modules on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons (16:00–20:15). Advantages: Study while you work with the flexibility of digital class attendance, which means minimum time away from work, and less travel and accommodation costs. |
Four full blocks of classes spread over the year if you are doing the 1-year PGDip (i.e. morning and afternoon classes from Monday to Friday), or four blocks of either morning or afternoon classes per year if you are doing the 2-year PGDip (i.e. morning or afternoon classes from Monday to Friday). Advantages: Study while you work with in-class experience and focused studies. Working with your classmates in a face-to-face environment adds another dimension to collaborative (peer-to-peer) learning and network building. |
| Programme Fees |
|---|
| Modular | Blended Learning |
|
Start Date: 26 February 2024 Fees: R101 520 (2023) Duration: 1 year or 2 years |
Start Date: 15 January 2024 Fees: R101 520 (2023) Duration: 1 year or 2 years |
| * Approximate dates. Final dates will become available later during this year. |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
What you need to apply
- A 3-year Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma at NQF level 7, or higher.
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant full-time work experience (preferably at a managerial level).
- Mathematics at NNS (Grade 12) level or equivalent
- Recognition of prior learning
- Application fee
- Certified copies of your academic records
- Certified copies of your degree certificates
- Copy of your ID/Passport
- Comprehensive CV indicating your work experience.
- Verification consent form
- Motivational essays
- Highly recommended: Proficiency in English.
Application deadlines
- South Africa: 30 November 2023
- RPL: 31 October 2023
- SADC: 15 November 2023
- Rest of the world: 15 November 2023
Apply for financial aid
Capitec’s credit-for-education solution: Discover more
Find the banks with the most favourable interest rates: Contact FUNDI today
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc provides loan facilities for our students in West Africa: Discover more
Testimonials
Mekupi Kambatuku