Postgraduate Diploma Futures Studies
Acquire the strategic foresight to help create a better future
Our PGDip Futures is designed around you
- Discover the flexibility of our blended learning format
- Study over 1 year or 2 years
- Choose 4 of the 7 foundation phase modules based on the specialisation you desire
- Change to another PGDip after Year 1 if you have the required foundation phase modules
- Do a second PGDip by only doing the specialisation modules (50% of the credits of a completed qualification may be transferred to another qualification)
Why apply for our PGDip Futures?
- Acquire strategic foresight to make long-range decisions: Mitigate risk and sense opportunities.
- Design the future you want: Build your career as a professional futurist by enhancing your understanding of the possible changes in your organisation’s long-term future.
- Understand the forces and trends that shape the future: Gain high-level competencies to react meaningfully to growing complexity in the organisational environment while taking Africa and South Africa’s developmental challenges into account.
- Gain a unique skill set: This internationally accredited PGDip is the only programme of its kind presented in Africa, and one of only a few in the world. Passed at a certain level, it can give you access to the MPhil Futures Studies.
Discover Blended Learning
At Stellenbosch Business School, we highly value face-to-face interaction, whether in person or online. This approach has been instrumental in helping our students build lasting networks and relationships.
1-year PGDip:
Blocks 1 and 2
Foundation modules: 5 consecutive days of classes (with full orientation day in Block 1); Specialisation modules: 5 consecutive Wednesdays of late-afternoon classes
Blocks 3 and 4
20 once-a-week late-afternoon classes, alternating weekly between foundation modules and specialisation modules.
The blended learning classes are presented synchronously online (foundation modules) and combined online and on-campus (specialisation modules). If too few students choose to participate on campus, there can be a conversion to only online facilitation after deliberations. The late-afternoon classes are presented from 16:00 to 20:15 (short break included).
2-year PGDip:
Year 1: Foundation modules (2 blocks of classes for 5 consecutive days plus 10 once-a-week late-afternoon classes)
Year 2: Specialisation modules (20 once-a-week late-afternoon classes)
Advantages of blended learning: Study while you work with the flexibility of digital class attendance, which means minimum time away from work, and less travel and accommodation costs.
PROGRAMME FEES
The programme fees will be published on our website once the info is available.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
What you need to apply
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 2 years of experience in strategic management or strategic planning
- 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
See our website for details.
Apply for financial aid
Capitec offers credit for education at a discounted rate, allowing you (or your parents/guardians) to apply for a loan of up to R500 000 and pay it back over 84 months: Discover more
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