Postgraduate Diploma Futures Studies stream: Managing New Technologies
Help to strengthen your organisation’s resilience in a rapidly changing environment
Our PGDip Futures MNT is designed around you
- Join the blended learning cohort (online or on-campus)
- 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 MNT?
- Remain relevant in a world of rapid technological changes: The skills acquired through this PGDip will serve all managers, not only IT managers. It will help you to become digital and data literate in order to manage new technologies in your environment.
- Apply a futures mindset to make better long-term decisions: The Futures Studies underpinning of the PGDip will help you understand the forces and trends that shape the future in terms of new technologies.
- Help strengthen your organisation’s resilience: You will learn how to use a framework to deal with current and future technological changes and to respond appropriately to the increasing digitisation of services, products, devices, and ways of working.
- Acquire fitting leadership skills: This PGDip includes a module on responsible leadership, which will help you lead your stakeholders on a journey of technological change.
- Study while you work: The PGDip’s flexible design enables you to choose the format (blended learning or modular) and duration (one year or two years), making it easier to learn while you earn.
- 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
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
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