Overview

The Business Management and Administration programme at Stellenbosch University covers essential management skills such as business finance, marketing management, and entrepreneurship and innovation. It also includes a module on responsible leadership, and a module on understanding the world, which will give you the bigger picture in terms of the global, African and local ecosystems in which you operate. This PGDip can give you access to an MBA.

A transformative learning pathway awaits you – in particular if you see your future self as a manager, leader, specialist, or entrepreneur.

It’s about acquiring managerial skills.

Stellenbosch Business School recognised the need of managers and entrepreneurs to obtain a formal business management qualification, but not necessarily an MBA. At the same time, we also recognised the need of those who wanted to prepare themselves for access to an MBA in order to move to senior level positions.

This led to the design of the Postgraduate Diploma Business Management and Administration (PGDip BMA), presented for the first time in 2015, and to its redesign in 2021 to you even more flexibility and to make it even easier for you to study while you work.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Understanding the World

Responsible Leadership

Thinking Frameworks

Organisational Behaviour

Business Finance

Marketing Management

Business Process Management

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-02-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-30 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-11-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Start dates:

Modular: May, August, October

Blended: January

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus, Blended

Campus Location

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Disciplines

Business Administration Management Studies View 44 other Masters in Business Administration in South Africa

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Academic qualifications: A three-year Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma at NQF level 7, or higher.
Work experience: A minimum of two years of relevant full-time work experience (preferably at a managerial level).
Selection test: SHL selection test. This test is done online.
Essay: You need to write an essay
Additional documentation: A comprehensive CV indicating your work experience.
Highly recommended: Mathematics at NNS (Grade 12) level or equivalent; proficiency in English.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

113750 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 113750 ZAR for the full programme during 12 months.
National

109648 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 109648 ZAR for the full programme during 12 months.

All years of registration: International degree-seeking students are required to make a minimum compulsory initial payment towards the Tuition fees: R45,000.

Living costs for Stellenbosch

7630 - 10640 ZAR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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