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The Graduate School of Business and Leadership offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme
on the Westville Campus.
Duration
The MBA is a two and a half year Programme.
Eligibility
To be considered for admission onto the MBA Programme, an applicant is required to meet all the following
criteria:
Hold a bachelor degree or other three-year qualification rated as its HEQF equivalent.
Be at least 25 years old on the 1st of January of the year of commencement of study.
Have a minimum of 5 years working experience, at least 3 years of which should be in a managerial/
supervisory capacity.
Applicants meeting these criteria will be invited to sit an entrance test. The highest-ranking applicants will be
offered places on the MBA Programme.
Programme structure
Semester 1
MBA 1
MBA 2
MBA 3
Semester 2
Business Management
Financial Accounting
Marketing Management
Operations Research
Management Accounting
Business Law
Advanced Strategy
Corporate Finance
Research Methodology
Elective 1
Research Dissertation
Elective 2
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
Electives:
Taxation
Product Development & Brand Management
Investment & Portfolio Management
Advanced Industrial Relations
IT Management & Strategy
Entrepreneurship
The MBA Programme is offered in two formats as a part-time evening class programme and a block release
programme.
The MBA part-time evening class programme is held from Monday to Thursday at 18:00 to 20:30. Students
may be required to attend additional lectures on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings. Participation in field
trips, excursions and attendance of additional presentations outside of the lecture theatre may be required.
The MBA block release is offered in block all day sessions from a Wednesday to a Saturday. Students will be
required to attend 4 blocks per semester.
Assessment
Students are regularly assessed during the semester for each subject. Assessments can take the form of tests,
assignments and presentations. Group work plays a large role in this Programme. Examinations are written at the
end of each semester.
Application procedure
Apply online for MBA studies: http://mygsb.ukzn.ac.za/. Application forms must be printed, signed and handed
to the School with the relevant documentation attached.
Closing date for applications
Contact us
Tel: +27 (0) 31 260 2784/1626
Web: gsbl.ukzn.ac.za
Email: [email protected]
Note: The Programmes/modules offered are subject to student enrolments.