DESCRIPTION AND PROGRAMME PURPOSE

The Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration [PGDip (Business Administration)] provides the opportunity for prospective students with an undergraduate degree to gain general and advanced knowledge of business administration and management. Students without management experience can engage in a challenging curriculum covering business acumen essentials, strategic management principles, design thinking for problem-solving, financial management for strategic decision-making, business research for managers, risk and governance, leadership for managers and how to lead an organisation responsibly and in context.

An additional prospect, after completing the qualification, is to enrol for a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or a research master’s degree to further career prospects in management and administration. Students who proceed and are admitted to Milpark’s Master of Business Administration degree will receive module exemptions from the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration.

WHO SHOULD ENROL? 

The PGDip (Business Administration) equips you to excel in the marketplace by providing an immersive experience that gives you a variety of skills, such as critical and strategic thinking, problem-solving, and responsible and ethical leadership. Graduates will receive credits for five modules towards the Milpark MBA, which will enhance their career prospects and assist by reducing the time taken to complete the MBA.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

Successful completion of this qualification should enable the student to:

Having a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration will enable you to:

• Read and interpret introductory, functional and advanced literature in the field of management science.
• Communicate effectively, using graphical and language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentation.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the changing world in which businesses operate as a set of open systems in which each element is embedded in an array of interrelated elements.
• Collect, organise, analyse and critically evaluate relevant information to enhance ethical management decision-making and improve the application of strategy, governance and risk management measures.
• Undertake research projects.
• Collaboratively and individually identify and solve problems in the field of business management, using various thinking modes and moral reasoning.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical, economic, social, environmental, technological, legal and political factors that affect organisations, public managers and businesspeople.
• Apply conceptual knowledge and practical skills in a specific work or related context, working either alone or in teams.
• Demonstrate an awareness of organisational impacts on and responsibilities to society through practical engagements.
• Develop personal and interpersonal leadership attributes and skills in a management capacity.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Entry Route 1

The minimum admission requirement for the PGDip (Business Administration) is a bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7).Admission to the qualification is further subject to academic selection criteria. Applicants must achieve an acceptable rating in the Milpark admission assessment.

The applicant must:

• Have a minimum of three to four years of relevant work experience.
• be proficient in financial management at an undergraduate or postgraduate level or have working experience in financial management. Applicants with no proficiency in or experience with financial management must enrol in our bridging module, Finance for Non-Financial Managers FNFM01-OS. This bridging module must be completed successfully before students can register for Financial Management for Strategic Decision-Making FMSD01-8. However, completing the bridging module before the start date of the first PGDBA block is advisable. (Please see the details of the short bridging module above.)
• submit a CV using the Milpark Business School template (the template is available on the online admission application).
• present themselves for an interview with the Programme Manager.

The applicant must also be:

• proficient in English (proof of proficiency may be required for international students).
• computer literate

Entry Route 2: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applications*

*Kindly contact the relevant Programme Manager BEFORE applying online for admission on RPL grounds to determine availability, as RPL admissions are limited to 10% of the total intake and is therefore continuously oversubscribed.

Applicants who do not have the required degree but who have extensive work experience and/or proven leadership in their field of endeavour may apply in terms of Milpark’s Recognition of Prior Learning policy. However, admission on these grounds is limited. RPL applicants must have a minimum of 10 years of employment experience and demonstrate potential to complete the programme. The applicant must:

• Achieve an acceptable rating in the admission test
• Submit a comprehensive curriculum vitae and relevant certificates.
• Submit a one-page essay motivating why they believe they should be admitted to the programme.
• Present themselves for an interview with the Programme Manager.
• In addition, an applicant may be required to present him/ herself for an interview with the Selection Panel.

Note: only once all Entry route 1 places have been finalised can any RPL candidates be admitted to the qualification.

Other / International certificates

Further to the requirements for admission provided above, foreign nationals or South African nationals seeking to apply for admission onto the qualification based on a non-South African/foreign NQF Level 7 equivalent qualification or degree, must obtain, and submit to Milpark, a Certificate of Equivalence from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) (www.saqa.org.za).

Applicants with non-South African/foreign degree qualifications, are advised to submit their SAQA Certificate of Equivalence at the time of applying online for a Milpark Postgraduate degree.

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