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Master of Business Administration

The JBS online Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a fully online qualification designed for working professionals who want to broaden their strategic leadership capabilities while tailoring their learning to a relevant industry pathway. Alongside elective streams in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, Leadership and Digital Transformation, the MBA offers a structured Healthcare Management option for professionals who want to lead and improve performance in healthcare organisations.

Programme Overview

The healthcare pathway starts with a compulsory foundation module and then progresses into specialist healthcare electives that cover the full spectrum of modern healthcare management, operations and systems improvement, healthcare economics, innovation and technology, legislation and ethics, and data-driven decision-making.

Delivery and Assessment

Delivered by professors of practice, the programme prioritises real-world application and equips you with the knowledge and tools to solve complex organisational challenges. The MBA is completed through a capstone project (instead of a thesis), in which you unpack a real business problem and develop a workable solution under academic supervision, ideal for applying your learning directly to your healthcare and other contexts.

Requirements

Admission Requirements

To be considered for the MBA you need to meet the requirements listed below:

• Honours Degree in a relevant field (NQF Level 8) with an overall average of 60%
• OR
• PGDip in Management, PGDip in Business Management, PGDip in Business Administration or related NQF Level 8 qualifications with an overall average of 60%
• OR
• A cognate Bachelor's Degree equivalent at NQF level 8
• AND
• Proof of English language proficiency (for students who have not studied at the tertiary level in English)
• A minimum of four years of work experience at an appropriate level of which a minimum of two years' managerial experience, and a letter from your employer to confirm managerial experience.

Admission Requirements for International Students

• Applicants who hold a foreign qualification need to send their qualifications to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) for evaluation before applying for the MBA programme.
• We require the SAQA certificate to verify the NQF level of your qualification.

Accreditation

The MBA is accredited nationally by the Council for Higher Education and has the backing of the internationally recognised University of Johannesburg. The Johannesburg Business School (JBS) is working towards aligning the MBA with the requirements of the international accrediting agencies. To apply for international accreditation, the MBA has to have run for a minimum of three years. The first intake was in 2020, which means JBS can apply for international accreditation in 2023.

Modules & Credits

Two MBA modules (a 5-credit module and a 10-credit module) will run concurrently over a seven-week period and the programme is split over two years. The MBA programme consists of core modules, three elective modules, and a capstone project which is an independent study module. The fees for the MBA include textbooks (ebooks).

Module Details

• People Management in the New World of Work:
  • Module Fees: R14,140
  • Credits: 10
• Competitive Strategy: Winning in the Digital Marketplace:
  • Module Fees: R14,140
  • Credits: 10
• Accounting AND Financial Management:
  • Module Fees: R7,050 per module
  • Credits: 5 credits each
• Digital Technologies:
  • Module Fees: R14,140
  • Credits: 10
• Economics and International Business:
  • Module Fees: R14,140
  • Credits: 10
• Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Digital Age:
  • Module Fees: R14,140
  • Credits: 10
• Contemporary Management A:
  • Module Fees: R7,050
  • Credits: 5
• Contemporary Management B:
  • Module Fees: R7,050
  • Credits: 5
• Advanced E-Commerce Platforms for Entrepreneurship:
  • Module Fees: R14,140
  • Credits: 10
• Advanced Digital Marketing:
  • Module Fees: R14,140
  • Credits: 10
• Leadership in the Digital Economy:
  • Module Fees: R7,050
  • Credits: 5
• Ethics in the Digital Economy:
  • Module Fees: R7,050
  • Credits: 5
• Consulting Skills:
  • Module Fees: R7,050
  • Credits: 5
• Quantitative Methods and Data Analytics:
  • Module Fees: R7,050
  • Credits: 5
• Capstone Project Concept:
  • Module Fees: R3,310
  • Credits: 5
• Capstone Project Proposal:
  • Module Fees: R3,310
  • Credits: 5
• Capstone Project Milestone 1:
  • Module Fees: R3,310
  • Credits: 5
• Capstone Project Milestone 2:
  • Module Fees: R3,310
  • Credits: 5
• Capstone Project Report:
  • Module Fees: R19,860
  • Credits: 30
• Elective 1:
  • Module Fees: R15,400
  • Credits: 10
• Elective 2:
  • Module Fees: R15,400
  • Credits: 10
• Elective 3:
  • Module Fees: R15,400
  • Credits: 10

Fees

UJ Online programmes are designed to be affordable, saving time and money compared to other formats. Tuition fees are calculated per seven-week module. You can enrol in and pay for each consecutive session as your studies progress.

Fee Details

• Number of modules: 23
• Programme credits: 190
• Fees per programme credit: ± R1,234
• Total tuition fees: R234,630
• Fees quoted are 2026 fees. Fees are subject to an annual increase.