Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers a range of programs, including undergraduate and honors qualifications, master's and doctoral degrees, and short learning programs.

Undergraduate and Honors Qualifications

• The university provides various undergraduate and honors qualifications, each with its own set of requirements and rules.
  • Students are only allowed to register for a maximum of 10 modules or 120 credits per academic year.
  • The remaining modules will be registered in the following year.
• To register, applicants must have received an offer of placement from the university and have accepted the offer online.

Diploma in Administrative Management

Qualification Details

• Qualification code: 98216
• NQF level: 6
• Total credits: 360
• SAQA ID: 85146
• APS/AS: 17

Purpose Statement

The purpose of this qualification is to equip the qualifying student with the basic skills of administrative management to function effectively in an administrative or financial environment.

Rules

• Students do not need to register BNU1501 as a co-requisite for QMI1500 and MNG2601 as a pre-requisite for MNG3701 in this qualification.
• The applicable rules are indicated per level in the curriculum below.

Curriculum for the Diploma in Administrative Management

First Level

• ADB1501 - Administrative Management IA
• ADB1602 - Administrative Management IB
• BSM1501 - Business Management Fundamentals 1A
• BSM1602 - Business Management Fundamentals 1B
• FAC1502 - Financial Accounting Principles, Concepts and Procedures
• FAC1601 - Financial Accounting and Reporting
• HRM1501 - Introduction to Human Resource Management
• INF1505 - Introduction to Business Information Systems
• QMI1500 - Elementary Quantitative Methods
• SUS1501 - Sustainability and Greed

Second Level

• ADB2601 - Administrative Management IIA
• ADB2602 - Administrative Management IIB
• BSM2601 - Business Management IIA
• BSM2602 - Business Management IIB
• FAC2601 - Financial Accounting for Companies
• FAC2602 - Selected Accounting Standards and Simple Group Structures
• FIN2603 - Finance for Non-Financial Managers
• HRM2601 - Human Resource Provisioning
• HRM2602 - Human Resource Maintenance and Retention
• HRM2604 - Performance Management Practices
• HRM2605 - Human Resource Management for Line Managers
• MAC2601 - Principles of Management Accounting
• RSK2602 - Fundamentals of Operational & Financial Risk
• TAX2601 - Principles of Taxation

Third Level

• ADB3701 - Administrative Management IIIA
• ADB3702 - Administrative Management IIIB
• ADP3701 - Administrative Practice III (Experiential Training)
• MNG3701 - Strategic Planning IIIA
• MNG3702 - Strategic Implementation and Control IIIB
• HRM3704 - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
• HRM3706 - Performance Management

Research Areas

The university engages in various research areas, including problem-solving research with relevance and impact.

• Research support is provided through various initiatives, including the Researcher Development Academy (RDA) and the Postdoctoral Fellowship Support Programme (PFSP).
• The university also has a Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, which provides services such as innovation support and technology transfer.

Colleges and Schools

The university consists of several colleges, including:

• College of Accounting Sciences
• College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
• College of Economic and Management Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Human Sciences
• College of Law
• College of Science, Engineering and Technology
• College of Graduate Studies

Each college offers various qualifications and has its own set of rules and requirements.