Program Overview

Programme: MPhil (Business Management) _Development Practice _(Coursework)

Programme Information

The MPhil (Business Management) Development Practice programme is offered by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Business Management. The programme consists of 180 credits and has a minimum duration of study of 2 years, with an NQF level of 09.

Admission Requirements

• Relevant honours degree or relevant postgraduate diploma (PGDip)
• A cumulative weighted average of at least 60% for the honours degree or postgraduate diploma

Core Modules

Year 1

• DVP 800: Health sciences and development practice 800 (Credits: 15.00)
  • This module integrates three elements that are central to development practice in Africa, namely determinants of health and epidemiology, health systems strengthening and reproductive health.
• DVP 801: Natural sciences and development practice 801 (Credits: 15.00)
  • This module integrates five elements that are central to development practice in Africa, namely food systems, urban development, rural development, climate science and socio-ecological systems.
• DVP 802: Foundations of sustainable development practice 802 (Credits: 15.00)
  • This module covers the foundations of sustainable development, and includes the following elements: theory of the Sustainable Development Goals, poverty, peace and security, food, water, infrastructure and development, environmental governance, civil society and development, and the private sector and development.
• DVP 803: Social sciences and development practice 803 (Credits: 15.00)
  • This module integrates four elements in social sciences central to development practice in Africa, namely the economics of development, governance and politics, gender and culture, and education.
• DVP 804: Leadership theory 804 (Credits: 15.00)
  • This module covers the most important contemporary leadership theories and focuses on the most recent literature on responsible leadership theory, particularly in Africa.
• DVP 805: Leadership service learning 805 (Credits: 15.00)
  • This module is presented concurrently with students' internship. The module is aimed at applying leadership theory acquired in Year 1 to development practice in an organisation.

Final Year

• DVP 895: Mini-dissertation 895 (Credits: 90.00)
  • An internship and the documentation of a case study of development policy implementation will expose students to the practice of development policy implementation in Africa. Students will be assigned to an internship institution according to their field of specialisation.

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Regulations, Degree Requirements, and Information

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University of Pretoria Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) Verification Project

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