Below is the Master of Business Administration Requirements. Find it below:
Master of Business Administration Requirements
Hold a three-year, 360-credit Bachelor’s degree or National Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma and an appropriate Bachelor Honours Degree, or a Postgraduate Diploma, or a 480 credit Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 96 credits at level 8; be proficient in the English language and may be required to do a language proficiency test; have had at least three years relevant managerial, specialist or professional experience, to ensure that they can benefit from the programme and contribute meaningfully to discussions, assignments and the study schools, where applicable; submit an abbreviated Curriculum Vitae; Applicants that meet the minimum admission criteria may be required to sit for the GSBL Admissions Test, as part of the final selection process.
Time limits for this degree
All master’s and doctoral qualifications are structured over a defined period. Refer to sections 4.12 and 4.13 in the Procedures for master’s and doctoral degrees.
A student registered for a 180-credit structured coursework master’s degree must complete the study programme within three years. A student may make application to the Registrar for one additional year of study. The Registrar will consult with the Executive Dean of the College in which the student is registered.
Coursework master’s degree
A master’s degree by coursework requires a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual dependence, and a research project culminating in the acceptance of a dissertation of limited scope. The curriculum generally comprises subjects where you are required to write examinations, and submit a research proposal module and a short dissertation. In most cases, you need to pass at least two modules before you may register for the research proposal module. You will only be able to register for the short dissertation if you comply with the requirements of the research proposal module.
Please note: Once you have passed all the modules, but fail the research proposal module, you will not be permitted to continue with the qualification.
Research focus areas
Click here to view a list of departments and research focus areas for the College of Economic and Management Sciences.
Research outline
Unisa’s admission policy has changed and you are now required to submit a detailed research outline for each master’s and doctoral qualification for which you apply. No application submitted without a detailed research outline will be considered. Although this research outline may differ for each qualification or academic department, the basic information required is as follows:
- Title
- Summary of topic
- Short literature review
- Expected contribution of the study
- Methodology to be followed
- Availability of the data
- List of references
- Reasons why you are interested in the topic
Plagiarism of any form is unacceptable. Please take note of Unisa’s Policy for Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism.
Student fees and funding your studies
Application fee
Pay the online application fee of R115,00 once you have received your Unisa student number.
Please note:
- The application fee is non-refundable even if you decide not to study through Unisa or do not qualify for admission to Unisa.
- An application for a student number does not constitute an application for admission. After you receive your student number, you must still complete the online application for admission and upload the compulsory supporting documents.