Postgraduate Studies - Management Sciences

BCom Honours: Business Management

Bachelor Of Commerce Honours in Management Sciences with Business Management (5EXL01: E602M/P/V)

This is a 1-year full time qualification offered at all three of the NWU campuses.

Why should I register for my Honours in Business Management?

The honours degree is a full-time qualification aimed at empowering you with high-level knowledge of concepts, structures, models, theories, principles, skills, research methodologies and applied competencies.

This will enable you to follow lucrative careers in the changing economic and business environment of the new millennium.

Furthermore, you will develop your intellectual and moral capacity in a more specialised way to understand the economic and business environment, as well as to think critically and innovatively.

Overall, the honours degree is practice-based and you will be able to apply your business and marketing knowledge in practical and/or real-life settings.

Programme layout:

Module Code

Module Name

First semester

BMAR614

Retail Marketing Management

BMAN615

Advanced Strategic Management

BMAN612

 Advanced Entrepreneurship

Second semester

BMAN672

Advanced Project Management

BMAR626

Advanced Digital Marketing

BMAN62

Advanced Financial Management

Year module

BMAN672

Business research project

 

Admission requirements:

Only applicants with a BCom in Business Management or equivalent BCom degree that offers three or more Business Management modules on 3rd year level will be considered. 

Applicants must have obtained a minimum of 60% in three BMAN (Business Management) final year modules.

Additionally, BMAR321 or an equivalent research module (16 credits) is compulsory, with a minimum of 60%.

Only the best 25 students per campus will be selected according to their academic performance.

For any inquiries, please contact:

Dr Rita Klonaridis

+27 16 910 3385

Rita.Klonaridis@nwu.ac.za

BCom Honours: Marketing Management

Bachelor Of Commerce Honours in Management Sciences with Marketing Management (5EZL01: E602M/P/V)

This is a 1-year full time qualification offered at all three of the NWU campuses.

Why should I register for my Honours in Marketing Management?

The honours degree is a full-time qualification aimed at empowering you with high-level knowledge of concepts, structures, models, theories, principles, skills, research methodologies and applied competencies.

This will enable you to follow lucrative careers in the changing economic and business environment of the new millennium.

Furthermore, you will develop your intellectual and moral capacity in a more specialised way to understand the economic and business environment, as well as to think critically and innovatively.

Overall, the honours degree is practice-based and you will be able to apply your business and marketing knowledge in practical and/or real-life settings.

Programme layout:

Module Code

Module Name

First semester

BMAR614

Retail Marketing Management

BMAN615

Advanced Strategic Management

BMAR615

International Marketing

Second semester

BMAR621

Marketing plan

BMAR626

Advanced Digital Marketing

BMAN625

Advanced Financial Management

Year module

BMAR673

Marketing research project

 

Admission requirements:

Only applicants with a BCom in Marketing Management, or a similar BCom degree that offers three or more Marketing Management modules on 3rd year level will be considered.

Applicants must have obtained a minimum of 60% in three BMAR (Marketing) final year modules (excluding BMAR 321 / Marketing research).

Additionally,  BMAR321 or an equivalent research module (16 credits) is compulsory, with a minimum of 60%.

Only the best 25 students per campus will be selected according to their academic performance.

For any inquiries, please contact:

Dr Kirsty-Lee Sharp

+27 16 910 3364

Kirstylee.Sharp@nwu.ac.za

MCom in Business Management

Bachelor Of Commerce Honours in Management Sciences with Business Management (5EXL01: E602M/P/V)

This is a full time or part time qualification offered at all three of the NWU campuses.

This degree is research based and comprise a dissertation.

 

Why should I register for my MCom in Business Management?

This degree will strengthen your competitiveness in a specialised job market, and it extends and deepens your knowledge and skills in an ever changing international market.

With this qualification, you will be equipped to think strategically in the business environment. You will develop intellectual and moral capacity in a more specialised way to understand the business environment, as well as to think critically and innovatively to form the basis for further specialisation through means of advanced qualifications.

Furthermore, you’ll have access to experts in various fields and a post graduate qualification builds confidence and credibility as a highly skilled graduate. Our excellent research facilities offers you the ability to access, make sense of, and deploy new knowledge in a complex society.

Admission requirements:

  • Only applicants with a BCom Honours in Business Management will be considered.
  • Applicants must have obtained at least an average of 65% in their BCom Honours
  • BMAN672 or an equivalent research module is compulsory, with a minimum of 60%

The research ability of the prospective student must be to the satisfaction of the school director and/or director of research, and acceptance of the prospective student is subject to selection by the School’s selection committee.

Selection is based on the above mentioned admission requirements in combination with study leader availability / expertise. Consequently, a draft research proposal  should be submitted as part of the initial application process.

For any inquiries, please contact:

Mahikeng Campus

Prof Frazer Kadama

+27 18 389 2565

Frazer.Kadama@nwu.ac.za

Potchefstroom Campus

Dr Mia Bothma

+27 18 285 2322

email@nwu.ac.za

Vanderbijlpark Campus

Prof Re-an Müller

+27 16 910 3357

Rean.muller@nwu.ac.za

MCom in Marketing Management

Master of Commerce in Marketing Management (5CQN01: E801M/P/V)

This is a full time or part time qualification offered at all three of the NWU campuses.

This degree is research based and comprise a dissertation.

Why should I register for my MCom in Marketing Management?

This degree will strengthen your competitiveness in a specialised job market, and it extends and deepens your knowledge and skills in an ever-changing international market.

With this qualification, you will be equipped to think strategically in the marketing environment. You will obtain comprehensive exposure to the field of marketing, which enables them to address relevant management matters.

Furthermore, you’ll have access to experts in various fields and a post graduate qualification builds confidence and credibility as a highly skilled graduate. Our excellent research facilities offers you the ability to access, make sense of, and deploy new knowledge in a complex society.

Admission requirements:

  • Only applicants with a BCom Honours in Marketing Management will be considered.
  • Applicants must have obtained at least an average of 65% in their BCom Honours
  • BMAR673 or an equivalent research module is compulsory, with a minimum of 60%

The research ability of the prospective student must be to the satisfaction of the school director and/or director of research, and acceptance of the prospective student is subject to selection by the School’s selection committee.

Selection is based on the above-mentioned admission requirements in combination with study leader availability / expertise. Consequently, a draft research proposal should be submitted as part of the initial application process.

For any inquiries, please contact:

Mahikeng Campus

Prof Frazer Kadama

+27 18 389 2565

Frazer.Kadama@nwu.ac.za

Potchefstroom Campus

Dr Mia Bothma

+27 18 285 2322

email@nwu.ac.za

Vanderbijlpark Campus

Prof Re-an Müller

+27 16 910 3357

Rean.muller@nwu.ac.za

PhD in Business Mangement

Doctor of Philosophy in Economic and Management Sciences with Business Management  (5CAR02:E901M/P/V)

This is a full time or part time qualification offered at all three of the NWU campuses.

This degree is research based and comprise a thesis.

Why should I register for my PhD in Business Management?

This degree will strengthen your competitiveness in a specialised job market, and it extends and deepens your knowledge and skills in an ever-changing international market.

With this qualification, you will be equipped to think strategically in the business environment. You will develop intellectual and moral capacity in a more specialised way to understand the business environment, as well as to think critically and innovatively to form the basis for further specialisation through means of advanced qualifications.

Furthermore, you’ll have access to experts in various fields and a post graduate qualification builds confidence and credibility as a highly skilled graduate. Our excellent research facilities offer you the ability to access, make sense of, and deploy new knowledge in a complex society.

Admission requirements:

  • Only applicants with a MCom in Business Management will be considered.
  • Applicants must have obtained at least 60% in their MCom in Business Management.
  • The research ability of the prospective student must be to the satisfaction of the school director and/or director of research, and acceptance of the prospective student is subject to selection by the School’s selection committee.

Selection is based on the above-mentioned admission requirements in combination with supervisor availability / expertise. Consequently, a draft research proposal should be submitted as part of the initial application process.

For any inquiries, please contact:

Mahikeng Campus

Prof Frazer Kadama

+27 18 389 2565

Frazer.Kadama@nwu.ac.za

Potchefstroom Campus

Dr Mia Bothma

+27 18 285 2322

email@nwu.ac.za

Vanderbijlpark Campus

Prof Re-an Müller

+27 16 910 3357

Rean.muller@nwu.ac.za

PhD in Marketing Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Economic and Management Sciences with Marketing Management (5CAR07:E901M/P/V)

This is a full time or part time qualification offered at all three of the NWU campuses.

This degree is research based and comprise a thesis.

Why should I register for my PhD in Marketing Management?

This degree will strengthen your competitiveness in a specialised job market, and it extends and deepens your knowledge and skills in an ever-changing international market.

With this qualification, you will be equipped to think strategically in the marketing environment. You will obtain comprehensive exposure to the field of marketing, which enables them to address relevant management matters.

Furthermore, you’ll have access to experts in various fields and a post graduate qualification builds confidence and credibility as a highly skilled graduate. Our excellent research facilities offer you the ability to access, make sense of, and deploy new knowledge in a complex society.

Admission requirements:

  • Only applicants with a MCom in Marketing Management will be considered.
  • Applicants must have obtained at least 60% in their MCom in Marketing Management.

The research ability of the prospective student must be to the satisfaction of the school director and/or director of research, and acceptance of the prospective student is subject to selection by the School’s selection committee.

Selection is based on the above-mentioned admission requirements in combination with study leader availability / expertise. Consequently, a draft research proposal should be submitted as part of the initial application process.

For any inquiries, please contact:

Mahikeng Campus

Prof Frazer Kadama

+27 18 389 2565

Frazer.Kadama@nwu.ac.za

Potchefstroom Campus

Dr Mia Bothma

+27 18 285 2322

email@nwu.ac.za

Vanderbijlpark Campus

Prof Re-an Müller

+27 16 910 3357

Rean.muller@nwu.ac.za