Introduction

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management of the North-West University is offered by the NWU Business School and is accredited by the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC) (NQF 8) in South Africa.

The NWU is reckoned as one of the best managed universities in South Africa. The NWU Business School has been delivering competent graduates to Southern Africa who, in turn, are making a proven contribution to social and economic growth in the region. The NWU Business School aims to provide professional postgraduate management leaders. The faculty of the NWU Business School is therefore focused on combining theory and practice, in order to fully develop the strategic leadership potential of business managers. The programme content and standard of the NWU Business School’s Postgraduate Diploma in Management ensure that participants acquire skills with regard to best business practice and thought-leadership that can successfully be applied to the multi-disciplinary challenges encountered.

General information

• It is essential that you read the A-Rules of the NWU in order to get more info on qualifications, applications, registration, assessment, terminations, etc. The A-Rules is available on the NWU website.

• A student should also read the faculty rules for more clarity. Click here

• All information wrt the PGDip programme is on the NWU website.

• The duration of the programme one year but, distance students are advised to take it over a two year period.

• You need internet access and all communication with regards to this programme will be on eFundi.  Students should also communicate with lecturers (if needed) on eFundi. Click here.

• PGDip students can direct queries via email to PGDip-inquiries@nwu.ac.za which are supported by means of a Call Centre UODL for general enquiries from Monday – Friday, 08:00 -16:30 at 018 285 5900 with regards to queries relating to exam centres, graduation, exam timetables.

• Students should call the e-fundi call centre for e-fundi queries on 018 285 2295 or eFundi-PC@nwu.ac.za

• Your student number and a clear indication that you are a distance/contact/part time student must be indicated on all correspondence.

• Students have a first and second examination opportunity. The second opportunity guidelines are available in the A-Rules and Faculty Rules.

E-Fundi (Student Portal for Tutorial Letters, Assignments, etc

eFundi is the electronic learning platform where individual module sites are created and all academic information is uploaded, including assignments, important dates, additional reading material, assignment feedback, participation and examination marks, etc.  All registered students have access to eFundi. When you sign up to use eFundi, your username is your student number.  For the first time you will need to use your RSA ID/passport number as your password. After you have submitted your assignment on eFundi, you will receive a notification via e-mail. As soon as students are registered, they should automatically have access to all the eFundi module sites.

Please watch the following videos as an introduction to eFundi: http://youtu.be/8k6dvp6fZ5w and http://youtu.be/WyZiFFSYWJg

Applications and Registrations

Admission requirements

• Full-time students who have completed a degree or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification with a minimum average of 60% will be allowed.
• The selection committee and the programme manager has the prerogative to cap the numbers based on available capacity. This maximum limit will be determined separately for full-time, part-time and distance students on the different sites of delivery.
• Provision is made for accepting students from four-year courses with an average lower than 60% in their final year. This exception is based on the judgment of the selection committee.
• Provision is made for other merited cases, but this is subject to their application conforming to the RPL policy of the PGDM programme.
• Any notice of acceptance prior to provision of proof by the student that the minimum requirements have been met, is provisional.
• Students must be computer literate (with Internet access).
• Applications for 2021 Second semester opens 01 April 2021– 31 May 2021
• 2021 Second Semester registration starts 01 June 2021 – 30 June 2021
• Applications for 2022 opens 01 June 2021 – 15 December 2021. 
• RPL applications for 2022 are open until 30 September 2021

Note: Students who have 2 years’ working experience and an NQF 7 qualification (360 credits) may be considered.

All students can only apply online via the NWU website.

Module Structure and Outcomes

Duration and structure

Code:              (FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME) AND (DISTANCE)

Campus:         Mahikeng, Potchefstroom

Delivery mode: Full-time, part-time or distance

5HA D05 (only 2020 first time registered students on the distance mode of delivery)

Prescribed Books

Prescribed books list (both semesters)

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