USB Post-Graduate Diploma BusMan2015

ACCREDITED
Postgraduate Diploma
in Business Management
and Administration*
2015
We know Africa.
We train its leaders.
www.usb.ac.za/pgdbma

(* Subject to final approval by the SA Council on Higher Education)
18 Programme
fees 2015
Postgraduate Diploma in
Business Management
and Administration* 2015
Welcome to USBIt started with 13 students in 1964. Today, five decades later, the University of Stellenbosch
Business School has three international accreditations and is recognised as a leading
school by the global business school community and other stakeholders.
C O N T E N T S | 01
09 What can you
do with this
qualification?
03 Why study
at USB?
12 More about
the programme
11 The programme
in a nutshell
05 Celebrating a
50-year legacy
21 More about
USB and its
students
20 Alumni
Association
07 School with
a view
14 From the
Programme
head
23 Contact us22 Faculty and
facilities

Why study at ?
USB offers quality
guarantees in the form
of AACSB, EQUIS and
AMBA accreditation.
USB was the first school
from an African
university to hold all
three international
accreditations for
business schools.
The school’s international participation is demonstrated by
its three international accreditations, its international student
body, visiting international faculty, its presence on the African
continent, and cooperation agreements with over 80 business
schools on all continents.
USB has positioned itself as the knowledge partner of the
world in Africa, and of Africa in the world. In particular, the
school has acquired African-focused areas of expertise in
development finance, corporate governance, small business
development, business at the base of the income pyramid,
dispute settlement, leadership, management coaching,
futures research, diversity management, sustainability management, ICT and innovation for
Africa, economics for emerging countries, the use of scenarios to develop alternative futures,
and innovative business models.
learning
Collaborative learning in various forms is a key feature of USB’s programmes. Each student
brings unique knowledge and management experience to the table. Students come from
all over South Africa, Africa and the world, and they come with different undergraduate
qualifications, industry experience and cultural backgrounds. This diversity enables them
to work with different perspectives.
international
accreditations
International
expertise
USB believes leaders are grown, not born. Therefore, personal leadership development forms
part of USB’s academic programmes.
02 L E A D I N G B U S I N E S S S C H O O L

USB engages with social issues in its research agenda,
academic programmes and as part of its stakeholder
engagement programme. The school’s main social
initiatives are its Small Business Academy, its subsidised
Management Programme for Non-profit Organisations
and its bursary scheme.
During your time at USB you will collaborate with people from a
wide range of cultures and countries. You will walk the road of
professional and personal development with them. This will
broaden your views and add depth to your learning experience.
During all of this, you will build valuable networks of business
contacts and friendships that will last you a lifetime. Upon
graduation, you become part of the USB Alumni Association
with its 18 000 members, offering access to continued learning,
networking and more.
USB’s close cooperation with industry ensures an academic
offering aligned with the needs of the world of work. Areas
of alliance and collaboration include representation by the
local and international business community on the USB
Advisory Board, and partnerships between USB and
industry (e.g. with USB’s Small Business Academy). It also
includes the funding of students and the involvement of
alumni in the school’s activities (e.g. as mentors and as
interviewers of new students).
USB’s Careers Office prepares students for meaningful
career paths. Services to students include career planning,
career development, exposure to the job market,
preparation for job interviews, career-related resources
and regular on-campus presentations by companies.
USB creates thought leadership
through its research centres,
academic discussions,
academic conferences and
seminars, a research
fellowship programme,
the research undertaken by its
faculty members and students,
and its partnerships with
business and other academic
institutions. The school shares
its research with its alumni and
business leaders on its website
(USB ThoughtPrint website),
at business talks, debates and
workshops, and in its regular
magazine, academic journals
and practitioner publications.
L E A D I N G B U S I N E S S S C H O O L | 03

CELEBRATING
A 50-YEAR
LEGACY
1964: The first 13 Part-time MBA
students commence with their studies
at USB.
1968: The first DBA degree is con-
ferred.
1974: Student numbers total 90.
1979: USB now has 171 MBA and
21 DBA students. Permanent staff
consists of 4 professors and 4 senior
lecturers.
1981: The current premises in Bell-
ville are acquired.
1984: The Senior Management Pro-
gramme is introduced.
1986: The Department relocates to the
Bellville Park Campus
1991: Management Development Pro-
grammes are presented in Namibia for the
first time.
1992: The name of the school changes
to the University of Stellenbosch Business
School – or USB for short.
2001: USB receives international EQUIS
accreditation from the European Foun-
dation for Management Development
(EFMD).
2002: USB receives international ac-
creditation from the Association of MBAs
(AMBA).
2003: The first students enrol for the
new Master’s in Development Finance
(MDevF).
Spotlight
on 50
It all started with one small MBA class in 1964. This year, the
University of Stellenbosch Business School is celebrating its
50th year of providing quality education people from all over
South Africa, other African countries and beyond.
USB’s heritage has been passed down from USB’s mother
institution, Stellenbosch University, which is more than a
hundred years old. The heritage has also been built upon
and passed on by the people associated with USB – its faculty
members, alumni, students, staff, business associates and
other stakeholders.

1981
The current
premises in
Bellville are
acquired.
1991
Management
Development
Programmes
are presented
in Namibia for
the first time.
1968
The first
DBA degree
is conferred.
2001
USB receives
EQUIS interna-
tional accredi-
tation from the
EFMD.
2002
USB receives
international
accreditation
from AMBA.
2012
USB obtains
AACSB accredi-
tation and be-
comes the first
business school
from an African
university to be
awarded the
Triple Crown.
2014
USB celebrates
its 50th
anniversary.
2005: USB is ranked as the top busi-
ness school in South Africa by Profes-
sional Management Review (PMR.
africa) and as number two by the
Financial Mail.
2006: USB becomes a member of
the European Doctoral Programmes
Association in Management and
Business Administration (EDAMBA),
based on the quality of its PhD. USB
officially establishes a presence in West
Africa (Lagos, Nigeria) by appointing
a representative in this region to sup-
port students and to market the USB’s
programmes.
2007: The Centre for Corporate
Governance in Africa is established.
2008: The Africa Centre for Dispute
Settlement is established.
2009: USB officially establishes a
presence in East Africa (Nairobi, Kenya)
by appointing a representative in this
region. The USB Alumni Association
launches a branch in West Africa.
2010: USB is named top business
school in South Africa in both the Pro-
fessional Management Review (PMR.
africa) and Financial Mail surveys.
2011: South Africa’s first Postgraduate
Diploma in Dispute Settlement and
first-ever Postgraduate Diploma in
Leadership starts at USB.
2012: USB becomes the first business
school from an African university to be
awarded AACSB international accredi-
tation. USB now has the Triple Crown
– business schools with all 3 interna-
tional accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS
and AMBA). USB launches its Small
Business Academy (SBA) to give life to
its vision of meaningful engagement
with society.
2013: USB adds a Postgraduate Diplo-
ma in Project Management, Postgradu-
ate Diploma in Development Finance
and PhD in Development Finance to its
portfolio of programmes. USB is named
the No 1 business school in South
Africa by the Professional Management
Review (PMR.africa) – for the sixth time
in 11 years. USB is ranked as one of the
Top 3 schools in Africa by Eduniversal
for the sixth consecutive year.
2014: USB celebrates its 50th anniver-
sary. The number of MBA students
enrolled for the year is 631 and the
total number of students enrolled
at USB is 1 204. MBA alumnus Xolani
Nocanda becomes USB’s third Global
AMBAssador for AMBA.

SCHOOL
WITH A
VIEW
As South Africa’s second main economic centre, Cape Town
offers a world of possibilities for business people. The city
has a thriving service-based metropolitan economy where
growth is often driven by innovation. The city is the World
Design Capital for 2014.
In 2012, Table
Mountain officially
became one of the
new seven wonders
of nature.
Cape Town is
also located in a
biodiversity hotspot called
the Cape Floral Kingdom
which has 9 600 plant
species, 70% of which are
not found anywhere else
in the world.
9 600
South Africa has the
longest wine route in
the world - some 800 km in
length.
800

The hilltop campus of USB is situated
in the ever-expanding Tyger Valley
business district, which is about halfway
between the Cape Town CBD and
Stellenbosch, home of USB’s mother
institution, Stellenbosch University.
The campus is close to main access
routes, the Cape Town International
Airport, shopping malls, sports facilities,
entertainment and first-class medical
facilities.
Also within easy reach are attractions
such as the V&A Waterfront, Cape Point,
Table Mountain (a World Heritage
site and one of the new Seven
Wonders of the World), Robben Island,
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and
the neighbouring Boland area with its
cultural heritage, scenic beauty and
world-famous winelands.
location

What can you do with
this qualification?
Entrepreneurship is integrated in all
the modules of this programme to
emphasise the value of
entrepreneurship and small
businesses as key drivers of the
economy.
The content of this
programme is focused on
Africa and those wishing to do
business on the African continent
with support structures in Africa.
This programme covers the
general skills and know-how you
need to manage in an organisation
or your own business. This includes
managerial accounting, human
capital management to
sustainability, operations,
marketing management and
other modules.
From 2016 onwards, no direct access to an MBA will be allowed at a South African
academic institution without an appropriate four-year degree or postgraduate qualification. This is due to changes
in South African higher education regulations. USB’s Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management and
Administration* contains the essence of the learning assumed to be in place to complete the new 180-credit MBA. Therefore,
as from 2016, it will provide access to USB’s internationally accredited MBA for those who pass this postgraduate diploma at a
particular level. Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management and Administration* continuing with USB’s
MBA will get recognition for 32 credits (15%) on the MBA.
This programme allows you to combine on-campus learning with online learning so that
you can study while you work full-time. The programme’s first and last blocks are presented on the USB campus. The
classes in between can be attended on campus or online, or as a combination of both.

The programme in a nutshell
This internationally accredited programme is aimed at working professionals who want to acquire general management skills
underpinned by an entrepreneurial approach to business.
The programme runs over one year, with compulsory on-campus blocks at the start and the end of the programme. In between
these blocks, classes are presented late afternoons on Wednesdays, and students can choose between on-campus and online
delivery.
Classes are presented in English. The programme comprises 120 credits. (The programme is subject to final approval by the
Council on Higher Education.)
This is a learn-while-you-earn programme. The unique combination of modular, part-time and/or blended learning allows you
to study while you work without infringing too much upon your work obligations. It also allows you to start applying your
newly acquired skills in your workplace right from the start.
The programme allows for flexibility in various ways. It combines classroom delivery with online delivery, offering students the
option of mixed learning or blended learning (see below). It also offers students a choice between hardcopy (printed) books
and e-books, which may reduce the cost of books for students.
Who should apply?
MBA but who do not qualify for entry
directly into a Master’s programme.
Successful completion of the
Postgraduate Diploma in Business
Management and Administration* to
a particular standard (65% average
in core subjects) will allow entry into
the MBA. Students who completed
this postgraduate diploma will only
need to do the written essays and
OPQ32 tests before commencing
with the USB MBA. Students who
do not obtain 65% average are still
welcome to apply to study the MBA,
but will be treated like any other ap-
plicant and have to complete the full
set of admissions and selection tests.
their management skills, but who do
not necessarily want to enrol for an
MBA and/or who do not want to do
research on MBA level (MBA research
assignment)
time, who cannot complete lengthy
residency periods at USB and/or who
would prefer to do the majority of
their learning off campus.
All Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL) candidates have to do USB’s
Postgraduate Diploma in Business
Management and Administration*
before doing the MBA.
MBA students at USB who want to sup-
plement their knowledge in a particular
area may register for certain modules
on the Postgraduate Diploma in Busi-
ness Management and Administration*.
This can be done before commencing,
or even in the early stages of, their MBA
studies.
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You may opt to attend all the classes on the USB campus in Cape Town north, or you may opt to combine the class contact ses-
sions with online delivery modes.
All students need to attend the first block (orientation) and the last block (electives) on the USB campus. The classes in between,
i.e. from February to October, are presented on campus as well as online on Wednesday afternoons (from 16:00 till 19:00), giving
students the option to attend on-campus classes or to watch live-streamed classes online from wherever they are.
Students can choose to do the Wednesday afternoon classes in one of the following ways:
The blended delivery option opens up access to students from elsewhere in South Africa, from other African countries and even
further afield. If you do the Wednesday afternoon classes through online studies, you only need to travel to USB twice during
the year, which lowers the opportunity cost to obtain this postgraduate diploma.
Programme outcomes
The purpose of this general management programme is to:
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tice and to learn via application in a working environment
environment
operate
Residential learning
(on campus)
Mixed learning
(on campus + online)
Blended learning
On campus
On campus
On campus
On campus
Combination of on-campus
and online learning
Online learning only
On campus
On campus
On campus
The duration of the programme is one year for all modes of delivery.
Residential Mixed Blended
O V E R V I E W | 11

What else do you need to know?
The following minimum admission criteria are applicable:
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pus or online.
Assessment
All modules are assessed via written assignments and the submission of a final assignment. Students have to obtain at least
50% for each core module (96 credits) and 50% for 24 credits via elective modules to graduate.
Important dates
19 – 24 January 2015
February to October 2015
14 – 19 September 2015
Deadline for applications: 28 November 2014
To enrol for the programme all students must have access to:
USB’s platform of choice must be accessed via a browser or app to get access to ebooks.
During the orientation block on campus, all students will be introduced to USB’s systems and processes to ensure seamless
online delivery. This includes:
12 L E A R N I N G C O N T E N T S

Id
1 Digital Quotient
*Note: The Project Management elective has a weighting of 16 credits, which is equal to two of the other electives. Students who choose this elective
only need to select one other elective.
Resident only, done during orientation block
Part of 15% MBA credits
Resident or Online
Notes
Resident only, done during elective block
Resident or Online
Resident or Online
Resident or Online
Resident or Online
Resident or Online
Resident or Online
Economics for Managers
Entrepreneurship
Human Capital Management
Innovation Management
Managerial Accounting
Managerial Statistics
Information Systems Principles
Marketing Management
Principles of Operations
Sustainable Enterprise
Electives
Systems Methods
Futures Studies (Elective option 1)
Manager as Coach (Elective option 2)
*Project Management (Elective option 3)
Risk Management (Elective option 4)
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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12
8
8
8
8
Credits
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Notes
L E A R N I N G C O N T E N T S | 13

TThis module focuses on: the meaning
of economics and economic systems,
meaning and challenges of globali-
sation and international economic
integration, especially with regard to
principles of supply and demand in a
the interaction between changes in
one or more of a wide range of macro-
the balance of payments and exchange
policy decisions, and the impact of such
decisions on the managerial function.
After completion of the module,
students will be able to:
positions taken in public and profes-
sional debate about the macroeco-
nomic system
all stakeholders in society
of globalisation and international
economic integration and describe
their influence on the future perfor-
mance of a country, organisation or
manager
and firms in a modern economy and
provide representative examples of
this behaviour
The core modules are Digital Quotient, Economics for Managers, Entrepreneurship, Human Capital Management, Information
Systems Principles, Innovation Management, Managerial Accounting, Managerial Statistics, Marketing Management, Principles
of Operations, Sustainable Enterprise and Systems Methods.
Digital Quotient
-
After completion of the module, students will be able to:
business environment
purpose
by the digital transformation of organisations.
From the
Programme Head
Martin Butler
Head: Postgraduate Diploma in Business
Management and Administration*, says this about the Digital
Quotient module:
“We have always known the importance of IQ, and more recently EQ linked
with a strong dose of hard work to ensure success. However, in the modern
digital business environment the Digital Quotient (DQ) or ability to operate
in an increasingly digital world is becoming paramount for success. The
DQ module raises the students’DQ to the levels required to seamlessly and
painlessly partake in digital learning that is key to this programme, as well
as to engage via digital technologies with the business world. The ability to
effectively use technology, or DQ, will become a differentiator in the modern
business environment. This is why this module is one of the cornerstones of
this qualification.”

activity is measured and differentiate
between the measures used
interaction between changes in one
or more of a wide range of macro-
economic forces (economic growth,
unemployment, inflation, exchange
rates, balance of payments)
is needed and available to make an
informed decision, and to know how
to integrate this information, process
it and arrive at a decision
-
nomic policy decisions are made, and
analyse the impact of such decisions
on the managerial function.
This module covers the following:
entrepreneurial activities in enhancing
socio-economic growth and prosper-
-
issues at strategic and operational
-
neurship and its underpinning dynam-
ics. After completion of the module,
-
ship in value creation and value
capturing in the economy
competitive advantage within the
knowledge economy and South
Africa
characteristics, including mind set,
skills and networks
responsibly, and analyse, organise
and critically evaluate it
entrepreneurial start-up firms, includ-
ing opportunity finding or creation,
selection, the business case, business
planning, funding sources and pitch-
ing, resourcing and startup
establish an entrepreneurial business,
identify and deal with obstacles
for intrapreneurship or corporate en-
trepreneurship in established/mature
firms
entrepreneurship as alternative value
creation vehicles.
This module focuses on high-perfor-
mance people management, approach-
es to organisational structure, career
development and talent management.
After completion of the module, stu-
dents will be able to:
performance people management
practices in an organisation (includ-
ing HR’s role)
-
tional change as a core management
competence
organisation structures and role
designs
reviews and balanced feedback in
creating and maintaining a culture of
performance
-
ment practices in recruiting and
retaining high-talented people
-
forming to multicultural organisa-
tions
and resolving differences.
This module focuses on positioning In-
-
completion of the module, students will
be able to:
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tems (IS) in a business environment.
the complexity of IS into different
perspectives that allows a non-tech-
nology intrinsic discussion on the
contribution of IS to organizational
success.
hardware, software, data and net-
works in IS.
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uct or service for eCommerce and
make recommendations on the steps
required to move a product / service
online.
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prise IS and contribute to building a
business case for real time integrated
business processes supported by
technology, when appropriate.
in providing support in the decision
making process.
impact of IS within an organization,
or society.
This module focuses on innovation
-
-
change management and the innova-
tive organisation. After completion of
the module, students will be able to:
categorisations of innovation
-
ments that lead to creative thinking
funnel and the importance of idea
generation to“feed the funnel”to
ensure sufficient innovative idea
-
tion and be able to evaluate whether
improvement opportunities could
benefit from open innovation
project management in the innova-
tion environment and use the basic
principles of project management to
structure the innovation process
technologies that have changed the
business models or value chains in
industries
-
riers to innovation in an organisation
and be able to identify these barriers
in a particular organisation
-
dress the barriers to innovation in an
organisation.
This module focuses on understanding
of management accounting and finan-
by managers in internal financial infor-
in the financial statements (with spe-
cific focus on the cash flow statement
health. After completion of the module,
classifications

costing and variable costing method
-
ment techniques to calculate break-
even and other measures of cost
management
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tions to the various components of
financial statements
-
ply working capital management and
calculate the sustainable growth rate
pertaining to cash flows
health of a company based on
financial ratio analysis.
This module focuses on data descrip-
-
contingency tables. After completion of
descriptors
distributions
sampling distributions.
-
struct confidence intervals
-
ables measured on both the qualita-
tive and quantitative scales
models.
This module focuses on the role of mar-
keting in society and its impact on both
-
erism and customer centricity and the
marketing’s central role in the organisa-
-
directional strategies (STP), including
segmentation, target market selection
strategy, including the traditional and
-
a marketing plan. After completion of
-
prehension of the marketing concept
and processes
of an organisation
and select market segments
thinking skills to make tactical mar-
keting decisions
decisions to ethical standards
-
tion to make marketing decisions
skills to develop a marketing plan
modern-day organisations
-
countability for decisions and actions.
This module focuses on value chains
generic operations performance objec-
continuous improvement and process
quality and the optimum level of qual-
improvements techniques (TOC / Lean
/ 6sigma). After completion of the mod-
ule, students will be able to:
for an organisation
correct context when viewing the
organisation from a value chain per-
spective
operations performance objectives
and argue the trade-off between
these when striving for operations
improvement
process perspective and argue how
this alternative view of an organisa-
tion’s value creation processes can be
used to improve operational perfor-
mance
product-process matrix and define
key operations decisions associated
with the process characteristics
transformation process and apply the
concept of an optimum level of qual-
ity to process design
with inventory and assign these
costs in a practical example, and use
specific policies to improve inventory
related costs and risks
-
prehension of how the concept of
QFD can be applied to transform
customer requirements into process
characteristics.
This module covers the following: The
sustainable development imperative for
and issues in organisational operations,
especially in relation to the environ-
value and importance of accountability
systems and reporting mechanisms as
expressions of good governance in sup-
port of long-term sustainable business
development. After completion of the
module, students will be able to:
-
prehension of the systemic interre-
lationship between an organisation
and the environmental, social and
economic conditions in its opera-
tional context
that inform the meaning of sustain-
able development in application to
an organisational context
importance of social legitimacy and
stakeholder engagement for the de-
velopment of a sustainable organisa-
tion
-
sation in terms of its exposure to
environmental and social risks and
opportunities and demonstrate the
ability to apply appropriate models
for engagement with it
practices of intra-organisational
collaboration and integration for sus-
tainable development and examine
the effectiveness thereof in organisa-
tional settings
-
countability systems and reporting
mechanisms to monitor organisa-
tional performance for sustainable
development and assess and critique
examples thereof in organisational
contexts.
This module focuses on systems phi-
-
dynamics. After completion of the mod-
ule, students will be able to:

You need to choose three of the following electives: Futures Studies, Manager as Coach, Project Management and Risk Manage-
ment.
-
dents will be able to:
-
ferred culture and management approach or style
closure. After completion of the module, students will be able to:
The Project Management elective has a weighting of 16 credits, which is equal to two of the other electives. Students who choose
this elective only need to select one other elective.
comprehension of the need for an
integrative worldview given the com-
plexity inherent in society at large
and business in particular
the systems thinking philosophy
analyse and understand business and
management related issues
thinking to integrate different busi-
ness and management fields into an
integrated whole – understanding
the links between subjects such as
strategic management, financial
management, marketing manage-
ment, etc.
problems and design solutions
thinking to foster and facilitate or-
ganisational development initiatives
diagrams) to develop an understand-
ing of the dynamics underlying
systemic problems.

MBA
Changed legislation applicable from 2016 onwards will require all students to have either an appropriate 4-year degree or a
postgraduate qualification such as USB’s Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management and Administration* (passed at a
particular level) in order to gain direct access to the new 180-credit MBA in 2016. This Postgraduate Diploma covers the learning
assumed to be in place to do an MBA.
Over and above direct access to an MBA, this Postgraduate Diploma holds other benefits for those continuing with USB’s MBA
as certain modules (4 modules, 32 credits) on the MBA and Postgraduate Diploma overlap. In practice, both the Postgraduate
Diploma students and MBA students attend the same classes.
For those students continuing with USB’s MBA this means 4 modules less during their MBA studies as they have already done
these 4 modules.
MBA

1 Go to www.usb.ac.za/apply/pgdbma and complete the application form. You will be able to complete
the form in steps without losing information. The application process is the same for South African and foreign students.
The closing date for applications is 30 November 2014 (although late applications of merit may also be considered).
2e-mailed to pgdbma@usb.ac.za.
Your application can only be assessed by the selection panel if it is accompanied by all the appropriate supporting documents.
The outcome of the selection process will be made known within 30 days or as soon as possible thereafter.
A P P L I C AT I O N | 19
Programme fees for 2015
R 65 000
R800
R 72 020
R8 000

Alumni development
It is often said that the best measure of a business school’s standing is the graduates it produces. USB recognises this and is
extremely proud of its 17 000 alumni who have excelled to become leaders in all spheres of society. As such, our alumni
strengthen the value of USB’s academic offering. The School also regards its engagement with alumni as a key contact point
between USB and the business world.
USB fosters close relationships with alumni through the USB Alumni Association and
initiatives such as business talks and networking events. For alumni, these events translate into the nurturing of life-long
personal connections and fresh input.
Opportunities for ongoing learning are provided through alumni refresher courses, seminars,
MBA electives, the Leader’s Angle speaker series and other programmes.
This includes conducting pre-selection interviews with MBA applicants and providing
mentorship to students.
This includes supporting USB’s Small Business Academy, Management Programme
for Non-profit Organisations and its bursary scheme – financially and otherwise.
Prominent USB alumni are members of the USB Advisory Board.
This includes USB ThoughtPrint on the school’s website. This searchable repository contains the
research and new knowledge generated by USB’s faculty, students, visiting lecturers and guest speakers in the form
of articles, DVD clips, podcasts and presentations.
This includes USB’s e-news, social media, USB Agenda magazine and the USB website.
The USB Alumni Association’s Exco is in
charge of the overall strategy and opera-
tions of the Association.
Prof Prieur du Plessis,
professor extraordinaire at USB and
executive chairman of Plexus Asset
Management
Isa Omagu,
Divisional Head, Commercial
Banking, Lagos Mainland,
Guaranty Trust Bank plc
The USB Alumni
Association has regional branches
all over South Africa (Central Region,
Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Western Cape,
well as in Namibia, Botswana, West
Africa, East Africa, the UK and Europe.
More about the Alumni Association
President Exco chairperson
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MBA
MPhil in Development Finance
MPhil in Management Coaching
MPhil in Futures Studies
Postgraduate Diplomas PGDip in Business Management and Administration*
PGDip in Leadership
PGDip in Development Finance
PGDip in Project Management
PGDip in Futures Studies
PhD in Business Management and Administration
PhD in Development Finance
Comprehensive and discipline-specific programmes
*Subject to final approval by the SA Council on Higher Education
More about
and its students
Various accreditations, rankings and memberships confirm USB’s standing in the international business school arena:
AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA
EDAMBA (first member of European Doctoral Programmes Association in
Management and Business Administration from outside Europe) and EFMD’s Global Doctoral Alliance
No 1 in South Africa (PMR.africa 2014), Top 3 in Africa (Eduniversal global ranking for business schools)
USB is a GRLI member, helping to reframe the purpose of management
education
USB is one of first 100 signatories promoting corporate
responsibility and sustainability in business education
GBSN member, helping to promote management education as a critical component of
international development strategies
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB),
European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), Global Business School Network (GBSN), management
development organisation CEEMAN, Association of African Business Schools (AABS) and the SA Business Schools
Association (SABSA).
Accreditation, memberships
and acknowledgements
Portfolio of academic programmes
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This facility offers e-mail, phone,
photocopying, printing, courier and
related services to students.
World-class facilities,
resources and services
Faculty
Besides its full-time and part-time academic staff, many of whom have distinguished themselves as organisational leaders,
USB welcomes international academics and experts to lecture on its programmes. This gives students exposure to academic
learning and real-world experience from across the globe. Find more details on USB’s academic staff (core faculty, professors
extraordinaire, visiting international and local faculty, etc.) at www.usb.ac.za.
These include wireless broad-
band internet access campus-
wide, an e-learning platform,
individual workstations and break-
away rooms, network connections
for notebooks and access to software
packages and databases.
All the auditorium-style and
flat-floor lecture theatres are
equipped with the latest audio-visual
equipment and network facilities.
The Bellville Park Campus library
provides access to printed and
online local and international publica-
tions, books, journals and database
(including SA-e- Publications, Scopus,
Ebscohost, Gartner and Emerald), as
well as a repository of master’s and
doctoral theses (SUNSCHOLAR).
See http://library.sun.ac.za.
The Client Liaison and Sales
Office, Admissions Office and
Academic Administration provide
advice and continuous support to
prospective and current students.
The International Affairs Office
provides assistance to foreign and
exchange students, and the Alumni
Relations Office engages with USB
alumni of all degree programmes
and postgraduate diplomas. The
Careers Office provides career
planning and development
services.
The Bellvista Lodge
(www.usb.ac.za/bellvista) on the
campus provides accommodation
and a restaurant. Two other cafeterias
offer meals and refreshments.
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details
Telephone 021 918 4246,
or e-mail pgdbma@usb.ac.za
Telephone 021 918 4246,
or e-mail pgdbma@usb.ac.za
pgdbma@usb.ac.za
PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa
Carl Cronjé Drive, Bellville 7530,
Cape Town, South Africa
e-mail USB.Careers@usb.ac.za
021 918 4444 or www.usb.ac.za/bellvista
e-mail usbalumni@usb.ac.za
USB is represented in West Africa by
Accelerated Learning Systems, Nigeria.
Contact person: Stephanie Bishop
Telephone: +234 803 3136294, 018938818
E-mail: usb@alearningsystems.net
Physical address: 3rd Floor, Enville Consultants Building, 15
Osho Street, Opebi/Oregun Link Road, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
USB is represented in East Africa by Alex Matheri
of Sports Masters Limited, Kenya
Telephone: +254 722 251638, + 254 734 606000
E-mail: info@sportsmasters.co.ke or alex.matheri@gmail.com
Physical address: 1st Floor Suite 108, Nanak House,
Kimathi Street, Nairobi
Postal address: PO Box 3285-00506, Nairobi, Kenya

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