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Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management at Akademia NPC

Akademia NPC, South Africa

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management (NQF 8, 120 credits, SAQA 125055) equips students with current marketing management theory, principles and skills to analyse and solve problems in a global business context and to do research in marketing management.

Faculty: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences  |  Duration: Minimum 1 year, maximum 2 years  |  Study mode: distance  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Career pathways

Marketing manager, brand manager, product manager, social media marketing manager and business analyst in SMEs, marketing agencies and financial institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A relevant Bachelor's degree (NQF 7) or relevant advanced diploma (NQF 7) with foundational business management, marketing or communication modules, and a minimum 60% average in the final undergraduate year including fundamental marketing modules.

ZAR 48,000 for the whole programme (2027). 2027 total of the module costs listed for the whole qualification in the Akademia payment-options document. Excludes handbooks and additional administrative fees; subject to annual increase. Source

Applications for the 2027 academic year are online only. Closing dates: all undergraduate programmes, all higher certificates, postgraduate diplomas, the Advanced Diploma in Project Management and the LLM close on 29 January 2027. BAHons (Media and Communication), BComHons (Business Management) and BEdHons (Curriculum Studies) close on 8 January 2027. The PGCE (Senior Phase and FET Teaching) closes on 20 November 2026 (full-time) and 18 December 2026 (part-time). Credit applications close on 8 January 2027 and non-degree purposes on 15 January 2027.

The application fee is R500 (non-refundable if studies are cancelled); applications are submitted on the online portal with certified documents not older than three months.

Apply through the official page: https://akademia.ac.za/doen-aansoek/

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