Advanced Diploma in Retail Business Management at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programme overview

The Advanced Diploma in Retail Business Management equips graduates with skills to develop and implement contemporary retail business management strategies and techniques, and to assume management positions in the wholesale and retail industry.

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Management Sciences | Department: Retail Business Management | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Subjects listed include Advanced Retail Financial Management, Applied Retail Research, Retail Logistics Management, Retail Operations Management 4, Retailing 4.

Career pathways

Any business offering goods and services to end-users, including banks, airlines, hotels, supermarkets, wholesale businesses, distribution centres and the wider service industry.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Diploma applications close on 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens (31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care and Somatology; 31 August 2026 for Grade R and Early Childhood Care and Education).

The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/undergraduate/apply

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