Diploma in Business and Information Management (ECP) at Durban University of Technology

Programme overview

The Diploma in Business and Information Management (ECP, NQF 6, code DIBIF1) is the four-year extended curriculum route for students who meet the minimum requirements but are at risk of not coping with the regular programme. It adds foundational skills development modules alongside business principles, information management, human resources, project management and research practice, with the same compulsory Work Integrated Learning as the three-year programme. It is offered on the Ritson Campus in Durban.

Faculty: Faculty of Accounting and Informatics | Department: Department of Information and Corporate Management | Duration: 4 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

Business Principles and Management, Information and Business Management, Skills Development (IA to IIB), Private Law, Research Practices and Principles, Human Resources Management, Project Management, Information Management and Technology, Accounting and Financial Principles, Communication, Cornerstone, Community Engagement Project, Innovation and Emerging Technologies, The Entrepreneurship Spirit and Business and Information Management Practice.

Career pathways

Administration and management roles in various business environments, business and information analysis, office administration.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NSC with diploma entry (DUT rule G7: English 3 and four 20-credit subjects at 3): English 3 (Home Language) or 4 (First Additional Language); Mathematics 3 or Mathematical Literacy 4; plus a pass in four 20-credit subjects at 3 (not more than one language, excluding Life Orientation). Senior Certificate: English E (HG) or D (SG) as first language (D/C as second language) and Mathematics E (HG) or D (SG), plus four other passed subjects including one additional language. NCV Level 4: 50% in three fundamental subjects including English and 60% in three compulsory vocational subjects. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee a place; places are limited and offered in order of merit. Applicants who meet the minimum but are at risk may be placed on the extended curriculum programme. Mature-age route (DUT rule G7): applicants without the standard school-leaving qualification may be admitted if they turn 23 in the first year of registration and have at least three years' appropriate work experience and/or demonstrate capacity through a Senate-approved assessment (SATAP, Academic Literacies and English for Academic Purposes and/or a department-set written assessment); applications on this basis are due at least four months before the academic year starts.

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.

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://onlineapps.dut.ac.za/

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