Diploma in Management Sciences in Operations Management at Durban University of Technology

Programme overview

The Diploma in Management Sciences in Operations Management covers customer service, quality assurance, production planning and control, scheduling, job design and inventory management. It is offered at ML Sultan Campus, Durban. Experiential training is compulsory.

Faculty: Faculty of Management Sciences | Department: Department of Operations and Quality Management | Duration: 3 years full-time or part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

First-year modules include Fundamentals of Operations Management, Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management, Operations Management and 4IR, Quantitative Methods, Business Communication and Fundamentals of Academic Writing.

Career pathways

Trainee production/operations manager, work-study officer, quality controller, customer services, materials manager, production foreman/superintendent and quality consultant.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NSC diploma entry with a minimum of 25 points excluding Life Orientation: English (home language) at rating 3 or English (first additional) at 4; Mathematics at 3 or Mathematics Literacy at 4; two further 20-credit subjects at 3 (not more than one language); plus one more recognised 20-credit NSC subject at 3. NCV Level 4: 50% in English and 50% in two other fundamental subjects, and 60% in three compulsory vocational subjects. Applicants are ranked by points and the highest-ranked receive firm offers; preference is given to applicants from designated groups. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee a place; selection is by ranking and availability of places.

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: 3 years full-time or part-time

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

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