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Diploma in Public Management at Mangosuthu University of Technology

Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa

Programme overview

NQF level 6 qualification (360 SAQA credits, SAQA ID 72290) developing skills to administer and manage government services.

Faculty: Faculty of Management Sciences  |  Department: Public Administration and Economics  |  Duration: Minimum 3 years (must be completed within 6 years); day and evening offerings  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

Includes public human resource management, supply chain management, public policy and a minimum of three months of work-integrated learning in the final year.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for the public service as administrative assistants, budget analysts, policy analysts and procurement managers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 25. NSC with English Home Language (3) or First Additional Language (4); minimum 25 points excluding Life Orientation. Applicants with a 60% average at N6 in Public Administration or Public Management are considered. Admission by selection only.

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.

Fees are charged per subject on a semester basis; students register for the first semester, second semester or the full year. Engineering and Analytical Chemistry have a second-semester intake (applications close 31 May).

Faculty of Engineering first-semester applications close on 30 September and second-semester applications close on 31 May. Applied and Health Sciences and Management Sciences close on 30 September. Analytical Chemistry second-semester applications close on 31 May.

The 2026 application fee is R520.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mut.ac.za/prospective-students/apply/

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