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Diploma in Retail Business Management at Sol Plaatje University

Sol Plaatje University, South Africa

Programme overview

A diploma giving knowledge and skills for a management career in the retail or wholesale fields. It includes a work-integrated learning component where students gain retail management experience.

Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Covers Introduction to Retailing, Business Management, Basic Accounting, Consumer Behaviour, Business Law, Retail Operations Management, Supply Chain Management and a final-semester Retail Project (Work Integrated Learning); 360 credits overall.

Career pathways

Entry level positions such as trainee manager, buying, stock control, merchandising, sales, administration, logistics or finance in a retail business.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 25. NSC pass with diploma admission; English HL level 4 or English FAL level 5; Mathematics level 3 or Mathematical Literacy level 5; minimum APS 25.

Main intake: February. The 2027 academic year opens on 4 January 2027; first-year registration runs 25 January to 5 February 2027 and the first teaching block starts on 8 February 2027. Second semester teaching starts on 12 July 2027.

Undergraduate and postgraduate applications for the 2027 academic year are open until 31 October 2026.

Apply through the official page: https://www.spu.ac.za/index.php/how-to-apply/

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