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Stenden South Africa BV, South Africa
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Stenden South Africa BV, South Africa
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Disaster Relief Management is a full-time, four-year NQF level 8 degree (510 credits, SAQA ID 90536) offered at the Port Alfred campus of Stenden South Africa. It prepares students for professional and managerial roles in disaster relief management, integrating theory, practical and real-world learning with Problem Based Learning, and a 10-month management internship.
Faculty: School of Disaster Management | Duration: 4 years full-time | Intake: January and July (July intake subject to a minimum number of applications) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Year 1 covers the context of disaster management, research, human resource management, business communication, project management, economics and disaster management planning and implementation. Later years add research methodology and field research, logistics, conflict management, humanitarian security law, accounting, strategic and financial management and climate variability and severe weather; students choose two Year 3 minors such as Wildlife Management, Conflict Resolution or Social Entrepreneurship, and Year 4 comprises a 10-month internship and a bachelor thesis.
Graduates can work in international humanitarian organisations, national, regional and local government, security and risk management, logistics, operations management, project management, agriculture, climatology and meteorology, insurance, NGOs, emergency management, consulting and academia and research.
Stenden South Africa (applies to all degree programmes): South African applicants need a National Senior Certificate with the minimum requirements for Bachelor's degree admission and a pass or higher in English. Alternative routes considered by the Exam Committee: Senior Certificate with the applicant turning 23 in the first year of study; Senior Certificate plus at least one successful tertiary year (NQF 5 or higher, minimum 120 credits); another Higher Education qualification from a registered institution; or applicants aged 45 or older. International applicants must have their school-leaving qualification evaluated by Universities South Africa (USAf) and, unless English was the medium of instruction, show academic IELTS 6.0 with no sub-score under 5 (or TOEFL 550 paper-based / 213 computer-based where IELTS is not offered). Recognition of Prior Learning may be granted after admission. Applicants from other South African universities must provide a Certificate of Good Conduct and full academic record.
Requirements published at program group level.
ZAR 120,750 a year (2027). 2027 academic fee per year (R30 187.50 per module, four modules a year) for first, second, third and fourth year, published on the Annual Fees page. Academic fees include relevant uniform items, prescribed textbooks, printing, on-campus internet and certa Source
2027 academic opening is 1 February 2027 (arrivals 29 to 31 January 2027), with orientation in the week of 1 February and the first regular module starting 8 February 2027.
Apply through the official page: https://stenden.ac.za/application-form/
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Stenden South Africa BV, South Africa
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