Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Business Communication at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Business Communication (PDBC) is a 144-credit programme with an explicit focus on business and corporate communication. It uses an experiential, enquiry-based curriculum in which students debate scenarios involving internal and external stakeholder interactions and work as problem-solvers and change-agents.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce | Duration: 1 year full-time (2 years with the Co-ordinator's permission) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Introduction to Applied Marketing, Finance and Communication for Business is compulsory, with the remaining courses chosen from an approved elective list (for example Integrated Marketing Communication, Electronic Marketing, Organisation and Management, Intercultural and Diversity Management and Team Management and Communication). At least 120 of the 144 credits are at NQF level 8, and every course needs 50%.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Business Communication: an undergraduate degree or equivalent in any area; applicants submit a CV detailing work experience and extra-curricular involvement and, if from another university, full academic transcripts. Applicants without a degree must satisfy Senate that their qualification or experience is adequate, and may apply through a separate Recognition of Prior Learning process. Applications close on 30 September of the year before registration.

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.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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