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Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Entrepreneurship at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Entrepreneurship (PDE) is a 144-credit programme, convened by Associate Professor D Priilaid, that uses an action-learning curriculum in which student groups start up and run their own businesses over a year. It aims to develop students as change-agents, creators and visionaries rather than treating entrepreneurship as spreadsheets and business plans.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce  |  Duration: 1 year full-time (2 years in exceptional cases with the Convener'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 taken from an approved list of electives such as Social Impact Enterprise, Creativity in Business, Integrated Marketing Communication, Introduction to Project Management and People Management. At least 120 of the 144 credits are at NQF level 8.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Entrepreneurship: an NQF level 7 qualification (degree or advanced diploma), held or in progress, plus a CV detailing work experience and extra-curricular involvement and, for non-UCT graduates, full academic transcripts. Applicants without an NQF level 7 qualification undergo a separate Recognition of Prior Learning assessment. 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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