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Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Sport Management at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Sport Management is a two-year online programme, convened by Associate Professor D Maralack, taking an action-learning approach to sport management. It combines administration, business and general management competencies with sport-specific skills and emphasises applying management theory to the business and administration of sport. Each of the eight courses runs for about ten weeks.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce  |  Duration: 2 years online  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Year 1: Introduction to Sport Management, Sport Management in Practice, The Science of Sport, and Sport Administration and Business. Year 2: Introduction to Applied Marketing, Finance and Communication for Business, Events Management, Specialised Topics in Sports Management and a Research Project in Sport Management (144 credits in total, all compulsory).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Sport Management: an NQF level 7 qualification (degree or advanced diploma), held or in progress, applied for through UCT's online admissions with a CV and, for non-UCT graduates, transcripts showing the NQF level. Applicants without an NQF level 7 qualification undergo a Recognition of Prior Learning assessment, and applicants with other qualifications must satisfy Senate that they are adequately prepared. Students are encouraged to be part of or have access to a sport organisation for action research assignments.

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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