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Master of Business Leadership at University of South Africa

University of South Africa, South Africa

Programme overview

The aim of this qualification is to enhance leadership. The qualification is specifically suited to current and aspiring leaders with relevant work and/or management experience at middle and senior management level. The primary purpose of this Master's Degree is to prepare learners to become innovative, inspiring and visionary organisational leaders. (NQF level 9, 180 credits, qualification code 90086.)

Duration: Maximum time to complete: three years (time limit stated for this degree type)  |  Study mode: distance  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's Honours Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma, with a minimum 120 credits, or A 480-credit bachelor's degree. Please supply a copy of your transcript, indicating the symbol or percentage obtained for each module and indicating whether the qualification was completed. * A recent detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating five years or more managerial/work experience. * Supply a clear copy of Identity Document or Passport. * A copy of driver's licence will NOT be accepted. Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements as indicated above may apply for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL), provided they are at least 30 years old, have completed at least a National Senior Certificate (NSC) (Degree endorsement) or A Senior Certificate (SC) with matriculation exemption or Qualify for the exemption from the Matriculation Board; and have at least 10 years' managerial experience. Applicants who meet the criteria above but do not have managerial experience will be provided conditional access. They will then be advised to complete the business acumen bridging course in order to gain access. For more information on RPL criteria, visit: http://www.unisa.ac.za/rpl Once the application is successful, applicants may be required to write an admissions test as part of the selection process. The Graduate School of Business Leadership may institute additional selection criteria as deemed necessary All students with foreign qualifications, including those with qualifications from African countries, must have their qualifications evaluated at SAQA. (www.saqa.org.za) African Academic Programme This programme is compulsory for all research master's and doctoral students. Students registered for honours degrees, postgraduate diplomas and coursework master's degrees ...

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.

Offers are made for a specific registration period, for example semester 1; applicants must register for the semester for which they were granted admission or re-apply in the next application period.

Applications for master's and doctoral qualifications are open from 1 September to 20 November 2026; selection degrees and some other qualifications have different application periods.

The non-refundable online application fee is R160. International applicants with foreign qualifications may apply without a SAQA evaluation certificate but must submit it by 15 December 2027 if accepted for 2027.

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