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Postgraduate Diploma in Property Development and Management in the field of Facilities Management at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

Facilities Management is designed to enable prospective students to obtain the academic preparation that would enable them to access facilities management careers. Facilities management is the coordination and harmonisation of various specialist disciplines to manage buildings and non-core services. The Postgraduate Diploma is directed towards applicants with a three year bachelors degree, usually in a non-real estate discipline. Applicants with a BSc in Real Estate can also apply to study for the Postgraduate Diploma.

Faculty: Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Construction Economics and Management  |  Duration: 2-years (Part-time)  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Introduction to Facilities Management; Building Services; Real Estate Market Analysis; Real Estate Finance; Strategic Planning Commercial / Procurement Law; Commercial Real Estate Investments; Space and Workplace Management; IT in Facilities Management; Project Management; Environmental Management; Operational Health and Safety; Advanced Facilities Management; Real Estate and Asset Management

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Property studies, Construction, Architecture, Business, Engineering, Social sciences, and other related fields; A B-Tech qualification with a minimum of three years work experience A National Diploma, substantial work experience and obtained 65% pass in short courses by Wits Enterprise in Building Services and Facilities management. This category of candidates will also attend an interview with the School of Construction Economics and Management before their application will be considered Differently qualified applicants with a Bachelors degree or equivalent will be shortlisted for an entrance test A person who in any other manner has satisfied the Senate that s/he is so qualified. International students: Students whose prior degrees were not awarded by a South African university must submit a South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) eva

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.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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