Postgraduate Diploma in Science in the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Whether you are a student, working professional, or entrepreneur, this hands-on PGDipSc equips you to turn ideas, science, technology, and humanities concepts into commercially viable opportunities. With a block-release schedule that lets you study while building your career, venture, or exploring new opportunities. This a Block-release schedule This course is tailored to enable researchers and aspirant entrepreneurs to innovate and fast-track ideas to market by teaching you how to plan, build, protect, and monetise innovation. In this dynamic programme, you will acquire all the essential skills to make a success of technical innovation within a university research context, combined with ent

Faculty: Science | Department: Physics | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

This is a block-release programme at the PGDip (Honours equivalent) level.; The course structure is:; Innovation and Research Commercialisation (30 credits); Design Thinking and Innovation (20 credits); Venture Creation for Innovators (10 credits); Basics of Business for Innovators (10 credits); Communicating Innovation (10 credits); Research Project in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (40 credits)

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent of a South African NQF level 7 qualification in the fields of Commerce, Law and Management, Engineering and the Built Environment, Health Science, Humanities, or Science. Motivation Letter and CV: Entry into this programme is highly competitive so your motivation letter needs to convince us that you have what it takes to make it as an innovative technology entrepreneur! Please note: Students wanting to progress to an MSc in the Wits Faculty of Science following the PGDipSc will need to complete a Science Honours. For entry into Masters programmes in other Wits Faculties, a 65% minimum average will be required in the PGDipSc in order to apply to such programmes.

ZAR 67,960 for the whole programme (2026). Average tuition fee per programme for 2026 as stated in the 2026 Fees Book, Chapter 2 (Average Tuition Fees); excludes additional charges (notes, computer, lab and other fees). Postgraduate international students pay local tuition plus the non-refundable Source

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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