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1 FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BUSINESS SCHOOL MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Qualification code: MMBT01 NQF Level 9 (180 credits) A duly completed application form, with the following supporting documents - A Bachelor Honours degree or a relevant NQF Level 8 degree from a recognised academic institution. A percentage mark of 50% or more in GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test), GRE (Graduate Record Exam) or GAT (General Aptitude Test from the TUT Business School). Results obtained in GMAT and GRE must not be older than three years. Marks from GMAT, GRE and GAT will be treated equally. A minimum of five years in a business or business-related environment including government, parastatals, academic and research institutions. All candidates for admission into the MBA programme will be required to take and pass a 3-hour comprehensive aptitude exam to be administered at TUT Business School. Students who have taken and passed the GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) or the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) in the past three years will be exempted from writing the 3-hour exam. A non-refundable fee is payable. A minimum of three years and a maximum of five years. d. Presentation: Block-mode classes and research. Classes are presented in trimesters in the form of compulsory lectures. Classes are held from 07:00 to 14:15 on Saturdays. e. Intake for the qualification: January. f. Dissertation: A proposal should be approved at the Faculty Committee for Postgraduate Studies before a student can register for the Dissertation. g. Module credits: Module credits are shown in brackets after each module. CURRICULUM MODULES ARE OFFERED IN SEMESTERS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FIRST YEAR CODE MODULE NQF-L CREDIT PREREQUISITE MODULE(S) BST639M Business Strategy (9) (11,25) 1

2 DAT639M Quantitative and Qualitative Data (9) (11,25) Analyses for Business Studies LOB639M Leadership and Organisational (9) (11,25) Behaviour MMA639M Macro and Micro Economic Analyses (9) (11,25) MMG639M Marketing Management and (9) (11,25) Globalisation OMR639M Operations Management and (9) (11,25) Operations Research TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE FIRST YEAR: SECOND YEAR CODE MODULE NQF-L CREDIT PREREQUISITE MODULE(S) AFM639M Accounting and Financial (9) (11,25) Management HRC639M Human Resources and Change (9) (11,25) Management RMD639M Research Methodology (9) (11,25) plus any three of the following electives: IEM639M International and Environmental (9) (11,25) Management MTI639M Management of Technology and (9) (11,25) Innovation PMT639M Project Management (9) (11,25) PSD639M Public Sector Management and (9) (11,25) Service Delivery QME639M Quality Management and Monitoring (9) (11,25) and Evaluation TED639M Technological Entrepreneurship and (9) (11,25) Sustainable Development TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SECOND YEAR: THIRD YEAR Students will only be allowed to register for the following after a proposal has been approved. (Refer to paragraph f in the remarks) CODE MODULE NQF-L CREDIT PREREQUISITE MODULE(S) MBA639M MBA Dissertation (year module) (9) (45,00) Research Methodology MBA639R MBA Dissertation (year module) (0) (00,00) (re-registration) TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE THIRD YEAR: 45,00 TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 180 2

3 DOCTOR TECHNOLOGIAE: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Qualification code: DTBA96 Important notification to new applicants: Before submitting an application for admission, applicants are advised to consult the University's website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework. A Magister Technologiae: Business Administration, or a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or a qualification at NQF Level 8 (old) or NQF Level 9 (new) in an appropriate management field. 1. A recognised Magister Technologiae conferred by a tertiary institution registered with the Department of Education. Provisionally registered institutions must be scrutinised for their standards. 2. Submission of a preliminary doctoral proposal that complies with the protocol set by the University and the Business School. 3. If the doctoral candidates have completed a full dissertation for their Magister Technologiae, items 4 and 5 do not apply. 4. An average of at least 60% for the class work and the Magister Technologiae dissertation. 5. At least 60% for the subject Research Methodology. 5.1 If the candidate did not obtain these marks, the following procedures may be followed: The candidate has to complete the subjects Research Methodology and Statistics to be able to apply for admission to doctoral studies again On completion of the above subjects, the candidate has to sit for an oral examination to establish his/her abilities in both Research Methodology and Statistics The successful candidate may then be admitted to the next phase of selection, the doctoral proposal. 5.2 If the candidate did obtain at least 60% for the subject Research Methodology, but his/ her abilities are questionable, the procedure in must be followed. 6. Admission to doctoral studies rests with the Faculty of Management Sciences and the Director of the Business School. A minimum of two years and a maximum of five years. d. Structure: This qualification consists of a research project that has to be recorded in the form of a thesis. Before the thesis is accepted, articles based on the research and approved by the supervisor should have been submitted to a peer-evaluated accredited journal and accepted for publication. A draft version of the article, with acknowledgement of receipt by the journal, should be submitted with the thesis. e. Presentation: Research. f. Subject credits: Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject. 3

4 CURRICULUM BAD700T Thesis: Business Administration (2,000) BAD700R Thesis: Business Administration (0,000) (re-registration) TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 2,000 MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP Qualification code: MTOL01 Important notification to new applicants: Before submitting an application for admission, applicants are advised to consult the University's website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework. Any Baccalaureus Technologiae or any qualification at NQF Level 7 (old) or NQF Level 8 (new) with a research topic in the field of Management Sciences and Economics. A candidate must have passed Research Methodology at NQF Level 7 before registration or successfully completed Research Methodology in the first year of study if it was not included in a previous qualification. Admission is subject to selection. All the candidates must submit a proposed research proposal to the Business School. The proposal will be evaluated by a panel for admission to the qualification. Registration prior to the approval of a research proposal is provisional and will be made official only if the research proposal is approved by the Faculty Committee for Postgraduate Studies. These procedures will be fully explained to prospective students during their application process. A minimum of one year and a maximum of three years. d. Presentation: Research. e. Structure: This qualification consists of a research project that has to be recorded in the form of a dissertation. Before the dissertation is accepted, articles based on the research and approved by the supervisor should have been submitted to a peer-evaluated accredited journal and accepted for publication. A draft version of the article, with acknowledgement of receipt by the journal, should be submitted with the dissertation. f. Subject credits: Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject. 4

5 CURRICULUM LDS500T Dissertation: Organisational Leadership (1,000) LDS500R Dissertation: Organisational Leadership (0,000) (re-registration) TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 1,000 DOCTOR TECHNOLOGIAE: ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP Qualification code: DTOL01 Important notification to new applicants: Before submitting an application for admission, applicants are advised to consult the University's website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework. A Magister Technologiae: Organisational Leadership or a qualification at NQF Level 8 (old) or NQF Level 9 (new) in the field of Management Sciences and Economics. Admission is subject to selection. All the candidates must submit a proposed research proposal to the Business School. The proposal will be evaluated by a panel for admission to the qualification. Registration prior to the approval of a research proposal is provisional and will be made official only if the research proposal is approved by the Faculty Committee for Postgraduate Studies. These procedures will be fully explained to prospective students during their application process. A minimum of two years and a maximum of five years. d. Presentation: Research. e. Structure: This qualification consists of a research project that has to be recorded in the form of a thesis. Before the thesis is accepted, an article based on the research and approved by the supervisor should have been submitted to a peer-evaluated accredited journal and accepted for publication. A draft version of the article, with acknowledgement of receipt by the journal, should be submitted with the thesis. f. Subject credits: Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject. CURRICULUM LDS700T Thesis: Organisational Leadership (2,000) 5

6 LDS700R Thesis: Organisational Leadership (0,000) (re-registration) TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 2,000 MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP (Structured) Qualification code: MTOLS1 Please note: This programme will not be offered in A Baccalaureus Technologiae: Organisational Leadership or an equivalent qualification. A candidate must have passed Research Methodology at NQF Level 7 before registration. Admission is subject to selection. A minimum of one year and a maximum of three years. d. Presentation: Block-mode classes and research. e. Exclusion and readmission: See Chapter 2 of Student s Rules and Regulations. f. Subject credits: Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject. CURRICULUM YEAR SUBJECTS PREREQUISITE SUBJECT(S) BUG500T Business Management V (0,083) People Skills IV CEL500T Capita Selecta V (0,083) People Skills IV OHI500T Organisational Leadership V (0,084) Leadership IV ORG500T Research Report: Organisational (0,500) Leadership V ORG500R Research Report: Organisational (0,000) Leadership V (re-registration) PHI500T Personal Leadership V (0,083) Leadership IV RMD500B Research Methodology V (0,084) Research Methodology SHI500T Strategic Leadership V (0,083) Leadership IV TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 1,000 6

7 MASTER S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Qualification code: MTMB02 (block-mode classes and research) NO NEW REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS QUALIFICATION ARE ACCEPTED AS FROM STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR THIS QUALIFICATION HAVE UNTIL 2020 TO OBTAIN IT, SUBJECT TO THE STIPULATIONS OF REGULATION AND ON THE MAXIMUM DURATION OF STUDY. Consult the 2016 Faculty Prospectus for the full contents of the qualification. Phase-out date: 31 December 2020 CURRICULUM FIRST YEAR BUS501T Business Statistics (0,100) MGF501T Managerial Finance (0,100) MMB501T Marketing Management (0,100) MNE501T Managerial Economics (0,100) OBE501T Organisational Behaviour (0,100) OPE501T Operations Management (0,100) TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE FIRST YEAR: 0,600 SECOND YEAR BUT501T Business Strategy (0,100) CGE501T Change Management (0,100) FMN511T Financial Management (0,100) HRM511T Human Resources Management (0,100) INM501T International Management (0,100) PJG511T Project Management (optional subject) (0,100) TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE SECOND YEAR: 0,600 THIRD YEAR RMD501D Research Methodology (after completion (0,100) of all first-year subjects) plus any three of the following subjects if PJG511T not already passed: EMG511T Environmental Management (0,100) INF501T International Financing (0,100) MTH501T Management of Technology (0,100) PJG511T Project Management (0,100) QMG501T Quality Management (0,100) TNO501T Technological Entrepreneurship (0,100) 7

8 Students will only be allowed to register for the following on completion of all theoretical subjects and after a project proposal has been approved. (Refer to paragraph e in the remarks): DIS500T Research Dissertation (year subject) (0,500) DIS500R Research Dissertation (re-registration) (0,000) (year subject) TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE THIRD YEAR: 0,800 TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 2,000 8