Master of Business Administration
The MBA is offered either as a traditional full-time, part-time or modular
programme,
or in a modular format for senior managers (the Executive MBA).
The traditional MBA programme is designed to give students the resources they
need
to gain a competitive advantage both locally and internationally. The
curriculum is
international in scope with a distinctive orientation to a (South) African
context and a
strong practical emphasis. Over an above the functional areas of business, the
MBA is
developing new streams of learning around communication, leadership and
entrepreneurship. A relentless commitment to producing courses that meet market
needs and international standards ensures that the content of the MBA is always
relevant and challenging.
The School offers this MBA course in three forms:
full-time,
part-time and modular. The part-time and modular programmes cover exactly the
same curriculum as the full-time programme but are placed to suit the needs of
students who want to continue working while they study. Except for two full-timeblocks
at the beginning and middle of the first year, part-time students attend
lectures and
group work in the evening and on Saturdays. Students on the modular programme
attend three two-week blocks each year for two years at the Graduate School of
Business and are set assignments to complete in the between-module periods.
The Executive MBA, the only programme of its kind in South Africa, is a modular
programme over two years, targetted at senior and executive managers and leaders
who want to move their careers and lives onto another level. The course uses
sophisticated learning techniques that are far removed from classic pedagogic
methods. Participants are taught to develop their critical thanking and
decision making
abilities and their capacity to function in complex organisational and social
environments.
Admissions Requirements
Typically applicants to both the MBA and the EMBA are graduates, chartered
accountants and associate members or fellows of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants. Applicants without tertiary or equivalent qualifications
are
admitted if their abilities on the other criteria (see below) are outstanding.
Additionally they have to write a case study.
The application form for both programmes is the same.
Applicants must write nine
short essays in which they examine and justify their decision to do an MBA. Two
referees reports are also required. All candidates must take the GMAT. All
applicants
also write Alternative Admissions Research project (AARP) test.
Non-English-speakers
must submit a TOEFL certificate. Applicants for the regular MBA must have an
absolute minimum of three years work experience and be older than 25. Those for
the Executive MBA must have 10-15 years of work experience, of which a
significant
part must have been at senior level.
Making Application
Completed applications must be submitted to the
Graduate School of Business
before
end-October. In exceptional cases late applications can sometimes be considered.
Candidates who on paper meet the Schools criteria are personally interviewed,
by
telephone if necessary. Application forms may be obtained from the Central Admissions Office, Graduate
School of Business, University of Cape Town, Breakwater Campus, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700. Enquiries: Pat BoultonTel: + (0) 21 406 1338; Fax: + (0) 21 421 5693 email: pboulton@gsb.uct.ac.za.
www.gsb.uct.ac.za
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