Advanced Diploma (Business Studies) * *(also offered in Gqeberha).

Nelson Mandela University

Advanced Diploma (Business Studies) * *(also offered in Gqeberha).

Programme Overview:

Advanced Diploma in Business Studies, with specialisation streams in: • Management Practice; or • Marketing Management; or • Tourism Management. This qualification aims to prepare students both academically and professionally in the selected fields to manage various businesses successfully through appropriate planning, organising, directing and controlling the functions and processes of such establishments.

Faculty:

Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences

Delivery mode & duration of study:

Full-time 1 year*Part-time 2 years (only Tourism Management)

Qualification type:

Advanced Diploma (Adv Dip)

Department:

Admission Requirements

Applicant score for Mathematics:

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Applicant score for Technical Mathematics:

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Applicant score for Mathematical Literacy:

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Subjects requirements:

• A relevant 360-credit Diploma in the chosen field of specialisation listed, or an equivalent qualification.

Career opportunities:

Marketing careers: Marketing related positions such as marketing manager, marketing strategist, service marketer. Management careers: Job opportunities exist across all management levels and industry sectors. Specific opportunities exist in the fields of retail store management, retail buying, franchising, business administration, production- and personnel management. Tourism careers: The qualification will prepare individuals for an array of positions within the tourism industry and its various sectors, such as, travel retail sector, accommodation sector, transport sector, tourism planning and development, and local economic development.

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