UKZN Business School MBA

Can you tell me about the entry requirement for Master of Business Administration (MBA) course offered by Graduate School of Business and Leadership of UKZN or University of KwaZulu-Natal?

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The Master of Business Administration (MBA) course educate and train graduates who can contribute to the development of knowledge - that one is prepared for advanced and specialized professional employment.

MBA Programme is internationally recognised and accredited by the Council on Higher Education of South Africa.

Duration
The MBA is a two year programme.
The first years consist of module completion and the 2nd year consists of 3 elective 1 module and the completion of a dissertation.

Entry Criteria
1. One must holds an Honour degree or a Post Graduate Diploma at NQF level 8, or a cognate Bachelor degree at NQF level 8, or is admitted to the status of an Honour degree or attained a level of competence as provided for in the University admissions framework; and

2. (a) One must be minimum 25 years old on the 1st of January of the year of first registration and has a minimum of 3 years formal, full time work experience; and

3. (b) One must have passed the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or an entrance examination prescribed by the School.

MBA Entrance Test

One is required to write an entrance test to determine his/her suitability for the MBA.

It is conducted by an independent industrial psychologist for which a separate fee is charged.

It is designed to determine an applicant potential to succeed on the MBA and it tests, learning potential, literacy understanding, concept formation and numerical abilities.

International students may write the GMAT test in the own country and attach a certified copy of the results to their application.

Application Fees:
South African: R175
SADC & African countries: R470
Other countries: U$146

Tuition Fees
Fees for 2016 finalized towards the end of this year.
International Students are charged an international levy per semester.
This fee plus the full year tuition fee must be paid before registration can take place.