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PGDIP

PGDip

Perfect for middle managers who want to enrich their

careers, junior managers with proven leadership

potential, and specialised individuals moving into general

management roles, our pre-masters business programme

offers a full score of vital business skills

for success in uncertain economic times.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management

Practice offers five specialisation streams:

Innovative Leadership, Wine Business, Business

Administration, Leadership in Health Care and

Retail Management. All streams share three

core courses, with the option of selecting one

programme specialisation stream for the fourth

course.

A generalist business qualification, the

Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice

takes a systems thinking and action learning

approach, to help you become the leader you

are meant to be.

When the conductor steps off the

pedestal to become a member of the

orchestra; respect, feeling, creativity and

development unify in a way that allows all

the players to understand the music.

IT TAKES AN ORCHESTRA

DON’T JUST LEAD ...INSPIRE.

PROGRAMME DETAILS

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BOOST YOUR CAREER

An accredited qualification, the Postgraduate Diploma in Management

Practice takes a systems thinking and action learning approach that

enables you to demonstrate what you are learning as you are learning

it, adding instant value to your organisation and industry.

DO IT YOUR WAY

Our Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice offers you the

choice of one of five specialisation streams. The curriculum has

been set up in a modular format. A four-course programme, all five

specialisation streams share the same three core courses, with your

specialisation stream comprising the fourth course.

THE THREE CORE COURSES:

1. Values-Based Leadership

2. Building Business Acumen

3. Emerging Markets in Context

THE FOURTH SPECIALISATION STREAM COURSE:

1. Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

2. Wine Business Management

3. Business Acumen II

4. Leadership in Health Care

5. Retail Management

On completion of the whole programme you showcase your new skills

in a final action research project that is performed off campus back in

your workplace.

The GSB Advantage

All Open Academic Programmes at the UCT GSB offer electronic

access to all study materials via our web-based student portal,

e-books through the UCT GSB library and online academic

journals and e-book libraries.

VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP

Become a leader who inspires and adds value,

without compromising on the bottom line.

COURSE TOPICS:

• Introduction: Action Learning

• Organisations and Learning

• Values-based Leadership

• Personal Development

• Integrative Thinking

• Transformational Leadership

• Systems Thinking Tools

• An Integrated Case Study

BUILDING BUSINESS ACUMEN

Become an efficient and effective manager using

vital managerial knowledge, tools and techniques.

COURSE TOPICS:

• Introduction to Finance and Financial Statements

• Personal Development

• Marketing

• Operations and Lean Management

• Human Resource Management

• An Integrated Case Study

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SPECIALISATION STREAM COURSE FOUR:

EMERGING MARKETS IN CONTEXT

Gain managerial and leadership insights to master

diverse national and international contexts, and

become flexible and agile in uncertain economic

times.

COURSE TOPICS:

• Economics

• Management and Sustainability

• Personal Development

• Strategy

• Doing Business in Africa

• International Business

• Business, Government and Society

• Governance and Business Ethics

• An Integrated Case Study

THE CHOICE IS YOURS

All five specialisation streams share the three core courses

in the curriculum. Upon registration, you’ll choose one of the

following specialisation streams:

STREAM ONE: INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP

Course: Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Geared towards helping managers move up the organisational

ranks successfully by focussing on transferring information and

demonstrating entre/intrapreneurial competencies based on

innovation and creativity.

STREAM TWO: WINE BUSINESS

Course: Wine Business Management

Focused on further developing wine business management

acumen, market insights and the leadership skill-set necessary

to negotiate the complex decisions, innovative solutions and

multidisciplinary strategic interventions needed of wine business

leaders in South Africa.

STREAM THREE: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course: Business Acumen II

Aims to further develop and strengthen business acumen and the

application of tools and techniques to unlock inner leadership and

managerial potential.

STREAM FOUR: LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE

Course: Leadership in Health Care

Focused on further developing health industry insight and leadership

skills necessary to negotiate complex decisions required by leaders in

the Health Care Industry.

STREAM FIVE: RETAIL MANAGEMENT

Course: Retail Management

Geared towards developing business acumen and retail industry

insights into successful marketing and logistic chains required by

managers in the Retail Industry.

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Each stream will proceed subject to a minimum of 12 applications accepted for admission. For more in-depth information on any of these specialised courses, please visit: www.gsb.uct.ac.za/PGDip

ACTION LEARNING

ASSESSMENTS

Put into practice everything you’ve learned and make it your own. A key benefit of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management

Practice is its practical emphasis. This course was specially designed to challenge students to apply their newfound

knowledge and skills to situations in companies and organisations. The attention paid to each student is one of the key

factors that differentiate the PGDip from similar qualifications.

Courses 1–4 (excl. Wine Business Management and Business Acumen II):

1. Individual preparatory assignment.

2. Group assignment on the last day: integrated case study.

3. Individual assignment to be handed in the day before the start of the next course.

Wine Business Management:

1. Individual preparatory assignment.

2. Sensorial evaluation.

3. Group assignment on the last day: integrated case study.

4. Individual assignment to be handed in the day before the start of the next course.

Business Acumen II:

1. A preparatory assignment.

2. In-class test on managerial statistics.

3. Exam in financial and management accounting.

4. Individual case assignment.

Action Learning:

1. Action-Learning Project Report.

ENTRANCEREQUIREMENTS

• Due to the intensity of the programme, applicants need to

demonstrate a high level of personal motivation, stamina

and initiative.

• Applicants must show a willingness to work in a group

situation and an ability to tolerate and manage pressure

and conflict and are assessed with this in mind.

• Applicants should be at least 25 years old and have a minimum

of 3 years’ relevant work experience.

• To apply, a graduate-level qualification or NQF level 7

equivalent is required. Applicants without a degree may be

considered through the Recognition of Prior Learning

(RPL) route.

• Applicants are required to submit the UCT online application

for admission, three short motivations, full academic records,

Curriculum Vitae, Application information document.

• Two Individuals who know the applicant in a professional

context but who are not close family members must complete

confidential evaluator’s forms.

• An interview may be required; applicants will be informed.

• Applicants should preferably be employed for the duration of

the programme, either by an organisation or self-employment.

• Applicants who are not employed will be responsible for

finding an organisation in which to do research and implement

action learning assignments (ethical clearance from said

organisation will be required).

You will be informed about the technical requirements through the

admissions department once accepted onto the programme.

To find out more about our world-class academic programmes, executive education short courses and customised programme offerings contact 0860 UCT GSB (828 472) | INTL +27 (0)21 4061922 | admissions@gsb.uct.ac.za or visit www.gsb.uct.ac.za

IF YOU WANT TO LEAD, YOU MUST INSPIRE THE ORCHESTRA TO PLAY AS ONE VOICE