MBA
Grahamstown, South Africa
MBA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
May 2026
TUITION FEES
ZAR 156,584 *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* full-time fee | ZAR 78,292 part-time fee
The Rhodes MBA is a coursework degree comprising 15 courses (12 core courses and 3 electives) and a research project of 12,000 words. The programme is modular, either part-time over two years or full-time over one and a half years. Students must attend teaching blocks held in Makhanda: one per year for part-time students, and two in the first year for full-time students. In addition, students typically complete work-based assignments throughout the programme. The final six months in both cases is dedicated to completing the research project. Additional contact sessions are scheduled virtually.
Normally, candidates will only be admitted to the programme if they hold at least a NQF level 8 qualification (e.g. an Honours Degree, four-year Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate Diploma) in any discipline, are fluent in English, and have had at least three years of relevant practical experience. All applicants must sit the NMAT by GMAC™ Admission Test, or GMAT if the NMAT is unavailable in their country of residence. Furthermore, those applicants for whom English is a foreign language are required to sit an appropriate English language test.
Eligibility
Applicants should normally:
- have an NQF8 or equivalent qualification. This is an honours degree (e.g. BCom(Hons) or BSc (Hons)), a Postgraduate Diploma (e.g. Certificate in the Theory of Accounting or Postgraduate Diploma in Enterprise Management), or
- a FOUR-year bachelor’s degree (e.g. B Bus Sci or B Eng).
- All applicants are required to sit the NMAT test
- have a minimum of three years' full-time relevant practical business and/or organisational experience.
- be proficient in English
- have obtained a pass in Mathematics in Senior Certificate examination or equivalent
You do not need a first degree in business, accounting, or economics in order to apply. We welcome applications from graduates in any field (e.g., engineering, arts, science, law, etc.)
The Rhodes MBA comprises 15 modules of coursework (12 core &3 electives) andaresearch project of 1200 words. It is offered on a part-time basis over tiwo years, orfull-time over one and a half years.
C - Core | E - Elective
Year 1
Commences online in January:
- Academic Skills (3 weeks) C
- Sustainable Economics (6 weeks) C
- Sustainability (6 weeks) C
Teaching Block 1 face-to-face in May:
- Finance & Management Acc (4 days) C
- Strategic Management (3 days) C
- Immersion experience (2 days)
Recommence online from June to December:
- Finance & Management Acc (3 weeks) C
- Strategic Ops Mgt (5 weeks) C
- Strategic Marketing (6 weeks) C
- People Management (5 weeks) C
- Strategic Management (3 weeks) C
- Business Development Consulting E
- OR Sustainable Entrepreneurship E
Year 2
Commences online in January:
- Quantitative Decision Making (3 weeks) C
- Research Methods (3 weeks) C
Teaching 2 face-to-face in March
- Quantitative Decision Making (5 days) C
- Ethical Org & Governance (2 days) C
- Research Methods (3 days) C
- Immersion experience (2 days)
Recommence online from March to December:
- Research preparation (8 weeks
- Responsible Leadership (6 weeks) C
- Electives (6 weeks)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion E
- OR Exponential Organisations E
- OR Integrated Thinking & Reporting
- OR Value Creation through AlE OB
- Ethical Org and Governance (4 weeks)
- Research completion (8 weeks)