University of Johannesburg Diploma in Retail Business Management
University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

Diploma in Retail Business Management

Johannesburg, South Africa

Diploma

3 years

English

Full time

Feb 2026

ZAR 23,050 / per year **

On-Campus

* by noon

** fees for the complete programme amount to between R23050,00 and R51851,00. Fees may vary depending on the composition of a particular qualification

Key Summary

About: The Diploma in Retail Business Management develops competencies in retail principles, merchandising, store operations, inventory control, and customer service. It offers a focused specialization to prepare competent retail managers. The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is an institution rooted in Africa and based in Johannesburg, South Africa; it provides support including First Year Experience, Senior Student Experience, sports, health and protection services, and international partnerships.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as store manager, retail manager, visual merchandiser, buyer, customer service manager, supply chain assistant, and retail analyst. These roles use skills in retail management, merchandising, operations, sales, and customer experience.

The purpose of the Diploma in Retail Business Management is to develop the applied and practical competencies of the student in the acquisition, understanding, and application of retailing principles. It provides a focused and applied specialization within the field of Retail to ensure that students have an understanding of the practices and theory in the field of Retail. The purpose of this qualification is to develop competent retail managers for the retail industry and develop skills for the sector in general.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses.
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!