136 Part-time Masters Degree Programs in South Africa

The Rhodes Business School’s s essence is “Leadership for Sustainability” and hence leadership and sustainability principles underline all subjects in the curriculum. Emphasis is placed on business continuity, as well as achieving a balance between economic, social and environmental sustainability. The School applies its own unique 4E (Economy, Ethics, Ecology and Equity) model in its teaching and learning practice.

The MA (Clinical Psychology) program leads to registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Professional Board of Psychology of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). This full-time program encompasses the broad spectrum of Clinical Psychology. The program consists of a research component (completion of a minor dissertation) as well as attending workshops, contact sessions, and practical work.

The Department of Metallurgy maintains strong links with the metal industry within South Africa, providing undergraduates with exposure to a wide range of metal-related operations. The exposure equips graduates with sound knowledge of metal production, design, and manufacture.

Are you interested in the insurance industry and how it works in South Africa? Do you want to know how insurance products function in the financial services industry? Do you want to gain expert knowledge on specialized matters pertaining to insurance litigation?

Study online, part-time or distance learning mode from UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah), Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja), South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban), Rwanda, Ghana, India etc. The one year MBA (Master of Business Administration) in Healthcare Management is a comprehensive programme designed for healthcare professionals who are looking forward to a great career in the health care industry. Post completion of the programme, the learners will be awarded a postgraduate diploma in healthcare management from Cambridge International Qualifications, UK and an MBA in Healthcare Management from Universidad Catolica de Murcia, UCAM. The students enrolling with MBA in Healthcare Management will undertake the core modules on International Human Resources, Strategic Change Management, Strategic Management and Leadership and Operations Management and specialized modules in Healthcare Management and Leadership and Healthcare Operations Management in Part 1, while in the second part the students will complete the module on Socio-Economic – Legal Environment and along with thesis work.

The MPhil in Social Policy and Development is an interdisciplinary Master's coursework and research program that is intended to build your knowledge and practice capacity in developing and analyzing social policies and interventions intended to address social development challenges at the national, community, and household level in South Africa and the Southern African region. The course will also have applicability to other development contexts.

Study online, part-time or distance learning mode from UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah), Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja), South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban), Rwanda, Ghana, India etc. This course comprises an Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership awarded by Pearson, UK leading to the advanced entry MBA programme awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. This MBA programme is designed to equip you with essential modern management skills and knowledge and prepare you with an enterprising spirit grounded on solid business practices. The programme also aims to provide you with analytical and decision-making capabilities in order to face the rapid changes seen in today’s growing business environment. You will study tools and techniques that will help you develop and manage products and services that will be competitive internationally. As an ambitious and driven student, you will bring to the programme your work experience.

Tax laws have become increasingly complex in the last century. More and more anti-avoidance measures have recently been introduced to curb the effectiveness of tax avoidance structures, thus increasing the volumes of tax provisions applicable to day-to-day commercial transactions. The Master’s in Tax Law is a structured qualification intended to provide candidates with an in-depth understanding of the tax code as well as developing tax laws in South Africa and in the international community.

Study online, part-time or distance learning mode from UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah), Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja), South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban), Rwanda, Ghana, India etc. In any corporate business industry, or a public or government enterprise, one common and most important resource any professional deals with is the human resource. Profits drive organisations and people are the drivers of organisational performance and development, which leads to increased returns for any organisation. To drive people effectively towards their goals and objectives, understanding human psychology is a prerequisite; in fact, HR and Psychology are inseparable twins which help us to appreciate more intently the complex human behaviour which drives organisational performance. Westford University College in partnership with UCAM, Spain offers this unique combination of conducting an ‘MBA in HR & Organizational Psychology’ programme for all working professionals, and for others who want to understand and work in diverse multi-dimensional industry organisations. It will help you to recognize and realize that human resource is the Big Asset which will drive organizational behaviour and performance. Learning is a life-long process, join us in this quest for knowledge, which will open up your horizon and understanding into the psychology of the human resource brain.

The purpose of the MCom in South African and International Taxation is to develop applied specialized competencies in the mastering, interpretation, understanding, analysis, and application of taxation principles in the taxation field. Through a limited scope dissertation, a qualifying student should show evidence of independent and original scientific work.

The Master of Sustainable Mining is aimed to develop an intellectual with advanced abilities in applying fundamental engineering technologies or related inter-disciplinary principles to develop methods, strategies, and designs within all mining-related sectors in Africa and to develop an advanced capability to conduct fundamental research on an inter-disciplinary nature independently.

Study online, part-time or distance learning mode from UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah), Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja), South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban), Rwanda, Ghana, India etc. Today’s engineering managers are required to be trained on general management as well as specific engineering disciple that will be used by the engineering teams to be managed. Engineering Management (EM) is a special form of management domain that covers the broad range of activities required to lead engineering and technical personnel and projects. With a core emphasis on managing engineering functions and processes, strategy formulation in the engineering industry, concepts of the supply chain in manufacturing and engineering disciplines and relevance of TQM in delivering engineering services, the specialisation on engineering management is specially designed for the professionals who want to attend a broader overview of management aspects of engineering. The specialisation also covers the modules on segmentation, targeting and positioning of engineering products. The one year MBA (Master of Business Administration) in Engineering Management is a comprehensive programme designed for supply chain professionals who are looking forward to a great career in the engineering industry. Post completion of the programme, the learners will be awarded a postgraduate diploma in Engineering Management from Cambridge International Qualifications, UK and an MBA in Engineering Management from Universidad Catolica de Murcia, UCAM.

The Master’s in Commercial Law is a flexible qualification allowing a wide choice of modules that can be combined according to the interests and focus of each student. It can be completed in one year for full-time students and over two years for part-time students.

The LLM in Labour Law (one year full-time or two years of part-time studies) provides students with an opportunity to develop their intellectual and theoretical competencies at an advanced level and to strengthen their ability to understand labour law from a viewpoint of critical analysis of the underlying principles.

The University of Johannesburg’s LLM in Banking Law program is designed to provide students with specialist knowledge in aspects of the law that are highly relevant to the banking sector. It is designed to be completed by full-time students within one year and by part-time students over two years.

The LLM in International Commercial Law at the University of Johannesburg (the flagship program of the Faculty of Law) is designed to be completed by full-time students within one year and by part-time students over two years. The program consists of the modules International Commercial Law A, B, and C, as well as a minor dissertation on a topic in International Commercial Law.