Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration

The overall structure of the course is based on 9 mandatory modules that cover a number of topics relating to learning outcomes. Each unit has the equivalency of 15 credits. Learners will be invited to attend lectures and workshops that will introduce the subject matter.

Learners must complete all units successfully and achieve 135 credits before the Diploma can be issued. Total Qualification Time (TQT) to complete the full qualification is 1350 hours. While, Guided Learning Hours (GLH) refers to the amount of study undertaken by learners under the direction of their tutors and it includes tutorials, seminars, workshops, directed research, project or assignment.

It is expected that a learner will need to complete following TQT against each unit to complete the full Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration.

Modules

BA3031 International Marketing Management
BA3032 Organisational Development and Change
BA3033 Financial Management
BA3034 International Business Strategy
BA3035 Operations and Supply Chain Management
BA3036 Human Resource Management
BA3037 Research Methods of Managers
BA3038 Entrepreneurship and Business Development
BA3039 Business and Sustainability

All learning outcomes will be assessed using assignment appropriate to the assessment of knowledge, understanding and skills. The Qualifications within this suite are vocational because they support a Learner's career progression. Assessments will contain a question strand for each of the given unit’s Learning Outcomes. The assignment tasks will address the LO (Learning Outcome) and AC (Assessment Criteria) requirements. Within assignments there will always be requirements for Learner’s to engage with important and relevant theory that underpins the subject area

Learners must fulfil the following criteria to be permitted entry on to the course -

• Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or
• an equivalent qualification equivalent to NQF Level 6.