Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDipBusAdmin)

Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDipBusAdmin)

1. Admission to the Programme

   1. Every applicant must have been awarded a bachelor's degree or have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce).
   2. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce).

2. Structure of the Programme

   1. The programme of study commences at the beginning of the academic year and consists of papers worth 120 points from the PGDipBusAdmin Schedule.
   2. A candidate with insufficient grounding in Accounting, Mathematics and the use of computers may be required either
      1. to attend short programmes of instruction, or
      2. to carry out prescribed reading and study.

      A formal examination may be required.

   3. Before commencing the investigation undertaken for the purposes of the project report, a candidate shall seek the approval of the Director of Executive Programmes in Business for the topic, the supervisor(s) and the proposed method of the investigation.
   4. A candidate may not present a project report which has been accepted for another qualification.
   5. The programme may be undertaken on-campus or by distance learning.

3. Duration of the Programme

   A candidate must complete the requirements of the diploma within 42 months of commencing the programme.

4. Examination

   1. On the recommendation of the examiners, the Director of Executive Programmes in Business may permit a candidate to sit a special examination in not more than two papers of the programme.
   2. The project report shall be assessed by at least two examiners. If the project report is assessed as unsatisfactory on first submission, the examiners may recommend to the Director of Executive Programmes in Business that it be revised and resubmitted by a specified date.
   3. Where the examiners cannot agree on a result for the project report, the Director of Executive Programmes in Business should so report to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce) who shall arrive at a decision after consulting a referee.

5. Variations

   The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.