Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice

PGDIP in Management Practice Programme Format & Delivery

Two annual intakes, covering four thematically designed courses

The PGDip in Management Practice is a rigorous modular programme which is taken over one year. The programme covers four compulsory courses. The PGDip has two intakes annually, one in January/February and one in May. The Intake 1 has a face-to-face teaching component that requires students to attend classes at the UCT GSB Breakwater campus in Cape Town three times a year for approximately 8 - 10 days. The May intake is facilitated as a full virtual programme where all teaching classes takes place live, online.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 

The programme is broken down into 3 courses with 2 teaching blocks each over a period of one year.  Please note there will be no teaching classes on weekends. 

*Please note: Course designs are updated and adapted annually and there may therefore be changes in course assessment or specific teaching dates.

PREPARATORY WORK

Approximately 1 – 2 weeks before each contact teaching block there will be preparatory work that students have to complete in their own time. This is essential in order to fully engage in classroom discussions.  

CONTACT / BLOCK TEACHING SESSIONS

Students are required to attend and fully participate in all contact sessions (in-person or live virtual) during the course teaching blocks. The lectures are designed to facilitate interactions and knowledge sharing among students to draw on the diverse experiences of the student profile and enrich the theoretical and practical insights provided by the lecturer. During block sessions, students are allocated into syndicate groups for after-lecture discussions and group work during evenings.

A typical learning cycle for a course is depicted below: