unisa south africa courses 2024-2025
unisa south africa courses 2024-2025
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Find out more about Unisa’s online programs for the 2024–2025 academic year.
Courses
The College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) and the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSET) make up the Department of Decision Sciences (CSET). There are three levels to the courses:
- Undergraduate (three years full-time, 4-6 years part-time)
- Honors (one year full-time, 2-4 years part-time)
- Master’s (two years full time, 2-4 years part-time)
- Doctoral (two years full-time, 3-6 years part-time)
Undergraduate qualifications
Decision Sciences modules (for example, Operations Research or Quantitative Management) can be taken as a major for the undergraduate degrees listed below.
- BCom Generic (98314 – GEN)
- BCom Quantitative Management (98311 – QMA)
- BSc General (98801 – GEN)
Honors degrees & postgraduate diplomas
- BCom Hons Financial Modelling (98350)
- BSc Hons Operations Research (90078)
Master’s (M) and doctoral (D) qualifications
- Master of Commerce (MCom) in Quantitative Management (98701)
- Master of Science (MSc) in Operations Research (98597)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Operations Research (98598)
Unisa accepts online applications for admission to the MSc/MCom or Ph.D. programs. Please send all relevant and necessary documentation. We are now accepting M and D students outside of the usual Unisa registration windows as of June 2015. To be admitted to the dissertation/thesis section, students must successfully complete a research proposal.
Before sending the information below by email to QM@unisa.ac.za for preliminary advice on Master’s and Doctoral qualifications and a potential suggestion that could speed up the process, prospective students should check the admission requirements on the Unisa website:
- a comprehensive resume
- a certified copy of the photo page of your ID or passport, as well as your entire academic record (official transcripts)
- A copy of the master’s thesis or honors research project is required for admission to the master’s program (for admission to the Ph.D.)
- A one-page statement of interest outlining a potential research topic or topics, as well as any prior Unisa student number(s), if applicable (s).