Stellenbosch MBA (full-time)

The USB believes leaders are grown, not born. That is why each MBA student follows an individualised leadership development journey throughout the entire programme to cultivate the following capabilities:

• Personal leadership: with subjects such as Emotional Intelligence, Individual Ethical Decision making and Multi-cultural Sensitivity
• Group leadership: with subjects such as Valuing and Leading Diversity and High-impact Leadership and Teaming
• Organisational leadership: with subjects such as Organisational Change, Rank and Power, Corporate Governance, High-performance People Management Practices, Negotiation and Mediation, and Employee Relations
• Societal leadership: with subjects such as Business in Society and Corporate Citizenship.

The leadership development programme is delivered via leadership assessment questionnaires and feedback, a class programme (48 contact sessions and a range of electives), one-on-one dialogues with faculty members and Leadership Councils (peer-based feedback and dialogue). The output required from students includes tests, personal journaling, reflective essays, group assignments and case studies. The USB’s leadership expertise is based on the contribution of experts, practice-based inputs and research undertaken by its Centre for Leadership Studies.

All the programmes are presented in English except the one Modular MBA which is presented mainly in
Afrikaans.

Classes on the Afrikaans Modular MBA will be presented in English only where lecturers (e.g. from
abroad) do not speak Afrikaans. This makes the USB the only business school that offers contact sessions
in Afrikaans.

This allows Afrikaans-speaking students to do their MBA in their home language while
working full-time. Participants on this programme must be fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans.

The University prides itself on the ever-widening global status that its Business School has earned in the management education arena. Over recent years the School has ensconced itself as a premier producer of managers and leaders for South Africa, the African continent and the world.

The University of Stellenbosch Business School has established itself as one of the top providers of MBA degrees, other Master’s degrees, PhD degrees and executive education in South Africa.

The University of Stellenbosch has also earned recognition among international schools of quality by focusing strongly on research and leadership development.

The  Business Schools' business and management programmes combine leadership expertise, universal applicability, specialisation opportunities, integrated thinking, a theoretical underpinning and real-world practice to provide tomorrow’s business leaders with a world-class qualification that will serve them well in any industry, anywhere in the world. All of USB’s programmes are internationally accredited.

One of the distinguishing features of the Business School's programmes, is the strong focus on the development of positive, authentic leadership competencies to create high-performance organisations.

The University of Stellenbosch Business School partners  with over 60 business schools in Asia, Australia, Europe, the UK and the Americas, allowing for personal enrichment possibilities for through student exchanges, overseas study tours, international competition participation and more.

It is no surprise that the USB has become a popular choice of local and international students.

Learn more about the business and management programmes available at the University of Stellenbosch Business School