In a rapidly changing corporate landscape, navigating business complexity, accelerating organisational change, and meeting the global demand for agile leadership are more critical than ever. Management studies provide the vital foundation to effectively lead people and drive modern business processes. This study area delivers an extensive grounding in core disciplines, including finance, economics, and marketing while equipping you with the strategic management theories necessary to excel across diverse industries.
Frederick Winslow Taylor, one of the pioneers in the management field, once quipped that “management is the art of knowing what to do and seeing that it is done in the best possible manner”. The study of business management covers all aspects of a business as well as the decisions that need to be made in each area and at each level to ensure that the business succeeds.
Regardless of your chosen career path, your career would at some stage involve working in or with organisations. How effective you are at work depends on your ability to understand the organisation you work in or with, and how to get things done through them. Management studies facilitate this knowledge as it covers the behaviour of people in organisations, issues of leadership, crafting entrepreneurial mindsets, among others.
As a graduate in management, you will earn the competence to tackle complex situations and develop effective relationships with employees and clients. The IIE Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) available at Emeris is soundly grounded in management theory and introduction to the practica world of management. This qualification complements theoretical foundations with an introduction to practical business management, delivering a curriculum designed to develop the strategic, innovative, and conscientious business leaders of the future.
To study management, you can enrol for the IIE Bachelor of Commerce degree with a study area in management available at Emeris.
Once you complete this three-year degree you can articulate into the IIE Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Management. You can also advance to Master’s Programmes in management related areas, if entry requirements are met.
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Choose the programme that matches your goals. All include practical experience and industry exposure
Duration: 2 years part-time
Masters
NQF Level: 9
Credits: 180
Faculty: Faculty of Commerce
.Choose the programme that matches your goals. All include practical experience and industry exposure
Duration: 1 year full-time
Honours Degree
NQF Level: 8
Credits: 120
Faculty: Faculty of Commerce
Duration: 3 years full-time
Bachelor Degree
NQF Level: 7
Credits: 360
Faculty: Faculty of Commerce
Duration: 1 year full-time
Postgraduate Diploma
NQF Level: 8
Credits: 120
Faculty: Faculty of Commerce
Management studies give you flexibility and provides a number of career options including:
You can choose to specialise even further:
All modules in the management programme are potential areas of specialisation as follows:
As a business management student, you will study each function in the management process – from deciding what needs to be done, through to ensuring that it has been done correctly.
A good business manager will use his or her skills to steer an organisation in the right direction - working with the company’s strengths, identifying new opportunities and managing threats.
The IIE Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) with a specialisation in Management and the IIE Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Emeris.
The IIE Bachelor of Commerce degree offers a solid foundation if you are looking to get a foothold on the corporate ladder, while the IIE Masters of Business Administration can help you take your career to the next level.
You can also study the IIE Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance, which is designed to enable understanding, implementation and interpretation of the critical role of corporate governance in business sustainability and economic growth.
Another possibility is the IIE Bachelors of Commerce Honours in Management where you will engage with various management theories, research methodologies and techniques with the aim of applying and advancing their knowledge of the contemporary business world.
Every major business in South Africa has a number of people working towards the goal of effectively managing the business which means career opportunities abound for graduates with strong management potential.
There are many levels of management within an organisation, many areas of specialisation and every business require the skills of a business manager to keep things running smoothly.
Whether you’re interested in human resource management, marketing management, logistics and supply chain management, or any of the other areas of specialisation, a Management studies degree will provide a firm foundation for your future career.
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Formed by the strategic evolution of The IIE's Varsity College, IIE MSA, Vega and
the School of Hospitality and Service Management, uniting under the Emeris name.
Emeris is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (reg. no. 2007/HE07/002). Company registration number: 1987/004754/07. View certificate here.
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