About TUT Management and Entrepreneurship



About TUT Management and Entrepreneurship

​The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship aims at making a significant contribution to the improvement of the national skills profile and to contribute to the development of enterprises in support of job creation. We offer a range of programmes in the fields of Management and Entrepreneurship, including a Master’s in Entrepreneurship. Our programmes are career focused and aimed at equipping students with the knowledge and skills required to further their careers in management or to start their own businesses.

​Students are given the option to choose between Credit Management and Administrative Management with an option to specialise in Financial Management and Entrepreneurship. As a student, you will gain current and relevant knowledge of management and entrepreneurship practice and theory from an esteemed department of world-class researchers and lecturers. We look forward to working with you to achieve your goals and advance this field.​

Admission Requirements

​Minimum general admission requirements for study at TUT



No person may be registered as a student in a programme of TUT, unless he or she has complied with the following

General admission requirements for TUT

  • A pass mark in English at Senior Certificate level (minimum additional language; certain programmes may require first or home language status)
  • Each course has its own specific admission requirements.
  • Prospective students should note that the admission requirements of individual programmes could change from year to year.
  • For some programmes, students will be required to write an admission test, which will determine whether they will be admitted to the programme, or whether it will be recommended to them that they enrol for a relevant foundation course.
  • The following table indicates the levels of performance required for entry to specific levels of study:

TUT Requirements NSC – Gaps your profile ​

Results format for the new NSC-G and the minimum admission requirements for TUT:



Rating code​ Rating Marks
1 Outstanding achievement 80 – 100
2 Meritorious achievement 70 – 79
3 Degree substantial achievement 60 – 69
4 Diploma adequate achievement 50 – 59
5 Foundation moderate achievement 40 – 49
6 Elementary achievement 30 – 39
7 Not achieved 0 –​ 29

​​Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy?

All learners are required to take one of the two subjects for NSC-G purposes

​​TUT position:

  • Mathematics is relevant to programmes that require a prior knowledge of mathematics; all others may only require Mathematical Literacy. (Details of what each subject entails can be determined by looking at the DoE curriculum statements, available on the DoE website).