Mangosuthu University of Technology Diploma Courses

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES COURSES                                                                                  

Management Sciences is concerned with developing and applying models and concepts that help to illuminate management issues and solve managerial problems.  The faculty offers National Diplomas in Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Public Finance & Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Office Management & Technology, and Public Management.

Qualifications and CAO codes for the Faculty of Management Sciences      

 

Qualification	Minimum requirements	CAO code	Duration
Accounting	English Home Language 3English First Additional Language 4,Accounting 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	MN-M-AC3	3yrs
Cost andManagementAccounting	English Home Language 3English First Additional Language 4,Accounting 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	MN-M-CM3	3yrs
Public Finance andAccounting	English Home Language 3English First Additional Language 4,Accounting 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	MN-M-PF3	3yrs
Human Resource Management	English Home Language 3English First Additional Language  4Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	MN-M-HR3	3yrs
Marketing	English Home Language 4English First Additional Language 5Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Accounting 3	MN-M-MK3	3yrs
Office Management & Technology	English Home Language 3English First Additional Language 4Any other 5 accredited subjects 25 points A pass in typing or Computer Studies will be an added advantage	MN-M-OT3	3yrs
PublicAdministration	English Home Language 3English First Additional Language  4Any other 5 accredited subjects 25 points	MN-M-PA3	3yrs

Career opportunities

National Diploma: Accounting, Cost & Management Accounting

Cost Accounting is part of Management Accounting, which establishes budgets, standard costs and actual costs of operations, processes departments or products in an organisation or enterprise. Cost Accounting includes the analysis of variances, profitability or social use of funds. Costing data provided by the cost accountant serves as a managerial tool for planning, controlling and decision-making.

The National Diploma Cost and Management Accounting is geared to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles, techniques, methods and practice of Cost Accountancy, as well as the use of cost information for planning, control and decision- making. Cost information is used for the preparation of reports required by management for such purposes as the formulation of policies, planning and controlling activities, decision-making, disclosure of information to external entities and employees.

National Diploma: Human Resources Management

The human resources practitioner or manager has an important role to play in ensuring that an organisation has a suitably skilled and efficient work force. The diploma qualifies students for a range of HR occupations in the areas of recruitment, employee benefits, talent development & management.

 

National Diploma: Marketing

Marketing involves researching consumer needs and formulating means to promote and supply products and services to meet those needs efficiently and effectively. The diploma qualifies students for a wide range of occupations in the areas of marketing, advertising and public relations.

 

National Diploma: Office Management & Technology

The course gives students the business and administrative skills and knowledge to understand how business operates and to administer an office efficiently.  Completing the diploma qualifies a student for administrative positions in any industry.

 

National Diploma: Public Management

The government provides many essential services to communities in South Africa, including housing, education, transport and the provision of municipal services through local government. A huge administrative infrastructure employing thousands of public servants organises the delivery of these services through the various government departments. The National Diploma: Public Management equips students with the theory and practical skills needed to administer and manage the provision of government services effectively and efficiently.

FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES COURSES

Natural science is about studying anything that involves subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Those subjects are a discipline in studying the physical and natural world or the events that happen in nature. The Faculty of Natural Sciences offers National Diploma: Agriculture, Biomedical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry, Community Extension, Environmental Health, Information Technology and Nature Conservation.

Qualification	Minimum requirements	CAO code	Duration
Agriculture	Agricultural Science 4 ORLife Science 4English Home Language 4  OR English First Additional Language 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Physical Science 3	MN-M-AG3	3yrs
Biomedical Science	English Home Language 4English First Additional Language 4Mathematics 4 Life Sciences  4 OR Physical Science 4 Compulsory entrance test	MN-M-BD3	3yrs
Analytical Chemistry	English Home Language 4English First Additional Language 4Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4	MN-M-AN3	3yrs
Community Extension	English Home Language 4And level 4 in one of these subjects;Agricultural Science,  Consumer Studies, Life Science, Geography, Economics	MN-M-CX3	3yrs
Environmental Health	English Home Language 4English First Additional Language 4Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Physical Science 3 OR Life Science 3 (Geo and Agric Science 4 recommended)	MN-M-EV3	3yrs
Nature Conservation	English First Additional Language 4Agricultural Science  4 ORLife Science 4 Mathematics 3	MN-M-NC3	3yrs
Information Technology	English Home Language 4English First Additional Language 3Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Compulsory entrance test	MN-M-IT3	3yrs

 

Career opportunities

Agriculture: Animal Production
Students are equipped with theory in all aspects of animal production and practical application of animal production in industry and extension contexts.

Agriculture:
Students are prepared theoretically and practically, for a career in the fields of agricultural development or extension and to promote the development of sound agricultural practice in the farming industry.

National Diploma: Biomedical Technology
The course qualifies the Biotechnologist for employment in a pathology laboratory. Alternate employment opportunities include positions in laboratories linked to the food or medical industry, or in sales divisions of the medical equipment and pharmaceutical products industries.

National Diploma: Analytical Chemistry
The course prepares technicians for positions in analytical laboratories, where many types of analysis are made, using a variety of techniques including classic wet chemical methods and sophisticated instrumental methods. Technicians may find work in routine analytical quality control laboratories or in research laboratories which explore new processes and techniques of manufacture.

National Diploma: Community Extension
To train students to improve the standard of living of rural communities by:

• Motivating communities to participate in self-help projects, particularly in order to promote food security and alleviating poverty; and
• Effectively communicating improved functioning of rural and urban households by extending domestic, social and agricultural skills into the communities.

National Diploma: Information Technology
The course provides students with the required skills for computer software development, theoretical and practical grounding for wok in an information technology environment according to industry needs.

National Diploma: Environmental Health
The Environmental Health Officer is trained to inform, assist, advise and interact with the population in the work place, homes, and public recreational areas to promote the health and safety of all members of the community.

National Diploma: Nature Conservation
To cater for the human resources needs of conservation organisations, and to initiate self-employment opportunities for students by providing theoretical and practical expertise in the field of conservation studies. This is a functional and well recognised qualification, which is a prerequisite for appointment and promotion as a nature conservator.