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Stellenbosch University

Master of Philolosophy in Management Coaching

The Master of Philolosophy in Management Coaching in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Philolosophy in Management Coaching offered by the Stellenboshc University at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Programme description: This master’s programme is presented at NQF level 9.

Admission requirements

The following is required for admission to the MPhil in Management Coaching:

• An Honours degree, or
• A four-year professional Bachelor’s degree, or
• A three-year Bachelor’s degree and a postgraduate diploma

Further requirements

• A minimum of four years’ work experience in the broad field of Human Resources Management
• A comprehensive essay in which the candidate reflects on his/her experience and motives why he/she should be admitted to the programme
• Applicable psychometric tests.

Assessment and examination

It is expected from students who have been admitted to the MPhil in Management Coaching programme that they obtain pass grades in the prescribed written and oral assessments of the required fields of study and complete a satisfactory research report (as prescribed by the USB).

Programme content

180 credits (40 credits at NQF level 8 and 140 credits at NQF level 9).

The class programme of the MPhil in Management Coaching is spread over five phases of one week each. Between these phases, participants will continue to apply their coaching in practice, experiment with new approaches in their learning triads (support groups of fellow students), receive their own coaching and engage in reflective work. They will also participate in supervision days dedicated to reviewing their case work, using multiple lenses to enhance their understanding of their own professional practice.

The programme will be delivered through lectures, tutorials, case studies, assignments, practical work and independent research. The class programme covers the following:

Programme module

180 Management Coaching

 

Compulsory modules

(20) Advanced Coaching Approaches

(20) Business Coaching

(20) Coaching for Leadership and Organisational Development

(40) Coaching Practise

(20) Fundamentals of Coaching

(60) Research Assignment: Management Coaching