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Stellenbosch University

Postgraduate Diploma in Research Management and Administration

The Postgraduate Diploma in Research Management and Administration in Business and Management is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Postgraduate Diploma in Research Management and Administration offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The Postgraduate Diploma programme provides a comprehensive introduction to Research Management and Administration (RMA) theory, practice and the latest trends via four modules offered over two years.

Students will typically be early or mid-career staff members working in Research Offices (or equivalent structures) at research institutions.

Programme Structure

The programme comprises four compulsory modules. The four modules will be presented in sequence: modules 1 and 2 in the first year of the two-year programme, and modules 3 and 4 in the second year of the two-year programme. For each module, students must do independent selfstudy of prescribed material in preparation for lectures to be presented in block periods on the main campus at SU. Additional academic input will be provided in the form of technologically mediated group tutorials.

Programme Content

Compulsory Modules

Research Landscape in Africa (15)

Management of Research- and Research-related Information (35)

Research Grants Management (35)

Research Integrity and Ethics (35)

Assessment and Examination

The 15-credit module will be assessed in terms of a written module assignment (5 000 words).

Each of the three 35-credit modules will be assessed in terms of a written literature review on the topic of interest (10 000 words).