Plan: Insurance, Human Resources, Management, Marketing. The degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Sciences is the School’s highest degree and is only offered through supervised research, to be conducted on an approved topic. A …

Wits Business School is the graduate school of business administration of the University of the Witwatersrand, one of the top tertiary institutes in Africa. This course provides a deeper understanding of business administration, including finance and human resources.

Please follow the application process as detailed on the Wits Business School website. University Fees and Funding. Click here to see the current average tuition fees. The Fees site also provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. Once you have applied you will be able to access the fees estimator on the ...

Join top candidates from across the continent, engage in robust knowledge sharing and hone your research skills. The WBS PhD programme is the largest in South Africa and one of the most highly regarded on the continent.

Explore the GIBS Doctoral Programme, offering DBA and PhD qualifications designed to enhance business thought leadership and best practices in the evolving continental and global markets.

The Wits Doctoral Academy (WDA) will be launched in 2025! This project is designed to respond to the changing landscape of research, particularly, the imperative to find innovative and creative solutions to wicked problems, such as inequality and climate change.

Wits Business School offers you a wide range of programmes at postgraduate diploma, master’s and doctorate level. We are proud of our academics, most of whom hold a PhD and many of whom come from other parts of Africa and the world. WBS offers a rich classroom learning experience with the option of hybrid learning as required.

WBS is renowned for its flagship MBA programme, as well as its customised and open executive education courses. WBS also ofers a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA) and its perennially popular Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PDM). In addition, the School ofers a number of specialised Master’s programmes.

Ambitious graduates looking to accelerate their management careers can now apply to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA) fully online. This allows you to balance work and study but still allows you to benefit from the same level of content and support as the contact programme.

Learn more about studying at Wits Business School including how it performs in QS rankings, the cost of tuition and further course information.