Gordon Institute of Business Science is the business school of the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa, and a leading South African business school.

Admission requirements for MBA

For the MBA, a minimum of five years’ work experience, at least two years of which must have been at management level;

Leadership potential (your experience, letters of reference and application essays should all reveal that you can assume a leadership role in the workplace);

Good English language skills to actively participate in academic debate;

A minimum of Matriculation certificate-level competence in Mathematics;

Competence in the use of a scientific or financial calculator; and
Competence in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and a web browser

Documentation required

Academic transcripts;

ID/Passport copy;

Essay(s)

Degree certificate(s)

Proof of payment (application fee;

Matric or school leaving certificates;

MBA Programs

GIBS offers the following MBA programme formats:

Part-time MBA in General Management (Monday and Wednesday evenings and a full-day Saturday);

Part-time MBA in General Management (Tuesday and Thursday evenings and a full-day Saturday);

Modular block release MBA in General Management (Full-day Thursdays and/or Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays every alternate week);

Long-block modular MBA in General Management (Ten consecutive days every alternate month); and

Full-time MBA in General Management (Five days a week over a three-week cycle)

Contact details

Gordon Institute of Business Science
26 Melville Road
Illovo
Johannesburg