Postgraduate Diploma in Transport and Logistics
The Postgraduate Diploma in Transport and Logistics follows on the following disciplines at bachelor’s level: transport management, transport economics, logistics management, operations management and supply chain management.
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Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum admission requirements
Admission requirements
• A three-year bachelor’s degree on at least NQF level 7, obtained in a field not related to transport or logistics.*
• An average of least 55% in the major subjects for your bachelor’s degree.
* Transport and logistics include the following disciplines at bachelor’s level: transport management, transport economics, logistics management, operations management and supply chain management.
Selection
The number of students selected will be influenced by, among other things, staff capacity and the availability of resources within the Department, as well as academic merit and University transformation objectives. As staff capacity and resources may fluctuate from year to year, the number of students selected can also differ from year to year.
Students are selected for this programme primarily based on:
• Their overall academic performance during their undergraduate studies;
• Their motivation for wanting to pursue postgraduate studies in Transport and Logistics Management; and
• Their level of numeracy (satisfactory numeracy is deemed to be a first year (one semester) University course in Mathematics (pure or applied) or Statistics or Mathematics at National Senior Certificate level with a mark of 50% or higher).
Motivation will be determined through the evaluation of a letter of motivation that all applicants must submit.
Supporting application documents
Final school-leaving results
Certificate awarded upon completion of High School displaying the percentage or grade symbol awarded for each subject passed
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Final school-leaving results
Letter of motivation
One-page document explaining what factors are motivating you to apply for the specific programme(s) and describing what makes you a suitable candidate.
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Motivational letter / Essay
Programme structure
Programme content
You must earn a total of at least 120 credits for this programme. You must combine your modules for this programme as follows:
• Four compulsory (core) modules.
• Four additional modules, depending on the elective modules available during that year. Please contact the programme leader for more information on elective modules to be offered in the year you want to apply for.
Compulsory modules (60 credits)
13477 Analysis Tools and Techniques 711 (15)
13474 Introduction to Transport Economics 711 (15)
13475 Introduction to Logistics Management 711 (15)
11480 Supply Management 771 (15)