Overview

Key Features

The Marketing (Honours) programme offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is one of the country's most sought after Honours degrees. It exposes students to a wide range of contemporary marketing topics that are relevant for many marketing career opportunities. This degree combines theoretical, practical and critical thinking skills that will prepare students for a career in marketing.

A postgraduate degree in Marketing can lead to a wide range of career choices, such as chief marketing officer, advertising or marketing director, digital marketing director/manager, social media manager, social media content manager, brand director/manager and marketing strategist.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Strategic Brand Management
International Marketing
Contemporary Issues in Marketing
Advanced Consumer Behaviour
Advanced Research Statistics
Research Paper in Business Sciences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

Marketing View 8 other Bachelors in Marketing in South Africa

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Economic Science or equivalent.
At least an upper second class pass in the final undergraduate course in the subject.
Honours application supporting documents needed:
1. Certified copy of your degree certificates
2. Certified copy of academic transcripts as well as grade key
3. All certificates need to be transcribed to English if in another language.
4. SAQA evaluation (International applicants)
5. Proof of English proficiency (International applicants)
6. Curriculum Vitae

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

46220 ZAR / year

≈ 46220 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

46220 ZAR / year

≈ 46220 ZAR / year

Additional Details

R46,220 – R52,580

Living costs

Johannesburg

South Africa

8434 - 12036 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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