Overview

Features

A Business and Leadership student from University of Kwazulu Natal registered for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy / a supervised Doctoral degree by research in any college shall be so registered for a minimum period of four semesters for full-time students or eight semesters for part-time students before the degree may be conferred.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Business and Leadership

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-02-12 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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80

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durban, South Africa

Disciplines

Business Administration View 9 other PhDs in Business Administration 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

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Brief curriculum vitae which should include details of your current work situation and any research related activities including publications (e.g. articles, reports) that you may have (co)authored,

Cover letter (indicate in your covering letter which of the Graduate School of Business and Leadership Academic staff members you have consulted regarding your intended research.

5 page description of the research that you intend to pursue for the PhD studies. Click here to download the Research to download the Research

A copy of your academic record, especially the results obtained for your Honors and Master’s degree (for example the results for course work and the research components where applicable)

A photo-copy of the abstract of your masters research dissertation

Certified copies of Degree certificates

Certified copy of I.D /Passport

SAQA approval letter for International Applicants

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

4160 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2080 ZAR per semester
National

4160 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2080 ZAR per semester

Living costs for Durban

7800 - 9401 ZAR /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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