School of Management, IT and Governance

Rationale

There is a dire need for senior level management competencies in industrial relations in the contemporary African and Southern African context, given the rapid pace of globalisation and concomitant regional integration. This qualification is designed to provide an ethically defensible bridge for professionals who are moving beyond their primary discipline into organisational management and leadership positions and who are required to work in the dynamic complex environment of contemporary Africa and its transition agenda. This aligns with the School’s purpose relating to management and leadership development and the University’s strategic plan to provide quality teaching and research for the African context. The students will thus have a platform to become effective industrial relations specialist or human resource manager specialising in industrial relations, and to be further equipped to become practitioner-research orientated in their on-going professional development. The programme will also serve as a bridging programme to the Masters in Industrial Relations and related management fields.