Postdoctoral Staff Members
- Dr A Adewumi (PhD) – Mentor, Professor C Chipunza
Pursue your postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Management Sciences through one of the postgraduate research programmes offered.
- Master of Management Sciences in Human Resource Management
- Master of Management Sciences in Marketing Management
- Master of Management Sciences in Tourism and Hospitality Management
- Master of Management Sciences in Public Management
- Master of Management Sciences in Internal Auditing
- Master of Management Sciences in Finance
- Master of Management Sciences in Accounting
- Business Administration
- Business Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Management (course work) offered from 2023
- Project Management
- Large Enterprise Management
- Small Enterprise Management
- Agricultural Business Management
- Engineering Business Management
- Fashion Business Management
- Marketing Management
- Human Capital Management
- Hospitality Business Management
- Tourism and Event Business Management
- Public Management
- Accounting
- Internal Auditing
- Finance
- Doctor of Business Administration
- Doctor of Human Resources Management
- Doctor of Management Sciences in Marketing Management
- Doctor of Public Management
- Business Administration
- Business Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Project Management
- Marketing Management
- Human Capital Management
- Hospitality Business Management
- Tourism and Event Business Management
- Agricultural Business Management
- Engineering Business Management
- Public Management
Meet the pre-requisites
Admission requirements into Masters programmes
You must have an average marks of 60% at Honours, Postgraduate Diploma, or BTech level, and at least 60% in Research Methods Module. NB: Entry into masters with a BTech Qualification follows the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process. The process to enrol with BTech (PDF) | 09 January 2024.
Admission requirements into PhD/Doctoral programme
- The minimum admission requirement for the Doctoral degree is a cognate 180 credit NQF.
- Level 9 coursework Masters degree with a mini-dissertation or a research only Masters degree.
- The student, in co-operation with CUT, must present a suitable research project in his/her field of specialisation.
- The student must have obtained an average of 65% at master’s degree level.
The process to become a postgrad
- Apply for admission online (attach all relevant documents) plus a 2-page concept note - download the concept format here (docx) | 09 January 2024.
- The Head of the Department (HoD) will assess your application online after it has been captured by student administration.
- If you qualify and there is capacity in the department, the HoD will allocate a supervisor to you based on your concept note.
- Proceed to register as an official student and complete your proposal (with the help of your assigned supervisor) using the LS262A document (docx) | 09 January 2024.
- The proposal will serve at the Departmental Research and Innovation Committee (DRIC). The dates for DRIC will be given by the Departmental Administrator.
- If approved at DRIC, your proposal will serve at the Faculty Research and Innovation Committee (FRIC) - dates (PDF) | 31 January 2025.
Supervisors
Academic employee and particular research interest
Academic | Highest qualification | E-mail Address | Research Interests |
Prof. AJ Strydom | PhD (Economics) | Tourism and Hospitality Management, and Marketing | |
Prof. C Chipunza | Doctor of Technology (Human Resources Management) | Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management in Small Businesses | |
Prof. DY Dzansi | PhD (Entrepreneurship) | Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility. | |
Prof. NM Naong | DBA (Human Resource Development) | HRD, HR and Leadership | |
Prof. P Rambe | PhD (Educational Technology) PhD (Entrepreneurship) | Digital entrepreneurship, digital transformation and platform- based businesses, technology entrepreneurship, digitalisation and business model innovation, technology business incubation, small high technology firms, indigenous innovation commercialisation, financial technology and new funding models, 4IR technologies, business failure and renewal
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Prof. D Kokt | Doctor of Technology (Human Resources Management) | Organisational Behaviour Human resource management issues | |
Prof. F Van Der Walt | PhD (Organisational Behaviour) | Organisational Behaviour, Leadership, Industrial psychology | |
Prof. T Van Niekerk | PhD (Public Management) | Public Accountability, Governmental Relations | |
Dr J Van Zyl | DCom (Marketing in Business Management) | Entrepreneurship (Agriculture, Corporate businesses, Entrepreneurial marketing) | |
Dr L Laubscher | PhD (Public Management) | Public Policy Management; Public Accountability | |
Dr L Pretorius | Doctor of Public Management | Public Financial Management; Corporate governance. | |
Dr L Mosweunyane | DBA (Entrepreneurship) | Business Administration – Small businesses and Entrepreneurship. | |
Dr P Hoeyi | DBA (Entrepreneurship; economics, statistics) | Finance/Investment Related Issues; Supply Chain; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues in Finance/Business; SMEs | |
Dr LW Dzansi | Doctor of Technology (Human Resources Management) | HR, Human Capital Development | |
Dr D Crowther | DBA (Business Administration) | Financial Management, Hospitality Management | |
Dr L Steenkamp | PhD (Accounting) | Corporate Governance, IS Audit, GAS, CAATs, Sectional Titles | |
Dr E Palmer | Doctor of Human Resources Management | HRM Organisational Behaviour, Development and Change Digital HR, Organisational psychology, Human Resource management Teaching and learning, talent management | |
Dr P Radebe | PhD Public Management - HR | Performance management, labour relations, training and development, onboarding, talent management, HR project management, human capital strategy, strategic management, strategic leadership, power and politics, individual and group behaviours in organisations, conflict and negotiation | |
Dr L Lezar | PhD (Business Administration) | Cultural Intelligence, Emotional intelligence, Flourishing and Thriving in the workplace, Diversity management, Organisational culture, Multiculturism, Positive psychology, Social identity theory | |
Dr P Molomo | PhD in Education | Work Integrated Learning, Curriculum and Assessment, Development issues, Sustainability, Issues in Higher Education, Leadership and Management | |
Dr R Hawkins-Mofokeng | PhD - Agri-Sciences (Marketing) | Marketing, Digital Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour, Agri-business industry, SMME sector, Rural economic development, Value Chain Governance, Geographical Indications (GIs), Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary studies, Business Management | |
Dr B Mkhize Simelane | PhD Tourism and hospitality Management | Tourism management; Events management; Cultural tourism Sustainability; Entomophagy; Rural economic development; Whole brain Learning; assessment; curriculum development | |
Dr E Jonker | PhD (Tourism Management) | Creative industries, Creative tourism, Sustainable tourism, Heritage tourism, Tourism and Hospitality Management | |
Dr TR Farisani | PhD in Leadership Studies | Project Management/ Entrepreneurship /Social Network Analysis/ Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs)/ Sustainable livelihoods/Women and youth economic empowerment projects/Leadership/Rural development/ use of Artificial Intelligence and 4rth Industrial revolution in teaching and entrepreneurship. | |
Dr T Setokoe | PhD Tourism Management | Tourism and Hospitality, Rural Tourism Development, Community-based tourism, Tourism and Hospitality SMMEs, and Sustainable Tourism Development | |
Dr E Proos | DBA (Doctor of Management Sciences in Business Administration) | Tourism, Niche tourism, Heritage tourism, Dark tourism, Tourism development, Events, Marketing, Management, and Tourism routes. | |
Dr X Ngumbela | D Admin. (Public Governance and Management) | Leadership; Public Policy Management; Public Accountability; Inter-Governmental Relations; Monitoring and Evaluation; Local Governance; Sustainable livelihoods; Women and Youth Economic Empowerment Projects; Strategic Management; Co-operatives /Rural Development |
How do you write your research proposal?
Download the following documents to assist with your research proposal:
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Mosala Rethabile
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Tel: +27 (0)51 507 3224
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mosalar@cut.ac.za
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Rambe Patient
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Tel: +27 (0)51 507 4064
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prambe@cut.ac.za
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