Higher Education
enabling rapid industry growth and sustainability.
Commerce, Law and Management
The Wits School of Law in partnership with the International Institute of Social Studies offers a joint PhD programme, which enables students to complete a doctorate awarded jointly by Wits and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Candidates research areas related to international law, society and development, including critical development-oriented aspects of trade and investment, socioeconomic deprivation, human rights and humanitarian law, gender, health and the environment.
Technological change, science and technology-intensive innovation is driving long-term economic growth. From 2017, the Wits Business School is offering a new Master’s of Management in Innovation Studies. This interdisciplinary and specialist programme investigates innovation, its impact on profitability and economic growth, and how innovation can be shaped to achieve societal goals.
The programme draws on disciplinary traditions in management, economics, public policy, humanities, social science and natural sciences, and provides the essential breadth of knowledge that will enable graduates to skilfully engage in shaping innovation for increased competitiveness and for socioeconomic development.
By linking innovation and its impact on economic development and competitiveness in countries of the Global South, this programme is a unique offering of its kind in Africa.
Many l ocal and i nternational companies have their sights on Africa as a prosperous place to do business. These companies require leaders that understand the complexities of doing business i n Africa. However, critics state that many businesses lack leaders sufficiently rooted in the African context to effectively oversee growth and development. The Wits MBA is designed to ensure relevance and adaptability while addressing multiple competencies to thrive in the modern economy. Cutting-edge research, evidence-based practice tools, case studies, study tours and diverse teaching methods are all part of the MBA journey at the Wits Business School.
The school delivers a first-class, global-facing, Africa-centric, critical-thinking journey, ensuring that students graduate with the technical and critical thinking skills and the drive to be part of something bigger as leaders in African business and society.
Wits will host a Postgraduate Recruitment Fair on August 16 2016. For details, visit: www.wits. ac.za/postgraduate