South Africa

University of Cape Town

Master of Business Administration (Modular)

UCT GSB’s modular MBA is a two-year part-time degree that combines evening online classes with required time in Cape Town. The 2027/28 calendar starts with in-person orientation on 31 January 2027, and students must travel to campus four times. It is a hybrid MBA, not a fully online one, and the fee was not on the format page.

The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.

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Country of the award
South Africa
Delivery
Hybrid or blended
Residency
Required
Duration
Two years
Language
English
Tuition
Tuition not published
Admissions test
GMAT or GRE rule not published
Business school
UCT Graduate School of Business

Overview

Official award title
Master of Business Administration (Modular)
University
University of Cape Town
Business school or department
UCT Graduate School of Business
Awarding institution
University of Cape Town
Awarding note
Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program. Parchment wording was not separately photographed.
Country of the award
South Africa
Location recorded
Cape Town, South Africa
Executive MBA label
Not labeled executive
Named pathways
No named specialization. This can still be a general MBA.

Study format and residency

Delivery
Hybrid or blended. Official format page for 2027/2028 mixes in-person blocks, hybrid blocks and online Tuesday (and occasional Thursday) evening classes. Students must travel to Cape Town twice per year, four times in total. No more than 40 leave days over two years.
Intensity
Part-time
Duration
Two years
Teaching languages
English
Language requirement
Not stated on the format page reviewed.
Live or asynchronous
Live classes
Mandatory residency
Yes
Residency detail
All students are required to travel to Cape Town twice per year (four times in total). Orientation 31 January 2027 is in person. Some blocks are hybrid, with an option to join online. A second-year January/February trip is strongly recommended in addition.
Intakes
Orientation 31 January 2027; modular block calendar runs through 2028

Admissions

Previous degree
Admission requirements not published
GMAT or GRE
GMAT or GRE rule not published
Geographic eligibility
Not published. Online delivery is not treated as worldwide eligibility.

Tuition and funding

Published tuition
Tuition not published
Fee notes
No fee was stated on the official format page reviewed. A draft preview URL showing a rand fee was not used.

Accreditation

Accreditation
No accreditation is listed on this profile. That does not mean the school is unrecognized.
Outcomes
No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.

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