Learn skills and knowledge relating to the functions and management of a retail business and the key issues associated with understanding retail trading and environments with a retail management degree.
The Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management is an undergraduate degree that responds to the needs of students and the community through providing appropriate training in retail management and business skills. A qualification in retail management will provide skills and knowledge relating to the functions and management of a retail business and the key issues associated with understanding retail trading and environments.
It will allow for making changes in the retail environment from a corporate perspective. Retail managers focus on their customers’ experience within their store. They ensure that their products are merchandised for maximum exposure and that their employees are trained in excellent customer service and salesman skills. The programme content is designed to provide qualifiers with graduate-level knowledge, specific skills and applied competence (including the development of graduate attributes and qualities).
This programme is offered through online learning and digital support.
Articulation
A Bachelor’s Degree is the minimum entry requirement for admission onto a Postgraduate Diploma or a cognate Honours degree.
Curriculum
Semester 1
Introduction to Business Management
Introduction to Retail Management
Business Mathematics
Microeconomics Essentials
Semester 2
Introduction to Functional Areas of Management
Business Communication
Retail Environment
Macroeconomics Essentials
Semester 1
Role and Responsibilities of a Retail Manager
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Management Accounting
Business Law
Semester 2
Computing Applications
Operations Management Practices
Financial Accounting
Consumer Behaviour in Retail Management
Semester 1
Ethics and Conduct in Retail
Organisational Strategy
Financial Planning and Control
Retail Marketing Management
Semester 2
Supply Chain Management in Retail
International Retail Management
Statistical Techniques in Business
Information Management
Careers
On completion of the programme, graduates can aspire to the following positions:
Retail Business Owner/ Manager
Franchise Manager/ Store Manager
Merchandising Representative
Procurement Administrator
Requirements
The minimum entry requirement is the National Senior Certificate or National Certificate Vocational with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement; or
An equivalent NQF level 4 qualification with proven proficiency in English.
A Higher Certificate; an Advanced Certificate or Diploma
Applicants that did not achieve a Bachelors pass in Matric and are over the age of 23 years will be considered via mature age exemption
To be considered via RPL, applicants should be above the age of 23 years.
For further information on this alternative route, please contact a student advisor.
All applicants with an international qualification will be considered in accordance with MANCOSA‘s institutional rules.
FAQs
School leavers who wish to pursue a career in retail management.
Managers of retail business and enterprises.
Persons wishing to become retail managers.
A Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management will allow the graduate the opportunity to follow a career path in a number of different retail service lines, like sales, purchasing, procurement, store management and operations.
MANCOSA recommends a specialised qualification for this type of industry, which is the Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management.
The Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management at MANCOSA can be completed in three years. The retail management degree is offered through distance learning.
There are several different types of specialised retail management positions to pursue. Some of these include visual merchandisers, store managers, buyers and customer service consultants.
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