Key features
- Accredited and Registered
- Cutting-edge curriculum
- Flexible structure
- Online support
- Affordable and Accessible
- Internationally benchmarked
- Multicultural Faculty and support
- Retail Management Degree distance learning
About
The Bachelor of Commerce in Retail Management is an undergraduate degree that responds to the needs of students and the community by 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.
Outcomes
- Interpret economic realities within South African retail organisational contexts;
- Apply general business management principles taking into account social, ethical and cultural considerations;
- Communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders using a variety of communication tools;
- Gather and manage retail management information appropriately;
- Display knowledge of the functional areas of management;
- Understand the legal framework in which businesses operate;
- Understand the different market segments, customer profiles and buying habits applicable to the retail industry;
- Apply retail marketing knowledge taking into account social, ethical and cultural considerations;
- Focus on store management processes both strategically and operationally;
- Understand and coordinate effective customer service principles;
- Identify key financial issues important to the business;
- Contribute to the planning and control of the finance of a retail business;
- Manage employee performance to achieve specific objectives in a retail environment;
- Manage all aspects of the retail supply chain to achieve specific objectives in a retail environment;
- Manage all operational aspects of retail stores.
Programme structure
Duration: 3 years
Year 1
Semester 1
- Introduction to Business Management
- Introduction to Retail Management
- Economics 1A
- Business Mathematics
Semester 2
- Introduction to Functional Areas of Management
- Retail Environment
- Economics 1B
- Business Communication
Year 2
Semester 1
- Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
- Role and Responsibilities of a Retail Manager
- Management Accounting
- Business Law
Semester 2
- Operations Management Practices
- Consumer Behaviour in Retail Management
- Computing Applications
- Financial Accounting
Year 3
Semester 1
- Ethics and Conduct in Retail
- Retail Marketing Management
- Organisational Strategy
- Financial Planning and Control
Semester 2
- Supply Chain Management in Retail
- International Retail Management
- Statistical Techniques in Business
- Information Management
Admission 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
- It is possible in some cases, to gain entry into the programme on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Application
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