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
- Retail Management 1A
- Economics 1A
- Business Mathematics
Semester 2
- Introduction to Functional Areas of Management
- Retail Management 1B
- Economics 1B
- Business Communication
Year 2
Semester 1
- Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
- Retail Management 2A
- Management Accounting
- Business Law
Semester 2
- Operations Management Practices
- Retail Management 2B
- Computing Applications
- Financial Accounting
Year 3
Semester 1
- Retail Management 3A
- Retail Management 3B
- Organisational Strategy
- Financial Planning and Control
Semester 2
- Retail Management 3C
- Retail Management 3D
- 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; or
- A Higher Certificate, an Advanced Certificate or Diploma.
Application
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