A three-year commercial degree built on entrepreneurial leadership and experiential learning, preparing you equally for employment and for launching your own venture, with a direct path into postgraduate study.
The Bachelor of Business Administration is designed with two main goals in mind: to prepare students for future careers in a broad range of management or administrative roles in any sector or industry, and to prepare students for postgraduate studies in business or management education. The TSIBA BBA curriculum uniquely bears a strong experiential learning orientation which aims to prepare students, not just to qualify as job-seekers, but to become potential job creators. Students are encouraged to constantly test the knowledge and skills acquired in the course of their studies against current and emerging realities in the world of work. The curriculum offers two learning streams: Entrepreneurial Leadership (EL) and Entrepreneurial Finance (EF). At the core of both is the progressive development of competencies in entrepreneurship and essential functional and general management courses; EL students concentrate on leadership development, while EF students concentrate on finance, economics, accounting and related courses.
By the End of This Programme, You Will…
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Efficiently analyse, resolve and articulate solutions to a wide range of complex management issues
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Participate confidently, as member or leader, in a range of team management and leadership roles across organisational functions and types
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Effectively promote the entrepreneurial spirit in any organisational context
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Demonstrate specialised competencies in the disciplinary areas of specialisation
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Effectively contribute to the advancement of responsible management practices and active citizenship
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Confidently pursue higher studies in business or management education
Who is the Programme For?
Whether you are coming straight from school, stepping up from the Higher Certificate, or building formal credentials alongside a business career, the BBA is designed to prepare you for management or administrative roles in any sector, for postgraduate study, or for creating jobs of your own.
Matric leavers ready for a degree
Have a National Senior Certificate with degree endorsement and at least 24 points on the TSIBA Points System, ready to commit to three years of full-time study.
Higher Certificate graduates
Completed the HCBA and want to progress into the degree, with credits for five first-year modules carrying across.
Working professionals building formal credentials
Already in a business role and want a recognised qualification to back their experience, studying part-time over four years. Applicants 23 or older with significant work experience may apply through recognition of prior learning.
Entry Requirements
✓National Senior Certificate with degree endorsement (or equivalent)
✓Minimum 24 points on the TSIBA Points System (TPS)
✓Higher Certificate in Business Administration or equivalent also accepted
✓RPL route available for applicants 23+ with relevant work experience (limited to 10% of cohort)
Career focusManagement and administrative roles across sectors, or launching an independent venture; a strong foundation for postgraduate study.
What is the TSIBA Points System?
Programme Modules
Modules are shown by year of full-time study. Part-time and Flex students take the same modules over 4 years.
Three years across six semesters · 375 credits (Entrepreneurial Leadership stream) or 381 credits (Entrepreneurial Finance stream)
Year 1Year 2Year 3
RouteFrom MatricFrom Higher Certificate
StreamLeadershipFinance
Semester 1
QMB-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Business
Compulsory12 credits+
ECO-101
Introduction to Microeconomics
Compulsory15 credits+
BCL-100
Business Communication and Information Literacy
Compulsory12 credits+
DIL-100
Digital Literacy
Compulsory12 credits+
BMA-101
Business Management 1A
Compulsory15 credits+
Semester 2
PAF-100
Principles of Accounting and Finance
Compulsory12 credits+
ECO-102
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Compulsory15 credits+
BMA-102
Business Management 1B
Compulsory15 credits+
PDL-100
Personal Development and Leadership
Compulsory12 credits+
ILE-100
Integrated Leadership Experience
Compulsory0 credits
›Leadership stream: select 1 elective in BBA2 and 1 elective in BBA3.
›Finance stream: select 2 electives in second year (1 per semester) and 2 electives in third year (both in the first semester).
›The choice of electives on offer depends on student demand and resource availability.
›Students must pass all first-year modules before registering for any third-year module.
“ At TSIBA, we learned about ourselves and how the world works. I always had support and structure throughout my learning journey, helping me become the best version of myself. ”
Velly Masuku
BBA Graduate (2017) · Operations Team Lead, Curo Fun Services
Your Competitive Advantage
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A commercial degree, not just theory. The curriculum has a strong experiential learning orientation, and students test what they learn against current and emerging realities in the world of work.
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Entrepreneurial leadership at the core. Built to prepare you not just as a job-seeker but as a potential job creator.
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Choose your stream. Specialise in Entrepreneurial Leadership or Entrepreneurial Finance, with electives that let you tailor your learning journey within the stream.
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A recognised progression pathway. Enter with a Higher Certificate in Business Administration, or step up directly from Matric.
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A foundation for postgraduate study. The degree prepares graduates to pursue higher studies in business or management education, including the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration.
Programme at a Glance
Study Mode
On CampusFlex
What does Flex mean?
FacultyBusiness School
Next Intake15 February 2027
Learning TimeFull-time
Learning ModeOn campus
Duration3 yrs full-time
SAQA ID61469
NQF Level7
Credits375 (Leadership) / 381 (Finance)
FeeR22,620 (Year 1)
Accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE)
A one-year gateway qualification for careers and further studies in business administration and management, or a way to formalise practical experience already gained.
NQF Level5
Duration1 year
TuitionR21,590
StartFebruary
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Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
A postgraduate qualification preparing candidates for middle to senior roles in administration and management, with a strong enterprise development focus.
TSIBA Education is registered as a non-profit and public benefit organization with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. (Registration certificate no. 2007/HE08/001)
