The information provided below are the full detail of all the Diploma courses available and offered in the ​​University.

Postgraduate Diploma

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Structure, courses and assessment

The postgraduate diploma is an online teaching programme supplemented with interactive satellite broadcasts. It is presented on a part-time basis and students attend a compulsory summer school the second week of January.​.

Students are assessed on a continuous basis throughout the year. Training is presented in 6 courses of 20 credits each and students must complete 120 credits to qualify for being awarded the diploma. If the diploma is completed with an average of 65% or higher, students qualify to enter the MPhil programme.

Course 1: The problem of HIV/AIDS

  • Epidemiology
  • The impact of HIV/AIDS on the economic/labour sector
  • HIV/AIDS communication

Course 2: Socio-cultural aspects of HIV/AIDS

  • HIV/AIDS: fear, stigma and isolation
  • The role of culture in the HIV/AIDS epidemic
  • Sexuality and gender inequality
  • HIV/AIDS, migration and poverty

Course 3: HIV/AIDS policy and advocacy

  • Legal framework & organizational practices regarding the employment of workers with HIV/AIDS
  • An employment relations perspective on HIV/AIDS
  • Designing an HIV/AIDS policy function, content and principles
  • Developing an HIV/AIDS policy – the process
  • Challenges in the development and implementation of an HIV/AIDS policy
  • Integrating antiretroviral treatment into workplace policies and programmes
  • Tuberculosis in South Africa
  • Tools for the development and implementation of an HIV/AIDS workplace policy

Course 4: Prevention and care for people living with HIV/AIDS 

  • Strategies for prevention
  • Therapeutic Management of HIV/AIDS / Pharmacovigilance
  • Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
  • Life skills/peer education/focus groups
  • The role of faith-based organisations play in the care of people living with HIV/AIDS

Course 5: Management in the era of HIV/AIDS 

  • A business perspective on the HIV/AIDS epidemic
  • Social responsibility
  • Ethics and HIV/AIDS

Course 6: Research, monitoring and evaluating of HIV/AIDS programmes 

  • Research methodology
  • Programme monitoring and evaluation
  • Community/organisation mobilisation
  • Impact prediction​

Diploma in Sustainable Development

Learning for Sustainable African Futures​

Are you interested in the field of sustainable development, developing a broad understanding of worldviews, global driving forces of change and practical examples of working alternatives?

The new Diploma in Sustainable Development, delivered by Stellenbosch University’s School of Public Leadership in partnership with the Sustainability Institute, aims to address the great challenge we face in the world today, namely creation of a new generation of responsible entrepreneurs who understand the world we live in, have the skills to set up the kinds of organisations that are appropriate to our new post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals context, and have a ​set of values that equips them for action in a complex world.

This education is place-based and is rooted in a mature, socially integrated and ecologically designed community, that includes a wide range of social enterprises in the farm, energy, craft, education, tourism and service provision sectors.

Why is it relevant?

Moving forward, it will not be possible for capable young people who are starting out in the world of work to depend solely on others to create opportunities for them.

More and more opportunities will arise from the need to invest substantially in repairing the future – this is clearly evident in the fact that investments in renewable energy have exceeded investments in fossil fuels every year since 2009. There is, therefore, a greater need than ever before to prepare capable young people for futures that are dependent on their own abilities to inspire, network, create and efficiently organize across sectors.

Overview of the Diploma

  • 3 year, 360 credit Diploma
  • NQF level (HEQF) 6
  • Designed to develop new class of South African developmental ac​tivists and social entrepreneurs
  • Strong focus on small enterprise development and management
  • For students looking for learning and development beyond the confines of a mainstream academic mould

More information can be downloaded here, and a video providing an overview of the programme can be viewed below.

For more information, contact the programme coordinator at [email protected] or phone 021 881 3952. To apply visit www.maties.com.

Diploma in Public Accountability

Welcome to the Diploma in Public Accountability. This Higher Education Diploma is designed to provide an opportunity for employees and prospective employees to develop or enhance the required competencies and follow a career path in the public sector. The objectives are to give you access to an opportunity to:

  • enhance your capacity to do the work required of you;
  • make a positive difference in the communities you serve through enhanced competencies;
  • comply with the public administration and management competency requirements as set for your current or envisaged positions;combine studies with workplace demands;
  • gain a higher education qualification; and,
  • embark on a qualification path that keeps track with career progression​

Mode of Presentation​
The diploma is presented in a blended mode, meaning that short duration direct and real time interaction by means of telematics are combined with learning by means of electronic media. Both years of study will require attending six days of direct contact sessions, scheduled for 23 to 28 March 2015 at the Bellville Park Campus of Stellenbosch University, with potential repeat of contact sessions at other centers where adequate numbers of students live and work. In addition, 60 hours of interactive telematics sessions and invigilated assessments spread throughout the year must be attended at decentralized venues across the country. The package covered by the student fees include learning equipment and materials such as a notebook/tablet device, internet connectivity, e-learning materials and some hard copy books and manuals.​

What are the entry requirements?​

​A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with:​

  • An achievement of at least 3 (40%) in four​ recognized NSC subjects of which one must be English,

OR

  • A min of 30% in the language of learning and​ teaching plus an achievement of at least 3 (40%) in four other recognized NSC subjects plus 3 years relevant work experience,

OR

  • A higher education qualification.​

Fees:​

For cost information, please contact the Programme Administrator or see the ​course related costs below for Year 1 and Year 2.

​​For more information on Diploma in public Accountability, pleaseclick here​  to access the brochure.​

To apply online for the Diploma in Accountability please visit the University of Stellenbosch (US) portal, via the link: 

https://web-apps.sun.ac.za/eAansoek2/alg.jsp?Tl=1​