MPhil in Futures Studies
Stellenbosch, South Africa
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
ZAR 211,363 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* for South African students | application fee of R850 non-refundable and applicable to all students
Introduction
Gain the strategic foresight to make better decisions
This internationally accredited MPhil Futures Studies will equip you with strategic foresight to make long-range decisions, mitigate risk and sense opportunities - essential competencies for strategists and senior leaders. You will learn how to respond to change and make the right decisions to thrive as a result of change.
As the only programme of its kind presented in Africa and one of only a few in the world, it will equip you with high-level competencies to react meaningfully to growing complexity in the organisational environment while taking Africa and South Africa’s unique developmental challenges into account.
A transformative learning experience awaits you - particularly if you see your future self as a strategist, long-range decision-maker, consultant or corporate leader.
Remain relevant by investing in your career
If you are a strategist, managing director, CEO or a manager or specialist involved in strategic planning, the MPhil Futures Studies will give you a unique advantage in your industry. It will also benefit you if you want to play a role in creating a better future for South Africa and Africa. This is the only programme of its kind presented on the Master’s level in Africa, and one of only a few in the world.
Study while you work
The format in which the MPhil Futures Studies is presented allows you to study while you work.
Year 1: Do five core modules delivered via on-campus or online classes
The course content is presented through a series of lectures and workshops. This is where you can choose between on-campus classes and online classes. The weekly classes (4 hours per session) are presented at the Business School’s campus. The online classes, delivered synchronously with the on-campus classes, can be followed via an internet-linked laptop from anywhere in the world.
Year 2: Research assignment
You need to complete a research assignment during the second year of enrolment.
Ideal Students
Futures Studies serves the needs of individuals, groups, organisations and governments that wish to gain an understanding of possible changes in their long-term future and to respond accordingly. This is particularly important in light of Africa’s and South Africa’s imperative to raise the quality of life. This, in turn, requires the development of individuals and institutions with a holistic understanding of the social, ethical, political, technical and economic forces shaping the future. This programme will therefore benefit:
- Strategic planners, managing directors, CEOs and those involved in strategic planning over five to 20 years and longer
- Anyone who wants to play a role in creating a better future for South Africa and Africa.
This programme will prepare you for senior-level positions in public and private corporations, in government, financial institutions and global institutions.
Admissions
Curriculum
NQF level: 9 (180 credits)
Format: Year 1 comprises 5 core modules delivered in 25 weekly sessions (on campus or online). Year 2 comprises the research assignment.
Core modules
Year 1 of this programme consists of 5 modules:
- Scanning the Environment
- Quantitative and Qualitative Futures Studies Methods
- Demography
- Technology Futures
- Applied Futures Studies
Research assignment
You need to complete a research assignment during the second year of enrolment which counts for 80 of your total course credits. This assignment allows you to apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired to a field of your choice.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- For strategists, MDs, CEOs, managers and consultants involved in strategic planning
- Gateway to PhD Futures Studies
Program delivery
Place of delivery
The on-campus classes are presented at Stellenbosch Business School’s campus in the Tyger Valley business district in northern Cape Town while the online classes are presented via the high-tech classrooms where you join the class via an internet-linked laptop in real-time and from anywhere in the world (blended learning format).