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Before you complete the application form
Write three essays (see below), prepare a comprehensive CV, get certified copies of your academic records and pay your application fee. Next, apply directly on the USB website by completing the application form online, and upload your supporting documents.
Essays
Write an essay of approximately 100 words on each of the following:
- Describe the organisational unit in which you are presently employed and relate it to the total organisational in terms of scope, size and responsibility.
- Summary of your job description.
- Motivate why you should be accepted for the programme and briefly explain the contribution that you can make to the learning experience of others.
Apply in three steps
- Pay your application fee: Find the bank details below.
- Apply online: Complete the online MDevF application form. You will be able to complete the form incrementally without losing information.
- Upload your supporting documentation online:
- Proof of application fee payment
- Detailed CV
- Three essays
- Certified copies of degree certificates (which must include a transcript of the subjects)
- Proof of school-leaving mathematics results
- A copy of your ID (or passport for non-South African students)
- A marriage certificate (where the applicant's new surname does not match that on the degree certificates)
Payment details
Bank: Standard Bank
Type of account: Cheque Account
Account number: 073003069
Branch name: Stellenbosch
Branch code: 050610
SWIFT code: SBZAZAJJ.
Proof of payment of your application fee can also be e-mailed to mdevf@usb.ac.za.
Further information
USB's Admissions Office in Bellville, near Cape Town (students from South Africa, other African countries except West Africa, and further afield), or
USB's West African representative in Lagos, Nigeria (students from West Africa).
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