Program Information

Online Undergraduate & Graduate Programs

Fields of Study: Business

• Undergraduate Degree Program
• Graduate Degree Program

Each program has active learning and practical management training that prepares our students to work within any organization in any industry successfully. All companies run projects, and our practice focuses on a project approach with a big emphasis on project control functions.

Entry pre-requisites: See the Admissions section for more information.

Undergraduate program durations:

• 6—7 months (Certificate),
• 1 year (Diploma),
• 2 years (Advanced Diploma).

Pots-graduate program durations:

• 6—7 months (Graduate Executive Certificate),
• 1 year (Graduate Executive Diploma),
• and 2 years (Executive Professional). Some programs do offer a Executive Expert (Main focus on accelerated Coaching and Mentoring).

PCiBS uses the Carnegie Unit (industry-standard) to define credits hours for all our online distance courses. All credits are related to a specific subject. Each credit constitutes an estimated minimum of 10 hours of student engagement, learning, practice, independent research, and assessment time concerning the outcomes and contexts of the subjects offered. The expected student workload is typically split per subject as follows:

• 52 hours – student engagement,
• 35 hours – learning & practice,
• 43 hours – independent research,
• 35 hours – and assessment

During the program’s study period, each student must enroll in an Assignment subject. This subject aims to accumulate all the skills and learnings gained during the tenure of your selected program. This Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) combines all the processes, methodologies, and activities students engaged within each subject. The PoE is the final assessment used to establish the level of competency students have gained during their studies.

Each course includes some assignments that form part of a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) (additional assignment subject) that must be presented during each program. The course follows a structured manner and allows students to develop their competencies for the specific discipline in question. The main aim of the course in to demonstrate proficiency in this discipline to ensure that the student can be a valuable asset to any project that they are involved with.

The expected student workload over the program duration for a PoE is as follows:

• 308 hours – PoE (*)

At PCiBS, all practical or portfolio of evidence (PoE) courses must be passed by all students to confirm their ability to perform as a competitive individual in the industry. The effectiveness of a performance-based individual is based on our ability to have lectured and practical (live) simulations of various projects that form part of each of the course that students attend.

Courses and assignments have specific competencies assigned to them to measure skills in a Linkert scale that runs from Novice, Basic, Practitioner, Master, Expert, Innovator. The range runs from 1 through to 6. Here are a few sample competencies that PCiBS will apply with all its courses.

Modes of Study

• Full-time (take courses as they are happening)
• Part-time (take courses at a time convenient for their schedule)

The programs offered are 100% online. The PCiBS distance education technology is a cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS), and the LMS is a live interactive distance education system.

Qualification

Select your qualification program in these sections.

Enroll full-time or Distance learning

Full-time (FT) undergraduate students will follow a one year study period of 3 semesters or 9 months per program and part-time (PT) students 6 semesters or 18 months (PT: if done consecutively).

The subjects will follow a specific enrollment pattern during that period. Each program has a subject that focuses on assignments during the program to compile student’s portfolios of evidence (PoE), which is due during the last semester of each program.

Full-time graduate students study for an online postgraduate diploma in 1 year, and online Master’s degrees take 2 years of study. Part-time students can complete the program in 3 years by taking one subject per semester.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

Admission requirements for Undergraduate:

• Age: Minimum age of 18 years
• Recognition of Previous (RPL) Study: All documents need to be certified/notarized. All non-English documents must have a certified and evaluated English translation attached to the application.
• English level: For non-English speaking students, TOEFL / IELTS or equivalent is required for students who did not study at an English-speaking school. You can do your free practice test for TOEFL / IELTS, here. The Admissions Department might require TOEFL/IELTS scores.
• One passport-size photo.
• Passport copy / national ID card certified / notarized.

All PCiBS’ programs are conducted in English, and all correspondence will be in English.

Admission requirements for the Post-graduate Diploma or Master’s Degree:

• Any Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized institution.
• A professional qualification that is equivalent to a diploma/degree, and a minimum of two years of working experience.

OR

• Previous work experience in the field of Project Management (minimum 5 years) demonstrated through a CV.
• Two letters of recommendation by your peers to start your postgraduate studies explaining your experience and the reason you would undertake these studies.

PLUS

• Recognition of Previous (RPL) Study: All subjects/transcripts documents need to be certified/notarized. All non-English documents must have a certified and evaluated English translation attached to the application.
• English level: For non-English speaking students, TOEFL / IELTS or equivalent is required for students who did not study at English speaking schools. You can do your free practice test for TOEFL / IELTS, here. The Admissions Department might require TOEFL/IELTS scores.
• One passport-size photo.
• Passport copy / national ID card certified / notarized.

All PCiBS’ programs are conducted in English, and all correspondence will be in English.

Admission requirements for the Doctoral Programme:

• Any recognized Master’s Degree or its equivalent.
• Completed previous education in an English medium.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in the field of Ph.D. specialization.
• Education qualification documents.
• One passport-size photo.
• Passport copy / national ID card certified / notarized.
• Current Resume / C.V attached.
• A portfolio of published materials.
• Statement of intent for the study.
• All non-English documents must have a certified and evaluated English translation attached to the application.

All PCiBS’ programs are conducted in English, and all correspondence will be in English.

FEES for current and future Online Students 

The fees are all approximate (*) and can only be confirmed once students have enrolled for specific classes and your particular program fee.

It’s surprisingly affordable.

Our low tuition rates are based on specific programs and allow students to speed up their program, plus it will enable students to control the cost and the pace of their degree.

• PCiBS low tuition: We assist you to graduate with less debt by giving you lower tuition rates. It is much, much less than you’d expect to pay at most other online schools and universities.
• Our base rate for programs: PCiBS has spread the cost of all credits across the program, which means the base rate tuition links time and cost. This is where PCiBS online programs can save you some real money.
• Subject specialization: PCiBS allows payments per credit for specific subject specializations. Our online tuition saves you money.

Fees

PCiBS has a few payment options available for the program fee structures. View the FEES here.

Tuition fees

The main cost of your study is tuition fees. Each subject has expenses allocated to it, and that could vary depending on what program or qualification you have selected to study. During each term, you will only be charged for the subjects that you are enrolled in. Each program has a specific enrollment pattern that needs to be followed.

Other student costs

There are no application fees, but recognition of prior learning has a verification fee attached to this process at PCiBS.

There is a US$ enrollment fee per student. You can view all subject and program fees, plus other administrative costs here.

Professional Development Courses

Any courses that are offered by PCiBS are available to students during their own individual development.

 Coaching and Mentoring

Taking some of these courses or subjects might be advised by your Coach or Mentor to assist your Coaching process or Mentorship.

Individual Development Tool

All our students will be offered to take part in their own Individual Development Plan (IDP) for free. The IDP will assist students to direct their development where a gap has been identified in their knowledge or application base. The IDP methodology is offered by a 3rd party organization.

Talent Analytics and Competency Design

Students that are prompted to complete the talent analysis exercise will be assisted in their development after the results are given to the students. The talent analysis is performed on a secure and private website and is the IP of a 3rd party organization.