History

A brief history of Rhodes Business School:

• Started in 2000 with seed money provided by Investec
• First intake of MBA students in 2001
• The MBA curriculum, which is designed and structured around the South African Excellence Framework, has a General Management focus
• In 2004, an Environmental Management stream was added. It is possible for students to take up to 6 Environmental Management electives in their MBA
• The Rhodes MBA is a part-time, modular programme over three years in terms of which students are required to attend 3 x 2-week teaching blocks in Grahamstown per year
• Students enjoy the benefits of two worlds: while they do not have to give up their jobs to read for an MBA, they are, at the same time, not deprived of the stimulation, excitement and interaction of the "business school classroom"
• The programme comprises 18 course-work modules and a research dissertation of 25 000 words.
• The first intake of students completed their studies and graduated in April 2004
• Mr Hugh Herman, Chairman of Investec, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University in April 2004