MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS SCIENCES

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

DOCTOR OF BUSINESS LEADERSHIP DEGREE FEBRUARY 2024 INTAKE

Applications are invited for admission into the Doctor of Business Leadership degree programme at the Midlands
State University for the February 2024 Intake.

Programme Overview
The programme provides an opportunity to practicing executive managers and directors to investigate the ongoing
practices in their organisations in order to develop new contextual theories, or theories that will complement those
built around the practices of organisations in developed markets.

Programme Summary
The Doctor of Business Leadership degree commences with three (3) semesters of taught modules. The second
stage of the programme, which should take another three (3) semesters, involves undertaking a supervised and
externally examined doctoral thesis.

Admission Requirements.
To be eligible for admission to the Doctor of Business Leadership programme, a candidate must have:
• at least five (5) years managerial experience, of which three (3) years or more must be at Executive
Management and/or Director levels.
• A good pass in a relevant business-related Masters or MPhil degree from a recognized institution.
• Note that only short-listed candidates will be communicated to.

Programme Delivery
The programme employs a blended learning approach which combines traditional face- to- face and online
learning.

Application Details
Application forms can be completed online on the University website: ww5.msu.ac.zw. Alternatively, an applicant
can obtain an application form physically from the Admissions Office at our Gweru, Harare (No.1 Kwame

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Nkrumah Avenue) and Zvishavane Campuses. A non-refundable application fee of fifty dollars (USD50) or its
ZWL equivalent at the prevailing interbank rate for Zimbabwean applicants and one hundred dollars (USD100)
for international applicants is charged for each application.

Application fees can be deposited in the following bank accounts:

Zimbabwean Applicants:
USD:
Account Name: Midlands State University
Bank Name: CBZ Bank
Account Number: 10720772520202
Currency: USD
Branch code: 107
Swift code : COBZZWHA

Account Name: Midlands State University

Bank Name: ECOBANK
USD Account No. : 5783600005622
Branch code: 26000
Swift code: ECOCZWHX
Branch Name: KWEKWE

ZWL:
Bank: ZB Bank
Branch: Gweru
Account No: 4575486039200

Bank: CBZ Bank

Branch: Gweru
Account No: 01820772520046

Bank: African Banking Corporation

Account No:28624025502017
Gweru Branch

Foreign Applicants:

Account Name: Midlands State University

Bank Name: CBZ Bank
Account Number: 10720772520202
Currency: USD
Branch code: 107
Swift code : COBZZWHA

Offer letters with information regarding tuition fees and dates for registration, orientation and commencement of
lectures will be issued to successful candidates.

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 31st January 2023.

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