Programme comparison
Choose the MBA for management practice; choose the PhD for original scholarly research. Both online pathways are tuition-free at AFU.
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BA (Hons) Business Administration
BA · 3 years full-time
BA (Hons) Economics
BA (Hons) Education Studies
BA (Hons) International Affairs
BA (Hons) Law
BA (Hons) Marketing & Communications
BA (Hons) Sociology & Criminology
BA in African Legal Studies & Commercial Law (Dual Award)
BA · 36 months
BA in Digital Media & Strategic Communication (Dual Award)
BA in International Trade & Corridor Logistics (Dual Award)
BA in Sustainable Development & Public Governance (Dual Award)
BS Inclusive Financial Systems & Micro-Insurance
BSC · 36 months
BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance
BSC · 3 years full-time
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
BSc (Hons) Cybersecurity
BSc (Hons) Data Analytics
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science
BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
BSc (Hons) Nursing & Health Sciences
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc Artificial Intelligence & Cloud Systems (Dual Award)
BSc Data Science & Climate Resilience Analytics (Dual Award)
BSc Data Science & Computational Intelligence (Wits Dual Award)
BSc International Agribusiness & Food Security (Dual Award)
BSc Software Engineering & Digital Systems (Dual Award)
BSc Software Engineering & Mobile Systems (Wits Dual Award)
Certificat Rédaction administrative et notes de service
CERTIFICATE · 4 mois
Certificat SYSCOHADA — lecture des états
DBA — Direction d'entreprise en Afrique francophone
DBA · 36 mois
DBA Pan-African Corporate Expansion & Scaling
DBA · 36 months
Doctor of Business Administration
DBA · 3–4 years
Doctor of Business Administration (African Enterprise)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
PHD · 3–4 years
Doctorat en gestion
PHD · 36 mois
Doctorat Études du développement africain
PHD · 36–60 mois
Doctorat Sciences de l'éducation
Executive Master of Business Administration
MBA · 24 months
Executive MBA in Bilingual Public Management & Diplomacy (Dual Award)
MBA · 18 months
Executive MBA in Pan-African Trade & AfCFTA Innovation (Dual Award)
Executive MBA in Pan-African Trade & Innovation (Dual Award)
MBA · 20 months
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
CERTIFICATE · 9 months
Graduate Certificate in Digital Marketing
Graduate Certificate in Human Resources
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
Licence Communication et médias africains
BA · 36 mois
Licence Comptabilité et contrôle de gestion
BSC · 36 mois
Licence Développement rural et agronomie appliquée
Licence Droit des affaires (OHADA — parcours académique)
Licence Gestion
Licence Gestion des organisations
Licence Informatique
Licence Informatique et systèmes
Licence Santé communautaire
Licence Sciences de l'éducation
LLM African Human Rights & Governance (1 Year)
MA · 12 months
LLM African Trade Law and Dispute Settlement
MA · 18 months
LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance
LLM International Commercial Law
MA Administration Publique (Afrique Francophone)
MA · 24 months
MA African Languages and Academic Communication
MA African Union Institutional Governance & Peace Mediation
MA African Union Policy and Regional Integration
MA Applied Psychology
MA Classroom Study
MA Conflict Transformation & Peacebuilding
MA Creative Writing
MA Development Communication (1 Year)
MA Documentary Practice
MA Education Leadership
MA Education Planning & Management
MA French Professional Editing
MA Gender & Development
MA Health Systems Leadership
MA International Relations
MA Legal Translation
MA Local-Language News
MA Lusophone Africa Business and Public Service
MA Market Archives
MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections
MA Nollywood & African Creative Economy Strategy
MA Pan-African Digital Governance & Public Law (UCAD Dual Award)
MA Peace, Security and Civil-Military Administration
MA Sahel Heritage
MA Sahel Radio
MA Screen Business
MA Teacher Education (In-Post, Non-Licensure)
Master Adaptation climatique
MSC · 18 mois
Master Adaptation climatique et terres sahéliennes
MSC · 24 mois
Master Administration publique
Master Administration publique et décentralisation
MA · 24 mois
Master Agribusiness et chaînes de valeur
Master Agrobusiness
Master Comptabilité
Master Cybersécurité
Master Cybersécurité des administrations
Master Cybersécurité des PME
Master Droit des affaires
Master Droit OHADA et contentieux des affaires
Master Eau et assainissement
Master Eau, assainissement et villes
Master Éducation et formation
Master Énergies renouvelables
Master Énergies renouvelables et mini-réseaux
Master Entrepreneuriat
Master Finance et mobile money
Master Finances publiques et budgétisation
Master Genre, politiques publiques et Agenda 2063
Master Gestion de projet
Master Gestion minière
Master Gestion portuaire
Master Gouvernance locale
Master Gouvernance minière et contenu local
Master in Digital Governance & Cybersecurity (Dual Award)
MSC · 18 months
Master Ingénierie de la VAE et de la formation d'adultes
Master Intelligence artificielle
Master Journalisme et information d'intérêt public
Master Leadership éducatif et inspection
Master Leadership infirmier
Master Logistique et corridors
Master Marketing digital
Master of Business Administration
Master of Public Administration (African Public Administration)
MASTERS · 18 months
Master of Public Health & Digital Epidemiology (Dual Award)
Master Politiques publiques
Master Ressources humaines
Master Santé publique
Master Science des données
Master Science des données appliquée
Master Sécurité alimentaire
Master Systèmes de santé
Master Technologie financière
MBA — Administration des affaires (enseignement en français)
MBA · 18 mois
MBA Agri-Tech Commercialization & Food Value Chains (Stellenbosch Dual Award)
MBA Finance & Entrepreneurship (Dual Track)
MBA Healthcare Leadership & Epidemic Preparedness (UCT Dual Award)
MBA in Digital Transformation & Telecom Innovation (Dual Award)
MBA in Healthcare Management & Health Systems (Dual Award)
MSc African Infrastructure Financing & PPP Structuring
MSC · 24 months
MSc African Trade and AfCFTA Operations
MSc Agent Network Operations
MSc Agribusiness & Value-Chain Finance (Dual Track)
MSc Agricultural Economics
MSc Agrifood Systems
MSc Ambulance Dispatch Operations
MSc Artificial Intelligence
MSc Business Analytics
MSc City Heat and Flood Operations
MSc Climate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Management (Dual Track)
MSc Climate Change Adaptation & Sustainable Governance (UCT Dual Award)
MSc Climate-Resilient Agribusiness
MSc Community Agreements
MSc Community Health Programme Management
MSc Computer Science
MSc Cooperative Audit
MSc Cooperative Banking and Microfinance Management
MSc Cotton Operations
MSc Cybersecurity
MSc Data Science
MSc Data Science & Climate Resilience (Dual Award)
MSc Data Science & Development Policy (Dual Track)
MSc Digital Public Finance and Tax Administration
MSc Digital Public Services
MSc Economics & Policy
MSc Educational Assessment (English–French)
MSc Energy Access
MSc Energy Access and Off-Grid Enterprise
MSc Extractives Governance and Local Content
MSc Finance & Investment
MSc Financial Technology
MSc Fintech & Financial Inclusion
MSc Flood in Cities
MSc Global Trade & Intra-African Supply Chain Management (Stellenbosch Dual Award)
MSc Health Informatics
MSc Hospital Stores
MSc Hospitality Management
MSc Human Resource Management
MSc Humanitarian Operations and Logistics
MSc in FinTech & Cross-Border Digital Banking (Dual Award)
MSc Inclusive Payments and Mobile-Money Operations
MSc Informal Transport Operations
MSc Information Systems Management
MSc International Business
MSc Land Records
MSc Landing Site Operations
MSc Marketing & Brand Management
MSc Mineral Resource Analytics & Battery Value Addition (Wits Dual Award)
MSc Mini-Grid Maintenance
MSc Mobile Money Engineering & Telecoms FinTech
MSc Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (1 Year)
MSC · 12 months
MSc Municipal Cash Operations
MSc Natural Resource & Environmental Economics
MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice
MSc Nutrition & Food Security
MSc Off-Grid Solar & Battery Energy Storage Systems
MSc Organizational Leadership & Change
MSc Pan-African Development Economics & AfCFTA Policy (UCT Dual Award)
MSc Project Management
MSc Project Management for Development Programmes
MSc Public Financial Management
MSc Public Health
MSc Public Health & Health Systems Management (Dual Track)
MSc Public Health Informatics (District Systems)
MSc Real Estate & Asset Management
MSc Renewable Energy & Sustainable Infrastructure (Dual Award)
MSc Renewable Energy Engineering
MSc Renewable Energy Systems
MSc Renewable Microgrids & Hydro-Electric Systems (UCAD Dual Award)
MSc Sahel Agro-Ecology & Land Restoration Engineering
MSc Satellite Earth Observation for African Food Security
MSc School Feeding Operations
MSc Seed Systems
MSc Social Work (Advanced Practice)
MSc Sports Management
MSc Supply Chain & Logistics
MSc Sustainability & ESG Management
MSc Teacher Pay Operations
MSc Tourism & Hospitality Management
MSc Trade Operations
MSc Transport, Logistics & Trade Corridors
MSc Urban Development & Municipal Management
MSc Vaccine Supply Operations
MSc Water, Sanitation and Municipal Utilities
MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems
PG Certificate in French and English Professional Writing
PGCert Community Meetings
PGCert Cooperative Minutes
PGCert Digital Financial Services
PGCert District Health Information
PGCert Doctoral Supervision (African Time Zones)
PGCert Field Logistics
PGCert Grant & Programme Management
PGCert Low-Bandwidth Learning Design
PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice
PhD African Development Studies
PhD African Economic History & Post-Colonial Industrialization
PHD · 36–48 months
PhD Business Administration
PHD · 3–5 years
PhD Computer Science
PhD Data Science
PhD Education
PhD Governance & Development
PhD Public Health
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