College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2021 4 Table 1: CBE 2021 strengths and weaknesses Strengths (Progressive performance since 2020) Weaknesses (Weaker results since 2020) Enrolment 1. Enrolment in honours programmes grew to 1 304 (+11%). 2. Enrolment in master’s programmes grew to 842 (+12%). 3. Enrolment in doctoral programmes grew to 302 (+16%). Enrolment 1. Hugely affected by travel restrictions and the absence of a UJ campus experience, international undergraduate enrolment dropped to 962 (-5%). 2. Hugely affected by travel restrictions and the absence of a UJ campus experience, international postgraduate enrolment dropped to 235 (-51%). Graduate output 4. Honours graduates grew to 850 (+19%) 5. PG Below M grew to 1 181 (+6%) 6. Doctorate output grew to 40 (+8%). Graduate output Overall, postgraduate output dropped, undoubtedly due to the societal, professional, economic, and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic since most of our students at this level are senior managers in full-time employment. 3. Postgraduate Diploma graduates dropped to 331 (-19%) since students were heavily reliant on private and public sector sponsorships. 4. Master’s graduates dropped to 193 (-14%). 5. Black South African doctorates dropped to 5 (-220%). 6. The percentage of honours students completing in minimum time dropped to 62% (-7%). 7. The percentage of doctoral candidates completing in minimum time dropped to 46% (-6%).
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