The IIE MSA, formerly known as Monash South Africa, is a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

located in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

. The Managing Director at IIE MSA is currently Louise Wiseman.

History

The IIE MSA was founded in 2001 as Monash South Africa by

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university h ...

, an Australian university named after a civil engineer,

John Monash General (Australia), General Sir John Monash, (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War. He commanded the 13th Brigade (Australia), 13th Infantry Brigade before the war an ...

. The university was built on an agriculture land in Ruimsig, Roodeport. The first class intake at the IIE MSA was in

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...

and environmental sciences. In 2019, it was renamed as IIE MSA after becoming part of

The Independent Institute of Education The Independent Institute of Education (IIE) is a private higher education institution in South Africa and is a wholly owned subsidiary of investment holding company ADvTECH Group Limited. The IIE confers a range of tertiary qualifications, thr ...

Faculties

Schools

Monash South Africa no longer accepts students into degrees and diplomas the IIE MSA which bought Monash SA continued the offering which falls in the following :

Faculty of Business, Engineering and Technology

The faculty offers a range of exciting undergraduate programmes, Honours programmes, postgraduate diplomas and master's degrees. It also recognises the busy working professional, whether they are at early, mid- or advanced career levels, and accommodates flexible part-time and postgraduate options. The IIE MSA's Faculty of Business, Engineering and Technology offers IIE undergraduate degrees in the following areas: *Accounting *Computer and Information Sciences *Economics *Electrical and Electronic Engineering *Law *Management *Marketing It is one of only two private institutions to receive South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) accreditation for its accounting degree. In 2013, Monash South Africa began offering the SAICA accredited Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting program, which serves as the last entrance requirement to write the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) board exams. This was the first time the accreditation had been offered to a private institution. Monash achieved this through a partnership with Independent service provider CA Connect. From 2018 academic year, the institution announced it would go it alone in offering the program going forward.

Faculty of Social and Health Sciences

The IIE MSA's Faculty of Social and Health Sciences currently offers IIE undergraduate degrees in the following areas: *Bachelor of Public Health *Bachelor of Social Science - with the following areas of study: *Communication and Media Studies, *Criminology and Criminal Justice, *Development Studies (incorporating Human Geography), *International Studies, *Journalism Studies, *Philosophy, *Political Studies, *Psychology, *Public Relations Practice, and *Sociology. ¹The Bachelor of Child and Youth Care was endorsed by the South African Council of Social Service Professions.

Programmes

A range of IIE undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and short learning programmes are offered at IIE MSA. Currently, the degrees and short programmes on offer are:

Undergraduate

* Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences * Bachelor of Social Science * Bachelor of Public Health * Bachelor of Commerce in Law * Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering * Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering * Bachelor of Commerce * Bachelor of Accounting * Bachelor of Commerce in Economics * Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering * Bachelor of Arts

Postgraduate

* Master of Philosophy in Arts * Master of Philosophy in Integrated Water * Management Master of International Business * Master of Business Administration

References

External links

Official Site
{{Coord, 26, 05, 00, S, 27, 52, 37, E, region:ZA-GP_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title Campuses of Monash University Educational institutions established in 2001 Universities in Gauteng University and college campuses in South Africa 2001 establishments in South Africa