IIE MSA

Former name	Monash South Africa
Type	Private university
Established	2001
Administrative staff	220 (80 academics)
Students	4,000
Location	Ruimsig, Johannesburg , Gauteng , South Africa
Colours	Red and black
Affiliations	Laureate International Universities, The Independent Institute of Education
Website	www.iiemsa.co.za

The IIE MSA, formerly known as Monash South Africa, is a university located in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.^[1] The Managing Director at IIE MSA is currently Louise Wiseman.^[2]

History

The IIE MSA was founded in 2001 as Monash South Africa by Monash University, an Australian university named after a civil engineer, John Monash.^[3]

The university was built on an agriculture land in Ruimsig, Roodeport. The first class intake at the IIE MSA was in geography and environmental sciences.^[4]

In 2019, it was renamed as IIE MSA after becoming part of The Independent Institute of Education.^[3]

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:[7]

• 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.^{[citation needed]} 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^[5]
• Bachelor of Social Science^[5]
• Bachelor of Public Health^[5]
• Bachelor of Commerce in Law^[5]
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering^[5]
• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering^[5]
• Bachelor of Commerce^[5]
• Bachelor of Accounting^[5]
• Bachelor of Commerce in Economics^[5]
• Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering^[5]
• Bachelor of Arts^[5]

Postgraduate

• Master of Philosophy in Arts^[6]
• Master of Philosophy in Integrated Water^[6]
• Management Master of International Business^[6]
• Master of Business Administration^[6]