| IIE MSA | |
| Established: | 2001 |
| Former Name: | Monash South Africa |
| Type: | Private university |
| Administrative Staff: | 220 (80 academics) |
| Students: | 4,000 |
| City: | Ruimsig, Johannesburg |
| State: | Gauteng |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Affiliations: | Laureate International Universities, The Independent Institute of Education |
| Colours: | Red and black |
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]
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]
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 :
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]
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.
The IIE MSA's Faculty of Social and Health Sciences currently offers IIE undergraduate degrees in the following areas:
1The Bachelor of Child and Youth Care was endorsed by the South African Council of Social Service Professions.
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: