Program Overview

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University of Cape Town Program Details

The University of Cape Town offers various programs through its Faculty of Commerce. The details of these programs are as follows:

Faculty of Commerce

The Faculty of Commerce at the University of Cape Town comprises several departments, including:

• College of Accounting
• Finance and Tax
• School of Economics
• Education Development Unit (EDU)
• Information Systems
• School of Management Studies
  • Actuarial Science
  • Applied Management (Postgraduate Diplomas)
  • Marketing
  • Industrial and Organisational Psychology
  • Professional Communication
• The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance
• Commerce IT (IT support)

Department of Finance & Tax

The Department of Finance & Tax offers the following programs:

Undergraduate Programmes

• BBusSc specialising in Finance with Accounting
• BBusSc specialising in Finance, Investment and Banking

Postgraduate Programmes

• Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Finance
• Master of Applied Finance
• MCom in Finance in the field of Corporate Finance and Valuations
• MCom in Finance in the field of Financial Management
• MCom in Finance in the field of Investment Management
• PhD in Finance
• Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Taxation
• MCom/LLM specialising in International Taxation
• MCom in Taxation in the field of South African Income Tax
• PhD in Taxation
• MCom in Risk Management of Financial Markets
• Master of Financial Engineering

Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Finance

About the programme

The Bachelor of Commerce Honours specialising in Finance prepares students for participation in the finance industry or for entry to further academic development in finance by exposing them to advanced issues in finance from both practical and theoretical perspectives.

Programme Convenor

The programme convenor is Dr Ayesha Sayed.

Entrance requirements

Applicants to the programme must meet the basic entrance requirements, being a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with majors in Finance and Investment Science. A minimum of 65% in the major subjects is expected, but this does not guarantee acceptance to the programme.

Duration

The program is offered over 1 year of full-time study, with classes commencing in February. All classes are in-person, with no online or hybrid option.

Prescribed curriculum/programme structure

The program consists of the following courses: | Course Code | Course Name | NQF Credits| NQF Level
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| FTX4056S | Applied Investments | 18| 8
| FTX4057F | Applied Corporate Finance| 18| 8
| FTX4052H | Finance Honours Research Project| 40| 8
| FTX4086F | Alternative Investments| 18| 8
| FTX4087S | Topics in Banking and Treasury Management| 18| 8
| FTX4058Z | Quantitative Methods for Finance| 9| 8
| FTX4059Z | Financial Modelling| 9| 8

Assessment

Students must pass every course with at least 50% to qualify. General tests, tutorials, and assignments during the year will be weighted 40-50% of the final year mark.

Failure of a course

Students will not be allowed to repeat core (non-elective) courses. A student whose research report is given a mark of less than 50%, but who is allowed to make changes to the dissertation and resubmit it, will be awarded a maximum mark of 50%.

Distinction

Students with an overall weighted average of at least 75%, and a minimum of 70% for FTX4051H, will be awarded the degree "in the first class".