Program Overview

Programme: BCom specialising in Supply Chain Management

The purpose of this option is to equip learners of Supply chain management with the ability to participate in functional management within an integrated supply chain. This includes the disciplines of supply management, production and operations management, warehousing, transport management, and supply chain strategy.

Programme information

Students who achieved 70% and above in English Home Language (an A or a B), and 80% and above in English First Additional Language (only an A) in the NSC (or equivalent) will be exempted from ALL 124 and therefore do not have to register and pass this module to complete their degrees. Students who achieved 69% and below in English Home Language (a C and below), and 79% and below in English First Additional Language (a B and below) have to register for ALL 124 and pass this module in order to be awarded their degrees.

Admission requirements

• Achievement level: NSC/IEB
• English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5
• Mathematics: 4
• APS: 30 Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS. Applicants currently in Grade 12 must apply with their final Grade 11 (or equivalent) results. Applicants who have completed Grade 12 must apply with their final NSC or equivalent qualification results. Please note that meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission.

Additional requirements

General Academic Regulations G1 to G15 apply to a bachelor's degree.

1. A student may not take more than the prescribed number of modules per semester unless permission has been obtained from the Dean.
2. A module that has already been passed may only be repeated with the approval of the Dean.
3. It remains the student's responsibility to ascertain, prior to registration, whether all the modules he/she intends taking can be accommodated in the class, test and examination timetables.
4. The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences supports an outcomes-based education system and places a high premium on the development of specific academic competences. Class attendance of all modules and for the full duration of all programmes is therefore compulsory for all students.
5. The Dean has the right of authorisation regarding matters not provided for in the General Academic Regulations or the Faculty regulations.

Other programme-specific information

"Major subject"
To be considered a "major subject" the equivalent of four 14-week modules, including two at 300-level, must be passed provided that:

• a module passed at 300-level shall only be recognised for degree purposes if the corresponding prescribed module(s) at 200-level has/have been passed, unless the Dean decides otherwise;
• the following modules which are offered at 300-level only, are also considered "major subjects": Labour law 311 (ABR 311), Labour relations 320 (ABV 320), and International business management 359 (OBS 359); and
• only two 14-week modules, or the equivalent thereof, that are not preceded by the 100- and 200-level modules, may be taken for degree purposes. In other words, at least four 14-week modules must be taken at 300-level that are preceded by the 100- and 200-level, except for modules offered on 200- and 300-level only.

Promotion to next study year

According to General Academic Regulation G3 students have to comply with certain requirements as set by the Faculty Board.

1. In order to register for the next year of study a student must pass at least 60% of the official credits listed for a year level of study for a three-year programme.
2. A student will be deemed to be in the second, third or a more senior year once he or she enrols for any module in any of these levels of study.
3. If a student has passed less than the required minimum of at least 60% of the official credits listed for a year level, he/she will not be readmitted to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Such a student may apply in writing to the EMS Appeals Committee to be readmitted conditionally with the proviso that the Appeals Committee may set further conditions with regard to the student's academic progress. The Committee may deny a student's application for readmission.
4. If a student has been readmitted conditionally, his/her academic progress will be monitored after the first semester examinations to determine whether he/she has complied with the requirements set by the EMS Appeals Committee. If not, his/her studies will be suspended.
5. A student whose studies have been suspended because of his/her poor academic performance has the right to appeal against the decision of the EMS Faculty Appeals Committee.
6. A student may be refused admission to the examination, or promotion to a subsequent year of study or promotion in a module (if applicable) if he/ she fails to fulfil the attendance requirements. Class attendance in all modules and for the full duration of all programmes is compulsory for all students.

Pass with distinction

1. A degree may be awarded with distinction provided the candidate meets the following criteria:
2. Completes the degree within three years;
3. Obtains a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 75%;
4. Repeated passed modules will not be considered. The initial pass mark of module will be used when calculating the GPA.
5. A degree will only be awarded with distinction to transferees from other degrees in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, other faculties and from other universities who still complete their bachelor degrees within three years (including the years registered for the other degree and credits transferred and recognised).
6. The GPA will be not be rounded up to a whole number.
7. Exceptional cases will be considered by the Dean.

Curriculum

The curriculum consists of the following modules:

Year 1

• AIM 111: Academic information management 111
• AIM 121: Academic information management 121
• ALL 124: Academic literacy for Economic and Management Sciences 124
• UPO 107: Academic orientation 107
• BEM 120: Marketing management 120
• EKN 110: Economics 110
• EKN 120: Economics 120
• FRK 111: Financial accounting 111
• FRK 122: Financial accounting 122
• INF 112: Informatics 112
• INF 183: Informatics 183
• OBS 114: Business management 114
• OBS 124: Business management 124
• STC 110: Statistics 110
• STK 110: Statistics 110
• STK 120: Statistics 120

Year 2

• OBS 214: Responsible management 214
• BEM 212: Consumer behaviour 212
• BER 210: Business law 210
• BER 220: Business law 220
• FBS 212: Financial management 212
• FBS 222: Financial management 222
• KOB 281: Communication management 281
• OBS 210: Business management 210
• OBS 216: Supply chain management 216
• OBS 220: Business management 220
• OBS 226: Supply chain management 226

Year 3

• ABV 320: Labour relations 320
• OBS 310: Business management 310
• OBS 316: Supply chain management 316
• OBS 326: Supply chain management 326
• OBS 330: Business management 330
• OBS 359: International business management 359
• OBS 370: Business analytics 370

General information

Minimum credits: 125 (Year 1), 159 (Year 2), 140 (Year 3) Students who obtained at least a symbol 5 (60-69%) in Mathematics in the final NSC (or equivalent) will be admitted to STK 110 and STK 120; all other students must first pass STC 110. STK 110 will be credited but STK 120 still needs to be passed.