Program Overview

Programme: BCom

The programme is aimed at the training of students in the Economic and Management Sciences, but it does not lead to a specific vocational outcome. However, students are able to compile their own curricula with a view to work opportunities in all sectors.

Programme Information

• Code: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
• Department: Economics
• Credits: Minimum duration of study: 3 years, Total credits: 376, NQF level: 07

Admission Requirements

• The closing date is an administrative admission guideline for non-selection programmes.
• The following persons will be considered for admission:
  • Candidates who are in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the National Senior Certificate (NSC) with admission to bachelor's degree studies
  • Candidates who are graduates from other tertiary institutions or have been granted the status of graduates of such institutions
  • Candidates who are graduates of another faculty at the University of Pretoria
• Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.
• Transferring students: Candidates previously registered for the BCom — Extended programme, and candidates previously registered at UP or at another university will be considered according to specific guidelines.

Minimum Requirements

• Achievement level: English Home Language or English First Additional Language: NSC/IEB: 5, AS Level: C, Mathematics: NSC/IEB: 4, AS Level: D
• APS: 30
• Cambridge A level candidates who obtained at least a D and International Baccalaureate (IB) HL candidates who obtained at least a 4 in the required subjects will be considered for admission.

Additional Requirements

1. General Regulations G.1 to G.15 (with the exception of Regulation G.11.2(c)) apply to a bachelor's degree.
2. A student may not take more than the prescribed number of modules per semester unless the Dean decides otherwise.
3. A student may take a module not listed as an elective module only if the prior approval of the Dean has been obtained.
4. A student who is in possession of a bachelor's degree may not present any modules passed for that degree for another field of specialisation or degree in this Faculty.
5. A module already passed may only be repeated with the approval of the Dean.
6. A module passed may not be taken into account for more than one degree or field of specialisation.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The Dean has the right of authorisation regarding matters not provided for in the General Regulations or the Faculty Regulations.

Other Programme-Specific Information

• If BER 210 and BER 220 are chosen as core modules at 200-level, the elective modules will total 40 credits and the core modules 93 credits at 100-level.
• If WTW or WST is chosen as core modules, the credits will be higher.
• If BAC 200 is chosen, INF 281 (3 additional credits) is compulsory.
• FRK 122 is a terminating module. If FRK 122 is selected, a candidate will not be able to continue with Financial Accounting at the 200- and 300- level.

Promotion to Next Study Year

• A student must pass at least 4 core semester or 2 core year modules to be admitted to the subsequent year of study.
• If a student has passed less than the required minimum of 4 core semester or 2 core year modules, he/she will not be readmitted to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.
• A student whose studies have been suspended because of his/her poor academic performance has the right to appeal against the decision of the Faculty's Admissions Committee.

Pass with Distinction

• A degree may be awarded with distinction provided the candidate meets the following criteria:
  1. Completes the degree within three years
  2. Obtains a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 75%
  3. Repeated passed modules will not be considered. The initial pass mark of module will be used when calculating the GPA.

General Information

• Students who commenced their studies before 2015 must complete the programme in terms of the curriculum of the year in which they commenced their studies.
• Students who are registering for a degree programme for the first time from 2015 onward must take the modules indicated under the particular field of specialisation.

Fundamental Modules

• 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

Core Modules

• EKN 110: Economics 110
• EKN 120: Economics 120
• FRK 111: Financial accounting 111
• FRK 121: Financial accounting 121
• FRK 122: Financial accounting 122
• INF 183: Informatics 183
• OBS 114: Business management 114
• OBS 124: Business management 124
• STK 110: Statistics 110
• STK 113: Statistics 113
• STK 120: Statistics 120
• STK 123: Statistics 123
• WST 111: Mathematical statistics 111
• WST 121: Mathematical statistics 121
• WTW 114: Calculus 114
• WTW 124: Mathematics 124
• WTW 134: Mathematics 134
• WTW 146: Linear algebra 146
• WTW 148: Calculus 148

Elective Modules

• BEM 120: Marketing management 120
• INF 112: Informatics 112
• KRG 110: Commercial law 110
• KRG 120: Commercial law 120
• PAD 112: Public administration 112
• PAD 122: Public administration 122
• WTW 114: Calculus 114
• WTW 124: Mathematics 124
• WTW 134: Mathematics 134
• WTW 146: Linear algebra 146
• WTW 148: Calculus 148

Second Year Modules

• BER 210: Business law 210
• BER 220: Business law 220
• KOB 281: Communication management 281

Third Year Modules

• ABR 311: Labour law 311
• ABV 320: Labour relations 320
• BAC 300: Business accounting 300
• BDO 319: Industrial and organisational psychology 319
• BDO 329: Industrial and organisational psychology 329
• BEL 300: Taxation 300
• BEM 314: Marketing research 314
• BEM 321: Marketing management 321
• EKN 310: Economics 310
• EKN 314: Economics 314
• EKN 320: Economics 320
• EKN 325: Economics 325
• OBS 310: Business management 310
• PAD 312: Public administration 312
• PAD 322: Public administration 322
• STK 310: Statistics 310
• STK 320: Statistics 320
• WST 311: Multivariate analysis 311
• WST 312: Stochastic processes 312
• WST 321: Time-series analysis 321
• WST 322: Actuarial statistics 322
• WTW 310: Analysis 310
• WTW 354: Financial engineering 354
• WTW 381: Algebra 381
• WTW 382: Dynamical systems 382
• WTW 383: Numerical analysis 383