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BCom 4-year programme

University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
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Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
4 years
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Degree
Bachelors
Major
Accounting | Business Management
Area of study
Business and Administration
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
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Program Overview

Programme: BCom 4-year programme

The programme is aimed at the training of students in the Economic and Management Sciences who do not meet the prescribed admission requirements for a BCom degree.


Programme information

This is the ideal starting point for students who are interested in studying towards BCom degrees in Management or Financial sciences. Students must apply during October of their first year to transfer to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (Hatfield Campus). Placement in BCom (Accounting Sciences) and BCom (Investment Management) cannot be guaranteed as these are selection programmes where numbers are limited. All modules must be passed in the first year to transfer to any of the BCom programmes.


Admission requirements

The admission requirements below apply to all who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications.


  • Minimum requirements
    • Achievement level
      • English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 4
      • Mathematics: 3
      • APS: 26 Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

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.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the BCom 4-year programme includes the following modules:


  • Fundamental modules
    • AIM 111: Academic information management 111
    • AIM 121: Academic information management 121
    • LST 133: Language, life and study skills 133
    • LST 143: Language, life and study skills 143
    • UPO 120: Academic orientation 120
  • Core modules
    • BAM 133: Basic business mathematics 133
    • FRK 133: Financial accounting 133
    • FRK 143: Financial accounting 143
    • OBS 133: Business management 133
    • OBS 143: Business management 143
    • STK 133: Statistics 133
    • STK 143: Statistics 143
    • WST 133: Mathematical statistics 133

Elective modules

Students must select two of the following three modules: BDO 121, BEM 120, or INF 112, or alternatively PAD 112 and PAD 122.


Minimum credits

  • Minimum credits: 88
  • Minimum credits: 130
  • Minimum credits: 117
  • Minimum credits: 120

Curriculum information

Students must complete sufficient elective modules from the list provided to ensure that these add up to 120 credits, bearing in mind prerequisites for third-year modules.


Elective 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 315: Development economics 315
  • EKN 320: Economics 320
  • EKN 325: Economics 325
  • OBS 310: Business management 310
  • OBS 370: Business analytics 370
  • PAD 312: Public administration 312
  • PAD 322: Public administration 322
  • STK 310: Statistics 310
  • STK 320: Statistics 320

General Academic Regulations and Student Rules

The General Academic Regulations (G Regulations) and General Student Rules apply to all faculties and registered students of the University, as well as all prospective students who have accepted an offer of a place at the University of Pretoria.


Regulations, degree requirements and information

The faculty regulations, information on and requirements for the degrees published here are subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information.


University of Pretoria Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) verification project

The higher education sector has undergone an extensive alignment to the Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF) across all institutions in South Africa. In order to comply with the HEQSF, all institutions are legally required to participate in a national initiative led by regulatory bodies such as the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).


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