Program Overview

Programme: BComHons Financial Management Sciences

The BComHons Financial Management Sciences programme is a one-year honours degree offered by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the programme, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Relevant BCom degree
• Weighted average of at least 65% for Financial Management and Financial Accounting at final-year level

Additional Requirements

1. Registration for a second field of study: A student who has already completed a bachelor of honours degree at this or another university may, with the permission of the Dean, register for another degree, subject to the regulations applicable to the field of study in question and to any other stipulations the Dean may prescribe on the condition that there shall be no overlap in the course content of the first degree and the second degree.
2. Acknowledgement of modules: A dean may acknowledge modules passed at another tertiary institution or at this University in a department other than that in which the honours study is undertaken for the honours degree, provided that at least half of the required modules for the degree in question are attended and passed at this university.

Other Programme-Specific Information

• The FIN modules are only for BComHons (Financial Management Sciences) students.

Examinations and Pass Requirements

In calculating marks, General Regulation G12.2 applies. The head of department determines, in consultation with the Dean:

• When the honours examinations in his/her department will take place, provided that honours examinations which do not take place before the end of the academic year must take place no later than 18 January of the following year, and all examination results must be submitted to Student Administration by 25 January.
• Whether a candidate will be admitted to a supplementary examination, provided that a supplementary examination is granted, only once in a maximum of two prescribed semester modules or once in one year module.
• The manner in which research reports are prepared and examined in his/her department.

Core Modules

• FIN 701: Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Credits: 30.00
  • Module content: Objectives of financial management; Risk and return; Required rate of return and the cost of capital; Capital structure theory; Valuation; Capital investment decisions; Leasing; Dividend decision and long-term financing; Economic value added; Sustainable growth; Convertible bonds; Financial analysis; Financial planning and control; Mergers and acquisitions; Working capital management; Foreign trade and foreign exchange; International investments and International treasury; Aspects of behavioural corporate finance.
• FIN 702: Strategic Management Accounting
  • Credits: 30.00
  • Module content: Setting objectives; Appraising the environment; Position appraisal and analysis; Evaluating strategic options; Implementing and controlling plans.
• FIN 703: Corporate Performance and Risk Management
  • Credits: 30.00
  • Module content: Control systems for organisational activities and resources; Types of risk facing an organisation; Risk management strategies and internal controls; Governance and ethical issues facing an organisation; Importance of management review of controls; Process and purposes of audit in the context of internal control systems; Corporate governance and ethical issues facing an organisation; Financial risks facing an organisation; Alternative risk management tools; Benefits and risks associated with information related systems; International risk management.
• FIN 704: Research Report
  • Credits: 30.00
  • Module content: Application of research skills and knowledge in the form of a research report completed under supervision.

Minimum Credits

The minimum credits required for the programme is 120.