The Department of Decision Sciences offers courses in two colleges, the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET). The courses are at the following levels:
Undergraduate Qualifications
Modules in Decision Sciences can be taken as a major (e.g. Operations Research or Quantitative Management) for the following undergraduate degrees
Honours Degrees & Post Graduate Diplomas
Undergraduate and Honours Modules Offered:
| Module Code | Name | Lecturers |
| BNU1501 | Basic Numeracy |
Dr Khambule, Ms Ncube (Contact mail: BNU1501@unisa.ac.za) |
| QMI1500 | Elementary Quantitative Methods |
Mrs Schwartz, Mr Kubjana (Contact mail: QMI1500@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC1520 | Quantitative Modeling I |
Dr Ngwira, Ms Nkomo (Contact mail: DSC1520@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC1630 | Introductory Financial Mathematics |
Ms Moagi, Ms Ncube (Contact mail: DSC1630@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC2602 | Rational Decision Making |
Dr Singh, Ms Nkomo (Contact mail: DSC2602@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC2604 | Financial Modelling |
Dr Kahmbule, Dr Singh (Contact mail: DSC2604@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC2605 | Linear Mathematical Programming |
Dr Sarila, Dr Sesale (Contact mail: DSC2605@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC2606 | Nonlinear Mathematical Programming |
Mr Munyai, Dr Dukuza (Contact mail: DSC2606@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC2608 | *Development |
Mr Kubjana, Ms Moagi (Contact mail: DSC2608@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC3702 | Optimisation of Resources |
Mrs Strydom, Dr Sesale (Contact mail: DSC3702@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC3703 | Simulation |
Prof Mabe-Madisa, Dr Dukuza (Contact mail: DSC3703@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC3704 | Models for Strategic Decision-making |
Dr Xaba, Prof Davie (Contact mail: DSC3704@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC3705 | Financial Risk Modeling |
Prof Mulaudzi, Dr Mpanda (Contact mail: DSC3705@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC3706 | Selected Topics for Operations Research |
Prof Davie, Dr Xaba (Contact mail: DSC3706@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC3707 | Mathematical Modelling II |
Dr Kama, Prof Mulaudzi (Contact mail: DSC3707@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC4812 | Forecasting |
Prof Potgieter, Dr Kama (Contact mail: DSC4812@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC4821 | Stochastic Modelling |
Dr Dukuza, Prof Potgietr, Dr Sesale (Contact mail: DSC4821@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC4823 | Discrete Optimisation |
Prof Mukeru, Prof Swanepoel (Contact mail: DSC4823@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC4824 | Introduction to Heuristics |
Prof Davie, Prof Mukeru (Contact mail: DSC4824@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC4825 | Financial Modelling I |
Prof Potgieter, Prof Muluadzi (Contact mail: DSC4825@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC3715 | Financial Modelling II |
Prof Mukeru, Dr Koffi (Contact mail: DSC4826@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC4828 | Applied Data Science |
Dr Xaba, Prof Swanepoel (Contact mail: DSC4828@unisa.ac.za) |
| DSC4830 | Research Project |
Prof Mashele, Dr Mpanda (Contact mail: DSC4830@unisa.ac.za) |
Last modified: 2026/01/26