| Qualification code: | 98314 |
| NQF level: | 7 |
| Total credits: | 360 |
| SAQA ID: | 5563 |
| APS/AS: | 21 |
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Rules: Students must select two majors; of which one of the following is compulsory: Business Management, Financial Accounting or Economics. The curriculum requires that students complete 11 credits in Year I (seven of which are compulsory as well as two groups of modules representing the two chosen majors), 9 credits in Year II and 10 credits in Year III. Student who major with Financial Accounting & Business Management must select any first level module from any other group in the curriculum. Please note the following for YEAR II: Select 5 modules in your 1st major and 4 modules in your 2nd major, taking into account the compulsory modules for each, as indicated below. Note that your choice of electives may affect your options in Year III. The College has removed ECS2607 from the curriculum and replaced MNM2602 with MNM2615. Students who have already completed ECS2607 and MNM2602 in this curriculum will retain the credit. Please note the following for YEAR III: Select 5 modules from each of the two majors. Please note that some curriculum changes have been effected from 2014. Students that registered for this qualification code before 2014 will not lose any credits for modules completed in the pre-2014 academic period. However, where credits have not been completed successfully, students will be required to complete the credits as per the amended curriculum. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet. Some of the pre-requisites and/ or co-requisites outlined in this qualification may not apply as they do not form part of the curriculum. |
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| Purpose statement: The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide qualifiers with graduate-level knowledge, specific skills, applied competence and the necessary attitudes in the fields associated with commerce and industry that prepare them to be lifelong learners, employable workers/entrepreneurs and contributors to society and the business community. The second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with functional managers at the middle management level in all sectors of the economy. A further purpose of the qualification is to provide graduates with a self-sustaining understanding of the process whereby productive resources are mobilised and utilized with a view to being gainfully employed in serving the material needs of society in a globalised world. |
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| This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes. | |
Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.
Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.
Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.
You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.
The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.
You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately
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| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory for all majors | |
| ECS1501 - Economics IA | |
| ECS1601 - Economics IB (Macroeconomics I) | Co-requisite:ECS1501 |
| FAC1502 - Financial Accounting Principles, Concepts and Procedures | |
| FAC1601 - Financial Accounting and Reporting | Pre-requisite:FAC1502 |
| MNB1501 - Business Management IA | |
| MNB1601 - Business Management IB | Pre-requisite:MNB1501 |
| SUS1501 - Sustainability and Greed | |
| Group B. Compulsory modules to major in Financial Accounting | |
| AIN1501 - Accounting Information Systems in a Computer Environment | |
| CLA1501 - Commercial Law IA | |
| Group C. Compulsory modules to major in Economics and/or Statistics | |
| STA1501 - Descriptive Statistics and Probability | |
| STA1502 - Statistical Inference I | Co-requisite:STA1501 |
| Group D. Compulsory to major in Business Management: CLA1501 plus the following module | |
| MNM1503 - Introduction to Marketing | |
| Group E. Compulsory modules to major in Quantitative Management | |
| DSC1520 - Quantitative Modelling I | |
| DSC1630 - Introductory Financial Mathematics | |
| Group F. Compulsory modules to major in Information Systems | |
| INF1505 - Introduction to Business Information Systems | |
| INF1511 - Visual Programming I | |
| Group G. Compulsory modules to major in Industrial Psychology | |
| IOP1501 - Psychological Processes in Work Context | |
| IOP1601 - Personality in Work Context | Pre-requisite:IOP1501 |
| Group H. Compulsory modules to major in Public Administration | |
| PUB1501 - The Nature, Content and Scope of Public Administration | |
| PUB1601 - The Structuring and Functioning of Public Services | Co-requisite:PUB1501 |
| Group I. Compulsory modules to major in Tourism Management | |
| TRT1502 - Primary Factors of Tourism | |
| TRT1602 - Secondary Factors of Tourism | Pre-requisite:TRT1501 or TRT1502 or DTM1503 |
| Group J. Compulsory to major in Transport Economics or Logistics: DSC1520 plus the following module | |
| STA1510 - Basic Statistics | |
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory for Financial Accounting major | |
| FAC2601 - Financial Accounting for Companies | Pre-requisite: FAC1601, CAS1501 & CBC1501 Recommendation:TAX2601, FAC2602 |
| FAC2602 - Selected Accounting Standards and Simple Group Structures | Pre-requisite:FAC1601, CAS1501 & CBC1501 Recommendation:TAX2601, FAC2601 |
| TAX2601 - Principles of Taxation | Pre-requisite:FAC1601
CAS1501, CBC1501 & CLA1503 (Applicable only to 98302) Recommendation:FAC2601, FAC2602 |
| Group B. Electives for Financial Accounting major: Choose 2 modules if first major or 1 module if 2nd major | |
| AUE2602 - Corporate Governance in Accountancy | Pre-requisite:FAC1601, CAS1501, CBC1501 & CLA1503 Recommendation:AIN2601, AUE2601 |
| AUI2601 - Internal Auditing: Theory and Principles | Pre-requisite:FAC1502 |
| MAC2601 - Principles of Management Accounting | Pre-requisite:FAC1601 & (either BNU1501 or QMI1500 or DSC1630), CAS1501, CBC1501 Recommendation:IOP1501, ECS1601, MAC2602 |
| MAC2602 - Principles of Strategy, Risk & Financial Management Techniques | Pre-requisite:FAC1601 & (either BNU1501 or QMI1500 or DSC1630)
CAS1501, CBC1501 Recommendation:IOP1501, ECS1601, MAC2601 |
| Group C. Compulsory for Economics major | |
| ECS2601 - Intermediate Microeconomics | Pre-requisite:ECS1501 |
| ECS2602 - Intermediate Macroeconomics | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| ECS2603 - South African Economic Indicators | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| Group D. Electives for Economics major: Choose 2 modules if 1st major or 1 module if 2nd major | |
| ECS2604 - Labour Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| ECS2605 - South African Financial System | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| ECS2606 - Environmental Economics | |
| ECS2608 - Economic History of the World | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| ECS2609 - Economic History of South Africa | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| Group E. Compulsory for Business Management major | |
| MNG2601 - General Management | |
| Group F. Electives for Business Management major: Choose 4 modules if 1st major or 3 modules if 2nd major | |
| FIN2601 - Financial Management | Pre-requisite:FAC1601 or FAC1602 & ECS1601 |
| HRM2605 - Human Resource Management for Line Managers | |
| MNE2601 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Pre-requisite:MNE1501 or MNB1501 & MNB1601 |
| MNM2615 - Marketing in Africa | Pre-requisite:MNM1601 or MNM1502 or MNM1501 or MNM1504 or MNM1505 or MNM1506 or MNM1507 or MNB1501 |
| MNO2601 - Production and Operations Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| MNP2601 - Purchasing Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| RSK2601 - Enterprise Risk Management | |
| Group G. Compulsory for Quantitative Management major | |
| DSC2602 - Rational Decision Making | Pre-requisite:DSC1520 |
| DSC2604 - Financial Modelling | Pre-requisite:DSC1520, DSC1630 |
| DSC2605 - Linear Mathematical Programming | Pre-requisite:DSC1520 |
| DSC2606 - Nonlinear Mathematical Programming | Pre-requisite:DSC1520 |
| Group H. Compulsory for Information Systems major | |
| ICT2621 - Structured Systems Analysis and Design | Pre-requisite:ICT1521& ICT1541or INF1505 or COS1521 |
| ICT2622 - Object-Oriented Analysis | Pre-requisite:ICT1521& ICT1541or INF1505 or COS1521 |
| INF1520 - Human-Computer Interaction I | |
| INF2603 - Databases I | Pre-requisite:INF1505 |
| Group I. Compulsory for Statistics major | |
| STA2601 - Applied Statistics II | Pre-requisite:STA1501 & STA1502 |
| STA2603 - Distribution Theory II | Pre-requisite:(STA1503 & MAT1512) or DSC1520 or DSC1620 Co-requisite:STA2610 |
| STA2604 - Forecasting II | Pre-requisite:STA1501& STA1502 |
| STA2610 - Statistical Distributions | Co-requisite:STA1501 and STA1502 and (DSC1520 or DSC1620) |
| Group J. Compulsory for Industrial Psychology major | |
| IOP2601 - Organisational Research Methodology | |
| IOP2602 - Organisational Psychology | Pre-requisite:IOP1601 |
| Group K. Electives for Industrial Psychology major: Choose 2 modules from the list below | |
| IOP2603 - Ergonomics | Pre-requisite:IOP1601 |
| IOP2604 - Psychological Adjustment in the Work Context | Pre-requisite:IOP1601 |
| IOP2605 - Human Capacity Development | Pre-requisite:IOP1601 |
| IOP2606 - Individual Differences and Work Performance | Pre-requisite:IOP2602 |
| IOP2607 - Workgroup Dynamics and Diversity | Pre-requisite:IOP1601 |
| Group L. Compulsory for Public Administration major | |
| PUB2601 - Foundations of Public Administration | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| Group M. Electives for Public Administration major: Choose 3 modules from the list below | |
| PUB2602 - Protection Services | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB2603 - Creation of Wealth | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB2604 - Welfare and Social Services | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB2605 - Culture and Education | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB2606 - Environmental Affairs | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| Group N. Compulsory for Tourism Management major: MNE2601 plus the following module | |
| TRT2601 - Transport for Tourism | Recommendation:TRT1601 or TRT1602 |
| Group O. Electives for Tourism Management major: Choose 2 modules-MNG2601,HRM2605,MNM2615 can also be chosen | |
| GGH2606 - Sustainable tourism in a geographic context | |
| MNG2602 - Contemporary Management Issues | Pre-requisite:MNG2601 |
| MNM2605 - Consumer Behaviour | Pre-requisite:MNM1601 or MNM1501 or MNM1502 or MNM1503 or MNM1504 or MNM1505 or MNM1506 or MNM1507 or MNB1501 |
| Group P. Compulsory for Transport Economics or Logistics major | |
| TRL2601 - Transport Management I | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| TRL2602 - Transport Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| TRL2603 - Transport Theory | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| TRL2604 - Integrated Logistics | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory for Financial Accounting major | |
| FAC3701 - General Financial Reporting | Pre-requisite:FAC2601, FAC2602 & TAX2601 |
| FAC3702 - Distinctive Financial Reporting | Pre-requisite:FAC2601, FAC2602 & TAX2601 |
| FAC3703 - Specific Financial Reporting | Pre-requisite:FAC2601, FAC2602 & TAX2601 |
| FAC3704 - Group Financial Reporting | Pre-requisite:FAC2601, FAC2602 & TAX2601 |
| Group B. Electives for Financial Accounting major: Choose 1 module from the following: | |
| AUI3702 - The Internal Audit Process: Test of Controls | Pre-requisite:AUI2601 & AUE2602 |
| AUI3703 - The Internal Audit Process: Specific Engagements and Reporting | Pre-requisite:AUI2601 & AUE2602 |
| MAC3701 - Application of Management Accounting Techniques | Pre-requisite:MAC2601 |
| MAC3702 - Application of Financial Management Techniques | Pre-requisite:MAC2602 |
| MAC3703 - Selected Accounting & Financial Management Techniques | Pre-requisite:FAC2601& FAC2602 & MAC2601 & MAC2602 |
| Group C. Compulsory for Economics major | |
| ECS3706 - Econometrics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601, ECS2602 & (DSC1520 or QMI1500 or [STA1501 & STA1502]) |
| Group D. Electives for Economics major: Choose 4 modules from the list below | |
| ECS3701 - Monetary Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2602 |
| ECS3702 - International Trade | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 |
| ECS3703 - International Finance | Pre-requisite:ECS2602 |
| ECS3704 - Public Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 |
| ECS3705 - History of Economic Thought | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 & ECS2602 |
| ECS3707 - Development Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 & ECS2602 |
| Group E. Compulsory for Business Management major | |
| MNG3701 - Strategic Planning IIIA | Pre-requisite:MNG2601 |
| MNG3702 - Strategic Implementation and Control IIIB | Co-requisite:MNG3701 |
| Group F. Electives for Business Management major: Choose 3 module from the list below | |
| FIN3701 - Financial Management | Pre-requisite:FIN2601 |
| HRM3704 - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management | Pre-requisite:HRM2601 & HRM2602 or HRM2605 |
| MNB3701 - Global Business Management IA | Pre-requisite:MNG2601 |
| MNE3702 - Corporate Entrepreneurship | Pre-requisite:MNE2601 |
| MNO3701 - Production and Operations Management | Pre-requisite:MNO2601 |
| MNP3701 - Strategic Sourcing | Pre-requisite:MNP2601 |
| Group G. Electives for Quantitative Management major: Choose 5 modules from the list below | |
| DSC3702 - Optimisation of Resources | Pre-requisite:DSC2602 and (DSC2601 or DSC2605 & DSC2606) |
| DSC3703 - Simulation | Pre-requisite:DSC2602 and (DSC2601 or DSC2605 & DSC2606) |
| DSC3704 - Models for Strategic Decision-Making | Pre-requisite:DSC2602 and (DSC2601 or DSC2605 & DSC2606) |
| DSC3705 - Financial Risk Modelling | Pre-requisite:DSC2602 & DSC2604 and (DSC2601 or DSC2605 & DSC2606) |
| DSC3706 - Selected Topics for Operations Research | Pre-requisite:DSC2602 and (either DSC2601 or DSC2605 & DSC2606) |
| DSC3707 - Mathematical Modelling | Pre-requisite:DSC2601 or (DCS2605 & DSC2606) |
| Group H. Compulsory for Information Systems major | |
| INF3703 - Databases II | Pre-requisite:ICT2621 or ICT2622 or INF2603 |
| INF3705 - Advanced Systems Development | Pre-requisite:ICT2621 & ICT2622 |
| INF3707 - Database Design and Implementation | Pre-requisite:ICT2621 or ICT2622 or INF2603 |
| INF3708 - Software Project Management | |
| INF3720 - Human-Computer Interaction II | Co-requisite:INF1520 |
| Group I. Compulsory for Statistics major | |
| STA3701 - Applied Statistics III | Pre-requisite:STA2601 Co-requisite:STA3703 and (MAT2611 or STA3710) |
| STA3702 - Statistical Inference III | Pre-requisite:STA2603 or STA2610 Co-requisite:STA2602 |
| STA3703 - Distribution Theory III | Pre-requisite:STA2603 & MAT2615) or (STA2603 & STA2610) |
| STA3704 - Time Series III | Pre-requisite:STA1501 & STA1502 Co-requisite:STA2604 |
| STA3710 - Mathematical Techniques in Statistics | Pre-requisite:MAT1512 or DSC1520 or DSC1620 |
| Group J. Compulsory for Industrial Psychology major | |
| IOP3701 - Industrial Psychological Testing and Assessment | Pre-requisite:IOP2601 & IOP2602 |
| IOP3702 - Personnel Psychology: Organisational Entry | Pre-requisite:IOP2601 & IOP2602 |
| IOP3703 - Career Psychology | |
| IOP3706 - Personnel Psychology: Employee Retention | Pre-requisite:IOP2601 & IOP2602 |
| Group K. Electives for Industrial Psychology major: Choose 1 module from the list below | |
| IOP3704 - Employment Relations | Pre-requisite:IOP2601 & IOP2602 |
| IOP3705 - Organisational Development and Change | Pre-requisite:IOP2601 & IOP2602 |
| IOP3707 - Psychology of Leadership | Pre-requisite:IOP2601 & IOP2602 |
| IOP3708 - Investor Psychology | |
| Group L. Electives for Public Administration major: Choose 5 module from the list below | |
| PUB3701 - Public Management Skills | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3702 - Public Human Resource Management | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3703 - Public Policy | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3704 - Organisational Studies in the Public Sector | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3705 - Public Financial Administration and Management | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3706 - Reflective Public Administration | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| PUB3707 - Ethics in Public Administration and Administrative Justice | Pre-requisite:PUB1501 & PUB1601 |
| Group M. Compulsory for Tourism Management major | |
| TRL3703 - Air Transport | Pre-requisite:TRL2601 & TRL2602 or TRT2601 |
| TRT3701 - Hospitality Administration | Recommendation:MNG2601 or TRT1601 or TRT1602 |
| TRT3702 - Special Interest Tourism | Recommendation:MNG2601 or TRT1601 or TRT1602 |
| TRT3703 - Tourism Distribution | Recommendation:MNG2601 or TRT1601 or TRT1602 |
| TRT3705 - Tourism Governance | Recommendation:MNG2601 or TRT1601 or TRT1602 |
| Group N. Compulsory for Transport Economics major | |
| TRL3701 - Transport Management II | Pre-requisite:TRL2601 |
| TRL3702 - Transport Planning and Investment | Pre-requisite:TRL2602 |
| TRL3704 - Sea Transport | Pre-requisite:TRL2601 |
| TRL3705 - Rail Transport and Pipelines | Pre-requisite:TRL2601 |
| TRL3706 - Road Transport | Pre-requisite:TRL2601 |
| Group O. Compulsory for Logistics major: TRL3701 & TRL3702 plus the following modules | |
| TRL3707 - Logistics Activities | Pre-requisite:TRL2604 |
| TRL3708 - Logistics Systems | Pre-requisite:TRL2604 |
| TRL3709 - Logistics Strategy | Pre-requisite:TRL2604 |