Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce in Banking

Qualification stream: Banking
Qualification code: 98317 - BAN
NQF level: 7
Total credits: 360
SAQA ID: 84327
APS/AS: 21
Rules:
Students will have until the end of 2024 to complete the qualification. Students who have already passed BAN1601 in this qualification, will retain the credit and will not be required to complete SUS1501. RSK3701 and RSK3702 has been replaced with ISR3701 and ISR3702. BAN3702 has been replaced with FIN3703. Students who have already passed, RSK3701, RSK3702 and BAN3702 in this qualification will retain the credit and will not be required to complete the replacement modules. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet.
Purpose statement:
The primary purpose of the qualification, closely tied to the rationale, is to prepare learners for managerial positions in financial institutions.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.
Qualification offered until 2024, and ONLY for students previously registered for this qualification.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

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.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • 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

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

First level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
CLA1501 - Commercial Law IA
CRM1501 - Credit Management I
DSC1520 - Quantitative Modelling I
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

Second level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
BAN2601 - Money And Banking
BAN2602 - Banking : Introduction to Treasury Management Pre-requisite:BAN2601
CRM2601 - Credit Management II Pre-requisite:CRM1501
ECS2601 - Intermediate Microeconomics Pre-requisite:ECS1501
ECS2602 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Pre-requisite:ECS1601
FAC2601 - Financial Accounting for Companies Pre-requisite: FAC1601, CAS1501 & CBC1501
Recommendation:TAX2601, FAC2602
FIN2601 - Financial Management Pre-requisite:FAC1601 or FAC1602 & ECS1601
INV2601 - Fundamentals of Investment Pre-requisite:FIN2601
MNG2601 - General Management
RSK2601 - Enterprise Risk Management
RSK2602 - Fundamentals of Operational & Financial Risk

Third level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
BAN3701 - Banking III Pre-requisite:BAN2601
ECS3701 - Monetary Economics Pre-requisite:ECS2602
ECS3703 - International Finance Pre-requisite:ECS2602
FIN3701 - Financial Management Pre-requisite:FIN2601
FIN3703 - Corporate Treasury Management
ISR3701 - Non-Life Insurance
ISR3702 - Life Insurance
MNG3701 - Strategic Planning IIIA Pre-requisite:MNG2601
MNG3702 - Strategic Implementation and Control IIIB Co-requisite:MNG3701