Qualification stream: | Quantitative Economics |
Qualification code: | 98305 - QEC |
NQF level: | 7 |
Total credits: | 360 |
SAQA ID: | 101040 |
APS/AS: | 21 |
Rules: 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. |
|
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. |
|
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
Click here for more information on managing your studies.
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)
Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
---|---|
Group A. Compulsory | |
APM1513 - Applied Linear Algebra | Co-requisite:COS1511, MAT1503 |
DSC1520 - Quantitative Modelling I | |
ECS1501 - Economics IA | |
MAT1512 - Calculus A | |
MNB1501 - Business Management IA | |
STA1501 - Descriptive Statistics and Probability | |
STA1502 - Statistical Inference I | Co-requisite:STA1501 |
SUS1501 - Sustainability and Greed |
Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
---|---|
Group A. Compulsory | |
DSC2605 - Linear Mathematical Programming | Pre-requisite:DSC1520 |
DSC2606 - Nonlinear Mathematical Programming | Pre-requisite:DSC1520 |
DSC2608 - Applied quantitative modelling | Pre-requisite:DSC1520 |
ECS1601 - Economics IB (Macroeconomics I) | Co-requisite:ECS1501 |
ECS2601 - Intermediate Microeconomics | Pre-requisite:ECS1501 |
ECS2602 - Intermediate Macroeconomics | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
ECS2603 - South African Economic Indicators | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
ECS2605 - South African Financial System | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
MAT1613 - Calculus B | Co-requisite:MAT1512 |
STA2601 - Applied Statistics II | Pre-requisite:STA1501 & STA1502 |
Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
---|---|
Group A. Compulsory | |
DSC3707 - Mathematical Modelling | Pre-requisite:DSC2601 or (DCS2605 & DSC2606) |
ECS3705 - History of Economic Thought | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 & ECS2602 |
ECS3706 - Econometrics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601, ECS2602 & (DSC1520 or QMI1500 or [STA1501 & STA1502]) |
ECS3708 - Applied Microeconomics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 |
ECS3709 - Applied Macroeconomics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 & ECS2602 |
ECS3711 - Research Methods in Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 and ECS2602 |
Group B. Choose 5 of the following | |
ECS3701 - Monetary Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2602 |
ECS3702 - International Trade | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 |
ECS3703 - International Finance | Pre-requisite:ECS2602 |
ECS3704 - Public Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 |
ECS3707 - Development Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 & ECS2602 |
ECS3710 - Applied Health Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2601 |