| Qualification code: | 98311 |
| NQF level: | 7 |
| Total credits: | 360 |
| SAQA ID: | 101097 |
| APS/AS: | 21 |
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Rules: The curriculum for this qualification has been amended significantly in 2019. Students that enrolled for the pre-2019 curriculum had until the end of 2022 to complete that curriculum or transfer to the BCom General (98314). Students that prefer to transfer to the new 2019 curriculum, will be required to complete all credits as per the revised 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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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 |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| DSC1520 - Quantitative Modelling I | |
| DSC1630 - Introductory Financial Mathematics | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| STA2601 - Applied Statistics II | Pre-requisite:STA1501 & STA1502 |
| STA2603 - Distribution Theory II | Pre-requisite:(STA1503 & MAT1512) or DSC1520 or DSC1620 Co-requisite:STA2610 |
| STA2610 - Statistical Distributions | Co-requisite:STA1501 and STA1502 and (DSC1520 or DSC1620) |
| Group B. Choose 2 modules from the list below | |
| ECS2602 - Intermediate Macroeconomics | Pre-requisite:ECS1601 |
| FIN2601 - Financial Management | Pre-requisite:FAC1601 or FAC1602 & ECS1601 |
| INV2601 - Fundamentals of Investment | Pre-requisite:FIN2601 |
| MNO2601 - Production and Operations Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| MNO2602 - Quality Management and Techniques | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| MNP2601 - Purchasing Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| MNP2602 - Supply Chain Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 Co-requisite:MNP2601 |
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| 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 B. Choose 4 modules from the list below | |
| ECS3701 - Monetary Economics | Pre-requisite:ECS2602 |
| FIN3701 - Financial Management | Pre-requisite:FIN2601 |
| INV3701 - Equity Asset Valuation | Pre-requisite:INV2601 |
| INV3702 - Fixed Income Analysis | Pre-requisite:INV2601 |
| INV3703 - Derivatives | Pre-requisite:INV2601 |
| ISR3701 - Non-Life Insurance | |
| ISR3702 - Life Insurance | |
| MNO3701 - Production and Operations Management | Pre-requisite:MNO2601 |
| MNO3703 - Total Quality Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| MNO3704 - Environmental Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |
| MNP3701 - Strategic Sourcing | Pre-requisite:MNP2601 |
| MNP3702 - Supply Chain Alignment | Pre-requisite:MNP2602 |
| MNP3703 - Supplier Relationship Management | Pre-requisite:MNP2601 |
| PRM3701 - Project Management | Pre-requisite:MNB1601 |