Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Financial Management

Qualification code: 90095
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 102062
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
The College has replaced HMEMS80 with ECS4863, replaced HRBUS86 with HRFIN81 and removed BAN4801 as an elective from the curriculum. Students who have already passed (in this curriculum) the modules that have been replaced, will retain the credits and will not be required to complete the replacement modules. Students will be expected to have passed ECS3706 before attempting ECS4863. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, a printer and the internet.
Purpose statement:
This qualification has as the primary purpose of providing a well-rounded focused education that equips graduates with the knowledge base, theory and methodology of finance, investments, banking and financial institutions management, as well as risk finance, insurance, and research methodology that enables them to demonstrate initiative and responsibility in an academic or professional context. Principles, theory and application are emphasised as a basis for promotion by graduates in their place of work, or professional training, for example in order to eventually be awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. The qualification will further prepare students to advance to the Masters degree as they will be required to complete a module on conducting and reporting on research in Financial Management.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

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)

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
ECS4863 - Advanced Econometrics Recommendation:ECS3706 or ECS307K
FIN4801 - Advanced Financial Management Recommendation:Any NQF level 7 Corporate Finance module or FIN3701 if the student is from UNISA.
FIN4802 - International Financial Management
HRFIN81 - Research Project in Finance
Group B. Choose 1 from the following
INV4801 - Investments: Portfolio Management
RSK4801 - Operational Risk Management
RSK4802 - Governance, Risk and Compliance Management