Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Sciences

Qualification code: 98231
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 90912
APS/AS: 50
Rules:
Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer with a webcam, and the internet.
Purpose statement:
Studying accountancy at postgraduate level enables learners to become skilled at and discover the various causes of successes and failures of different business enterprises. Studying accountancy, learners will acquire the skill to analyse, record, classify and summarise the context in a significant manner in terms of money available and transactions. Learners will interpret results of these transactions and financial events. The Postgraduate Diploma: Accounting Sciences integrates the study of the theory and current practice of accounting with research and computer applications. Learners will observe, investigate, and identify problems through testing and collecting data using different methods, draw conclusions about the data and communicate to the relevant stakeholders. This qualification leads to entry into the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Accounting Sciences. The qualification is also useful if a learner is interested in a career in Finance, Operations and Product Control within the financial sector.
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.

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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: South African students
AUE4861 - Advanced Auditing
FAC4861 - Advanced Financial Accounting I
FAC4862 - Advanced Financial Accounting II
MAC4861 - Advanced Management Accounting
TAX4861 - Advanced Taxation
Group B. Compulsory: Zimbabwean students
ZAU4861 - Advanced Auditing (Zimbabwean students only)
ZFA4861 - Advanced Financial Accounting I (Zimbabwean students only)
ZFA4862 - Advanced Financial Accounting II (Zimbabwean Students Only)
ZMA4861 - Advanced Management Accounting (Zimbabwean students only)
Group C. Compulsory: Namibian students
NAU4861 - Advanced Auditing (Namibian students only)
NFA4861 - Advanced Financial Accounting I (Namibian students only)
NMA4861 - Advanced Management Accounting (Namibian students only)
NTA4861 - Advanced Taxation (Namibian students only)