University of Pretoria Undergraduate Faculty Brochure Economic and Management Sciences 2012/ /13.

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1 University of Pretia Undergraduate Faculty Brochure Economic and Management Sciences 2012/ /13

2 Message from the Dean Message from the Dean The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is the largest faculty of the University of Pretia in terms of student numbers. The key to the Faculty s success is the high premium that is placed on the preparation of a new generation of entrepreneurs, economists and managers who will create jobs and have an innovative approach to life. The University of Pretia aims to be internationally competitive while at the same time being locally relevant. The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences suppts this goal by ensuring that its academic and research programmes always meet the highest standards. National and international accreditation of degrees by professional bodies is the der of the day. The Faculty is serious about ensuring that the market value of the degrees it awards will create a competitive advantage f its students. The Faculty comprises ten departments, namely the departments of Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Financial Management, Economics, Marketing and Communication Management, Human Resource Management, Business Management, Tourism Management and the School of Public Management and Administration, which together offer 23 undergraduate and 90 postgraduate programmes. Prof Jan van Heerden Acting Dean: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

3 Contents Contents Message from the Dean...i EMS Photo page...1 General overview...2 Study programmes (degrees)...3 Undergraduate study programmes (degrees)...5 BCom degrees in Economic Sciences...7 BCom degrees in Financial Sciences...8 BCom degrees in Management Sciences...12 BAdmin degrees...17 BCom degrees offered in cooperation with other faculties...19 Postgraduate study programmes (degrees)...24 General infmation Faculty-specific infmation Client Service Centre GPS codinates to UP Campuses University of Pretia banking details Welcoming Day and the Official programme f registration and start of the academic year (28 January 7 February 2012) Institutional Proficiency Test (IPT) Application Admission Language policy and medium of instruction Academic Infmation Management Compulsy Test f registered first-year students Bursaries and loans Fees payable Accommodation Private Accommodation Open Day TuksSpt Department of Student Affairs Student Suppt Division Student Development Division Library Services International students Higher Education South Africa (HESA) Admission Point Sce () Conversion Table Disclaimer...31 Printed December 2011 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences ii

4 EMS Photo page EMS Photo page To be on the Dean s List The Faculty is proud of the academic achievements of BCom students and students with an outstanding academic recd qualify f the Dean s List. Such students were recently awarded by the Dean with certificates, gift vouchers and a cocktail function. A warm first year welcome As is customary of the Department of Marketing and Communication Management, an attempt is always made to impress our first years during the first official meeting. Past presentations took themes from Grease, Casino Royal, etc. The 2010 theme was inspired by the new Katy Perry song, Firewk. The message to the new first years was, as Katy says, to let their colours burst, and as such to believe in themselves. In the 1st place! Chantelle Coetzer, an academic trainee from the Department of Auditing, jointly obtained the 1st place in the 2010 SAICA QE1 exam. Chantelle obtained her BCom(Accounting Sciences) degree with an average of 86% in In 2009 she obtained her BCom(Hons)(Accounting Sciences) with distinction. Results celebrated Academic trainees celebrated the results of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Qualifying Examination Part 1 (QE 1). UP achieved a pass rate of 97% and all ten the academic trainees at UP passed the exam. A SA Netball Protea in the Faculty (Right) Vanes-Mari du Toit is a second year BCom (Human Resource Management) student at Tuks. During 2011 she was chosen f the SA Protea Netball Team. She enjoys her course at Tuks tremendously and dreams of one day combining spt with industrial psychology. Sneakers with a difference (Below) As part of their training, BCom (Entrepreneurship) and BCom (Business Management) students had to do a project where they used the theetical background that they receive in class and their own experience to create and make shoes from recycled material. Learning through Facebook Facebook is a very powerful tool. Why not incpate it into the teaching environment? The Department of Taxation decided to do just that! The large amount of students registered f Taxation makes it difficult to personally interact with them, and Facebook was the ideal platfm to create this personal interaction with the students. A visit to Merc (Left) The Business Management honours class visited the Mercedes-Benz spare part facility and Caterpillar s Johannesburg Distribution Centre in Isando recently as part of the module Integrated Logistics Management. Celebration! Proud students, their families and staff celebrated together when 46 Thuthuka students graduated and received the BCom (Accounting Sciences) degree the first step towards becoming a Chartered Accountant. Bursaries gale! The JSE offers bursaries to students who are academically excellent, have leadership potential and who study Financial Management, Economics, Investment Management, Accounting Sciences Infmatics. 1 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

5 General overview General overview Why study at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences? The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is the first choice of many talented young people in pursuing their higher education degree studies. The Faculty provides an intellectual home f the rich diversity of South Africa s academic talent. Through our continuous pursuit of excellence in research, teaching and learning and community involvement, we have become a preferred partner f professional bodies, employers, and students in South Africa. The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is passionate about developing our young people. Our holistic approach to student life fosters aspirations and encourages excellence: academically, culturally, and socially. The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is a value-driven faculty where students and staff become part of a winning team. Excellent facilities, academic distinction and international recognition of its degrees prove that the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is committed to quality on all fronts. Imptant infmation Consult the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules visit FRK 122 is a terminating module. If FRK 122 is selected, a candidate will not be able to continue with Financial Accounting at the 200 and 300 level. Also note that FRK 121 may be a prerequisite f a number of other modules (eg BEL 213 and 223) and it is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that he/ she makes the appropriate choice between FRK 121 and 122. Exple tourism BCom(Hons)(Tourism Management) students expled the Nthern Cape and West Coast where they were exposed to many aspects of tourism, which provided a great learning and experience platfm f their future careers in the industry. Play and Learn First-year Financial Accounting students taking part in a business wld simulation game. The game facilitates the process of getting to know each other and promoting team building in a social setting. The students are introduced to the Commercium board game which is styled as an interactive Monopoly game and allows students to compete against each other while learning about business transactions. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 2

6 Study programmes (degrees) Study programmes (degrees) Please note: All prospective students will be required to write the Institutional Proficiency Test (NBT) during their Grade 12 year. Accounting is not a prerequisite f admission to any BCom degree. The minimum requirements f the following selection programmes (degrees) are: Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date Afrikaans English as Home Language First Additional Language Immediate provisional placement 5 (60-69%) 6 (70-79%) 35 Provisional placement on 5 (60-69%) 6 (70-79%) academic merit after 30 June Provisional placement on academic merit and the results of the IPT 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 32 BCom(Accounting Sciences) Closing date: 30 June BCom(Investment Management) Closing date: 30 June Careers: First step towards chartered accountant and other categies of accountants, financial manager, internal audit, bookkeeper, banker, cost and management accountant, credit controller. Applicants who achieve 80% above f may be considered on an individual basis if they do not attain the requirement. Careers: Funds manager, investment advis, financial advis, management accountant, management consultant, financial manager, investment broker, investment analyst. Applicants who achieve 80% above f may be considered on an individual basis if they do not attain the requirement. The minimum requirements f the following selection programmes (degrees) are: Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date Afrikaans English as Home Language First Additional Language Immediate provisional placement 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 34 Provisional placement on 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 33 academic merit after 30 June Provisional placement on academic merit and the results of the IPT 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 32 BCom(Financial Management Sciences) Closing date: 30 June BCom(Law) Closing date: 30 June Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date BCom(Econometrics) BCom(Economics) BCom(Infmatics) BCom(Internal Auditing) BCom(Statistics) Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date BCom(Option: Taxation) BCom Careers: Management accountant, financial advis, financial manager, consultant, financial planner. Applicants who achieve 80% above f may be considered on an individual basis if they do not attain the requirement. Careers: First step towards attney, legal advis, advocate, prosecut, presiding officer (magistrate judge) and legal academic. Applicants who achieve 80% above f may be considered on an individual basis if they do not attain the requirement. The minimum requirements f the following programmes (degrees) are: Afrikaans English as Home Language First Additional Language 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 30 Careers: Econometricians are employed by government, the central bank, private and commercial banks, leading stockbrokers and consultancies, both locally and internationally. Positions include analyst, consultant, researcher, trader/broker academic. The wk mostly entails statistical analysis (fecasting, structural and policy analysis) of economic and financial markets and interrelationships. Careers: Economists may specialise in banking, public finance, international trade and investment economic development. Economists are employed by government, the central bank, private and commercial banks, stock brokerage firms and consultancies, both in South Africa and around the wld. Positions include analyst, consultant, researcher, trader academic. Careers: Manager in infmation technology environment computer software hardware suppter, computer systems analyst, financial infmation systems analyst, business analyst, infmation facilitat, IT training, systems developer, business systems analyst. Careers: Certified internal audit, head of internal auditing section, risk manager, general manager, and consultant. Careers: Statistical analyst in several industries, researcher, consultant, lecturer. The minimum requirements f the following programmes (degrees) are: Afrikaans English as Home Language First Additional Language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 Careers: The purpose of this package in Taxation is to equip learners with the essential knowledge and skills to enable them to perfm tax-related functions both in the private and public sect environments. An option is a focus area within an existing degree programme. Careers: The degree does not lead to a specific vocational outcome, but offers opptunities to determine your own career outcome, within limits. Students are able to compile their own curricula with a view to wk opptunities in all sects. Thus this offers opptunities to determine own career outcome within limits. 3 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

7 Study programmes (degrees) Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date The minimum requirements f the following programmes (degrees) are: BCom(Agribusiness Management) BCom(Business Management) BCom(Communication Management) BCom(Entrepreneurship) BCom(Human Resource Management) BCom(Marketing Management) BCom(Recreation and Spt Management) BCom(Option: Supply Chain Management) BCom(Tourism Management) Presented in dual medium. A limited number of modules are presented in Afrikaans. Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date Afrikaans English as Home Language First Additional Language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 Careers: Agricultural economist at banks and other agricultural and food-ientated institutions, commodity trader on future markets. Careers: A wide variety of opptunities in administration, finance, marketing and human resource management, including manager, teacher, lecturer, general manager, management consultant. Careers: Client liaison consultant (advertising agencies), cpate communication consultant, cpate communication manager, cpate communication strategist, industrial journalist, public relations practitioner, relations manager, special events ganiser, cpate social investment manager, sponsship manager. Careers: Running of entrepreneurial activities and business, cpate entrepreneur, ment to an entrepreneur, administrative manager, sales manager, shop manager, entrepreneur, business manager, business owner, retail-trade manager. Careers: Human resource practitioner, personnel consultant, mediat, labour relations specialist, human resource manager, personnel manager, liaison officer. In the capacity as a human resource practitioner, you will be responsible f matters such as developing human resource strategies and policies, human resource planning, recruitment and selection of employees, training and development of staff, labour relations, personnel administration, etc. This degree is the first step to qualify as a human resource practitioner, psychometrist industrial psychologist. Careers: Product manager, customer service manager, strategic marketing planning manager, sales manager, distribution manager, brand manager, advertising manager, media planner, marketing research manager, promotions manager. Careers: Spt facility manager, spt event ganiser, spt and recreation manager, spt marketing. Careers: The purpose of this option is to equip learners of supply chain management with the ability to participate in functional management within an integrated supply chain. This includes the disciplines of supply management, production and operations management, warehousing, transpt management and supply chain strategy. An option is a focus area within an existing degree programme. Careers: Manager and entrepreneur in a wide range of tourism and related sects, including attraction management, accommodation management, conference management, convention and visit bureau management, eco-tourism, food service management, casino management, infmation centre management, meeting and event planning, recreation and leisure management, tour companies management, tourism education, travel agency management destination marketing, tourism research, tourism development. The minimum requirements f the following programme (degree) are: BCom (Four-year programme) [4 years] Only presented in English. Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date Afrikaans English as Home Language First Additional Language 4 (50-59%) 3 (40-49%) 26 The first year of study is presented on the Mamelodi Campus. Admission is subject to selection. The minimum requirements f the following programmes (degrees) are: BAdmin(International Relations) Only presented in English. BAdmin(Public Management) Only presented in English. Programme (Degree) Duration Closing date Afrikaans English as Home Language First Additional Language Mathematical Literacy 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 28 Careers: Diplomat, public servant, political analyst. Please note: Students cannot be admitted to a BCom degree via a BAdmin if they do not comply with the admission requirements f a BCom degree. Careers: Manager in especially public sect and local government but also private sect, nongovernmental ganisations, international ganisations and embassies. These graduates are often employed in human resource sections, planning divisions and in general administrative divisions. Please note: Students cannot be admitted to a BCom degree via a BAdmin if they do not comply with the admission requirements f a BCom degree. The minimum requirements f the following programme (degree) are: The requirement is a National Seni Certificate with admission to degree studies Subjected to departmental selection Three years wking experience is required BAdmin(Public Management) Option: Public Administration Only presented in English. Careers: The option is directed towards candidates already active within the field of public administration. Candidates from national, provincial and local spheres of government will obtain entry into the programme. Candidates will gain in-depth knowledge of the administrative function, both local and international. Emphasis is placed on the three spheres of government with reference to aspects such as resources management, international administration, policy management, ethics, intergovernmental relations and the role of the state. Please note: Students cannot be admitted to a BCom degree via a BAdmin if they do not comply with the applicable mathematics admission requirements f a BCom degree. (An option is a focus area within an existing degree programme.) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 4

8 Undergraduate study programmes (degrees) Undergraduate study programmes (degrees) BCom Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The programme is aimed at the training of students in economic and management sciences. The degree does not lead to a specific vocational outcome. However, students are able to compile their own curricula with a view to job opptunities in numerous sects. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 4) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting /122 KRG BER STK WST Commercial Law Business Law Statistics Mathematical Statistics 111 KOB Communication Management One of the following subjects: 1st year 2nd year 3rd year OBS Business Management BEM Marketing Management 122 BDO Industrial and Organisational Psychology PAD Public Administration (Any of the above four subjects may be chosen as elective modules, if not chosen under ce modules.) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year Elective modules Choose 4 semester modules Choose 4 semester modules EKN Economics OBS Business Management OBS Entrepreneurship FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281 (Sem 2) BEL Taxation STK Statistics WST Mathematical Statistics WTW BEM Marketing Management BDO Industrial and Organisational Psychology INF Infmatics FBS Financial Management PAD Public Administration ABR Labour Law 311 ABV Labour Relations 320 Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

9 Undergraduate study programmes (degrees) BCom with the option of Supply Chain Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 This degree aims to equip students in supply chain management with the ability to participate in functional management in an integrated supply chain. This includes the disciplines of supply management, production and operations management, warehousing, transpt management and supply chain strategy. With this qualification, opptunities exist in the following careers: supply chain analyst, supply chain strategist, customer service manager, inventy manager, warehousing manager, distribution manager, transpt manager, operations manager, supply chain planner and logistics manager. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 4) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year OBS Business Management OBS Supply Chain Management BEM Marketing Management 122 EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 112 KOB Communication Management 181 STK Statistics BER Business Law FBS Financial Management OBS OBS and OBS International Business Management E-Business and E-Commerce Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Business Management: Tel: +27 (0) obs@up.ac.za. Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with the option of Taxation and Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The purpose of this package in taxation is to equip learners with the knowledge and skills they will need f being competent to perfm tax-related functions in both the private and public sect environments. This qualification affds opptunities in accounting and auditing firms, in-house tax departments of large companies, the South African Revenue Service (SARS), National Treasury and graduates own tax practices. They can also register as professional tax practitioners. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 6

10 BCom degrees in Economic Sciences Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281 (Sem 2) BEL Taxation IOK Internal Auditing OBS Business Management 114 EKN Economics STK Statistics KRG Commercial Law IDR Introduction to Law RVD Legal Skills RVW Legal Interpretation 210 Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Taxation: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom degrees in Economic Sciences BCom with specialisation in Economics Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 30 BCom(Economics) is a three-year (full-time) degree course, in which students are introduced to economic they, economic policy and empirical issues associated with economic analysis. The ce modules f specialisation in economics are economics and statistics, although mathematics is also an imptant component. In the first year of study, students become thoughly acquainted with the principles of economics, with special emphasis on the South African economy and its challenges. In the second year of study, the focus is on intermediate economic they focusing on both microeconomics and macroeconomics. In the third year of study, modern economic analysis is emphasised, while particular attention is paid to public policy, international trade, economic analysis and growth and development, the latter being the central economic policy challenge in Africa, in general, and in South Africa, in particular. Graduates are primarily employed as analysts, consultants, researchers traders in either the private public sects. The government, the South African Reserve Bank, private and commercial banks, leading stockbrokers and consultancies, both locally and internationally, commonly employ graduates in economics. Students are strongly advised to proceed with postgraduate studies. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 4) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year EKN Economics OBS Business Management FRK Financial Accounting STK Statistics WTW BER Business Law KOB Communication Management 182 Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Economics: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

11 BCom degrees in Financial Sciences BCom with specialisation in Econometrics Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 30 The BCom(Econometrics) is a three-year (full-time) degree course in which students are introduced to economic they, economic policy and the statistical they underpinning empirical analysis, which is me commonly referred to as econometrics. The ce modules f specialisation in econometrics are economics, mathematical statistics and mathematics. Econometrics is the measurement and quantitative analysis of actual economic and business phenomena. F the professional, econometrics is a fascinating subject that provides f the measurement and analysis of economic phenomena and the fecasting of future economic trends. Econometrics is primarily applied in the quantification and validation of economic they as well as the analysis of real wld transactions associated with human behaviour. The discipline is relevant to public policy, including health, education, transptation, housing and environmental protection. The tools and results can also be applied to other disciplines, especially within the social sciences, such as histy, political science, sociology and psychology. Graduates are employed as analysts, consultants, researchers and traders in both the private and public sects. The government, the South African Reserve Bank, private and commercial banks, leading stockbrokers and consultancies, both locally and internationally, also employ graduates in econometrics. Students are strongly advised to proceed with postgraduate studies. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year EKN Economics WST Mathematical Statistics OBS Business Management 114 FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics WTW KOB Communication management 182 Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Economics: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom degrees in Financial Sciences BCom with specialisation in Accounting Sciences Afrikaans English as Home language Immediate provisional placement 5 (60-69%) 6 (70-79%) 35 Provisional placement on 5 (60-69%) 6 (70-79%) academic merit after 30 June Provisional placement on academic merit and the results of the IPT 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 32 Closing date f applications: 30 June The BCom(Accounting Sciences) is a three-year degree course and is followed by one postgraduate year to obtain a BCom(Hons) and the Certificate in the They of Accountancy (CTA). Thereafter, a three-year apprenticeship can be Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 8

12 BCom degrees in Financial Sciences completed, during which time the applicable professional qualifying examinations are written. On the successful completion of the three-year apprenticeship and the relevant qualifying examinations, a candidate is eligible to register with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) as a chartered accountant CA(SA). BCom(Accounting Sciences) is an accredited programme that fms part of the requirements f training as a CA(SA) both inside and outside public practice, and as a registered accountant and audit (RAA) practising as an accountant and audit in public practice. The CA(SA) and RAA qualifications are the highest professional qualifications in accounting in South Africa and enjoy international recognition. Note: Candidates who did not take and pass Accounting as a school subject must take and pass Financial Accounting 101 in their first year. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Professional Ethics 210 (Sem 1) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year FRK* Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281(Sem 1) ODT* Auditing FBS* Financial Management BEL* Taxation INF Infmatics 112 KRG Commercial Law 200 STK Statistics 161(Q3) EKN Economics OBS Business Management 122 KOB Communication Management 183(Q3) * The specialisation modules on first to third years f the BCom(Accounting Sciences) degree may only be taken by students who are selected f this degree Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Accounting: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Financial Management Sciences Afrikaans English as Home language Immediate provisional placement 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 34 Privisional placement on academic 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 33 merit after 30 June Provisional placement on academic merit and the results of the IPT 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 32 Closing date f applications: 30 June BCom(Financial Management Sciences) is a three-year degree course. The purpose of the degree is to provide students with detailed knowledge and specific skills in a number of fields in financial management. The syllabus is also structured in such a way that it aligns with the syllabus of the professional qualifications of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), as well as the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA). Graduates in possession of the BCom(Financial Management Sciences) wk in the private and the public sects as management accountants and financial managers. This degree would be considered favourably by some professions in the field of financial management sciences, should candidates wish to further their professional qualifications. 9 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

13 BCom degrees in Financial Sciences Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 2) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year FBS Financial Management FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281 (Sem 2) OBS BEL Business Management Tax EKN Economics STK Statistics INF Infmatics BER Business Law Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Financial Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Internal Auditing Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 30 Training f the degree is spread over three years. Like the BCom(Hons)(Internal Auditing), the objective of the degree is to provide students with a though academic preparation f a career as an internal audit. The syllabus is structured in such a way that it cresponds to the syllabus f the Institute of Internal Audits (IIA) (Inc) s Certified Internal Audit (CIA). The CIA qualification is recognised wldwide as the highest professional qualification in internal auditing and is obtained after an international examination has been passed. A person who holds the CIA qualification may practise as an internal audit in almost any country. Students who have obtained the BCom(Internal Auditing) are strongly advised to enrol f the BCom(Hons)(Internal Auditing). The latter degree enjoys a large measure of recognition in internal auditing practice and prepares students f the CIA examination. Graduates who hold the BCom(Hons)(Internal Auditing) wk in the internal audit divisions of listed and unlisted companies, government and semi-government institutions, and in auditing firms. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 3) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281 (Sem 2) BEL Taxation 220 IOK Internal Auditing OBS Business Management FBS Financial Management EKN Economics Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 10

14 BCom degrees in Financial Sciences Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year BER Business Law STK Statistics INF Infmatics Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Auditing: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Investment Management Afrikaans English as Home language Immediate provisional placement 5 (60-69%) 6 (70-79%) 35 Provisional placement on academic 5 (60-69%) 6 (70-79%) merit after 30 June Provisional placement on academic merit and the results of the IPT 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 32 Closing date f applications: 30 June The BCom(Investment Management) degree focuses on the needs of the investment environment of a large wld economy. The courses cover all facets of investment management. In 2006, the CFA Institute awarded the University of Pretia the status of undergraduate educational partner. Thereby, the CFA Institute acknowledges that 70% of the content of the Level 1 examination of the CFA programme fms part of the curriculum of the BCom(Investment Management) programme. BCom(Investment Management) creates career opptunities in the dynamic investment sphere of wld economies, which offer access to money markets, capital markets, equity markets, financial risk management and the management of investment ptfolios. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 3) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year BLB Investment Management FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281 (Sem 2) BEL Taxation 220 EKN Economics FBS Financial Management STK Statistics INF Infmatics 112 OBS Business Management 122 KRG Commercial Law KOB Communication Management Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Financial Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

15 BCom degrees in Management Sciences BCom degrees in Management Sciences BCom with specialisation in Business Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The objectives of the degree course are to provide students with knowledge of business management principles, to familiarise them with the basic functions of management at all levels, to introduce students to contempary issues in management, and to familiarise them with the processes and systems available f the successful operation of any business. The holder of the degree has a wide variety of opptunities in administration, finance, marketing and human resource management. The training covers a broad spectrum of managerial and ganisational functions that will benefit the student in any career in business. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 3) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year OBS Business Management BEM Marketing Management EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting STK Statistics BER Business Law KOB Communication Management 181 INF Infmatics 112 FBS Financial Management st year 2nd year 3rd year Elective modules Choose 2 semester modules OBS E-Business 315 OBS E-Commerce 325 OBS International Business Management Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Business Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Communication Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 Over the past decade, a great deal of attention has been given to the effective functioning of ganisations. With this in mind, the BCom(Communication Management) degree course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to address communication issues that are both internal and external to the ganisation. Stakeholder groups demand increasingly me meaningful communication from ganisations and the relationships with these groups should be managed proactively. Furtherme, diversity in developing countries dictates that different approaches should be used in communication management. These are some of the issues that are addressed by this degree course. The minimum period of study f BCom(Communication Management) is three years of full-time study. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 12

16 BCom degrees in Management Sciences The following are examples of the wide variety of careers that are available to graduates: client liaison consultant (advertising agencies), cpate communication consultant, cpate communication manager, cpate communication strategist, public relations practitioner, relationship manager, special events ganiser, manager of cpate social responsibility and sponsship manager. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 2) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year KOB Communication Management BEM Marketing Management EKN Economics OBS Business Management OBS Entrepreneurship 213 FRK Financial Accounting STK Statistics BDO Industrial and Organisational Psychology 219 BER Business Law OBS International Business Management 359 Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Marketing and Communication Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Entrepreneurship Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The objectives of the degree course are to provide students with knowledge of business management principles, to take students through the entrepreneurial process, to motivate students to run a successful business, to enable students to establish a viable business, and to equip students to take up a position in the entrepreneurship development field. The high unemployment rate in South Africa requires that me people be trained and guided to provide f themselves. Entrepreneurial training assists students in identifying business opptunities and converting them into viable businesses. Students can also find wk in the small business-enabling environment in which the Department of Trade and Industry, the Small Enterprise Development Agency, commercial banks and Khula Enterprise Finance are maj role-players. Fundamental modules (Compulsy 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 3) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year OBS Entrepreneurship OBS Business Management BEM Marketing Management STK Statistics FRK Financial Accounting EKN Economics OBS International Business Management BER Business Law KOB Communication Management 181 FBS Financial Management Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. 13 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

17 BCom degrees in Management Sciences F me infmation Department of Business Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Human Resource Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The development of students enjoys a high priity. Therefe, a student-ientated approach is followed. Students are trained and guided to think and wk independently in the field of human resource management and industrial psychology. This degree is the first step in students academic preparation to qualify as human resource practitioners, psychometrists industrial psychologists. It also prepares them f registration with the South African Board of Personnel Practice (SABPP) and the South African Board f Psychology, which is affiliated with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). In their capacity as human resource practitioners/industrial psychologists, students will be responsible f matters such as the development of HR strategies and policies, human resource planning, recruitment and selection of employees, training and development of staff, labour relations and personnel administration. Organisations in both the public and private sects usually have a human resource function and are in need of appropriate qualified professional candidates within this field. Registered human resource practitioners and industrial psychologists may also prefer to manage their own businesses as practitioner consultant. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 2) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year BDO Industrial and Organisational Psychology OBS Business Management EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting STK Statistics BER Business Law ABR Labour Law 311 ABV Labour Relations 320 RES Research 210 KOB Communication Management 182 Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Human Resource Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Marketing Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 Customers constantly pressurise ganisations to act responsibly, to provide quality products and services, and to offer exceptional customer service. The BCom(Marketing Management) equips students with the knowledge and skills to address decisions regarding product, price, distribution and promotion. Students are also exposed to the principles of services marketing. Attention is given to consumer behaviour, marketing research, brand management, marketing issues and strategic marketing. The minimum period of study f the BCom(Marketing Management) is three years of full-time study. Graduates can pursue the following careers: product management, customer service management, customer relationship management, strategic marketing, planning management, sales management, distribution management, brand management, advertising management, media planning, marketing research management and promotions management. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 14

18 BCom degrees in Management Sciences Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 4) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year BEM Marketing Management OBS Business Management EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting FBS Financial Management STK Statistics BER Business Law 210 KOB Communication Management 181 OBS International Business Management Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Marketing and Communication Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Tourism Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The overall goal of the BCom(Tourism Management) degree is to provide prospective graduates with a strong academic and practical foundation in economic and management sciences. It has a strong tourism focus and ientation, from which to embark on an exciting and rewarding career in a dynamic global industry that offers a variety of job opptunities and career paths. The strategic management of the tourism process, including the key components of tourism in the changing tourism environment, is an added focus area. The emphasis on tourism is underpinned by foundation courses in marketing management, business management, economics, financial management sciences, financial accounting, business law and statistics. A unique feature of this degree is that it consistently balances they, practice and interaction with industry in an academic and systems framewk. During the three years of study, students are exposed to the they of tourism management and also undertake various case studies, practical assignments and practical courses that are recognised by the industry. In addition, students must complete three months of practical wk in recognised tourism businesses. Throughout the course, students are exposed to industry experts, who provide them with valuable insight into the practical aspects of tourism management. A BCom(Tourism Management) degree obtained at the University of Pretia provides knowledgeable and motivated graduates with career opptunities in the many diverse and complementary sects of the tourism industry, including attractions management, accommodation, convention and visits bureaux, ecotourism, food service, gaming, infmation centres, meeting and event planning, recreation and leisure, tour operats, tourism education, travel agencies, destination marketing and tourism research. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

19 BCom degrees in Management Sciences Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year TBE Tourism Management OBS FBS Business Management Financial Management BEM Marketing Management 122 BER Business Law EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting STK Statistics KOB Communication Management Attendance modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year TBE Tourism Management TBE 190 to 394: Various practical and industry-interaction activities suppt the theetical component of the Tourism Management syllabi, and will take place during vacations, over week-ends and after hours to develop practical and industry skills. Elective modules 1st year 2nd year 3rd year Choose 4 semester modules Choose 4 semester modules BEM Marketing Management EKN Economics Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Tourism Management: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom (Four-year Programme) (Mamelodi) Afrikaans English as Home language 4 (50-59%) 3 (40-49%) 26 The first study year is offered at the Mamelodi Campus and offered in English only. This is the ideal starting point f students who are interested in studying towards BCom degrees in management and financial sciences. Students must apply during October of their first year to transfer to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (Hatfield Campus). Placement in BCom(Accounting Sciences) and BCom(Investment Management) cannot be guaranteed as these are selection programmes where numbers are limited. All modules must be passed in the first year to transfer to any of the BCom programmes. Degree content 2012 Ce modules (compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management LST Language, life and study skills WTW FRK Financial Accounting WST Mathematical Statistics SIT Infmation Technology ientation F me infmation Mr Johannes Ngobeni: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 16

20 BAdmin degrees BAdmin degrees BAdmin with specialisation in International Relations Afrikaans English as Home language Mathematical Literacy 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 28 The purpose of this degree is to develop skills in der to comprehend the changing nature of contempary wld politics. The degree will enable innovative and proactive participation in the management of international issues and challenges in career situations in both the public and private sects. In addition, basic political analysis and communication skills are developed. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year PAD Public Administration PTO Politics 111 IPL International Relations EKN Economics KOB Communication Management 184 Elective modules st year 2nd year 3rd year Choose 2 semester modules Choose 4 semester modules Choose 2 semester modules BEM Marketing Management GES Histy BDO Industrial and Organisational Psychology STL Political Science Language: German, English, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish. Language modules with a maximum value of 64 credits may be taken up to 2nd year level from the following: a European language (groups 5, 6 7) at UP an international language, that is Arabic, Mandarin, Russian Spanish at Unisa. See Regulations and Syllabi: Faculty of Humanities f credits, prerequisites and presentation of these modules. Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Political Sciences: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

21 BAdmin degrees BAdmin with specialisation in Public Management Afrikaans English as Home language Mathematical Literacy 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 28 This is a degree course that undertakes a scientific study of the managerial and administrative functions perfmed in the public sect. It further aims to capacitate students to participate in and contribute to managerial issues such as policymaking, human resource management, ganisational restructuring and ensuring accountability, to introduce students to the realm of leadership and governance and to familiarise them with the responsibilities of public institutions in all three spheres of government and the respective roles of these spheres in improving the quality of life of all members of society. Graduates of the School of Public Management and Administration are in demand in all three spheres of government s public institutions. They are often employed in the human resource sections, the planning divisions and the general administrative divisions of ganisations. Other graduates are employed in the private sect, non-governmental ganisations and international ganisations and embassies. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic and Infmation Management 101 Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year PAD Public Administration PTO Politics 111 EKN Economics BDO Industrial and Organisational Psychology KOB Communication Management 184 Elective modules STL IPL Political Science International Relations st year 2nd year 3rd year Choose 3 semester modules Choose 6 semester modules Choose 4 semester modules EKN Economics OBS Business Management BDO Industrial and 0rganisational Psychology FRK Financial Accounting /122 BER Business Law STK Statistics 113 AFR Afrikaans SRG Constitutional Law ADR Administrative Law 310 RVW Legal Interpretation 210 ABR Labour Law 311 ABV Labour Relations 320 Please note: Candidates who did not obtain at least 4 (50-59%) in in Grade 12, who did not pass Statistics (STK) 113, 123 may not include Economics (EKN), 214, 224, 310, 320 and Statistics (STK), in their curriculum. Refer also to faculty prerequisites f these modules See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation School of Public Management and Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 18

22 BCom degrees offered in cooperation with other faculties BAdmin(Public Management) with the option of Public Administration Fmal selection takes place and wk experience is required. This option was compiled to recruit candidates who are already employed in the public sect. Candidates who wk in national, provincial and local governments will be admitted to the programme. Candidates will acquire in-depth knowledge of national and international public management and administrative functions. The option focuses on the three spheres of government, and particular attention will be given to aspects such as public resource management, international administration, public policy studies, ethics, relationships between governments and the role of the state. Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation School of Public Management and Administration: Tel: +27 (0) lp.malan@up.ac.za Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom degrees offered in cooperation with other faculties BCom with specialisation in Agribusiness Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The purpose of this degree programme is to train students in the field of economics and business management as applied to the agricultural and agribusiness sect. The degree prepares students f management careers in agricultural sales and marketing, brokerage, market research, international market development, finance, public relations, food manufacturing and distribution and agricultural-input industry. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q4) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year LEK Agricultural Economics Choose two of the following to the value of a minimum of 33 credits: EKN Economics OBS Business Management FRK Financial Accounting STK Statistics BER Business Law BEM Marketing Management 122 KOB Communication Management 182 Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

23 BCom degrees offered in cooperation with other faculties BCom with specialisation in Infmatics Admisssion requirements Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 30 BCom(Infmatics) studies the application and use of the computer and infmation systems within the ganisation. The superiity of our students lies in their broad background in the field of economic and management sciences, which implies that the wld of business is not strange to them. The use of infmation technology by ganisations is growing exponentially and new, me complex and challenging applications are expled and developed on a daily basis. It has the benefit that, in addition to the obvious fact that the wk environment of the infmatics specialist is particularly interesting, there is also the advantage that many job opptunities are available f the well qualified infmatics specialist. The Infmatics specialist has the knowledge to analyse the infmation needs of ganisations, be it businesses, government departments, non-profit ganisations any other ganisation where infmation is crucial. They not only analyse the needs but then address those needs by designing and implementing infmation systems. Infmation systems nowadays refer to computer-based systems (including mobile applications) which ste and manipulate data so that people can understand, use, interpret and make decisions based on the infmation. The BCom(Infmatics) degree offered by the University of Pretia is the only degree in South Africa that is internationally accredited by the Accreditation Board f Engineering and Technology (ABET) of the USA. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 2) Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year INF Infmatics FRK Financial Accounting /122 EKN Economics BER Business Law STK Statistics OBS Business Management KOB Communication Management 184 WTW Discrete Structures 115 JCP Community-based Project 202 Elective modules st year 2nd year 3rd year Choose 2 semester modules Choose 2 semester modules OBS Business Management FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281 (Sem 2) BEL Taxation STK Statistics FBS Financial Management BEM Marketing Management IOK Internal Auditing KOB Communication Management Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Infmatics: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 20

24 BCom degrees offered in cooperation with other faculties BCom with specialisation in Law Afrikaans English as Home language Immediate provisional placement 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 34 Provisional placement on 5 (60-60%) 5 (60-69%) 33 academic merit after 30 June Provisional placement on academic merit and the results of the IPT 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 32 Closing date f applications: 30 June The objective of the BCom(Law) degree course is to provide students with sound academic and practical training at undergraduate level in the field of economic and management sciences, as well as in law. The focus of the degree is on the ce subjects of the economic and management sciences (in accdance with the student s own choice) during the second and third years of study, as well as on a number of key subjects of the LLB that are compulsy. The ultimate aim of the student should be to achieve the LLB after completion of the BCom(Law). A BCom(Law) degree enables a student to acquire an LLB within two years of completion of BCom(Law) instead of within four years. After completion of the BCom(Law) and LLB degrees, various career opptunities exist, such as attney, advocate, legal advis and lecturer. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 Ce modules (Compulsy 1st year 2nd year 3rd year EKN Economics OBS Business Management 114 FRK Financial Accounting /122 STK Statistics IDR Introduction to Law RVD Legal Skills PSR Law of Persons FMR Family Law KTR Law of Contract ERF Law of Succession SAR Law of Things 310 DLR Law of Delict 320 ABR Labour Law 210 KTH Specific Contracts 220 ODR Entrepreneurial Law 320 ISR Insolvency Law 310 Elective modules st year 2nd year 3rd year Choose 4 semester modules Choose 4 semester modules OBS Business Management EKN Economics FBS Financial Management FRK Financial Accounting BEL Taxation INF Infmatics 281(Sem 2) Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Mercantile Law: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

25 BCom degrees offered in cooperation with other faculties BCom with specialisation in Recreation and Spt Management Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 4 (50-59%) 30 The programme aims to equip potential managers with specific and applied knowledge and competencies to manage spt and recreation in both the private and public sects. This degree enables students to wk in diverse management positions in the spt recreation industry, f example, as a spt facility manager, event manager, spt club manager spt marketer. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year SPK Spt Science MBK Human Movement Science SDT Spt and Technology RKD Recreation Science BEM Marketing Management EKN Economics OBS Business Management FRK Financial Accounting STK Statistics BER Business Law Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Biokinetics, Spt and Leisure Sciences: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) BCom with specialisation in Statistics Afrikaans English as Home language 5 (60-69%) 5 (60-69%) 30 The overall goal of the BCom(Statistics) degree is to provide prospective graduates with a sound academic and practical foundation in the field of economic and management sciences with a strong focus on statistics, from which to embark on an exciting and rewarding career in the field of statistics, which offers a variety of job opptunities and career paths. A unique feature of the three-year BCom(Statistics) is that it consistently balances they and practice. Statistics is the art and science of collecting, ganising, analysing, interpreting and presenting quantitative and qualitative data f the purpose of drawing scientifically founded conclusions. Briefly, statistics can be regarded, among other things, as the science of gaining infmation from data. With the interactive use of the computer, the statistician can apply statistical models and methods in all types of scientific research, including marketing management, communication management, tourism management, financial management, business management, investment management, human resource management, economics and agricultural economics. Statisticians are expected to be proficient in a multitude of skills. A strong numerical background and interest, the desire to master computer programming and the use of various software packages, the ability to interact with professionals from various disciplines, as well as communication skills, both verbal and written, are of imptance. Learning from data is one of the most relevant and vital challenges of the infmation age in which we live, and it presents exciting opptunities f those who wk as professional statisticians. F the knowledgeable and motivated graduate, there are career opptunities in many diverse, as well as complementary sects, which include the following: Financial institutions: Statisticians specialising in the economic applications of statistics deal with aspects such as national production and expenditure, international economic relations, employment, public finance and related issues. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 22

26 BCom degrees offered in cooperation with other faculties In the insurance industry, statisticians are employed in areas such as actuarial wk, marketing, share investments and property investments. Market research ganisations play an indispensable role in gathering infmation that is used to improve the quality of decision-making in various industries. Industry: Statisticians are increasingly employed in industries such as mining, production and government cpations, f example, Eskom, Sasol and AECI, and the pharmaceutical industry in general. Organised agriculture is another vitally imptant industry where sophisticated statistical techniques are used to meet the growing demand f food and services. Research councils and educational institutions: The research councils are well-known employers of scientists of diverse disciplines and employ statisticians to ensure scientifically founded research outputs. These include the Medical Research Council, the Council f Scientific and Industrial Research, the Agricultural Research Council and the Human Sciences Research Council. Statisticians are also involved in the training of students at universities and universities of technology. The challenges of modern education and good research are of great relevance, especially in South Africa. The public sect: The government employs statistically proficient people in many of its departments, the most prominent being Statistics South Africa and the South African Reserve Bank. Statistics South Africa is responsible f the five-yearly population censuses and the calculation of well-known economic indicats, such as the inflation rate. Fundamental modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year AIM Academic Infmation Management 101 Ce modules (Compulsy) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year STK WST Statistics Mathematical Statistics EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting /122 OBS Business Management KOB Communication Management 182 Elective modules (See the Yearbook of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year FRK Financial Accounting INF Infmatics 281 (Sem 2) STK Statistics 281 WST Mathematical Statistics 362 WTW EKN Economics LEK Agricultural Economics BPE Business Ethics 251 (Q 4) INF Infmatics COS Computer Science 132 IAS# Actuarial # IAS 211 = Actuarial 211 # IAS 282 = Financial 282 # IAS 382 = Actuarial Modelling See prerequisites f IAS in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook. Students in Mathematical Statistics who also want to be trained f the insurance industry, usually choose, among others: Modules 1st year 2nd year 3rd year WST Mathematical Statistics WTW COS Computer Science 132 FBS Financial Management EKN Economics IAS# Actuarial Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

27 Postgraduate study programmes (degrees) Students in the Econometrics field usually choose, among others: Modules 1st year 2nd year 3rd year WST Mathematical Statistics WTW COS Computer Science 132 EKN Economics FRK Financial Accounting /122 Other students choose modules from any other subject faculty accding to their own specific career requirements Please note: See the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Yearbook, Reg 1.2, Requirements f specific modules and the prerequisites f individual modules. F me infmation Department of Statistics: Tel: +27 (0) Student Administration: Tel: +27 (0) Postgraduate study programmes (degrees) BCom(Investment Management): BCom(Hons) Financial Management (Option: Investment Management) BCom(Econometrics): BCom(Hons); MCom; DCom; PhD BCom(Economics): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil; DCom; PhD BCom(Infmatics): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil; DCom; PhD BCom(Accounting Sciences): BCom(Hons) + CTA; MCom(Accounting Sciences); MPhil(Option: Fraud Risk Management); DCom(Accounting Sciences); Postgraduate Diploma in Investigative and Fensic Accounting BCom(Statistics): BCom(Hons); MCom; DCom BCom Option: Taxation: BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil(Taxation); PhD BCom(Financial Management Sciences): BCom(Hons); MCom; DCom; PhD BCom(Law): LLB (Faculty of Law); LLM (Faculty of Law) BCom: BCom(Hons); MCom; DCom BCom(Agribusiness Management): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil; DCom; PhD BCom(Marketing Management): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil; DCom; PhD BCom(Entrepreneurship): BCom(Hons) Business Management; MPhil(Entrepreneurship); PhD(Entrepreneurship) BCom(Internal Auditing): BCom(Hons); MCom; DCom; PhD BCom(Communication Management): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil; DCom; PhD BCom(Human Resource Management): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil(Labour Relations Management); PhD(Human Resource Management); PhD(Organisational Behaviour); DCom BCom(Business Management): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil(Strategic Management); MPhil(Risk Management); MPhil(Supply Chain Management); MPhil(Responsible Leadership); DCom; PhD BCom(Recreation and Spt Management): BCom(Hons); MCom BCom(Tourism Management): BCom(Hons); MCom; MPhil; DCom; PhD BCom Option: Supply Chain Management: BCom(Hons) Business Management; MPhil; MPhil(Entrepreneurship); MCom(Business Management); PhD(Entrepreneurship); DCom; PhD BAdmin(International Relations): BAdmin(Hons); MAdmin; MPA; DAdmin; PhD BAdmin(Public Management): BAdmin(Hons); MAdmin; MPA; DAdmin Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 24

28 General infmation General infmation Faculty-specific infmation F specific enquiries regarding study programmes, refer to the contact infmation below the relevant study programme in this brochure. All general enquiries can be directed to the Client Service Centre Tel: +27 (0) csc@up.ac.za Website: Parents page: Postal address: University of Pretia, Private bag X20, Hatfield 0028 Street address: University of Pretia, c/o Lynnwood and University Roads, Hatfield 0083 GPS codinates to UP Campuses Hatfield Campus: S25º E28º (main campus) UP Spts Campus (LC De Villiers): S25º E28º (1.2 km from Hatfield Campus) Groenkloof Campus: S25º E28º (3.5 km from Hatfield Campus) Onderstepot Campus: S28º E25º (22 km from Hatfield Campus) Mamelodi Campus: S25º E28º (12 km from Hatfield Campus) Prinshof Campus: S25º E28º (6 km from Hatfield Campus) GIBS Campus: S26º E28º (56 km from Hatfield Campus) University of Pretia banking details ABSA Branch: Hatfield Branch code: Account number: Swift code: ABSAZAJJ Standard Bank Branch: Hatfield Branch code: Account number: Swift code: SBZAZAJJ Welcoming Day and the Official programme f registration and start of the academic year (28 January 7 February 2012) Attendance of the Official programme f registration and start of the academic year is compulsy f all new firstyear students. It was designed to assist you with your academic preparedness, enabling you to successfully make the adjustment from high school to university. Institutional Proficiency Test (IPT) The University of Pretia requires of prospective students to write an Institutional Proficiency Test (ie the National Benchmark Test). Details about the test will be communicated to you in writing. Contact infmation Tel: +27 (0) Website: Application New students may only register after successful admission. If provisionally admitted, you will still have to comply with the requirements of the Faculty where you want to register with your Grade 12 end of year NSC examination results. Thus new students will only be permitted to register once their application and admission processes are approved. Provisional admission is based on the results obtained in the Grade 11 end examination. Please take note that the final Grade 12 NSC results remain the determining fact with regard to admission. Furtherme, please note that the achievement of the minimum requirements does not necessarily guarantee admission to any study programme. Late applications. Befe you submit a late application, please contact the Faculty Administration Consultant to ensure that there is still space available. If the study programme is not subject to selection and if the Faculty still has space available, your application will be considered. Late applications are only accepted on condition that all the admission requirements f the relevant degrees are fully complied with. Should the student not comply with the requirements the student s application will not be considered. Application fees will not be refunded. A Grade 12 National Seni Certificate (NSC) with university exemption (endsement) is required if Grade 12 has been obtained befe Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

29 General infmation Admission In der f prospective students with a NSC qualification to gain admission to any of the nine faculties at the University of Pretia, applicants should comply with the following admission requirements: the minimum statuty and institutional requirements f degree studies recognised and appropriate combinations of subjects the required Admission Point Sce () as stipulated in the regulations and syllabi of each faculty English and/ Afrikaans on Grade 12 level The calculation of the is based on a candidate s achievement in any six recognised 20-credit subjects (not only designated subjects) by using the seven-point rating scale below. Achievement Achievement level Mark 7 Outstanding achievement % 6 Meritious achievement 70-79% 5 Substantial achievement 60-69% 4 Adequate achievement 50-59% 3 Moderate achievement 40-49% 2 Elementary achievement 30-39% 1 Not achieved 0-29% Life Orientation is excluded from the calculation of. Language policy and medium of instruction In conducting its business, the University uses two official languages, namely Afrikaans and English. In fmal education, the medium of instruction is either Afrikaans English, both of these languages, provided that there is a demand and that it is academically and economically justifiable. However, it remains the student s responsibility to ascertain on an annual basis in which language a module and any further level of that module is presented. In respect of administrative and other services, a student has the right to choose whether the University should communicate with him her in Afrikaans English. Academic Infmation Management Academic Infmation Management (AIM101 [AIM111 and AIM121] depending on your programme) is compulsy f all new first-year students. AIM101 will be presented in the first second semester depending on your programme. AIM111 will be presented in the first semester and AIM121 in the second semester. There is no exemption examination available f AIM101 (AIM111 and AIM121). Compulsy Test f registered first-year students PLEASE NOTE: The Test does not replace the National Benchmark Test (NBT). A student with high academic potential can have a low level of academic literacy which may put the student s academic success at risk. The academic literacy levels of all new first-year students at the University of Pretia are therefe measured by means of a standardised Test. If necessary, they are then placed on a suitable academic literacy programme in accdance with their level of risk. This Test is written only once and is compulsy f all new first-year students, regardless of whether the student has already written an admissions test has completed a language course elsewhere. If the student later decides to change his/her academic programme, the Academic Literacy Test does not need to be written again. Students may write the Test in either English Afrikaans. Students in the faculties of Health Sciences and Veterinary Science are obliged to write the test in English. Please refer to your Official programme f registration and start of the academic year f times and venues of the Test. Bursaries and loans New undergraduate students who enrol f study programmes should obtain the minimum average percentage indicated below in der to qualify f a merit bursary. New undergraduate achievement bursary values: 2012 Faculty / School Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences School f the Built Environment and School of Engineering School of Infmation Technology Other faculties and schools Qualifying average % % % % % Minimum bursary value R R R R7 700 Maximum bursary value R R R R Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 26

30 General infmation Bursaries f achievement in other academic fields and extra-curricular activities: 2012 Entrepreneurial R2 400 Expo Gold Medallist R2 400 Subject Olympiads: Overall winner R6 400 Subject Olympiads: 2nd 10th place R2 400 Science//Accounting: Overall winner R Science//Accounting: 2nd place R Science//Accounting: 3rd place R Science//Accounting: 4th 10th place R top achiever new first-year students R Juni Tukkie Development Programme (15 bursaries) R Grade 12 Dux learners* at 678 selected feeder schools (1 bursary per school) Initial payment f tuition during registration period (R3 500) *Top academic achiever in Grade 12 Disclaimer: The University reserves the right to amend, without pri notice, the regulations and conditions applicable to the awarding of bursaries and loans. Please consult f the latest infmation. Fees payable The estimated tuition fees in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences f 2012 are R to R This amount is subject to change and should not be considered to be the final cost. Prospective students are advised to adjust these amounts f inflationary increases in costs. Instalment Payment required Payment date Amount 2012 Ad hoc-levies Application fee (non-refundable) International administrative levy Placement levy f the allocation of a study and/ residence place Cancellation levies Initial payment (ie first instalment) Second instalment Payment equal to the first instalment secures the place allocated: Study place Residence place Should a study and/ residence place, which has been accepted, not be taken up, a cancellation fee will be levied Tuition fees Postgraduate students renewing registration All other students (under- and postgraduate) Residence fees Payable in the year preceding study Payable pri to during registration Payment once notice has been given of placement Study place Residence place Levy will be retained from the acceptance payment Study place Residence place Payable befe during registration if not already paid in acceptance of study place Payable befe during registration if not already paid in acceptance of residence place 50% of fee account On befe 30 April Third instalment 100% of fee account On befe 31 July R220 R2 500 R3 500 R4 000 R1 750 R2 000 R2 400 R3 500 R Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

31 General infmation Accommodation Hatfield Campus: Ladies residences: Asterhof, Erika, Jasmyn, Katjiepiering, Madelief, Klaradyn, Magrietjie and Nerina Men s residences: Boekenhout, Kollege, Maroela, Mopanie, Olienhout and Taaibos Single rooms: R Double rooms: R Meals (should 100% of the meals be taken): R Tuks Village: Units f Ladies Tuks Village: Units f Men Single rooms: R Meals (should 100% of the meals be taken): R Groenkloof Campus: Faculty of Education Ladies residences: Zinnia, Lilium and Inca Men s residence: Kiaat Single rooms: R Double rooms: R Meals (should 100% of the meals be taken): R Private accommodation Private accommodation is available and the following numbers can be contacted in this regard: Arlon Properties Tel: +27 (0) arlon@icon.co.za City Property Tel: +27 (0) propwld@cityprop.co.za Off-campus Rental Tel: +27 (0) ocrental@telkomsa.net Sonop Tel: +27 (0) /5723 toniev@sonop.g.za South Point Tel: +27 (0) tumi@staysouthpoint.co.za Open Day Date: 19 May 2012 Time: 08:00-14:00 The following persons should attend the Open Day: Grade 12 learners who have received confirmation that they are provisionally admitted to UP Grade 12 learners who meet the admission requirements and wish to hand in their application fms Grade 11 learners who are fairly certain that they will enrol The parents of the abovementioned learners TuksSpt Tel: +27 (0) Fax: +27 (0) sptinfo@up.ac.za Website: Department of Student Affairs The Dean of Students is the head of the Department of Student Affairs. His offices are in the Roosmaryn Building on the Hatfield Campus. The Department of Student Affairs has two divisions: Student Suppt and Student Development. Student Suppt Division This division includes Student Health, Student Counselling and the Unit f students with special needs. Services provided by the Student Suppt Division include: Academic development. Career counselling and assessment, study methods and reading courses, stress management, psychometric testing, time management, career planning. Potential development. Conflict management, communication skills, goal setting, problem solving. Individual and relationship counselling. Interpersonal problems, stress, depression, eating disders, life trauma, emotional problems, development of life skills. Contact infmation Tel: +27 (0) ria.paul@up.ac.za Location: Student Affairs Building, R2-13, Hatfield Campus In addition to the services provided by the Student Suppt Division, students may also contact the crisis line ( toll-free). Student Development Division The full spectrum of ganised student life resides in this division, including: Student Parliament (SP) Student Representative Council (SRC) Constitutional Tribunal (Student Court) Day houses Faculty houses Over 100 religious, cultural, academic, political and other societies RAG (Reach Out and Give) Stuku (student culture) Perdeby (student newspaper) Service providers TuksFM (campus radio station) Student Spt Contact infmation Tel: +27 (0) /1411 Location: Roosmaryn Building, Hatfield Campus Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 28

32 General infmation Library Services The Department of Library Services is host to a wld-class modern academic research library netwk spread over the campuses of the University. This service is aligned to the University of Pretia s faculties with customised services f undergraduates, postgraduates, staff, alumni and visiting academics. All services are designed towards creating a gateway to global infmation and suppting learning, teaching and research through interaction with professional staff. Key initiatives include an e-service (online); access to wide-ranging print and electronic collections; the Learning Centre at the Merensky Library and online assignment suppt f undergraduate students; an online reference service (Ask-a-Librarian); wireless hotspots; search engines to access electronic journals, books and databases; electronic theses and dissertations; an institutional reposity; various audio-visual materials; facilities f the physically challenged; and inter-lending facilities to national and international collections. All of these actively contribute to a wld-class learning environment. Me infmation can be obtained from Merensky Library (Hatfield Campus) Tel: +27 (0) /6 Location: Department of Library Services, University of Pretia, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield Basic Medical Sciences and Dentistry Library (Prinshof Campus) suzy.nyakale@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) Location: Basic Medical Sciences Building, 9 Bophelo Road, Gezina Education Library (Groenkloof Campus) johann.vanwyk@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) Location: Media Building, cnr. Gege Strar and Leyds Streets, Groenkloof Health Sciences Library (Prinshof Campus) magriet.lee@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) /144 Location: Faculty of Health Sciences, HW Snyman Building, 31 Bophelo Road, Gezina Klinikala Library (at the Kalafong Academic Hospital) Tel: +27 (0) Location: Klinikala Building, Klipspringer Road, Atteridgeville Mamelodi Library jacob.mothutsi@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) Location: Mamelodi Campus, cnr. Hinterland and Hans Strijdom Roads, Mamelodi Music Library isobel.vanderwalt@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) Location: Department of Library Services, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield Oliver R Tambo Library (Law Library) shirley.gilme@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) Location: Law Building, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield Jotello F Soga Library (Onderstepot Campus) susan.marsh@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) /8/9 Location: Arnold Theiler Building, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Onderstepot Witbank Library riki.duplessis@up.ac.za Tel: +27 (0) Location: Witbank Hospital, cnr. President and Coert Steynberg Avenue, emalahleni Nmal library hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Tuesday Friday Saturday Hatfield Campus 07:30-21:00 08:30-21:00 07:30-20:00 08:30-13:00 Law 07:30-21:00 08:30-21:00 07:30-20:00 08:30-13:00 Groenkloof 07:30-21:00 08:30-21:00 07:30-20:00 08:30-13:00 Health Sciences 07:30-20:00 08:30-20:00 07:30-20:00 08:30-14:00 BMS and Dentistry 07:30-17:00 08:30-17:00 07:30-16:00 Closed Music 07:30-19:00 08:30-19:00 07:30-16:00 09:00-13:00 Veterinary Science 07:30-18:00 08:30-18:00 07:30-18:00 08:30-12:30 Mamelodi 07:30-16:00 08:30-16:00 07:30-16:00 08:00-13:00 Nmal study centre hours Weekdays: Open 24 hours per day Saturdays: 06:00-18:00 Sundays and public holidays: Closed unless stated otherwise 29 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

33 General infmation International students Imptant infmation All international students must rept to the International Students Division (ISD) in the Client Service Centre (CSC) on the Hatfield Campus pri to registration. The Client Service Centre (CSC) will be open from 3 January Contact infmation: International Students Division Tel: +27 (0) csc@up.ac.za Website: Location: CSC Hatfield Campus General infmation Non-South African citizens will have to submit proof of legal status in South Africa, as well as proof of adequate medical cover at the International Students Division in the CSC befe they will be able to register. Suppting documents Please note that students must have photocopies ready befe coming to the International Student Division in the CSC. Copies can be made at Xerox (in the Student Centre). All international students will have to show their iginal documents and submit two photocopies of the documents listed below: the International Students Infmation fm, completed and signed a valid passpt an identity document (in the case of students with permanent residence in South Africa) a valid study permit endsed f study at the University of Pretia OR an asylum seekers permit OR a Certificate of Refugee Status OR a diplomatic passpt (not a diplomatic card) proof of medical cover (Medical cover must be paid a year in advance, January-December) The abovementioned documents must be submitted to an international consultant and the infmation must be captured befe you can register. Study permit Students must obtain valid study permits befe embarking to South Africa. It is no longer possible to obtain a first study permit in South Africa. An application f a study permit can be made at the nearest South African Embassy High Commission in home countries closest Embassy High Commission in neighbouring countries. Medical cover Proof of medical aid membership paid up in advance f the full academic year must be submitted. Medical cover accepted by the University of Pretia Momentum Health (Ingwe option) Tel: +27 (0) neville.govender@momentum.co.za Website: BESTmed Medical Scheme (Blueprint Student option) Tel: +27 (0) BEST service@bestmed.co.za Website: Higher Education South Africa (HESA) Prospective students who are non-south African citizens should visit the website f me infmation. Prospective students can apply online at The academic year at South African universities extends from January to December. HESA requires the following documents when applying f an exemption certificate: Copies of your qualifications certified as crect by the Registrar of a South African University by the South African Embassy, Trade Mission Consulate in a feign country by a Public Notary. Please note: Result slips, fax copies and copies certified by a commissioner of oaths are not acceptable. A certified copy of your South African identity document, in the case of Permanent Residents only, a valid passpt reflecting your full names and date of birth, passpt number and photo, a certified copy of the birth certificate. Completed M30E fm ( go to Applications) This is a prerequisite f all students wishing to enrol f undergraduate studies at the University of Pretia. This certificate can only be obtained from HESA. To obtain this certificate, you have to contact HESA directly. The University of Pretia cannot obtain this certificate on your behalf. Contact infmation (HESA) Tel: +27 (010) /2 Fax: +27 (0) exemption@hesaenrol.ac.za Website: Location: Unisa Sunnyside Campus, Building 3, Level 1, cner of Rissik and Mears Streets, Sunnyside, Pretia Postal address: PO Box 3854, Pretia 0001 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 30

34 Admission Point Sce () Conversion Table NSC SC HG M-sce SC SG M-sce HIGCSE / NSSC HL IGCSE/ GCSE NSSC OL/ O-level AS-level A-level IB HL IB SL Gr-11 Gr A B (80 100%) A 1 A A C (70 79%) B A 2 B B D (60 69%) C B 3 C A C E (50 59%) D C D B D (40 49%) E D 4 E C E (30 39%) F E F D/E (0 29%) G F G F/G 1 1 NSC National Seni Certificate (completed Grade 12 in and after 2008) SC HG Seni Certificate Higher Grade (completed Grade 12 befe 2008) SC SG Seni Certificate Standard Grade (completed Grade 12 befe 2008) HIGCSE Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education NSSC Namibia Seni Secondary Certificate A-level Advanced Level O-level Ordinary Level AS-level Advanced Subsidiary Level IB International Baccalaureate Schools (higher levels and standard levels) Disclaimer: This publication contains infmation about regulations, policies, tuition fees, curricula and programmes of the University applicable at the time of printing. Amendments to, updating of the infmation in this publication may be effected from time to time without pri notification. The accuracy, crectness, validity of the infmation contained in this publication is therefe not guaranteed by the University at any given time and is always subject to verification. The user is kindly requested to, at all times; verify the crectness of the published infmation with the University. Failure to do so will not give rise to any claim action of any nature against the University by any party whatsoever. 31 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences