Students
whose academic performance is considered of sufficient standard in any of the
Bachelor of Commerce degrees (generic or specialised) may complete a fourth
year in one of the specialisations of accounting and finance, economics,
economic history, econometrics or management and be awarded the Bachelor of
Commerce degree with honours. It is also possible to undertake a joint
fourth-year honours honours course in either the departments of Accounting and
Finance and Econometrics, or the departments of Economics and Econometrics.
It should be noted that the honours year is usually required to be undertaken
on a full-time basis, but the head of the department may give permission for
the course to be completed on a part-time basis in certain circumstances.
The selection of subjects in first and second year is the same as for the pass degree. Students wishing to attempt an honours degree should normally have gained at least credit grades in the subjects taught by the department in which they intend to take honours. Students who do not obtain credits in the first year of the course but who obtain a credit average in second year may also be considered for honours candidature.
In their third year of full-time study students will be required to select a third-year honours specialisation. Students who wish to enrol in one of the honours courses should apply to the head of the department concerned at the time of re-enrolment. Some departments require students to enrol in an additional, unweighted honours subject.
Students who have not
completed an honours subject in third-year will be required to do additional
work over the vacation period prior to entering the fourth-year honours
course.
For specific information on the structure and requirements of the honours
specialisations available in the departments of Accounting and Finance,
Economics, Econometrics and Management please see the section 'Honours degrees'
at the end of this chapter.