Bachelor of Commerce (Management) - BCom(Mgt)


General information

Course code: To be advised · The following describes the new course structure, to be introduced for the first time in 2000

Course structure*

All first, second and third-year subjects offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics have a credit value of six points. Full-time students are expected to progress at the rate of eight subjects or 48 credit points per year. First-year students normally may not take a second-year subject until at least four first-year subjects have been completed successfully. It should be noted that subjects in the later years of the course have prerequisites and corequisites. In addition, students are expected to take subjects in a yearly sequence even if there are no prerequisite subjects specified. In addition to the compulsory specialisation from the Department of Management, specialisations are available in accounting, finance, economics, business law and taxation, business statistics and econometrics, and marketing.
Students are required to complete the following compulsory subjects:

Students wishing to take first-year subjects other than those on the above list are able to undertake the second-year versions of the appropriate number of compulsory subjects. This allows students to complete substantial work in related fields such as languages, computing, or psychology.
The following are requirements of the course:

Students must have their program of study approved by the course director or the course director's nominee prior to commencement of the relevant year.
*SUBJECT TO FINAL UNIVERSITY APPROVAL.