Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Finance
The programme aims to develop in graduates a sound knowledge and understanding of the principles of Finance. It also aims to develop in graduates the capacity for lifelong learning and an awareness of the social context in which they will be working, once they enter the Finance Industry.
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Qualification type
Honours Degree
Credits
128
Sub-framework
HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
Providers listed
1
Qualification snapshot
Official qualification identity fields captured from the qualification record.
Originator
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Quality assurance functionary
CHE - Council on Higher Education
Field
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies
Subfield
Finance, Economics and Accounting
Qual class
Regular-Provider-ELOAC
Recognise previous learning
N
Important dates
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Registration start
2024-07-01
Registration end
2027-06-30
Last date for enrolment
2028-06-30
Last date for achievement
2031-06-30
Purpose and entry context
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Purpose and rationale
The programme aims to develop in graduates a sound knowledge and understanding of the principles of Finance. It also aims to develop in graduates the capacity for lifelong learning and an awareness of the social context in which they will be working, once they enter the Finance Industry.
Entry requirements and RPL
The prerequisite courses for admission to the B.Com (Honours) year are Finance 3, or both Accounting 3 and Managerial Accounting and Finance 3. In addition, students must have obtained at least a second-class pass in Finance 3 or Managerial Accounting and Finance 3 in order to be admitted to the B.Com (Honours) year.
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Exit level outcomes
- Identify and solve problems in the field of Finance, using critical and creative thinking.
- Collect, analyse, organise, and critically evaluate information of a financial nature.
- Communicate information relating to the field of Finance effectively, in both oral and written forms.
Associated assessment criteria
- Identify the key issues to be addressed in problems within the field of Finance, and solve such problems using critical and creative thinking.
- Collect, analyse, organise, and critically evaluate information of a financial nature.
- Communicate information relating to the field of Finance effectively, in both oral and written forms.
Integrated assessment
The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.
Students are required to identify the key issues to be addressed in problems within the field of Finance, and solve such problems using critical and creative thinking. They are also required to collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information of a financial nature. They must also communicate information relating to the field of Finance effectively, in both oral and written forms.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
Students completing the honours year, but failing to complete or pass the honours dissertation will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Finance.
Notes
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.
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