Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accounting

Purpose

The Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) (General) is a formative Degree that will

• Enable learners to develop graduate level knowledge, discipline specific skills and applied competence in Commerce and Industry that provide opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful employment and making a rewarding contribution to society.
• Empower graduates to solve commercial problems in a general and focused way, to effectively manage and allocate resources, to communicate effectively, and to contribute to socio-economic transformation in a responsible and ethical manner.
• Provide South Africa with significant numbers of commerce graduates, particularly from disadvantaged communities, in order to ensure that the leadership base of innovative and knowledge-based economic and scholarly activity is strengthened and diversified.

Rationale

N/A

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

A Matriculation Exemption or equivalent and a pass mark in Mathematics.

Entry Requirements

The minimum requirement is

• A National Senior Certificate.

This qualification comprises of compulsory and elective modules at Level 5, 6 and 7 totalling at 355 Credits.

Compulsory Modules, Level 5, 100 Credits

• Mercantile Law, 15 Credits.
• Financial Accounting 141, 15 Credits.
• Management 131, 15 Credits.
• Information Systems 132, 15 Credits.
• Financial Accounting 142, 10 Credits.
• Academic Literacy for Commerce, 15 Credits.
• Business Statistics, 15 Credits.

Elective Modules

• Quantitative Skills for Commerce, 15 Credits.
• Quantitative Skills for Finance, 10 Credits.
• Economics 141, 10 Credits.
• Economics 142, 10 Credits.

Compulsory Modules, Level 6, 120 Credits

• Financial Management, 10 Credits.
• Financial Accounting, 20 Credits.
• Business Ethics, 10 Credits.
• Financial Accounting 241, 20 Credits.
• Company Law, 10 Credits.
• Auditing, 10 Credits.
• Mercantile Law, 10 Credits.
• Auditing, 10 Credits.
• Management Accounting, 10 Credits.
• Taxation, 10 Credits.

Compulsory Modules, Level 7, 135 Credits

• Financial Accounting, 30 Credits.
• Management Accounting, 15 Credits.
• Financial Accounting, 30 Credits.
• Financial Management, 15 Credits.
• Auditing, 15 Credits.
• Taxation, 30 Credits.

1. Demonstrate the ability to identify, analyse and solve commercial problems in a systematic and creative way.
2. Acquire an understanding of how to manage resources and processes in a business context.
3. Communicate effectively, in oral and written modes, and to articulate and promote their own ideas and interests.
4. Understand and contribute to the socio-economic challenges of developing South Africa in an ethical and responsible manner.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes

• Commercial problems are solved in a systematic and creative way through Financial problem identification and analysis.
• Resources and processes in a business context is managed demonstrating sound understanding.
• Own ideas and interests are articulated and promoted via effective oral and written communications.
• The contribution to socio-economic challenges by sound commercial and economics competencies are demonstrated by producing sound sample programmes.

Integrated Assessment

Across the various modules the following assessment methods are utilised to establish the ability of the student to demonstrate the requisite outcomes outlined above: Individual and group case studies, research projects and assignments, oral presentations, application of theoretical material to practical context through research reports, role plays, simulations, interviews, etc. in addition to examinations. This diversity of methods ensures that the Exit Level Outcomes are assessed during the course.