Master of Business Studies in Finance
The purpose of this qualification is for the graduate to provide a specialised management accounting service to commerce and industry.
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Qualification type
Master's Degree
Credits
180
Sub-framework
HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
Providers listed
1
Qualification snapshot
Official qualification identity fields captured from the qualification record.
Originator
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
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 purpose of this qualification is for the graduate to provide a specialised management accounting service to commerce and industry.
Entry requirements and RPL
Bachelor of Technology (B Tech): Cost and Management Accounting or equivalent
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Exit level outcomes
The qualifying learner should be able to
- Conduct research and development in the field of Cost and Management Accounting.
Specified Level
- Apply different research methods and techniques.
- Develop existing technologies in the field of Cost and Management Accounting.
- Conclude and report findings of the research work through a written thesis.
Associated assessment criteria
- Different research methods and techniques are correctly applied.
- Existing technologies are developed in order to contribute to Cost and Management Accounting knowledge.
- A thesis is written.
Integrated Assessment
The learner's competence will be assessed by means of a research proposal and a thesis that demonstrate
- An in-depth knowledge of Cost and Management Accounting.
- The ability to analyse findings and to make constructive recommendations.
- Familiarity with various research methodologies in commerce.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
Entry into an appropriate Doctorate study.
Providers currently listed
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The intended purpose of this Master of Accountancy is to provide the learners with a professional, vocational, and sound understanding of the general theoretical principles and their applications in the field of research accountancy. The qualification will be treated according to the policies and procedures of the institution regarding master's dissertations, monitoring, and assessment of learners' progress in the qualification, provision for learners disputes regarding assessment results and Recognition of Prior Learning. The qualification aims to enhance research capacity and increase access by providing an opportunity to articulate to master's degree. The qualification will accommodate learners with a postgraduate diploma and relevant honours/qualifications on NQF level 8, a minimum of 120 credits achieved at other institutions as well as vertical articulation from relevant master's degrees.
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