Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting
- A Career in Accountancy by the study of foundational and core courses relevant to Accountancy.
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Qualification type
Postgraduate Diploma
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
- A Career in Accountancy by the study of foundational and core courses relevant to Accountancy.
- Entry to part one of the professional qualifying examinations of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
- Research in the discipline of Accountancy.
Entry requirements and RPL
Matriculation exemption (or equivalent) with the requisite number of matric credit points, and a pass in the higher grade or 60 percent in Standard grade Mathematics, or equivalent examination, or the award of the Certificate in Business Management of the School of Business. Learners who do not meet the mathematics requirements can be registered for a special extended curriculum 8-semester degree programme.
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Exit level outcomes
- Pursue advanced study in Accountancy concentrating on both theory and applications.
- The learner will develop an advanced knowledge of the literature of accountancy and a critical capacity in the field.
- The learner will have acquired specialised skills in Accountancy and will be equipped to understand modern technology in terms of conceptual tools and techniques.
- Having completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy, the learner will be eligible to write part 1 of the SAICA professional examinations.
Associated assessment criteria
Demonstrate critical thinking and can make connections across disciplines. Learners will be required to show an ability to comment in an analytical fashion in assessment tasks, and to write in a creative and critical manner.
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.
The accounting 300 project and presentation provides an integrated assessment procedure for the B Com (Accountancy). The cross linkages in all disciplines are emphasised in the four core areas of the Dip Acc. At Honours, Masters and PhD the dissertation provides the integrated assessment.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
The B.Com (Accountancy) can be articulated with other streams of the General Studies B.Com. The Accounting 300 project and presentation provides an integrated assessment procedure for the B.Com (Accountancy). The cross linkages in all disciplines are emphasised in the four core areas of the Dip Acc. At Honours, Masters and PhD the dissertation provides the integrated assessment.
Notes
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.
Providers currently listed
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