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are offered in the standard form or as academic development programmes tailored for students who may have experienced gaps or disparities in their educational or life experience. The BBusSc is a four-year quali cation, and the BCom is a three- year quali cation.
The certi cate will stipulate whether you have graduated BCom or BBusSc and the area of specialisation. All BBuSc students also take courses in the functional areas of Finance, Marketing and People Management. In their nal year, students take a course in Strategic Thinking that integrates all the courses covered in the previous years of study. This course also includes exposure to entrepreneurship, recognising that many students will ultimately run their own businesses.
Education Development Unit (EDU Commerce)
The Education Development Unit (EDU) is focused on enhancing the teaching and learning environment in the Commerce Faculty. Academic Development (AD) is situated in the EDU and is an equity programme. It has been designed to enable equity students with a disadvantage factor greater than 1.0 to complete Commerce degrees over either a standard or extended period offering a range of additional interventions. The duration of the degree will be determined by Commerce Faculty admission requirements. The same exit standards certi cate will be applied whatever the duration of the degree and the quali cation (and thus the degree certi cate) will be the same.
If you are offered a BCom or BBusSc place you will be eligible to complete any of the specialisations (provided you meet the entrance requirements for the specialisation).
DEGREE SPECIALISATIONS AT A GLANCE
Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science
Discipline: Actuarial Science Specialisation: Actuarial Science
Quantitative Finance
Bachelor of Business Science
Specialisation: Finance
Finance with Accounting
Computer Science Information Systems
Economics
Economics with Law Marketing
Organisational Psychology Analytics
Bachelor of Commerce
Discipline: Specialisation:
Discipline: Specialisation:
Discipline: Specialisation:
Discipline: Specialisation:
Discipline: Specialisation:
Actuarial Science Actuarial Science Quantitative Finance
Financial Accounting General Accounting Chartered Accountant Accounting with Law Information Systems Information Systems Information Systems and Computer Science
Economics
Philosophy, Politics and Economics Economics and Finance Economics and Statistics Economics with Law
Management Studies Management Studies
INFORMATION ON THE AREAS OF STUDY OFFERED IN BOTH DEGREES
Accounting
Accounting is the language of business used by Investors, Management, Entrepreneurs, Lenders, Financial Analysts and the Public Sector. Accountants analyse businesses and communicate information to stakeholders. It is NOT necessary to have done Accounting at school if you wish to do Accounting at UCT, although you must have done Mathematics and English.
An Accounting specialisation is useful for anyone who wishes to prepare for a career in business or in the accounting profession. An accounting quali cation will prepare you
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