Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management

Qualification code: 98306 NQF Exit level: 7 Total credits: 360
Admission requirements:A National Senior Certificate (degree endorsement), with an achievement rating of 4 (50%) or better in the language of learning and teaching and either Mathematics with a rating of 3 (40 - 49%) or better, or Mathematics Literacy with a rating of 6 (70 - 79%) or better. A student who does not qualify in terms of the statutory or additional requirements, may follow Unisa's alternative pathways or apply for admission to an appropriate diploma or alternatively for a vocational higher certificate.
Rules:Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet.

First level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
Group A. Compulsory
CLA1501 - Commercial Law IA
CLA1502 - Commercial Law IB
ECS1501 - Economics IA
ECS1601 - Economics IBPre: ECS1501
FAC1502 - Financial Accounting Principles, Concepts and Procedures
FAC1601 - Financial Accounting ReportingPre: FAC1502
MNB1501 - Business Management IA
MNB1601 - Business Management IBPre: MNB1501

Second level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
Group A. Compulsory
ECS2601 - MicroeconomicsPre: ECS1601
ECS2602 - MacroeconomicsPre:ECS1601
ECS2605 - South African Financial SystemPre:ECS1601
FAC2601 - Financial Accounting for CompaniesPre: FAC1601
FAC2602 - Selected Accounting Standards and Simple Group StructuresPre: FAC1601
FIN2601 - Financial ManagementPre: ECS1601& FAC1601 & MNB1601
FIN2602 - Personal Financial Management
INV2601 - Investments: An IntroductionPre: MNB1601 & (FIN2601 or FIN2603)
MNG2601 - General ManagementPre :MNB1501 & MNB1601
RSK2601 - Enterprise Risk ManagementPre: MNB1601
TXN201B - The Taxation of IndividualsPre: FAC1502 & FAC1601
Group B. Choose 1 of the following
ECS2603 - South African Economic IndicatorsPre: ECS1601
INV2602 - Investments: Real EstatePre: FIN2601 or FIN2603 or MNF2023
MAC2601 - Principles of Management AccountingPre: FAC1502
MNO2601 - Production and Operations Management

Third level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
Group A. Compulsory
ECS3701 - Monetary EconomicsPre: ECS2601 & ECS2602
FIN3701 - Financial ManagementPre: FIN2601 or MNF2023
FIN3702 - Financial ManagementPre: FIN2601
MNG301A - Strategic Planning IIIAPre: MNG2601
MNG302B - Strategic Implementation IIIBPre: MNG2601
MNG3701 - Strategic Planning 3a (Offered from 2014)Pre: MNG2601 or MNG2016
MNG3702 - Strategic Implementation 3b (Offered from 2014)Pre: MNG2601
RSK3701 - Risk Financing and InsurancePre: RSK2601
TAX3701 - Taxation of Business Activities (Offered from 2014)Pre: FAC1502 & FAC1601
TXN203D - Taxation of Business IncomePre: FAC1502 & FAC1601
Group B. Choose 1 of the following
FAC3701 - General Financial ReportingPre: FAC2601,FAC2602 & TAX2601
INV3701 - Investments: Equity Asset ValuationPre: INV2601
Group C. Choose 1 of the following
FAC3704 - Group Financial ReportingPre: FAC2601,FAC2602 & TAX2601
INV3702 - Investments: Fixed Income AnalysisPre: INV2601
Group D. Choose 1 of the following
ECS3703 - International FinancePre: ECS2601 & ECS2602
INV3703 - Investments: DerivativesPre: INV2601

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