Bachelor of Administration

Qualification code: 98315 NQF Exit level: 7 Total credits: 360
Admission requirements:A National Senior Certificate (degree endorsement), with an achievement rating of 4 (50 - 59%) 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:Electives may be chosen from the following disciplines: Level 1: Accounting, Business Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Economics, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Quantitative Management, Transport Economics, Commercial Law, Information Systems, Labour Law, Statistics, Administrative Law, Fundamental Rights, African Politics, Interpretation of Statutes, Anthropology, Introduction for the Theory of Law, Constitutional Law and Politics Please take note of any pre/co-requisites. Level 2: Accounting, Business Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Economics, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Quantitative Management, Transport Economics, Commercial Law, Information Systems, Labour Law, Statistics Level 3: Accounting, Business Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Economics, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Quantitative Management, Transport Economics, Business Ethics (PLS3701). Please take note of the pre/co-requisites. 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
DVA1501 - Introduction to Development Studies
ECS1501 - Economics IA
PUB1501 - The Nature, Content and Scope of Public Administration
SUS1501 - Sustainability and Greed
Group B. Choose 4 modules from the list below (also refer to rules above for alternatives)
AIN1501 - Accounting Information Systems in A Computer Environment
APC1501 - Political Evolution of The African State
APC1502 - The Politics of Contemporary Africa
APY1501 - The Anthropological Study of Culture in A Multicultural Context
APY1601 - Culture As Human Resource in The African Context
CLA1501 - Commercial Law IA
CLA1502 - Commercial Law IB
DSC1520 - Quantitative Modelling I
DSC1620 - Mathematical Modelling I
DSC1630 - Introductory Financial Mathematics
ENN1504 - Practising Workplace English
EUC1501 - End-User Computing I (Theory)
EUP1501 - Ethical Information and Communication Technologies for Development Solutions
FAC1502 - Financial Accounting Principles, Concepts and Procedures
FAC1601 - Financial Accounting ReportingPre:FAC1502
HRM1501 - Introduction to Human Resource Management
IOP1501 - Psychological Processes in Work Context
IOP1601 - Personality in Work ContextPre:IOP1501
MNB1501 - Business Management IA
MNB1601 - Business Management IBPre:MNB1501
MNM1520 - Fundamentals of Public Relations (Offered from 2014)
MNM1521 - Fundamentals of E-Marketing
MNM1522 - Fundamentals of Branding
QMI1500 - Elementary Quantitative Methods
STA1501 - Descriptive Statistics and Probability
STA1502 - Statistical Inference ICo: STA1501

Second level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
Group A. Compulsory
DVA1601 - Development Problems and InstitutionsPre: DVA1501
ECS1601 - Economics IBPre: ECS1501
IOS2601 - Interpretation of Statutes
PUB1601 - The Structuring and Functioning of Public ServicesCo: PUB1501
PUB2601 - Foundations of Public AdministrationPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
Group B. Choose 2 modules from the following
PUB2602 - Protection ServicesPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB2603 - Creation of WealthPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB2604 - Welfare and Social ServicesPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB2605 - Culture and EducationPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB2606 - Environmental AffairsPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
Group C. Choose 5 modules from the list below (also refer to rules above for alternatives)
CLA2601 - Commercial Law IIA
CLA2602 - Commercial Law IIB
DSC2602 - Rational Decision MakingPre:DSC1510 or DSC1520 or DSC1620
DSC2604 - Financial ModellingPre: DSC1630
DSC2605 - Linear Mathematical ProgrammingPre:DSC1510 or DSC1520 or DSC1620
DSC2606 - Nonlinear Mathematical ProgrammingPre: DSC1510 or DSC1520 or DSC1620
DVA2601 - Projects and Programmes As Instruments of DevelopmentPre: DVA1501 & DVA1601
ECS2601 - MicroeconomicsPre: ECS1601
ECS2602 - MacroeconomicsPre: ECS1601
ECS2603 - South African Economic IndicatorsPre: ECS1601
ECS2604 - Labour EconomicsPre: ECS1601
ECS2606 - Environmental EconomicsPre: ECS1601
ECS2607 - Economics of TourismPre: ECS1601
ECS2608 - Economic History of The WorldPre: ECS1601
ECS2609 - Economic History of South AfricaPre: ECS1601
FAC2601 - Financial Accounting for CompaniesPre:FAC1502 & FAC1601
FAC2602 - Selected Accounting Standards and Simple Group StructuresPre:FAC1502 & FAC1601
FIN2601 - Financial ManagementPre: FAC1601 & MNB1601 & ECS1601
FIN2602 - Personal Financial Management
FIN2603 - Finance for Non-Financial Managers
HRM2605 - Human Resource Management for Line ManagersPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
ICT2621 - Structured Systems Analysis and Design
ICT2622 - Object-Oriented Analysis
INV2601 - Investments: An IntroductionPre: MNB1601 & (FIN2601 or FIN2603)
IOP205U - Environmental PsychologyPre: IOP102 or IOP1601
IOP209Y - Workforce DiversityPre: IOP102 or IOP1601
IOP2601 - Organisational Research MethodologyPre:IOP1501& IOP1601
IOP2602 - Organisational PsychologyPre:IOP1501& IOP1601
IOP2603 - ErgonomicsPre:IOP1501& IOP1601
IOP2604 - Psychological Adjustment in The Work ContextPre:IOP1501& IOP1601
IOP2605 - Human Capacity DevelopmentPre: IOP1601
IOP2606 - Individual Differences and Work PerformancePre: IOP1601
IOP2607 - Workgroup Dynamics and DiversityPre: IOp1601 or IOP102
IOP2608 - Forensic Industrial Psychology
LLW2601 - Individual Labour Law
LLW2602 - Collective Labour Law
LRM2601 - Labour Relations Management: MacroCo: LLW201S & LLW202T or LLW2601 & LLW2602
MAC2601 - Principles of Management AccountingPre: FAC1502
MAC2602 - Principles of Strategy, Risk & Financial Management TechniquesPre: FAC1502
MND202R - Introduction to RetailingPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNE2601 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business ManagementPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNG2601 - General ManagementPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNM2601 - Marketing ManagementPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2602 - Essentials of MarketingPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2603 - SalesmanshipPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNM2605 - Consumer BehaviourPre: MNM1503 or MNM1507or MNB1501
MNM2606 - Advertising and Sales PromotionPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2607 - Public RelationsPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2608 - Product ManagementPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2609 - Price ManagementPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2610 - Distribution ManagementPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2611 - Promotion ManagementPre: MNM1503 or MNB1501 & MNB1601
MNM2612 - E-Commerce in Business Pre: MNM1503 or MNM1501
MNO2601 - Production and Operations ManagementPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNP2601 - Purchasing ManagementPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNP2602 - Supply Chain ManagementPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
RSK2601 - Enterprise Risk ManagementPre: MNB1601
STA2601 - Applied Statistics IIPre: STA1501 & STA1502
STA2604 - Forecasting IIPre: STA1501 & STA1502
STA2610 - Statistical DistributionsPre: STA1502 & DSC1620
TRL2601 - Transport Management IPre:MNB1601
TRL2602 - Transport Economics
TRL2603 - Transport TheoryPre:MNB1601
TRL2604 - Integrated Logistics
TXN201B - The Taxation of IndividualsPre:FAC1601
TXN202C - Deceased and Insolvent EstatesPre: FAC1601
TXN203D - Taxation of Business IncomePre: FAC1601

Third level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
Group A. Choose 5 from the following
PUB3701 - Public Management SkillsPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB3702 - Public Human Resource ManagementPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB3703 - Public PolicyPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB3704 - Organisational Studies in The Public SectorPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB3705 - Public Financial Administration and ManagementPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB3706 - Reflective Public AdministrationPre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
PUB3707 - Ethics in Public Administration and Administrative JusticePre: PUB1501 & PUB1601
Group B. Choose 5 modules from the list below (also refer to rules above for alternatives)
ACN306Y - Management Accounting Techniques As An Aid in Decision-MakingPre:ACN203S
ACN3073 - Financial Planning and ControlPre:ACN203S
ACN3084 - Financial Analysis, Valuations and RestructuringPre:ACN203S
DSC3702 - Optimisation of ResourcesPre: DSC2602 & (DSC2601 or DSC2605, DSC2606)
DSC3703 - SimulationPre: DSC2602 & (DSC2601 or DSC2605, DSC2606)
DSC3704 - Models for Strategic Decision-MakingPre: DSC2602 & (DSC2601 or DSC2605, DSC2606)
DSC3705 - Financial Risk ModellingPre: DSC2602,DSC2604 & (DSC2601 or DSC2605,DSC2606)
DSC3706 - Selected Topics for Operations ResearchPre: DSC2602 & (DSC2601 or DSC2605, DSC2606)
DSC3707 - Mathematical Modelling IIPre: DSC2602 & (DSC2601 or DSC2605, DSC2606)
DVA3701 - Development TheoriesPre: DVA1501 & DVA1601
DVA3702 - Rural and Urban DevelopmentPre: DVA1501 & DVA1601
DVA3703 - Development Policy and StrategiesPre: DVA1501 & DVA1601
DVA3704 - Development PlanningPre: DVA1501 & DVA1601
DVA3705 - Empowerment and Popular InitiativesPre: DVA1501 & DVA1601
ECS3701 - Monetary EconomicsPre: ECS2602
ECS3702 - International TradePre: ECS2601 & ECS2602
ECS3703 - International FinancePre: ECS2601 & ECS2602
ECS3704 - Public EconomicsPre: ECS2601
ECS3705 - History of Economic ThoughtPre: ECS2601 & ECS2602
ECS3706 - EconometricsPre: ECS2601 & ECS2602 & DSC1520 & STA1501 & STA1502 or DSC1620 & ECS2601 & ECS2602 & STA1501 & STA1502
FAC3701 - General Financial ReportingPre: FAC2601,FAC2602 & TXN203D
FAC3702 - Distinctive Financial ReportingPre: FAC2601,FAC2602 & TXN203D
FAC3703 - Specific Financial ReportingPre: FAC2601,FAC2602 & TXN203D
FAC3704 - Group Financial ReportingPre: FAC2601,FAC2602 & TXN203D
FIN3701 - Financial ManagementPre: FIN2601 or MNF2023
FIN3702 - Financial ManagementPre: FIN2601
HRM3704 - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource ManagementPre:HRM2604
HRM3705 - Compensation ManagementPre:HRM2605
HRM3706 - Performance ManagementPre:HRM2605
INV3701 - Investments: Equity Asset ValuationPre: INV2601
INV3702 - Investments: Fixed Income AnalysisPre: INV2601
INV3703 - Investments: DerivativesPre:INV2601
IOP306Y - Individual Differences and Work PerformancePre: IOP201 & IOP202
IOP3073 - Human Capacity Development
IOP3095 - Work Group Dynamics and DiversityPre: IOP201 & IOP202
IOP310U - Performance DevelopmentPre: MNH202C or HRM2602, HRM2605
IOP3701 - Industrial Psychological Testing and AssessmentPre:IOP2601&IOP2602
IOP3702 - Personnel Psychology: OrganisationalPre: IOP2602
IOP3703 - Career Psychology
IOP3704 - Employment RelationsPre:IOP2601&IOP2602
IOP3705 - Organisational Development and ChangePre:IOP2601&IOP2602
IOP3706 - Personnel Psychology: Employee RetentionPre:IOP2601&IOP2602
IOP3708 - Investor Psychology
LRM3702 - Labour Relations Management: MicroPre:LRM2601
MNE3701 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business ManagementPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNE3702 - Corporate EntrepreneurshipPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNE3703 - Innovation and TechnologyPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNE3704 - Family Business Management IIIPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNG301A - Strategic Planning IIIA
MNG302B - Strategic Implementation IIIBPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNH302F - Training and DevelopmentPre:MNB1501&MNB1601
MNI301J - Global Business EnvironmentPre:MNG2601
MNM3014 - Relationship MarketingPre:MNM202
MNM3025 - Marketing ResearchPre:MNM202
MNM3036 - Product ManagementPre:MNM202
MNM3602 - Retail BuyingPre: MNM1503 or MNM1504 or MND202
MNM3603 - Retail Planning and OperationsPre: MNM1503 or MNM1504 or MND202
MNP3701 - Strategic SourcingPre: MNP2601 or MNP202
MNP3702 - Supply Chain AlignmentPre:MNP2601
MNP3703 - Supplier Relationship ManagementPre:MNP2601
PLS3701 - Theoretical and Applied Ethics
RSK3701 - Risk Financing and InsurancePre: RSK2601
TRL3701 - Transport Management 2Pre: TRL2601
TRL3702 - Transport Planning and InvestmentPre: TRL2602
TRL3703 - Air TransportPre: TRL2601
TRL3704 - Sea TransportPre: TRL2601
TRL3705 - Rail Transport and PipelinesPre: TRL2601
TRL3706 - Road TransportPre: TRL2601
TRL3707 - Logistics ActivitiesPre: TRL2604
TRL3708 - Logistics SystemsPre: TRL2601 or TRL2604
TRL3709 - Logistics StrategyPre: TRL2604

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