Department of Decision Sciences

Academic Programmes

Academic Programmes

The Department of Decision Sciences offers courses in two colleges, the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET). The courses are at the following levels:

  • Undergraduate (three years full time, 4-6 years part time)
  • Honours (one year full time, 2-4 years part time)
  • Master's (two years full time, 2-4 years part time)
  • Doctoral (two years full time, 3-6 years part time)

Undergraduate Qualifications

Modules in Decision Sciences can be taken as a major (e.g. Operations Research or Quantitative Management) for the following undergraduate degrees

  • BCom Generic (98314 – GEN)
  • BCom Quantitative Management (98311 - QMA)
  • BSc General (98801 - GEN)

Honours Degrees & Post Graduate Diplomas

  • BCom Hons Financial Modelling (98350)
  • BSc Hons Operations Research (90078)

Undergraduate and Honours Modules Offered: 

Find lecturer details here

Module Code Name Lecturers
BNU1501 Basic Numeracy

Dr Kama, Drr Mpanda 

(Contact mail: BNU1501@unisa.ac.za) 
QMI1500 Elementary Quantitative Methods

Ms Ncube, Ms Msimango, Mrs van der Merwe 

(Contact mail: QMI1500@unisa.ac.za)
DSC1520 Quantitative Modeling I

Ms Nkomo, Dr Xaba 

(Contact mail: DSC1520@unisa.ac.za)
DSC1630 Introductory Financial Mathematics

Mrs Immelman, Ms Moagi

(Contact mail: DSC1630@unisa.ac.za)
DSC2602 Rational Decision Making

Dr Singh, Dr Kama

(Contact mail: DSC2602@unisa.ac.za)
DSC2604 Financial Modelling

Ms Kahmbule, Prof Mukeru 

(Contact mail: DSC2604@unisa.ac.za)
DSC2605 Linear Mathematical Programming

Dr Sesale, Dr Mpanda

(Contact mail: DSC2605@unisa.ac.za)
DSC2606 Nonlinear Mathematical Programming

Dr Dukuza, Prof Mulaudzi

(Contact mail: DSC2606@unisa.ac.za)
DSC2608 *Development 

Mr Kubjana, Prof Jankowitz

(Contact mail: DSC2608@unisa.ac.za)
DSC3702 Optimisation of Resources

Mrs Strydom, Dr Sesale

(Contact mail: DSC3702@unisa.ac.za)
DSC3703 Simulation

Dr Mudimu, Dr Chazuka

(Contact mail: DSC3703@unisa.ac.za)
DSC3704 Models for Strategic Decision-making

Dr Xaba, Prof Davie

(Contact mail: DSC3704@unisa.ac.za)
DSC3705 Financial Risk Modeling

Prof Mulaudzi, Prof Mashele 

(Contact mail: DSC3705@unisa.ac.za)
DSC3706 Selected Topics for Operations Research 

Prof Davie, Dr Xaba

(Contact mail: DSC3706@unisa.ac.za)
DSC3707 Mathematical Modelling II

Prof Mathebula, Dr Singh

(Contact mail: DSC3707@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4812 Forecasting

Mrs van der Merwe, Prof Jankowitz

(Contact mail: DSC4812@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4821 Stochastic Modelling

Dr Mudimu, Prof Mathebula

(Contact mail: DSC4821@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4823 Discrete Optimisation

Prof Mukeru, Prof PH Potgieter

(Contact mail: DSC4823@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4824 Introduction to Heuristics

Prof Davie, Prof Mukeru 

(Contact mail: DSC4824@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4825 Financial Modelling I

Dr Mpanda, Prof Muluadzi 

(Contact mail: DSC4825@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4826 Financial Modelling II

Prof Mashele, Dr Dukuza

(Contact mail: DSC4826@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4828 Applied Data Science 

Prof Jordaan, Prof Malan, Prof Swanepoel 

(Contact mail: DSC4828@unisa.ac.za)
DSC4830 Research Project 

Prof Jordaan, Prof Jankowitz 

(Contact mail: DSC4830@unisa.ac.za)

 

Last modified: 2023/08/07