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 Qualifications
Modules in Decision Sciences can be taken as a major (e.g. Operations Research or Quantitative Management) for the following undergraduate degrees
Honours Degrees & Post Graduate Diplomas
Undergraduate and Honours Modules Offered:
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