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:
Modules in Decision Sciences can be taken as a major (e.g. Operations Research or Quantitative Management) for the following undergraduate degrees
Prospective students may apply for admission to MSc/MCom or PhD programmes through the Unisa online system. Please attach all relevant and requested documentation. As of June 2015, we also accept M and D students outside the normal Unisa registration periods. When admitted, students have to complete a research proposal successfully, before admission to the dissertation / thesis part.
For pre-application advice regarding Master's and Doctoral qualifications and a possible recommendation that could expedite the process, prospective students are advised to study the admission requirements on the Unisa website and then submit the following information by e-mail to QM@unisa.ac.za for preliminary advice:
Module Code | Name | Lecturers |
BNU1501 | Basic Numeracy | Ms A Mahlangu, Ncube, Prof CJ Swanepoel |
FBN1501 | Business Numerical Skills A | Mrs CH Papenfus, Swafo |
FBN1502 | Business Numerical Skills B | Mrs CE Papenfus, Mrs CE Roos |
QMI1500 | Elementary Quantitative Methods | Mrs CE Roos, Swafo |
DSC1520 | Quantitative Modeling I | Mr A Nange, Prof CJ Swanepoel |
DSC1630 | Introductory Financial Mathematics | Mrs MF Immelman, Ms G Moagi, Mrs WA van Hoepen |
DSC2602 | Rational Decision Making | Mrs WA van Hoepen, Dr E Mudimu |
DSC2604 | Financial Modelling | Prof KM Malan, Mpshe, Prof MP Mulaudzi |
DSC2605 | Linear Mathematical Programming | Mr MM Mpanda, Prof PH Potgieter |
DSC2606 | Nonlinear Mathematical Programming | Prof P Potgieter, Prof G Davie |
DSC3702 | Optimisation of Resources | Mr MB Nzuza, Prof P Potgieter |
DSC3703 | Simulation | Dr E Mudimu, Prof S Mukeru |
DSC3704 | Models for Strategic Decision-making | Ms J le Roux, Mr MM Mpanda |
DSC3705 | Financial Risk Modeling | Prof MP Mulaudzi, Prof PH Potgieter |
DSC3706 | Selected Topics for Operations Research | Prof G Davie, Mr MB Nzuza |
DSC3707 | Mathematical Modelling II | Dr GV Mabe-Madisa, Prof KH Jordaan |
DSC4810 | Research Support Tools | Prof MD Jankowitz |
DSC4812 | Forecasting | Prof MD Jankowitz, Dr GV Mabe-Madisa |
DSC4821 | Stochastic Modelling | Prof S Mukeru, Dr E Mudimu |
DSC4823 | Discrete Optimisation | Prof P Potgieter, Prof CJ Swanepoel |
DSC4824 | Introduction to Heuristics | Prof G Davie, Dr GV Mabe-Madisa |
DSC4825 | Financial Modelling I | Prof MP Mulaudzi, Prof S Mukeru |
DSC4826 | Financial Modelling II | Prof KH Jordaan, Prof PH Potgieter |
DSC4830 | Research Project | Prof MD Jankowitz, Prof CJ Swanepoel, Ms J le Roux |
DSC484 | Data Science | Prof KM Malan, Prof CJ Swanepoel |
Last modified: 2020/02/18