COURSE: BA IN ECONOMICS

This curriculum develops learners' competence in applying integrated knowledge, skills, principles and methods in both the fields of the Humanities and Business, and to prepare graduates for postgraduate studies.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 year full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subject:

• Information skills


• Basic computer literacy


• General reasoning skills


• Introduction to basic economics


• Economic systems and basic macroeconomics


• Introduction to economics and micro-economics


• Introduction to macroeconomics

Second year subjects:

• Microeconomics


• Macroeconomics


• Management accounting and finance


• Employee and management relations


• Mercantile law


• International law


• International economic law


• Public policy management


• Entrepreneurship


• Financial management


• Public financial management


• Strategic management

Third year subjects:

• Labour economics and international economics


• Development economics and public finance


• Introduction to community work


• Training and development


• Money


• Financial markets, instruments and institutions


• Community service learning

Careers: economist, financial management, economic consultant.

Source: www.ufs.ac.za

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