COURSE: BACHELORS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (ACCOUN...

This degree is recommended for persons who would like to follow a public sector career in financial management or public accounting. It can lead to job opportunities in budget departments of municipal, provincial or central government finance, or careers which have to do with expenditure control, internal auditing and other financial fields. Certain financial institutions such as the office of the Auditor-general or the South African Revenue Services (tax administration), or the financial departments of other public institutions offer employment opportunities to graduates with this type of degree.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Management accounting


• Business management


• Public management


• Political science


• Economics


• Industrial psychology


• Statistics


• Business English


• Afrikaans for the profession


• Information competency

Second year subjects:

• Management accounting


• Public management


• Municipal management


• Auditing


• Economics


• Computer literacy

Third year subjects:

• Management accounting


• Public management


• Municipal management


• Economics

Careers: public manager, accountant, auditor.

Source: www.ufs.ac.za

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