COURSE: BCOM IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

The purpose of this degree is to expose learners, specialising in Investment Management, to the theoretical principles and practical application of investment decision-making at a high level. A multidisciplinary approach is followed and financial, economic and statistical principles are incorporated with the aim of improving the investment decision-making process.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Computer and information literacy


• Academic literacy


• Financial accounting


• Informatics


• Economics


• Statistics


• Business management


• Communication management


• Commercial law

Second year subjects:

• Business ethics


• Financial accounting


• Taxation


• Investment management


• Economics


• Financial management


• Statistics

Third year subjects:

• Financial accounting


• Investment management


• Economics


• Financial management

Careers: investor, investment manager.

Source: www.up.ac.za

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