The development of technology has brought a variety of changes to the accounting environment. This has created a need for the services of an accounting person with specialist knowledge in high-technology commercial data processing. The course contains large components of accounting and programming, which leaves open the possibility of specialisation in either field.
Type: Undergraduate certificate
Duration: 2 years full time / 3 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First Year Subjects:
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Information Systems
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Software Skills
- Business Calculation
- Commercial Law for accountants
- Cost Accounting
- Communication
Second Year Subjects:
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Information Systems
- Software skills
- Cost Accounting
- Auditing
- Taxation
Careers: Systems Specialist, Financial Manager, Information Specialist.
Source: www.cput.ac.za