This degree is the specialised bachelor’s degree for candidates who are preparing for the relevant qualifying examinations of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA).
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Computer and information literacy
- Academic literacy
- Financial accounting
- Informatics
- Auditing
- Commercial law
- Economics
- Statistics
- Business management
- Communication management
- Marketing management
- Industrial and organisational psychology
Second year subjects:
- Business ethics
- Financial accounting
- Informatics
- Auditing
- Financial management
- Taxation
- Commercial law
Third year subjects:
- Financial accounting
- Auditing
- Financial management
- Taxation
Careers: accountant, auditor, book keeper, taxation officer.
Source: www.up.ac.za