COURSE: BCOM IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

This option is for students who envisage becoming financial managers in the private sector. Financial institutions are also increasingly appointing students with these qualifications. The core subjects for this degree are Business Management (especially semester modules in Financial Management), and Accounting. It is strongly recommended that students consider adding Taxation to their curriculum.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Economics


• Business management


• Marketing


• Financial management


• Management accounting


• Industrial psychology


• Statistics


• Mathematics


• Afrikaans for the profession


• Business English


• Information competency

Second year subjects:

• Economics


• Business management


• Financial management


• Management accounting


• Financial economics


• Computer literacy

Third year subjects:

• Business management


• Financial management


• Management accounting

Careers: financial manager, financial advisor, business manager.

Source: www.ufs.ac.za

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