This degree option is recommended for students who envisage entering the banking sector, other financial institutions or positions in the financial world. It offers excellent prospects for a career in the Reserve Bank (which also handles monetary policy). By completing a postgraduate qualification in Economics (specialising in Financial Economics), a student would be ideally suited to this type of career. The postgraduate module in Investment Management forms an excellent link with this degree.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Economics
- Business management
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Industrial psychology
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- Afrikaans for the profession
- Business English
- Information competency
Second year subjects:
- Economics
- Financial economics
- Business management
- Management accounting
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Computer literacy
Third year subjects:
- Economics
- Financial economics
- Business management
- Management accounting
- Financial management
Careers: investor, financial advisor, banker.
Source: www.ufs.ac.za