University of South Africa, UNISAUniversity of South Africa, UNISA

Most national, provincial and local government departments in South Africa have a severe shortage of financial management and accounting skills. They constantly need fresh capacity to ensure they can account properly to Parliament for their budgeting and spending, as required by law.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:
  • Public Finance and Accounting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Public Management
  • End-user Computing
  • Communication in English
Second year subjects:
  • Public Finance and Accounting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Corporate Law
  • Auditing
Third year subjects:
  • Public Finance and Accounting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Economics

Careers: state accountant, budgetary control officer.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za