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
