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- BCom Honours (Accounting)
- BCom Honours (Accounting with specialisation in Internal Auditing)
- BCom Honours (Accounting with specialisation in Taxation)
Contact Person: Mrs Nicolene du Plooy
nicolenedp@uj.ac.za
+27 (0)11 559 3059
BCom Hons (Accounting) Full Time
Introduction
The BCom Honours (Accounting) degree is a postgraduate degree being offered by the Department of Accountancy since 2008. This degree has been developed in response to the need for qualified accountants for commercial organisations, national government departments and internal audit and taxation departments of auditing firms. Places on these programmes are limited.
Purpose
The student develops intellectual and practical skills in the analysis, interpretation and application of advanced accounting, governance and control and/or taxation principles. This program will prepare students to identify and solve advanced accounting, governance and control and/or taxation principles in practice. Lastly this program will prepare students for further studies in accounting, auditing and taxation as a science.
Rules of Access
A potential student must be in possession of a BCom and should have appropriate knowledge of Accounting, Taxation and Auditing (NQF level 7). The department may require the completion of a bridging course should students not comply with the rules of access regarding the specific subject knowledge in Accounting, Taxation and Auditing. Final admission requirements will from time to time be set by the department.
Curriculum
MODULE NAME |
MODULE CODE |
NQF CREDIT: |
Advanced Accounting |
RHR01X7 |
30 |
Governance and Control |
RHR03X7 |
30 |
Research Methodology |
RHR05X7 |
10 |
Choose one of the following: |
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South African Taxation |
RHR02X7 |
30 |
OR |
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Public Sector Governance* |
RHR04X7 |
30 |
Choose one of the following: |
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Applied Research: Accounting |
RHR01N7 |
20 |
OR |
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Applied Research: Taxation |
RHR02N7 |
20 |
OR |
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Applied Research: Governance & Control |
RHR03N7 |
20 |
OR |
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Applied Research: Public Sector Governance |
RHR04N7 |
20 |
*Not offered in 2013
There are also two specialisations, namely BCom Honours (Accounting) with specialisation in internal auditing and BCom Honours (Accounting) with specialisation in taxation
BCom Honours (Accounting with specialisation Full time in Internal Auditing) (HCO129)
The BCom Honours (Accounting) degree with specialisation in taxation consists of the following compulsory subjects:
- Advanced Accounting
- Research Methodology
- South African Taxation
- Global Taxation Principles
- Introduction to Governance and Control
- Applied Research: Taxation
BCom Honours (Accounting with specialisation in Taxation)
Full time
The BCom Honours (Accounting) degree with specialisation in internal auditing consists of the following compulsory subjects:
- Advanced Accounting
- Advanced Internal Auditing
- Governance and Control
- Research Methodology
- Applied Research: Internal Auditing
Lecture sessions:
The programme is presented on a full-time basis only. Lectures are presented in English.
Applications:
Applications open in August with a closing date of 30 September.
All international students must apply before 31 August of each year.
Career possibilities
Completion of this degree will offer the following career possibilities:
- Financial manager
- Risk manager
- Tax consultant
- Internal Auditor
- Financial director
- Financial positions within National and Provincial Departments and the National Treasury.
The road ahead
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