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University of Pretoria Yearbook 2022

BCom (Statistics and Data Science) (07130263)


Department Statistics
Minimum duration of
3 years
study
Total credits 398
NQF level 07
SAQA ID 7027

Programme information
Statistics is an independent discipline with interdisciplinary applications. The aim of this qualification is to
prepare the candidates in totality with methods that can be applied for the gathering and interpretation of data
and empirical information. Statistics lay the foundation for scientific accountable conclusions, planning and
estimation. Candidates are equipped detailed computer and communication skills throughout the course.
Statistics is commissioned by all disciplines where it can contribute towards scientific and technological progress,
most notably in data science. This qualification trains a statistician to work in a data science environment.
Students who achieved 70% and above in English Home Language (an A or a B), and 80% and above in English
First Additional Language (only an A) in the NSC (or equivalent) will be exempted from ALL 124 and therefore do
not have to register and pass this module to complete their degrees. Students who achieved 69% and below in
English Home Language (a C and below), and 79% and below in English First Additional Language (a B and
below) have to register for ALL 124 and will have to pass this module in order to be awarded their degrees.
Students who achieved 70% for English at Cambridge A level or AS level will be exempted from ALL 124.

Admission requirements
Important information for all prospective students for 2022
● The admission requirements apply to students who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a
National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications.
● Applicants with qualifications other than the abovementioned should refer to:
❍ Brochure: Undergraduate Programme Information 2022: Qualifications other than the NSC and IEB,
available at click here.
● Citizens from countries other than South Africa (applicants who are not South African citizens)
should also refer to:
❍ Brochure: Newcomer’s Guide 2021, available at click here.
❍ Website: click here.
● School of Tomorrow (SOT), Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) and General Education
Development Test (GED): The University of Pretoria no longer accepts qualifications awarded by these
institutions.
● National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV) Level 4: The University of Pretoria may consider NCV candidates,

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provided they meet the exemption for bachelor’s status criteria and the programme requirements.
Transferring students
A transferring student is a student who, at the time of application for a degree programme at the University of
Pretoria (UP) –
● is a registered student at another tertiary institution, or was previously registered at another tertiary institution
and did not complete the programme enrolled for at that institution, and is not currently enrolled at a tertiary
institution, or has completed studies at another tertiary institution, but is not currently enrolled at a tertiary
institution, or has started with tertiary studies at UP, then moved to another tertiary institution and wants to be
readmitted at UP.
A transferring student will be considered for admission based on
● an NSC or equivalent qualification with exemption to bachelor’s or diploma studies (whichever is applicable);
and meeting the minimum faculty-specific subject requirements at NSC or tertiary level; or having completed
a higher certificate at a tertiary institution with faculty-specific subjects/modules passed (equal to or more than
50%), as well as complying with faculty rules on admission;
● previous academic performance (must have passed all modules registered for up to the closing date of
application ) or as per faculty regulation/promotion requirements;
● a certificate of good conduct.
Note: Students who have been dismissed at the previous institution due to poor academic performance, will not
be considered for admission to UP.
Returning students
A returning student is a student who, at the time of application for a degree programme –
● is a registered student at UP, and wants to transfer to another degree at UP, or was previously registered at UP
and did not complete the programme enrolled for, and did not enrol at another tertiary institution in the
meantime (including students who applied for leave of absence), or has completed studies at UP, but is not
currently enrolled or was not enrolled at another tertiary institution after graduation.
A returning student will be considered for admission based on
● an NSC or equivalent qualification with exemption to bachelor’s or diploma studies (whichever is applicable);
and meeting the minimum faculty-specific subject requirements at NSC or tertiary level; or previous academic
performance (should have a cumulative weighted average of at least 50% for the programme enrolled for);
● having applied for and was granted leave of absence.
Note: Students who have been excluded/dismissed from a faculty due to poor academic performance may be
considered for admission to another programme at UP. The Admissions Committee may consider such students
if they were not dismissed more than twice. Only ONE transfer between UP faculties will be allowed, and a
maximum of two (2) transfers within a faculty.
Important faculty-specific information on undergraduate programmes for 2022
● The closing date is an administrative admission guideline for non-selection programmes. Once a non-selection
programme is full and has reached the institutional targets, then that programme will be closed for further
admissions, irrespective of the closing date. However, if the institutional targets have not been met by the
closing date, then that programme will remain open for admissions until the institutional targets are met.
● The following persons will be considered for admission: Candidates who have a certificate that is deemed by
the University to be equivalent to the required National Senior Certificate (NSC) with university endorsement;
candidates who are graduates from another tertiary institution or have been granted the status of a graduate of
such an institution, and candidates who are graduates of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.

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● Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.
● All modules will be presented in English, as English is the language of tuition, communication and
correspondence.
University of Pretoria website: click here
Minimum requirements
Achievement level
English Home Language or
English First Additional Mathematics
APS
Language
NSC/IEB NSC/IEB
5 5 32

Additional requirements
General Academic Regulations G1 to G15 apply to a bachelor's degree.
1. A student may not take more than the prescribed number of modules per semester unless permission has
been obtained from the Dean.
2. A module that has already been passed may only be repeated with the approval of the Dean.
3. It remains the student's responsibility to ascertain, prior to registration, whether all the modules he/she
intends taking can be accommodated in the class, test and examination timetables.
4. The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences supports an outcomes-based education system and
places a high premium on the development of specific academic competences. Class attendance of all
modules and for the full duration of all programmes is therefore compulsory for all students.
5. The Dean has the right of authorisation regarding matters not provided for in the General Academic
Regulations or the Faculty regulations.

Other programme-specific information


● Total credits refer to minimum as required by the programme, but can be more, depending on the elective
modules.
● The only WST module that students are allowed to take along with the STK modules is WST212.The only STK
modules that students are allowed to take along with the WST modules are STK320 and STK353.
● Alternative credits as indicated in brackets are based on choosing WST as a specialisation module instead of
STK, while all elective modules are selected within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.
● Only two 14-week modules on the 300-level, or the equivalent thereof, that are not preceded by the 100- and
200-level modules, may be taken for degree purposes. In other words, at least four 14-week modules must be
taken at 300-level that are preceded by the 100- and 200-level apart from the modules offered only at 200- and
300-level.
● The number of elective modules is influenced by the inclusion of modules from other faculties and their
respective credit values.
With regard to choosing elective modules:
It is recommended that COS 132 be taken as an elective by all students in this programme. Students can then
follow one of the following elective options depending on their specific career requirements. Other options are
possible subject to consultation with and approval by the programme coordinator.
1. Mathematical Statistics option with major WST111, WST121, WST211, WST221, WST212, WST311, WST312,

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(WST321 or STK320), STK 353:
Year 1: WTW 114 (16), WTW 124 (16)
Year 2: WTW 211 (12), WTW 218 (12) and WTW 220 (12), WTW 221 (12), WTW 264 (12), WTW 248 (12) or three
from EKN 214 (16), EKN 234 (16), EKN 224 (16), EKN 244 (16)
Year 3: Choose three from WTW 310 (18), WTW 382 (18), WTW 354 (18), WTW 364 (18), WTW 381 (18), WTW
389 (18), WTW 320 (18), WST322 (18), EKN 310 (20), EKN 315 (20), EKN 320 (20), EKN 325 (20).
2. Mathematics option with major STK 110, STC 122, STK 210, STK 220, WST212, STK 310, STK 320, STK 353:
Year 1: WTW 114 (16), WTW 124 (16)
Year 2: WTW 218 (12), WTW 211 (12), WTW 220 (12), WTW 221 (12), WTW 264 (12), WTW 248 (12)
Year 3: Choose four from WTW 310 (18), WTW 382 (18), WTW 381 (18), WTW 389 (18), WTW 320 (18)
3. Economics option with major STK 110, STC 122, STK 210, STK 220, WST212, STK 310, STK 320, STK 353:
Year 1: COS 132 (16), COS 122 (16) or INF 154 (10), INF 164 (10), INF 171 (20)
Year 2: EKN 214 (16), EKN 234 (16), EKN 224 (16), EKN 244 (16), INF 261 (7), INF 264 (8)
Year 3: Choose three from EKN 310 (20), EKN 315 (20), EKN 320 (20), EKN 325 (20)
4. Informatics option with major STK 110, STC 122, STK 210, STK 220, WST212, STK 310, STK 320, STK 353:
Year 1: INF 154 (10), INF 164 (10), INF 171 (20)
Year 2: INF 272 (16), INF 225 (14), INF 261 (14), INF 214 (14), INF 271 (14)
Year 3: Choose 65 credits from INF 315 (15), INF 324 (15), INF 354 (15), INF 370 (35)
Note: Please refer to the individual modules for prerequisites.
At least one of the two elective modules in which a candidate graduate must be selected from the available
modules within the Economics and Management Sciences Faculty.
FRK 122 is a terminating module. Candidates will not be able to continue with financial accounting in the second
or third year. A student cannot get credits for both FRK 121 and FRK 122.
Specialisation modules: WST 212, STK 310, 320, 353 or WST 212, 311, 312, 321, STK 353.
"Major subject"
To be considered a "major subject" the equivalent of four 14-week modules, including two at 300-level, must be
passed provided that:
● a module passed at 300-level shall only be recognised for degree purposes if the corresponding prescribed
module(s) at 200-level has/have been passed, unless the Dean decides otherwise;
● the following modules which are offered at 300-level only, are also considered "major subjects": Labour law 311
(ABR 311), Labour relations 320 (ABV 320), and International business management 359 and 369 (OBS 359 and
369); and
● only two 14-week modules, or the equivalent thereof, that are not preceded by the 100- and 200-level
modules, may be taken for degree purposes. In other words, at least four 14-week modules must be taken at
300-level that are preceded by the 100- and 200-level, except for modules offered on 200- and 300-level only.
It is thus the responsibility of students to ensure before registration, that their curricula comply with all the
requirements of the applicable regulations.

Promotion to next study year


According to General Academic Regulation G3 students have to comply with certain requirements as set by the
Faculty Board.
1. In order to register for the next year of study a student must pass at least 60% of the official credits listed for
a year level of study for a three-year programme.

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2. A student will be deemed to be in the second, third or a more senior year once he or she enrols for any
module in any of these levels of study.
3. If a student has passed less than the required minimum of at least 60% of the official credits listed for a year
level, he/she will not be readmitted to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Such a student
may apply in writing to the EMS Appeals Committee to be readmitted conditionally – with the proviso that the
Appeals Committee may set further conditions with regard to the student's academic progress. The
Committee may deny a student's application for readmission.
4. If a student has been readmitted conditionally, his/her academic progress will be monitored after the first
semester examinations to determine whether he/she has complied with the requirements set by the EMS
Appeals Committee. If not, his/her studies will be suspended.
5. A student whose studies have been suspended because of his/her poor academic performance has the right to
appeal against the decision of the EMS Faculty Appeals Committee.
6. A student may be refused admission to the examination, or promotion to a subsequent year of study or
promotion in a module (if applicable) if he/ she fails to fulfil the attendance requirements. Class attendance in
all modules and for the full duration of all programmes is compulsory for all students.

Pass with distinction


a. A degree may be awarded with distinction provided the candidate meets the following criteria:

i. Completes the degree within three years;


ii. Obtains a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 75%;
iii. Repeated passed modules will not be considered. The initial pass mark of module will be used when
calculating the GPA.

b. A degree will only be awarded with distinction to transferees from other degrees in the Faculty of Economic
and Management Sciences, other faculties and from other universities who still complete their bachelor
degrees within three years (including the years registered for the other degree and credits transferred and
recognised).
c. The GPA will be not be rounded up to a whole number.
d. Exceptional cases will be considered by the Dean.

General information
Application of amended programme regulations
Refer to General Academic Regulation G5.

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Curriculum: Year 1
Minimum credits: 137

Fundamental modules
Academic information management 111 (AIM 111)
Module credits 4.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Theology and Religion
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Information Science
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Find, evaluate, process, manage and present information resources for academic purposes using appropriate
technology.

Academic information management 121 (AIM 121)


Module credits 4.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules Faculty of Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Theology and Religion
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics

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Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Apply effective search strategies in different technological environments. Demonstrate the ethical and fair use of
information resources. Integrate 21st-century communications into the management of academic information.

Academic literacy for Economic and Management Sciences 124 (ALL 124)
Module credits 6.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Unit for Academic Literacy
Period of presentation Semester 1 and Semester 2
Module content
This module is intended to equip students with the competence in reading and writing required in the four high
impact modules: Business Management, Financial Accounting, Statistics and Economics. Students will also be
equipped to interpret and draw figures and graphs and to do computations and manage relevant formulas.
Students attend two lectures per week during semester two.
This module is offered by the Faculty of Humanities.

Academic orientation 107 (UPO 107)


Module credits 0.00
NQF Level 00
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economic and Management Sciences Deans Office
Period of presentation Year

Core modules
Economics 110 (EKN 110)
Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

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Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
This module deals with the core principles of economics. A distinction between macroeconomics and
microeconomics is made. A discussion of the market system and circular flow of goods, services and money is
followed by a section dealing with microeconomic principles, including demand and supply analysis, consumer
behaviour and utility maximisation, production and the costs thereof, and the different market models and firm
behaviour. Labour market institutions and issues, wage determination, as well as income inequality and poverty
are also addressed. A section of money, banking, interest rates and monetary policy concludes the course.

Economics 120 (EKN 120)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
EKN 110 GS or EKN 113 GS and at least 4 (50-59%) in Mathematics in the Grade
Prerequisites
12 examination or 60% in STK 113 and concurrently registered for STK 123
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
This module deals with the core principles of economics, especially macroeconomic measurement the private
and public sectors of the South African economy receive attention, while basic macroeconomic relationships and
the measurement of domestic output and national income are discussed. Aggregate demand and supply
analysis stands core to this course which is also used to introduce students to the analysis of economic growth,
unemployment and inflation. The microeconomics of government is addressed in a separate section, followed by
a section on international economics, focusing on international trade, exchange rates and the balance of
payments. The economics of developing countries and South Africa in the global economy conclude the course.

Financial accounting 111 (FRK 111)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05

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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Accounting
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
The nature and function of accounting; the development of accounting; financial position; financial result; the
recording process; processing of accounting data; treatment of VAT; elementary income statement and balance
sheet; flow of documents; accounting systems; introduction to internal control and internal control measures;
bank reconciliations; control accounts; adjustments; financial statements of a sole proprietorship; the accounting
framework.

Financial accounting 121 (FRK 121)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites FRK 111 GS
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Accounting
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Property, plant and equipment; intangible assets; inventories; liabilities; presentation of financial statements;
enterprises without profit motive; partnerships; companies; close corporations; cash flow statements; analysis
and interpretation of financial statements.

Financial accounting 122 (FRK 122)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Law
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites FRK 111 GS or FRK 133, FRK 143

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Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Accounting
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Budgeting, payroll accounting, taxation – income tax and an introduction to other types of taxes, credit and the
new Credit Act, insurance, accounting for inventories (focus on inventory and the accounting entries, not
calculations), interpretation of financial statements.

Informatics 183 (INF 183)


Module credits 3.00
NQF Level 05
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Year
Module content
Computer processing of accounting information.

Business management 114 (OBS 114)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites May not be included in the same curriculum as OBS 155
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
The entrepreneurial mind-set; managers and managing; values, attitudes, emotions, and culture: the manager
as a person; ethics and social responsibility; decision making; leadership and responsible leadership; effective
groups and teams; managing organizational structure and culture inclusive of the different functions of a generic
organisation and how they interact (marketing; finance; operations; human resources and general
management); contextualising Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in each of the topics.

Business management 124 (OBS 124)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites Admission to the examination in OBS 114
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Value chain management: functional strategies for competitive advantage; human resource management;
managing diverse employees in a multicultural environment; motivation and performance; using advanced
information technology to increase performance; production and operations management; financial
management; corporate entrepreneurship.

Statistics 122 (STC 122)


Module credits 13.00
NQF Level 05
At least a 60% in STK 110 or an average of 60% for either (1) WST 133, WST 143,
WST 153; (2) STK 113, STK 123, STK 121; (3) STK 133, STK 134, STK 121; (4) WST
Prerequisites
133, WST 143, STK 121 (An aegrotat exam is available to students who obtained
50%-59%)
Contact time 1 practical per week, 1 tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Inferential concepts. Experimental and observational data. Measures of association, uncertainty and goodness of
fit. Sampling error and accuracy of estimation. Introduction to linear regression, reduction of variation due to
regression. Conditional distributions of residuals. Simulation based inference: conditional means and prediction
intervals. Bivariate data visualisation. Supporting mathematical concepts. Statistical concepts are demonstrated
and interpreted through practical coding and simulation within a data science framework.
This module is also presented as a summer school for students who initially elected and passed STK 120 with a
final mark of at least 60% and then decides to further their studies in statistics as well as for students who
achieved a final mark of between 40% - 49% in STC 122 during semester 2.

Statistics 110 (STK 110)


Module credits 13.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
At least 5 (60-69%) in Mathematics in the Grade 12 examination. Candidates who
Prerequisites
do not qualify for STK 110 must register for STK 113 and STK 123
Contact time 1 practical per week, 1 tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Descriptive statistics:
Sampling and the collection of data; frequency distributions and graphical representations. Descriptive
measures of location and dispersion.
Probability and inference:
Introductory probability theory and theoretical distributions. Sampling distributions. Estimation theory and
hypothesis testing of sampling averages and proportions (one and two-sample cases). Supporting mathematical
concepts. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through practical coding and simulation within
a data science framework.

Mathematical statistics 111 (WST 111)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites At least 5 (60-69%) in Mathematics in the Grade 12 examination
Contact time 1 practical per week, 4 lectures per week

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Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Characterisation of a set of measurements: Graphical and numerical methods. Random sampling. Probability
theory. Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability distributions. Generating functions and moments.

Mathematical statistics 121 (WST 121)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 111 GS or WST 133, 143 and 153
Contact time 1 practical per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem. Statistical inference: Point and interval estimation.
Hypothesis testing with applications in one and two-sample cases. Introductory methods for: Linear regression
and correlation, analysis of variance, categorical data analysis and non-parametric statistics. Identification, use,
evaluation and interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques.

Elective modules
Operating systems 122 (COS 122)
Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 05
Prerequisites COS 132
Contact time 1 practical per week, 1 tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Computer Science
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Fundamental concepts of modern operating systems in terms of their structure and the mechanisms they use
are studied in this module. After completing this module, students will have gained, as outcomes, knowledge of
real time, multimedia and multiple processor systems, as these will be defined and analysed. In addition,
students will have gained knowledge on modern design issues of process management, deadlock and
concurrency control, memory management, input/output management, file systems and operating system
security. In order to experience a hands-on approach to the knowledge students would have gained from
studying the abovementioned concepts, students will have produced a number of practical implementations of
these concepts using the Windows and Linux operating systems.

Imperative programming 132 (COS 132)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites APS of 30 and level 5 (60-69%) Mathematics
Contact time 1 practical per week, 1 tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Computer Science
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
This module introduces imperative computer programming, which is a fundamental building block of computer
science. The process of constructing a program for solving a given problem, of editing it, compiling (both
manually and automatically), running and debugging it, is covered from the beginning. The aim is to master the
elements of a programming language and be able to put them together in order to construct programs using
types, control structures, arrays, functions and libraries. An introduction to object orientation will be given. After
completing this module, the student should understand the fundamental elements of a program, the importance
of good program design and user-friendly interfaces. Students should be able to conduct basic program analysis
and write complete elementary programs.

Financial management 112 (FBS 112)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
At least 6 (70-79%) in Mathematics in the Grade 12 examination or WTW 133
Prerequisites
(60%), WTW 143 (60%), WST 133 (60%) and WST 143 (60%).
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Financial Management

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Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
*Only for students in BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics), BSc (Mathematics), BSc (Applied Mathematics),
BSc (Mathematical Statistics), BSc Extended programme – Mathematical Sciences and BCom (Statistics) who
comply with the set prerequisites.

Key principles of financial management. Company ownership. Taxation. Introduction to financial statements.
Structure of financial statements. Depreciation and reserves. Preparing financial statements. Group financial
statements and insurance company financial statements. Interpretation of financial statements. Limitation of
financial statements. Issue of share capital.

Financial management 122 (FBS 122)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 07
Service modules Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
FBS 112 or WST 121 and 07130261 or 07130262 or 02133388 or 02133273 or
Prerequisites
02133395 or 02133274 or 02130007 or 02130016
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Financial Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Financial instruments. Use of financial derivatives. Financial institutions. Time value of money. Component cost
of capital. Weighted average cost of capital. Capital structure and dividend policy. Capital project appraisal.
Evaluating risky investments.

Informatics 112 (INF 112)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
A candidate must have passed Mathematics with at least 4 (50-59%) in the Grade
Prerequisites
12 examination; or STK 113 60%, STK 123 60% or STK 110
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Introduction to information systems, information systems in organisations, hardware: input, processing, output,
software: systems and application software, organisation of data and information, telecommunications and
networks, the Internet and Intranet. Transaction processing systems, management information systems,
decision support systems, information systems in business and society, systems analysis, systems design,
implementation, maintenance and revision.

Informatics 154 (INF 154)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
A candidate must have passed Mathematics with at least 4 (50-59%) in the Grade
Prerequisites
12 examination
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 2 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Introduction to programming.

Informatics 164 (INF 164)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites INF 154 GS
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 2 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Programming.

Informatics 171 (INF 171)


Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 05

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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
A candidate must have passed Mathematics with at least 4 (50-59%) in the Grade
Prerequisites
12 examination
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Year
Module content
General systems theory, creative problem solving, soft systems methodology. The systems analyst, systems
development building blocks, systems development, systems analysis methods, process modelling.

Calculus 114 (WTW 114)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites 60% for Mathematics in Grade 12
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
*This module serves as preparation for students majoring in Mathematics (including all students who intend to
enrol for WTW 218 and WTW 220). Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for
their degree: WTW 114, WTW 158, WTW 134, WTW 165.
Functions, limits and continuity. Differential calculus of single variable functions, rate of change, graph
sketching, applications. The mean value theorem, the rule of L'Hospital. Definite and indefinite integrals,
evaluating definite integrals using anti-derivatives, the substitution rule.

Mathematics 124 (WTW 124)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 114

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Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
*Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for their degree:
WTW 124, WTW 146, WTW 148 and WTW 164. This module serves as preparation for students majoring in
Mathematics (including all students who intend to enrol for WTW 218, WTW 211 and WTW 220).
The vector space Rn, vector algebra with applications to lines and planes, matrix algebra, systems of linear
equations, determinants. Complex numbers and factorisation of polynomials. Integration techniques and
applications of integration. The formal definition of a limit. The fundamental theorem of Calculus and
applications. Vector functions and quadratic curves.

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Curriculum: Year 2
Minimum credits: 129

Core modules
Communication management 281 (KOB 281)
Module credits 5.00
NQF Level 07
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Business Management
Period of presentation Quarter 1
Module content
*Module content will be adapted in accordance with the appropriate degree programme. Only one of KOB 281–
284 may be taken as a module where necessary for a programme.
Applied business communication skills
Acquiring basic business communication skills will enhance the capabilities of employees, managers and leaders
in the business environment. An overview of applied skills on the intrapersonal, dyadic, interpersonal, group
(team), organisational, public and mass communication contexts is provided. The practical part of the module
(for example, the writing of business reports and presentation skills) concentrates on the performance
dimensions of these skills as applied to particular professions.

Statistics 210 (STK 210)


Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites STK 110, STC 122 or WST 111, WST 121
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Statistical problem solving. Causality, experimental and observational data. Probability theory. Multivariate
random variables. Discrete and continuous probability distributions. Stochastic representations. Measures of
association. Expected values and conditional expectation. Simulation techniques. Supporting mathematical
concepts. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through practical coding and simulation within
a data science framework.

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Statistics 220 (STK 220)
Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites STK 210 GS
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Multivariate probability distributions. Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem. Frequentist and
Bayesian inference. Statistical learning and decision theory. Simulation techniques enhancing statistical
thinking. Supervised learning: linear regression, estimation and inference. Non-parametric modelling.
Supporting mathematical concepts. Statistical algorithms. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted
through practical coding and simulation within a data science framework.

Mathematical statistics 211 (WST 211)


Module credits 24.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 111, WST 121, WTW 114 GS and WTW 124 GS
Contact time 2 practicals per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Set theory. Probability measure functions. Random variables. Distribution functions. Probability mass functions.
Density functions. Expected values. Moments. Moment generating functions. Special probability distributions:
Bernoulli, binomial, hypergeometric, geometric, negative binomial, Poisson, Poisson process, discrete uniform,
uniform, gamma,exponential, Weibull, Pareto, normal. Joint distributions: Multinomial, extended hypergeometric,
joint continuous distributions. Marginal distributions. Independent random variables. Conditional distributions.
Covariance, correlation. Conditional expected values. Transformation of random variables: Convolution formula.
Order statistics. Stochastic convergence: Convergence in distribution. Central limit theorem. Practical
applications. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical computer packages and the
interpretation of the output.

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Applications in data science 212 (WST 212)
Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Prerequisites WST 111, WST 121 or STK 110, STC 122
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Introductory machine learning concepts. Data base design and use. Data preparation and extraction. Statistical
modelling using data base structures. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through practical
coding and simulation within a data science framework.

Mathematical statistics 221 (WST 221)


Module credits 24.00
NQF Level 06
Service modules Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211 GS
Contact time 2 practicals per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Stochastic convergence: Asymptotic normal distributions, convergence in probability. Statistics and sampling
distributions: Chi-squared distribution. Distribution of the sample mean and sample variance for random samples
from a normal population. T-distribution. F-distribution. Beta distribution. Point estimation: Method of moments.
Maximum likelihood estimation. Unbiased estimators. Uniform minimum variance unbiased estimators. Cramer-
Rao inequality. Efficiency. Consistency. Asymptotic relative efficiency.
Bayes estimators. Sufficient statistics. Completeness. The exponential class. Confidence intervals. Test of
statistical hypotheses. Reliability and survival distributions. Practical applications. Practical statistical modelling
and analysis using statistical computer packages and the interpretation of the output.

Elective modules
Business accounting 200 (BAC 200)
Module credits 32.00
NQF Level 06

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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites FRK 111 and FRK 121 or FRK 100/101
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Accounting
Period of presentation Year
Module content
To use a conceptual understanding of intermediate foundational knowledge of International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) in order to prepare, present and interpret company and basic group company financial
statements in a familiar business context and to propose clear solutions with adequate justification to solve
financial problems in an ethical manner.

Economics 214 (EKN 214)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
EKN 110 GS & EKN 120 OR EKN 113 GS & EKN 123; & STK 110 GS OR STK 113 &
STK 123 & STK 120/121 or concurrently registered for STK 120/121 OR WST 111
Prerequisites
& WST121 are prerequisites instead of STK 120/121 or WST 111 and concurrently
registered for WST 121.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Macroeconomics
From Wall and Bay Street to Diagonal Street: a thorough understanding of the mechanisms and theories
explaining the workings of the economy is essential. Macroeconomic insight is provided on the real market, the
money market, two market equilibrium, monetarism, growth theory, cyclical analysis, inflation, Keynesian
general equilibrium analysis and fiscal and monetary policy issues.

Economics 224 (EKN 224)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 06

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Faculty of Education
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
EKN 110 GS & EKN 120 OR EKN 113 GS & EKN 123; & STK 110 GS OR STK 113 &
STK 123 & STK 120/121 or concurrently registered for STK120/121 OR WST 111 &
Prerequisites
WST121 are prerequisites instead of STK 120/121 or WST 111 and concurrently
registered for WST 121.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Microeconomics
Microeconomic insight is provided into: consumer and producer theory, general microeconomic equilibrium,
Pareto-optimality and optimality of the price mechanism, welfare economics, market forms and the production
structure of South Africa. Statistic and econometric analysis of microeconomic issues.

Economics 234 (EKN 234)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
EKN 214 and STK 120/121 or WST 121 OR concurrently registered for STK
Prerequisites
120/121 or WST 121.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Macroeconomics
Application of the principles learned in EKN 214 on the world we live in. We look at international markets and
dynamic macroeconomic models, and familiarise the students with the current macroeconomic policy debates.
We also take a look at the latest macroeconomic research in the world. The course includes topics of the
mathematical and econometric analysis of macroeconomic issues.

Economics 244 (EKN 244)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 06

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Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
EKN 224 and STK 120/121 or WST 121 OR concurrently registered for STK
Prerequisites
120/121 or WST 121.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Microeconomics
From general equilibrium and economic welfare to uncertainty and asymmetric information. In this module we
apply the principles learned in EKN 224 on the world around us by looking at the microeconomic principles of
labour and capital markets, as well as reasons why the free market system could fail. We touch on the
government’s role in market failures. The course includes topics of the mathematical and econometric analysis
of microeconomic issues.

Introduction to moral and political philosophy 251 (FIL 251)


Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Philosophy
Period of presentation Quarter 2, 3 and 4
Module content
In this module students are equipped with an understanding of the moral issues influencing human agency in
economic and political contexts. In particular philosophy equips students with analytical reasoning skills
necessary to understand and solve complex moral problems related to economic and political decision making.
We demonstrate to students how the most important questions concerning the socio-economic aspects of our
lives can be broken down and illuminated through reasoned debate. Examples of themes which may be covered
in the module include justice and the common good, a moral consideration of the nature and role of economic
markets on society, issues concerning justice and equality, and dilemmas of loyalty. The works of philosophers
covered may for instance include that of Aristotle, Locke, Bentham, Mill, Kant, Rawls, Friedman, Nozick,
Bernstein, Dworkin, Sandel, Walzer, MacIntyre, Bujo, Wiredu, and Gyekye.

Financial mathematics 211 (IAS 211)


Module credits 12.00

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NQF Level 06
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites IAS 111, IAS 121, WTW 114, WTW 123, WTW 124, WTW 152, WST 111, WST 121
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Actuarial Science
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Principles of actuarial modelling, cash-flow models, the time value of money, interest rates, discounting and
accumulating, level annuities, deferred and increasing annuities, equations of value.

Financial mathematics 282 (IAS 282)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites IAS 211
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Actuarial Science
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Principles of actuarial modelling, cash-flow models, the time value of money, interest rates, discounting and
accumulating, level annuities, deferred and increasing annuities, equations of value, loan schedules, project
appraisal, elementary compound interest problems, term structure of interest rates.

Informatics 214 (INF 214)


Module credits 14.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites AIM 101 or AIM 111 and AIM 121
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 2 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
Database design: the relational model, structured query language (SQL), entity relationship modelling,
normalisation, database development life cycle; practical introduction to database design. Databases: advanced
entity relationship modelling and normalisation, object-oriented databases, database development life cycle,
advanced practical database design.

Informatics 225 (INF 225)


Module credits 14.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites INF 112; AIM 101 or AIM 102 or AIM 111 and AIM 121
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 3 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
An overview of systems infrastructure and integration.

Informatics 261 (INF 261)


Module credits 7.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites INF 214
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Database management: transaction management, concurrent processes, recovery, database administration:
new developments: distributed databases, client-server databases: practical implementation of databases.

Informatics 264 (INF 264)


Module credits 8.00
NQF Level 06
Prerequisites INF 112, AIM 101 or AIM 102 or AIM 111 and AIM 121

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Contact time 2 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Application of spreadsheets and query languages in an accounting environment.

Informatics 271 (INF 271)


Module credits 14.00
NQF Level 06
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Prerequisites INF 164 GS, INF 171 GS
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 1 lecture per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Year
Module content
Systems analysis. Systems design: construction; application architecture; input design; output design; interface
design; internal controls; program design; object design; project management; system implementation; use of
computer-aided development tools.

Informatics 272 (INF 272)


Module credits 14.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites INF 164 GS, INF 171 GS
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 2 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Informatics
Period of presentation Year
Module content
Advanced programming.

Introduction to agricultural economics 210 (LEK 210)


Module credits 14.00

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NQF Level 06
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 practical/tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Develo
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Introduction to the world of agricultural economics: where to find practising agricultural economics services,
overview of South African Agricultural Economy, scope of agricultural economics. Introduction to consumption
and demand: utility theory, indifference curves, the budget constraint, consumer equilibrium, the law of
demand, consumer surplus, tastes and preferences, and measurement and interpretation of elasticities.
Introduction to production and supply: condition for perfect competition, classification of inputs, important
production relationships, assessing short-run business costs, economics of short-run decisions. Isoquants, iso-
cost line, least cost combination of inputs, long-run expansion of inputs, and economics of business expansion,
production possibility frontier, iso-revenue line and profit maximising combination of products. Introduction to
market equilibrium and product prices: market equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market, total economic
surplus, changes in welfare, adjustments to market equilibrium, market structure characteristics, market
equilibrium in a imperfectly competitive market, government regulatory measures. Introduction to financial
management in agriculture: Farm management and agricultural finance, farm management information;
analysis and interpretation of farm financial statements; risk and farm planning. Budgets: partial, break-even,
enterprise, total, cash flow and capital budgets. Elements of business plan, marketing planning and price risk.
Financial structuring and sources of finance for farm business. Time value of money.

Agricultural economics 220 (LEK 220)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Develo
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
The agribusiness system; the agricultural value chain, the unique characteristics of agricultural products;
marketing functions and costs; historical evolution of agricultural marketing in South Africa. The marketing
environment. Consumer behaviour and consumer trends. Introduction to supply and demand analysis.
Developing a marketing plan and strategies for agricultural commodities; market analysis; product
management; distribution channels for agricultural commodities, the agricultural supply chain. Introduction to
the agricultural futures market. Marketing in the 21st century. Online marketing, social media. Market structure.

Linear algebra 211 (WTW 211)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 124
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
This is an introduction to linear algebra on Rn. Matrices and linear equations, linear combinations and spans,
linear independence, subspaces, basis and dimension, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, similarity and diagonalisation
of matrices, linear transformations.

Calculus 218 (WTW 218)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 114 and WTW 124
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Calculus of multivariable functions, directional derivatives. Extrema and Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals,
polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

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Analysis 220 (WTW 220)
Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 114 and WTW 124, WTW 211 and WTW 218
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
*This module is recommended as an elective only for students who intend to enrol for WTW 310 and/or WTW
320. Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for their degree: WTW 220 and
WTW 224.
Properties of real numbers. Analysis of sequences and series of real numbers. Power series and theorems of
convergence. The Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem. The intermediate value theorem and analysis of real-valued
functions on an interval. The Riemann integral: Existence and properties of the interval.

Linear algebra 221 (WTW 221)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 211 and WTW 218
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Abstract vector spaces, change of basis, matrix representation of linear transformations, orthogonality,
diagonalisability of symmetric matrices, some applications.

Vector analysis 248 (WTW 248)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06

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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Education
Prerequisites WTW 218
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Vectors and geometry. Calculus of vector functions with applications to differential geometry, kinematics and
dynamics. Vector analysis, including vector fields, line integrals of scalar and vector fields, conservative vector
fields, surfaces and surface integrals, the Theorems of Green, Gauss and Stokes with applications.

Differential equations 264 (WTW 264)


Module credits 12.00
NQF Level 06
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 114, WTW 124, and WTW 211
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
*Students will not be credited for both WTW 162 and WTW 264 or both WTW 264 and WTW 286 for their degree.

Theory and solution methods for ordinary differential equations and initial value problems: separable and linear
first order equations, linear equations of higher order, systems of linear equations. Laplace transform.

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Curriculum: Final year
Minimum credits: 132

Core modules
Statistics 310 (STK 310)
Module credits 25.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites STK 210, STK 220
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Supervised learning. Linear and non-linear regression. Ordinary least squares and maximum likelihood
estimation. Violations of the assumptions, residual analysis. Cross validation. Statistical inference. Bootstrap
inference. Supporting mathematical concepts. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through
practical coding and simulation within a data science framework.

Statistics 320 (STK 320)


Module credits 25.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites STK 210, STK 220 or WST 211, WST 221
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Stationary and non-stationary univariate time series. Properties of ARIMA processes. Identification, estimation
and diagnostic testing of a time series models. Forecasting. Multivariate time series. Supervised learning:
introduction to generalised linear models. Modelling of binary response variables, logistic regression. Supporting
mathematical concepts. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through practical coding and
simulation within a data science framework.

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The science of data analytics 353 (STK 353)
Module credits 25.00
NQF Level 07
Service modules Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites STK 210, STK 220, WST 212 or WST 211, WST 221, WST 212
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Data exploration. Data wrangling. Statistical coding. Algorithmic thinking. Sampling: basic techniques in
probability, non-probability, and resampling methods. Text mining and analytics. Machine learning: classification
and clustering. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through practical coding and simulation
within a data science framework.

Multivariate analysis 311 (WST 311)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211, WST 221, WTW 211 GS and WTW 218 GS
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Multivariate statistical distributions: Moments of a distribution, moment generating functions, independence.
Multivariate normal distribution: Conditional distributions, partial and multiple correlations. Distribution of
quadratic forms in normal variables. Multivariate normal samples: Estimation of the mean vector and covariance
matrix, estimation of correlation coefficients, distribution of the sample mean, sample covariance matrix.
Principal component analysis.The linear model: Models of full rank, least squares estimators, test of
hypotheses.The generalised linear model: Exponential family mean and variance, link functions, deviance and
residual analysis, test statistics, log- linear and logit models. Practical applications: Practical statistical modelling
and analysis using statistical computer packages and interpretation of the output.

Stochastic processes 312 (WST 312)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07

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Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211, WST 221, WTW 211 GS and WTW 218 GS
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Definition of a stochastic process. Stationarity. Covariance stationary. Markov property. Random walk. Brownian
motion. Markov chains. Chapman-Kolmogorov equations. Recurrent and transient states. First passage time.
Occupation times. Markov jump processes. Poisson process. Birth and death processes. Structures of processes.
Structure of the time-homogeneous Markov jump process. Applications in insurance. Practical statistical
modelling, analysis and simulation using statistical computer packages and the interpretation of the output.

Time-series analysis 321 (WST 321)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211, WST 221, WTW 211 GS and WTW 218 GS
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Note: Only one of the modules WST 321 or STK 320 may be included in any study programme.
Stationary and non-stationary univariate time-series. Properties of autoregressive moving average (ARMA) and
autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) processes. Identification, estimation and diagnostic testing
of a time-series model. Forecasting. Multivariate time-series. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using
statistical computer packages, including that of social responsibility phenomena.

Elective modules
Business accounting 300 (BAC 300)
Module credits 40.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Law
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

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Prerequisites BAC 200
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Accounting
Period of presentation Year
Module content
BAC 300 includes both company and complex group company statements and the outcome of BAC 300 is:
To use a conceptual understanding of comprehensive and integrated foundational knowledge of International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), basic foundational knowledge of IFRS for small and medium-sized
enterprises (IFRS for SMEs) and basic foundational knowledge of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice
(GRAP), in order to proficiently prepare, present and interpret company and complex group company financial
statements in an unfamiliar business context and to propose appropriate solutions with compelling justification
to solve financial problems in an ethical manner.

Economics 310 (EKN 310)


Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites EKN 214, EKN 234 or EKN 224, EKN 244
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Public finance
Role of government in the economy. Welfare economics and theory of optimality. Ways of correcting market
failures. Government expenditure theories, models and programmes. Government revenue. Models on taxation,
effects of taxation on the economy. Assessment of taxation from an optimality and efficiency point of view.
South African perspective on public finance.

Development economics 315 (EKN 315)


Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 07
Prerequisites EKN 224
Contact time 3 lectures per week

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Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Poverty and inequality are among the greatest contemporary challenges of economic development in the World.
This course provides an overview of different economic explanations of underdevelopment and policy options to
fostering household and individual welfare. We will investigate key development issues such as poverty,
inequality, migration, the role of institutions (policy and governance), among others, as they are encountered by
developing countries in general and South Africa in particular. During the course, we put special emphasis on
the interplay between theory and data.

Economics 320 (EKN 320)


Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites EKN 310 GS
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Economic analyses
Identification, collection and interpretation process of relevant economic data; the national accounts (i.e. income
and production accounts, the national financial account, the balance of payments and input-output tables);
economic growth; inflation; employment, unemployment, wages, productivity and income distribution; business
cycles; financial indicators; fiscal indicators; social indicators; international comparisons; relationships between
economic time series - regression analysis; long-term future studies and scenario analysis; overall assessment of
the South African economy from 1994 onwards.

Economics 325 (EKN 325)


Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites EKN 214, EKN 234

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Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Economics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Economic policy and development: Capita select
The course provides an introduction to growth economics and also to some topics on development economics.
Firstly, historical evidence is covered and then the canonical Solow growth model and some of its empirical
applications (human capital and convergence). Secondly, the new growth theory (the AK and the Romer models
of endogenous growth) are covered. Some of the development topics to be covered include technology transfer,
social infrastructure and natural resources.

Survival models 382 (IAS 382)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites IAS 221 60%, IAS 282 60%, WST 211, WST 221, WTW 211, WTW 218
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Actuarial Science
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Survival models and the life table, estimating the lifetime distribution, proportional hazard models, the binomial
and Poisson models, exposed to risk, graduation and statistical tests, methods of graduation.

Agricultural economics 310 (LEK 310)


Module credits 16.00
NQF Level 07
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites LEK 210 GS and EKN 110 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Develo
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Historical evolution of South African agricultural policy. Agriculture and the state (communicating the legislative
process in detail): reasons for government intervention (government and stakeholder engagement). Theoretical
aspects of agricultural policy. Introduction to agricultural policy analysis. Welfare principles, pareto optimality.
Macroeconomic policy and the agricultural sector. International agricultural trade (including inter-governmental
communication).

Agricultural economics 320 (LEK 320)


Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 07
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites LEK 210 GS and LEK 220 GS.
Contact time 2 practicals per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Develo
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
The modern food and agribusiness system. Key drivers in the global context. Whole farm planning including
business planning, financial analysis and financial modelling, capital acquisition and creditworthiness, time value
of money and the investment decision, Decision making in agriculture under risk and uncertain cirmumstances
and risk management. Operational and strategic management. Business plan and scenario planning
assignments.

Actuarial statistics 322 (WST 322)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211, WST 221, WTW 211 GS and WTW 218 GS
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Bayes estimation. Loss distributions. Reinsurance. Risk models. Ruin theory. Credibility theory. Extreme value
theory. Copulas. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical computer packages.

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Analysis 310 (WTW 310)
Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Education
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites WTW 220
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Topology of finite dimensional spaces: Open and closed sets, compactness, connectedness and completeness.
Theorems of Bolzano-Weierstrass and Heine-Borel. Properties of continuous functions and applications.
Integration theory for functions of one real variable. Sequences of functions.

Complex analysis 320 (WTW 320)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Service modules Faculty of Education
Prerequisites WTW 218 and WTW 220
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Series of functions, power series and Taylor series. Complex functions, Cauchy- Riemann equations, Cauchy's
theorem and integral formulas. Laurent series, residue theorem and calculation of real integrals using residues.

Financial engineering 354 (WTW 354)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211, WTW 211 and WTW 218
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English

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Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Mean variance portfolio theory. Market equilibrium models such as the capital asset pricing model. Factor
models and arbitrage pricing theory. Measures of investment risk. Efficient market hypothesis. Stochastic
models of security prices

Algebra 381 (WTW 381)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites WTW 114 and WTW 211
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Group theory: Definition, examples, elementary properties, subgroups, permutation groups, isomorphism, order,
cyclic groups, homomorphisms, factor groups. Ring theory: Definition, examples, elementary properties, ideals,
homomorphisms, factor rings, polynomial rings, factorisation of polynomials. Field extensions, applications to
straight-edge and compass constructions.

Dynamical systems 382 (WTW 382)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 218 and WTW 286/264
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
Matrix exponential function: homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear systems of differential equations.
Qualitative analysis of systems: phase portraits, stability, linearisation, energy method and Liapunov's method.
Introduction to chaotic systems. Application to real life problems.

Numerical analysis 383 (WTW 383)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites WTW 114, WTW 123 WTW 124 and WTW 211
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Direct methods for the numerical solution of systems of linear equations, pivoting strategies. Iterative methods
for solving systems of linear equations and eigenvalue problems. Iterative methods for solving systems of
nonlinear equations. Introduction to optimization. Algorithms for the considered numerical methods are derived
and implemented in computer programmes. Complexity of computation is investigated. Error estimates and
convergence results are proved.

Geometry 389 (WTW 389)


Module credits 18.00
NQF Level 07
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites WTW 211
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Axiomatic development of neutral, Euclidean and hyperbolic geometry. Using models of geometries to show that
the parallel postulate is independent of the other postulates of Euclid.

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The regulations and rules for the degrees published here are subject to change and may be amended after the publication of
this information.

The General Academic Regulations (G Regulations) and General Student Rules apply to all faculties and registered students
of the University, as well as all prospective students who have accepted an offer of a place at the University of Pretoria. On
registering for a programme, the student bears the responsibility of ensuring that they familiarise themselves with the
General Academic Regulations applicable to their registration, as well as the relevant faculty-specific and programme-
specific regulations and information as stipulated in the relevant yearbook. Ignorance concerning these regulations will not
be accepted as an excuse for any transgression, or basis for an exception to any of the aforementioned regulations.

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