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BCom (07130222)
Duration of study 3 years
Total credits 409

Programme information
The programme is aimed at the training of students in the Economic and Management Sciences, but it does not
lead to a specific vocational outcome. However, students are able to compile their own curricula with a view to
work opportunities in all sectors.

Admission requirements
● The following persons will be considered for admission: a candidate who is in possession of a certificate that is
deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required Grade 12 certificate with university endorsement; a
candidate who is a graduate from another tertiary institution or has been granted the status of a graduate of
such an institution; and a candidate who is a graduate of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.
● Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

Minimum requirements
Achievement level
Afrikaans or English Mathematics APS
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level
5 3 C C 4 3 D D 30

Additional requirements
a. General Regulations G.1 to G.15 (with the exception of Regulation G.11.2(c)) apply to a bachelor's degree.
b. A student may not take more than the prescribed number of modules per semester unless the Dean decides
otherwise.
c. A student may take a module not listed as an elective module only if the prior approval of the Dean has been
obtained.
d. A student who is in possession of a bachelor's degree may not present any modules passed for that degree
for another field of specialisation or degree in this Faculty. (See General Regulations G.8 and G.9)
e. 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, with the proviso that 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); 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.

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 f. A module already passed may only be repeated with the approval of the Dean.
g. A module passed may not be taken into account for more than one degree or field of specialisation.
h. 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.
i. 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 in all
modules and for the full duration of all programmes is therefore compulsory for all students.
j. The Dean has the right of authorisation regarding matters not provided for in the General Regulations or the
Faculty Regulations.

Other programme-specific information

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 the modules offered at 200- and 300-
level only.
Please note:
● If BER 210 and BER 220 are chosen as core modules at 200-level, the elective modules will total 40 credits and
the core modules 93 credits at 100-level.
● If WTW or WST is chosen as core modules, the credits will be higher.
● If FRK 211 and FRK 221 are chosen, INF 281 (3 additional credits) is compulsory.
● FRK 122 is a terminating module. If FRK 122 is selected, a candidate will not be able to continue with Financial
Accounting at the 200- and 300- level. Also note that FRK 121 may be a prerequisite for a number of other
modules (eg BEL 200) and it is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that he/she makes the appropriate
choice between FRK 121 and 122.
● FBS 212 and 222 are terminating modules. Candidates will not be able to continue with Financial management
at 300-level.
● BER 210 and 220 may not be included in the same curriculum as KRG 110, 120.
● Mathematical statistics and Mathematics are not mutually exclusive and may be taken simultaneously. WTW
114, 126, 128, 211, 218 must be taken if WST will be taken up to 300-level.
● OBS 310 may not be included in the same curriculum as BDO 319, 329 for degree purposes.
● Informatics 281 (INF 281) (with 3 additional credits), is compulsory if Financial Accounting 211, 221 (FRK 211,
221) are chosen.
Please consult the alphabetical list of modules for prerequisites of all applicable modules.
Specialisation modules: Any prescribed modules at 300-level which is preceded by the appropriate modules at
200-level.
"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:
● 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);
● 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.

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Promotion to next study year
According to General Regulation G.3 students have to comply with certain requirements as set by the Faculty
Board.
a. A student must pass at least 4 core semester or 2 core year modules to be admitted to the subsequent year
of study.
b. If a student has passed less than the required minimum of 4 core semester or 2 core year modules, he/she
will not be readmitted to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Such a student may apply in
writing to the Faculty's Admissions Committee to be readmitted conditionally – with the proviso that the
Admissions Committee may set further conditions with regards to the student's academic progress. The
Faculty's Admissions Committee may deny a student's application for readmission.
c. 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
Admissions Committee. If not, his/her studies will be suspended.
d. A student whose studies have been suspended because of his/her poor academic performance has the right
to appeal against the decision of the Faculty's Admissions Committee.
e. A student may be refused promotion to a subsequent year of study if the prescribed tuition fees are not paid.
f. 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. Transferees from other faculties and from other universities who still complete their bachelor degrees
(including credits transferred and recognised from the degrees they registered for originally) within three
years will be considered as exceptional cases by the Dean.
c. The GPA will be not be rounded up to a whole number.
d. Exceptional cases will be considered by the Dean.

General information
Minimum requirements for bachelor's degrees; semester and year modules; new regulations
1. Students who commenced their studies before 2015 must complete the programme in terms of the curriculum
of the year in which they commenced their studies, or in terms of the curriculum of the year in which they
switched to their current field of specialisation. Students who prefer to do so may, however, apply to change
over to the latest curriculum, but then they should comply with all the requirements thereof and they may not
revert to the regulations of an earlier year.
2. Students who are registering for a degree programme for the first time in 2015 must take the modules
indicated under the particular field of specialisation.

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Please note: 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.

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Curriculum: Year 1
Minimum credits: 140

Fundamental modules
Academic information management 101 (AIM 101)
Module credits 6.00
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
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Information Science
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Find, evaluate, process, manage and present information resources for academic purposes using appropriate
technology. 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
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
Academic organisation Unit for Academic Literacy
Period of presentation Semester 1 and Semester 2

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Module content
This module intends 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.
During Semester 1 students engage with the online computer program MyFoundationsLab individually in a
flexible learning environment, and during Semester 2 they attend the scheduled contact sessions and do the
coursework. This module is offered by the Faculty of
Humanities.

Academic orientation 107 (UPO 107)

Module credits 0.00
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation EMS Dean's Office
Period of presentation Year

Core modules
Economics 110 (EKN 110)
Module credits 10.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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

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 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 2 lectures per week, 1 discussion class per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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
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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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

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 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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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.

Commercial law 110 (KRG 110)

Module credits 10.00
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, 1 tutorial per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mercantile Law
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
General introduction.
General principles of the law of contract: introduction to the law of contract; consensus; contractual capacity;
legality and physical possibility of performance; formalities; parties to the contract; conditions and related legal
concepts; special terms and the interpretation of contracts; breach of contract and the termination of the
contractual relationship.

Commercial law 120 (KRG 120)

Module credits 10.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites Examination entrance to KRG 110
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mercantile Law
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Law of purchase and sale; law of lease; credit agreements; law of agency; law of security.

Statistics 110 (STK 110)

Module credits 13.00
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 tutorial per week, 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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). Identification, use,
evaluation and interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques.

Statistics 113 (STK 113)

Module credits 11.00
Faculty of Education
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
*On its own, STK 113 and 123 will not be recognised for degree purposes, but exemption will be granted for STK
110.
Data operations and transformations:
Introductory concepts, the role of statistic, various types of data and the number system. Concepts underlying
linear, quadratic, exponential, hyperbolic, logarithmic transformations of quantitative data, graphical
representations, solving of equations, interpretations. Determining linear equations in practical situations.
Characteristics of logarithmic functions. The relationship between the exponential and logarithmic functions in
economic and related problems. Systems of equations in equilibrium. Additional concepts relating to data
processing, functions and inverse functions, sigma notation, factorial notation, sequences and series,
inequalities (strong, weak, absolute, conditional, double) and absolute values.
Descriptive statistics – Univariate:
Sampling and the collection of data, frequency distributions and graphical representations. Descriptive
measures of location and dispersion. Introductory probability theory. Identification, use, evaluation and
interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques.
The weekly one hour practical is presented during the last seven weeks of the semester.

Statistics 120 (STK 120)

Module credits 13.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
STK 110 GS or both STK 113 GS and STK 123 GS or both WST 133 and WST 143 or
Prerequisites
STK 133 and STK 143
Contact time 1 practical per week, 1 tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Multivariate statistics:
Analysis of variance, categorical data analysis, distribution-free methods, curve fitting, regression and
correlation, the analysis of time series and indices.
Statistical and economic applications of quantitative techniques:
Systems of linear equations: drafting, matrices, solving and application. Optimisation; linear functions (two and
more independent variables), non-linear functions (one and two independent variables). Marginal and total
functions. Stochastic and deterministic variables in statistical and economic context: producers' and consumers'
surplus, distribution functions, probability distributions, probability density functions. Identification, use,
evaluation, interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques.
This module is also presented as an anti-semester bilingual module.

Statistics 123 (STK 123)

Module credits 12.00

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 Faculty of Education
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites STK 113 GS
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
*On its own, STK 113 and 123 will not be recognized for degree purposes, but exemption will be granted for STK
110.
Optimisation techniques with economic applications: Data transformations and relationships with economic
applications, operations and rules, linear, quadratic, exponential, hyperbolic and logarithmic functions; systems
of equations in equilibrium, system of linear inequalities, solving of linear programming problems by means of
the graphical and extreme point methods. Applications of differentiation and integration in statistic and
economic related problems: the limit of a function, continuity, rate of change, the derivative of a function,
differentiation rules, higher order derivatives, optimisation techniques, the area under a curve and applications
of definite integrals. Probability and inference: Theoretical distributions. Sampling distributions. Estimation
theory and hypothesis testing of sampling averages and proportions (one-sample and two-sample cases).
Identification, use, evaluation and interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques. The
weekly one hour practical is presented during the last seven weeks of the semester.

Mathematical statistics 111 (WST 111)

Module credits 16.00
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 4 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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

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 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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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.

Financial accounting 122 (FRK 122)

Module credits 12.00
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
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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.

Elective modules
Marketing Management 120 (BEM 120)
Module credits 10.00
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Prerequisites BEM 110
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Marketing Management

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Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
This module provides an overview of the fundamentals of marketing by considering the exchange process,
customer value, marketing research and the development of a marketing plan. It also addresses the
marketing mix elements with specific focus on the seven service marketing elements namely the service
product, physical evidence, people, process, distribution, pricing and integrated marketing communication.

Informatics 112 (INF 112)

Module credits 10.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Refer to Regulation 1.2(e): A candidate must have passed Mathematics with at
Prerequisites least 4 (50-59%) in the Grade 12 examination; or STK 113 60%, STK 123 60% or
STK 110
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 2
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.

Business management 114 (OBS 114)

Module credits 10.00
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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
Introduction to business management as a science; the environment in which the enterprise operates; the field
of business, the mission and goals of an enterprise; management and entrepreneurship. Responsible leadership
and the role of a business in society. The choice of a form of enterprise; the choice of products and/or services;
profit and cost planning for different sizes of operating units; the choice of location; the nature of production
processes and the layout of the plant or operating unit.
Introduction to and overview of general management, especially regarding the five management tasks: strategic
management; contemporary developments and management issues; financial management; marketing and
public relations. Introduction to and overview of the value chain model; management of the input; management
of the purchasing function; management of the transformation process with specific reference to production and
operations management; human resources management and information management; corporate governance
and black economic empowerment (BEE).

Business management 124 (OBS 124)

Module credits 10.00
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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
The nature and development of entrepreneurship; the individual entrepreneur and characteristics of South
African entrepreneurs. Creativity and innovation, opportunity finding and exploitation. The business plan and
resource requirements are explored. Getting started (business start up). Exploring different routes to
entrepreneurship: entering a family business, buying a franchise, home-based business and the business
buyout. This semester also covers how entrepreneurs can network and find support in their environments. Case
studies of successful entrepreneurs - also South African entrepreneurs - are studied.

Calculus 114 (WTW 114)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites Refer to Regulation 1.2. Mathematics 60% Grade 12.
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English

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Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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 134 (WTW 134)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Refer to Regulation 1.2: At least 50% for Mathematics in the Grade 12
Prerequisites
examination .
Contact time 4 lectures per week, 1 tutorial per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
*Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for their degree: WTW 134, WTW 165,
WTW 114, WTW 158. WTW 134 does not lead to admission to Mathematics at 200 level and is intended for
students who require Mathematics at 100 level only. WTW 134 is offered as WTW 165 in the second semester
only to students who have applied in the first semester of the current year for the approximately 65 MBChB, or
the 5-6 BChD places becoming available in the second semester and who were therefore enrolled for MGW 112
in the first semester of the current year.
Functions, derivatives, interpretation of the derivative, rules of differentiation, applications of differentiation,
integration, interpretation of the definite integral, applications of integration. Matrices, solutions of systems of
equations. All topics are studied in the context of applications.

Public administration 112 (PAD 112)

Module credits 10.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation School of Public Man + Admin

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Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
This module in public administration is designed specifically to assist students in understanding the role of public
administration in a modern state, the unique characteristics of public administration, the schools and
approaches in public administration and introducing the various generic administrative functions. The discipline
of public administration has developed rapidly and by implication, has changed and shifted its paradigm over
the years. The purpose of this module is to introduce public administration to the student as a field of study that
makes a significant contribution to the effective administration and management of government institutions.

Public administration 122 (PAD 122)

Module credits 10.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites PAD 112 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation School of Public Man + Admin
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
This module in public administration will introduce the constitutional framework pertaining to public
administration. The South African system of government, the functions, role and powers of the executive,
legislative and judicial branches of government as well as the functioning of the three spheres of government
will be discussed. The module will enable the student to understand how and where public administration is
practiced.

Mathematics 124 (WTW 124)

Module credits 16.00
Prerequisites WTW 114
Contact time 4 lectures per week, 1 tutorial per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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, polar curves and quadratic curves.

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Linear algebra 146 (WTW 146)
Module credits 8.00
Service modules Faculty of Education
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 1 tutorial per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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 and WTW 164. The module WTW 146 is designed for students who require Mathematics at
100 level only and does not lead to admission to Mathematics at 200 level.
Vector algebra, lines and planes, matrix algebra, solution of systems of equations, determinants. Complex
numbers and polynomial equations. All topics are studied in the context of applications.

Calculus 148 (WTW 148)

Module credits 8.00
Service modules Faculty of Education
Prerequisites WTW 114 GS or WTW 134
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 1 tutorial per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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 148 and WTW 164. The module WTW 148 is designed for students who require Mathematics at
100 level only and does not lead to admission to Mathematics at 200 level.
Integration techniques. Modelling with differential equations. Functions of several variables, partial derivatives,
optimisation. Numerical techniques. All topics are studied in the context of applications.

Industrial and organisational psychology 111 (BDO 111)

Module credits 10.00
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Human Resource Management
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
*Only for BCom / BAdmin students
Introduction to industrial and organisational psychology
This section is an introduction to the various schools of thought in psychology with particular emphasis on
industrial and organisational psychology and its fields of application. The basic principles of scientifically
systematising industrial psychological knowledge will be discussed. The biological basis of behaviour will be
addressed in order to lay the foundation for the application of ergonomical principles.
Individual processes
This section consists of the principles of learning as found in the work context. The role of perception in the work
environment will be discussed by considering aspects such as shape, depth, distance and colour perceptions.
Cognition, thought, reasoning, memory, creativity and decision-making will be included. Intelligence will be
addressed and placed in an industrial and organisational psychology perspective.

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Curriculum: Year 2
Minimum credits: 143

No student is allowed to register for FBS 210, FBS 220, FBS 310 and FBS 320 under the BCom (Own Choice)
degree.

Fundamental modules
Introduction to moral and political philosophy 251 (FIL 251)
Module credits 10.00
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 Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation 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 biggest 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, and MacIntyre.

Core modules
Business law 210 (BER 210)
Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 1 discussion class per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mercantile Law
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
Basic principles of law of contract. Law of sales, credit agreements, lease.

Business law 220 (BER 220)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites Examination entrance for BER 210
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 1 discussion class per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mercantile Law
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Labour law. Aspects of security law. Law of insolvency. Entrepreneurial law; company law, law concerning close
corporations. Law of partnerships.

Communication management 284 (KOB 284)

Module credits 5.00
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Div Communication Management
Period of presentation Quarter 4
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.

Elective modules
Taxation 200 (BEL 200)
Module credits 32.00
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology

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 FRK 111 and FRK 121 or FRK 100 or FRK 101. Only available to BCom (Option
Prerequisites Taxation, Accounting Sciences, Financial Management Sciences, Financial
Sciences, Informatics, Investment Management and Law) students.
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Taxation
Period of presentation Year
Module content
Introduction to income tax in respect of companies and individuals
In this module an introduction to the administration of deceased and insolvent estates is provided. Specific
emphasis is placed on the preparation of the executor's account for deceased estates as well as the trustee's
account for insolvent estates. The calculation of estate duty is also dealt with in detail. Introduction to taxation,
objection and appeal, gross income, source of income, gross income (special inclusions), exempt income,
general deduction formula, assessed losses, special deductions for companies, special deductions for
individuals, capital allowances.

Economics 214 (EKN 214)

Module credits 16.00
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 and EKN 120 or EKN 113 GS and EKN 123 and STK 110 GS and STK
Prerequisites
120 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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
Faculty of Education
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

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 EKN 110 GS and EKN 120 or EKN 113 GS and EKN 123; and STK 110 GS and 120
Prerequisites
GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation 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.

Financial accounting 211 (FRK 211)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Education
Prerequisites FRK 111 and FRK 121 or FRK 100/101
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Accounting
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Preparation and presentation of company annual financial statements in compliance with the requirements of
the Companies Act, the Framework and Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice relating to the
following: presentation of financial statements; revenue; investments; provisions, contingent liabilities and
contingent assets; events after the balance sheet date; inventories; income taxes; leases; property, plant and
equipment; impairment of assets; intangible assets; investment property, changes in accounting estimates and
errors; introduction to financial instruments.

Financial accounting 221 (FRK 221)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Education
Prerequisites FRK 211 GS
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Accounting
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Preparation and presentation of company annual financial statements in compliance with the requirements of
Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice relating to the following: employee benefits; the effects
of changes in foreign exchange rates; accounting policies; earnings per share; cash flow statements; interests in
joint ventures. Branch accounting. Introduction to consolidations, including basic consolidation techniques for
both wholly-owned and partly-owned subsidiaries. Introduction to public sector accounting.

Informatics 214 (INF 214)

Module credits 14.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
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 Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 1
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
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites INF 164 and INF 171; AIM 101 or AIM 102 or AIM 111 and AIM 121
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 3 practicals per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
An overview of systems infrastructure and integration.

Informatics 261 (INF 261)

Module credits 7.00

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 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 practical per week, 1 lecture per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation 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.

Business management 210 (OBS 210)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites OBS 114 or 124 with admission to the examination in the other
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Logistics management
The role of logistics in an enterprise; definition and scope of customer service; electronic and other logistics
information systems; inventory management; materials management with special reference to Japanese
systems; management of the supply chain. Methods of transport and transport costs; types and costs of
warehousing; electronic aids in materials handling; cost and price determination of purchases; organising for
logistics management; methods for improving logistics performance.

Business management 220 (OBS 220)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites OBS 114 or 124 with admission to the examination in the other
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English

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Academic organisation Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Project management: Introduction
Project management concepts; needs identification; the project, the project manager and the project team;
types of project organisations; project communication and documentation.
Planning and control: planning, scheduling and schedule control of projects; resource considerations and
allocations; cost planning and performance evaluation.

Statistics 210 (STK 210)

Module credits 20.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites STK 110, STK 120
Contact time 3 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Counting techniques. Probability theory: Sample spaces, events, rules of probability, conditional probabilities,
independent events and Bayes’ theorem. Probability distributions and probability densities: cumulative
distribution functions, marginal distributions, joint distributions, conditional distributions and independence.
Expected values: Moments, Chebyshev’s theorem, moment-generating functions, product moments, moments of
linear combinations of random variables and conditional expectations. Transformation techniques of random
variables. Identification, use, evaluation and interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical
techniques.

Statistics 220 (STK 220)

Module credits 20.00
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 3 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Special probability distributions: the discrete uniform distribution, Bernoulli distribution, binomial distribution,
negative binomial and geometric distribution, the hypergeometric distribution, Poisson distribution and
multinomial distribution. Special probability densities: Uniform distribution, gamma, exponential and chi-square
distributions, the beta distribution, the normal distribution and the bivariate normal distribution. Functions of
random variables. Sampling distributions, point estimation, interval estimation and hypothesis testing.
Regression Analysis. Identification, use, evaluation and interpretation of statistical computer packages and
statistical techniques.

Mathematical statistics 211 (WST 211)

Module credits 24.00
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
Academic organisation 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.

Mathematical statistics 221 (WST 221)

Module credits 24.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211 GS
Contact time 4 lectures per week, 2 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2

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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.

Linear algebra 211 (WTW 211)

Module credits 12.00
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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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
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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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
Faculty of Education
Service modules
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 Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
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
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 211
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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.

Differential equations 286 (WTW 286)

Module credits 12.00
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 114, WTW 124 and WTW 162
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
*Students will not be credited for more than one of the modules for their degree: WTW 264, WTW 286
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. Application to mathematical
models. Numerical methods applied to nonlinear systems.Qualitative analysis of linear systems.

Public administration 212 (PAD 212)

Module credits 16.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites PAD 112 or PAD 122 with a GS in the other
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation School of Public Man + Admin
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
This module in public administration constitutes an in-depth analysis of the generic administrative functions,
including, policy making, organising, financing, staffing and control. Students will thus be equipped with
knowledge and skills related to government strategic planning, policy-making and decision-making, budgeting,
public procurement, human resource management functions and employment legislation impacting on human
resources within public organisations.

Public administration 222 (PAD 222)

Module credits 16.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites PAD 212 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation School of Public Man + Admin
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
This module in public administration introduces the student to the process of planning, executing and evaluating
research in the public sector. Students will be enabled to identify, plan, execute and present a research project.
This is a service learning module and as such students will be expected to complete approximately 15 hours
service learning and submit a portfolio as part of their formal assessment.

Financial management 212 (FBS 212)

Module credits 16.00
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology

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Prerequisites FRK 111 and 121/122 or FRK 100 or FRK 101
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Financial Management
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Role and environment of managerial finance; Financial statement analysis; Cash flow and financial planning;
Time value of money; Risk and return. Capital investment decisions; Working capital management.

Financial management 222 (FBS 222)

Module credits 16.00
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Prerequisites FRK 111 and 122/121 or FRK 100 or FRK 101
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Financial Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Introduction to management accounting; Cost terms, concepts and classifications; Job-order costing; Process
costing; Cost behaviour; Variable versus absorption costing; Cost-volume profit relationships; Budgeting.

Consumer behaviour 212 (BEM 212)

Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites BEM 120 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Marketing Management
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Internal and external influencing factors of consumer behaviour, the consumer's decision process and
application fields of consumer behaviour, consumerisms and social responsibility, buying behaviour of
consumers in both product and service related industries, consumer psychology and the influence thereof on
buying behaviour, psychology of pricing, influencing factors in consumer buying behaviour, the impact of various
forms of marketing communication on buying behaviour.

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Integrated brand communications 224 (BEM 224)
Module credits 16.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites BEM 120 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Marketing Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Integrated brand communications approach, marketing communication planning, objectives and budgets for
integrated marketing communications, principles and strategising of marketing communication elements, new
media, the brand name communication process, marketing metrics and evaluation for marketing communication
effectiveness.

Differential equations 264 (WTW 264)

Module credits 12.00
Faculty of Education
Service modules
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
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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.

Economics 234 (EKN 234)

Module credits 16.00
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, STK 120

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Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation 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
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites EKN 224, STK 120
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation 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.

Industrial and organisational psychology 221 (BDO 221)

Module credits 10.00
Prerequisites BDO 111 GS. May not be included in the same curriculum as SLK 110/120
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Human Resource Management
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
*Only for BCom / BAdmin students
Development and personality
This module consists of a discussion of the life span and important periods in human development with
emphasis on their meaning in the work context. With regard to personality, the following themes will be
addressed: the cultural context of personality, its formation and determinants of personality; personality as
determinant of behaviour as well as the development and maintenance of self-image. Attention will be given to
the basic methods of personality measuring and personality assessment.
Man in interaction
This theme deals with some central aspects in human interaction. These aspects should be known and
understood by prospective human resource management practitioners and industrial psychologists, as they are
acknowledged as human behaviour specialists in the work context who can assist employers/organisations to
enhance the performance, productivity and wellness of human resources in the workplace. Effective human
interaction plays a pivotal role in this environment. Thus this module covers aspects like the self-concept, social
roles, social perception, time structuring and management, motivation and frustration and psychological
adaptation processes and how it relates to human interaction in general and with reference to the workplace.
Both theory and practical implications are covered.

Industrial and organisational psychology 222 (BDO 222)

Module credits 16.00
Prerequisites BDO 111 GS, BDO 221 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Human Resource Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
*Only for BCom / BAdmin students
Group behaviour and leadership
This module will focus on organisational behaviour with specific reference to the principles of group behaviour
and the role of work teams in the organisation. Particular attention will be paid to group development, group
interaction, group structures, group processes and the promotion of team performance in the organisation.
Leadership and the effect of power and politics in the organisation will be studied. The function of leadership in
individual, group and task-oriented behaviour will also be addressed.
Organisational behaviour
The behavioural basis for organisational structuring and organisation design will be addressed. This will include
organisational culture as an important facet in any organisation. The dynamics and approaches to organisational
change will be addressed with specific reference to the role of change agents, resistance to change and
organisational development with a practical discussion of the contemporary problems of organisational change.

Industrial and organisational psychology 223 (BDO 223)

Module credits 16.00

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Prerequisites BDO 111 GS, BDO 221 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Human Resource Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
*Only for BCom / BAdmin students
Employee health and ergonomics
This section focuses on actual and important aspects of safety and health management in organisations, as well
as the nature and role of ergonomics therein. These aspects are theoretically and practically covered, providing
the student with the knowledge and skills required in the organisational psychology and human resource
management field.
Workforce diversity
This section will focus on the development of sensitivity towards a diverse employee corps and the development
of mutual respect and tolerance between individuals and groups in any organisation. Particular attention will be
given to the prerequisites for the effective implementation of a diversity management programme in an
organisation.

Informatics 282 (INF 282)

Module credits 3.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Education
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites FRK 111, FRK 121 or FRK 100 or FRK 101
Contact time 2 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Informatics
Period of presentation Semester 1 and Semester 2
Module content
Computer processing of accounting information.

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Curriculum: Final year
Minimum credits: 120

No student is allowed to register for FBS 210, FBS 220, FBS 310 and FBS 320 under the BCom (Own Choice)
degree.

Elective modules
Labour law 311 (ABR 311)
Module credits 20.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 tutorial every 2nd week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Mercantile Law
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Basic principles of the employment contract. Collective labour law. Statutory conditions of employment.
Individual labour disputes. Collective labour disputes. Settlement procedures.

Labour relations 320 (ABV 320)

Module credits 20.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Human Resource Management
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
The theoretical basis of Labour Relations
In this section the basic concepts, historical context and theoretical approaches to the field of labour relations
will be discussed. The institutional framework in which labour relations operates, will be addressed with
particular emphasis on the structural mechanisms and institutional processes. The service relationship that
forms the basis of labour relations practices, will also be analysed.
Labour Relations practice
In this section students are taught the conceptual and practical skills related to practice aspects such as
handling of grievances, disciplining, retrenchments, collective bargaining, industrial action and dispute
resolution.

Industrial and organisational psychology 319 (BDO 319)

Module credits 20.00
Service modules Faculty of Health Sciences
Prerequisites BDO 110, 120; BDO 219 GS, BDO 229 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Human Resource Management
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Human resource management systems
This section provides an introduction to human resource management systems and addresses current
developments and problems in the field, which will be comprehensively addressed and include the following:
job analysis, description, specification, and design, remuneration theory and systems, job evaluation and
grading as well as benefit and fringe-benefit systems. Remuneration systems as motivation for employees will
also be included.
Human resources provision
Human resources provision will be presented from an industrial psychological perspective and will include the
following themes: human resources planning;
macro and micro variables which could affect personnel forecasting and provision; human resource information
systems; the auditing of skills as well as techniques such as recruitment, selection, placement and induction.

Industrial and organisational psychology 329 (BDO 329)

Module credits 20.00
Service modules Faculty of Health Sciences
Prerequisites BDO 319 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Human Resource Management
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Motivation and performance management
This section will address the main characteristics of a performance management system and will focus on the
strategic and motivational value of the process. Performance management will be addressed under the following
headings: criteria development; performance planning; data gathering; observation and documenting;
performance appraisal; appraisal instruments; performance feedback to promote motivation.
People and career development
This section will address current methods that can be used to develop human resources and to present career
development programmes in order to promote performance at both an individual and organisational level.
Emphasis will be on needs analysis, curriculum design, goal setting for learning, programme development,
preparation of materials, training interventions, presentation and facilitation skills as well as course evaluation.
The integration of individual career expectations with the organisation's requirements and strategies will be
illustrated based on career development.

Taxation 300 (BEL 300)

Module credits 40.00
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Prerequisites BEL 200 and FRK 221 GS or FRK 201 GS
Contact time 4 lectures per week, 1 discussion class per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Taxation
Period of presentation Year
Module content
The purpose of the module is to enable the learner to calculate the value-added tax liability and to journalise
transactions; calculate the normal tax liability (including the determination of taxable capital gains and assessed
capital losses) of individuals, companies, estates and trusts, discuss tax principles; and calculate provisional and
employees' tax and to object against an assessment.

Marketing management 321 (BEM 321)

Module credits 20.00
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites BEM 212
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Marketing Management
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
Strategic issues in marketing, strategic marketing, strategic analysis (market analysis, customer analysis,
competitor analysis and internal analysis), market strategies (competitive strategies, strategies in the product
life cycle and relationship building strategies) and strategy implementation and control.

Economics 310 (EKN 310)

Module credits 20.00
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 2 lectures per week, 1 discussion class per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation 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.

Economics 314 (EKN 314)

Module credits 20.00
Service modules Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites EKN 234, EKN 244
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Economics
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
International trade/finance
International economic insight is provided into international economic relations and history, theory of
international trade, international capital movements, international trade politics, economic and customs unions
and other forms or regional cooperation and integration, international monetary relations, foreign exchange
markets, exchange rate issues and the balance of payments, as well as open economy macroeconomic issues.

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Economics 320 (EKN 320)
Module credits 20.00
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 Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation 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
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites EKN 214, EKN 234
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation 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.

Financial accounting 311 (FRK 311)

Module credits 20.00

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Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Prerequisites FRK 211, 221 and INF 281
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Accounting
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Preparation and presentation of company annual financial statements in compliance with the requirements of
Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice relating to the following: income taxes; property, plant
and equipment; impairment; non-current assets held for sale; intangible assets; investment property; borrowing
costs; leases; accounting policies; changes in accounting estimates and errors; segment reporting; certain
aspects of financial instruments.

Financial accounting 321 (FRK 321)

Module credits 20.00
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Prerequisites FRK 311 GS and INF 281
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Accounting
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Preparation and presentation of company annual financial statements in compliance with the requirements of
Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice relating to the following: the effects of changes in foreign
exchange rates; earnings per share; related party disclosure; associates. Complex consolidation issues, including
intra-group transactions; dividends; preference shares; revaluations; horizontal, vertical and mixed groups;
insolvent subsidiaries; change of interest; consolidated cashflow statement.

Business management 310 (OBS 310)

Module credits 20.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Education
Prerequisites OBS 114 or 124 with admission to the examination in the other
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
Human resource management and development
The environment in which human resource management takes place; job analysis; strategic human resource
planning; equal employment opportunities; planning and management of training; development and careers;
functioning in a global environment.
Negotiation and collective bargaining
The nature of negotiation; preparation for negotiation; negotiating for purposes of climate creation; persuasive
communication; handling conflict and aggression; specialised negotiation and collective bargaining in the South
African context.

Business management 320 (OBS 320)

Module credits 20.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Education
Prerequisites OBS 114 or 124 with admission to the examination in the other
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Strategic management analysis and formulation
Basic concepts; formulation of mission; policy and objectives; external evaluation of the business environment;
internal evaluation of the enterprise; including intellectual assets; the formulation and development of a
strategic plan.
Strategic management implementation
The role of management in strategy implementation; budgets as instrument in the implementation process;
leading processes of change within enterprises; supporting policies, procedures and information systems for
implementation in the various functional areas; evaluation and control of implementation.

Statistics 310 (STK 310)

Module credits 25.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites STK 210, STK 220
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
Regression analysis: simple and multiple regression; nonlinear regression; correlation and the use of dummy
variables. Multivariate distributions: normal, multinomial and poisson distribution. Linear combinations of normal
variables. Analysis of variance and covariance. Categorical data analysis. Identification, use, evaluation and
interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques.

Statistics 320 (STK 320)

Module credits 25.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites STK 310 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Regression analysis extensions: heteroscedasticity, serial correlation and lag structures. Time-series analysis.
Applications of matrices, differentiation and integration in the economic and management sciences. Evaluation
of simple economic models. Theory and applications of time-series models: univariate time series. Stationary
and non-stationary time series. ARMA and ARIMA models. Regression models. Model identification and
estimation. Spectrum and periodogram. Forecasting with time-series models. Identification, use, evaluation and
interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques. Student seminars.

Multivariate analysis 311 (WST 311)

Module credits 18.00
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
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 1

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Module content
Multivariate statistical distributions: Moments of a distribution, moment generating functions, independence.
Multivariate normal distribution: Conditional distributions, partial and multiple correlations. Multinomial and
multivariate Poisson distributions: Asymptotic normality and estimation of parameters. 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 and sample
correlation coefficients. The linear model: Models of full rank, least squares estimators, test of hypotheses.The
generalised linear model: Exponential family mean and variance, kink functions,deviance and residual analysis,
test statistices, 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
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
Academic organisation 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
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites WST 211, WST 221, WST 311 GS, WTW 211 GS and WTW 218 GS
Contact time 1 practical per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2

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Module content
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.

Actuarial statistics 322 (WST 322)

Module credits 18.00
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
Academic organisation Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
Decision theory. Loss distributions. Reinsurance. Risk models. Ruin theory. Credibility theory. Methods to
forecast future claim numbers and amounts. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical
computer packages.

Analysis 310 (WTW 310)

Module credits 18.00
Faculty of Education
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites WTW 220
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 1 tutorial per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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.

Financial engineering 354 (WTW 354)

Module credits 18.00
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

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Prerequisites WST 211, WTW 211 and WTW 218
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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
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 Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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
Faculty of Education
Service modules
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites WTW 218 and WTW 286 or WTW 264
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites WTW 114, WTW 124 and WTW 211
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Mathematics and Applied Maths
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.

Public administration 312 (PAD 312)

Module credits 20.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites PAD 112, PAD 122, PAD 212 or PAD 222 with a GS in the other
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation School of Public Man + Admin
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
This module in public administration is designed specifically to assist students to have a better understanding
regarding the depth, origin and development of ethics in public service and administration. The emphasis here is
on building responsive public servants whose duties and responsibilities do not only encourage the effective and
efficient functioning of public organisations in an aim to facilitate better service delivery to all, but also apply
ethical personal and organisational codes and standards in their daily operational activities. The purpose of this
module is to enable the student to apply, synthesise and abstract theory into practice for a better public service
of the future.

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Public administration 322 (PAD 322)
Module credits 20.00
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites PAD 312 GS
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation School of Public Man + Admin
Period of presentation Semester 2
Module content
This module on public administration is designed to broaden the view of students on the understanding of the
origin and development of administrative systems. The emphasis is on the practical application of knowledge to
problems of developing societies. Increasing global interdependence require scholarly interest in comparative
public administration. A motivating force for comparative Public administration is the search for discovering
regularities in administrative processes and behaviours throughout the human experience, irrespective of place
and time.

Marketing research 314 (BEM 314)

Module credits 20.00
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites BEM 120; BEM 212 GS and STK 110
Contact time 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Afrikaans and English is used in one class
Academic organisation Marketing Management
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
The role of marketing research, the process of marketing research, interpretation of secondary research,
qualitative research, survey research, observation, measurement and attitude scaling, questionnaire design,
sampling design and sampling procedures, basic data analysis, descriptive statistical analysis, interpretation and
reporting of results, research report writing.

The information published here is subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information. The
General Regulations (G Regulations) apply to all faculties of the University of Pretoria. It is expected of students to
familiarise themselves well with these regulations as well as with the information contained in the General Rules section.
Ignorance concerning these regulations and rules will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression.

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