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UNISA Diploma in Administrative Management Course Module and Curriculum

UNISA Diploma in Administrative Management Course Module and Curriculum

Qualification code: 98216
NQF level: 6
Total credits: 360
Rules:
Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet. We have amended the curriculum by removing COM1501, ECS1501, FAC1501, STA1510 and TAX1501 as electives and adding FAC1502, FAC1601 and QMI1500 as compulsory modules on level 1. Students who may have already completed COM1501, ECS1501, FAC1501, STA1510 or TAX1501 in this curriculum will retain these credits and will not be required to complete additional modules.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

Successful applicants and re-registering students must register to study through Unisa in 2016. Applicants can only begin the registration process if they have received an official approval of their application from Unisa. Re-registering students can begin the registration process after receiving their registration details from Unisa. Should you wish to change to an alternative qualification, please apply for the alternative qualification during the next application period.

How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of modules within a certain amount of time in order to graduate. You must pass a minimum number of credits / modules annually so that you are able to re-register and continue with your qualification:

  • At least 36 NQF credits (3 modules of 12 credits each) in your first year of study;
  • At least 48 NQF credits (4 modules of 12 credits each) in your second or further years of study.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per semester:

  • At least 60 NQF credits (5 modules of 12 credits each) in a semester;
  • At least 120 NQF credits (10 modules of 12 credits each) per year for year modules.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and/or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree/non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately:

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules;
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

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Curriculum for this qualification

As you are deciding on the modules you will be registering for, remember to write down the module names and codes so that you have something that you can refer to when completing your registration.

Rules:
Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet. We have amended the curriculum by removing COM1501, ECS1501, FAC1501, STA1510 and TAX1501 as electives and adding FAC1502, FAC1601 and QMI1500 as compulsory modules on level 1. Students who may have already completed COM1501, ECS1501, FAC1501, STA1510 or TAX1501 in this curriculum will retain these credits and will not be required to complete additional modules.

First level

Module Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
ADB1501 – Administrative Management IA
ADB1602 – Adminstrative Management IB
BSM1501 – Business Management IA
BSM1602 – Business Management IB
FAC1502 – Financial Accounting Principles, Concepts and Procedures
FAC1601 – Financial Accouting Reporting Co-requisite:FAC1502
HRM1501 – Introduction to Human Resource Management
INF1505 – Introduction to Business Information Systems
QMI1500 – Elementary Quantitative Methods Recommendation:Should be taken together with or follow on BNU1501 (Only applicable to 98237)
SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed

Second level

Module Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
ADB2601 – Adminstrative Management IIA Pre-requisite:ADB1501 & ADB1602 or ADB121S (BSA1501 & BSA1602 or BSA111P only applicable to NDOFM, NDCML, 98217 & 98317)
ADB2602 – Adminstrative Management IIB Pre-requisite:ADB1501 & ADB1602 or ADB121S BSA1501 & BSA1602 or BSA111P (Applicable to NDCML, NDOFM, 98217 & 98317)
BSM2601 – Business Management IIA Pre-requisite:BSM1501 & BSM1602 or BSM1M1P & BSM1M2P
BSM2602 – Business Management IIB Pre-requisite:BSM1501& BSM1602 or BSM1M1P & BSM1M2P
FAC2601 – Financial Accounting for Companies Co-requisite:FAC1502 & FAC1601
FAC2602 – Selected Accounting Standards and Simple Group Structures Co-requisite:FAC1502 & FAC1601
FIN2603 – Finance for Non-Financial Managers
HRM2601 – Human Resource Provisioning Pre-requisite:HRM1501 or MNB1601 or MNB102E
HRM2602 – Human Resource Maintenance and Retention Co-requisite:HRM2601
HRM2604 – Performance Management Practices Pre-requisite:MNB1501 or BSM1501.
HRM2605 – Human Resource Management for Line Managers
MAC2601 – Principles of Management Accounting Co-requisite:FAC1502 & (either BNU1501 or QMI1500 or DSC1630)
RSK2602 – Fundamentals of Operational & Financial Risk
TAX2601 – Principles of Taxation Co-requisite:FAC1502 or ACN101M or FAC1M2X

Third level

Module Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
ADB3701 – Administrative Management IIIA Pre-requisite:ADB2601 & ADB2602 or ADB242R
ADB3702 – Administrative Management IIIB Pre-requisite:ADB2601 & ADB2602 or ADB242R
ADP3701 – Administrative Practice III (Experiential Training) Pre-requisite:ADB2601 & ADB2602 or ADB242R
BSM3701 – Business Management IIIA Pre-requisite:BSM2601 & BSM2602 or BSM201P (NOT applicable to 98683)
BSM3702 – Business Management IIIB Pre-requisite:BSM2601 & BSM2602 or BSM201P
Group B. Choose 1 from the following depending on the specialisation
FAC3701 – General Financial Reporting Pre-requisite:FAC2601, FAC2602 & TAX2601
HRM3704 – Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management Pre-requisite:HRM2601 & HRM2602 or HRM2605 or MNH202C.
HRM3706 – Performance Management
MAC3701 – Application of Management Accounting Techniques Pre-requisite:MAC2601

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