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University of Johannesburg UJ BCOM Accounting

University of Johannesburg UJ BCOM Accounting

EF.26   BACHELOR OF COMMERCE ACCOUNTING (B3A17Q)
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY STREAM                                               

FULL TIME NEW NQF LEVEL 7/OLD NQF LEVEL 6               
NEW NQF/OLD NQF CREDITS 386
SAQA NUMBER: 73772
 
PURPOSE

The purpose of this qualification is to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge base for identifying, analysing, evaluating and solving problems in the following underlying core modules: accounting; auditing; taxation and financial management.

Students should be able to reflect on their decisions and applications in these fields to assess the effect thereof in the holistic context of accounting as a practice.

The curriculum below allows admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting and to the BComHons (Accounting or Internal Auditing or Taxation) programme. It is recommended for students who want to specialise in Accounting, Internal Auditing or Taxation.

CURRICULUM
FIRST YEAR SEMESTER MODULES
FIRST SEMESTER ​ ​ SECOND SEMESTER ​ ​
MODULE NAME MODULE CODE NEW NQF CREDITS MODULE NAME MODULE CODE NEW NQF CREDITS
Accounting 1A ACC01A1 12 Accounting 1B ACC01B1 12
Introductory Mathematical Analysis A

MAA00A1

12

Financial
Management 1B

FNM1B01

12

Business
Management 1A
BMA11A1 12 Business
Management 1B
BMA21B1 12
Commercial Law  COL41A1 12 Commercial Law 1B COL41B1 12
Economics 1A ECO01A1 12 Economics 1B ECO01B1 12
 
SECOND YEAR SEMESTER MODULES
FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER
MODULE NAME MODULE CODE NEW NQF CREDITS MODULE NAME MODULE CODE NEW NQF CREDITS
Accounting 2A ACC02A2 16 Accounting 2B ACC02B2 16
Ethical Foundation to Commerce 2A EFC02A2 12 Governance and Control 2B GAC02B2 12
Business Information Systems 2A* BIS02A2* 12 Business Information Systems 2B BIS02B2 12
Commercial Law 2C COL41C2 12 Taxation 2A TAX02A2 12
Financial
Management 2A
FNM02A2 16 Financial
Management 2B
FNM02B2 16
*     The Faculty allows students to write a ‘Recognition of prior learning (RPL)’ exam for Business Information Systems 2A (BIS02A2). On passing this RPL exam the student would have proved that (s)he has the required expertise for BIS02A2 and will therefore be granted a credit for the module.
If a student wishes to write the RPL exam, (s)he needs to register for both BIS02A2 (the academic module) as well as for BIS2AA2 (the RPL exam) and will be debited for the relevant fees for both. On passing BIS2AA2 (s)he will be granted a credit for BIS02A2 and will be credited with the relevant fee for BIS02A2. If a student fails the RPL exam (BIS2AA2) (s)he will be remain registered for BIS02A2 and will not be refunded the fee for the RPL exam (BIS2AA2). Also note that a fail on the RPL exam (BIS2AA2) will be reflected as such on the student’s academic transcript.
THIRD YEAR YEAR MODULES
MODULE NAME                               MODULE CODE ​ NEW NQF CREDITS ​
Accounting 3AB ​ ​ ACC3AB0 ​ ​ 32 ​
Governance and Control 3AB ​ ​ GAC3AB0 ​ ​ 32 ​
SEMESTER MODULES ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
FIRST SEMESTER 
SECOND SEMESTER ​ ​
MODULE NAME MODULE CODE NEW NQF CREDITS MODULE NAME MODULE CODE NEW NQF CREDITS
Financial
Management 3A
FNM03A3 16 Financial
Management 3B
FNM03B3 16
Taxation 3A TAX03A3 16 Taxation 3B TAX03B3 16
For more info regarding the PGDAS programme please contact ms Nicolene du Plooy on 011 559 3059 / nicolenedp@uj.ac.za
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