University of Johannesburg UJ Bcom Accounting Requirements
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
PURPOSEThe 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.
SAQA NUMBER: 73772
PURPOSEThe 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
