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Diploma in Management Accounting (Midlands) at Durban University of Technology

Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Programme overview

The Diploma in Management Accounting is an NQF Level 6 qualification endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), offered at Riverside Campus, Pietermaritzburg and at Ritson Campus, Durban. It equips students with theory and practical training in management accounting and associated disciplines.

Faculty: Faculty of Accounting and Informatics  |  Department: Department of Finance and Information Management (Midlands)  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

First-year modules include Cost and Management Accounting 1A and 1B, Financial Accounting 1A and 1B, Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Commercial Law for Accounting 1, Business and Information Systems 1A, Quantitative Techniques 1A and Values in the Workplace.

Career pathways

Cost clerk, assistant financial or management accountant, budget officer and finance officer in the private and public sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NSC diploma entry, either (a) English at rating 3 (home language) or 4 (first additional), Mathematics at 3 or Accounting at 4, and three further 20-credit subjects at 3 (not more than one language); or (b) English at 3/4, Mathematics Literacy at 5, Accounting at 4 and two further 20-credit subjects at 3. NCV Level 4: at least 50% in three fundamental subjects including English and 60% in three compulsory vocational subjects. Selection is by points ranking and may include an interview; applicants at risk may be placed on the extended curriculum programme. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee a place; selection is by ranking and availability of places.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 3 Years

Apply through the official page: https://onlineapps.dut.ac.za/

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