Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Planning at Nelson Mandela University

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 390. Minimum NSC statutory requirements for degree entry must be met. · An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics requires a minimum Applicant Score of 390. · NSC achievement rating of at least 50% for Mathematics. RE- ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Period of Registration Outcome: Full-time 3-year programme (360+ credits) Continue studies Conditional re-admission No re-admission After 1 year 72+ credits Less than 72 credits N/A After 2 years 144+ credits 80 – 143 credits Less than 80 credits After 3 years 216+ credits 150 – 215 credits Less than 150 credits After 4 years 288+ credits 240 – 287 credits Less than 240 credits After 5 years Less than 360 credits, unless special circumstances exist After 6 years N/A DURATION The qualification shall extend over three years of full-time study. CURRICULUM (Full-time) Presented Module Code Credit Value First Year Compulsory modules: Business Management Introduction to Business Management and Entrepreneurship Semester 1 EB121 12 Introduction to the Business Functions Semester 2 EB122 12 Statistics Mathematics for Accounting Semester 1 MACV101 12 Business Statistics Semester 2 STAV102 12 Accounting Accounting 1A Or Business Accounting 1A Semester 1 Semester 1 RV101 RNCV111 10 12 Accounting 1B Or General Accounting 1B Or Business Accounting 1B Semester 2 Semester 2 Semester 2 RV102 RGV102 RNCV112 14 14 12 Economics Introduction to Microeconomics Semester 1 ECC101 12 Introduction to Macroeconomics Semester 2 ECC102 12 Industrial and Organisational Psychology Introduction to Organisational Behaviour Semester 2 EZZV102 12 Computer Science 1 Computing Fundamentals 1.1 Semester 1 WRFV101 8 Computing Fundamentals 1.2 Semester 2 WRFV102 8 Credits First Year 124 Presented Module Code Credit Value Second Year Compulsory modules: Financial Planning Personal Financial Planning Semester 1 EBFV201 16 Risk Management Semester 1 EBFV211 14 Corporate Financial Planning Semester 2 EBFV222 16 Investment Management Semester 2 EBFV242 16 Customer Relationship Management Semester 2 EBFV202 12 Accounting Fundamentals of Taxation Semester 1 RTV101 12 Business Management Marketing Management Semester 1 EBMV201 14 Law Commercial Law I Semester 1 JHA131 12 Introduction to Labour Law I Semester 1 JHLV101 12 Credits Second Year 124 Presented Module Code Credit Value Third Year Compulsory modules: Financial Planning (Major) Principles of Estate Planning Semester 1 EBFV301 16 Principles of Retirement Planning Semester 1 EBFV311 16 Financial Planning Practice Management Semester 2 EBFV312 16 Integrated Financial Planning Semester 2 EBFV302 24 Business Management (Major) Financial Management Semester 1 EBMV301 24 General and Strategic Management Semester 2 EBMV302 24 Business Ethics Semester 2 EBFV212 10 Credits Third Year 130 Total Credits 378 CURRICULUM MODULE REQUISITES A student will not be allowed to proceed to the following modules without first having passed the listed pre-requisite modules or, in some cases, be simultaneously registered (at least) for the given co-requisite modules. Module Code Pre-requisites Code Year 1 Accounting 1B Business Accounting 1B RV102 RNCV112 Accounting 1A Business Accounting RV101 RNCV111 Computing Fundamentals 1.2 WRFV102 Computing Fundamentals 1.1 WRFV101 Year 2 Personal Financial Planning EBFV201 Mathematics for Accounting Business Statistics MACV101 STAV102 Risk Management EBFV211 Mathematics for Accounting Business Statistics MACV101 STAV102 Corporate Financial Planning EBFV222 Personal Financial Planning EBFV201 Investment Management EBFV242 Mathematics for Accounting Business Statistics Accounting 1A Business Accounting 1A Business Accounting 1B General Accounting 1B MACV101 STAV102 RV101 RNCV111 RNCV112 RGV102 Customer Relationship Management EBFV202 Introduction to the Business Functions EB122 Fundamentals of Taxation RTV101 General Accounting 1B Accounting 1A RGV102 RV101 Marketing Management EBMV201 Introduction to the Business Functions EB122 Year 3 Principles of Estate Planning EBFV301 Personal Financial Planning Mathematics for Accounting General Accounting 1B Accounting 1A EBFV201 MACV101 RGV102 RV101 Principles of Retirement Planning EBFV311 Personal Financial Planning Finplan:2 Corporate Financial Planning EBFV201 EBFV222 Financial Planning Practice Management EBFV312 Personal Financial Planning Finplan:2 Corporate Financial Planning EBFV201 EBFV222 Integrated Financial Planning EBFV302 Finplan:2 Corporate Financial Planning Finplan3.1: Principles of Estate Planning Finplan3.2: Principles of Retirement Planning EBFV222 EBFV301 EBFV311 Financial Management EBMV301 Introduction to the Business Functions EB122 General and Strategic Management EBMV302 Introduction to the Business Functions EB122 Internet Marketing Strategies EBMV332 Marketing Management EBMV201