Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

The BCom Honours in Business Management is a one-year, full-time programme that lets students focus on strategy, marketing, financial management or financial analysis. Applications are allocated by the Department of Business Management to one of four focal areas.

Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences | Department: Business Management | Duration: One year | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

At least 120 credits, of which at least 84 must be in Business Management subjects. A compulsory Research Assignment: Business Management (30 credits) is combined with 90 credits of electives such as Advanced Marketing Management, Advanced Strategic Management, Financial Management, International Business, Portfolio Management, Corporate Venturing and Managing Innovation and Breakthrough Ideas. Up to 36 credits may come from other departments or from another university under exchange agreements. Some modules are not available to international students.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are considered for one of four focal areas of the BComHons (Business Management) if they: hold a BCom, BA or BAgricAdmin degree (NQF level 7) from Stellenbosch University or a similar commerce-related bachelor's degree approved by Senate; obtained at least 60% for Mathematics in the National Senior Certificate or passed a university-accredited mathematics module approved by the Department of Business Management; achieved an average of at least 60% for all prescribed third-year modules of the respective focal area (or equivalent from another university); have passed a research methodology module of at least 12 credits (not required for the Financial Analysis specialisation); and earned at least 50% in one of the approved statistics modules (e.g. Statistics and Data Science 188, Statistical Methods 176, Introduction to Statistics 186, or Probability Theory and Statistics 114/144 with Theory of Interest 152) or an approved equivalent. Admitted students must attend a compulsory orientation programme the week before the academic year. Selection is competitive and based on academic merit, staff capacity and transformation objectives.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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