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BAccSc Honours Accounting Science at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

This programme includes four core subjects and a research-focused module. The core subjects are Auditing, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Finance, and Taxation. Available to existing Wits students who graduate at Wits with a Bachelor of Accounting Science and then enrol for BAccSc(Hons) directly thereafter. External candidates usually only qualify for the PG Diploma in Accountancy.

Faculty: Commerce, Law and Management  |  Department: Accountancy  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses Students take the following four mandatory courses: Financial Accounting IV Taxation IV Auditing IV, Management Accounting and Finance IV Research component In addition to completing the four core courses students must select one of the following three fields for their research component: Accounting Finance Taxation Note: To successfully complete the degree, all courses must be passed

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor of Accounting Science attained from Wits. Additional entry requirements may apply.

ZAR 88,410 for the whole programme (2026). Average tuition fee per programme for 2026 as stated in the 2026 Fees Book, Chapter 2 (Average Tuition Fees); excludes additional charges (notes, computer, lab and other fees). Postgraduate international students pay local tuition plus the non-refundable Source

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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