BCom Accounting at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The three-year, full-time BCom Accounting programme includes compulsory and elective courses. The choice of courses within the BCom (in the field of Accounting) programme allows you to tailor your degree to meet your career aspirations. With this degree, you can become a chartered financial analyst (CFA) in the USA or SA, a professional accountant registered with the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), a management accountant registered with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), a certified internal auditor (CIA) or a chartered certified accountant registered with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Faculty: Commerce, Law and Management | Department: Accountancy | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First-year Accounting I Economics IA (Microeconomics) Economics IB (Macroeconomics) Commercial Law I Computational Mathematics I Business Statistics I Fundamentals of Information Systems Information Systems IA Second-year Accounting II Management Accounting and Finance II Taxation II Auditing II Business Enterprise Law Mercantile Law Information Systems Data Analytics II A total of 24 credits must

Career pathways

Chartered Certified Accountant Chartered Financial Analyst Internal Auditor Management Accountant Management Consultant Professional Accountant

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 38. APS 38+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 5 Waitlisting Applicants with an APS of 35-37, as well as English 6 and Mathematics 6, may be wait-listed subject to place availability. International applicants

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.

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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