Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy Distance Programme at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

A SAICA-accredited programme to allow successful students access to write SAICA’s IAC board exams. The Margo Steele School of Accountancy (SOA) offers a SAICA-accredited programme to allow successful students access to write SAICA’s IAC board exams. This programme is an online distance course designed to reflect the changing world of information technology and putting the candidate first.

Faculty: Commerce, Law and Management | Department: Accountancy | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: part-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Phase 1: Short Courses Understanding the Business: Corporate Governance and Strategy Business Decision-Making Valuations Phase 2: Degree Courses Understanding the Business: Corporate Governance and Strategy Business Decision-Making Valuations Operating Activities and Transactions Business Combinations and Corporate Restructurings Performance Management and Incentives Internal Transactions Tax Regu

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions are assessed based on appropriate qualifications as well as past academic performance. An appropriate SAICA-accredited Bachelor of Commerce degree, Advanced Diploma or equivalent is required. The qualification should include sufficient and appropriate study of specialist accounting knowledge at NQF level 7 in the following disciplines: Financial Reporting/Accounting Management Accounting Financial Management Taxation and External auditing Meeting the qualification requirement does not lead to automatic acceptance. A limited number of students are enrolled each year according to an analysis of their academic history, the institution's enrolment plan and the available capacity in respect of teaching infrastructure and human resources. The academic analysis will be based on a combination of the following: The average mark across the major NQF 7 modules in the undergraduate degree

ZAR 82,710 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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