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Master of Commerce in Management Accounting at University of Venda

University of Venda, South Africa

Programme overview

Currently the department offers four qualifications: To be admitted to any programme of study, a National School Certificate applicant must have a minimum achievement rating of 3(40%) in English. To be admitted to an undergraduate degree programme , the applicant must have an NSC, with minimum achievement rating 4 or above (50% or above) in four recognized NSC 20 credit subjects with School and programme specific requirements as follows: NB: Candidates who do not meet the minimum admission requirements for Masters and Doctoral degrees may be considered by the Faculty Research Committee for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL), including assessment for readiness using tools such submission and presentation of a concept paper, an interview by a selection panel constituted by Departmental Research Committee. Candidates will be declared competent based on the provisions of the RPL policy of UNIVEN. Faculty: Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law; department: Department of Accountancy.

Faculty: Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law  |  Department: Department of Accountancy  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Location: Thohoyandou, Limpopo, South Africa

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Entry requirements

Candidates will be admitted into the Master’s Degree if they obtained the Honours, or a professional four-year degree with at least 65% or an equivalent status conferred on them by Senate and have satisfied Senate as to their proficiency in such field of study. The Potential candidate should have the following: A relevant Honours degree in one of these fields: Accounting and Cost and management Accounting with an average of at least 60%. An applicant who has obtained a degree at another university must apply for status recognition subject to the prescribed conditions. The minimum duration of study will be one academic year (fulltime). No student may exceed a maximum of THREE years fulltime to complete any Master’s degree. Admission requirement stated on the page: Honours degree+.

Online applications for 2027 open on 01 May 2026 and close on 30 September 2026. No application fee is payable for 2027 applications.

Applications are completed online; the University does not charge an application fee.

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