Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Economics at Walter Sisulu University

Programme overview

The program is designed to equip students with strong analytical research skills in economics through the use of econometric softwares such as Eviews, Stata, SPSS, R and provide solid insight on relevant economic analysis that relates to theory and policy implications to help boost the South African economy in particular and Africa in general.

Faculty: Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences | Department: Department of Business Management and Economics | Duration: 1 year | Location: Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

NQF Level 7 qualification in a cognate discipline with the achievement of not less than 60% for the majors and an average of 60% for the qualification (as stated on the faculty postgraduate page).

Applications for the 2027 academic year open on 1 June 2026. International applications close on 30 September 2026 and general applications close on 31 October 2026. The application fee is R100 (non-refundable); applications are made online only.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wsu.ac.za/en/study-with-us/application-and-registration/how-to-apply-the-process

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