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Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Quantitative Management

The Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Quantitative Management in Transportation and Logistics is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Quantitative Management offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the BComHons programme, a student must be in possession of the BCom degree, or a bachelor’s degree other than a BCom degree and must have passed Quantitative Management at third-year level with an average of at least 60%, or a qualification considered by the Department of Logistics to be of equal standing.

Assessment and examination

Examinations are written at the end of the first semester in June and at the end of the second semester in November. Examination results are supplemented by the assessment of coursework, including a number of essays, assignments and a research seminar.

Programme content

A student taking Quantitative Management 778 must earn at least 120 credits as set out below.

Programme module

120 Quantitative Management

Compulsory modules

15 Methods of Quantitative Management

15 Quantitative Modelling 
30 Research Assignment: Quantitative Management

Elective modules (to make up a total of at least 120 credits, including the research module):

15 Advanced Economic and Financial Planning for Transport Projects 
5 Capita Selecta (Quantitative Management) 
15 Customer Service and Logistics Interface Management 
15 Forecasting 
15 Introductory forecasting 
15 Location of facilities 
15 Road Transport Management 
15 Supply Chain Forecasting and Planning 
15 Supply Chain Strategy Change Management and Governance 
15 Supply Chain Performance Management and Technology Enablement 
15 Supply Management (Inbound) 
15 Supply Management (Outbound) 
15 Warehouse Operations Management