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University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Sciences

The Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Sciences in Finances is offered by University of Pretoria.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Sciences offered by the University of Pretoria at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

 All first-year students take the compulsory fundamental modules on academic information management and academic literacy for EMS, and all second-year students take the module Introduction to moral and political philosophy.

Core modules (compulsory)

FIRST YEAR
Financial accounting

Informatics

Statistics

Economics

Business management

Informatics (accounting software)

SECOND YEAR

Financial accounting

Internal auditing

Taxation

Financial management

Informatics

Business law

THIRD YEAR

Financial accounting
Internal auditing

Taxation

Financial management

Graduates with a BCom (Financial Sciences) degree tend to pursue the following professional qualifications: CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), SAIPA (South African Institute of Professional Accountants), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and SAIT (South African Institute for Tax Professionals). The University of Pretoria is one of only nine universities in the world accredited as a Centre of Excellence in Internal Auditing—the highest level of accreditation awarded by the International Institute of Internal Auditors.