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University of the Free State

Bachelor of Commerce in Investment Management and Banking

The Bachelor of Commerce in Investment Management and Banking in Business and Management is offered by University of the Free State.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Commerce in Investment Management and Banking offered by the University of the Free State at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

• This degree is aimed at people who are interested in a career in the banking sector, other financial institutions, or other fields in the financial sector.
• The degree is also ideally suited for those students who wish to follow a career in the Reserve Bank (including monetary policy).
• With a postgraduate qualification in Economics, a student is well equipped for any of these career

opportunities.

First academic year (compulsory modules)

Economic systems and basic microeconomics
Quantitative methods for business

Business functions
Introduction to individual differences

Introduction to macroeconomics 

Introduction to human resource management
General management

Academic literacy

Second academic year (compulsory modules)

Microeconomics
Macroeconomics

Accounting
Entrepreneurship

Business ethics
Financial markets, instruments, and institutions

Personal finance
Money and interest rates

Third academic year (compulsory modules)

International economics
Investment management

South African macroeconomic policy issues
Managerial finance

Introduction to mathematical economics
Taxation

Risk management in banking
Statistics for economics