Course details

Summary

Gain sophisticated analytical skills and be better equipped for your career in business with a one-year postgraduate qualification for high-achieving BCom graduates.

Programme overview

If you have achieved consistently high grades in your Bachelor of Commerce degree (or equivalent) you could be eligible for the honours programme. It will provide you with an additional 120 points of postgraduate research-based study to develop your analytical skills and critical thinking.

You will complete a set of advanced courses in the discipline and a short supervised dissertation or project that will demonstrate your independent research skills. Your honours programme structure and courses will depend on the specialization selected.

Economics

Descriptions of the postgraduate programmes and courses offered by the department can be found here. For further guidance and advice contact our departmental advisers.

Why study Economics?

Many of the great issues confronting societies nationally and globally require trade-offs between conflicting objectives. This is the essence of economics, which is a core component of the social sciences.

What are the career paths?

Become a consultant for commercial banks or financial institutions; an analyst for the Reserve Bank, Treasury, government departments, consulting firms or research institutes; a trade policy adviser; an international trade consultant; an international business manager; or a financial market analyst. A postgraduate qualification opens up further opportunities.

Where could this programme take you?

Global organizations, local businesses and leading universities recognize the relevance of our postgraduate curriculum, making our graduates sought after.

Further study options

• Master of Commerce
• Doctor of Philosophy

Other Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Subjects:

Accounting, Commercial Law; Finance; Global Management & Innovation; Information Systems; Marketing; Operations and Supply Chain Management.

Programme structure

The honours programme comprises 120 points, i.e 90 points of coursework plus a 30-point dissertation. It is possible to include up to 30 points of elective courses from a relevant field.

Requirements

• 45 points: ECON 701, 711 and either 721 or 723
• 45 points from ECON 702-784
• 30 points: ECON 788 Dissertation
• 45 points from: ECON 711, 712, 721, 723, 741, 742, 751, 761, 771, 773, 781, 783, 784

Entry criteria

A BCom with at least a B grade average in the Stage III courses required for the major.

A major in Economics including a pass in each of ECON 301, 311, 321, or equivalent courses as approved by the Head of Department

English language requirements: IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.