Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management

Registration for the 2017 academic year is now closed. The qualification information below is for the 2017 academic year. The 2018 information will be made available closer to the registration period for the 2018 academic year.

Qualification code:	98310
NQF level:	7
Total credits:	360
SAQA ID:	101042
APS/AS:	21
Rules: The College has amended the curriculum as follows: replaced ENN1504 with SUS1501, replaced CLA1501 with MNM2602, replaced HRM2604 with MNB2601, replaced MNM2601 with MNL2601, replaced MNI3701 with MNB3701, replaced MNM2602 with MNM2615 and has added MNB3702 as a compulsory module on the third level. The number of electives on the 3rd level is now five. Students who have already passed the modules (in this curriculum) that were replaced, will retain the credit(s) and will not be required to complete the replacement modules. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet.
Purpose statement: The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide qualifiers with graduate-level knowledge, specific skills, applied competence and the necessary attitudes in the fields associated with commerce and industry that prepare them to be lifelong learners, employable workers/entrepreneurs and contributors to society and the business community. The second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with functional managers at the middle management level in all sectors of the economy. A further purpose of the qualification is to provide graduates with a self-sustaining understanding of the process whereby productive resources responsibly are mobilized, utilized, and managed with a view to being gainfully employed in serving the material needs of society in a globalised world.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification.
Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.

How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.
Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

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Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Rules:
The College has amended the curriculum as follows: replaced ENN1504 with SUS1501, replaced CLA1501 with MNM2602, replaced HRM2604 with MNB2601, replaced MNM2601 with MNL2601, replaced MNI3701 with MNB3701, replaced MNM2602 with MNM2615 and has added MNB3702 as a compulsory module on the third level. The number of electives on the 3rd level is now five. Students who have already passed the modules (in this curriculum) that were replaced, will retain the credit(s) and will not be required to complete the replacement modules. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet.

Purpose statement:
The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide qualifiers with graduate-level knowledge, specific skills, applied competence and the necessary attitudes in the fields associated with commerce and industry that prepare them to be lifelong learners, employable workers/entrepreneurs and contributors to society and the business community. The second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa (and other countries) with functional managers at the middle management level in all sectors of the economy. A further purpose of the qualification is to provide graduates with a self-sustaining understanding of the process whereby productive resources responsibly are mobilized, utilized, and managed with a view to being gainfully employed in serving the material needs of society in a globalised world.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)