Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting

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If numbers are your passion, then a career in accounting has been created with you in mind! Begin your accounting career with us. We are extremely proud to say that many of our graduates have excelled in  their careers by becoming CFOs and Chartered Accountants in local corporates, as well as multi-national organizations. Others have even ploughed back into our institution and have been invaluable in shaping the minds of our students. The Helderberg College of Higher Education’s BCom in Accounting programme holds ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Fundamentals Level exemption accreditation.

Programme Purpose

  • To produce competent accountants with a thorough grounding in the areas of Financial Accounting,  Taxation, Auditing, Finance, Law, Cost and Management Accounting
  • To equip students with specialized skills in preparation of financial statements, financial management, tax planning and auditing
  • To train and develop ethical  businessmen and businesswomen; as well as leaders who will stand for principles and values in their profession.
  • To prepare our students for further studies such as Honours and Master’s degrees in Accounting and  Commerce; which will open up pathways to advance their careers.

Qualification Outcomes

Would you like to be competent in all of the job tasks below? This is what you will learn to do:

  • Prepare financial statements and be able to interpret the financial information to make business decisions and craft corporate strategy
  • Do computing and the assessing and filing of tax returns  
  • Cost and price products and services
  • Perform financial management and plan investments
  • Audit accounts
  • Use information technology and relevant software to process information
  • Think critically, reason logically, analyse financial information, construct arguments, interpret data and solve business problems
  • Be an honest and ethical business person, which is essential for true success

Degree Details

4 YEARS NQF Level 7
SAQA Qualification ID Number: 99666

Career opportunities

Successful graduates may be employed as:

  • Accountants

  • Internal Auditors

  • Tax Officers

  • Cost and Management Accountants

  • Chief Financial Officers

  • Auditors

WITH A BCOM IN ACCOUNTING, YOU WILL BE WELL PREPARED TO PURSUE THE FOLLOWING POST-GRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting or Taxation or Finance
  • Honours degree in Accounting
  • Honours degree in Taxation
  • Master’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Internal Auditing and Auditing
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Internal Auditing
  • Honours degree in Internal Auditing
  • Master’s degree in Internal Auditing

(Note that the specific requirements given by Universities should be met.)

DEGREE CURRICULUM

YEAR 1 | SEMESTER 1

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 151
Financial Accounting l A
16
CPT 118
End User Computing l
8
ENG 142
Academic Writing
16
MGT 141
Principles of Management
12
REB 117
Values, Char & Pers Enrich I
8
ENG 111
Principles of English l
16
MTH 049
Basic Maths l
16

YEAR 1 | SEMESTER 2

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 152
Financial Accounting l B
16
BHS 151
Philos of Education & Serv
8
CPT 125
End User Computing ll
12
HLD 126
Principles of Health
8
MTH 122
Business Maths
12
ENG 112
Principles of English ll
16

YEAR 2 | SEMESTER 1

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 222
Taxation Fundamentals
12
ACC 241
Financial Accounting ll A
16
CPT 244
Intermediate Excel
12
ECN 221
Micro Economics
12
REB 217
Values, Char & Pers Enrich II
8

YEAR 2 | SEMESTER 2

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 242
Financial Accounting ll B
16
ACC 251
Intro Cost & Mgnt Accounting
8
ECN 222
Macro Economics
12
LAW 215
Business Law I
12
MTH 225
Business Statistics
12

YEAR 3 | SEMESTER 1

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 329
Infor Tech for Business
12
ACC 351
Cost & Mgnt Accounting l
12
FNC 387
Business Finance
12
LAW 315
Business Law ll
8
LAW 325
Company Law
12

YEAR 3 | SEMESTER 2

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 313
Pastel
12
ACC 352
Cost & Mgnt Accounts ll
12
ACC 380
Intern Financial Rep Stds
8
ACC 384
Fundament of Audit
12
ACC 391
Work Integrated Learning
12
FNC 399
Corporate Finance
12
REB 317
Values, Char & Pers Enrich III
8

YEAR 4 | SEMESTER 1

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 401
Auditing Theory
12
ACC 436
Taxation l
16
ACC 461
Financial Accounting lll A
16
MGT 405
Prod & Operations Mgnt
12

YEAR 4 | SEMESTER 2

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 404
Auditing Applications
12
ACC 438
Taxation ll
12
ACC 462
Financial Accounting lll B
16
MGT 445
Business Strategy
12
MGT 452
Business Ethics
12

FOUNDATION – YEAR

SEMESTER 1

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
ACC 096
Foundation Accounting
12
CPT 033
End User Computing l
8
ENG 020
Basic English - Lang & Voc
20
MTH 052
Foundation Mathematics I
16
REB 017
Values, Char & Pers Enrich
4

SEMESTER 2

CODE
TITLE
CREDITS
INFO
CPT 034
Fundamental Computing II
8
EDU 070
Study Skills
8
ENG 082
Academic Language Skills
20
ENG 084
Academic Reading Skills
12
MTH 061
Foundation Mathematics II
12

Faculty of Business

Luzuko Mrwebo, Lecturer
Dean

Gelyn Musvosvi
Associate Professor

Mary Ndhlovu
Lecturer

Damon Mubinde
Senior Lecturer

Ronelle Hamilton
Lecturer

Yenny Tito de Harris
Senior Lecturer

Tandazwa Myeki
Junior Lecturer

Contract Lecturers

Madelyn Barnard-Smit
Contract Lecturer

Jocelyn Lawrence
Contract Lecturer

Mariè Heyns
Contract Lecturer

Erick Smit
Contract Lecturer

Lindani Moyo
Contract Lecturer

Regan Hamilton
Contract Lecturer

Warren Schulz
Contract Lecturer

Joy McKenzie
Contract Lecturer

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)