Bachelor of Commerce (with a major in Banking)

The BCom with a major in Banking is suitable for students seeking a solid educational foundation in banking, with the option for a career as a specialist or manager in the banking sector. This Bachelor of Commerce degree is designed to help fast-track your career in banking. It provides practical skills and an understanding of banking and business topics. It can also lay the foundation for further studies.

The BCom degree gives a broad, but solid educational foundation to students in various modules, like banking, economics, accounting, business management, finance, etc. Its purpose is to provide a broad but solid educational foundation to students in the field of commerce, including various key discipline areas such as business management, accounting and law. Besides that, students can choose a specific Major that they would like to specialise in.

The qualification was designed to provide the knowledge base, practical competence and application skills that will enable students to either enter the labour market or to pursue further studies in their majors.

The banking sector has evolved into an industry that employs highly skilled individuals. Today, degreed individuals are preferred for many entry level jobs and an undergraduate degree is no longer sufficient to climb the career ladder further.

Solid knowledge in advanced banking concepts and how a bank operates as a business are required at a minimum. Apart from this, specialised knowledge of different areas of banking and analytical/research skills are expected from candidates applying for jobs in more senior roles.

YEAR 1

• Principles of Accounting
• Introduction to Business Management
• Introduction to Business Studies
• Business Numeracy
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Regulation and Compliance in the Banking Industry
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Applied Financial Accounting
• Business Law
• Introduction to Retail Banking

All modules are compulsory.

Year 2

• Internediate Macroeconomics
• Banking 2A
• Marketing Management Practice
• Business Management 2B
• Risk Management in Banking

All modules are compulsory.

Electives

• Taxation

or

• Financial Management 1

Year 3

• Business Management 3A
• Economics 3A
• Banking 3A (Semester 1 only)
• Risk Management
• Banking 3B
• Banking 3C

All modules are compulsory.

Electives

• Financial Management 2

or

• Sales and Marketing Strategy