COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

1 1 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS RULES AND REGULATIONS POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS 2021 The right to add withdraw or in any way change any part or any regulation without prior notification, remains vested in the University. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION .. 11 PERSONNEL IN THE EXECUTIVE DEAN S OFFICE .. 11 PERSONNEL PER SCHOOL .. 16 SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY .. 16 SCHOOL OF CONSUMER INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION .. 16 SYSTEMS ..16 SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS .. 17 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT .. 17 SCHOOL OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND .. 18 PUBLIC POLICY .. 18 SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY (STH) .. 18 GENERAL UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS .. 19 SECTION B: SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS .. 22 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS .. 22 RULES OF ACCESS .. 22 ADMISSION .. 22 DURATION OF POSTGRADUATE DEGREES .. 22 REGISTRATION AND MODULE 22 CANCELLATION OF STUDIES OR CERTAIN MODULES.

2 32 CREDIT AND PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS .. 33 ASSESSMENT .. 34 APPEALS AGAINST ACADEMIC EXCLUSION .. 40 OBTAINING A QUALIFICATION .. 41 RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL) .. 42 NQF LEVEL OF QUALIFICATIONS .. 43 POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS OFFERED IN THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS .. 43 SECTION C FIELDS OF STUDY .. 49 BACHELOR OF ARTS HONOURS (BAHONS) CURRICULA .. 49 BAHONS (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) (H1AH2Q) .. 49 BAHONS (INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY) (H1 AIPQ) .. 52 BAHONS (PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE) (H1 APGQ) .. 54 BAHONS (TOURISM DEVELOPMENT) (H3 THMQ) .. 55 BACHELOR OF COMMERCE HONOURS AND BACHELOR OF HONOURS CURRICULA .. 58 BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING HONOURS (CA) (H3BA7Q) .. 58 BCOMHONS (ECONOMETRICS) (H3M17Q) .. 59 BCOMHONS ( ECONOMICS ) (H3N14Q) .. 61 BCOMHONS (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) (H3F18Q) .. 63 BCOMHONS (FINANCIAL PLANNING) (H3FP7Q).

3 64 BCOMHONS (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) (H1CH2Q) .. 66 BCOMHONS (INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY) (H1 CIPQ) .. 68 BCOMHONS (INFORMATION MANAGEMENT) (H1CI2Q) .. 71 BCOMHONS (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT) (H1 CITQ) .. 73 BCOMHONS (INTERNAL AUDITING) (H3I17Q) .. 75 BCOMHONS (INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT) (H3IM7Q) .. 76 BCOMHONS (LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT) (H1CL2Q) .. 77 3 BCOMHONS (MARKETING MANAGEMENT) (H34 MMQ) .. 80 BCOMHONS (PROPERTY VALUATION AND MANAGEMENT) (H3P14Q) .. 82 BCOMHONS (QUANTITATIVE FINANCE) (H3Q15Q) .. 84 BCOMHONS (STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT) (H1 CSM2) .. 86 BCOMHONS (TAXATION) (H3T17Q).. 87 BCOMHONS (TRANSPORT ECONOMICS ) (H1CT2Q) .. 88 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MODULE CODES, MODULE NAME AND PREREQUISITES FOR HONOURS DEGREES .. 92 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGDIP) CURRICULA .. 101 PGDIP (ACCOUNTING SCIENCE) (E3AS7Q) .. 101 PGDIP ( BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) (E34 BMQ) .. 102 PGDIP (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) (E3FM8Q).

4 103 PGDIP (PUBLIC POLICY AND AFRICAN STUDIES) (E34 PPQ) .. 104 PGDIP (STRATEGIC RETAILING) (ONLINE) (E34 SRO) .. 105 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MODULE CODES, MODULE NAME AND PREREQUISITES OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA MODULES .. 107 MASTER OF ARTS (MA) CURRICULA .. 109 MA (PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE) COURSEWORK (M1AP1Q) .. 109 MA (PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE) RESEARCH (M7044Q) .. 112 MASTER OF COMMERCE (MCOM) / MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPHIL) CURRICULA .. 113 MCOM (ACCOUNTING) RESEARCH (M3RA3Q) .. 114 MCOM (AUDITING) RESEARCH (M3RD3Q) .. 115 MCOM ( BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) COURSEWORK (M34 BMQ) 115 MCOM ( BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WITH SPECIALISATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT) COURSEWORK (M34 SCQ) .. 117 MPHIL ( BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 PBMQ) .. 119 MCOM (COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC REGULATION) COURSEWORK (M3CR8Q) .. 120 MCOM (COMPUTER AUDITING) COURSEWORK (M3CC1Q).. 122 MCOM (DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ) COURSEWORK (M3CN3Q).

5 123 MCOM (ECONOMETRICS) RESEARCH (M3RM3Q) .. 125 MCOM ( ECONOMICS ) RESEARCH (M3RN3Q) .. 126 MCOM (EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS) RESEARCH (M1 CERQ) .. 127 MPHIL (EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS) RESEARCH (M1 PERQ).. 128 MCOM (FINANCE) COURSEWORK (M3CF8Q) .. 129 MCOM (FINANCIAL ECONOMICS ) COURSEWORK (M34 FEQ) .. 130 MCOM (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M3RF3Q) .. 132 MPHIL (HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT) RESEARCH (M1 PHDQ) .. 133 MCOM (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 CHM1) .. 134 MPHIL (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 PHMQ) .. 135 MPHIL (INDUSTRIAL POLICY) COURSEWORK (M3CP4Q) .. 136 MCOM (INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY) PROFESSIONAL (COURSEWORK) (M1 CICQ) .. 138 MPHIL (INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY) PROFESSIONAL (COURSEWORK) (M1 PIPQ) .. 139 MCOM (INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY) RESEARCH (M1 CIDQ) .. 140 4 MPHIL (INFORMATION MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 PIMQ) 141 MCOM (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (MCO010).

6 142 MCOM (INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING) COURSE WORK (M3CA1Q) .. 143 MCOM (INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M3RI3Q) .. 144 MPHIL (LEADERSHIP COACHING) COURSEWORK (M34 LCQ) .. 145 MPHIL (LEADERSHIP IN EMERGING ECONOMIES) (COURSEWORK) (M1 PEEQ) .. 147 MCOM (LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) (PROFESSIONAL) COURSEWORK (M3CL5Q) .. 149 MCOM (LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 CLMQ).. 150 MPHIL (LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 PLMQ) .. 151 MCOM (MARKETING MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 CMMQ) . 152 MPHIL (PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP) COURSEWORK (M1 PPP1).. 153 MCOM (QUANTITATIVE FINANCE) RESEARCH (M3RQ6Q) .. 155 MCOM (SOUTH AFRICAN AND INTERNATIONAL TAXATION) COURSEWORK (M3CT1Q) .. 156 MCOM (SOUTH AFRICAN AND INTERNATIONAL TAXATION) RESEARCH (M3RT3Q) .. 157 MCOM (STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGMENT) COURSEWORK (M34 SMQ).. 158 MCOM (STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT) RESEARCH (M1 CSMQ) .. 160 MCOM (TRANSPORT ECONOMICS ) RESEARCH (M1 CTEQ).

7 161 MPHIL (TRANSPORT ECONOMICS ) RESEARCH (M1 PTEQ) .. 162 MASTERS CURRICULA .. 163 MASTER OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE (ONLINE) (M1 PMGP) .. 163 MASTER OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (RESEARCH) (M14001) .. 165 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MODULE CODES, MODULE NAMES AND PREREQUISITES FOR MASTER S DEGREE 167 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) CURRICULA .. 176 PhD (ACCOUNTING) (P3PA3Q) .. 176 PhD (ACCOUNTING: WITH SPECIALISATION IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) (P3PA9Q) .. 177 PhD (AUDITING) (P3PD3Q).. 178 PhD ( BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) (P1 DBMQ) .. 179 PhD (ECONOMETRICS) (P3PM3Q) .. 181 PhD ( ECONOMICS ) (P3PN3Q) .. 182 PhD ( ECONOMICS ) WITH SPECILALISATION IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (P3PN8Q) .. 184 PhD ( ECONOMICS ) WITH SPECIALISATION IN INNOVATION (P34 PNQ) .. 185 PhD ( ECONOMICS ) WITH SPECIALISATION IN LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(P3PN9Q) .. 186 PhD (EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS) (P1 DERQ) .. 187 PhD (FINANCE) (P3PF1Q).

8 188 PhD (HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT) (P1 DHDQ) .. 189 PhD (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) (P1 DHMQ) .. 190 PhD (INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY) (P1 DIPQ) .. 192 PhD (INFORMATION MANAGEMENT) (P1 DIMQ) .. 193 PhD (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT) (P1 ITMQ) 194 5 PhD (LEADERSHIP) (P1 DLEQ) .. 195 PhD (LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT) (P1 DLMQ) .. 196 PhD (MARKETING MANAGEMENT) (P1 DMMQ) .. 198 PhD (PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE) (P1 DPMQ) . 200 PhD (PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE) WITH SPECIALISATION IN INNOVATION (P34 PMQ) .. 201 PhD (STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) (P34 SMQ) .. 203 PhD (TAXATION) (P3PT3Q) .. 204 PhD (TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY) (P1 THPQ) .. 205 PhD (TRANSPORT ECONOMICS ) (P1 DTEQ) .. 206 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MODULE CODES AND MODULE NAMES OF DOCTORAL DEGREE MODULES .. 209 SECTION D: CALCULATION CRITERIA, PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES OF MODULES IN HONOURS DEGREES .. 211 ACCOUNTING .. 211 ADVANCED AUDITING.

9 211 ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING .. 212 ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT .. 213 ADVANCED INTERNAL AUDITING .. 214 ADVANCED LABOUR LAW FOR COMMERCE .. 215 ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION .. 216 ADVANCED ORGANISATIONL GOVERNANCE .. 217 ADVANCED PROPERTY FINANCE AND INVESTMENT .. 217 ADVANCED PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT .. 219 ADVANCED PUBLIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT .. 220 ADVANCED PUBLIC POLICY MANAGEMENT .. 220 ADVANCED STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT .. 221 ADVANCED TAXATION .. 222 AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS .. 222 ALTERNATIVE ASSET INVESTMENT ANALYSIS .. 223 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS .. 224 APPLIED INVESTMENT ANALYSIS .. 224 APPLIED PROPERTY LAW .. 225 APPLIED RESEARCH .. 226 BUSINESS 228 CAPITA SELECTA .. 228 COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE .. 229 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES .. 229 CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT .. 233 DEMAND PLANNING .. 233 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT .. 234 DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT .. 235 ECONOMETRICS.

10 235 ECONOMIC ISSUES IN DEVELOPING 237 ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT .. 238 EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS MANAGEMENT .. 238 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS .. 239 EQUITY INVESTMENT ANALYSIS .. 240 ESTATE PLANNING .. 240 FINANCIAL ECONOMICS A .. 241 FINANCIAL ENGINEERING .. 243 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT .. 244 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT .. 245 6 FINANCIAL STRATEGY .. 245 GLOBAL TAXATION PRINCIPLES .. 246 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY MANAGEMENT .. 247 HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS FRAMEWORK .. 248 HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS RESPONSE .. 248 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT .. 249 INCOME TAX PLANNING .. 249 INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY .. 250 INFRASTRUCTURE STUDIES .. 252 INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT .. 253 INTEGRATED FINANCIAL PLANNING .. 253 INTEREST RATE MODELING .. 254 INTERNATIONAL TRADE: THEORY AND POLICY ISSUES .. 254 INTERNET IFRASTRUCTURES .. 255 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .. 255 INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION AND REGULATION .. 256 INTRODUCTION TO DERIVATIVE SECURITIES.