Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Economics

Honours degree

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0305_100_E104

The Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Economics offers candidates specialised training in economic theory and economic data analysis, preparing them for careers in the financial, public and civil society sectors.

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Ms Carina Smit

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Programoorsig

Duur

One year

Kampus

Stellenbosch

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Coursework

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When applying for a postgraduate programme, some may require you to upload additional supporting documents beyond completing the standard application form online. Where such documents are required, more information will appear under the section below titled “Supporting Application Documents.”

Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.

Minimum toelatingsvereistes

Admission requirements
A bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) with an average mark of at least 60% for a final year major in Economics (equivalent to content and focus of Stellenbosch University’s Economics 318 and 348 modules).
At least 60% as your achievement mark in the intensive Mathematics course that precedes the formal programme.
A Mathematics mark in the National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) of at least 60% or you must have passed a university-accredited mathematics module approved by the Department of Economics.

Selection
The number of students selected will be influenced by, among other things, staff capacity and the availability of resources within the Department, as well as academic merit and University transformation objectives. As staff capacity and resources may fluctuate from year to year, the number of students selected can also differ from year to year.

Should the applicants who meet the admission requirements exceed the capacity of the Department, the criteria of the admission requirements will be used to rank the applicants in order of suitability, and to finalise the list of selected applicants.

Supporting application documents

Curriculum vitae (CV)
A document that outlines your educational level, employment history, description of work experience, especially that is relevant to your application to study and contact details of three referees.

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Curriculum vitae (CV)

Final school-leaving results
Certificate awarded upon completion of High School displaying the percentage or grade symbol awarded for each subject passed

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Final school-leaving results

Programstruktuur

Programme content
You must earn a total of at least 120 credits for this programme.
A maximum of 20 credits may be obtained from a related field of study that has been approved by the Department of Economics.

Compulsory modules
10541 Introductory Econometrics 771 (12)
10595 Macroeconomics 771 (12)
10760 Mathematical Methods for Economics 771 (14)
10605 Microeconomics 771 (12)
11216 Research Assignment: Economics 771 (30)

Last updated 01 April 2026

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