Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Economics
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.
It is a one-year, full-time programme offered through face-to-face learning, with a compulsory three-week intensive Mathematics course in early January.
The programme includes compulsory modules (Introductory Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Methods for Economics, Microeconomics, and a Research Assignment) and a selection of elective modules in Economics.
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Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum admission requirements
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
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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Programme structure
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.
If you intend pursuing the Financial Economics focal area in the MCom (Economics) programme after completing the honours programme, you must enrol for Financial Economics 771 in your honours year. You may also choose to enrol for either Financial Derivative Instruments 711 or Portfolio Management 745, offered by the Department of Business Management.
Please note: The semester in which the modules are presented may change at short notice from year to year.
Compulsory modules
Code | Module | Credits | Module Name | Semester
10541 771 12 Introductory Econometrics 1
10595 771 12 Macroeconomics 2
10760 771 14 Mathematical Methods for Economics 1
10605 771 12 Microeconomics 1
11216 771 30 Research Assignment: Economics Both
Elective modules
Choose at least four elective modules. Not all the modules will necessarily be offered each year.
Code | Module | Credits | Module Name | Semester
Code Module Credits Module Name Semester
10742 771 10 Applied Macroeconomics I 1 or 2
10743 772 10 Applied Macroeconomics II 1 or 2
10745 771 10 Applied Microeconomics I 1 or 2
10746 771 10 Applied Microeconomics II 1 or 2
14377 771 10 Behavioural Economics† 2
52000 771 14 Capita Selecta: Economics 1 or 2
10635 771 10 Development Economics 1
10436 771 10 Economic History 1
10432 771 10 Economics of Education I 2
14933 712 10 Economics of Exclusion * 1
10434 771 10 Economics of Technological Change* 2
59617 771 10 Environmental Economics* 1
12228 771 10 Financial Economics 1
13469 771 10 Health Economics* 2
11263 771 10 Industrial Organisation 2
64041 771 10 Institutional Economics* 1
10554 771 10 International Finance 2
10555 771 10 International Trade Theory and Policy 2
51861 771 10 Labour Economics* 2
64033 771 10 Monetary Economics 2
11143 771 10 Public Economics 1
* As a rule, these modules are only presented every second year. You must contact the Department of Economics to find out which modules will be presented in a specific year.
† Please note that only ten (10) students from all Honours programmes in the Department of Economics will be admitted to Behavioural Economics 771. Students in this programme will be selected based on their average marks for the Mathematical Methods for Economics 771 and Microeconomics 771 modules.