The IIE Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree, available at Emeris, provides graduates with a broad-based business qualification that is invaluable in forging a career within the world of business. The BCom degree offers students a quality learning experience in the contemporary, dynamic and interesting field of Business with the opportunity to choose a core discipline in Marketing Management, Financial Management, Strategic Management and Finance and Accounting. This Bachelor’s degree is designed to prepare students for the increasingly complex demands that they will face in the professional business environment. Graduates will enter the business world with solid theoretical knowledge; supported by strong problem solving, critical thinking, decision-making and strategic skills. This degree gives students a highly marketable balance of knowledge, practical application and skills
For alternative admission options, please click here or reach out to student recruitment. Please note, requirements for entry to this qualification are correct at the time of publication, however, these may change.
(Please note that there are four core disciplines to choose from. Module selection depends on the core discipline that you select. For more information, please view the factsheet).
For the School of Management, the following Emeris qualifications allow you to articulate into the Bachelor of Commerce should you meet the requirements:
For alternative articulation options within our other faculties please contact your campus for further information.
The qualification is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), with the relevant SAQA ID 84706 and NQF level 7. The programme meets the necessary regulatory standards for its level and type.
This degree will open up an attractive range of career options; this degree is a perfect steppingstone to a diverse and exciting range of business-related career opportunities, depending on which core discipline you choose.
Financial Management core discipline
Finance and Accounting core discipline
Marketing Management core discipline
Strategic Management core discipline
At Emeris, we believe that effective teaching is about creating experiences that foster student growth. Our lecturers design activities that challenge students and identify their strengths, allowing for real-time adaptation in the learning journey. By combining subject expertise with teaching insights and digital tools, we extend learning beyond the classroom. This approach ensures students not only keep up but thrive.
For students based in South Africa, online students may select any campus of Emeris as their Examination Centre.
An alternative examination centre is only permissible for students studying abroad and those located in a province of South Africa where there is no Emeris campus. If there is no Emeris campus within reach, an alternative venue will need to be sourced by you. For non-Emeris venues, there is an alternative venue levy per module.
Please add this section as per the factsheets where relevant to the distance programmes.
Duration
3 years full-time / 4 years part-time
Intakes
January / July
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