BCOM HALF LOAD OR FULL LOAD

Students can complete the programme in a minimum of three or six years (with a maximum of nine years).

Teaching is all online and the programme offers significant flexibility to work at any time that suits you.
To have a realistic chance of success over three years, a consistent 40 hours of study each week is necessary.
- We call this a “full workload”.
- This workload is consistent with other distance and contact institutions’ workloads.
If you can’t commit to a full workload, you have the option to complete the programme over a minimum of six years on a half workload.
Required hours can include time on weekends and outside office hours. If you hold a job and can make space for a full workload, you can choose to do the programme in three years.

Modules & Progression (First year modules used for illustration purposes)

The BCom in Accounting has 11 compulsory first year modules to complete.

Full workload Details

To complete the programme in three years, a full workload is required.
You register for six modules in Semester 1 and five modules in Semester 2.
You will complete one module in the first six weeks of Semester 1 and then five modules concurrently for the next seven weeks in the remainder of Semester 1.
You pay for and complete all 11 modules in one year.

Half Workload Details

You will have two options to choose from for your first semester of registration:

OPTION 1:

First semester of registration:
- Register for:
  - Introduction to Professional Accounting Studies IPAS01-5
  - Digital Skills for Financial Analysis DSFA01-5
  - Financial Reporting Principles FRPR01-5
  - Mathematical Principles for Financial Analysis MPFA01-5.
- These modules are taken together as their delivery themes overlap and it is important to gain a holistic understanding of the content.
- If successful in all modules, you will register for Semester 2 or if you have to repeat a module, you will be able to repeat the module with the modules you need to register for in Semester 2.
Second semester of registration:
- Register for:
  - Economics and Foresight for Business Strategy EFBS01-5
  - Introduction to Law for Business ILBU01-5
- If successful in all modules, you will register for your third semester or if you have to repeat a module, you will be able to repeat the module with the modules you need to register for in your third semester. Your registration for new modules will be dependent on whether you have met the module pre-requisite requirements.

OPTION 2:

First semester of registration:
- Register for:
  - Introduction to Professional Accounting Studies IPAS01-5
  - Economics and Foresight for Business Strategy EFBS01-5
  - Introduction to Law for Business ILBU01-5
- These modules are taken together as their delivery themes overlap and it is important to gain a holistic understanding of the content.
- If successful in all modules, you will register for Semester 2 or if you have to repeat a module, you will be able to repeat the module with the modules you need to register for in Semester 2.
Second semester of registration:
- Register for:
  - Digital Skills for Financial Analysis DSFA01-5
  - Financial Reporting Principles FRPR01-5
  - Mathematical Principles for Financial Analysis MPFA01-5.
- If successful in all modules, you will register for your third semester or if you have to repeat a module, you will be able to repeat the module with the modules you need to register for in your third semester. Your registration for new modules will be dependent on whether you have met the module pre-requisite requirements.

Specialisation streams (majors) and progression options

At the end of the first year of studies, if you have passed all modules and maintained an average of at least 60%, you will have the option to continue with the CA stream. Those students who wish to do so, will continue in the Professional Accounting stream.

On successful completion of the BCom in Accounting (CA stream), you will gain access to Milpark’s online PGDA (PGDip (Accounting)). If you complete the BCom in Accounting (Professional Accounting stream), you will gain access to Milpark’s online Bridging programme. Upon successful completion of Milpark’s six-month online Bridging programme, you will gain access to the Milpark’s online PGDA.