Diploma in Economics

Possible Career Opportunities: Consultant, Financial Analyst, Entrepreneur, Economist, Banking, Insurance, Investment, Public Sector in Economics and Financial Management, Financial Management and Consultant

FOR APPLICANTS WITH A SENIOR CERTIFICATE OBTAINED BEFORE 2008: 
Admission requirement(s): A Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification, with at least a D symbol at Higher Grade for English and a C symbol at Standard Grade for Mathematics. 

Selection criteria: To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 22. Life Orientation is excluded for APS calculation. 

FOR APPLICANTS WITH A NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (VOCATIONAL) AT NQF LEVEL 4: 

Admission requirement(s): A National Certificate (Vocational) at NQF Level 4 with a bachelor’s degree or a diploma endorsement, with at least 50% for English (first additional language) and 40% for Mathematics or 70% for Mathematical Literacy, and 40% for Life Orientation (excluded for APS calculation), and 50% for any other three compulsory vocational subjects. 

Selection criteria: To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 22 (with Mathematics or Technical Mathematics) or at least 24 (with Mathematical Literacy). Life Orientation is excluded for APS calculation. 

FOR APPLICANTS WITH A NATIONAL N DIPLOMA AS PUBLISHED IN NATED 191 (NQF LEVEL 5):  

Admission requirement(s): A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with at least 50% (APS score of 4) for English, and a National N Diploma (Nated 191: N4/N5/N6) at NQF Level 5, with at least 40% (APS of 3) for Financial Accounting at NQF Level 5 averaged from the combination of N4 Financial Accounting and N5 Financial Accounting and N6 Financial Accounting at NQF Level 5.  Applicants will be exempted from certain NQF Level 5 modules on the grounds of N4/N5/ N6 modules passed. 

Assessment procedure(s): No further assessment will be done. Please take note that all completed applications received within the published closing dates will be ranked. Only the top-ranked applicants will be selected according to the Student Enrolment Plan (SEP). Preference would be given to first-time entering students. Once a programme is full, a waiting list will be created to provide an opportunity for applicants to fill the places of those who did not register on time. Applicants will be informed of their status per an official letter from the Office of the Registrar, alternatively, they can check their application status on the TUT website, www.tut.ac.za. 

QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINABLE: Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Economics in Comparative Local Development. 

COURSE OFFERED at Ga-Rankuwa Campus. Master of Economics in Comparative Local Development at Ditsela Place (Pretoria - Hatfield)

CONTACT DETAILS 
Departmental Administrator 
Lenah Madiba 
012 382 0574 
MadibaML@tut.ac.za