Key features
- Accredited and registered
- Cutting-edge curriculum
- Flexible structure
- Online support
- Affordable and Accessible
- Internationally benchmarked
- Multicultural Faculty and support
- BCom Project Management distance learning
About
The Bachelor of Commerce in Project Managament a three-year undergraduate degree programme ensures that students develop the ability to apply management theory in practice. Apply the analytical skills and knowledge gained in the programme to a specialised research area. Support and apply leadership practices in the role as a Project Manager within both emerging and advanced markets.
Outcomes
- Understand the basics of Project Management theory, practices and its application in business;
- Align Project Management with strategic business goals in order to create a value chain that gives organisations their competitive advantage.
- Support and apply leadership practices in the role as a Project Manager within both emerging and advanced markets.
- Utilise team building techniques to make teams in matrix environments more cohesive and successful.
- Manage a Project Management Office in order to ensure efficient resource utilisation.
- Manage project risks to ensure the project is delivered within scope, time and cost constraints.
- Utilise communication skills and strategies to manage the expectations of the customer and stakeholders.
- Manage competing expectations of stakeholders to ensure a positive influence on the project.
- Monitor and report on the performance of projects.
- Implement research methods and designs relevant to project management in order to make informed decisions that lead to project success; and
- Apply the analytical skills and knowledge gained in the programme to a specialised research area.
Programme structure
Duration: 3 years
Year 1
Semester 1
- Introduction to Business Management
- End-User Computing
- Introduction to Project Management
- Economics 1A
Semester 2
- Introduction to Functional Areas of Management
- Project Scope and Time Management
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Economics 1B
Year 2
Semester 1
- Business Law
- Management Accounting
- Project Quality Management Processes
- Fundamentals of Organisational Behaviour
Semester 2
- Project Cost and Procurement Management
- Project Resource Management
- Project Stakeholder Management
- Project Communication Management
Year 3
Semester 1
- Project Risk Management
- Project Strategy and Leadership
- Research Methods
- Project Performance Management and Reporting
Semester 2
- Project Finance
- Project Information Management
- Capstone for Project Management
Admission requirements
- The minimum entry requirement is the National Senior Certificate or National Certificate Vocational with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement; or
- An equivalent NQF level 4 qualification with proven proficiency in English; or
- A Higher Certificate, an Advanced Certificate or Diploma.
Application
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