Departments Accounting & Informatics
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FAI NEWSLETTER
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Financial Accounting Handbook | Recognition of Prior Learning | Community Engagement |
Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting | International Applicants | Meet the Staff |
Masters Application | Advanced Diploma in Accounting | General Handbook |
About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Financial Accounting. Our primary focus is on continuously improving the Financial Accounting discipline by easily providing students with a practical education enabling them to adapt to the work environment, propelling our graduates to create employment opportunities. We have a strong focus on research, learning and teaching of accountancy and entrepreneurship across all disciplines. We aim to be an outstanding school of choice for the education of undergraduate and postgraduate students, offering excellent teaching grounded in appropriate research and scholarly activities.
In the Department of Financial Accounting, we are committed to serving our students with a quality learning experience, and a long-life learning through our highly-skilled, experienced and innovative team of lecturers and administrative staff. Our academic staff members continuously work towards students’ empowerment and building strong relationships with the public and private sectors. We are at the forefront of knowledge in various disciplines of our programmes. Our excellent work can attest to the quality of graduates we produce and the opportunities that arise when entering the job market.
The Postgraduate Graduate qualification offered by the department namely,
- Master of Accounting
Postgraduate programme is only offered in full research requiring a submission of a full-thesis for examination. There is no coursework
Please check the link for requirements.
The department services other Departments within the university and provides tuition to students who have accounting in their qualification.
VISION
A preferred provider of progressive and effective financial leaders
MISSION
Making financial Accounting count
By
Providing real-world accounting education, scholarship and entrepreneurship
VALUES
The Department is guided and driven by these four pillars
1. Integrity
2. Transparency
3. Accountability
4. Professionalism
⊗ Courses to be phased out in 2023 ⊗
- National Diploma in Accounting
- Bachelor of Technology in Corporate Administration
- Extended Curriculum Programme
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Contact Information
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Course Information
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND EXTENDED CURRICULUM PROGRAMME:
Admission requirements
Undergraduates
- For all the bridging course or Extended Curriculum Programme requirements: consult the handbook for General admission requirements.
- For all National Diplomas and Diploma requirements: consult the handbook for General admission requirements.
- General admission requirements.
- For all Advanced Diploma applications requirements consult the handbook for General admission requirements.
- General admission requirements.
- Some courses require students to submit additional information as part of their application.
- Eg RPL(rule,payment, process), Exemptions Credit Transfares(rule, payment, process)
- Additional admission requirements.
Postgraduates
- For all Masters applications, consult the Postgraduate admission requirements.
- Postgraduate admission requirements.
International Applicants