A new qualification has recently been added to the University of the Free State (UFS) curriculum and 30 prospective students still have the opportunity to form part of the BCom with specialisation in Business and Financial Analytics intake for 2020. The deadline for applications has been extended to 31 October 2019.
Committed to the 4th industrial revolutionThis flagship degree has been designed for the 4th Industrial Revolution as it integrates quantitative analysis, computer science, statistics and business. This new qualification will equip graduates to become high-functioning executives in the modern global business world.
“The
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences identified the need for a BCom programme incorporating some of these skills in a more deliberate way, in order to prepare our graduates for a changing job market,” says Lizette Pretorius, Faculty Manager.
On par with global standardsInternational institutions such as
Harvard Business School,
Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, and
Columbia University have led the way by adopting this cohesive approach to business studies. These universities form part of a listing of the
25 top US schools offering Master’s in Business Analytics programmes.
The UFS is following in these leading institutions as part of its
Integrated Transformation Plan (ITP) to produce globally competitive graduates. According to the ITP: “The future state of engaged scholarship will be an important anchor in maintaining the relevance of the academic syllabus, and linking real local needs to the global knowledge project.”
Click
here to complete the application form.
Please email the form and required documents to Lizette Pretorius at
LPretorius@ufs.ac.za.