This one-year programme, which includes both coursework and a project component, aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to design, implement, and manage development finance policies and projects. Students will gain expertise in creating microlevel development finance interventions to address pressing financing needs and challenges, as well as analysing banking and finance issues in emerging markets.

The programme is designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and practical skills in the accounting field. This programme integrates coursework and research, empowering students to navigate and solve complex financial and accounting challenges effectively.

The Master of Applied Econometrics is a new two-year course to be offered by the Department of Economics, Accounting, and Finance in the Faculty of Commerce, Human Sciences, and Education (FCHSCE). The programme consists of both the coursework and mini- thesis components. The programme aims to equip participants with relevant analytical skills to develop and analyse quantitative economic models/techniques needed to address the data-driven real-world economic phenomenon. The programme is designed for graduates with a strong interest in quantitative economics and econometric analyses.

The Bachelor of Economics Honours is an initial postgraduate specialisation degree in economics. The programme is purposefully designed to equip students with deepened and systematic knowledge and expertise in the economics discipline, and to develop their capacity to conduct supervised research of an applied nature.

The Bachelor of Economics specifically aims at:

• Providing students with a good foundation in the fundamental concepts, theories and frameworks of economics;

• Developing the ability of students to analyse information from a wide range of sources;

• Equipping students with the requisite skills to work effectively as individuals and as members of teams; and,

• Enabling students to communicate effectively in the workplace

This programme is purposefully designed to prepare students who completed their Accounting degrees (NQF Level 7 or equivalent) at institutions that are not accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in South Africa (SAICA), and/or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN), to enter a Postgraduate Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (PG CTA), which is required by SAICA and ICAN for entry to Part 1 of the Qualifying Examinations (QE1) leading to the Chartered Accountant (Namibia) (CA, NAM).

The Bachelor of Accounting (Chartered Accountancy) is intended for students who wish to pursue careers in Accounting in the public practice (chartered accountant), including auditing and taxation.