Postgraduate Certificate in Business (PGCertBus) - Economics

The Postgraduate Certificate in Business (PGCertBus) is designed to enable students to begin to develop, or develop highly focused, subject-specific and generic skills sought after by employers globally. The degree is an entry pathway to the PGDipBus. The PGCertBus normally requires one semester (5 months) of full-time, or equivalent part-time, study. It offers specialisation in a variety of subjects that are completed through a series of taught papers. These papers are a mix of those that are generic to the Business School and those that are specific to subject specialisations. The normal admission requirement is a degree with a minimum grade of B, though some subjects require more specific student backgrounds.

Every applicant must have been awarded a bachelor's degree with an average grade of at least B or have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce). In addition to clause 1(a) applicants seeking admission to the subject of: Accounting and Finance must hold a bachelor's degree with a sciences or quantitative focus Economics must hold a bachelor’s degree including at least one paper in intermediate microeconomics Economics and Econometrics must hold a bachelor's degree including both econometrics and mathematical economics Finance must hold a bachelor’s degree with a sciences or quantitative focus Philosophy, Politics and Economics must hold either a bachelor’s degree with a major in the interdisciplinary subject of Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE); or, alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in any subject and have completed the equivalent of 200-level study (at least one paper) in each of three fields: Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce).