Bachelor of Business Science

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[edit] General Information

The Bachelor of Business Science (BBusSci) degree is aimed at students who wish to make a career in a Business Enterprise. It is similar to the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree, however it is a four year Honours level stream that covers a broader spectrum of business-related topics. Additionally, all Business Science degrees require the student to take a full first-year mathematics course.

Currently, a student reading the Business Science degree will be able to specialise in the following subjects:

• Accounting
• Actuarial science
• Quantative finance
• Finance
• Computer science
• Information systems
• Economics
• Law
• Marketing
• Organizational psychology
• Quantitative management

[edit] Institutions known to offer the BBusSci degree

In South Africa, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has offered the BBusSci degree in addition to the more widely-known Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) since 1968^[1]. Detailed information about UCT's degree can be obtained from the Department of Management Studies website. The University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) is another university in South Africa that also^[2] offers the Business Science degree.