WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY Follow your DREAMS... A CAREER IN BUSINESS & COMMERCE MANY PROMISING CAREERS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE Take a step towards one of these promising careers with a University business and commerce programme: Hospitality & tourism: Hospitality unit management, hospitality departmental manager (guest services/housekeeper, front desk, reservations, sales and marketing, convention, banqueting and events, food and beverage service, catering/food production, human resources, spa and recreation), hospitality systems consultant, events planner, cook/chef, restaurant/bar manager/owner, club manager, mass/ industrial catering, entrepreneur, cruise ship staffing, contract caterer, party planner, hospitality financial control/ management. tourism specialist, researcher, marketing & tourism development manager destination planner, entrepreneurial management, own/small business management, tour operation and guiding, leisure operation management, travel Agent own business, tour operator, event management, business tourism, heritage & cultural tourism, tourism planning, tourism marketing, destination marketing/management and organisation, including employment in government departments and tourism development agencies. Journalism & marketing: Professional broadcaster/ communicator, creative producer, voice-over artist and in community radio management, entrepreneur, business manager, business consultant, sales representative, management & administration officer, Marketing & PR officer, journalist (print and digital media) marketing executive, research officer, marketing communication executive, marketing manager, business development officer, PR officer, assistant manager, media relations officer. Public administration: Politician, councillor, public administrator, Public/general manager, municipal manager, policy maker, public sector consultant, project manager, disaster and risk manager, lecturer/teacher, police officer, crime investigator. Sports management: Sport manager within sport departments at universities and other tertiary institutions, sport manager at schools, government and local government departments responsible for www.wsu.ac.za 1
sport/recreation advancement, provincial sport associations or the national office of such associations, sport club/country club management, own business management in sport, professional sport, sport/ recreation organisation for large corporations, marketing/management position for sportswear and equipment distributors, hotels and resorts - recreation and sport management, sport management/ marketing companies, player management/marketing companies, management positions within the health and fitness industry (gymnasiums), sport/recreation facility management. WHY WSU? Walter Sisulu University offers a wide range of business and commerce courses ranging from a general B Comm degree to a variety of more niched management diploma courses in the fields of sport, hospitality, policing, human resources, public relations and marketing, amongst others. The University is also the only South African university to offer the versatile broadcasting certificate, complementing another popular course offered by the University, namely journalism. CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THESE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Acceptance into these programmes is based on your Grade 12 score which is calculated using a point system. This is known as the admission point score (APS). Some programmes require minimum scores in key subjects. Calculate your admission points score (APS) NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (NSC) % 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 0-29 Level I H G F E D C B Points I H G F E D C B BACHELOR DEGREES Minimum admission requirements, with scores for key subjects Commerce - General Mthatha (Nelson Mandela Drive Site) & Queenstown Campuses NSC: English C & four designated subjects E pass in three compulsory vocational subjects, 50% or more for Mathematics or 70% or more for Mathematics Literacy Commerce - Business Management Mthatha Campus (Nelson Mandela Drive Site) APS: 28 NSC: Four subjects chosen from designated list E Mathematics E 2
pass in three compulsory vocational subjects, 50% or more for Mathematics or 70% or more for Mathematics Literacy Administration (Public Affairs) Mthatha Campus (Nelson Mandela Drive Site) APS: 28 NSC: English E any three recognised NSC subjects pass in three compulsory vocational subjects, 50% or more for Mathematics or 70% or more for Mathematics Literacy. Laws (LLB) Generic Mthatha Campus (Nelson Mandela Drive Site) APS: 34 NSC: English E NATIONAL DIPLOMAS Minimum admission requirements, with scores for key subjects Administration Management Buffalo City Campus (Potsdam Site) NSC: Four recognised school subjects D Recommended subjects: Accounting D Economics D Business Studies D Tourist Management Buffalo City (College Street Site) & Butterworth Campuses NSC: English (Home Language) or Additional Language E Life Orientation D Mathematical Literacy D or Mathematics D Three recommended 20 credit subjects: Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Geography, Computer Applications Technology. LOTL = Language of Teaching and Learning # 3
Small Business Management Buffalo City Campus (College Street & Potsdam Sites) NSC: English D four recognised 20 credit subjects D Mathematics Literacy D Mathematics C plus Accounting or Business Studies or Economics C Sports Management Buffalo City Campus (Stadium Site) NSC: English D Mathematics Literacy D or Mathematics C plus Accounting, Business Studies, Life Sciences or Physical Sciences Certified documented proof from your school/sports club detailing your sporting ability and achievements is essential. A proven national or provincial record would be advantageous. Public Relations Management Buffalo City (Chiselhurst Site) & Mthatha (Zamukulungisa Site) Campuses NSC: English C isixhosa C or Afrikaans C Screening interview and/or written test required. Marketing Buffalo City Campus (College Street & Potsdam Sites) NSC: English D four recognised 20 credit subjects D Mathematics Literacy D or Mathematics C plus Accounting or Business Studies and Economics C Office Management & Technology Buffalo City (Potsdam Site) & Butterworth Campuses NSC: Two of the following: Computer Applications Technology E Business Studies E Accounting E Economics E 60% pass in three compulsory vocational subjects 4
Management of Training Buffalo City Campus (Potsdam Site) NSC: English D Recommended subjects: Accounting D Economics D Business Studies D Human Resources Management Buffalo City (College Street & Potsdam Sites), Butterworth, Mthatha (Zamukulungisa Site) & Queenstown Campuses NSC: English D Accounting D Business Studies D NCV: Meet statutory requirements, 50% pass in three fundamental subjects including LOTL #, 60% pass in three compulsory vocational subjects (Business Practice, Office Practice, Office Data Processing, for example), 50% or more for Mathematics or 60% or more for Mathematics Literacy Management Buffalo City (Potsdame Site), Butterworth & Mthatha (Zamukulungisa Site) Campuses NSC: English D Mathematics Literacy E Economics D OR Accounting D OR Business Management D 60% pass in three compulsory vocational subjects Public Management Buffalo City (Potsdam Site), Mthatha (Zamukulungisa Site), Butterworth and Queenstown Campuses NSC: Four recognised school subjects D more for Mathematics Literacy Hospitality Management Buffalo City (College Street Site), Mthatha (Nkululekweni Site) & Butterworth Campuses NSC: English (Home Language) or Additional Language E Life Orientation D Mathematics or Mathematics Literacy D. Three recommended 20 credit subjects: Accounting, Hotel keeping and Catering, Hospitality Management, Home Economics. E in all other 20 credit subjects P5 5
Consumer Sciences (Food & Nutrition) Buffalo City Campus (College Street Site) PS: 30 NSC: English Home or Additional Language E Life Sciences E Physical Science D Recommended subjects: Mathematics or Maths Literacy D Consumer or Hospitality Studies D NCV: Meet statutory requirements of NCV 4 level Journalism Buffalo City Campus (College Street Site) NSC: English (Home Language or First Additional Language E NVC: Meet statutory requirements, 50% pass in three fundamental subjects including LOTL #, Policing Buffalo City Campus ( Potsdam Site) NSC: English or other languages D NATIONAL CERTIFICATE Minimum admission requirements, with scores for key subjects Versatile Broadcasting Buffalo City Campus (Heritage Building Site) Buffalo City (Heritage Building Site) Campus NSC: English (Home Language or First Additional Language) E Three 20 credit subjects D 6
NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATES Minimum admission requirements, with scores for key subjects Accountancy Buffalo City Campus (Heritage Building Site) NSC: English D Accountancy D Mathematical Literacy/Mathematics D and another recognised subject D 60% pass in three compulsory vocational subjects, 50% or more in Mathematics or 70% or Financial Information Systems Butterworth, Queenstown and Buffalo City (Potsdam Site) Campuses NSC: English E, Accounting E, Mathematics/Mathematical Literacy E and another recognised subject D 60% pass in three compulsory vocational subjects, 50% or more in Mathematics or 70% or 7
TAKE THE NEXT STEP Please make sure that you go through the prospectus of the campus on which you want to study. Important details are contained in this prospectus, particularly in terms of further requirements as well as other regulations. Admission requirements for applicants who completed their matriculation before 2008 are also included the campus prospectus. Your copy is available from www.wsu.ac.za Extra curriculum programmes which are designed to assist students who may not have met the minimum requirements are available in selected courses. However, access to these programmes is at discretion of the University. To apply, please download a bar-coded academic admission application form from www.wsu.ac.za or collect one from one of our four campuses. The deadline for academic admission applications for programmes in this listing is 31 October. Higher degrees are available in many fields. Please consult the campus prospectuses for more details. CONTACT US www.wsu.ac.za Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Google + Buffalo City (East London) 043 708 5226/5223 Butterworth 047 401 6396/6267 Mthatha 047 502 2443/2448/2851 Queenstown 040 842 6806/6803 Disclaimer: Although the information contained in this brochure has been compiled as accurately as possible, WSU accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions. WSU reserves the right to make any necessary alterations to programme and other related information as and when the need may arise. The programme and other related information is only applicable for the 2015 academic year. See the campus prospectuses and general prospectus for further details. Both can be downloaded from www.wsu.ac.za Offering of programmes and/or courses: Students should note that the offering of programmes and/ or courses as described in this brochure may be subject to change. The offering of programmes and/ or courses is dependent on viable student enrolment numbers being met (as determined by HOD) and physical and human resources being available. 8 November 2014