Bachelor of Commerce in Management Sciences at University of Northwest

Bachelor of Commerce in Management Sciences with Communication Management

BCom degree in Communication Management teaches you about organizations’ communication with internal and external audiences, with employees, suppliers, unions, and board members being the internal audience, and clients, competitors, interested parties, and the media forming the external audience.

The BCom (Management Science) is a broad degree programme offered by the Faculty of Economics and Management Science. Students do a general first year which includes a variety of subjects at the heart of the management sciences.

Admission Requirement

Mathematics level 3

Afrikaans OR English level 4

DURATION: 3 years

Job Opportunity

BCom’s qualifications are focused on the management of the industry and businesses.

This degree creates specific access to careers such as: organisation managers, tourism managers, communications managers, marketers, researchers, lecturers, consultants, guesthouse managers and event managers in both private and public enterprises.

What subjects are included in management sciences?

Operations Management.

Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Business.

Decision Analysis.

Optimization Methods in Management Science.

Decision Behaviour.

Business Analytics.

What is the scope of management science?

Within its scope are all aspects of management related to strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, information technology, and organizations as well as all functional areas of business, such as accounting, finance, marketing, and operations.

What are the 5 principles of management?

At the most fundamental level, management is a discipline that consists of a set of five general functions: 

planning

organizing

staffing

leading and controlling.

These five functions are part of a body of practices and theories on how to be a successful manager.

What can you do in communications major?

Social and digital media. The emergence of digital media has changed the way we communicate and consume information. …

Public relations.

Marketing and advertising.

Human resources.

Writing and publishing.

Media.

Meeting and event planning.

Politics.